davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14
rank Reynolds at $50 per acre.

Frank ReynoIds at $50 per acre.
Reuben sCoomes was referee in the
Wilson sale, and administrator of the
Kirkpatrick place.
The sale Of land at regular auction
is a new thing, but judging by re-,
suits may become popular.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-02-14

FLOUR SiFTERs
Hunters" pattern, crank runs
through handle. Best FnM
make on the market .-.... tUG
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
FOR engineers OUTING
PLANS ARE MAPPED OUT
Midsummer Event Includes
Waterbury Trip With
Dinner at SCOTS.

The board Of direction of the Connec-
ticut society of civil engineers held a
meeting yesterday afternoon at Hill's
Homestead, savin Rock at which plans
were discussed for their annual mid
summer outing and dinner which will
be held the middle Of next month. The
members will meet at Union station in
this city at 9:45 and will leave on a
special trolley through Derby and over
the new Naugatuck route to Water
bury. Dinner will be served at Seats
Inn at Cheshire.
Among those present yesterday aft
ernoon were President Brinsmade, of
Derby, assistant city engineer Kellogg
of this city, and Mr.. Jackson of the
New Haven city engineering staff,
General Manager John K. Punderford
of the Connecticut company, Vice.
president Chase of the Berlin Construc-
ton company, City Engineer Crandan
OF New London, Engineer Easterbrook
of the New Haven road and Judson
M. Minor Of New Haven.
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Several special cars carried a happy
throng of people from Fair Haven to
Double Beach yesterday. The party
consisted of members of the Sunday
school of Pilgrim church and their
friends. There were games at the
shore and basket lunch was served.
The party returned earlx last sVsaiRS
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PROTECTING CARS.
Fire Extlnguishers Installed by Com
necticut Company.

Officials Of the Connecticut company
operating the trolley lines of the New
Haven road, are now placing fire ex.
tinguishers on trolley cars, the appa.
ratus being manufactured in this city
at the company's laboratory.
The purpose is to prevent fire break
ing out on cars when the current comes
in contact with the wood which has
Sometimes been disastrous to both pas
sengers and cars.
The extinguishers are of the powder
type and contain about two quarts of
dry chemical which will effectively ex-
tinguish any ordinary blaze.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
Russian Mutineers on Trial.

st. Petersburg, July 10.-As a result
Of the recent mutinles at Kiev, Sebas-
Eepol and Tsarskoe-Selo courts martial
arc in session in those cities, trying the
mutneers. AT Kiev 101 men are being
tried and forty-one are on trial at Sc
bastopol. Great secrecy is observed
regarding the proceedings at Trarskoe-
Selo.
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tractors and supply men who are in
arrears to 'pay, pay, pay" 1t is said
that there is quite class of candidates
FOR Mr.. Blake to work upon.
Under the provisions of the charter
the city can hold back any money due
to any contractor and any one else to
whom it may owe bill providing that
the person or persons is indebted to
the city. The controller, according to
the charter, on complaint of the proper
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
French MAYORS RETURN
BACK TO THEIR DUTIES
Dock Laborers at Brest Re-
sumo Work-Other For
eigr News.

Paris. July 1O.-It was officially an
nounced to-day that up to date forty
three out of the 300 mayors and mu-
inequalities Of the south of France have
withdrawn their designations rendered
gn sympathy with the wine growers
Movement
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Russia and China.

Pekin. July lott is understood that
Russia and China have arrived at an
understanding regarding the customs in
northern Mancnuria and 1t is expected
that customs houses will shortly be
opened there
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Surprise in vatican Circles.

Rome, July 1O.-Great surprise has
been caused in vatican circles by the
Eact that the papal secretary of state,
cardinal Merry del Val, has bought a
powerful automobile. It was generally
supposed that the pope would nor coun-
tenance the cardinals riding in motor
ears.
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a tired and hannv crowd.

Several Of the executive officers of
the order and members of the K. G. E.
will attend the public installation of
officers of Columbia temple, Ladies of
the Golden Eagle, Friday evening. 1t
Is expected that there will be a large
attaadaas4N
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
white Gave himself Up.

Frederick White, for whom warrant
has been out for a couple of weeks
charging him with non-support, walk
ed into police headquarters yesterday
afternoon and surrendered himself to
Sergeant Smith. White lives at 1877
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
AFTER BACK TAXES.
Assistant Corporation Counsel After
City Contractors.

