davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Detroit times., 1908-06-06

"Reminiscences of Senator William
NJ Stewart. OF Nevada. Edited by
| George Rothwell Brown.
Senator Stewards career has been
intimately identified with the build
ing of the west and the story he tells
in his "reminiscences Is in a large de-
gree historical. Few men ever came
TO Washington In public capacity
who have enjoyed a greater variety
of experiences than this veteran OF
Nevada His rise from a poor farm
boy TO a man of great wealth. from
obscurity TO position of importance
In the political organization of the
country. is not particularly exception
! al. but the circumstances of Senator
Stewards active life have been I'M
usually interesting In this work he
tells wildly the story of his connec-
ton with the war administration OF
Washington when as a member OF the
senate from the new state OF Nevada
he was a force for the preservation
of the union. Much OF the hitherto
unwritten history OF that thrilling
time appears now in this volume.
Outside. however, of the political Gig
niticance OF the work, there is a
strong personality about every page.
Here and there the author tells the
story about some prominent person
age which rather upsets the previous
ly accepted tradition, but Mr.. Stewart
writes with a fearless frankness that
carries conviction. His "reminiscences
Of such men as Hamlin, John Sher-
man, Ben Wade, Fessenden, Reverdy.
Johnson. Andrew Johnson. Grant Lin
coin. Chase, Sumner, Greeley. Farra
gut, Sheridan and a host OF others
throw numerous sidelights upon the
record of a period OF American his
tory in which great forces worked
momentous results
(Neale Pub. Co. New York. Macauley
Bros. Sheehan's and Hudson's. Detroit.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-06
CHAPTER xx-(Continued).

G1ISREGARDING the possibility
Hh OF being observed, Strong
I'LL steered the "Df' over the roof
of the bungalow, and so across
The Detroit times., 1908-06-06
BY W. HOLT WHITE.

Il may not see you in the morning"
he said. las | have good deal 10 at
tend to. But II you then return 10
town. tell your editor that | will call
on him al about O'clock"
The Detroit times., 1908-06-06
Saturday. June 8.
1903.
BOOKS

Tho Lure OF tho Mask" 10 the
name or Harold McGrath's latest
novel. The brilliant success OF his
earlier books, such as The Man on
the Box" and Half Il Rogue" Is
repeated ana even surpassed In the
present story. The story begins az
the very outset and is going full
speed before he has got 20 sentences
into the first chapter and all the way
through the adventures OF the hero.
enhanced by the mysterious singer
In the mask. are of the most interest
ing and enlivening character. The
soubrette of the story cuts great fig
ure and from It's beginning in New
York 10 It's conclusion In Italy there
Is a constant fund OF humor and flash
or wit and painting OF character and
fatality of invention OF situation that
make the story one that no reader
will let go OF until he has finished ii.
Ihis novel gives an abundance OF
pleasure and is full OF sunshine aud
yet Is handled with the artistic power
that Mr.. McGrath has attained and
displays unfailingly In his later work
tBobbs- Merrill Co. indianapolis,
Macauley Bros. Sheehans and Hud-
sons, Detroit.l
The HalfSmart Set" Aman Both
has written a story that matches It's
title. He deals with Enlishmen Of
different classes, though well-todo
and with characters OF Continental
birth, but the tone OF the story Is es-
sentially English and ii represents
with great vitality society that is In
teresting and ambitious bnd much
fsaf hr Ill
book shows the artistic quality chat
seems 10 be almost second nature
with the story writer's OF the day.
There is no slovenly work, the Ian
guage is appropriate and excellent.
the diction such as becomes people OF
good breeding, and the character
drawing clear and distinct. The story
is told most steadily TO the end. and
the reader who may have begun with
doubt about the kind OF people that
figure in the story finds that they
have after all good hearts, human
traits that make them attractive and
such as gain complete respect In the
end.
Frederick Stokes & Co.. New York:
Macauley Bros. Sheehan's and Hud-
sons. Detroit $500
Nor All Your Years. by Maud n.
Yardley, frontispiece in colors. An
interesting story TO which the author
has courageously given a tragic end
| ing. II is the tale OF a beautiful
young girl who has been left penni-
less by her dead father, an artist. Be-
fore that event she had loved young
roue too blindly, With this secret she
goes 10 make her homew it'll two frig-
idm alden aunts until some employ
ment can be found. A good man
meets her and loves her. but the CON-
plications due TO her early indiscre-
ton and the baseness OF her betrayer
| forbid happy solution. The tragic
ending, while a bit melodramatic. Is
readily accepted as necessary.
(Macauley Bros. Sheehan's & Hud-
son s. Detroit. 81 500.
The Detroit times., 1908-06-06

(To he Continued.D
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
FL PAso's LATEST.

