davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

soon he was taken in as a member of
the firm. Age and hard knocks and
brushes with the business world de-
veloped in him marked business acu-
men He forged TO the front as n
financier and a public-spirited citizen.
AS years passed he prospered. Early
and late he was ever looking after his
vast business interests. There were
times that he longed to be again in
the small home town. Often in his
youth he dreamed of some day being
chairman of the village board. Only
once since parting from the old home
had he returned. and then to find the
town just the same only a little more
delapidated, and in the weed-over-
grown kirkyard the neglected graves
Of his good parents.
Strenuous business life and assid-
ious attention to the accumulation of
capital without vacation, caused him
to suffer from what the doctors pro-
nounced neurasthenia and advised
total rest from mental effort The man
had labored too diligently in amass-
ing money. Residence in quiet place
was recommended and retirement from
all commercial worries. The Great
Merchant sold his vast interests to a
combine, and after careful thought,
concluded that he would seek rest and
a renewal of health in the town where
he at one time attended the little red
schoolhouse, and whore In childish i'm
agiuation he would be powerful and
famous by becoming chairman Of the
village board. Accordingly he retired
from the city, purchased the old home
stead where he was reared and picked
potatoes. and also built q residence
and became a Great Factor in the
town. Time had made few changes in
the landscape. Buildings and streets
were the same, only showing the raw
ages of decay The old stores were in
possession Of the descendants Of the
owners who conducted them when he
was a boy. They were not doing the
business that they should. one great
innovation was the town had a rail
road. All about was suggestive OF
peace. 1t was an ideal place for a
man who desired 20 pass his declining
days in contemplation of the here
after. There life was much like unto
death. There was fresh air in abund-
ance. All of nature lavishly spent its
beauty over the country and the town,
and even the weeds on the streets
were allowed 70 spring up, bloom and
reach maturity without interruption
by the scythe or the sicle
Within a year the Retired Business
Man had regained much Of his old.
tine spirit sAd health. Habits of ac-
tivity and love of business impelled
him 10 once again seek work that
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

the Storepeeker, caused Farmers to
bring in tons of butter and hundreds
OF thousands of eggs, and chickens
and other produce. The transforma
tion was quick from Dead Town tc
a Lively Small City. A high schoo
was established. new churches built
and some of the pious people were
shocked TO see an opera house erect
ea The Panhandle & Skedunk rail
road. which for years had been run
ming 20 miles from the town 81
changed its route as to have II on the
main line so the place had two rail
reads. Enterprising men who wanteo
to locate in a Live Town turned theiI
eyes toward the place. Soon there
was smoke from a half dozen big fac
tories, and in five years after the Pub
lic-spirlted Citizen had started his
store his old home town has increased
its population 1000 per cent. 1t was
no longer printed in little type on the
maps, but in capital letters.
MORAL4-Do not underestimate the
possibilities of your community, or
fail to develop them. No city was
ever made great by its people buying
goods elsewhere.
ID. NJ. CARR.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
TRADE FABLE
HOW THE TRANSPORTATION OF
a TOWN WAS EFFECTED.
A STORY WITH A MORAL
One Public Spirited Citizen Who
Realized the Big Possibilities and
Cultivated the Field to Ad-
vantage.

Once upon a time there was n Man,
who in his youth was reared upon
farm located near Small Town Of
Great Promise. Two weeks in each
year when he was not saving wood.
feeding the stock or picking potatoes.
he was allowed to attend the little red
schoolhouse In the town. BY hard la
Dor during the day. and persstently
reading a few old books which we're
heirlooms in his family. and each week
absorbing the intelligence contained
in tie Weekly Mirror. he. by the time
he could mark down his age at IS
years had accumulated sufficient
knowledge TO run away from home
He wandered To a large city and there
his great muscular power assisted TO
gain for himself a position as Chief
Scrubber in large store He had not
acquired the cigarette habit and his
faithfulness TO his scrubbing brush,
and his unwillingness to know all
about his employers business. soon at.
tracted the attention OF the Old Man,
and at tho end Of year he was pro-
NOTED to Head Rustler in the shipping
department at the large salary of eight
dollars a week
His disregard for scooting when the
closing time came and his total lack
Of swelled head so pleased the Old
Man that from time TO time the ambi-
tious youth was advanced until at the
end OF six years he was drawing the
biggest salary paid by the house, and
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