Following uD a successful crusade
against saloonkeepers who were delin-
quent in their taxes, Assistant Corpo2
ration Counsel James K. Blake is now
planning a campaign to compel con-
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Dock Laborers Return.

Brest, France, July 1O.-The dock Ia
norers here who recently went out on
9trike have lost their fight and to-day
3esumed work under the old terms.
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Navigation of Rhine.

Berne, Switzerland. July 10. - Ger
pany and Switzerland are negotiating
Eith the view of assuring the naviga-
Dion of the Rhine to Lake Constance.
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ely officials, must call the attention of
the board of finance to the fact that
the citys creditor is also its debtor.
The bill then will not be paid until the
city has been satisfied in full.
The back tax collections for this year
have already amounted to nearly $780,.
900.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-07-11
Women's Skirts Toe.

Good material, full width, deep
embroidery flounce, headed with
small tucking or numerous rows of
Torchon lace. Regular Sf.oo.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
ARIZONA IRRIGATED
IN PREHISTORIC TINES

II is worth recalling that irrigation
was practiced in North America long be
fore Columbus ever set sail Proof or
irrigation works has been found IN the
valley OF the CHA river, in Arizona.
Several wears ago an investigation by
the Geological Survey developed the fact
that the ruins of an ancient canal near
the ruins OF Casa Grande temple. were
in reality the ruins of an irrigation
canal constructed in prehistoric times.
and that. in order to prevent the scorch-
ing climate from drinking up the water
before II could be distributed over the
fields. the canal had been lined with
some kind of cement which has with
stood the elements for centuries, but
which. like the colors of some of the
great Italian painters. has become
lost art. since the scientists of today
can not analyze II. The canal was
found about twenty feet below the level
of tae present earth, but has been un-
covered far enough 20 show its original
use and design.-Springaeld Republican.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
REDUCED STOCK TAKING
AFFECTS BANK EXCHANGES

Exchanges through the fourteen prin-
cipaI clearing houses Of the country for
the week showed a decline 0s l5 per
cent. as compared with the correspond
ing week last year, but an increase of
i0.7 per cent over 1906. The slight loss
IN comparison with last years figures
was wholly due 70 the decrease in deal
ings in securities at the New York Stock
Exchange, and the decline Of as per
cent at this city does not represent the
difference in security trading as to
number of shares or the average de-
cline of $50 in price.
In the thirteen leading cities outside
New York exchanges aggregated $780,
26o 275. an increase Of 3.4 per cent over
last years figures. and gain of 15.9
per cent over the corresponding week
in 1863 Small losses were reported in
comparison with last years figures at
Boston. Philadelphia. New Orleans, and
San Francisco, but there were substan-
tial gains at most Western and South
erp cities. led by an increase Of 1876 per
cent at Minneapolis, and 1873 per cent at
Cincinnati. There were also gains of
almost 10 per cent at Pittsburg. Cleve-
land. Chicago, Kansas City. and Louis
vile. In comparison with the same
week two years ago, New Orleans was
the only city Of the fourteen largest to
show a decrease.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CARS
PLANNED FOR NEW YORK

NEW YORK, July 27.-It is the plan
of the Interborough-M metropolitan Com
pany 10 place in operation on the Fourth
and Madison avenue surface lines
within a short time several ray-as-you-
enter cars. The cars are to be used
en- these lines for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning their feasibility. If found to
be practicable they will be introduced
on other lines.
The Fourth and Madison avenue lires
are chosen for experimental purposes,
as they are as free from curves and in
tersecting points as any Of the lines
in the city. The item Of curves will have
much to do with the installation Of the
cars The cars necessarily must have
long-extending platforms, capable OF
accommodating thirty or more passcn-
gers.
If the cars are found to be possible
OF operation it is believed the earnings
Of the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company can be brought up to point
where the company will not be a drain
TO any extent on the inter-me trOpolitan
merger II is believed that at present
the company loses not far from foO0o-
900 fares annually because of the IN
ability of the conductors 10 get at pas
sengers in the crowded cars. Practically
all the fsres lost would be saved for the
company if the new type Of car could
be put into use.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
MAKE THE CHILDREN HAPPY.