Fl Paso just naturally has to keep busy. Recently it was "The Merchant of Venice" and now it s bullfghts. The Herald of that city is responsible for the abolition of the bullfght parades in Fl Paso and it has succeeded in having prohibited the distribution of bills advertising the encounters in the plaza de torO, across the Rio Grande. The Herald has just become convinced after all these years that bullfghting is low, degrading and brutalizing. Mrs. Fiske, the actress, is given credit for the war on bullfghts in Fl Paso, but We believe that it is due merely to the fact that the Herald has tired of the sport CD and, not taking into consid- eration the effect it will have on tour ist "stop-overs in the Pass City, it wants to knock the game, not realizing that it will mean idleness, perhaps pow erty, aye, even the soup house for those who depend on the morbid taste of the American tourists, for their livelihood. Of course bullighting is low and de. grading and brutalizing, but in our proximity to the Southern republic, we must have it, to demonstrate our superi- ority over the Mexicans, who do not allow prizefghting.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
NEW HOMESTEAD LAW.

A bill has passed the senate, i. had already passed the house, permitting a second entry of homesteads, amending the house bill, however, by substituting the bill recently reported by the sem ate public lands committee, which en- larges the scope of the house bill so that "any person who has heretofore lost or forfeited his homestead entry through no fault or neglect of his own, or who was unable to perfect his en- try because of an honest mistake as to the character or location of the land entered, shall be entitled to the benefits of the homestead laws as if the former entry had not been made" This sub stitution will, of course, necessitate the returning of the bill to the house for it's consideration, but that it will prove ac
 ceptable to them there can be no doubt. Any bill or law which has for its ob- ject the settlement .and occupation of public lands by bona fde homeseekers
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

finds favor with the present administra- tion. The president is believer in homes and families and can be relied on to afiix his signature to such an important document. To this territory it is particularly important, as it will reinstate numberless homestead rights forfeited through misapprehension or conditions at the time they were filed. Some years ago there was rush in this direction, entries were made on lands that were totally unfit for the use the locator had in view at the time the en' tries were made, but this knowledge came oftentimes too late to save the rights of the entryman for future use To the knowledge of the writer there are many such people in Arizona tC whom the reinstatement of their home stead will be godsend.-Douglas In ternational- American.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Salvation Army Services.

Salvation Army Hall tonight and ev- cry night, revival services. Prayer be gins at 7;l5 ?. m. Open air meeting at 7:30 p. m. and Soul Searching meet ing 8 p. m. Special prayer service to- day at ? p. m. and every Wednesday. Staff Captain and Mrs. Bamberry, also Lieutenant Willie Crawford will arrive Saturday February to conduct four day meeting. All are welcome. Ensign and Mrs. West will be glad to help any person or persons who are in need of a friend in time of sickness and trouble
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
WHY NOT A DEMocRAT7

The claim has been made in vari- ous quarters and is conceded by Demo cratic leaders, that even though the Democratic candidate for president IS elected next fall, he will be unable to secure any desired legislation because he will have congress against him. But how much worse of will he be than Roosevelt is just at present, taking for granted that the president really and sincerely wants the legislation he has recommended in his last message to con gress.
 Among the measures President Roose welt advocates is a postal savings bank but how can he get it while the fnan cial interests of the country are op posed to itf
 The president advocates parcel pos' law, but does he think for minute that congress is going to pass one while the express companies are against 1t
 Then there are other needed measures such as fairness to the Philippine which is opposed by the sugar and to bacco trusts; free pulp or free lum Der bill, which the lumber trust Il against; rational financial Legislation which Wall street would fight and tar if revision which Speaker Cannon vii not permit.
 Bryan or any other Democrat woul' not be any worse off than Roosevelt who makes preteuse of busting trusts but instead busts the people.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

There is we'll defined rumor Tn cir culation that the Gila county Repub- licans are not going to take any chances of losing out in the way of publicity this year, or of being forced to buy space to set forth the merits of their candidates. The rumor has it that ar engagements have been made to take charge of one of the local weekly pa pers, which will be reehristened with an appropriate name; and baptized into the faith.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
A Positive Necessity.

