davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-06

I tell you what, we had the finest
dinner at the club last night that you
ever ate. The oysters were the best
I ever tasted. Why, | could shut my
eyes and believe | was down at the
Coast They were firm and juicy, and
had that saltwater tang that makes
your mouth fairly water just to think
about.
I sent for the steward and asked
him where he got them. Well, by
George, he said they were bulk oys-
ters. | couldn't believe it. He said
they were "Sealshipt:" ever hear of
them? He says they are shucked at
the beds into an enameled case and
sealed. Good idea, that. Then the
ice is packed around on the outside.
That's what keeps the flavor.
This idea of putting ice into the tub
with the oysters is all wrong. How
do you suppose a porterhouse would
taste after it had soaked in ice-water
for day or two? And oysters are
even more easily spoiled.
| went home and told my wife that
when she wanted to give me g. good
dinner she might always include Seal
shipt oysters. ]. GORGEN g. SONS
have them fresh every day.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-06
Gundry & Gray Go.
MINERAL POINT, WIS.
Drumming the Drumrner.N

Drumming the Drumner.N
In the Silver Bow club in Helena
they used to play big poker. At the
game one day sat Marcus DAILY, George
Hearst and J. B. Haggin, when there
burst in a radiant New York drum
mer who had q two weeks card to the
institution He marched up to the
players and politely inquired if he
might take hand.
"Why, yes. Come right in," said
DAILY.
The drummer pulled out a roll of
bills and threw a $100 note on the ta-
bIe LET me have chips for that" he
said grandly. He went to hang up his
coat and hat When he returned the
bill still lay on the table.
"Whats the matter, gentlemen?
Amt my money good?"
"Why, yes, to be sure" said DAILY.
Hearst, give the gentleman one white
chip"
Rough on the Dictionary.
Billy, aged twelve, took part in a de-
bate on Imperialism. His opponent
made point by quoting the definition
of empire from the dictionary. Billy,
nothing daunted. with all the air of
Patrick Henry, rose up and said:
It's all right for my opponent to
quote from the dictionary, but as for
me l rely on the facts" Everybody g.
A Wife's Ready Wit.
a popular clergyman saw a lady
about to call whom he was anxious not
to meet SO be said to his wife, ''Tll
run upstairs, my dear, and escape till
she goes away"
After about an hour he quietly tip
toed to the stair landing and listened.
All was quiet below. Reassured, he
began to descend and called out over
the balustrade:
"Well, my dear, you got rid of that
old bore at last"
The next instant a voice from below
rooted him to the spot. 1t was the
voice of the caller. Then came a re-
sponse which sounded ineXpressibly
sweet to him 1t was the voice Of his
wife:
YES, dear, she went away over an
hour ago. But here is our good friend,
Mrs. Blank, whom l am sure you want
to meet"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-06

Box Stationery,
in correct styles at Ivey's Pharmacy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-06
GREAT SALE OF haUSLlNS and SHEETINGS

Right when you most need these goods, will PUT
YOU NEXT the greatest bunch of bargains offered
this time of year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-06
A GREAT CLEARING SALE
The White House

BLANKETS, COMFORTERS, SHAWLS, UNDERWEAR
and kindred lines all offered at ACTUAL COST.
We fully determined not carry item if
UNPRECEDENTED PRICE CUTTING will move them.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-02-06
WANTS.

TOR SALE-De Laval Cream Separator
Il Ca aclty $50 lbs. per hour, 20 gal. rrel
churn platform scales which will weigh 240
los. Mrs. Joseph Cooking.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22
Continued From Page I.


