davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Lost Charm of the Wayside Inn,

The inns of England, celebrated by
Harrison and famous far and wide at
the beginning Of the last century. have
degenerated into sad places which we
visit only of necessity Little did
Stephenson think when he proposed
the line from Manchester to Liverpool
that he would ruin the wayside inns
OF England and kill the art of cookery.
-Blackwood's Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

A self made, self satisfied and self
assertive itinerant preacher was ex-
patiating to Il college graduate on his
own eloquence.
Colleges" he declared, "ain't neces-
sary when preachers got genuine
call to the ministry. I'm thankful to
say the Lord opened my mouth with
out education"
THAT'S interesting" returned his
hearer. "Come to think of 1t, some
thing like that happened several thou
sand years ago in connection with Ba.
laam, wasn't it?"-Circle Magazine
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Why We're Ahead.

\ curious explanation of the reason
why Canada has but about 100000
people against Americas $4,000. 600" is
given in n review of the worlds pro-
duction of coal and iron. Canada pro-
duces but 100000 tons of coal against
370,0oo000 tons produced by the Unit
ed States, and that is why, as long as
the coal age lasts. Canada is not like
ly to grow to anything like the dimen.
sions of her southern neighbor." This
is an English view, and It is not open
- tAa charge OF hias.-Rcstnn nlnhA
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

Mrs. Whistler-Tcll me, Mary. why it
Is that you always cry so when papa
sends you to bed in the dark when you
are naughty? There's no such things
as ghosts, and the dark doesn't hurt
you, does it? Little Mary-No mamma.
but I'm afraid of that skeleton Mrs.
Jones says we got in our closct.-Bal-
timore American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
A Reassurinq Truth.

A lady on one of the ocean liners
who seemed very much afraid Of ice
bergs asked the captain what would
happen In case OF a collision.
The captain replied, The iceberg
would move right along, madam, just
as if nothing had happened And the
old lady seemed greatly relieved. Sue
cess
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Fulton's Power of Thouuht,

Robert Fulton possessed to remark.
able degree the power of concentrated
thought He studied French, Italian
and German and acquired a profcien.
cy in the three languages. Higher
mathematics, physics, chemistry and
perspective also demanded his atten-
tion as he progressed in scientific re.
search.-Century.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Small Channe.

ITS three years since I was in
this city" said the stranger as he fin
ished his dinner CITY looks the
same"
Il don't find much change" remark
ed the waiter as he took up the dime
that was left from the dollar bill
Puck
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

so she was led to the altar 1t last?"
remarked the girl in blue
Led" repeated the brides dearest
friend. Led! | fancy you didn't see
her. She Didn't have to be led. WheL
she started down the aisle you couldn't
have driven her off with a regiment of
cavalry!'-LoudOn Telegraph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
TTtHI IITIVI Il IUIVs
TaXpayinq py Churches.

The Rev. A. A. Nellis. pastor of the
Second Baptist church, Auburn, n. Y,
I'm a recent sermon on the obligation
of the church to the community, said
that one obligation that should not be
shirked was to pay taxes There is no
good reason for church exemption. he
believes, and the church should not he
a tax dodger.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

Professor Darwin is right Plants
can see-some plants. Take corn and
rye, for instance. With proper treat
ment these plants sometimes see dou-
BILE, and frequently they see things
that aren't there.-New York Tele-
graph.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Where the Cost Comes In.

"Do you find the cost of living any
higher in New York than it was in the
little old town?"
"No. Living doesn't cost so much
more, but a fellow has to pay big
price to keep from getting lonesome"
Chicago Record Herald.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

II admire patience an self control"
said Uncle Ebcn. but when l see a
man dat kin keep on smilin' after ne
done bruise his thumb with Il hammer
l can't helm bein' s'picious of his ca
pacity foh deceit" Washington Sta~
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
His Hearing to Come.

