davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
ENDORSE BRYAN But
ARE FOR SULLIVAN
sansamon County Democrats Have an
= interesting Session, Sheriff
Being Appealed to.

Springfield. H., April 15.-William
j. Bryan was endorsed at the session
of the Sangamon county central COM
mittee yesterday, but the delegation,
composed of So members, favors
Roger Sullivan of Chicago for national
delegate. The session was stormy
throughout, the democrats favorable
to Sullivan accusing the opponents of
being boilers.
When the meeting first opened II.
w. Clendenin was attacked and took
the floor in his own defense. Chair
man Lee Metcalf of Illiopolis was un-
able to control the committeeman and
finally called upon Sheriff Werner to
preserve order.
When it became evident the reso-
buttons would be favorable to Bryan
1.-The Sullivan crowd made a demand
for a unit vote. If this was refused
| they said an attack on the resolution
would be made. The committeeman
! from the country capitulated
Delegates instructed for Bryan were
lelected in other counties as follows:
Wayne county. IL; Carroll county, 2;
Clinton county. IL; Montgomery. Is;
Cumberland county, 8.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
Congressman Tawney Calls At
tention to the Startling
{ Fact.
OPPOSES PRESIDENT
Request for Four sBattIsships
Instead Of Two Sat
Down Upon.

Washington, April IS. = Hobson's
amendment to the naval appropriation
bill providing for four battieships in
stead of two, as reported by the naval
committee, was defeated by the house,
7s to 1sos amid loud applause.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
Macon Against sullivan.

Decatur ILL.,. April 15.-The Macon
county democratic central committee
instructed its delegates to the state
convention to vote for ]. NJ. Gray for
delegate to the national convention.
Instructions were for Bryan. AS ma,
tional committeeman, the delegation
does not favor either Sullivan or Dun
Ian
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15
welcomed BY Governor.

Soon after the neet had come to
anchor Governor Gillett, accompanied
by his staff went aboard the Con.
Fnecticut from a launch. AS the party
went on board all the officers of the
ship were drawn up at attention on
the forward deck. Governor Gillett
was shown to the cabin, where Ad
n.iral Thomas received him, /fhey re
turned Immediately to tbs deck and
there the governor made "a brief ad
dress sof welcome - IS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-04-15

In answer to question as to why
he had not supported Hearst for gov
ernor McCarren said he was proud of
the fact that Kings county democracy
had not put itself back of the candi.
date of the Buffalo convention.
The whole question was left un-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

circus, that was stalled 40 miles away,
were to be brought over and take the
passengers on their backs across the
washouts, where another train would
meet them.
Looking around to discover the au-
thor of this delicious fiction / was met
by preternaturally solemn glance
and comprehensive wink.
After that we pooled our energies.
and when | think of what we made
that trainful of passengers believe,
not to mention the several other trains
we were always meeting, for we were
generally stalled seven and eight deep,
am astonished at the credulity of
human nature.
We devised one telegram about a
number of prairie schooners that were
to come over the hills and take us by
Did Spanish trails far from the wash
outs. My serious friend showed the
message, very secretly to an excita-
bic little German, who evidently be-
longed to the Uneeda Child company,
for he had about a bakers dozen of
small children, and a gentle, childlike
faith that was truly touching.
We ASST red him that the conductor
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
Danish Inspector of the Rat-Extermi-
nation Society Collecting and
Checking Dead Rats.

sideration OF the public veal has Sc
cured the enthusiastic support of the
other classes. At the depots in the
towns huge bags" are handed in
every day, and the travelling depOts"
in the rural districts report similar
successes. Men, women and children
all come with their booty, which has
been secured by trapping, shooting
poisoning, by ferret, dog or cat, and
not infrequeutly by well-directed hall
brick. On half-holidays it is no un-
usual sight to see a party of clerks
dition, followed by a few men and
boys, who gather up the rats that
have been slain "by act of parliament"
to exchange them afterwards at the
depots for coin of the realm.
When rat is given up, its tail is
cut off the carcass and tails are put
into separate air-tight receptacles.
Each night the tails, which serve as
a receipt and check, are counted and
then burned with the carcasses at the
local gasworks In the villages they
are buried under the supervision of
the local health authority The OK,
ample of Denmark has now. been fol
lowed by England, and society for
the determination of rats has been
formed under the craftsmanship of Sir
| Lauder Brunton.
How soon will America follow suit?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
What Struck Him Most.

