davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1908-02-12
Tell us About 1t.

Tell us About It.
This paper can give all the local
news only as our friends lend us their,
cooperation If anyone visits you, if
you contemplate leaving town, if you
see or hear or do anything out of the.
ordinary days routine, tell us about
it, that we may tell the public.
Chamberlain Cough Remedy .
Cures Colds. Group and Whooping Cough.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-06-18
Judge of the United States court for sixth

Judge of the United States court for sixth
judicial circuit.
March, 1900 Resigned and became
president of the Philippine commission.
July 4, ooI-lnaugurated first civil
governor of the Philippines.
December, Ioor- Visited the United
States by order of the Secretary of War.
July, Ioo2-Conferred with Pope Leo
XIII and committee of cardinals at Rome
and made a satisfactory settlement as to
the friars' lands i'll the Philippines.
December, Ioo3--Left the Philippines
To become Secretary of War.
February, Ioo4-Secretary of War.
November, Ioo4-Visited Panama.
July-September, IooS-Visited the
Philippines with party of senator's and
congressman.
September, Ioo6--Visited Cuba and
acted awhile as provisional governor, re-
establishing peace in the island.
March April, r9o7-Visited Panama,
Cuba and Porta Rico.
Autumn of Ioo7-Opened the congress
in Manila, returning via the Siberian
railway.
July, Ioo8-Nomination conceded by
Republican convention in Chicago for
president of the United States.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-06-18
Zumbrota Zephyrs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Johnson have re-
turned home from Fremont, Nebr, and
are sorry to report that Mr.. Johnson $
mother is not any better and in critical
condition.
w. w. Bishop received word last week
from Illinois that his father was quite
poorly.
Miss Leila Koozer stayed in the Bow
from Saturday until Monday visiting
with friends.
Henry Funk is helping at the ]. T.
Cole farm, north of town.
Mrs. C. 7. Martin has made quite a
record on furnishing eggs to set incu-
bators, having sold something over 24o
dozen eggs.
DIR. Cole made a professional trip to
John Koozer's last Friday.
Geo. Barker is getting to be a great
mechanic. He has spools nailed on the
wall OF room with belts etc, that when
he attaches them to the sewing machine
each spool, of quite number, Just fairly
spin. Pretty good way of entertaining
his friends, isn't it2
An error was made in the item of Mr..
and Mrs. Paris Van Auken leaving for
New York, as 1t was just the latter went
home i'll response to the word of her
father being seriously i'll, she arrived
there only few days before his death
| occurred.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-06-18

bother "Big Bill" And he got
the honors, too, without being a
grind. William Allen White
says, "He danced we'll, sang we'll,
wrestled we'll, wore his clothes
well, and probably loafed we'll,
but never forgot the main busi-
ness of lite-to get an education.
And he did the job we'll, finished
it up, rounded it off, put in good
measure and quit the second man
in class of 120 boys
In the early days of his political
career Taft was "a hulking six
footer just under 80, moon-faced,
good-natured, who threw off
work by the ton, without sweat
ing, but with that merry heart
that nlaketh glad countenance.
incidentally, he had a fighting
record. He had ground a black
smiths face into the sidewalk
for libeling Judge Taft, he had
whipped ward heeler for in
timidating voters at the prim-
aries, and he had taken a ward
boss by the scruff of the neck and
the reef of his trousers and had
literally thrown him out of a con-
vention. He had the blind, roar
ing, ineXorable wrath of a big
man of peace. And in those
days, when he was still boy to
the old men, and only boy to
the young men, he was to the
clan of his kind that loved him,
still "old Bill" He was what
slang calls mixer. He fought
the gang on the floor of the con-
vention and was never too nice to
get down in the primaries and
work at the polls. And when he
came rolling down the street like
a good-natured porpoise, or when
he banged his big fist on the
bench as he sat in court, he was
still "Old Bill" much to be res
pected, little to be feared, save
by the unrighteous, and always
to be loved. He had but one
weakness for politician-work.
He kept his docket clean. His
traces never scraped the wheel;
his shoulders always were in the
collar, and withal he never turn
ed hair. Work was his whiskey,
his cards, his 'revelry by night.
If he had ever set out to SOW wild
oats he would have harvested
them by the carload. But he
sowed no wild oats, and turned
into his thirties clean-skinned,
clear-eyed, sharp-brained, hard
muscled, soft-hearted, well-read,
Well-bred young gentleman,
whom the younger men were
pointing to with some pride, and
their ambitious elders, seeing him
climb, were viewing with some
alarm.
/ He was born September Is
1887, and for twenty-seven year:
has served the public in various
stations as may be seen from the
following data:
: January, IsSI-Assistant public prose
[ Cutor.
; March, ISS2-Resigned and becam,
, United States internal revenue collector
Resigned March, 1881
January, ISS5-Assistant county sole
. itor.
, March, ISS7-Resigned and appointec
: Judge of the supreme court.
ton.
February, 1890 Resigned and becam,
solicitor-general of the United States.
March, IS92-Resigned and becam,
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-06-18
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
The Next President of the United States.