Old Lady (reading aewspaper)-I de-
slare! The poor fellow arrested yes
terday is deaf. Listener-How do
you know? Old Lady-Why, it says.
here that he is expected to have his
hearin' next week.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
End of Mankind

'Now, boys" queried the teacher of
the juvenile class, 'can any of you tell
me the final end of all mankind?"
Yes. ma'am, l can" promptly an
swered the boy at the foot-"the let
ter ID d.'"-Excbange.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Austria's Venture With Radium

Austria's government intends TO con-
struct a real radium spring and build
hotels, which it will control, at s.
Joachimetal, near Carlsbad. The water
in the uranium mines there contains a
large quantity of radium.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Couldn't Scream,

81 was afraid you'd scream when
kissed you"
81 didn't dare. Mamma was in the
next room and would have heard me-"
Houston Post.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Labor Lost.

"A man kin allus fix up arguments
to quiet his conscience" said Uncle
Eben, but faint no use. No matter
how much you turns de clock back.
sundown gwinter come jes' de same ~
Washington Star.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

Skinner Good morning na'am Did
you ever see anything so unsettled as
the weather has been lately? Mrs.
Hashley Wei. there's your board bill,
Mr. skinner Philadelphia Inquirer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Il Was All Within.

A practical joker carried an onion
in his pocket to the depot when bid,
ding farewell to a young lady and
took a bite now and then to induce
tears. Before the train departed he
had eaten the entire onion. The young
lady, perceiving the situation, re
marked, "Ah, you have swallowed
your griefr'-Harper's Weekly.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
A Bad Quarrel.

"Why don't you try to get him 10
straighten up;"
Hes his own worst enemy"
"Well?"
ITS pretty hard to patch up thar
kind of Il quarrel -.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
In a Bad Way.

Here IS a doctor who says you
mustn't eat when you're worried"
But suppose you're always worried
for fear you amt goin' to get anything
to eat - Cleveland Plain Dealer
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
The Midnioht Sun.

The midnight sun is visible wholly
above the horizon at the North Cape
from May IS to July 80, at Hammer
fest from May Is to July 27 and at
Tromso from May 20 to July 90.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

Facetious Friend Geasingly) - Well.
when rules, you or your wife? Mr.
Youngwed with hauteur)-You forget
we can afford to keep cook.-Baltl-
more American.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Men Ct Yesterday and Today.

In our great grandfather's young
days man was usually not only con
sidered but really was, elderly at for
ty. old at fifty and gouty, flannel
swathcd wreck at sixty - London
Throne and Country.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
"Seeinu" PIante

The power of necessity is Irresistible
--Aeschylus.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Priority.

The wagons of 'the greatest show
on earth" passed up the avenue at
daybreak. Their incessant rumble
soon awakened ten-year-old Billie and
his FIVE -year-old brother Robert. Their
mother feigned sleep as the two white
robed figures crept past her bed into the
hall on the way to investigate. Robert
struggled manfully with the unaccus-
toned task of putting on his clothes
wait for me, Billie" his mother heard
him beg. 'Youll get ahead of me"
Get mother to help you,' counseled
Billie, who was having troubles of his
own.
Mother started to the rescue and
then paused as she heard the voice Of
her younger guarded, but anxious and
insistent
You ask her, Billie. You've known
her longer than l have Everybody's
Her Luck.
BY strange coincidence a much
married woman lost three husbands in
succession through fatal accidents in
the mine. Naturally her case excited
much interest, and she had many sym-
pathetic callers, to all Of whom she
made the same reply.
"Ah, yes, It's very hard" she said
but in the midst of my sorrow I've
always had somethin' to be thankful
for. None O my husbands lived long
after I'd insured 'em, as some poor
souls husbands dOn'-London Graphic.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03

Avarice is the vice of declining years.
bancroft
The wives of Siamese noblemen cut
their hair SO that it sticks straight up
from their heads The average length
of it is about one and half inches
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
Had Been Anticipated.