An inquiring lady, known to a
writer in Blackwood's Magazine, re-
Gently asked a private soldier to tell
her some Of his experiences in war.
Tommy who was Irish, tried to get
out of it by saying that nothing had
ever happened to him, but the lady
was persistent.
Something must have happened"
she declared Now tell me, in all
your experiences in South Africa what
was it that struck you most?"
well, ma'am," said Tommy, after
some cogitation, tn thing that
sthruck me most wus tn number Of
bullets that missed me-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

could let only few in on this excep.
uonal opportunity as it would be i'm
possible to take all the passengers. 1t
would be necessary to secure tickets
in order to get places, and he'd better
do 1t now--and not let the conductor
put him ofT--just insist.
In great excitement the little man
few to the poor, distracted conductor,
and asked him mystcriously for tick
cts for himself and family.
"Tlckets--what tickets?" demanded
that longsuffering man.
"Ah, you know--you kendt fool me
/ know all aboud IT, mine frendt,"
wagging knowing finger in front OF
his nose
81 know that you must be crazy. I
don't know anything about any extra
tickets"
Dots all right. You don't want to
led on, bud hat been toldt. / wish to
gcd tgcds for dose brairie wagons
yat?'
You're crazy" beloved the exas-
perated conductor, to our unholy joy.
"Who'n Sam Hill told you anything
about prairie wagons? You've been out
in the sun too long, Dutchy; so to bed
and put ice on your head"
The monotony Of our trip was fur
Their varied by the arrival at one sta.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

These were in effect Zuschlag's ar
guments, and they proved forcible
enough to convert gradually the whole
kingdom to his views. A private bill
was brought in parliament, but shelved
for political reasons. When, however.
new cabinet had come into office the
home secretary brought in a measure
which quickly passed both houses, and
came into force on the first of last
July. 1t provides for the payment of
premium of not less than a halfpenny,
and not more than a penny, according
to the districts, for each rat handed
in, the money to be supplied by state
grant of Ct 400 per annum, and by a
levy to be made by the local authori-
ties at the rate of three shillings per
annum for each hundred inhabitants.
1t is interesting to note that the
whole and sole administration of the
rat law is in the first clause of the
law given to HusChlag and his lncor-
porated Society for the Systematic De
structiOn of Rats, to give it its full
title. 1t gives advice on all matters
appertaining TO the law, and receives
from each local authority each quarter
a report showing what funds have
been received and how they have been
expended.
From the reports to hand it is clear
that the rat law has, so far, been an
unqualified success. The premium
system has enlisted the services of the
poorer section of the people, as Zusch-
lag predicted that it would, and con-
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

The monotony Of our trip was fur
Their varied by the arrival at one sta.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
The Funny Things One Sees
III Gsaan..
Copyright, by Joseph b. BowicsJ
MARSHALL p. WILDER