works, fumes, etc Il has built 376
miles of wagon road in mountainous
country and into heretofore inaccessi-
bic regions 1t has erected and in OPP
Grafton 727 miles of telephones. Its
own cement mill has manufactured
10000 barrels of cement, and the par
chased amount is $4,000 barrels. It's
own sawmills have cut 3,036,000 feet.
board measure, of lumber, and $780,
600 feet have been purchased The
surveying parties of the service have
completed topographic surveys COW
ering 1890 square miles, an area
greater than the combined areas of
Massachusetts, and Rhode Island. The
transit lines had a length of $4,000
linear miles, while the level lines run
amount TO 24,21S miles, or nearly suf-
flcient to go around the earth
The diamond drilings for dam sites
and canals amount to 4I5l5 feet, or
more than nine miles. To-day the
service owns and has at work 1854
horses and mules. 1t operatives nine
locomotives, 223 cars, and 23 miles
of railroad, 80 stationary engines and
q steam engines. 1t has constructed
and is operating FIVE electric light
plants. This work has been carried
on with the following force: Classi-
fed service, $50, including Washing
ton Office; laborers employed directly
by the government, $500; laborers
employed by contractors, 6,100 or
total Of 10000. The expenditures now
total about S1,OOO,OOO per month. The
excavations of earth and rock amount
to 33,000,0O0 cubic yards, or about one
fourth the estimated yardage of the
Panama canal. AS a result of the OPP
erations of the reclamation service.
eight new towns have been estab-
lished, 100 miles of branch railroads
have been constructed, and 10000
people have taken up their residence
in the desert.-C. j. Blanchard, Sta
tistician, U. S. Reclamation Service
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

would keep his mind occupied. lie
needed new life. lie figured out that
there were GOO farmers in the neigh
borhood. Each farmer surely spent
$50 a month somewhere for supplies.
This meant total OF 100000 a month;
100000 a year. Then the few hun
dred people in the town would add
other thousands 20 the volume Of busi-
ness. Why not build a great store and
supply the wants Of the people? lie
would spend some money and build
up the town. He bought half block
on which three OF the stores stood.
He erected a large brick building, and
soon he had installed in It great stocks
Of goods. Other merchants in the
town shook their heads The Public
Spirited Man was certainly crazy.
Farmers when they came to town
looked up the big building with won
der. The Weekly Mirror had to send
away for type to set up the page ad-
vertisement for the new store, and to
get a new press for the printing of cir
culars and posters.
One month after the opening Of the
store the graveyard quietncss % the
town had passed away. Streets we're
lined with tho teams and the wagons
of the farmers. a new elevator for
grain had been started. The railroad
placed new switch I'm the yard TO ac.
counodste the increased business.
The son of the old town blacksmith
reopened the old shop closed for years
because of no trade. New life was
rapidly being injected into the place.
There was an election. A lot of
newcomers selected the Public Spir.
tied Citizen for chairman Of the town
board. He was elected In six months
the streets we're paved, an electric
lighting plant was in operation, along
with a water works. The Great Store
keeper had a way of doing things, and
he did them. News of the activity OF
the town reached nearby villages, and
the people came TO see the Big Store
and to buy goods. A cold storage
plant in connection with a new com
mission house operated by friends Of
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
THOUGHT 1T CASE OF "sAT."
Condition Of Senator Curtis Made
Theory Reasonable.


