davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
Seekinn a kianny Medium.

what do you intend to give to our
campaign fund.-" asked the political
expert It's hard to decide" answered
Mr.. Dustin Stax. THE amount must.
of course, be big enough to help the
cause and at the same time small
enough not to start a scandal"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

I'm some of the states the vote is
SO small that if their people rule they
do it chiefly by proxy. These states,
every instance are considered sure
for Bryan. But he never reminds
them that their people fail to rule.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
Was Anxious About Edo.

Waterbury, Conn.--Mrs. Nelson
Chappelle reported to the police that
her husband had wandered away from
home and she wanted to find him.
She added that the reason she was
anxious was that he had Fido with
MIN. ana she wouldn't have Fido lost
for anything.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The Davis County Republican, OF
Bloomfield, with its current issue, re
turns to its old form of a weekly pub
LEGATION. The semi-weekly issue was
found 10 be too strenuous a task for
the revenue derived.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

II a woman admits TO herself that
she looks pretty well in new gown.
she will not admit It to the other wom-
en-. If they compliment her dress, she
will look surprised and say: "Oh, do
you like 1t? 1t is just common every
day dress "-Atchison Globe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The boys of Company F at Fort
Riley will be taught to cook on the
theory, no doubt, that the SOLDIERS
kneed the dough- 1t goes without
saying that they are not the only
ones
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
DUTY and Usefulness.

Only to find our duty certainly, and
somewhere. somehow, to do 1t faith
fully, makes us good. strong. happy
and useful men. and tunes our lives
into some feeble echo OF the life Of
God.-Phill!ps Brooks.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

New Sharon Star: reach trees in
this locality are bending with fruit,
many of them having to be propped
to prevent breaking. Iowa certainly
is blessed with an abundance of every
thing this yesr-and it's nearly al
ways that way.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

For the first time since the Des
Moines Water company was establish
ed, forty years ago, the city will in
vestigate the quality of the water it is
furnishing the people, and yet Des
Moines thinks she is a city.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

-"Sauerkraut Day." which has at
tanned national significance on account
of being the only celebration of its
kind in the country, is not to pass
into history as seemed probable, for
the day will be celebrated in all its
pristine glory on Sept. "a, at Ackley.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
Small Brains Have Thoughts.

One scientist has calculated that
the weight of an ants brain is fifteen
one hundredths of a milligrame. A
milligrame is one hundred and fifty
fourteen thousandths of grain. Yet
II is generally conceded that an ant
can think.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Prospects indicate that the COM
ing meeting of the League of Iowa
Municipalities, which is to be held al
OttEmwa, September 16, IL and Is
will be the largest, the most import
ant and the most interesting in the
history of the league.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
sock island wien caribou.

An island in Lake Superior has
been stocked with caribou: Caribou
island, so named because II formerly
was noted as home for the animals
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Miss Elaine Golding, who is the
champion woman swimmer of America
competed and won in a three-mile
swimming race last week beating Miss
Thiel Miss Golding, who lives at
Pierpont, n. Y, is anxious to meet
Miss Kellerman, the Austrian cham
pion, now in this country.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The St Louis Globe-Democrat is
right when it says, "A dishonest cleo
ton judge is neither Democrat nor
Republican, but a criminal who ought
to be punished"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Welcome Friends, and knights
and Sisters, and Ball Club, and Circus.
The town is yours, but you will have
to do the dividing yourselves.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The progress of the Panama Can
al, by the way, is another proof of
the capacity of the party that does
things
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The latest conundgum is as to the
difference between W. ]. Bryan and
Buffalo Bill. The answer is that Buff
falo Bill has show.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

Alex Miller says he sometimes
wonders if the world isn't made up of
fools, as so few people agree with him.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The Omaha Bee suggestss that
having joined the Typographical I'm
ion, Mr.. Bryan should be given Slug
23"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

The state fair, also, has learned
the benefits of judicious newspaper
advertising
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03

According to the Keokuk Gate
City the mob spirit is very largely
rot-gut whiskey.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-09-03
A Sweet Mystery.

