davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1907-08-30
Casualty.

lAttl0 Helen Green, III ear of
age, OF Des Moines, tripped and fell
into a tub of boiling water. She was
terribly scalded, but will ecover.
A gasoline tank In a motor boat in
the Spacette river at Ljverton, r. L..
exploded, causing the death OF two per-
sons mi seriously injuring FIVE others.
An automobile containing a party OF
five persons from Bristol, Conn, col
hded with the New York-Pittsfeld ex-
press at Ashley Falls crossing, near
Great harrington, Mass. Three of the
motoring party were killed and the
other two probably fatally injured.
Fire swept the grounds
at Steeple Chase Island, Conn, caus-
Ing 100000 damage and creating some
thing OF a panic among the 20, 900 Wis.
itors. No one was seriously injured.
Six structures were burned, including
the grandstand and bleachers on the
baseball diamond, where 5000 per-
sons had gathered for the Chicago
Bridgeport game.
The village of Hubbell. ten miles
from Hancock, Mich.,. was nearly
wiped out by fire, which spread rap.
Idly On account Of a high wind. TWEEN
ty-two dwellings,, feur stores the Bis
marck hotel, the postofice and the
coal sheds. trestles and coal piles OF
the Calumet and Hecla Mining CON-
pany were burned. The loss is over
$4,000.
Lucille Marshall, the two-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William Mar.
shall Of Dies Moines overturned q pot
OF hot coffee on herself. She was bad.
~ scalded. but the doctor thinks she
will recOvar
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
The Story of n Shark.

Whlle cruising among the South Sea
Islands thirty odd years ago in our
private yacht, the Haute FLYER. we
were much annoyed by large Irish
setter shark that persisted In following
the ship. During the night the shark
would often climb up on deck and tin.
over the garbage can. At one time
Henry Williams, a sailor before the
mast, was bitten on the leg by the
brute. He aimed kick at the shark.
who growled, showed his teeth and
sunk his fangs in Williams limb be-
fore leaping over the rail into the sea.
one day the cook, annoyed at his
alarm clock-whlch persisted In going
Off furiously at all hours Of the night
threw the timepiece overheard. The
shark, always on hand for dainty tit
bits from the galley, took the time of
day at one gulp. For two days after
that we heard the clock going Off in
a muffled way from the interior of the.
surprised shark, who was often seen
with one fin on his head and the other
on the pit Of his stomach, evidently
trying to diagnose his clock case.
We were standing on the stern Of
the ship one evening watching the
shark, who was evidently feeling pret-
ty' sick. Suddenly the clock went Off
on him, and the sailors, counting the
strokes noticed that 1t struck twenty
three. When the shark heard this he
turned up and died before our eyes,
Minneapolis Journal.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
A PERSONAL AFFAIR
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

A small, brown, silky spaniel was
running frantically in and out, pausing
now and then to raise his sad little eyes
to the faces of the unheeding shop
pers. Suddenly he gave a wild jump
and yelp of recognition-it was not
She coming up the block, but a famil-
lar face-a friend. Scampering for
ward, the little dog jumped joyously
up in front of the approaching man,
now at his knee, now under his feet.
But the big man paid no attention
until he found farther progress an I'M
possibility, then he gave an impatient
kick.
"Get out Of here, you" He glanced
down at the small offender. "'Pon my
soul, believe you're Tags" he added,
quickly, picking up the curly ball to
avoid crushing it. The dogs delight
knew no bounds; he licked the mans
hands, he reached a dozen times to
lick his face, and, foiled in the attempt,
cuddled up against the big arm, and
was content-rescued
The big man looked keenly up and
down the thoroughfare.
"Your mistress, Tags" he whispered
-"where Is she?"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

sent to as many varied hearts; yet
there was none for him. He was per-
ceptibly chagrined, but perhaps he had
expected too early a reply.
Another day passed, and he grew i'm
patient-as did Tags Tuesday MORN
ing, and no reply. On Wednesday the
following brief but apropos message
appeared:
Tags cries pitifully. Must be homesick.-
l.. W. G.
Gordon felt that she must have seen
not only his first but also his second
appeal, for well he knew that until she
mad recovered her pet she would anx-
lously scan the column for tidings Of
MIN. Three times, for luck, he would
try and, If he failed! Bah there was
no such word as fail With the cour-
age born Of despair he wrote his last
entreaty:
rags Is lonely. So am l. Can't we come
and get you'll W. G.
And the next morning the first col.
umn was headed:
Tags-come
Fannie Elton Morris in Scrap Book.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
IN OCTOBER.