We nave all seen children who have
had no childhood. The fun-loving ele-
ment has been crushed Nout Of them
They have been repressed and forbid
den TO do this and that so long that
they have lost the faculty Of having a
good time We see these little old men
and women everywhere.
Children should be kept children lust
as long as possible. What has respon-
sibility, seriousness, or sadness to do
with childhood2 We always feel indig-
Eant as well as sad, when we see evil
dences OF maturity. over-seriOusness.
care. or anxiety. in a child's face. for
we know some one has sinned some
where.
The little ones should be kept
strangers TO anxious care. reflective
thoughts. and subjective moods. Their
lives should be kept light. bright. buoy
ant cheerful fun of sunshine. joy ana
gladness. They should he encouraged
to laugh nd 10 play and to romp 70
their hearts content. The serious Sice
Of life will come only too quickly, DO
what we may to prolong childhood
One Of the most unfortunate things l
know, OF Is the home that is not fliu-
minated by at least one cheerful. bright.
sunny young face that does not rms
NTH the persistent laughter and merry
voice of a child
No man or woman Is perfectly nor
nal who is distressed or vexed by the
PLAYING of children. There was some
thing. wrong in your bringing up II Il
annoys you to see children romping.
playing. and having a good time -~<Suc-
cess Magazine
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
CHINESE TRADE
DECLINES HALF
Report For the Year Ended
June, 1907, Shows Big
Decrease.

Despite ,he great efforts made TO
maintain the open door and TO pro-
mote American trade in the East ex-
ports from the United States 10 the
Chinese empire declined during the
twelve months ended with June to near
ly one-half of the preceding year.
The exact figures as given out by the
Bureau Of Statistics Of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, show that
S43, ,774,275 for the twelve months ended
June. 1906 and only SIS 704,552 for tile
same period ended June. 1907.
The statement Is all the more re-
markablo because out Of the nine prin-
cipal countries of the world the Chinese
empire is the only enc with which the
American trade did not actually IN
crease instead Of declining.
While - is probable that the severe
famine which has been raging in China
most Of last year has had much to do
with this showing BY reducing the pur-
| chasing power OF the Chinese people
there are officials here who see in these
returns an ominous sign. They regar1
/ the falling of In American trade in thi'
direction as partly due 70 the extension
OF Japanese influence In ManChuria. Re-
ports have been frequent from there
that the japanese were adopting pot
/ icy OF exclusion OF foreign goods ex
| cept their own. thus practically nullify
! ing the "open door agreements sol
emnly made by them in their peac'
treaty with Russia.
Exports to japan amounted TO SsS'
| 10000, which is an increase OF onll
sSO5. los, compqred- with the preceding
| twelve months.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
NEW INSURANCE. CO.,
CAPITAL 100000
Capital City Fire Concern
Will Erect Home of
Its Own.

Plans are under consideration for a
new fire insurance company which II is
intended to establish In this city. A
charter was secured some time ago and
arrangements have been quietly pro-
crossing under the management OF out
of-town parties, but II Is stated now
that the control has passed into the
hands or local capitalists.
The capital has been placed at 10000
with a paid-up surplus Of $4,000. and the
name selected is the Capital City Fire
Insurance Company.
Temporary offices are to be established
at 1875 r street northwest, until new
building which It is proposed to erect
IN a central location can be completed.
The negotiations for a site are said TO
be well under way and the intention is
20 build a ive-stOry office building TO
cost about 500, 900, the ground floor
offices OF which viii be devoted to the
business OF the insurance company.
Most Of the stock Is said 10 have been
subscribed and an organization will be
effected in a short time.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
SUDDEN ADVANCE
IN GRAIN PRICES
Excitement in Wheat Pit
Over Reports of Black
Rust.

