davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
His Last Queotion.

~he counsel for the opposition had
been bullying the witness for an hour
or more when he finally asked:
as it true that there are traces of
insanity in your family?
1T would be folly to deny it," re-
piled the witness My great grand
father. who was studying for the min
lstry, gave it up to become lawyer"
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
The Cheapest Wav.

"Thet tobacco ye're smokia' hae &
RIGHT bonnie smell, Wullie," said the
Caledonian tradesman.
AYE" assented Willie. An it's guild
tobacco and cheap In fact. get il
cheaper than the tobacconist hisser"'
'Hoots. monw exclaimed the know.
ing tradesman. That's an impossi
beelity! Ye Gamma get it cheaper than
the tobacconist hisseP! 1t isna likely. -
"Aye, but do" asserted Willie, low
ering his voice. ''Ye see, there hap.
pens to be brither o. my ain wife's in
the shopr'
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
Sure sinn.

Don't sell that man another drink"
ordered the boss.
Hes all right" argued the barkeep.
"He amt full"
mo; but he's beginning to tell what
a nice family he comes of."-Louisville
COurier-Journal.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
His Case.

Mrs. Spenders-Oh. John. | saw a
sign in Bargain & Co.'S window today
that reminded me of what am most
in
Mr. Spenders- dnterrupting hastily
l, too, saw a sign in their window that
reminded me of what ! am. 1t read
Reduced to 40 cents. New York
Journal.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
Breakino Il Gently

Il understand. sir, that you are the
possessor Of a swollen fortune"
We'll. grufily answered the beauti-
full girls father. what is that TO Won ..
Il merely thought that | would give
you due notice of my intention to help
take the swelling out of it. Myrtle and
| are going to be married.
Record Herald.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
RulIs.

Ladies' and gentlemen" said an
irish manager to an audience of three.
'as there is nobody here I'll dismiss
you all. The performance of this nigh,
will not be performed. but will be re
peated tomorrow evening"
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
They Take The Kinks Ont.

81 have used DIR. Kings New
Life Pills for many years, with
increasing satisfaction. They take
the kinks out of stomach, liver and
bowels, without fuss or friction, /"
says N. H. Brown, of Pittsfeld, VT.
Guaranteed satisfactory at Benton
N. Weldon's drug store. 25c.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
Agreed.

He (at the end of fishing story)-My
word, it was a monster. Pom my soul.
| never saw such a fish in my life.
She-No; | don't believe you ever
did.-Punch.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16
The Squeeze.

Wifey-I got into an awful jam at
that bargain sale Hubby - Indeed!
Wifey-Yes; all the money l had was
squeezed out of my purse.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16

U0II IIIUuII ICNIs-- 2 UUIIUo y uN.
Millions of bottles of Foley's
Honey and Tar have been sold with
out any person ever having expert
enced any other than beneficial results
from it's use for coughs colds and
lung troubles. This is because the
genuine Foley's Honey and Tar III
the yellow package contains no
opiates or other harmful drugs.
Guard your health by refusing any
but the genuine. Sold by w. R.
Keys and Co., Clayton, and all
druggists in Smyrna.
Smyrna times., 1908-09-16

Without danger danger cannot b.
Eurmounted.-Publius Syruz.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-14

to cut down the money wages paid to
laborers IN the United States, and at
the same time to add greatly to the
price OF nearly everything laborers buy.
Tnnumerable Instances can be given
to prove the truth of the contention
thus generally expressed. High tariff
is not merely a tax. High tariff is not
merely robbery. High tariff is a pre-
posterous falacy. II entertained much
longer 1t may reduce the entire Ameri-
can system to An absurdity. which,
when conditions today are compared
with original American public declara-
lions and social promises. seems to be
its present tendency. High tariff is an
evtl. 1t obstructs trade. taxes con-
sumption, is a burden on the poor, Is
hardly perceptible by the rich and is
the chief cause of the much complained
of social and financial inequalities OF
the day. with the unrest and discomfort
produced by these unrighteous and i'm
excusable inJustices.
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TARIFF INIQUITY

