davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-08-22

The IndiaE government has an
nounced that the plague commission
which has Just finished the nrst stage
OF its inquiry. decided that the bur
bonic plague Is spread by rats; that
the vehicle OF the contagion is the
rat flea. and that the life OF the plague
germ in the flea Ia of abort duration.
The government recommends the de-
struction Of rats. the Improvement Of
the construction Of houses. and the
reduction Of food supplies Of rats By
the protection Of grain stores.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

Mrs, Garry Nation has concluded IN
remain In Washington. d. C., and xrow
up with the statesmen. She has ar.
der"d all her personal effects Skinned
To the national capital from Guthrie
oklahoma. inctudlns the mailing liz.
"' the magazine. The Ratchet" FINN
'he sales Of which she Is said 10 have
mn income NJ 1900 n month. together
WIN her little lapel hatchetts and
RON mel books, Besides this. she has
real estate In Guthrie and a farm c,oae
oy valued at 5000. also property 10
shawnee. Okla. valued q, $1,000. All
III ALL Carry would seem to be pretty
well fixed in this worlds goods and
nov supposedly she has an eye tn
"indward on the next world. where, n
10 hoped. II viii be well with her.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

TAeF@ 60 - na Fa&Somahae ogpasa,
tka To to appropriation ~ ts!aao Tor
the oasnpaaxAan Of the SeeaAe highway
be@ween s&aaa Re and Las VEGAS. a.
provided In = bill introduced b. Rep.
n~esenaative T. l. Raea. eHeepa that the
ansount should - twice or four times
as great, comeamaeR the New Mexican
m0st seasahay.
The Tertiary haas. aaring the pat
four years. built three stretches II
Foad betweea Santa Pc and Las Yeas
that are not connected By passahae
wagoa Fuad ard for = long distance not
eVen b. paszahie trail The highway
as far as bmGgs. b. a fine example of
public raaA construction ly ennvlct "A,
her and under territorial auspices. but
thus far IL IL II limited utility com.
pared With shat II will be when the
three sections thus Tar constructed are
connected.
The most difficult part nf the prop0s
cd road Il finished and IL should not
take more than two years IN complete
the entire foTtyeight miles between
the two cities. IL Il sufficient appro~
priation 10 made 10 push the work
with the sigoT tina, would be- a credit
To the commonwealth.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02
Chicago livestock

Chicago. Feb. Cattle: Receipts.
900.
Market: Steady
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

a@ costing Kansas City aa~pas Ill
a DAY 10 protest faxAa consumers frnnn
aaaiNnsathons. under the provisions nj
the national pure fond law. This In
e'"d"s the maintenance u a fully
equipped laboratory on the fourth
'AdsaF Of 'he city bah. the salaries os =
ea"fnass. an assistant. three pure f,xpA
inspectors and a milk Inspector. sauep
Ire enforcement of the pure fooa Or.
dahanee January l the chemist ana HI.
assistant haEe been working overtime
Z" keep pace ~th the demands made
np0n their services
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

Il Is said by some people who
have lived here many years that the
growing sentiment for uniting the two
towns Is stronger now that ever DO.
fore and there In every reason TO hope
that the old fight that has been keep.
Dug the pyosle - the two towns
apart and retarding u growth con
now be amteably adjusted. Plans can
now be devised for the union Of the
two towns. which. when completed,
will. Il In believed. be entirely salts.
factory 20 all parties concerned.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02
Wool Market

81. t0nis, Feb. 2. -- Wool, steady.
Territory and western mediums, %
o 2S.
Fine mediums. Is % q.
Fine. Is q II.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
SONG PENSION FIGURES.