CHICAGO. July 27.-Wheat developed
during the course of today's session an
amount of strength Of which there was
not the slightest trace at the COM
mencement. September sold early In the
day as low as 81 and got as high as 1914.
II closed at 934s. or ia over the final
price of the day previous. Some re-
ports Of black rust having been discov-
cred in. several localities not previously
complaining created the impression that
the rust was spreading. and caused some
excitement in the pit. Corn and oats
sympathized moderately, and at the
close. were higher. Provisions were
fairly steady, with n narrow trade.
Favorable weather and weak cables
started wheat prices lower, with selling
largely by small holders, discouraged by
yesterdays break. Pressure slackened,
however the forecast Of Northwestern
showers and numerous complaints from
that section rejuvenatIng bulls and re-
placing declines with big advances. A
South Dakota miller reported blue stem
wheat had suffered badly, and several
North Dakota messages from crop eN-
I aminers touring for local houses said
/ the crop Is spotted. running Ave TO flf-
| teen bushels, with general promise much
/ below normal Close:
| Wheat-September S3%. CoTn-Sep-
| tember. 539sa53@4. Oats-September. Ss4
| Pork-September, 1850. Lard-Septem-
| Der. s.25. Ribs-September. S75.
/ The following prices ruled on the
/ Board Of Trade today:
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
STOCK MARKET
HAD UNEVENTFUL WEEK

The local stock market during the
past week while reasonably active con-
sidering the time OF year brought forth
no feature OF surprising interest Gas
stock stin maintained the lead. though
the closing prices were several points
below those recorded at the opening.
CAPITAL Traction was also somewhat
unsatisfactory quantity though the
amount of business was very much re-
duced. and the support Of the previous
week noticeably lacking. Mergenthaler
and Lanston were about the steadiest
stocks on the list, the latter taking sec
ond place IN tne active trading. George
town Gas INDUCED in some pyrotechnics.
but after some fancy prices were paid
for the first lot il weakened and was
offered several points below the record
sale A little enthusiasm developed in
the common and preferred stocks Of the
washington Railway Company. but IL
was not sufficient 70 add much 10 the
ruling prices OF the past several weeks.
Mitchell Mining. in spite OF some excel
lent circularized information. failed 20
move either way in the recorded tran
sactions. Bank stocks with slight ex-
eepdons, were neglected. the investors
IN that class apparently being out OF
reach Of their brokers' Bonds were
fairly active, with prices steady.
The entire sales Of the week were as
follows.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
BIDS ARE OPENED
FOR BIG NAVY DOCK
Only Two Puget Sound
Improvement Estimates
Within Appropriation.

Bids were opened yesterday at the
Navy Department for the construction
OF the big concrete and granite dock
which was authorized for the navy yard
at Puget sOuhd. wash, by the last
Congress. All OF the bidders were from
the Pacific coast except one. and only
two Of the bids submitted fell within the
sum Of S1.25O.0 coo which Congress appro-
priated for the work.
The five bids submitted for the COM
plete work are as follows: Independent
Asphalt Company. Seattle. 81 240 900:
William Norton ConcauSu. san Fran
cisco, 81, 10, $50; international Contract
Company, Seattle. sl,5s4.i+0s +. McL.el-
Ian & Co. Seattle, $l.1s2,2 ,2s4-S9; the SEQ
field Company, Philadelphia, SI-601 co.
In addition to bidding for the COM
plete job. the specifications allowed the
bidders to submit proposals for the con-
stTuctiou of the dry dock according 10
variations from the specifications. All
but the International Contract Com
pauy, Of Seattle. submitted alternate
bids under this provision.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
HOUSENAIDS' UNION
SOARING DETROIT
inspector" Issues Report
to "Mi-Lady" on Home
Conditions.

DETROIT. July IA servant
girls union is alleged to be feTment-
ing in Detroit along the lines which for
bode ub.esome complications Tor
local housewives. BY system OF secret
inspectors working with the most ap-
proved methods. developed by dhigent
study Of Sherlock Holmes. the organi-
zation IS said 10 be making study OF
conditions in individual Detroit homes,
preparatory 10 a campaign OF reform.
Information concerning the existence
Of the union comes from Woodward
avenue household whose domestic serv-
ant was recently married and replaced
by a new girl. The latter, now said To
have been a union inspector" in dis
guise. worked a week and went away
Then the lady Of the house received the
following unique epistle:
The aouseBork inspector having just
left your employ yesterday, has handed
In the reports Of your work and hcme-
The notes that she toOk OF your home
was favorable. but the requirements Of
your work being too heavy for one girl-
Eighteea times she entered your dining
room. serving one breakfast. What do
} YOU think OF tlaU2 Ice being too heavy
/ for anv female 10 lift. and three men N
7 the house, what do they expect TO make
OF themselves We have on eNniblUon
3 in Windsor some of the Detroit ladies
I and girls. They are showing their limos
as a sample Of their work, and II viii
( make the nair stand straight ont on
I your heads in the city OF Detroit when
/ you see what we have got 70 show you.
/ Housework girls are expected 10 work
i the same hours as anybody else. and
/ their hours reserved for noon the same
. as other labor. from TO y from 20 s..
We are here 70 organize, and IN order 10
do 50 We have 10 find ont the require
I ments Of the city before taking this
serious matter into consideration The
1 black slaves were liberated. and now
we want 70 hberate the white slaves
| Inspector Ella says she would sooner
be In prison than do homework In De-
trOiL In Canada they are thankful 70
see their help four days a week but
here IL is everlasting, six days a week
and Sunday"
The letter Is signed by the secretary
Of the Working Girls Club. headquar-
ters at Buffalo" All efforts 20 locate
either the local club or Inspector Ella
have proved futile
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
BEARS RAID COTTON
BUT MEET TROUBLE