In Oklahoma we were stalled for a
DAY in town called Shawnee. The
supply on our diner gave out and at
this town we had our first experience
with local restaurants. We went to
the New England Home Restaurant"
so-called. We didn't dare sit down, for
fear we'd never get loose again. The
sandwiches were made of bread at
least two and a half inches thick with
piece of cold fried beefsteak be-
tween.
We took a chance at the real thing
in hot tomales one day. A little boy
was selling them at one of the sta
tlons. Well, after the first bite mine
FELL out of the window. A lean and
melancholy dog made a dive for it,
gave a sniff and, with a disappointed
look, sneaked away, and | didn't blame
him. lie looked hungry, too.
At one of those little prairie towns
that seem to actually leap out of
space, they come SO suddenly into
view, we found our COW in a shed by
the station. We made quite stop
here and everyone got out. Several
Of the passengers wished TO follow our
custom and buy some milk, and some
adventurous ones even essaycd the UNI
accustomed feat of milking her them
selves. | was offered the chance to
Try, but refused, having sore recollec-
tions OF my first and last attempt to
milk.
1t was on my uncle's farm up in
New York state, and |, wishing to do
everything that "A real farmer should,
desired to enroll milking among my
accomplishments. Being Of tender
years, and with the confidence that
usually accompanies that stage of life,
entered the barn for my first lesson,
with the utmost nonchalanCe, and
gaily humming dairy tune / don't
remember how came out, but think
1t was by the elevated. When I first
looked at the COW she was all peace
and contentment, but when she saw
me she looked dissatisfied, and knew
there was kick coming She stopped
chewing her cud and let 1t run down
the loop-then, after n few minutes
she rang it up again, having decided
upon her line of action. Later | dis
covered that | was on the line, and
very near the transmitter.
At the aforementioned Shawnee we
began to get some entertainment from
our misfortunes. A young man from
California, one of those serious fell
lows, with a face like a deacon, but a
fund of humor within, wrote out tele
grams containing the most airy flights
of imagination, and showed them tC
the anxious and perspiring passengers
who spent their time pretty equally be
tween swearing at the management o.
the road and making the poor conduc
tors life miserable.
One of these kilograms was shown
to me. 1t stated that the herd of ele
plants belonging to Ringing Bros.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05


paid $4,000
julius produce diamonds ad bum will be
future of South Africa If he chooses turn out diamonds of the artificial
nothing
will
he asserted by LemOine
predicting
of blank will be
There is something in this closely resembling the umbe
which millions
a s
Wernhers the packet
Lemone is old with black beard sparkling
all
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
a GENIUS OR a RASCAL

Henri Lemoine, who is under arrest in Paris
on a charge of swindling Sir julius Wernher,
one of the syndicate that controls the diamond
output of South Africa is either a finished rascal
or a wonderful genius, and the scientific world
is at Il loss to decide which. In view of the pc
culiar circumstances under which the money,
some $G5 OO0 was extracted from Wernher,
would set him down a rank fraud, but there
distinguished scientists who declare that they
have seen Lemone making diamonds that they
watched the crucble from beginning to end of
the operation, and that it utterly impossible
for him to play sharp game upon them.
One of the mysteries which lend a peculiar
fascination to the case is a sealed packet in
safe containing the fOrmma nacknt that Is
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05


him
Beck
They their
Beckam
took strenuous steps He has shown himself most mpcabe towards all
suspected O chief
disccdt BeCkham
Beckam
presidency
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
Johnny Was Wise.

Nov Johnny" said the teacher, as
she closed the big atlas, what can we
find in Californian
"Prunes, sea lions and prize fight
crs, replied Johnny without looking
up from his book,-Chicago Daily
News
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
DENOUNCES WORKlNGMAN

Barrett Wendell, professor of English at
Harvard university who recently startled Chicago
with his hysterical denunciation of the working.
man. is chiefly known to fame as the father Of
Barrett Wendell Jr, the athlete. Some of the
statements attributed to him are the following:
"One of the most popular carlcatures in the
comic papers to-day represents a bigbelIied
baldheaded, administered, brutal grnning man
trampnS on his worthy fellow citizen, and he is
supposed to personify wealth and fashion. the
upper classes, If there is anything on earth like
the big-belled monster | have spoken of it is the
laboring man with his pail who usurps my priyil
eyes
Again:
.LLlA M-iN ilnmnL inLiA-iLnnl MINI. H.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

pail also combines with his kind competition do
petition and keeps prices by
q have said be in b.
lie life in nation
sovereign whether the
in
privileged
Prof Wendell to
While in France he country and
its social and published ON The s
" ~ 'N''
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
TN THE LIWELTGHT
SEEKS KENTUCKY TOGA

John c. w. Bcckham, former governor OF
Kentucky is at present engaged in the fercest
kind of factional fight for the United States
senatorship for his state He lacks two or three
votes, but while Democrats mold them they refuse
to give them up to Beckham, and deadlock is
on, for there is no other candidate upon whom
they can agree. William J. Bryan went to Ken
lucky a few weeks ago to restore harmony in the
party. He made a speech to the legislature be-
hind closed doors, urging the Democrats to close
mp their ranks rather than run the danger of
letting the office 80 to Republican, but it was in
vain. The factions far from uniting, nearly came
to blows, the result of the well meant attempts
of the wouldbe peacemaker.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05
NEW PORTUGUESE RULER