7 UCIUS F. C. GARVIN, formerly
governor of Rhode Island, has
IA made an inquiry into the relations
of tariff and labor (hours, wages, pur-
chasing power of wages, etc.) This
should have been done long ago by
somebody. because it is the sanest and
most notwithstanding method of analy-
sis which can be applied to the tariff
question. We hope an article prepared
by Garvin on the subject of Labor
and the Tariff" will be published In
pamphlet form and circulated In every
part of the Union. 1t is a most con-
vincing array Of facts. He denies the
tariff kept wages high. He says wages
were always higher in this country
than in Europe or Asia, and relatively
much more so before we had any tariff
at all. The original argument for a
tariff was that wages in this country
were too hight
Wages are much higher in free trade
Britain than in Germany, France and
other tariff-ridden countries of Europe.
Wages are higher in the factories of
Great Britain than in those of our
southern states. Notwithstanding our
tariff. Most of the industries which
New England has lost have gone west.
where money wages were and are
higher. High money wages mean cheap
production. Low wages as a rule mean
costly production. Hence it follows
that the result of the tariff has been
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-14
CONUNDRUM

an ACCOUNT of holidays and the
funeral of Captain Auble city
y laborers. poorly paid at best, had
an unusually meager envelope last
week. BY working every working hour
of every working day a day laborer
may make as much as $3.50 per week.
But as he is only paid for the time he
actually works, for last week, with its
holidays. he received $7.SS.
In Los Angeles or in any part of the
United States bare living costs more
than 1t does abroad, and it is ludi-
crously inconsistent to talk of the pau
per wages of Europe" and pay Ameri-
European expenses, less than European
wages. This matter would not so ur-
gently invite comment il 1t were not
for vthe fact that clerks and officials
higher up and much better paid than
the day laborers were not locked for
holidays or for the time they spent in
attending poor Captain Auble's funeral.
Why should there be discrimination
against Iaborers? This is a matter that
defies explanation. OF course we will
be told it is the custom all over the
United States to mulct men paid by
the day when they are not at work,
and to pay men paid by the week and
the month when they are not at work.
But this is one of the conventional ec-
centricities which it is impossible to
understand. 1t is a social conundrum.
We give 1t up.
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ALBERT LEE STEPHENS

A NON-PARTISAN judiciary is most
ID heartily to be desired. Judges
Ia should go upon the bench free
from any political entangling alliances,
and should be absolutely free from any
obligation to any individual, clique or
class. But since members Of the Judi
ciary are nominated by political con-
ventions, it is the part Of good citizen
ship to support the candidates who VIII
be likely to discharge the duties with
absolute fairness, without political faint
or prejudice. The judicial office has
nothing to do with politics. Judges do
not make laws. Their duties are to
decide disputed questions apply the
law. They have nothing to do with
issues that distinguish political parties.
However, at the coming election we
must elect four superior Judges nomi-
mated by political conventions. The
Democratic convention has presented
only one nominee, Albert Lee Stephens.
The Herald knows that he possesses
in pre-eminent degree the qualifica-
lions of q judge-temperamen inde-
pendence, learning and common sense.
Certain that he has the qualifications
necessary for the office and satisfied
that his election would be for the well
fare of the community, The Herald
hopes he may obtain the support of all
good citizens who are DESTROYS Of see
ing in the office OF superior judge a
superior citizen.
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far as 1t is influenced by physical quail
ties, ones temperament-that is. nerv-
GUS and irritable, phlegmatical etc. The
theory of alternate generations Is adj
mittable but with many exceptions
too many to prove it very valuable
rule.
Now as to environment. Ones life
is not controlled by his intellect or by
the intellect of those about him and is
but slightly influenced by hereditary
impulse and that chiefly in extreme
youth. Ones life is controlled by the
passions of those with whom he is
brought into contact, especially in early
life. and the passions which those of
others incite within himself.
BY passions / refer to parental love;
the sexual instinct and its offspring.
jealousy, admiration and sympathy.
friendship and pity, envy. egotism,
greed, avarfce, hate and the desire for
revenge and so on. Some OF you may
not have been in the habit Of calling all
Of these things have designated as
passions by that name but a moments
thought viii prove my point.
The facts stated In the last two para
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-14
INCONSISTENT