4 London composer was one summer
engaged on the score of an opera. and
as the weather was very hot he
worked with the windows of his study
open. This fact was taken advantage
of 10y his neiShbor, a lady, an accom-
pliShed musician, with a very quick
and reteutivc ear, to play upon him a
harmless practical joke.
One morning he completed and tried
over a new march, and the lady on the
same afternoon seated herself at ber
grand piano, opened her windows and
rolled forth the air fortissimo. The
composer rushed distractedly into his
garden to his wife and. tearing his
hair in anguish, cried out:
MY dear, l give it up! l thought l
had composed an original tune, but 1t
must be a delusion, for my grand
march-my chef d'oeuvre, as l thought
it's only a "reminiscences and is al
ready the property of some music pub.
lfsherw
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-12-03
JUDGES OFFER TO A BOY.
To Get S1oo if He Gives Up RevoIvers
and yellow Backs Until Twenty one.

stop carrying n revolver and quit
reading yellow backs until you are
twenty-one. Then come around to my
office and | will give you a check for
$10O to help you along"
Judge John T. Sims Of Kansas City,
Kan, was moved to generosity the
other morning when James Higgins OF
$500 North fremont street, Kansas
City, youth of sixteen, entered the
police courtroom in that city and, step
ping up to the desk, laid down a 80
caliber revolver and pile OF paper
back novels.
There they are, judge, all of them"
he said. He started to run away, but
new thought struck him 81 like
to read stories of hunting and of ad-
venture, and, as for the revolver. /
only used it 10 practice shooting when
| went down to the river bank"
Judge Sims looked at the paper
backs. Two OF them were of the Tip
Top Weekly series and were entitled
"Dicll Mcrriwell In the Wilds" and
Dick Merriwells Red Comrade," both
stories of hunting in the mountains
The other was of the Nick Carter
Weekly series, entitled Mick Carriers
Japanese Rival" 1t was a detective
story of Japan
These may not be so bad" JudGr
Sims commented. But as a general
proposition such reading is bad for u
boy, and too often it leads to evil
There is something good in you, some
thing hopcfr' something manly. See
that YOU quit reading such things, stop
carrying Il sun, make a man of your
self and the 500 is yours"
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03
Would Rid City Of Migrants.

Editor The Washington Herald.
Following is a communication which
sent to the Commissioners OF the District
of Columbia, calling attention 20 the ne
cessity for "A vagrant law 70 rid Wash
ngton OF the Ioafers that infest the city:
The Commissioners Of the District of Columbia
Washington d. C.
Gentlemen. The conditions iu the city Il Washing
tOa require drastic ugaut law, Women are con
stantly robbed in every part Of the city After dark
they are 80 frequently Knocked down. robbed and
left senseless thar it is unsafe for them n 60 on
public streets even d. TIE business paris u Wash
H. gton Tie trouble comes from the great number
Of 1aeBb0nds that hang ahout low gT0ggsreE alleys
and disrrpltabe resorts Thee idl0s viii not work
al any I-iCe. bIt prey uTgsi the community. Il IS
impossible for the police IF the number we're
doubled. 10 vatcl ths criminal vasab0nds that iu-
fesI the CITY.
] beg leave 10 suggest % gJur commission that
yUu call attention ~ ClIUees t1 the Leei u q va
gan. law under which al idl6s wlO cannot give a
soIk i0r the District Let them srade the streets
make roads in the parks and mTlhiuE elsa that
may De- necessary and ussflI. The ouly hope a
reformation for the i1af-rs who swarm in the city
is labor i the opeE air. Ninety days Of hard labor
In tho open air VAN do much D. improve The corG.-
ton o. auF Tagaboud II ninety dsgS is not enough
siso him sZ months % regain bis normal c1uditiou.
/ am satisfied that Congress desires the Cepltal 0f
the nation he a safe pll-s for RESPECTABLE people
% live and that they Ei furnish sI4 legislation as
you mas require 20 nd the city of the loahng. erin
.Eai element which eEdauFsrs life zrd properly.
Yours respectfully WIZ. u. STEWART.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03
Condemns Aldnoh Bill.