Dom Manuel H., the new king of Portugal,
is the second son of the late ruler, King Carlos.
He is said to be a young man of considerable
force Of character, and, unlike his elder brother
is popular with the masses. He is IS years and
two months old.
Prince Manuel, in his early teens, was sent
to the naval school at Lisbon where he showed
marked aptitude for maritime affairs. He be-
came skilled yachtsman and owns fine sail
ing vessel which he manages himself The young
prince was a prominent figure in the most not
able of the regattas along the Mediterranean,
and last year he won the kings cup, offered by
King Edward OF Great Britain in the yachting
contests off MarseiIles
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-03-05

He Is the
o one o he is
lad
outdoor riding
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21

Municipal ownership of the water
plant in this city has proved more ex-
pensive each year and has reached
point where radical steps must be taken
by the city authorities. Since the failure
OF the gas wells owned by the city
fuel bills have become an important
item and the cost or operating the
plant has largely increased.
Using water at a dat rate, consum-
ers have become careless, with the re-
suit that thousands of gallons Of wa
ter are wasted each month The waste
has become SO wanton that several
times this summer the city would have
been In great danger had serious fire
broken out. The waste has also in
creased the operating expenses. moro
than three times as much water being
pumped at the plant as is necessary
Municipal Journal and Engineer.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
Socialist Testimony.

Hon. Carl d. Thompson, Socialist
member of the Wisconsin legislature,
points as the foreword to his pamphlet
1.-THE Constructive Programme Of So
cialism" this quotation from Lieb-
knecht:
1--WE are not going to attain social
ism at one bound. The transition is
going on all the time, and the impor-
tant thing for us In this explanation is
not to paint picture Of the future.
which IL any case would be useless la
Dor, but 70 forecast a practical pro-
gramme for the immediate period. to
formulate and Justify measures that
shall serve as aids 70 the new Socialist
birth"
Mr.. Thompson then proceeds to out
line the measures thai shall serve as
aids to the new Socialist BIRTH" devot-
ing more than one-third of his brochure
to municipal ownership. which he
frankly calls municipal socialism and
evidently regards as the most avail
able means for accustoming the public
to socialistic principles and methods.
We owe debt of gratitude to Mr..
Thompson for helping to make clear
the intimate connection between mu-
nicipal ownership and socialism
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
MORE DEAD ONES
AND FEW MOURNERS

The electric plant formerly owned
by Tawas City. Mich, is now in pri-S
vate hands No information is OBJ 1
tainable from city officials.
The generating plant of the city cleo
trio light works of Fayetteville, N. c..
installed in 1902 at cost of $4,000.
has been closed down, and contract
for current has been made with pri-
vate company.
The municipal electric light plant OF
Galena, ILL.,, was installed in 1893 at
cost of $4,000. 1t was sold last July
for $4,000, but this price included a
twenty-five year light, power and trac-
ton franchise Under the new com
tract the city will get practically twice
the amount Of street lighting that was
furnished by the municipal plant at
only Is per cent greater cost The
plant has not been success. One ac-
count oft says:
Its management was changed as
often as new political cliques gained
power. and at times there was no,
street illumination at all. The COM
mercial service was inferior"
News of the action Of the council
spread rapidly. and large crowd con-
gregated in front of one of the hotels
to express their delight at getting rid
OF the plant. A brass band was pressed
into service, and speeches were made
by prominent citizens
On Aug. s. G.. Blatchford took pos
session of the municipal electric plant
Installed by the village of Kansas, ILL.,,
in 1900 The mayor writes that the
plant was sold ITO clean up our In
debtedness." The plant had been in
the market for a year before 1t found
purchaser the sale having been or
dered by vote of the citizens. A
disinterested citizen wrote as follows
last February:
'The principal cause for dissatisfacJ
ton with public ownership was inefl
f1ciency or. you may say, economy.
sThe affairs of the plant were at
tended to until recently by three--now
one-members of the board of trustees,
who received no extra pay for their
services and therefore were not as at
tentive to the business as If 1t had
been their own or they had been prop
erly paid.
'The man in charge of the mechan-
ical part of the plant is an engineer,
but not an electrician, more than one
might be who works entirely by rule
of thumb.
'The bad service deters people who
would otherwise patronize the plant
from using the light. There is no serv-
ice after midnight Although 1t is gen.
orally believed that all night service
and cheaper rates would result in
substantial increase of business, the
men In charge hesitate to take the re-
sponsibility of making the change,
which might be losing venture.
ELECTRICITY has almost been dis
placed in the business buildings by
gasoline, owing to the cheapness and
being generally more satisfactory than
the electrics under city management"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
Franklin's Epitaph.