81 old friend with a new face.
the Graphic, presents a splendid
and convincing argument for the
rout of Republicanism at the presiden-
tial election. demonstrates why Repub-
licanism has outlived its usefulness,
gives reasons which would induce any
mere mortal to say it would be impos-
sible for him even to think OF lending
his support to the Republican ticket,
then says that with all it's faults 1t
loves the Republican party still, and
asks its readers to reject sane Ameri-
canism, based upon the experience Of
the nation, and the first principles
which are preserved in precepts and
declarations for the guidance of the
United States and indicates a decided
preference for the distinguished gentle
man whom 1t calls the tried and
proved Taft"
AS to the trial and proof of Taft
the least said, soonest mended. Re-
publican newspapers are not eloquent
on the subject OF Taft. The Philippine
newspapers say he was not a popular
governor, that some Of his actions
gave great dissatisfaction to the wards
of Uncle Sam and that he made no at
tempt to restrain the footing opera
lions of carpetbaggers.
In the United States labor news
papers say as a judge he was unfair to
organized labor, discriminating against
labor unions las IL there were no here
after to his career. and in a manner
which certainly did not indicate any
desire TO get and keep the good viii OF
the wage earners Of the United States.
BY some of the labor papers he is
called injunction" Taft, which strikes
us as horribly rude and irreverent
way OF referring to great and good
Republican candidate for president.
But what saith our highly esteemed
oracular quasi Republican friend, the
new-old Graphic, on the subject of
Sunny Jim Sherman? Alas. poor Jamesl
Listen to this. and remember IT is the
utterance of one who would fain have
us vote the Republican ticket:
'It 1t already apparent that no un-
bounded enthusiasm exists for the Re-
publican ticket, state of affairs at
tributable to the note of insincerity in
| terjected in the Chicago convention
when that professional stand-patter and
close member of the Cannon oligarchy,
Sunny Jim Sherman. was forced upon
the party as running mate to Taft. In
nowise is Sherman to be regarded as of
presidential timber, such as every vice
president should be. theoretically at
least. In this regard Mr.. Sherman is
not to be regarded seriously"
Then in what regard is he to be
considered seriously? We fear our
friend. the editor of the Graphic, puts
Sherman in a position best expressed In
the French word impossible" And
that, of course, Immediately makes un-
tenable the position of anyone who on
any excuse asks the public to support
the Republican ticket.
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MONDAY

ON SUNDAY people have had time
ID to think over their sins, and to
~ repent of them, unless they have
been at the beach. Part OF Sunday
should be devoted to what some church
people call REORGANIZATION" If Sun
day were a day of self-scrutiny, Mon
days sun would rise on a chastened
and subdued people, receptive of all
good influences.
Unless we have been breaking the
Sabbath day the trials and temptations
OF the week start with Monday. on
Monday the wicked again begin to
trouble, and the man who was weary
has been rested. Two or three matters
afforded Los Angeles food for thought
yesterday. For instance, the conduct
of the Solid Three supervisors pro-
voked reflections which did not con-
tribute to peace of mind. We would
like to have had look at the Sunday
consciences of the Solid Three.
Let us deal gently with the erring.
For their sake we hope the good roads
bonds incident illustrated only a lack
of good judgment on their part. But
such lack disqualifes them for the
positions they hold. We cannot ignore
the fact that acknowledgement rumor
has been busy with the good name of
official Los Angeles as result of the
bonds transaction. Nothing so quickly
degrades a city in popular estimation
as a suspicion of graft.
On this Monday 1t behooves the peo-
pie of Los Angeles to renew every good
resolution they ever made to be true
to themselves. This city is entering on
the greatest period of its development.
San Pedro harbor, good roads, increase
and growth of Industrial and manu-
featuring interests, all these are COM
ing at once Our public officials, one
and all, MUST discern, realize, appre-
ciate and live up to their RESPONSE
bilities.
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Hearst with Most Malignant
MendGcify ASS1iIS Bryan