Having to lay upon my bed for IA days from a severely bruised leg, l only found relief when I used bottle of Ballard s Snow Liniment. I can cheer fully recommend it as the best medi cine for bruises ever sent to the afflict- ed. It has now become positive neees. sity upon myself. D. R. Byrnes, Mer- chant, Doversville, Texas. 25c, soc and sl.00. Sold by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

The three Mexican revolutionists' v are to be brought to Tombstone from Los Angeles for trial for plotting an armed invasion of Mexico. The United States appears to be going to a heavy expense to punish the political offenders of another country.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
ALL THE WORLD

Is a stage, and Ballard's Snow Lini- ment plays a most prominent part. Il has no superior for Rheumatism, stiff
 joints, cuts, sprains, and all pains Buy it, try it and you will always use it. who has used Ballard s Snow Liniment is a living proof of what it does. Buy a trial bottle. 25c, soc and s1.00. Sold by Palace Pharmacy.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Chain of Thirty Colleges.

In this issue of our paper will be found the ad of the largest chain of business colleges in the world Draughon' Practical Business College Co.-which has a chain of thirty cof leges covering a territory from Wash ington City to Fl Paso. Read the ad. and write for catalog, if interested.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Notice

I am the man who will, without extra charge, go anywhere in the city to take an acknowledgment, day or night, rain or shine; also draw up deeds, releases mortgages and wills at small cost; bug gy always ready in front of Brown E store. Phone Al. L. II. Brown, the notary public. If
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

Congress does not have to go to the Philippines to find white slavery. The same kind of slavery which Senator Lodge says does not exist in the islands, has been practiced in this country for years.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
STAGE TIME GARD
Pinto Creek Stage

Leaves the Q. K. Corral, Monday, Wednesday and Friday at s a. m. Ar rives Pinto Creek, p. m. Leaves Pinto Creek, p. m. Arrives Globe, : ?. m. Fare both ways, $2.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

It is understood that efforts are be- ing made to start Republican club in Globe, but it will never get more than start. Too many bosses.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

It depends upon the pill you take. DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills known for constipation and sick headache. Sold by Hanna's drug store, 22S Broad St.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Gibson Stage

Leaves O. K. Corral, Tuesday, Thurs day and Saturday at a. Ill. Arrives at Gibson's, 12:0O m. Leaves Gibson s, 1880 p. m. Arrives at Globe, 5 p. m. Fare both ways, $2.
 Office, O. K. Stable.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
CATLIN & POWELL co.
 gtocl< Brokers

Special Attention Paid to New York Curb, London Market, San Francisco Stocks, Unlisted Securities, Active and Inactive Mining Shares. We are the oldest established house in New York making speciaitv Of unlisted secur- ties We refer 10 any ban in New York Our statistical deDa tment Is co rplete and up 10 date and we wll b. elaf to ans ger all aduiries for infcrmaton and pnote prices on any security. Represented in all markets. Private wires.
 Philadelphia Office: Drexel Building.
 S5 Wall St., NEW YORK.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Opens Miners Boarding House

Mother Brackin has leased the Min CT s boarding house and will be glad to serve her old friends and as many new ones as will appreciate good home cooking and neat rooms. Give me a call and I will treat you right.
 MOTHER BRACKIN.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Keegan's Is one of Globes oldest and best known cafes; everything arst-class in his line. Call and be convinced.

KoDoL for Dyspepsia and Indiges- tion is the result of scientific com bination of natural digestants with vegetable acids and contains the same juices found in healthy stomach. It is the best remedy known today for dyspepsia, indigestion and all troubles arising from disordered stomach. Take KODOL today. It is pleasant, prompt and thorough. Sol by Hanna's drug store, 22S Broad St.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

San Francisco is strenuous in it's prosecutions, whether the subjects be grafters or rats. Just now it s a little of both.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
In New Qnarters.