Judging by the following from the
Powersyille (Mo.) Record, June wed
ding Is on the taps for that village:
One OF our young gentlemen took a
young lady friend to Sewal last Sun
day and before departing for the said
city, stocked up with chocolates. pepper
mints and bon-bons. In some manner
the candy was lost sight of until almost
back to Powcrsvllle, when the young lady
Inquired about the candy. The gentle
man began search for 1t and at last
found the sweetmeats had been placed
in the center of the seat and We're
mashed beyond recognition. The ques.
tlon is, how did the candy get mashed
Rs-~s,u4=.-y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
The Stop.

7 HAMPTON MOORE the brilliant
j young Philadelphia member of the
waterways and forestry preservation COM
mission. was describing, on his return
from Europe. wretched railroad in Brit
tany.
Il never imagined such slow trains ex-
isted." said Mr.. Moore. They are GER
tainly tedious to ride on. They bore you
dreadfully
.'All sorts OF stories-very likely ones,
too-are told about the Breton trains
Thus it is said that one day. when an
express pulled UP in the middle of a
draary field of gray rocks, passenger
pvt his head out of the window and shout
ed angrily to the conductor:
We'll. what have you stopped this time
for?'
Engineers dropped his cigarette. sir.
was the reply"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Entertaining King
Costs $4,000 a Week
Special Correspondence of The star.

LONDON October IA. 1905.
~ HOOTING, while a capital sport in
England. is not recommended for
- those whose purses are limited.
pecially If they have ambitions to be the
hosts OF royalty. The season just now In
swing has cost several notable families in
English society at least 5000 apiece for
the privilege of entertaining his majesty
for week with the guns. The majority
of these families. however. consider the
/ honor cheap at the price. and many OF
| them are justified in doing SO, for they
owe to the king their social position IN
England
OF course, the SJo0D0. which is the lowest
estimate of the cost of entertaining ms
ma jesty, is not all spent in the week when
! he is on the ground AS a matter of fact.
| the preliminaries account for the better
| part of the amount. Something IKE
$4,000 is paid as rent for the moors ana
coverts and at least 5000 for the man
| sion called the shooting box The
moors generally extend To at least 2o,Oo
| acres and the modern hosts of English
| royalty would hardly dare to invite King
| Edward To anything smaller. Such an
enormous piece Of ground requires doZ-
| en- keepers costing 5000 a year and the
| preservation of game, food. repairs and in
| cidentals VIII account for another So.VV
| For the upkcep of the mansion itself an
a little army Of servants Is needed, ire
quently numbering as many as thirty-tive.
Picks His Fellow Guests.
Then there Is the question OF fellow
guests The king is invariably consulted
| in this respect and in almost every case
| a full dozen are invited to meet and
| amuse his majesty, These dukes and
| lords and generals arrive in their motor
cars, each with his own chauffeur, foot
| man and valet, while each lady brings her
| own favorite gun-loaders and royalty Is
many of them their own private hair
dressers. The king and some of the dukes
| go so far as 10 bring with them their
| own fvorite gun-loaders and royalty Is
always accompanied by its private butler.
| 1t is not overestimatng the facts to say
| that each guest averages f1ye servants
| and the host of a shooting party of doz-
en- guns would, therefore, not have TO pro-
! vide for twelve, but for seventy-two per-
| sons.
| When the enormous cost of one OF these
! royal shooting parties is taken into &C
1 count 1t is not surprising that hosts OF
/ his majesty calculate that each brace OF
birds will cost him something like SOD
and that in order to get the cost as low as
| that the moors will have to be plenti-
fully stocked and his guests crack shots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
The Sleeping Beauty.