NEW YORK, July 27.--st the opening
the cotton market was raised under the
lead of the August and September op-
tons, which were sold Of about 10
points, while the rest of the list re-
ceded to points. August sold At
u.2S; September. 11.36; October, HI;
December. 11.S1. ana January, 11.T.
Trading was active during the first half
hour under this bear movement. The
decline. however. brought out renewed
good buying, and the market gradually
recovered most of the loss in the latter
trading and finally closed stendy at
net decline Of but about 3 points on tho
general option list.
Closing prices: July, 1LS9du.s0; Au-
gust. u.35Q11.S6: September. u.42d1l. 43:
October. 1L744u-75: December. uSS9
II.S9; January u-S9 bid: March, 1850
ll.99. The market closed steady.
Following are tOday's quotations on
the New York cotton exchange:
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
AMERICAN STOCKS
STEADY IN LONDON

LONDON, July 27.-Consols today
closed 3-1G lower at ssh for both money
and account. Canadian Pacific advanced
Il to 1904. Grand Trunk declined y TO
%. and Anaconda was unchanged at
Il7l.
Money was in better demand and firm
in the market today. Discounts were
steady. on the stock Exchange deal
iugs were restricted, owing to the near
ness Of the settlement. Some realiza-
tions weakened consols, but home rails
benefited by dividend announcements.
Americans opened quiet and steady
Business was on a narrow scale during
the session. and was confined principally
tc the Pacific stocks. Near the close
profit-takIng caused reaction from the
best. and the market finished quiet.
Foreigners were easy
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
RAILROAD EARNINGS
GROWING TREMENDOUSLY

Gross earnings Of all railroads in the
United States reporting for the three
weeks Of July are $17,65s.551, an In
crease of 80 per cent over the cor
responding period Of last year.
Railroads reporting for June this
week and included IN the classified
statement are Pittsburg. Cincinnati.
Chicago and st. Louis, Chicago and
Northwestern. 500" Union and South
ern Pacific roads, and total gross
earnings now are $93.593.S3 an in
crease of 1913 per cent over June last
year Both Of the Pacific roads report
a large increase. and there is a good
gain on the other roads.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
"BRACERS" IN SODA
ARE UNDER THE BAN

The Department Of Agriculture is in
vestigating the various "brScers'' sold
over every soda water counter in the
city of Washington, and in other cities.
Chemists of the department. under dl-
rection of the pure food hoard. are
testing the compositions of these va
rious drinks that ''invigOrate the mind. :"
brace the nerves" and do sundry other
stunts. If 1t be found that they are
rot what they should be, the DEPART
ment will take such action as viii ef-
fectually safeguard the public health,
even If IL does decrease the business Of
the soap suds" stands.
The Washington times., 1907-07-28
LOCAL CONCERNS BID
ON NAVAL SCHOOL JOB

Bids we're opened at the Navy Dc
partment yesterday for improvements TO
building No. 1O7 at the Boston navy
yard, the P. B. ElkTns Company. OF
Boston, being the lowest bidder
Bids were also opened for repairs 10
the Nava! Medical School building here.
as follows
Columbia Engineering Company. sS. .9aS;
Joseph s. Reynolds. 3.4S; W. II
Childs. 1886 or 500 additional under
certain conditions. Brennan Construc-
ton Company, S5.33l. and r. Z. Boiseau
ST, 4C0. All are local concerns