Mrs. Barker has removed from the Fort millinery parlors to Room 1, Globe office building, where she will be pleased to see all her old patrons and many new ones.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
Tho Graham Go. Poultry Yards

Have for sale a few thoroughbred Cockrels, of White and Buff Leghorns, R. I. Reds and Barred Rocks at s2.5O each F. O. B. Stafford, Arizona. Address C. C. Williams, Stafford, Ariz.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

"Manie depressive' insanity sounds much more impressive than brainstorm, but it is doubtful if Harry Thaw 's mind was capable of it.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29
McKevitt House

When you want the best, get De Wits Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve. It is good for little or big cuts, boils or bruises, and is especially recommend ed for piles. Sold by Hanna s drug store, 22S Broad St.
Daily Arizona silver belt., 1908-01-29

Advertising rates made known on ap plication.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13


knowing them, does not loathe them
from the bottom of his heart in fear
full recollection of the nauseous doses
administered daily in innocent school
boy days?
Mansonia was still in its early prime
when, just turned of 1882, it heard for
the first time the picturesque exclama-
tory vocabulary of the English tongue.
In the spring of 1852 it was. The foot
hills of the Sierras were swarming with
men digging, digging for gold in frenzy
and turning on the waters to wash out
the precious fakes One A. T. Dowd,
whose business it was to supply with
game, a camp of men engaged in build
ing a ditch for the Union water COM
pany : of Murphys camp, one day
got a shot at bear, followed on the
tracks of the wounded animal and so
came upon Mansonia and the other big
trees in its grove-and forgot all about
the bear. But the stitch builders,
wouldn't believe Dowd; so certain they
were he was lying with his story about
those giant trees that they wouldn't t
be coaXed into letting him lead them to
them, so they could see with their own
eyes. 1t was only by ruse-telling
them he had killed monstrous grizzly
and needed help to bring in the CAR
cass--that the whole camp allowed it
self to be conducted by Dowd to the
big trees. And though there was no
bear the men cheered Dowd and de-
clared the find was almost as great as
a strike"
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
an Francisco ST.
Life Span OF a California Big Tree
X. The Connecting Link Of The Centuries :.

thing in the physical universe is sub
ject to laws that know no exception.
To ascribe any natural phenomenon to
caprice or chance is no whit better than
to refer 1t to miraculous cause. Law
rules in every case; and up to us 1t is
to endeavor to discover it for each.
phenomenon.
1t is obvious that no study of the
p.:.iodicity of climate can be prose-
ux-ed without data going back over
many years. Such data, are furnished
in particularly valuable form by tree
records, such as that of Mansonia. Even
to the superficial examination it re-
veals the fact, for instance, that dur
ing its life history, that is. since A. D.
$40. no deep going climatic changes
of any kind have occurred in Califor-
mia; an assurance that is corroborated
by other evidence.
Were one of the redwoods in the
Muir woods to be cut down and a trac-
ing taken of it's rings similar to that
of Mansonia. that would be of the
greatest value, in that the meaning of
every one of its rings for SO years
back could be tested by the record of
the weather bureau in whose district
they lie.
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
Much Rain, Rapid Growth

The obvious presumption is that
plentiful rain plus enough sunshine
will stimulate growth. The last ring
Of Mansonia is exceptionally, large,
last few decades. Let us apply our
hypothesis and assume it was due to
an unusually large amount of precipi-
tation. Collateral facts In this case
help us to prove that theory correct.
Eighteen hundred sixty-two was one
of the wettest years in California's
history in so far a data are on record.
The seasonal rainfall at San Francisco
was 1927 inches, more than double
the average for IS years. which is
only 22.9S inches. In January (1S62)
24.36 inches fell in San Francisco, the
largest amount by far ever recorded
in the 5s years from 1s49 till now.
So far, so good. But this is only
an isolated case, and for the others
we have no collateral test.
Conversely, reduced ring would be
naturally attributed to drouth But
until that relation can be shown to
exist as a constant, such assumption
must be used with much reserve. Light
ming, landslips, insects and vegetable
parasites, chemical soil changes hun
dred and one factors may enter into the
problem.
Professor Alexander McAdie of the
United States weather bureau, who
has given this subject much careful
study, points out the incalculable bene-
fits to the agricultural interests of the
country which would result from the
establishment of a law of periodicity
between wet and dry seasons The fact
that attempts to make out the cycles
of such alternations have so far not
been altogether successful, in no way
initiates against the assumption that
there may be such. periodicity. Every
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
Mansonia Cut Down in 1864