You may tell her. please'-he word
ed the message quantity TO suit his
ideas of its grOwn-up needs-"you may
tell her how sorry l am if she's disap-
pointed and that I'm glad she is going
10 make you happy"
And nothing about your love?"
He hesitated.
Wen. 1 don't know her. you see. It
isn't quite right to send your love to a
lady you don't know"
! was dumb before his worldly wis
dom Yet ! saw the naked truth this
cloak of conventional wordliness COW
cred He did not want to divide his
hearts treasure with this woman who
had stolen me from him. How could
Ia halpless man-make this man.
child. though ne was bone OF my bone
and flesh of my flesh. understand that
my love for her took not one jot or
title from my love for him? In a way
L comprehended his feelings and pitied
him. He had never loved any one but
me. There were just we two in the
whole wide world-never a near blood
relation to draw any OF our love away
from each other-and he could not I'M
derstand how love could be divided
and not lost in part.
For me to love some one else meant
20 him to take from his share and give
10 another, and it was nearly breaking
his little heart, though he tried To keep
me from knowing il. Such nobleness
was like his mother whose brief dream
love had blessed my youthful days.
Looking back now from tEe height of
maturer years to the green and YER
dant valleys that her death had storm
swept and laid bare. l wondered if I
loved her the less that this deeper and
diviner passion had sprung up in the
waste places. Nay-the house of the
heart is many chambered and the
closed room that bears her name is az
sacred to her now as the day she died.
But why should not the wholesome
sunlight enter the other chambers and
keep them sweet and clean and habit
able? Surely. tits Gods wise provision
TO keep -the house of the heart from
being given over entirely 70 the cob
webs Of despair.
When ] turned away from his little
white bed that night with his kiss still
moist on my lips he called NE back
Father, do you love me?" he asked
wistfully
OF course I do. laddie mine. I love
you as much as around the world and
back again.
An twice as many times more,' -
he chanted, finishing out our nonsense
love song.
Yes. indeedy. Aren't you glad we
rove edcn other so mucnI Why. 4
wouldn't take all the fortunes in the
world for Just the teeniest, weeniest
little fngerl"
He smiled. appreciatingIy
DO you love me better n anything
in the world2" he persisted with
tragic noJe n his voice
Yes, dear" / said truthfully. and I
meant no disloyalty TO her. for at that
moment, with his eager fingers clutch
ing mine. ] did love him better than
anything in the world.
You didn't quite b'lieve me when 7
said l VAS sick" he said presently. r
shamed red burning into his little face
Maybe l wasn't just 'zackly sick. but
il was n queer feelin' here''-he put
his hand on his chest-''li5e somethin'
was swelled up inside of me an hurtin'
my breath"
knew the forlorn. homeSick ache
that was troubling him and clasped his
hards the tighter And not until the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

eyelids closed and the eager face set
tied into a contented repose did stir
Then 1 gently loosed the cljnSing fin
gers, kissed sleeping lips and cheek
and brow. and though the hour was
late went away to her-a tardy mes
senger with the boys regrets for not
accepting her invitation.
Motherhood is one of the least under
standable of Gods mysteries. That it
lies dormant in every wsman is proved
by the way it quickels to every child
ish need, even though she has never
had child l told her about the boy.
and, relieved. placed the problem Of
him into the slim white hands reached
out so generously to help me- l knew
she was answering the mother call and
that the mother instinct would not let
her err.
She did not tell me how she would go
about winning him. / think she hardly
knew herself, but with a woman's blind
belief in Chance. left it to that tickle
goddess. That Chance. in the shape of
the Boy himself. played into her hands
most cunningly, I learned three days
later when l returned from a business
trip to another town.
The Boys joy at seeing me was pa
thetic. He seemed to have felt the sep
aration keener than ever before. There
was room for naught else but his glad
ness until we sat together in the violet
colored, sweet-scented twilight. The
katydids were rasping their vespers,
and somewhere distant frog was add
ing his bass to the evening chorus. My
pipe was half smoked out when looked
down and caught the Boys adoring
eyes.
"Glad to have me back?" I ques-
toned. reaching for his hand The way
his fingers closed over mine was more
eloquent than words
What did you do while father was
away?"
Il went to see Her." he said, solemn
Iy.
My heart leaped-I knew the Boy
would not fail me, But 1 gave no sign
of how great was my pride and joy in
him.
That was nice of YOU" I said. ap-
provingly. How did you like Herr"
He parted my question.
I'VE played Babes in the Woods with
the Kittens he said. as if that was of
supremer Importance And then. IF I
must have a nother-if you think I
really need one I'd rather have Her
than anybody"
That was all h would say. The true
story of the visit / learned later. In
hot, late June afternoon when the world
was hstless under a blazing sun-Her
doorbell rang. The maid found a sturdy
little fellow on the threshold, standing
with his legs wide apart, as. if he had
planted them so to keep them from
running away with him. He asked for
Her, but would not enter until she came
and drew him into the cool. wide hail
way with tender welcome. The bare
feet and s0iied little blouse that almost
concealed the short puffs called trousers
by courtesy showed that this was no
premeditated visit. He had come and
no one knew. The mother instinct di-
vined in moment that he was home
sick for me, and according to a logic of
his own had reasoned that there was a
tie between Her and the father he wor-
shipped, and so he had sought Her out
as a means of comfort Not by word
or look did she hurt his sensitive little
pride by letting him see she knew the
real motive OF his coming, but with the
soft. sweet. wonderful way a woman
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