author, and Hearst should have been
smart enough to foresee the effect of
such tactics.
Bryan is to be judged by his public
record, and not by affidavits from per-
sons unknown, which on their face are
false and malicious. He has not only
always been In sympathy with the just
rights OF labor but an open and ayowed
champion OF them. He was the chosen
orator for organized labor on Labor
day in Chicago eight years ago, when
he delivered one of the best speeches
ever made in vindication OF unionism
and its right to, the protection of the
laws. He then. showed that organized
labor had been foremost In obtaining
for this country the secret Australian
ballot. in abating the evil OF child labor
and shortening the hours of toll. de-
claring that It should not cease its ef-
forts until the eight-hour day were
secured. In that same speech he de-
nounced the blacklist opposed Asiatie
labor, condemned unjust resort to in
functions In labor troubles, and advo-
Gated Jury trials in cases Of alleged
contempt SO arising. At the same time
ne argued in favor Of labor bureau
at Washington, with a cabinet officer
at its head.
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HERE'S A GOOD DEMOCRAT
READY AND EAGER FOR DEBATE

SAN GABRIEL, Cal, Sept 11.-[Ed-
itor Herald: In 1895 I voted my first
Democratic ticket, after having been
an active and enthusiastic Republican
for Is years. In 1900 I again voted for
Bryan, but in 1904 I could not agree
with Mr.. Parker in many Of his con-
sentative views concerning the money
question and the rights Of the people
to rule, so voted for Eugene v. Debs,
MT that expected to see him elected,
but as protest against the gold STAN
dard, the trusts, Republicanism, Demo-
cratic conservatism, Roosevelt-Parker
ideals, ct al.
1 consider Bryan was right on the
money question in 1896, as well as on
the main issues in that and the two
succeeding campaigns. He is the
greatest constructive statesman of this
era. 1 know him personally, have
heard him speak several times, read
the most of his public utterances dur
ing the last twenty years, and hope to
see him elected In this campaign.
spoke for him and his cause in 1896 and
1900, paying my own expenses, after
having been offered $1,000 and expenses
for forty addresses in the state of Ore
gon by the state Republican campaign
committee in 1896. While I am not
financially able to bear my own ex-
penses in this campaign I stand ready
to debate with any accredited speaker
the issues of today anywhere In Los
Angeles county, where we can mutually
agree upon a time and place.
There is no use denyin'
My dinner pail is full---of air.
The mills are closed down everywhere,
And I have not a cent to spare.
That's why I'll vote for Bryan.
what's that you are replyinf
am not party mad nor daft
About thrd-a-ton Of Taft,
And four more years of greed and graft
That's why I'll vote for Bryan
HOWARD CARLETON TRIP.
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VT HAT could be more characteristic
w OF the petty malignity of Hearst
w than to throw a bad egg Of this
sort. fifteen years overripe. in the hope
that some of the faint would cling TO
Bryan?
But at this late day no intelligent and
well-inforlned man In the United States
has any doubt of Bryhn's genuine sym
pathy for workingmen and his friend
illness to unionism: Nor is there the
least reason to fear that he is not like
wise friendly to every legitimate indus
try. while he has often publicly de-
nounced as robbery the exactions OF
the great manufacturing trusts, he 10
not an enemy of American Industry IN
any form, and 1t is stupid and childish
to assert the contrary, says the Sacra-
mento Bee.
Although Hearst has often exhibited
a mean and small-souled spite in his
newspaper efforts to hurt the reputa-
ton of men who stood in the way OF
his personal ambitions, or refused to
do his bidding, even those best ac-
quainted with that fact are surprised
at his foolish and ridiculous effort to
hurt Bryan by parading these am
davits. The attack is SO small and
spiteful as to damage nobody but It's
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some victim. But ones mind instantly
reverted to the scene OF Congo ana xns
frljoles. the spoon system, and AL keaF
vanished.
The supreme act OF piracy came
when raid was made on the boat
house float. This big raft, capable 81
carrying couple of hundred boys, W.
cast adrift, and with paddle and poles
1t was headed down the lagoon: Some
noise naturally accompanied this DEM
onstration OF power and freedom.
The canvas pavilion on the big uoet
caught the preeze and helped the pa
rates to get away from their would 90
captors. Staples only smiled indul-
gently when told Of the escapade. he
will send men to recover the craft now
stranded on a far away shore. Indeed.
Staples is proud OF the kids and their
extreme good manners. No accident
marred the days outing.
When this bunch boarded the cars
the constant shrek was accelerated by
the whistles. Bells Changed necessarily
until six cars were manned by grim
and determined motorneers. who expe-
ditiously trailed that cargo OF joyful
yells along the landscape to Los An
geles.
II your newsy is hoarse this morning
he is happy.
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III HE state election in Vermont being
the first to be held after the ma
tional conventions become each
four years OF much importance as
tending to indicate the drift OF public
sentiment ana that of Tuesday last
as no exception to the rule. That the
state would elect the Republican ticket
was . foregone conclusion, but it is
significant that the plurality given to
the candidate for governor is the
smallest since 1892. The vote on the
head OF the ticket shows a falling away
of the Republican strength of about
10 per cent and this is important In
that by applying the ratio OF loss to
many of the doubtful states assures
Bryan handsome pluralities in Novem-
ber
The highest estimate made of
Prouty's plurality is 2s,0o0. In 1904
the Republican candidate received
nearly $4,000 more votes than the DEM
ocratic candidate. The returns verify
the claims of-the Democrats that there
exists throughout the country a strong
Bryan sentiment-so strong that It is
manifested by q 10 per cent cut In
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Republicans Are i'm a Hurry
to Forget ROOSeveItiSn1