fension Commissioner Warner est
mates that IN viii cost the gosernmer,
sis'ooo.eoo In the neat fiscal year TO,
congress TO enact the pending soldiers
service pension measure. This l. 4 Ia,
az money.
Tue senate passed the bin practlc.
ally without general discussaon and :.
seems probable that the house w,,,
pass II.
Commissioner Warner estimate.
that on June 3oth next--4he new frses,
year begins July ist--there will IN
'ss'1oo survivors Of the civil mar NH,
would BE- entitled 10 pensions unae-
tho pension BIN. Approximately s7s..
""o already are on the pension rolls.
ND that there would be about 1o7 ma
entitled 70 pensions. who do mn. now
receive them.
The measure. as II passed thu seu
ate provides that every soldier of
d civil war who served three month.
"r moro and was discharged honorab,v
ssaaii receive, ut tho age Of 90. n men.
sion Of tis a month: al the n Of 10
siS a month. and at the age of rs mr.
over, s2o a month. Soldiers nov nm
the rolls shall receive tho increase
without having TO consult pension Al.
torneyS. Tho bin also provides n pep.
sion OF s2e a month for survivors of
the Mexican war.
The United States has dealt more
generously with the men who tonight
its battles than any other nation in
the world. Since Aemrica became n
sovereign power Il has paid out In
pensions to It's soldiers the enormous
sum Of sa,s2o.se0.o 22, the civil wal
soldiers having received about si4a..
100000 more than three billion dol.
lars OF the aggregate sum.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

WA all q ~ aaaMstons Cor nex
n1aaAa@Gs ame new agan&FMgms for IT,
*ebs@Eatac @eamsoas anA colleges. wGmasa
III NOT he wn#sA wha8e aa save n agsfae
Tor tie p~sn6eassns' ~aaaFa~s Teachers
are nAsE I'D Lees :Aan hs~Sekaayerx
q ssAee shere Is 10 p~aofesassx anknn
Saln@%sae oagAt - Iona oaa fmr sh.ar Ga.
teFesas.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

Frank A. Roy has purchased the In.
terest Of A. s. BushkevItz In the Span.
ish-American at Roy. Mora county, the
latter engaging IN the liquor business.
Bush may find the traffic In distilled
damnGtion more profitable than the
newspaper business. but. my. the fun
he will miss. That's worth something.
you know.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

From this time on congress viii
have 70 see itself holding a secondary
place I'm the news. the first columns
having been preempted by n New
York murder trial.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02

A scientist says that earthquakes
arc a benefIclent force Of nature. The
scientist. II In needless 60 say. resis.
cd neither In San Francisco nor Kings.
ton
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02
H0STETTER'S
BlTTERS

Is weil deserving u a fair trial in
eassss Ut Poor Appetite. Heartburn,
Sour R's'nss, Dyspepsia. Indigestion.
headache. coids. o. Maiarial Fever.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02
THE MARKET REPORTS
e YORK STOCKS

The following quotations received
from =. ]. Graf 4 Co. Albuquerque,
New Mexico. correspondents for 10
gan a. Bryan, long distance phone:
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1907-02-02
Kansas City Livestock

Kansas City. Feb, Cattle. Re-
|eelDIs, 1000.
Market unchanged.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Fashionable Craze Of Switzerland.

Lunch and dinner parties above the
clouds in Switzerland. Prince Pie
of Savoy recently gave lunch in
honor of Prince and Princess Nicola
of Greece, at the Bernina hosplce,
10 feet high, overlooking st. Nor.
itz. Recently Mr.. and Mrs II. Mur.
ray entertained a party on the top of
the Brevent, S,2S5 feet above Cham.
oniX, each guest receiving a bunch OF
edelweiss as souvenir, Alpine par.
ties nave also been given this season
on the Pilatus, Rockers de Nave.
Brienzer Rothall and Gornergrat
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09

There is the girl. for instance, with
the "turkey-toed" stride, Her feet
emulate In position those OF the awk.
ward bird who graces our autumn
tables, and inevitably she cannot lift
her feet properly, but let's them slide
and shuttle In an extremely ugly man.
ner.
Just as bad is the equally ungrace-
full pigeon-toed habit. Here the feet
turn in so much that 1t Is sometimes
a wonder that their owner does not
fall headlong over them!
The old dancing master. whose in
variable rule was. Turn your toes
out" had sound sense back of the ad.
duration. The only cure for turning
the toes in is to turn them out again,
and keep them that way.
Straddling is as harmful as II is
unpleasing. A good rule is to walk
with the feet just the distance of one
DOT apart. Thus straddling and knock.
Sneedness are alike avoided.
When one walks correctly there is a
straight line from the ears, through
he shoulders and hips, to the feet,
'ust as when one sits correctly there
a straight line from the ears to the
,enter OF the sides of the chair.
The most important of all rules Is to
walk always on the balls Of the feet.
70 locate the ball, put box or large
book on the floor, and place your foot
IN It, with the heel free. Then raise
he toes and the remaining portion is
he ball.
Walking on the heels Jars the entire
body; walking on the toes gives a
nincing and affected appearance. The
,all is the cushioned part OF the foot.
and is the part intended for locomo-
ion.
For correct and graceful walking
he chin should be in. the abdomen
| straight and erect and the chest well
)ut.
TO acquire correct carriage OF the
,hest practice walking with book on
| he head, or place broomstick OF
| cane across the back under the arms
Correct position in standing and sit
ting Is corollary of correct position
| In walking.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Model for Rest Of the Force.