dreamed one day an army passed along
With many colored banners streaming
free
And many rounds of wild and martial
song;
In all it seemed most fair and gay to
me.
And yet, l said, they do but go to death,
This bright array. They soon will
scattered lie
Ger hills and meadow lands, the merry
breath
Of life all fed-who marched so proud
ly by.
And then it seemed l was but dreaming
half
For low and clear
Beside my ear
Rang autumn's mocking laugh.
l looked, and 10 knew it otherwise
/ saw the gay sabaoth of the trees
Flaunt reds and Colds beneath the Octo-
Der skies,
And heard the stirring anthem of the
breeze;
I saw the haze like clouds of azure dust
Afoat in air where many feet have
trod
l saw the iron-weed and mullen thrust
Tall spears mid lines of cleaning gold
en-rod.
There came a menace of drear winter
then;
| felt a smart
Within my heart
And autumn Knocked again.
Bessie Hendricks in the Critic.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
Origin of Plug Tobacco.

In the jury room at the court house
a few days ago farmer said, as he
took chew of tobacco:
"All the difference in the world in
tobacco. I've tried some twenty diff
ferent kinds, and none Is as good as
that we used to make ourselves down
on the farm. We would take a maple
log while twas green and bore a dozen
holes In 1t with a two-inch auger.
They were our molds. We selected our
choicest tobacco and soaked it for a
week or more in wild honey. Then we'd
take the leaf to the log, get good hick-
ory 'tamping' stick and go to work.
"A little ball Of the honey soaked to-
bacco would be put In an auger hole
and tamped in with the stick and a
hammer. We'd pound 1t in solid. Ball
after ball would be rammed In and
pounded until the whole became n
solid plug. When the hole was nearly
full we would pound in the plug and
then the log would be put away to
season. As the wood dried the moisture
would be drawn from. the tobacco. And
when It was split the sweetest tobacco
ever made was taken from 1t. We call
ed 1t plug tobacco and that's where
the name originated. kansas City
Star
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

angry, and determined. The trouble
had all come so Unexpectedly, like a
flash from an azure sky land just as
suddenly had she sailed for foreign
shores, leaving him crushed, stunned
with no hope. Now she had returned (;
here was animated evidence, and me-
dium Of reconciliation. Fate was hold
Ing wide an open door, but, how to en-
ter-to pass-to conquer!
Ideas budded, blossomed, and died .
and arriving at home and the conclu-
sion that she would undoubtedly adver-
tise her loss, he decided to await her
move.
The next morning, as he expected,
half way down the second column of
the paper appeared the following no.
tice:
L0ST-Thursday afternoon, In vicinity of
Sterns'; spaniel, answering to name of
Tags" Suitable reward, II returned to
-, Riverside Drive.
He smiled grimly, and seating him
self at his desk, penned this reply:
FOUND-Thursday afternoon, In vicinity
OF Sterns'; spaniel, answering to name OF
Tags" Would you consider yourself suit
able T-L. w. G.
Sunday seemed long in coming, but
when it finally arrived, Lawrence Cor
don was awake and calling for his
morning paper long before his accus-
toned hour. He glanced eagerly, hur-
riedly, through the first column, the
secondhand even the third. Then he
began all over again; slower and with
closer scrutiny, but only to be disap-
pointed. The messages were multi
farious; gay, grave, Indifferent ones
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

want intelligence, want scientific method, want
direction, want the way shown, and then the man
can walk in It. There is why the care
and intention and skill and scientific consideration should
not be devoted to agriculture as to industry and the
technical trades.
The men who are running away from the farm too
frequently make a mistake and some day-and the day
is rapidly approaching-our young men, in larger
bers viii wake up 10 the fact that they have pretty
good chance on the farm, and that they may be to
greater degree Independent and happy life If they stay
where their happy los cast in connection with their
fathers farm or another which they may be able to
procure.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

on correspondences of their they not infequenty
earn their livelihood Nearly all the externas OF
liberty are there However, berty'is not external
material thing; 1t Is entirely spiritual.
The admiration aud social looking up to that nom
society women invariably devote to gentlemen" is
cause failure which does exist in good society,"
The that is at shocked by any slight
general poteness is the woman that's easily shaken
In society," born to 1t neither easily shocked
by animated words easily shaken. Fewer liberties
and berty-is this not goal worthy Of the re-
formers Of society? Fewer clubs and lesser club life
Society in the present system Of their liberty
much enved admired but not sufficiently respected
Less outward liberty would lead to solid support
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Numerous inscriptions in Latin were
cut on the new building for the Depart
ment Of Agriculture in Washington.
The head Of the department discovered
the other day that some Of them are in
bad Latin, and ordered them all erased
and recut In plain English. There is
no better reason for inscrlbing Ameri-
can public buildings with Latin than
there would have been for putting in
scrlptlons in Greek or Sanskrit on the
public buildings in ancient Rome. The
theory that there is peculiar virtue in
a foreign tongue is widely held. 1t
goes so far as to lead to the singing of
French TRANSACTIONS of German and
Italian operas in American opera
houses, translations made at the de-
mand Of music-loving Frenchmen, who
insist that they shall understand the
language sung to them.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Slowly he walked down the long
block, looking eagerly from left to
right, until he reached Stearns' there
he hesitated, and suddenly turning,
hailed hanson.
by George!" he muttered, 81 won't
do 1t. III hold you for ransom, old
chap, and big one at that. We're
lucky dogs"
What flood of memories, what a
sea of visions, did that tiny creature re-
call, as they drove slowly uptown. But
most persistent of all, she stood before
him as he had last seen her-white,
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