Editor The Washington Herald.
Through the courtesy of 2 friend IN
Chicago, I received this morning a clip
ping from the Tribune of last Sunday.
January 26. The article is headed "Aldrich
Bill Dangerous" The Tribune gives
credit for this article to the St Paul
Pioneer Press Of January a.
! have not seen the article in the
Pioneer Press and do not know, there
fore. what prominence the Press gave 10
the article in the matter Of location. size
Of headlines. &c, 10 attract attention
But ] am very sorry that the Tribune
did not print it under big headlines that
would catch the eye Of the busiest reader.
II is putting it very mildly when the
Pioneer Press says, The AIdrich bill is
dangerous in principle"
I came here from Seattle. Wash. TO be
present at this session OF Congress.
The apparent inclination Of this Senate
10 railroad through such q bill as that
known as the "Aldrich bill" makes me
desire 10 go on record, not before the
aUtOcTatic element IN this country. but
before the great American common peO-
pie. as saying that in my humble opinion
any Congressman who votes for any such
measure as the "Aldrich bill" Is either
a piuable fool or he is an accursed traitor
70 the fundamental principles of our gov
ernment. namely equal rights to all.
special privileges TO none
On my way across the continent from
Seattle TO the Capital City ] stopped OFF
at number Of important cities TO study
the true conditions as produced by the
bankers conspiracy, and each step in
my Investigations served to confirm and
strengthen my first conceptions Of the
trouble and the remedy, And since arriv-
ing in Washington I have quietly gone
about picking up little threads Of senti-
ment. and l find nowhere outside Of a
certain clique in Congress. and, OF course.
q few in whose interests many of our
misrepTeSentatives are laboTing. any one
who Is In sympathy with any such meas
ure as the "Aldrich BILL This public
feeling Is known to those Senators who
are advocating the bill. but they seep1 20
have the nerve 10 defy the wishes OF
their constituents ARTHUR c. HUMMER
January q
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03
Indorses Presidents Views.

Editor The Washington Herald.
Chancellor Day Is quoted as having
said. with a show of scorn, that the
Presidents message was written for the
people. II it were. it certainly has not
missed fire. For many years the ordi-
nary citizen has had the knowledge
forced on him that conditions in this
country were exactly ss described by the
President. In view Of that fact the
people" need some consolation. and
many o. them have found IL in reading
this message. Moreover. they have had
little enough consolation from their duly
elected Representatives. whether Demo-
Crat or Republican.
10 is as plain ss day that such a man
as Roosevelt is needed 10 stem the tide
that is sgTgiug swiftly toward socialism
II having the courage 20 tell the truth
constitutes q demag0gue. then the COun-
try IS iu need ~ many demagogues. Il
is well. TOO. that this brief Of the c0un-
try's evils should be drawn by a man Of
education and wealth, for f there is an
arist0crat in this country. that arist0-
Gratis name is Theodore Roosevelt. and
his admirers sincerely hope that his latest
example % courage and honesty viii
scourge these virtues into the hearts Of
sufficient number of men 10 re-eleCJ
him President on November 8. 1903.
S McPISE
a E-1sf street New York
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03
Wants More Police.

Editor The Washington Herald;
The prevailing epidemic of murders
roberries. and assaults lends weight TO
the claim that the police force is entirely
inadequate TO cope with the situation. Be
this as it may, the fact remains that the
present force would be much more ef-
fective if assured Of proper support
Hundreds of suspicious characters roam
the streets at all hours Of the day and
night-vagrants in every sense Of the
word-but when you ask a policeman why
this condition is allowed TO exist. and
why these people are not proceeded
against under the vagrancy law. the an
swor viii be. ninety-nine times out Of
every hundred, that it is Of no use, and
he is not trying TO break into trouble!
Who is responsible for this state Of af-
fairs? This question I will not attempt
20 answer. but that this feeling does exist
among the members Of the police force Is
well known.
Why should we be surprised at the car
nivaI of crime? A few weeks back n
man charged with one OF the meanest
crimes-UObbing widows ana OTphans--Was
welcomed as a returning hero and every
consideration shown him. even the ses-
sion of court extended TO allow him TO
give bail on Sunday Why this discrimi-
nation, and what influence Is behind it?
Though the persons responsible for this
may mean well, the effect is the opposite,
resulting in discoura cement TO the police
department and encouragement to the
criminal element b. EDWARD McCANN.
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03