Now that the nomination of
William Howard Taft for presi-
dent of. the United States by the
Republican convention-now in
session in Chicago-is practically
assured, facts concerning the
gentleman ought to prove inter-
esting to every reader and with
this in view the REPUBLICAN
prints the portrait of the big
Secretary and some authenticated
statements concerning him.
One writer who knows him
well and has studied him closely,
says:
Secretary Taft is a peculiarly
attractive personality. He is
warm hearted, approachable,
frank and blessed with the saving
grace of humor, and at the same
time he has always the strength
and courage of his sound CON
victions. His Eyes" means yes
and his mo" precisely what it
spells. All along the path of
this man from the boyhood to
now, from the bulking youth
who outwrestled every one at Yale
to the "quickfooted fighting
elephant of our modern politics, ="
ready to run for the presidency if
his party so DEGREES, one may
gather incidents, which speak Of
his courage, his strength, his
self-sacrifice, his endurance his
patience, and his intense human
ness.
He shows us convincing
example that a man may smile
and smile and still be strong as a
giant and firm as a rock.
1t has become automatic in
Washington, that whenever
trouble occurs anywhere in the
world beyond the power of or
binary agencies to deal with,
Taft is the man who must be
sent to straighten it out. Not
only did he bring order out oi
chaos in the Philippines, but he
averted civil war and anarchy in
Cuba, settled the difficult problem
of the friars' lands by visit to
the Vatican, started the vast
activity at Panama in effective
fashion, and then went back
again to adjust a threatened
struggle between two iarrine
states. Though the secretary
of peace, he carried on the Wal
department with a strong gril
upon its details, helped reorgan'
ize the army and create a gen
eral staff, and incidentally fount
time to make tour of the world
and to travel all over the country
las a fast rising favorite for thC
presidency. 1t is not surprising
in view of his achievements, hi.
record as getter of results, as t.:
doer, that President Roosevelt
says of him: Taft IS the big
gest going concern in the coun
try" He keeps going all tn,
time. He works from 8 o'clocl
in the morning till midnight
He not only works hard, bu
plays hard, sleeps hard, eat
hard, and sometimes hits mar,
when reused.
When he entered Yale colleg
in 1874, young Taft settled dow
to capture all the honors, whicl
industry and ability could reach
His father was then member O
Grants cabinet, but that did no
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-06-18
J Grinding.