While OIL City cannot, perhaps,
boast Of being a strictly cold-water
town. she can, we believe. lay claim
to having among her residents the
champion temperance man of the
state. II not Of the entire country.
Not only has he never drank any kind
Of spurious or malt liquors, but he
has never allowed any tea, coffee, soup
or any kind of milk to pass his lips
since he was child. He is a colored
man, was born in slavery, and because
his father frequently drank more
whisky than was good for him, he re-
solved when boy to never drink any
thing but water. And he has reli-
gionsly kept the resolution. He ia a
membe,' of the Oil City police force.
and his name Is Major Franklin
Oil City (Pa) Blizzard
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09

Declaring that her dead husband
had come to her in spirit and warned
her against marrying again. Mrs Mary
Lincoln Of Wilmerding, widow Of
Charles Lincoln. refused to proceed
with her intended marriage TO Jo-
seph Parker, also Of Wilmerding, and
the guests were dismissed. says a
Pittsburg dispatch to the New York
Times.
A little over year ago her hus.
band died After brief period of
mourning she agreed to marry Mr..
Parker He furnished q house and
invitations were issued.
The other afternoon Mr.. Parker
found her in tears Her mother
said that some time during the pre-.
vious night her daughter had come
sobbing into her room and declared
that she had Just been visited by
the spirit of her dead husband. He
had warned her against marrying
again, she said, and when she pro.
tested the spirit had taken hold of
her arms and held her until she prom.
Used that she would give up the mar.
riage. She asserted that her arms
ached from the encounter.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
HER "BEsT FRIEND"
A Woman Thus Speaks Of Postum.

We usually consider our best friends
those who treat us best.
Some persons think coffee a real
friend, but watch il carefully awhile
and observe that It is one OF the
meanest of all enemies for II stabs
one while protesting friendship.
Coffee contains poisonous drug
caffeine-which Injuries the delicate
nervous system and frequently sets up
disease in one or more organs of the
body, If its use Is persisted in
81 had heart palpltation and nerv.
BUSINESS for four years and the doctor
told me the trouble was caused by
coffee He advised me to leave 1t off.
but / thought l could not" writes q
Wis. lady.
"On the advice of a friend tried
Postum Food Coffee and II so salts.
fed me that | did not care for coffee
after few days trial of Postum.
"As weeks went by and / continued
to use Postum my weight increased
from 98 TO lis pounds, and the heart
trouble left me. have used It year
now, and am stronger than ] ever
was. ! can hustle up stairs without
any heart palpitation, and am cured
of nervousness.
my children are very fond of Post.
um and 1t agrees with them. My sis.
ter liked 1t when she drank 1t at my
house. but not when she made 1t at
her own home. Now she has learned
to make It right, boil 1t according ia
directions. and has become very fond
of Il. You may use my name If you
wish. as am not ashamed of praislne
my best friend-Postum."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Read "Tha Road Il
Wellville." In pk-s. "rhel els Rea
SON."
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
helpina Impecunious Man.

III you happen to have theater tick.
cts that haven't cost you anything"
said the bachelor girl, land don't want
to take woman, you must diplomatic
ally go about asking some man you
know IL you want his company. II
he is a man without money, and he
generally is If he is very interesting
he will have dozen engagements
that prevent his accompanying you.
He wants to go, you understand, but
This Is what you must do You
must explain to him quickly, in the
same breath that you ask him, that
you have a dinner engagement before
hand and that you must come home
straight after the theater. You can't
possibly stop anywhere for anything
in the way Of refreshments. 1t is out
OF he question.
You'll be surprised TO see the
magical suddenness with which his
previous engagements take to them
selves wings and disappear. New
York Press.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
A Majority Party.