FREDERICK w. LEHMAN, the new
president of the American Bar Asso-
citation, was discussing. at dinner in St
Louis. case where some of the evidence
had not been above suspicion.
Well" he said. there were certainly
flaws In this Observation-Disclosures in
exactitudes. so to speak. 1t reminded me
of the girl in the hammock.
"A pretty girl in a hammock slung in an
apple orchard awoke suddenly and frown-
ed at the young man who stood before
her.
she exclaimed.
WELL stammered the young man.
you were sleeping SO soundly-you looked
so pretty. so tempting, Yes, l admit !
did take one little one
1.-THE girl smiled scornfully.
lone" said she. 'Humph. I counted
seven before l woke up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Princess Who Can Wrestle.

from TltBlts.
The Crown Princess OF Montenegro is
the champion royal lady wrestler of all
Europe. Before her marriage to the fu-
ture ruler of the little principality the
Princess Daniie was the Duchess Jutta
of Mecklenburg. Germany.
She Is a brilliant pianist. an expert
needlewoman and caricaturist of no
little skill. but her most favorite activity
seems to be the masculine sport OF wres-
Ting She has specially studied the Jap
anese art of jiu jitsu. and has thor
oughly mastered it that she is almost in
variably successful in the bouts In which
she engages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25
Would He Like lt7

TN defense of dress reform Mrs. ]. Gardi-
ner Merritt. the sculptress, said at
recent luncheon In Washington:
Isn't dress reform needed-at least FOR
all of us except the very slender? l heard
a young man, a rather lazy young man.
tell a pretty girl the other day that he
envied woman her idleness, that he would
like to have been born a woman.
1.-The girl, tossing her head and snorting.
answered:
You'd like to be a woman! Oh, yes!
Just try it for a day. Fasten blanket
and counterpane round your legs:
buckle strap round your waist so tight
you can't draw a full breath or eat
hearty meal: have your hair all loose and
fluffy, so that 1t keeps tickling your ears
and getting into your eyes: wear Nigh
heeled shoes and gloves a size too small
for you: cover your face with veil full
of spots that make you squint; fix huge
hat on with pins. SO that every time the
wind blows it pulls your hair out by the
roots, and then. without any pockets,
and with a three-inch square of lace to
blow your nose with. go for walk and
enjoy yourself. You would like 1t!
In Paris last year .29S horses were
killed for food, which was 5000 more
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

on an average 5000 copies of the Bible
not to mention prayer books. every day
The skins of 100000 animals are used
every year for the covers of Oxford
Bibles alone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

In Paris last year 40. 29S horses were
killed for food, which was 5000 more
than the previous year. These animals
yielded 26 600, 600 pounds of meat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

On account of the unexpected demand
the Chalmers-Detroit Motor Company has
already decided to build 100 more Chal-
mers-Detroit "Forties' than originally
planned The Forty was the first 1909
car on the market. according to the man.
ufacturers. The first model was delivered
to leading dealer in June. before the
first deliveries of the Chalmers-Detroit
Thirty" were made. The Chalmers-De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

The Automobile Club Of America has
been selected as the sole American repre-
sentative of the International Association
OF Yachting Automobiles of Europe. This
selection carried with it the governing
authority in all International motor boat
races or competitions held in the United
States.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

A most unique motor contest will be
run next Sunday October 25) in France
under the auspices of a magazine. 1t is
known as a photo-automobile contest and
each competitor will be required to take
five photographs of objects along the
course. the quality of which will count
in determining the winner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

In most engines the piston heads can
be scraped clean Of carbon without remoy-
ing the pistons from the cylinders by
means of specially formed scrapers intro
duced through the opening over the
valves. or through the spark plug holes
when the latter are horizontal The form
and size of scraper will depend on the
particular engine, but almost any suitable
form may be made from SIG inch steel
tubing, II inches long, having the ends
hammered fiat and turned over at right
angles in a wise. The ends.are then filed
straight and sharp. and the shank of
any scraper may be bent to right or
left if necessary or left straight FIRE.
uuently two scrapers will be needed in
order to use both right and left handed
bends The advantage of tubing for this
purpose is that no blacksmith work is
necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