Grinding. 4
Scythes, sickles, knives and all
edge tools properly ground at
Doris the Blacksmith. 2-l-t
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1908-06-18
b. 81 M. Train Schedule
EAST BoMED
VEST BouNp

Nos 20 aud ~ run between Llucolu aud Broken
Row only, aud not on sundays
Freight trains Nos " aud ~ carry passengers,
but are run IA extras
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08

a voTIey q gunshots, the thud Of bull
lets aud the dwindling whine Of spent
lead. They leaped from shelter to
find themselves girt with fitful hoop
Of fire, for the strangers" had spread
In the arc Of a circle and now cmptied
their rifles toward the center. The
defenders, however, maintained sur
prising order considering the sudden
ness Of their attack and ran to join
the sentries. whose positions could be
determined by the nearer flashes. The
voice OF a man in authority shouted
loud commands. No demonstration
came from the outer voids, nothing
but the wicked streaks that stabbed
the darkness. Then suddenly behind
McNamara's men the night glared
luridly as though great furnace door
had opened and then changed shut.
while with 1t came Il hoarse thudding
roar that silenced the rifle play. They
saw the cook house disrupt itself and
disintegrate into thousand flying
timbers and twisted sheets Of tin
which scared upward and outward
over their heads and into the night.
AS the rocking hills ceased echoing
the sound OF the vigilantes' rifles re-
CURED like the cracking Of dry sticks,
then everywhere about the defenders
the earth was lashed by falling debris,
while the iron roof rang at the fusil-
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08

to be hts kind"
across the Quaking tundra to the noun
tains and the mines. Upon this slender
trail of steel there rolled one small,
ungainly teapot Of al engine which
daily creaked and clanked back and
forth at q snail's pace. screaming and
wailing its complaint Of the two high
loaded flatcars behind. The ties be-
meath it were spiked to planks laid
lengthwise over the semi-liquid road
bed, in places sagging beneath the sur
face till the humpbacked, short wasted
locomotive waved and reeled and
souealed like a drunken fshwife. At
night it painted wearily into the board
station and there sighed and coughed
and hlssed away It's fatigue as the
Goals died and the breath relaxed In its
lungs.
Early to bed and early to rise was
perforce the motto Of its grimy crew.
who lived near by. Tonight they were
just retiring when stayed by sum-
mons at their door. The engineer
opened 1t to admit what appeared to
his astonished eyes to be Krupp can
non propelled by man in yellow oiled
clothes and white cotton mask. This
weapon assumed the proportions OF
great one eyed monster, which stared
with baleful fixity at his vitals. giving
him a cold and empty feeling. Away
back beyond this Cyclops Of the Sight
less Orb were two other strangers like
wise equipped.
The fireman arose from his chair,
dropping an empty shoe with thump;
but, being of the west, without cavil
or waste Of wind he stretched his
hands above hls head. balancing on
one foot to keep his unshod member
from the damp floor. he had unbuc-
kled his belt, and now, loosened by the
movement, his overalls seemed bent on
sinking foorward in an ecstasy Of
abashment at the intrusion, whereupon
with convulsive grip lie hugged them
to their duty, one hand and foot stin
elevated as though in the grand hailing
sign Of some secret order. The other
man was new to the ways Of the north
so backed to the limit Of his quarters,
laid both hands protectingly upon his
middle and doubled up, remarking fer
vidlyt
Don't point that damned thing at
my stomach"
"Ha, ha." laughed the fireman, with
unnatural loudness. Have your joke,
boys"
This amt no joke" said the fore
most figure, It's breath bellying out the
mask at its mouth.
"Sure 1t is," insisted the shoeless one.
Must be. We amt got anything
worth stealing"
Get into your- clothes, and come
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08
Registration Notice.

Theoffice OF the Supervisor Of Reg
istration will be opened on the arst
Monday in every month for the pur-
pose of the registering of any person
who is qualified as follows:
Who shall have been resident OF
the State for two years, and Of the
county one year, and Of the polling pre-
cinct in which the elector offers to
vote four months before the day OF
election, and shall have paid, six
months before, any poll tax then due
and payable, and who can both read
and write any section of the constitu-
tion Of 1895 submitted to him by the
Supervisors of Registration, or who
can show that he owns, and has paid
all taxes collectable on during the
present year, property in this State
assessed at three hundred dollars or
more. J. Y. McGILL,
Clerk of Board.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08
CONTINUED next week.

