davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21

my general health I
Is better than it /
has been for wears. 4
r. E. FULLER. ]
Chico, Cal. 4
Two weeks use 4
of Electro Vigor \
cured me of rheu- 4
matism in my arm. =
1t also cured me \
of bowel trouble.
constipation and j
general debility. I
which refused to /
t,n., 5000
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21

What could we pass for if we CT
knew enough to keep our mouths shu
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21

READ THE ADVERTISER
WORLDS NEWS DAILY
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21
MORAL

Men who argue and lose their tenn
pers may be fools, but he who comes
between them to decide the matter is
a bigger one.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21
THE BEST DOCTOR

81 believe that the best doctor is
the one who knows the worthless
ness of most medicines DR. VIM.
Osler in a recent address to physi-
clans.
At last some of our eminent ply
sicians are beginning to- tell the
truth about drugs They have de-
eeived the people just about as long
as they can, unless they check the
advance Of science. 1t is science
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21
THE PEASANT AND THE KING.

The King was riding out with his
suite to view the country and see ii
crabapples We're ripe and the thistle
crop good. when a Peasant fell on his
knees before him and said:
80, thou ruler of the sun, moon and
stars I have a great favor to ask
'tShoot 'er off, replied the King, who
had just raised another thousand dol
lars on a chatteI mortgage and was
feeling in good spirits.
1T is this, o, King. Thou seest that
a creek runs across my land. 1t is
always running the same way. and /
have got tired of it. The seasons
change and men change, 81 but that
blamed creek never changes. All things
on earth have to obey the royal COM
mand. pray thee9 to command the.
creek to run uphill for a few days"
always willing to dblige a good sub
ject,' replied the King, and thereupon
he stretched forth his arm and in a
loud voice commanded:
30, creek, it is the Royal command
that thou shouldst run uphill for
change. This running down-hill all the
time is too dead easy
but it does not obey thee" said the
Peasant after watching for moment.
''Oh, but it does. 1t is now running
uphill"
But to my eyes it has made no
change, o, Ruler.
Then you must be near-sighted. Let
me see. OF course you are, and as
tickling the feet is good for weak eyes
7 shall order that you receive twenty
strokes of the hastinado.'
MORAL:
1t is a good plan to ask for what
you want but you will some times get
too much of it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-21
THE FOX AND THE wooDsMAN.

THE FOX AND THE WOODSMAN.
The Woodsman was passing through
the forest with an ak on his shoulder
in search of timber, when he came
across the Fox. who had been caught
by the tail in trap set by a hunter
Hello, but how came you in this
f1x?" asked the man of the ak as he
came to a halt.
ooh, it's a joke on the part of the
Hunter replied the Fox, who felt
nightly ashamed of the fix he was in
and wanted to make light Of 1t.
but you are caught by the tall
LAS you see
And you can't get away"
"Oh, I'm in no great hurry. I was
intending to slip over to Farmer Steb-
bins's this afternoon for a goose, but
if I don't get her until evening it will
be all the same. You might, If you
would be so kind, just spring the trap
open, but don't put yourself out.
Il won't. It's a pretty hard job to
pry the jaws OF the trap open, while
with my sharp AK
And with a blow he cut off Reynard' s
tail and left him bobbed forever.
MORAL:
This is a world in which we must
help one another.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
GOLD COINS.
Why Bankers Don't Like Them and
Prefer to Handle Paper.

"Of the different kinds of American
money now III circulation the gold
coins of all denominations are the most
lisliked in my business" said n proml-
! nent New York banker.
Take II grcenback. Il silver or n gold
certificate or II rational bank note to
your bank ana it Is received and plac-
I'd to your credit without moments
selay. Not SO with gold A few days
ago q gentleman brought to our bank
upward OF $4,000 in gold of different
denominations and was much provoked
because we would not receive II and
give him credit with the amount the
face OF the coin represented. This We
could not do because the law required
that gold shall be redeemed only ut its
actual value. Coins carried In the
pocket for any length of time naturally
lose something by probably
but fractional part of Il cent ON Il ten
dollar piece. but 1t Is - loss neverthe
less-and therefore bankers cannot give
credit for gold deposits until the coiu
shall have been weighed. In tho case
mentioned my friend took his gold to
the subtrcasury aud was compelled to
wait there nearly an hour before he
could get notes for II.
every coin had to be passed through
the scales. and after the weighing proc.
css had been completed three OF the
coins-two 1--WE dollar pieces and ten
dollar plcce-were returned to him us
short In weight. Before returning short
weight coins the department stamps on
the face of each coin cross The
owner is either left TO send the coins To
the United States mint for redemption
or again put them into circulation.
Eventually the coins with crosses Oh
their faces will so to the mint and be
redeemed at their actual value. In
many instances there may not be more
than several cents shortage on $50
worth of coins. Business men. how
ever, naturally object TO the inconven-
ience and get rid of their gold rs fast
as possible New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Il sionrrD ny GAME"