Dear Madam Merri: AS / have a
birthday party on my hands of 81
year-old brother, I come to you for
advice. ! do want 1t to be a success
and so many get such good advice, /
come to trouble you too. His birth
day comes on the 18th of December
and Friday. I would like to know
some attractive way to fix up an in
vitation and also some games. and
decorations of the house. 1t has a
fireplace. II is to be a surprise
A PUZZLED SISTER.
1t is no trouble. my dear, to assist
you, and ] am glad the brother is to
have n party. For the invitations, I
should write little notes with the date
of birth and present date at the top
of the sheet so all the guests will
know the occasion of the affair. Then
I'd have glorious big cake with 81
candles and have little canes and silk
hat candy boxes for souvenirs. You
could ask each one to come wearing
something to represent their favorite
superstitions and decorate with black
cats, owls, etc, to carry out the Fri
day and 18th idea
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
A Party for Youna People.

l am anticipating having party for
about fourteen of my friends between
the ages of fourteen and seventeen
Can you give me some suggestions
for games and some good words to be
used for charades?
Also | am going to serve Ice cream
and cake. If | have them seated at
a table how can | decorate It? | can
have what flowers I want, but can
not afford any more elaborate favors
than pretty place cards. MYRTLE.
Good charade words are ingratitate
turkey, sinecure. dramatic, anc
telescope. A good amusement Il
soap bubble contest a nail pound
ing and button sewing contest or 6
superstition party where each guest
wears his or her favorite aversion
or course ] mean something to rep
resent It, Decorate the table with
flowers and candles. Plain cards with
the name written are perfectly suit
able for name cards, without any
decoration.
MADAME MERRJ
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
WORSE THAN THE DISEASE.

Mr.. Tricure (anxiously)-M dear
boy, what a dreadful cold you have!
Mr.. Strongman-Yes; get cold
now and then. My only ailment.
Mr.. Tricure-But that's very wrong.
l never get cold, and you wouldn't
either If you treated yourself as | do.
Mr.. Strongman-Well, how, for in.
stance?
Mr.. Tricure-I take a Turkish bath
every week-its excellent for my
rheumatism, l Finland massage
twice week-that's for insomnia.
rarely sleep more than three hours
any night. Then a cold plunge first
thing in the morning for my lungs,
and a two-mile walk. / seldom take
any Observation-Disclosures too bad.
drink about three quarts of hot water
during the day for my liver and then
l use nerve tonic every night. tell
you, my boy, If you'd follow my regi-
mem
Mr.. Strongman-Oh, thanks; but
er-ah-I think I'd rather have a cold.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
BEST EVER WRITTEN
PRESCRIPTION WHICH ANYONE
CAN EASILY MIX.
Said to Promptly Overcome Kidney
and Bladder Afflictions--shake
Simple Ingredients Well
In Bottle.

Mix the following by shaking well
in a bottle, and take in teaspoonfuly
doses after meals and at bedtime:
Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half
ounce; Compound Kargon. one ounce;
Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla, three
ounces. A prominent physician is the
authority that these simple, harmless
ingredients can be obtained at nom.
inal cost from any druggist even in
the smaller towns.
The mixture Is said to cleanse and
strengthen the clogged and inactive
Kidneys, overcoming Backache, Blad-
der weakness and Urinary trouble OF
all kinds, If taken before the stage OF
Bright's disease.
Those who have tried this say It pos
itively overcomes pain in the back,
clears the urine of sediment and regu-
1ates urination, especially at night,
curing even the worst forms of blad-
der weakness.
Every man or woman here who feels
that the kidneys are not strong or act
ing in a healthy manner should mix
this prescription at home and give 1t
a trial. as 1t is said to do wonders for
many persons.
The Scranton (Pa.) Times was first
to print this remarkable prescription,
in October, Of 1906 since when all the
leading newspapers of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Pittsburg and other
cities have made many announcements
OF 1t to their readers.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
To Err Is Human.

Robert Browning once found him
self at dinner, at great English
house, sitting next to lady who was
connected with the highest aristoc
racy She was very graciously in
clined. and did her utmost to make
conversation.
"Are you not poet?" she finally
asked.
WELL" said Browning, people are
sometimes kind enough to say that
am"
"Oh. please don't mind my having
mentioned it," the duchess FASTENED
to say. with the kindest of smiles
'You know Byron and Tennyson and
others were poets"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Mutual Disclosures.