Hereafter we positively re-
fuse to publish any communica-
tion received at this office later
than Tuesday, noon, except To-
cal and personal items, which
will..not be available later than
Wednesday, noon, for the cur,
rent week. By trying to be ac-
commodating we are thr rown late
every week and We are tired OF
it.. This notice applies to
EVERY BODY.
4-25.tf.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08

Read the Farmers & Merchants
Banks ad. this issue.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08

She recounted the reasons for 1elen's
adventure, while the mans = :
came terrible.
"Oh, Kid. 1 am to blame fc
her go. Why did do it,
afraid"
THE Sign of the
Struve, and the fello,
rogue" The Bronze
clock, his eyes bloods.
those Of a goaded, fly 81
'It's s o'clock new-tel. mil,
hours. Too late"'
"What ails you?" she questioned,
baffaed by his strange demeanor. you
called me the one woman just now, and
He i toward her heavily.
"Shes ter"
"Y er? Oh, I'm glad. I'm
glat .hn't stand there like a
woou.. COR you've work to do.
Wake, t you hear? She's In
perlI 8 whipped him out @
his st ,at he drew himsei.
somewl control. Get into
your CO. Hurry. My pony
will take =" She snatched
his garment tro chair and held 1t
for him while the back into his
veins. Together they VI out into
the storm as she and >ne,
and as he ti"ng the sadd,,
skin she SAIL:
81 understand il all now. lC
the talk about her and Glenister,
it's wrong. Led and schc,Ied and
Intrigued against her. but it's over now.
guess there's Il Little streak OF Sooc
In me somewhere. after all.
He spoke to her from the saddle.
Its more than Il streak. Cherry, and
you're my kind of people" She smiled
wanly back at him under the lantern
light
That's left handed. Kid. don't
want to be your kind want to be
his kind-or your sisters kind"
Upon leaving the rendezvous Glen
lister and his two friends skunk through
the night, avoiding the life and lights
Of the town, while the wind surged out
of the voids to seaward, driving Its
wet burden through their Tapping slick
ers, pelting their faces as though en-
ragged at its failure to wash away the
purposes written there. Their course
brought them to cabin at the west
ern outskirts of the city, where the"
paused long enough to adjust some
thing beneath the brims Of their hats.
Past them ran the iron rails Of the
narrow gauged road which led out
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08

along. "
obeyed anu
engine and
q full head
or suffer a spremaf
prompt ellslon fro'
piled mechanics: '
efforts two Of th
till tbeAsp@I,
relns
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1908-05-08

prime -
ilenister stopped him. Il won't
Id the privilege Come now-to
vur places. men"
| They melted away to each side while
the old prosPector paused to wiring his
A-oartner's hand.
ruther it was me, lad. but If
get you-God help EN- He
lbled after the departing shadows,
King Roy alone. With his naked
.ers. Glenister ripped open the
WIDER cases and secreted the contents
upon bis person. Each cartridge held
dynamite enough to devastate vii
-ond he loaded than inside his
tide his shirt and every
ne had room, till he was
md cased In an armor one
rth part Of which could have
I'm from the face Of the earth
as to leave no trace except,
a pit ripped out Of tie noun
C. He looSa,l to his fuses and
that they were wrapped in oil
then placed them In his hat.
u finished. he set out. walking
4 difficulty under the weight lie
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
CROWS AS WEATHER PROPHETS
Some That Always Hold a Convention
Before a Snowstorm.