Much has been written about the
Indian blood of Charles Curtis, tho
new senator from Kansas, but Mr..
Curtis experience as a householder in
Washington must have tendency to
obltcrate the memory of his fighting
brave" ancestor, sitting in majestic
pride before the open flap of his tepee.
One night, when Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tis returned from the theater, II was
discovered that the latch key had
failed of transfer to his evening
clothes pockets, and no amount of
prolonged pressure on the front door
bell could elicit a response from the
darkened house.
Finally Mr.. Curtis attempted TO
climb the back fence and force a pan.
try window II was no time to remem.
Der ones copybook maxims. and Mr..
Curtis leaped without looking. Into the
cindery depths Of a halffilled ash can
he descended. Then Mr.. Curtis and
the ash can gave an imitation of tho
little pig who hid in his churn and
rolled down hill to escape the wolf
When the new senator returned to
the front steps, where his wife sat
patiently waiting, Mrs. Curtis was un.
reasonable enough to ask which p2rt
Of the can had given the black eye.
Wen go to the hotel for the rest
of the night was his firm rcioiuder.
In the early morning they stole QUE
from the hotel and took a car hound
for, tho hama Nyhara chfIdrp, md cool-
were sure to be astir by this time.
The car was filled with mon aad
women going to work. who regarded
the advent of a couple, evidently from
the merngue of life, with prlmitivey
candid curiosity.
For Mrs Curtis, although having ITO
worried, maternal expression natural
to night away from the child.ea,
was in irreproachable theater appa7e;,
while the senator's garments wero
symbolic of humility, being sim he.
grimed with the product OF his iati.
macy with the ash can, and II had o.
come necessary to bandage lis af-
flicted eye.
Senator and Mrs. Curtis sat taem.
selves down grimly in a corner.
Suddenly a voice from the otker
end pierced the car rumble:
Il wonder where she found sin,
Mag?" It said.
The soul of the big chief within
Senator Curtis struggled with 1t.
sense Of humor, and the sense CT hu
NOR won.-Human Life.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
Civilization In Abyssinia.

A sawmill is already at work at
Adis Ababa, Abyssinia, and Greek ar.
tisans are engaged in quarrying and
stone hewing Machinery in connec.
tion with house building generally is
means OF transport are simplifed. The
government is already building in Eu-
ropean style and stone houses may be
seen, some even of three stories in
height in the capital.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

and has written Resist EVIL which is admittedly inspired by
Russian philosopher
and ardent advocate of public ownership
OF a OF the
% s
than Snd
who believe you guilty
~ is unlawful to get pistol though has powder ball
and
of the in
s
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
Worlds Submarine cables.

The total length of submarine
cables in the world is about 100000
kiloms-279, ,622 miles, of which 60 per
cent. are British, ten per cent. Ameri.
can, little more than nine per cent.
French, and about seven per cent.
German. A great advance in this do
main has been made during the last
few years by Germany, whose efforts
tend to constitute an Independent sys-
tem.-Memorial Dlplomatique.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

Of the a
stics a
When the occasion his opinion Kuoh hesitate
all the established
Military
mencd freely his wonderful but from the that
else but him
/ n
rs
mkado taking active
Shotgun restaushcd the the
the ne has the
1anon and he those whose wise made possible
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

This Root nephew the of recently
this
$ In
$4,000 direct
technical
Noting his quality Il H. Vreeand
Root worked cabccar Epman then as mooman and then
uatiu
years smoothly light
all the
employed he has been
examine the railway system there Upon his the
syndicate bon @ 9
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
DEFENDS MINERS CHIEFS

Clarence $ barrow. the Chicago attorney who
Is defending William d. Haywood, the secretary
Of the Western Miners Federation accused of
conspirIng TO murder former Gov. Steunenberg of
Idaho, is noted for his successes in the cause of
workngmcn narrow began his career as a rail-
road attorney but found his real forte lay I'm legal
assaults upon mouopoes and great corporations.
In the great coal strike of 1903 Darrow made
brilliant appeal for the mon before the Roosevelt
arbitration committee The award Of ten per
cent increase in wages and S2,5OO,OOO back pay
for the miners was a distinct triumph for Darrow.
Darrow's studies of the conditions under
which wor.iuEmon live and his sympathy with
their aspirations have developed marked social.
istic tendencies. He is great admrcr OF Tostoi
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
GIVES MILLION TO CITY

Con William Jackson Palmer who has Of
fcrcd 600 OOO worth of land to Colorado Springs
for park purposes finds at 20 years of age that he
has TOO much money. lie thought the same
siN years ago, when he sold his interest in the
Denver v Rio Grande railroad to the Goulds for
Sc OOO coo. At that time he turned over the prince
Is sum OF $l,OOO0OO for distribution among his
former employees on the railroad
Palmer began life I'm 1883 in the employ OF
the PENNSYLVANIA road. lie quit to serve through
the civil war in the union army, retiring with the
rank of brgadior general lie then went west
and hcged build the Kansas Pacific line.
Gen. Palmer was the first president OF the
Denver q Rio Grando, which he built through
Colorado I'm 1871 lie founded Colorado Springs
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
YOUNG CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY

If YOU should 80 into the offices Of the Metro
politan Street Railroad company in New York
city a corporation controlling several hundred
miles of trackage and many hundred cars, and
representing an investment OF $500, 100000 and
should have business calling for the attention OF
the general manager, you would probably get
surprise when he appeared. unless you knew him
For you would not be ushered into the presence
of n graybeard with furrowed face. showing tho
years OF business experience qualifying him for
important position, but a mere lad-in ap.
pearance a college freshman. Tail. raw-boned
keenly alert, he would stand before you and trans
act his business with sureness and briskness
that would starte.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10

Juy I8
the Gods miles Of
boray Colorado college Recently
aoadng he has invested his millions building Colorado
lie
colorado pioneer claims for distinction
Gen Palmers hobby beauting Improvement
of lie
sr Colorado Springs.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
KUROKI WAR GENIUS

Among all the men who gained distinction I'm
the Russo-lapancsc warnono has attained q high.
or place I'm the esteem of his c1untryWon and in
the respect Of the soldiers throughout the world
than Gen. Baron ltci kuroh. commander of tho
Japanese first army now visiting I'm this country.
Until the appearance OF Field Marshal Oyama be.
fore Liao Yang KuroH was in supreme command
Of the japanese forces in Mauchuia. and even
after the arrival Of his superior officer KuroM
remained very much in the limeght during the
remainder OF the campaign.
KuroH II whose military genius and ac-
tviy forced the Russians TO make th irst Of
those mastery retreats that later became 80
much Of habit with tho ears soldiers that they
WIN 20 down I'm hl.InrN na Tho nrInclunI lnnLmrna
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
Dreams Go hv contrArles

what do you suppose is every Lon.
doner's day dream?"
II don't know, unless It is TO be-
come a knight mayor, ,"-Baltimor
American.
The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-06-10
A Fowl Question.

"Pop?"
"Yes, my son."
do Mother Carey's chickens come
out Of the ships hatches7"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
BUSINESS LOCALS.

Today and Monday, last days OF
Sachs clearance sale.
McChesney Coffee Co. will buy old
Kona coffee. See ad. today.
Many obstinate and annoying scalp
disorders are cured by Herpicide.
c. Q. Yee Hop & Co. advertise "the
only good island mutton" Telephone
Main PSI.
Large shipment of Slazenger tennis
rackets and balls just received by E. O.
Hall & Son, Ltd.
Cool rooms nicely furnished, all mod
ern comforts. at The Majestic, corner
Fort and Beretania avenue.
& Athletic underwear for men at Yee
Aa,han & Co.'S. \ large new stock just
opened, ready for inspection and sale.
Ours in the only fountain in town
today serving ice cream soda favored
with OIaa raspberries. Benson, smith
& Co
Olaa raspberries are a delicacy at any
time and in any way. Better in ice
cream soda than any island fruit. Ben
son, Smith & Co.
The fastest time in the Wilkesbarre
Hill climb was made by a White
steamer-the car for service. Consult
the Won Hamm-Y Young Co, Ltd, agents,
The Metropolitan Meat Co. received
a shipment of Niihau mutton on We'd
nesday and will have a consignment
from Humuula by the Kinau this morn
ing.
A piece of pastoral land at Puueo,
Kan Hawaii containing 1905 acres,
will be sold in front of the judiciary
building by Commissioner Pratt at
noon, July %.
1t will be very easy for H. Hackfeld
& Co., Ltd, to convince you of the
superiority of the Leonard Cleanable
refrigerator It's the easiest to clean,
wears best and looks best.
Lowney's celebrated chocolates, the
most delicious CONNECTION in the world!
S{Sewis & Co.. Ltd, sole agents for Ha-
hii nei, l69 King street Telephone
Main 240. Take box home tonight.
Where are you going, my pretty maid?
Up 10 the Volcano. she sweetly said;
I shall be there eight days, so I'm TAX
ing my trunks.
You can come too, if you've got fifty
plunks.
Please shop early today. as we close
at 1 D. m. Sachs & Co.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Owing to the telegraphers' strike in
San Francisco very little Associated
Press news came through last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred. l.. Waldron were
among the Sierra's homecoming pas
sengers after an absence of three
months.
Stanley Stephenson and Harry E.
Murray. forming the rear guard of the
Shriners returning from Los Angeles,
arrived in the Sierra.
Miss Elsa Schaefer, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. F. 4 Schaefer, returned yes
terday for the vacation from attending
a seminary in Pennsylvania.
C. A. Hartwel1, manager Of tRe
American Sugar Co.'S ranch on Molo-
kai, and his sister, Miss Juliette< Hart
well. returned home in the Sierra
A large number are preparing to go
to HaIefwa tonight to take part in the
moonlight dance being given there by
the hotel management.
Mrs. Miller, representing Lesle's
Weekly. arrived in the Sierra TO write
up Hawaii and procure Illustrations
for the articles with her own camera.
She will visit the volcano and remain
until July ;.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
TRANSPORT DANCES
At THE SEASIDE