NUjscQ]lQ&D|
1 e !ssasEEHIzUgE..:s:., &C..

| marry me for three days'-and he had
known her five, But | didn't know
just 'Zactly what to say. You tell me,
| father"
It's a problem every man must
work out for himself, my son" | said.
Il think if L were you l would just
tell her 1 loved her with ali the might
of my heart and brain and life. and
that / wanted her above anything else
in the world. I'd say it simply and
bravely and honestly. so she couldn't
make a mistake. and I'd make her feel
that the strength of my love and the
warmth of my arms were worth all the
sweetness and youth and womanilness
she could give me in return I'd shut
her in so completely with my love that
she'd never want anything beyond it,
and I'd bring it to her so fresh and
fragrant every day that she would
never grow tired of it,
And j fell to dreaming sweet day
dreams wherein a woman charming
face answered my heart cry and
blessed me His little puzzled voice re-
called me.
Il don't b'lieve 1 could member all
that he said but / could say, Mai
die l love you. an when we both get
growed up an I make ever an ever
so many millions, I'm going to marry
you Don't you think that VIII do?
That is just what l meant, boy.
bnly | said il with so many foolish
words. Maidie will understand. The
woman always does if you are sincere.
and the manner of saying It doesn /
matter if she loves you.
He sighed contentedly and turned
restfully on the pillow / studied the
small. peaceful face above the little
white nightie and maTveled how soon
the man in him had responded to the
woman call How previous he was. 4
thought him asleep. but he reused
presently to say:
Father, I'm glad you love her. ! feit
awful at first, cause thought IL you
loved her you couldn't love me so wen.
But now l know better. for / love Mai
die, an loving her only makes me love
you more. an cause l love you botn l
love her. / want her to be my mother.
So at last he had learned the sweet
old truth that love multiplies in the
giving. With a sudden impulse OF
thankfulness I bent over and laid my
head. family streaked with gray. on
the pillow beside his yellow fiuff- Once
more we were in perfect harmony with
each other (Outside although IL was
dark. Israel burst into a glory of song
or was IL some wandering night
brother with a voice wonderfully like
his?) The boy stirred. and putting out
a drowsy, cropping hand. rested II on
my cheek Ny hand closed over IL
quickly. and held il there.
''I--love-everybody" he murmured
sleepily. and knew then it was COM
plete surrender
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

Made in Salt Lake City,
giving work to more than
forty people. A butter so
good that the demand for
same is constantly growing.
Sold in dated and sealed
packages only.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