After Franklin's death an epitaph
written by himself when twenty-three
years OF age was found among his pa
pers. Though 1t was not chiseled upon
his tomb. we may quote 1t here:
The body of
3 FRANKLIN,
Printer.
Like the cover OF an old book.
Its contents torn out.
and stripped of Its lettering and gliding.
lies here food for worms.
But the work shall not be wholly lost,
for II will, as he believed. appear once more
In a new and more perfect edition,
corrected and amended
3. by the Author.
He waa born January II, l106.
Died y. y.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
CHAPTER Xxx.

HHILLAR'S sardonic face was
M wresthed in smiles as he look
EyS1d ed after the two young girls,
- each OF whom carried from
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
CHAPTER XIII

LGA was terrified at the trick
Millar had played upon her
and at its results. She look
ed 10 fear from him to Kari.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
CHAPTER XXI.

{" 1ARL entered the reception
lhI room and stood for an in
HEES slant. looking at Olga. He
showed that he too. had suf
rered during the night. Ills 20
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21
10PTED FROM THE SENSATIONAL PLAY OF FERE MOK

fame and were quickly reduced to
ashes.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1908-11-21

Subscribe tor The Herald.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
COUNSEL SCORNED.

At a recent trial in Scotland a GER
tain lady got into the witness box TO
be examined when the following con-
versation took place between her and
the opposing counsel;
Counsel-How old are you?
Miss Jane-Oh, weel, SIR, / am an
unmarried woman and dinna think il
right TO answer that question
The Judge-Oh, yes, answer the gen
|tieman. How old are your
Miss dane-Weel-a-weeI I am fifty.
Counsel-Are you not more?
Miss Jane-Weal, 1 am sixty.
The inquisitive lawyer stiH further
asked If She had any hopes OF get
ing married. 10 which Miss Jane re-
piled:
"Weel, sir, ! Wilma tell a lee: I hinna
lost hope Lett" scornfully adding but
Widna marry you. for I am sick and
tired o. your palaver already. Tit Bits.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06
THREE NEW HOUSES
ON EAST CAPITOL
Elwcod McIntire Awarcs
Contracts for Construction
of Dwelling Houses.

Three brick and stone residences. TO
cost about SIs,o00. are 70 be erected st
T16. Us. and 20 East Capitol street. tle
work TO be begun tomorrow. The
houses viii probably be ready for Occur
pancy on December /.
The contract for the building has been
awarded by Elwood MeIntire to George
w. Barkman. The dwellings viii have
three stories and cellar each. with a
frontage Of eighteen feet and depth os
sixty feet The plans and specifications
were prepared by Joseph Bohn, jr., who
viii superintend the construction. Tho
fruits will be OF light nottIed brick and
In. 'ane and HummelstoWn stone They
will hsve hardwood trimmings. hot
wzter heating plants, and the con-
veniencss OF modern homes. Mr.. Nc
Intire win occupy one OF the houses as
his residence. and win place the others
on the market.
The Washington times., 1908-09-06

HibbS Building,
Bruce Price s. de sIbour.
Star Building,
Marsh & Peters.
Willard Hotel,
H. J. Hardenberg.
MunSey Building,
McKim. Mead & White
Freedman's Hospital,
Bruce Price & de sibour
Mills Building,
Parker & Thomas.
Tumbul Street Pumping Station,
Henry Brauns
Connecticut Apartment House,
Jay II Morgan.
Patterson Residence,
McKim. Mead & White.
Union Trust Building,
Wood, Dom * Deming.