An English motor car recently ran from
Boulogne to Paris at a rate of sixty-five
cost the owner between $500 and $3.50
for burst tires
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

During the recent French maneuvers
two army corps comprising 100000 men
depended upon seventy automobiles for
their daily supply of bread.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

Washingtonians who drive their cars tc
Atlantic City will probably hail with Joy
the announcement that the road from
Absecon to Port Republic. N. j.. will be
widened and made into splendid thor
oughfare.
Manager Long of the Commercial Au-
tomobile and Supply Company says that
sales are running along smoothly.
The Thomas & Tolman Company Is
among the great army of business enthu-
siasts. The company expects to sell cars
all through the winter, an unusual pro-
cedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

One sure way of beating a suspected
speed trap is to come to full stop after
passing the first man suspected of being
a timer. and waiting a minute before
passing the other one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

Gov. Magoon is assisting the Cuban
Automobile Club in arranging for it's
race meet at Havana in February. The
meet is expected to attract many motor
lists from Florida.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-25

The turns have been banked on the
savannah course Tor the grand prize race
make them at speed of ninety miles
an hour with safety. One stretch is
three and half miles long and straight
as a die with less than one foot Of
grade.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
One.Sided View.

ga member of the Georgia Le5isla.
ture," he remarked, "has introduced
a bill which provides that any man
who is lured into marrying a woman
who has by artificial means enhanced
her beauty may, If he wishes, have
the marriage declared null and void.
That is to say, if the bridegroom dis
covers that the bride is compelled
when she goes to bed to hang any
of her supposed charms upon a chair
he may consider himself free to wed
again."
And what about It," asked the
lady, IF a bride discovers after the
ceremony that the groom wears a
wig or dyes his mustache?"
ANY woman who is foolish enough
not to know a wig or a dyed mustache
when she sees n ought neV to
make any complaint about it."-Chi-
cago Record-Herald~
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
, HOW WHALES
ARE KILLED

The feature attracting the casual
observer is the vessels harpoon gun,
situated forward of everything, from
which the formidable harpoon is fired
into the whale. The gun looks like
a small cannon, and about a pound
of powder is used to discharge the
harpoon, which is rammed home in
the same manner as a shot would be-,
and tied from the outside end with a
small cord, this breaking, of course,
when the gun is fired. The harpoon
Is a very heavy missile, weighing sew
eral hundred pounds, which necessi-
tates it's being fired only at pretty
close range; the lance head pierces
the whale and soon afterwards ex-
plodes a bomb contained in 1t, while
still farther back On the shaft are
barbs, which expand on entering the
whale, making it next to impossible
for the harpoon to be drawn out
again. Each harpoon, after being
fired, has to be Strengthened by a
blacksmith in order to again fit the
gun-barrel. A stout hemp rope, four
inches in circumference, is attached
to the harpoon about eighteen inches
from the point; this line is of great
Hexibility and strength, and is manu-
featured solely for whaling in Nor
way. A few fathoms of this line are
coiled on a plate directly un9er the
gun, the remainder being below
decks clear to run. There are two
of these lines each 1900 feet in
length, and sometimes they are none
too long for the purpose.-From
There She Blows" by c. R. Patter-
son, in the Metropolitan Magazine.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Eating the Octopus.

At Atlantic City the other day a
fisherman caught an octopus, a are
fish in those waters.
The octopus, which resembled :
frayed and ruined football of brown
leather, was carried home by the
fisherman in a bucket of water.
What am I going to do with it,"
he said. why, I'm going to eat it.
I'd almost as soon eat octopus as
scallops.
Il am a traveller, and I learned in
Italy and France the octopus excel
lence. You can't give an Italian of
the Riviera or a Frenchman of the
northwest coast, where the fish
abounds, a more welcome dish.
"What does il taste like? 1t tastes
like scallops or like tripe and oys-
ers."-Philadelplia Bulletin. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18