Did you stop think you should
be careful in the selection Physician you
should in buying piece of property?
AM A TRUE SPECIALIST AND HAVE EVERY
THING FOR YOUR WELFARE THIS BEING TRUE
AM THE ONE IN WHOM YOU SHOULD PLACE
YOUR TRUST FOR CURE
During professional treated and
cured more MEN than any other single physician the
world It is only reasonable I can and will
Just surely you L never ac-
single in which I and know that
effect you chances of
spencing your time without results
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-11-22

The fact OF having large practice enables ne
TO OFFER my services at very cost; I'm fact
there is no person needs be my services no
matter how Door
MY REASONABLE FEES HAVE ENABLED MEN
TO GET CURED WHO OTHERWISE WOULD HAVE
BEEN BURDENS TO THEMSELVES AND FRIENDS
SO COME TO ME. NO MATTER HOW POOR
The volume of practice has reached a promotion
SO great that IL has caused place such facilities
al my command that II Is easy for pa
tents day as 1t would be 90 callers 7 have separate
pariors SO that everything is strictly secret
1eeis 1eartu OF meeting someone thew they
dspe the idea, business Is carried on with
the utmost privacy behind locked doors
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-01
CHINA TO KEEP OLD CUSTOM.
Officials Refuse to Countenance the
Spread of Western Ideas.

A Shanghai correspondent of a Ger
man paper writes: "The custom
OF arranging matrimonial contracts
through agents or matchmakers has
been practiced in China for ages. The
business receives support from all
classes, for although the high-caste
men in some Instances select their
first wives themselves, the additional
wives are all secured through the
agents.
This being so, 1t was only natural
that a recently distributed proclama.
ton, written by an unknown person
urging the women to rebel against the
old established custom, should have
created more than a little excitement.
The officials ordered the immediate
destruction Of the handbills on which
the revolutionary screed was printed
and the arrest of those who took part
In their distribution.
"The empress dowager directs that
further efforts in that direction should
be punished severely, and we know
what that Ileans. She said that from
what she had heard the French mar
riases were for the most part happy
and that these were usually arranged
by the parents"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-01

snow and more coming down.. The
snow came down at q lively pace till
late in the afternoon when it turned to
rain and continued nearly all night.
Snow on the last day of May is rather
out of place, but the good the storm has
done to this section cannot be estimated.
1t has saved the country from what
threatened to be a serious droughc. To-
day is warm and bright and the snow
has all disappeared from the valley.
Last Thursday night Operator Terrell
and his wife went to sleep leaving coal
oil lamp burning. The lamp was turn
ed down and was thought to be safe, but
during the night it exploded and scat
tered the burning oil over the room.
The explosion awakened the sleepers
and MIR. Terrells presence of mind in
grabbing blanket and smothering the
blaze saved what might have been q
serious fire. This should be a warning
to those who go from their homes leav-
ing lamps burning. Coal oil lamps are
treacherous sometimes and the safest
way toFdeal with them is to see that
they arepnt out when you go to bed OF
leave the house. A little care in this
line may save the town u serious loss
from fire.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-01
Woman lab Driver Does Well.

Frau Won "app, Berlin's first woman
cab driver of a taXimeter cab, took
$50 in fares on the first night of her
new career between the hours of
seven in the evening and five o'clock
In the morning. This record sum was
about equally composed Of fares and
tips. Frau Won Papp, or Motor cab
man No. 1852" as she is flcially reg
istered. is the mother of six children.
1t is reported that Berlin horse-cab
proprietors are thinking of installing
women drivers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-01
catarrh C.annot Be Cured

with local applications, us they CAN
not reach the seat Of the disease.
catarrh Is q blood or constitutional
disease and I'm order to cure it, you
must take internal remedies. Halls
Catarrh Cure ia taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces. Halls Cntarrh Cure
is not q quack medicine. 1t was pre-
scribed by one Of the best physicians
in this country for years and Is q
regular prescription. tits composed
of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly ON the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination Of the two in
gradients Is what produces such
wonderful results in curing Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
+. J. CHENEY & Co., Props,
ID. q" So. .,a.''. -. Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c.
Take, Halls Family Pills for con-
: tipation.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-01
The Base Ball Game.