nent Republicans generally. They hear
tily Endorsed the administration of
Governor Gillett. It was only the Re-
publican president and his administra-
ton which were inadvertently over
looked.
In an appeal to Republican voters in
a presidential year It might reasonably
have been expected that a convention
of Republicans in the state Of Califor-
MIA might have had In mind the great
work of one Of the greatest presidents
these United States have ever had. Re-
publican voters In this state honor The
odore Roosevelt--honor him for the
heroism of his work and for the ene-
mics he has made. why, then. do our
representatives assembled in state con-
vention withhold Endorsement of the
man and his work on behalf Of the
american people? The continuation
Of the Roosevelt policies was a. part
of the party organizations appeal to
the people at the primaries. Have the
party or the party leaders ceased to
stand for these policies?
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ANSWERS r. MS INQUIRY;
REJECTS HIS 4PERFEcT" MAN

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 13.--[Editor
Herald: l suppose / must answer
your question, "R. NJ" though to me II
seems absurd.
Why, certainly 1t was environment
(what else?) that taught folks to think
the earth was fat. The environment
of deceptive appearances, contributed to
by the lack of knowledge OF the means
of knowing that it was otherwise,
That 1.-THE truth about 1t always ex-
listed" makes no difference. An abb
straet, or even a concrete, truth Is
only operative as environment in the
degree of its local and influential ac-
tuality. While it is shut-off from our
contact and understanding by intimate
false or deceptive appearances or
teachings that more closely surround
US, these latter-our more immediate
environment-be they false as hell, viii
prevail.
AS to praying to environment-yes.
ar. NJ l would pray as the man
did for potatoes, with elbow grease
and a spade.
Your closing paragraph gives mo
pain. We are considering the action
of environment upon man-actual (fal-
lIble) man (not "a fallacy or false
want to drag in a perfect" man. Here
is your false man, indeed, because he
does not (yet) exist. Don't mistake
me. have infinite faith In mans pos
sibilities. That is why I want to Inn
prove environment, to provide the rich
soil, the sunshine, the water and tho
conditions generally in which alone the
"superman" can be grown. But to
drag your purely hypothetical ''per-
feet man into this discussion is as
though, in a clinical dissertation on the
nature of ricketts, you should seek.
for your class illustrations, a subject of
almost impossibly ideal robustness and
health.
If you only would read mot Guilty."
also "God and My Neighbor''l You can
get the two In paper covers for rs
cents, postpaid (Clarion Press, "A Wor-
ship St, London, Eng.).
FRANK r. STONE.