There Is a large class OF citizens In
every country who distrust banks OF
dislike to go to them with small sums
The result Is that great deal OF
money Is kept out of circulation by
boarding. In the United States the
amount thus carried on the person or
secreted Is not less than 100000. 600
Its owners would be willing to let the
government have the money, and there
would be no panlcky runs. At any
postoffice funds can be withdrawn al
any time, 30 the account is virtually a
national letter Of credit. In England
the rate of Interest paid is 21a per
cent, and the minimum deposit received
is / shilling. though there Is a provis
ion for penny savings, by means OF
cards on which stamps are affixed q
penny at a time up to shilling, when
regular deposit can be made. Nc
one can deposit more than $3.50 In any
one year, nor more than $3.50 as a to-
tai, and when the principal and inter
est reach $1,000 Interest ceases, which
rule induces the depositor to invest his
$1,000 otherwise. By the British sys
tenn the empire Is the bank, with every
postoffice a branch and all postmasters
agenta Through their postofices the
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

The older leaders Of the woman SUI
frage movement In the United States
had to suffer many serious disappoint-
ments. In fact, after devoting their
lives to the cause, they found that II
had made little progress, and to-day
Ida Hustled Harper, writing for the
North American Review, declares that
though there has been the longest and
hardest struggle for It here the sue
cess Of the EFFORT has been small. She
says that it does not tend ito stimu-
late an American woman's national
pride to reflect that this may be the
last of civilized countries to grant
women a voice in their own govern
ment" And she adds: LET this fact
be remembered-it is the only one
where women have been left to fight
this battle alone, with no moral finan,
clal or political support from the men"
This rebuke comes after a review OF
the fight for woman suffrage through
out the world, from which we make
the following list of countries that
have granted the demand for 1t n
whole or In part: In New Zealand
women have had the full franchise since
1893. All the Australian states except
Victoria have conferred the state fran.
chlse on women, and women have full
federal suffrage and the right to sit In
the federal parliament In the sum-
mary on Australia We read: "At some
elections not only a larger percentage
but actually a larger number Of WON.
en- than of men have voted. Last year
In Tasmania women outnumbered the
men at every polling station. 1t is
also everywhere apparent that they
have aroused the men to a new sense
of their political duty" In the Dan
ish colony Of Iceland widows and spin
sters who are householders or vino
maintain family or themselves have
a right to vote for parish and town
councils and district boards and visit.
ors and are eligible for election to all
the offices for which they can vote. In
Finland women have the full franchise
and the olice-holding rights Of men,
including the right to sit In parlia-
ment. In Norway women who pay
taxes on property to the value of S75
In the country and S110 in the cities
were admitted to the municipal fran
chise in 1901 and made eligible to
serve In the common councils. Later
the parliamentary franchise was grant
ed to all who pay taxes on an income
of SS4 in the country and Sis in the
cities. "Wives can vote on the hus-
bands Income, and even domestic ser
wants will have an income large enough
to entitle them to vote" 1t is expect
ed that the concessions already made
viii soon result in the abolition of the
property qualification and the admis-
Sion Of women to the polls on the same
terms with men. In Sweden widows
and single women and married women
who pay taxes on their own property
have the municipal franchise on the
same terms as men. Some form of
woman suffrage is enjoyed In all the
provinces Of Canada, and In Great
Britain women have the right to par
ticipate ih local elections. This is a
statement of results actually accom-
plished, but 1t does not fully indicate
the progress Of the movement, since the
campaigning Is being carried on with
great vigor in the chief countries of the
world and is making recruits rapidly.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
AN APPEAL FOR THE FARM.
BY Gov. Hughes of New York

When you get out where a man
has little elbow room and chance
to develop, he has thoughts of his
own. His thinking is not supplied
to him every night and every morn
ing, and he is less of a machine and
more Of a man, so that l do not
think that the farmers need TO be
looked upon, or want to be looked
upon, as dependents Of the State.
They do not come to the State gov
ernment asking aims. They are self
reliant, they are intelligent.
What we want In connection with
agriculture is what we want in con-
nection with every other field Of no
BILE effort. We want training, we
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

New York mlllionalres are buying
homes in Paris. Where will the East.
ern movement cease? The millionaire
makes his money in the West and can
not be satisfied until he has home on
Fifth avenue or near it. Then he be-
gins to want to live in London, and
after London Paris appeals to him.
From Paris he may 60 to Turkey or
Persia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
A Historians Joke.