Miss Smilax-And so Miss Gilt and
Mr.. Gotnix really got married. Was II
a love match?
Mary-On the contrary. | SHOULD
call 1t hate match.
Miss Smilax-Why? | don't under
stand you.
Mary-Why, she hated to be an OLD
maid and he hated to be poor.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Paisley Ribbons In,

Paisley ribbons and velvets have
,rept into vogue and are charming on
a hat of white and dull pink shading
up TO plum. The latter. In MORE,
forms the doublure TO the brim, and
meets the bind of Paisley great bows
OF which fall either side quite softly,
without stinlening of any description.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Waistline for Coats.

The long coats for autumn weai
have a fitted back and defined waist
line. The correct length is from 4.
to So inches. These coats are made
of silk. velvet, broadcloth or rough
surfaced worsteds. Thin, clinging fab
RIGS, such as chiffon cloths. mar
quisette, crepe de chine. the various
silks, muslins even, will be found
prevalent this winter when supple
mented by the long coat.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS
Advice and Suggestions Sent In by
Nine. Merri.

Ideas for a Trip Around the World.
We are going to give "A Trip
Around the World" very soon. Would
you please give us some suggestions
about amusements and costumes for
Scotland? Also suggestions for decor
atoms, entertainment, costumes for
men and women and methods for
dressing women's hair for China?
PUZZLED.
For Scotland use plaids of Scottish
origin, have Scotch airs played and
the Highland Fling" danced Get a
bag pipe If possible. For China, the
men wear queues. loose trousers and
shirts and the women short skirts
with shirt-like waists; the hair Is
wound In a coil at the back, fastened
with many ornaments, the front q
slick, smooth pompadour.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Mrs. Ellen Maggie, Ala 4th street, Greer

Mrs. Ellen Maggie, Ala 4th street, Greer
Bay, Wis, writes:
81 have often heard Peruna praised
and 1t Is more widely known here than
any other medicine, but never knew
what u splendid medicine 1t really was
until a few weeks ago when caught n
bad cold which settled all over me.
'"The doctor wanted to prescribe, but
I told him i was going To try Peruna
and sent for n bottle and tried IL.
felt much better the next morning
and within five days | had not trace
OF any lameness or any cough.
~ consider II the finest cough REM
edy."
PERUNA TABLETs:-Some people pre-
fer to take tablets, rather than To take
medicine i'm fluid form. Such people
can obtain Peruna tablets, which repre-
sent the solid medicinal ingredients Of
Peruna.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09

The suit shown in the above illus
tration is developed in black and gray
English suiting. The coat is made
loose. having "A bias fold of the goods
stitched over the shoulders, back and
front, and buttons on the left side
The collar is made OF black velvet
Two rows of buttons are placed dowr
the front The sleeves are the regula
ton coat sleeve. The skirt is laid IN
inverted box plaits all the way round
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Faster Than All.

The great man gave cry of JOY. He
had just solved the problem of how
trains could be made to run at the
rate Of 800 miles an hour.
THE speed will be wonderful" he
cried. only one thing in the world
can beat it."
"And that?" they asked.
"A bit of racy scandal"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
A Risk.

MANY a man has. by simple econ
omy. laid the foundation Of a for
tune"
YES" answered the man who
doesn't figure closely. but by the
time you get your fortune, you are so
liable to be grounded in habits Of
economy that you won't enjoy spend
ing the money" Washington Star.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Too MANY Islands,

Larry-Me friend Casey has made
q lot av money avn gone to,spind tn
summer in tn Thousand islands. He
invited me up.
Denny-Faith. phoy don't yez go?
Larry-Bedad. he didn't say which
island avn Oh might have to hunt over
noine hundred and nointy.noine be
fore OF found him. BY thot time me
vacation would be over.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Pretty Close.

Tom" said the young wife. "Im
afraid you smoke too much. Do you
buy your cigars by the hundred.
weight"
Something like that, my dear" re.
piled the masculine end OF the com.
bine. II buy them by the hundred and
the man waits for his money"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1907-11-09
Sorry.

"A man in your position must oc.
casionally say something he is sorry
for"
yes" answered Senator Sorghum,
lin naming price for certain services
| once mentioned $4,000 and subse-
quently discovered that might as
well have had 100000. Washington
Star.