side of 4 backbone. Just on the edge OF
n gulch. This was about 8 O'clock In
the afternoon. aud the sun was already
low.
The doe had not seen me. aud did
not mean she should till could get
close enough to make sure OF that
steak. So worked over on the east
side Of tho backbone and went along
till got right on top of Il slope direct.
~ above a great wall Of mountain that
Ind admired on the why up. was
then watching for the doe more than
for my steps. and that cnreessness
nearly finished me. Suddenly my feet
slipped and went sliding down the
aloping mountain SIDE
| was not more than fairly on my
back when understood what had hap.
pencd. ! had trod on the old drifts Of
SHOW which had been melted on the
surface by the Chinook winds few
duys previously and had then frozen
again hard sloIic of Ice. This was
covered by the fresh snow of the night.
ns1 so 1 Ind not noticed the danger.
The fresh snow went with me. could
not hold on by II Mt all, and was MAX
Ing quick trip down. The slope was
about 80 feet long. Where 1t stopped
tie straight wall began. 1t was about
i0n feet high. slowed round some
hcw FId went heels first. then head
first. llAt on my bnck.
You may suppose had not time to
think much on my way down. but |
saw great dcnl saw Nelly and the
baby MI alone In the house waiting for
inc. saw what should look like Mt
er falling 400 feet on powders. saw
NeNy's people thousand miles away
and more. and she with the baby In
her arms and without $40 IN the ,bu,
reru drawer, hoping many n day and
night fo' the bundle at the CLIFFS foot
to walk IN alive. 1t was hard 10 see
n'l that und feel myself sliding to de.
srrrctlon.
rs slowed around second time
and found myself going on my stom.
ach head FIRST, saw a stnntcd pine
Close ahead. NV Winchester was stu
IN my right hand. Somehow l had
spiSheo II by the muzzle. In flash |
threw out my hand, hoping to ding the
gun refund the little pine and stop
myself bu; the hammer of the gun
sSruek the pine. and the charge was
hred into ine. The bullet plowed
through tie muscles of my forearm.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

Keeping II THREW OUT MY HAND"
my right side to the bushes. for foar.
ed that Should go through ii |
lay uphill and pressed against them
with only the breadth OF my feet.
Then lifted up my wounded arm.
hoping to stop the dow OF red. Per
haps the loss OF blood had helped to
break down my nerves. At any rate,
shuddered and shook aud thought |
was about to faint 1t seemed n great
time before I could control myself sur.
iiclently 10 seek for some means OF es-
cape. But I did not look down over
the cliff. 1t seemed that one more
sight Of that abyss would lure me TO
Jump over In despair. | looked up the
slope.
The track had made was MS IL Il
very wide broom had swept snow on
hard white Ice. But | reflected that
this WAS only thin sheet OF ice COW
ering deep snow could not break
through the slippery crust with hand
or foot, but ! might cut holes In 1t
with my pocketlnlfe und climb by
these.
So | put my hand In my pocket to
search for the knife. 1t was not there
II was not In any OF my pockets.
suppose II had slipped out during my
head first sliding. For II moment hope
went ont OF me. Then II sprang up
fresh. Aiy hunting knife! How could
have forgotten 1t? put my hand
to the sheath. The sheath was eniptyl
Now 1t seemed certain that must
desc certain that the raving spirit
Of protest was stllled In my heart. I
resigned myself to God There was
nothing to do except 20 mad or accept
my fate. anu to accept Is 10 be calm
think then had the very feeling
with which 80 many OF the dying turn
their faces silently to the wall when
told that death is near. Evening hud
now come on.
TO the bushes turned my face, let
ting my wounded arm. which puned
me little, come TO the snow. With that
movement of resignation my thoughts
flew nga.n to my wife ana child 1t
was as II ms soul sought communion
with them for the end, Then the cues
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