Twelve years later Mansonia was
cSst down-de mortuis nil nisi bonum, SO
let US be silent about the man who or
dered the telling. AS has been said.
our tree was then in its full strength.
A sequoia gigantea reaches its prime
when about 1,50O years old; it does not
reach old age till it is at least 5000.
John Muir counted more than 1000
years on one fallen trunk, the wood of
which was still perfectly sound. In
fact, the sequoia gigantea comes closer
to Immortality than anything else made
of living tissue Disease of no kind
has ever been known to attack it.
against decay. A violent death is the
only one the sequoia knows-a land
slide. fire or lightning. But more than
one lightning bolt is needed to do exc
cution. Sequoias that had SO feet and
more of its top knocked off by the cleo
trio flash have gone on as if nothing
bad happened, the lower branches
bending busly TO make new crown.
Lei us return to our muttons and see
.what else Mansonia may teach us. 1t
has already been brought out that the
nterlinear spaces. the rings, are un-
equal The tree grew more in some
years than in others. BY careful meas
urement and comparisons the follow
ing interesting results have been
worked out by Mr. Manson:
The laverage annual growth in diam
eter, that is. the average size of all
rings was 0.255 of an inch.
Years of maximum and minimum
growth were these:
The San Francisco call., 1908-09-13
Full Height at Magma Charta


BY this time Mansonia is drawing
near its full height. but by comparison
the girth is of girlish slenderness.
The whole habitus of the tree-bark,
branches, diameter and foliage-is still
that of the distinctly young. Again,
If 1t had had soul in the com
mon human sense and prophetic
soul-which is particularly common
among men - its FIVE hundred and
ninety fifth birthday would have been
red-lettered For in that year John
BY the Grace of God King of England
Lord of Ireland, etc, etc." submitted
10 the barely sheathed swords OF his
baPons and signed the Magma Charta-
the cornerstone in the edifice of democ-
racy that was to come.
About the same time a person of
Mongol extraction was beginning to
make himself exceedingly unpopular in
a large part of Asia and his nom de
guerre-Genghis Khan-soon became
not blessed in Europe. One of his sue
cessors, Kubla Khan, to most people
better known. though not more intelli-
gibly, from a poem by Coleridge than
from history. had the pleasure of en-
tertaining that delightful and envfab1e
globe trotter, Marco Polo Now YOU
know something about that fine story
telling Venetian; and he has always
seemed to you TO have lived at the
very beginning of everything But
Mansonia was 675 years old when
Khan and Marco met
At $50 Mansonia might have heard
of the great work of Wiclif, who was
translating the bible so that all men,
not only the priests, should be able to
read ii. Sixty years later English
knights and yeomen ran away from a
girl-if you can't guess her name, you
needn't know it, AT all events Eng
lishmen have modesty. On Mansonia's s
eight hundred and seventy-second
birthday something happened that
changed its whole life: Christobal Co
Ion sailed from Cadiz. America was
discovered. The coils were Tightening
about our sequoia's head. Back of CO.
lon will come the sons of the "domi-
nant race"-and was II not one of it's
bards who sang Clear We the forests? =?
When the dominant race" subspecies
Americana. sets about clearing" a
forest, locusts will not find much to
CLEAN in the wake of the clearing. And
poor Mansonia was so pitifully young:
only S72 years old.
Further TO prosecute our chronology
cal digressions there is no need From
1892 on history" to the good Ameri-
can. means American history. And
which good American does not know
inside and out, backward and for
ward. his Period of Discovery" Co
lonial History ETC.; or which one. not