suruction and relative disposition Of
the several parts being such that
when an operating lever is depressed
an egg will be deposited at the rear
of the nest and in a position to be
conveniently removed. Of course, the
hen fruit thus handed out does not
carry a guarantee to the effect that it
is strictly fresh; but nobody will be
able to deny that they are not fresh
laid" The apparatus was designed,
also, to be used as a vending machine,
the deposit of a coin causing the hen
to lay an egg. When performing the
latter operation this near-hen dis
plays all the attributes of the live
fowl, fitting her head and tail and
producing a sound resembling the
cackle of the genuine bird.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
SEIZED WITH
Burns His Own and His Sons Prop.
erty, Then Kills Himself. I

Oakland, Md. "A. F. George, OF
Swanton, Garrett County, during a ut
Of temporary insanity set fire to MS
own barn and house. Then he went
to the home of his son, saturated the
beds and other absorbent materials
with oil and set them on fire. Then,
taking his stand with a revolver near
the fires, he prevented any one from
extinguishing them.
Mr.. George returned home, Keep
ing every one away from him with
the revolver, where he shot himself
through the heart, dying instantly.
Mr.. George served several terms in
the Maryland Legislature, and for
several years had been inspector OF
rural free delivery routes throughout
the Middle West. He was also an
ardent Grange and Sunday-sehool
worker. ,
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
The HelpmaCc.

The authors young wife burst In
Oh him joyously.
9Oh, Milt," she cried, - know no"
why %Scribblor's Magazine has re.
turned all your stories"
Milton Wiskar seemed to see light.
"Why is it," he demanded, with
hopeful eagerness.
ut is because you have always in
closed stamps" said the young wom-
an. Haven't you ever read the no.
ticc on the editorial page which says
that no MSS. are returne;! unless
stamps ars inclcsed?"--New York
Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
REALITY.
he minstrel sang. and drew

Of Love the minstrel sang, and drew
An easy finger DER the strings,
Then laughed and sang of other things
OF grass and flowers and azure blue.
OF Love the poet wrote, and soft
And sweet the liquid measures flowed,
Then gave his moments to an ode.
And crooks and shepherds mentioned oft.
One day the singer met with Love.
And mighty music shook his strings,
While dreams and light imaginings
His newt lsed spirit scared above.
Love met the poet on his way,
And kindled all his soul to fire,
Filled all his measures with desire,
And left no room for fancies gay.
The minstrel sang to Love one song,
And died for 10y. yet lives in this.
The poet, touched by Loves warm kiss
With echoes fills the ages long.
Oscar Fay Adams.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Red Trousers.

According to the Figaro red trous-
ers are now the rage among young
men on holiday in the southwest of
France. The upper garments are a
matter of comparative Indifference,
but on the tennis lawn, the beach or
the esplanade the trousers must be
red OF some sort, wine color and scar
let being permitted as variations
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
InSulted.

The big stray dog doomed up from
behind an ash barrel.
Look here" he growled savagely,
II have a bone to pick with you
The multi-millionaire's bull pup
looked up with wounded dignity.
What" he responded, in the dog
language, "pick a bone? Why, |
never ate anything but homeless
chicken and ham in my life. On
your way, you tramp"
And leaping into his masters
$4,000 automobile he was whisked
off to the park.-Chicago News.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1908-11-18
Favorite Authors.

Oh lawyers-Sue.
Of thieves-Steele.
Of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Of Observation-Disclosures.
Of the young widow-Newman.
Of the chiropodist-Foote.
Of the telegrapher-Cable.
Of the doctor-Payne and AIKEN
side.
Of the painter-Black, White,
Gray, Green and Other Hughes.
Epicures go in for Crabbe and
Hare.
The avaricious want More.
Cricket players like Fielding.
The author wants his Wordsworth.
The fisherman takes to Hook and
Hake.
And President Roosevelt to Wilde,
Woods, and Traill.-Boston Tran
script.