If the Z. S. A. T. Crook should ar
rive today, dance will be given at the
Seaside Hotel in honor of the officers
and ladies on board. Monday evening
a strictly invitational dance will be
given by the Third Battalion of the
Tenth Infantry in honor of the Second
Battalion of the Twentieth. On Tues
day a welcoming dance will be given
by the Seaside management for the
Twentieth Infantry, and on Wednesday
a farewell for the Tenth. Music with
dinner each evening.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22

Honolulu Gas company has reduced
the price of Gas from So to $3.50 per
thousand feet.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22

There is no dead or shop-worn stock
among the candies of the Alexander
Young Cafe. The demand is steady and
the factory supplies it daily.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
SUNDAY BAND CONCERT
At CAPITOL GROUNDS

Following is the program for the
Sunday band concert tomorrow, begin
ming at p. M. at the Capitol grounds:
PART l.
''The Old Hundred
Puritani'' Bousquet
Ffnale-"Attila" ................. Verdi
ntermezzo-"The Spangles" 49,. Faust
Recollections of Meyerbeer. Alderman
PART II.
Songs. Ar. by Berger
Grand MoguP .Luders
Patrol-''The Siamese" .......... .Linke
Finale-'Pirates of Penzance' ........
Sullivan
THE Star Spangled Banner.
The band will play this Saturday al
ternoon at the baseball games.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
Lots OF Ginger

In Town Talk Today. The STAR to-
day will have some interesting COM
ment by "The Man About Town."
There Will be other features worth
your time and attention. The Ha-
waiian STAR is a good evening news
paper. Its writers are keen, alert
men, and the result is first-cTass
journal. If you are not a reader of
The Star, buy copy tonight. For
sale on all trains and street cars.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-22
DOWN WHERE THE wURzBER-
GER FLOWS"

Pilsner and Wurzberger beer on
draught at scotty's Royal Annex, Mer-
chant street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-29
A Few Words About
The Fairmont West
Virgiinan

The Fairmont West Vrgnan IS the only evening daily pub
shed Farmont and has the special wire service Of the Publish
ers Press Association the United Press Association the
largest and best news gathering association for evening papers
the world thus nsurng its readers reliable and fresh from
all parts of the world.
By occupying the evening field it enabled to furnish all the
local and county news to its readers the day anspres hav
ing has competent gathering force of reporters
and live correspondents throughout the county and its specially
maintained Warrington news bureau.
1t the only paper in this section the State that furnish
ed to its subscribers daily by carrier $500 per year. $500
per year by mail and Twce-a-Week for $1OO per year
It was the Daily paper in Farmont furnish to its adj
vertsng patrons statements of its circulation and the first
to furnish to readers comic supplement each week
is only daily newspaper in West Virginia that has doubled
its circulation in less than one year
Remember there no advance made in the subscription price
Of the paper whatever all the prizes offered absolutely
Free get better for less money than any other paper
offers in this section of the State.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-29

ti0n printed on the COUPON.