made flesh wound In my right side
and cut away my cartridge belt.
! had slid about $50 feet when this
happened. The shock of the noise and
the bullet stunned me, l suppose, for
the next thing | knew was that lay
In II cluinp OF small bushes.
The sun had gone down. but there
was etill a clear afterglow when |
came to my fun wits, In surprise to
find myself alive. For an Instant |
wondered If | had dropped over the
clir. tried TO rise, but In doing 80
looked through the bushes.
There WAS nothing Just In front of
them. They grew on the cllH's top for
about twelve feet wide along Its very
edge. had nothing but those fra.l
bushes between me aud the powders
tar below.
Seeing this, I trembled and crouched
down. Then l noticed the blood from
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
rrouhlea of an Annntel,r

81 thought you had gone to raising
bees" said the man from the city Il
don't see any Sign OF them around
here"
IL had half Il dozen colonies OF tho
finest bees could get" answered tho
suburbanlte. land n whole library Of
literature OIL bee raising, but they
swarined one day. aud while was
looking through my books 10 find out
whit was the proper thing to do when
bees swarmed the blamed things flew
away. and I've never seen 'em since"
Chicago Tribune.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

haps for years unbound. Only the
foxes and the carbon birds would visit
them. They might In season be over
grown by the bushes and hidden for
ever from mortal eye.
I pictured the agony OF my wife
waiting in uncertainty. The shocking
thought that some wicked person
might persuade her that had desert
ed her came into my brain. Would Ii
not be merciful to her to push through,
or to one side OF the bushes and fall
over the preclpice? Below there on
the powders my body might SOON be
seen BY some hunter, and certainly my
clothing and bones would be found
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
KEATS ON MARRIAGE.
Barrier Against Matrimony In Which
the Poet Rejoiced.

barrier Against MEtrimony In Which
the Poet Rejoiced.
Notwithstanding your happiness and
your recommendation hope | shall
never marry. Though the most beau
tlful creature were waiting for me at
the end of Journey or n walk. though
the carpet were OF silk. the curtains OF
tho morning clouds. the chairs and sofa
stuffed with cygnets' down. the food
mama. the wine beyond clarct. the
window opening on Winander mere.
should not feel. or. rather, my happi-
ness would not be so fine, rs my soil.
tude Is sublime. Then. instead OF
what | hayo described, there is Il sub.
Unity TO welcome me home. The roar
Ing of the wind Is my wife. and the
stars through the window pane are
my children. The mighty abstract Idea
| have OF beauty In all things stiles
the more divided and minute domestic
happiuess-an amiable wife md sweet
children | contemplate as part OF
TINT beauty, but | must have q thou
sand Of those beautiful particles to oil
up my heart.
feel more and more every day as
my imagination strengthens that do
not live In this world alone. but In
thousand worlds. No sooner am
alone than shapes OF epic greatness
are stationed around me aud serve my
spirit the office which is equivalent to
kings bodyguard-th then tragedy with
sceptered pail comes sweeping by"
According to my state of mind am
with Achilles shouting In the trenches
or with rheocritus In the wales of Slcl-
~. or | throw my whole being into
Trollus and. repeating those lines. "a
wander like lost soul upon the Sly
CLAN banks. staying :or wnftage."
melt Into the air with voluptuousness
80 delicate that MN content to DC
alone. These things, combined with
the opinion have OF the generality OF
women. who appear to me as children
to whom would rather give a sugar
plum than my time, form barrier
against matrlmony which rejoice In.
Poems OF John Keats" by Walter
Raleigh.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

eOi'SN iutil, u PUN
pudding md don't know how many
kinds Of cnlies and pies that she had
planned for our Christmas dinner.
We'll. Nelly. us there's only yourself
and the baty and me Mt dinner, don't
suppose we'd starve without n yenison
steak" | snld. laughing. But there'il
be some fun getting a black tailed
deer"
So took my Winchester late In the
forenoon and started for the mountain
after kissing my young wife md the
baby-our first If Nelly Ind asked for
an elephant steak, dare say I'd have
tried to get one. She had come ont to
the far west with me after had VISIT
ed home in Michigan, only two years
before, and my pride was that she
should want for nothing. We Ind done
Well from the start, and 30 we do vet.
thanks DO to God and steady work In
season.
The night before I started M the
canyon with my rifle aud hunting
knife there had been full of about
slz Inches OF snow. This would make
II easy to track game. So went along
In good spirits. struck the foot of the
mountain two miles from home and
decided to so up an immense gulch
straight In front OF me.
soon reached the head of the gulch
md the top of the mountain. Then I
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