Editor The Washington Herald,
Please give me space for a short cor
rection Of Lillian RusseIIs structures
on Christian Science in Sundays issue
When she says. i am to a certain ex-
tent a believer in Christian Science d
one would infer it is but 10 very linn
ited extent for truly her understanding
Of IL seems bat slight and imperfect
To say, for instance. that Mrs Eddy's
doctrines, badly offered. are not new
and contains the best Of the
teachings Of the ancient wise men
Buddha and Marcus Aurelius." is total
~ incorrect The main foundation OF
Buddha's teachings is pantheism. the
opposite OF Christian Science, and while
the excellent Roman philosopher saw
and enunciated much that was wise
and true, he fell far short Of the
science Of being. which Jesus taught
and demonstrated, and which Mrs
Eddy in her Science and Health" has
given in a practical form to the world
Miss RuSselrs statements also imply
that disease and troubles are but imag-
mary. whereas Christian Science teach
very real TO the sufferer, but mental
a product of mortal mind, and theiI
cure is in immortal. divine Mind-God
Also. she puts the cart before the
horse when she says. Perfect health
gives perfect love and contentment.'
Rather. perfect understanding brings
contentment and then perfect health
And when she says, When real trOu-
bic comes think. whatever hap
pens, either YOU have the strength tC
bear IL or you have not. If you have
exert your nature and never murmur.
&C.
Now this is not the teaching OF
Christian Science which teaches that
God. divine Mind, is Q very present hell
in every time of trouble; and this helI
comes from an intelligent reliance upon
Him. power entirely outside of human
nature. always available and that viii
heal and save 10 the uttermost all who
understand and apply it,
EDWARD z. NORWOOD. ,
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03
Funds for Colored Schools.

Editor The Washington Herald:
/ should like TO make a few comments
on the proposed Industrial school for col
ored boys and girls.
I am opposed to Senate bill 4l22, pro-
posing to appropriate 100000 due the
estates OF deceased colored soldiers, to
establish a training and industrial school
in this city While I am not opposed 70
the proposed school, I am opposed to this
bill
First, it is not just measure. It pro-
poses to make the executive officers Of
this city and the Board of Charities a
part OF the legislation to defeat Senate
bill A.. which bin proposes that all
moneys. arrears of pay and bounty, prize
money, and other allowances. due the
estates Of deceased colored soldiers. be
used to aid the industrial education of
the colored youth of the South.
Thirty-seven States furnished colored
soldiers during the civil war, and the
largest number was from the South /,
Louisiana furnished 24000 I have petit
tions signed by the colored people Of the
country asking that all money held by
the government due the coloTed people
that is to be used for educational pur-
poses 90 10 the South.
nv second objection to this bill Is that
these men are sending out agents 10 beg
the poor women for money 10 aid in the
establishing OF this school. when they
need money to buy bread for their chill
dren. Colored people have the same edu-
The Washington herald., 1908-02-03
Praises Presidents Message.

Editor The Washington Herald:
President Roosevelts special message
10 Congress Friday last has dillusioned
any Of those who may have entertained
doubts concerning his attitude toward
law-defying wealth and successful dis
honesty. It is a strong and fOrcible doc
ument and ought TO be read and assimi-
lated by every citizen OF the country. ir-
respective of party affliatOn. who has
the welfare Of his country at heart. Al
though 1 am a stanch supporter of Mr.
Bryan. ! cannot refrain from expressing
my admiration for President Roosevelt
and his war against the mammon Of un-
righteousness. I admire him for the enc
mics that he has made, because I realize
that those who would destroy his power
are the enemies Of the masses of the
American people.
That President Roosevelt is CoguiZauJ
Of the methods employed by the law
defying corporations is evidenced by The
fact that az the present time representa-
tIves Of the railroads throughout the
country are impOTtuning Congress to re0-
der MI the uine-h0UT law in behalf Of
railroad telegraph operators, which is
effective March next. This much-need-
ed law was passed last March, and the
railroads were given one year In which
10 comply with its requirements. With
q view toward defeating the purpose Of
this Law. the railroads. ia keeping with
their old tactics, are pleading for an ex-
tension Of time, claiming that It is i'm
possible for them TO secure operators to
supply the demand, when the truth IS
thousands OF operators are now out Of
employment, as many Of the railroads
are closing telegraph offices IN order 70
reduce expenses. JOHN a. CROWLEY.
c. street z5.t1xe-t-