Macaulay is not usually regarded as
humorous writer, but in his History
Of England he perpetrates the follow.
Ing in relating the death of Charles II,
He says: Several of the prescriptions
have been preserved. One of them is
signed by fourteen doctors. He recov-
cred his senses, but he was evidently
in a situation Of extreme danger"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

The Kataastaasan Kagalanggalang
Katipunan Is the name of Filipino Sc
cret society. If the passward is of like
length they must have hard work get
ting quorum before the hour of ad-
journment.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

A man and his wife quarreled over
feather bed the mans wife left him,
and he went out into his back yatd
and blew his brains out Now he has
no use for the feather bed How easily
some things are settled, after all.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

The Esperanto waltz" has arrived
1t is probably intended to enable the
walters to say something more than
Isn't the music lovely?" or What q
splendid floor this Is"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

That Chicago family which has lived
In a motor car for year may have
been driven to 1t by the servant girl
question.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Captain Mahan has just published
another book on the science of war. In
spite Of the efforts of peace congresses
such books always seem to be timely.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

A New York man who sat down on
an inverted carpet tack recovered his
powers of speech which had been lost
for fourteen years. Guess what was
the first thing he said.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Surprising how many OF these sue
cessful air ship trips end in the ma
chine being carted home in q farmers
wagon
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

The New York woman who is living
with bullet in her brain is going tc
have considerable trouble getting it of
her mind.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

One scientists guess as to the condl-
tions that prevail on the planet Mars
probably is as good as any other SCI
entist's, If not little better.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Without wishing to work of a pun,
we would rise to remark that 1t seems
about time for civilization to apply the
strap to Morocco.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
Literary Item.

"They say very few authors sleeu
more than seven hours a day.
"But think how much slumber thew
furnish other people,"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

The simplest Of simple lives is said
to be the one best thing for the editor
Let US read the proof.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Captain Amundsen will use polar
bears for his dash to the pole This
sounds logical.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

people may invest in national securi-
ties. insure their lives or buy govern
ment annuitieS
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

It will be seen that the deceased
wives sisters have begun to marry
their deceased sisters husbands.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

sing TO pay exceeding the original consideration
of the bonds 1t is to be observed that in Of cor
poratons just in the of individuals this is
matter of financial credit.
The corporation the individual good credit can
borrow at low rate and without discount; while to
induce loans those in poor credit make concessions
nversey large Under such conditions excessive bonded
Indebtedness does constitute overcapltazaton and
If be an evil, 1t is an evil expressly permitted by law
That 1t is evil when incurred for any purpose not
strictly within the lawful purposes the corporation
for amount impairing the ability OF the corpora
ton to carry its legitimate business fully recognize
Reasonable safeguards should be provided against such
evil and should be accepted cheerfuy by corporate man.
ayers.
In this direction the provisions Of the socaed public
utilities BILL requiring commissions prior approval Of
all railroad bonds well issues of railroad stocks
emnently proper.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
DECENTRALIZATION OF RAILROADS.
BY Francis Sfetson.

So far as relates to the rates Of railroads in
competition and under State regulation, there
is no possibility of harm from overcaptaliza-
ton. In every other particular indicated by
the President any evil from oyercapltalization
would exist and operate in respect Of stock
corporations generally, whether organized as
railroads or for industrial purposes.
So far as concerns the issue of bonds prom
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

Try living on Is cents a day II you
are troubled with dyspepsia.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29
THE LIBERTY OF SOCIETY WOMEN.
By DR.. Emil Reich.

! ! !. : J:
Are society women free? And, If So is
WI that liberty conducive to things evil or good?
| NJ Most society would, there is little
| III | doubt say that they now infinitely
| w free than their ancestors used to be. If that
liberty is taken simply from the material side
| II 1t cannot be denied Society al
LN lowed go out when ana where they like
G1 They have clubs Of their own; they invite
to their clubs their hook; they go out to
lectures dinners receptions alone they carry
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

What a lot Of rot there is in the
newspapers And this is some more
Of It.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1907-11-29

A woman can abuse a man, and still
love him.