In tho spring or sooner. But what of
God? In his sight j should be guilty
OF suicide il | anticipated by but lit.
lie what seemed my doom!
half rose In this new agony and
put my right hand among the bushes.
meaning 10 lean nnd peer over the
elf. Now the moon was clear. NV
hand hit something hard. With Il loud
cry of JOY, was grasping my hunting
knife! This had slipped out of its
sheath during my sliding and lodged
among the bushes.
"Prnise God. from whom all bless
ings now! Ny heart was nightly
checred with the sense that lie had not
forsaken me. AS turned to the steep
slide and began hacking out holes for
climbing | had little thought OF how
small WAS sim my chance OF escape.
But was very careful, working
there In the moonlight. Should my
knife slip from my hand 1t would hard
~ he stopped again 10y the fringe OF
bushes. Should hands and feet fail OF
their hold Oh the slope | might slide
aside from that fringe and 80 over to
death.
l picked and dug until l had three
pairs of holes extending MS far up as
! could reach. Then when had
moved my feet into the lowest of
these holes and was cutting fourth
pair at my full reach my new strength
left me suddenly. There l rested, face
down. for many moments.
Again set 10 work: again I drew
myself up: OH l went rs far rs my
streng,h would allow. and again cx-
haustion forced me TO rest. But now
was up twenty-five or thirty feet from
he clump of bushes. and the fear that
might slip. slide down AMI miss them
In sliding became extreme horror.
could not endure this. Very cautiously
/ let myself down again TIL lay once
more among the friendly bushes.
The tale would he long TO tell how
| went mp again and again. each time
gaining short distance aud each time
compelled 10 descend by the fear or
losing my grip or fainting and sliding
aside from the bushes. My weakness.
probably from loss OF blood. was such
as cannot describe 10 the understand.
ing OF one who has never felt tile like.
My limbs trembled as with an nguc.
And all this time l had to work with
ana place my main dependence on my
awkward, unwounded left hand and
arm.
After long time reached the stunt
ed pine against which my Winchester
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
In Nan,eIeaa Gravea.

Not far from Hamburg. on the island
of Westerlund. Is Il small graveyard TO
which pathetic Interest attaches. Here
the bodies of those washed up by the
sea-bodies unrecognlzed and unclaim-
ed-arc buried. The cemetery was
dedicated to this use In 1855. and from
then up to now over sixty name!ess
ones have found their rest. In 1888 n
stone was raised hearlns the dedication
THE Home OF the Homeless" aud
each little mound Is further markedly
It simple black cross.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

wind had risen. and l expected reg.
ular Montana blizzard. But 1t proved
10 be only IL squat. and again | turned
TO my work.
10 let so OF the tree and turn round
safely put me to IN agony OF doubt.
but did 1t and lag trembling, face
down, with my feet against the tree.
till | found strength 10 hack and dig
again. can remember little of what
did after that till at last drew my
self up and lay on top of the noun
tain.
For some time / could not move, aud
when did stand up doubted whcth-
or had strength to escape. after all.
My steps We're feeble. and my brain
reelcd, but stu staggered on toward
Nelly aud the baby. 1t was not till
had passed almost to the foot. of The
mountain. keeping always In my morn
Ing tracks. that | sank down and found
myself unable TO riso.
Then Nelly came. That brave little
wife of mine had actually left the baby
sleeping and set out all alone across
he snow IN the moonlight to track me.
She had come two miles. She had be-
gun to climb the mountain when saw
her suddenly but few yards away.
The bottle of tea she carried, wrap.
ped In n cloth was still warm when
she lsne!t beside me. aud 1t reused me
quickly to some strength. Certainly
she saved my life. for | could no, have
risen again and should have been
frozen 10 death but for her bravery.
How we got homo to the baby Is a
story need not dwell on.
What Nelly did with all that Christ
mas dinner do not know. for was
sick and senseless for more than two
weeks. But In the end was MS well
MS before except that had paid good
Winchester aud belt of cartridges for
venison steak that the fat black
tailed doe continued to carry where It
grew.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

ton US TO
Ii o w |
should be
found set
me again 10
trouble.
| was Is
Ing on IL
place Rel
dom s &c u
b J II II y
hunter on
the noun
tain. II I
should re-
main there
my BIO IL G i
W o u | Il
blpnrh mar.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

t u T Ii @ d
around on
the back
bone Of the
mountain
and went
back near.
ly In the
s II III c d.
rectlon l
had come,
only about
IL thousand
fceth!gl,er,
1t was here
/ sighted
my game. a
fat doe. on
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15
Like the Parrot.