Inc DaSe Dall game Saturday after
noon between the Elko and Winnie
mucca teams was the warmest ever seen
in Elko. After considerable trouble in
selecting an umpire, Jud Dakin was
finally selected to umpire the balls and
strikes and Charles Kaiser the bases.
The game opened with Winnemucca
at the bat and the first inning resulted
in a goose egg for them. The Elko BOYS
followed with the same result. The
! second inning for both sides resulted
the same. During the first half of this
inning, the Elko boys objected to the
decisions of Umpire Dakin on balls and
strikes and he stepped down and out.
After some delay, Attorney Henderson
was prevailed upon to take the position.
Shortly after the game started again,
Umpire Kaiser made a decision against
the Winnemucca boys that reused their
ire and Mr.. Kaiser quit his job. This
left Mr.. Henderson as sole umpire of
the game. '''
The game then proceeded with
neither side scoring up to the last half
of the 9th inning when the Elko boys
scored two tallies, leaving them Just
that many ahead of their opponents.
In the 7th inning, Winnemucca scored
talley and the Elko boys did the same.
In the 9Th, each side scored two tallies,
making it stand 5 to in favor of Ellzo.
In the first half of the 9Th, the Winnie
mucca boys added another talley to their
score, making them to the Elko team
8. AS the Elko boys had the bacon
tucked a way in their basket they did
not play their half of the 9th inning.
There was great deal of jangling
during the game that came very near
breaking up the game. The decisions
of Umpire Henderson being the bone of
contention. The decisions that caused
the trouble were against the Winnie
mucca team and the effect of them
doubtless went long ways towards
giving the victory to the Elko boys
While the business of one of the deeis-
ions was bitterly questioned by the
Winnemucca boys, none of them ques-
toned Mr.. Henderson's fairness. The
point at issue was a close one and Mr..
Henderson decided as he saw it. He
stools by his guns and the game went
on to it's close.
There was a big crowd at the game
and vast amount of roofing was done.
The noise at times was almost deafen-
ing and was made for the purpose of
rafting the visitors. While this may
be all in the game and can be justified
on the puinciple of all is fair in love
and war, it does not seem right If Ell1o
invites a number of young men of a
neighboring town to engage in friend
ly contest with her young men, they
should be treated fairly and nothing
should be done to attract their attention
from the work at hand. That is the
way it strikes us, but we presume we
are not up-to-date in this matter.
The line up of the teams was as
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-06-01
Marital Deceptions,

He-You promised when we were
married, to love, honor and obey me.
and 1t was false pretenses.
She-And you promised, to endow
me with all your worldly goods, and
you haven't got any.
Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1908-11-28
LEGAL NOTICES.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

To the creditors Of George MIscc
yich and Sam Prodanovich co-partneH
trading under the firm name and
style of Miscoyich & Prodanoyieh,
You are hereby notified that George
Miscovich and Sam P-odanovich, CO
partners trading under the frm name
and style OF MiscoEicn & Prodmoyich.
and lately operating z general meH-
chandise and grocery business in the
city Of Bisbee, Cochise county, Ar
IONA. on the 18th day of October. 1908.
executed a deed of assignment convey
iha to the undersigned all OF their
property for the benefit Of suci Of
their creditors as viii consent to ac-
cept their proportional share Of The
said estate and discharge them from
their respective claims, and that the
undersigned has accepted said trust,
and has duly qualified as required by
law. All creditors consenting to said
assignment must, within four months
after the publication Of this notice,
make known to the assignee their con-
sent in writing and within six months
from the date of tais notice, file their
claims. as prescribed By law, with the
undersigned. who resides at Bisbee,
Cochfse county, Arizona, which is also
his postoffice address.
Witness my hand this 20t1 day OF
October, 1908.
W. H. BROPHY. Assignee.