'Thumper occasionally says things
that are wonderfully apropos." said
one statesman
yes" answered the other; "he's like
our parrot ut home. 1t doesn't know
much. but what it does know 1t keeps
repeating until some circumstance
arises that makes the remark seem
marvelously apt"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

my wound
cd arm. 1t
waa drip
Ing to the
8 II o w Mt
roots oftlie
b Il 9 h c s.
n II d IN y
IN o v Q
illents Ind
n Ire q dy
sprinkled
many red
& p o t S
around.
| lay n
long time
! IL I h Z
6 II . w ,
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

living in the prickly
Pear canyon. twenty
five miles northwest
OF Helena, Mont, my
wife said to me:
Charley, wouldn't
IT be nice II we had u
venison steak toor'
The too" meant In
addition TO n turkey.
a pair of chickens, n
boiled INN, n mimi
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

A good way to get on In the world
Is to maize people think you are doing
it.-New York Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

had been
exploded
In my de-
scent and
+ c 6 te d /.
straddling
{ h e tree,
h o Id / II V
My arms
around It
and lonl,.
Ing down
toward the
cliff. Now
the moon
was often
obscured
By clouds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-12-15

N the morn.
ing before
Christmas
d n y ten
years ago.
when Twas
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-09-21
Personal Mention
MMMMMMMM

Mr.. Jas. j. Martin visited New
Orleans this week.
Mr.. l.. J. Gardemal made a trip
to New Orleans this week.
Judge James Simon made a trip
to New Orleans this week.
Mrs. A. l.. Domengeaux made a
trip to New Orleans this week.
Misses Odile French and Lucie
Gauthier are spending few days
in New Orleans.
Miss Mia Bienvenu went to La
fnyette Monday to spend a few
days visiting relatives.
Mr.. j. Nj. Olivier. cashier of the
Bank of Arnaudville was attend
ing to business here Wednesday.
Francis Fournet, Emile Ledoux
and Allen Liable left Monday for
Baton Rouge to atteud the Luuisi-
ana State University.
Mt. L. G. Gauthier brought to
this Office sweet potatoes which
are remarkably large; they are OF
The niger choker' variety.
Misses Marie Louise Martin and
Helen Simon left Monday for New
Orleans to resume their studies at
the Convent of the Sacred Heart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Mouton and
Mrs. Edward Mouton of Lafay cite
were visiting here this week, the
guest of MIR. and Mrs. Willie j.
Bienvenu.
MIR. r. A. Greig, operator for
the Southern Pacific at Franklin,
after spending a few days here,
leaves today for an extended trip
north. He will also visit the
jamestown Exposition.
Mrs. Emile Cormier, who died
at the home of her husband Ill
this parish Wednesday, at the age
of 6S years, was buried here
Thursday afternoon in the Catho'
lie Cemetery.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-09-21
They Must Part With Their
Cash.
Baton Rouge States.


The various candidates for Office
will have to part with $3.50 in cold
cash next month-at least, for a
while-and those candidates who
do not receive 10 per cent of the
total vote polled will part with
their money forever, but 1t is
hardly probable that any of the
candidates will receive such a slim
vote as less than 10 per cent of the
total vote cast.
This deposit will have to be
made within twenty days after the
meeting of the State Executive
Committee, which will set the date
for the primary. The primary
election law provides that every
candidate for state Office must
make a deposit of $3.50 with the
Secretary of State.
This is made as a guarantee OF
good faith. The money is held by
the Secretary of State until after
the primary returns have been re.
ceiyed at his office and if these re.
turns show that every candidate
received more than 10 per cent OF
the total vote cast they will al
have their money returned.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1907-09-21

He who resolves to do one thing
honorably and thoroughly, and
sets about it at once, will attain
usefulness and eminence.-E. p.
ROE.