Mrs. Eliza Golf of East Hampton,
Conn, has way of foretelling snow
storm Near the house is a large pas
ture and just before a storm it is the
meeting place of dozens of crows VINO
appear to come from far and near
They seem to form a circle, while one
Or two of the larger and apparently
older crows take charge of the
''meetin'''
These leaders talk long and loud
and occasionally they all join in as
though applauding the remarks of the
wise ones, and after about so much
cawing and Tapping of wings the con-
gregation of black rascals rises and
separates, going to their homes in
various parts of the woods. Just why
they should congregate in this manner
and in this particular lot is not known.
Mrs. Golf has kept an accurate
record and never yet has snow failed
to fall within II hours of such meet
ings.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

egist, his bulldog tenacity as a fight
er, and all the qualities that go to
make great and successful general
All night my rest was disturbed by
the tramp of the horses of officers of
brigade or division, arriving and de-
parting, after consulting with ''Old
Rosy" as the general was affection
ately called throughout the army.
Our commander knew the urgent need
of every precaution. and was busy
till long after midnight, giving his
chiefs orders, and studying every
measure to strengthen his position
against the determined assaults OF
the combined hosts of Bragg and Long
street.
Before proceeding with my personal
experiences during this second days
battle, and without giving any account
of the sharp encounter between the
armies on the previous day, it will per-
haps be best to give brief summary
of the events leading up to the gigan-
tic effort of the southern army to
crush Gen. Rosecrans and recapture
Chattanooga.
Gen. Rosecrans had, before this,
completed his celebrated Tullahoma
campaign and captured Chattanooga;
and although for weeks he realized
that Longstreet's strong corps of
tried southern veterans was march
| ing to join Braggs army, and had
| begged the war office that a feint or
demonstration be made by the armies
| of Grant or Sherman, both then unoc-
cupied, to prevent this union of con-
| federates. and begged even that Burn
sides army of $4,000 men be sent him
as reenforcements against this for
midable combination of confederates;
| still our commanding general had be en-
left inexplicably unsupported by tie
administration. Thus, when Long
streets heavy battalions furiously It
tackled our army and forced their way
Through a gap in the line, this gap
| being made througss a misconstruction
| OK orders by Gen Woods division. it
was almost an impending defeat and
the loss of Chattanooga as well. How
well Gen. Rosecrans took instant
gathering his shattered cohorts togeth-
er and fortifying Chattanooga, how
nobly our great Gen. Thomas bore the
| field. are facts now well known to the
impartial student of history; SO VIII
| with this passing depression, resume
my account of personal happenings
As the bugle's strains died away,
tumbled out of bed, made a hasty
breakfast, horses were saddled and
arms looked to- The morning broke
chill and dull with the presage of com
ing winter; and. with the full realiza
ton of another impending battle I
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28
AT cHIckAMAUeA.
"reminiscences of the Second Days
Battle from "Tales of = Trooper"

The historian and the memoirs OF
the commanding general may record
the planning and winning of military
campaigns, but the private soldier
prefers to recount his own impressions
and individual experiences 1t was
my privilege to be a trooper of the.
Fifteenth Pennsylvania cavalry dur
ing the civil war, with the plain title
OF Mr." or Jack, so / can only tell
of such incidents as came within my
own vision, relating them from the
standpoint of the private soldier. AL
though my diary shows in cold figures
that over four decades have passed
since then, it seems only yesterday, SO
clearly do the acts and scenes of those
days stand out in my memory
1t was at headquarters at early
dawn on the goth of September, 1863
the second days battle of Chicka-
manga The previous days fight was
but a prelude to the titanic conflict Of
this day. On the silence of dawn
broke the clear notes of the reveille,
rousing from slumber many a soldier
on whose ear that sound would never
fall again.
The escort was encamped at the
headquarters of Gen. Rosecrans at
Glenn's house, and l will here explain
that the Fifteenth Pennsylvania was
our commanding generals household
cavalry" its members serving as or
derlies, aids, scouts, and in various
capacities, in addition to the regular
duties of our fighting organization.
Thus thrown in close personal asso-
citation with Gen. Rosecrans, the ia
nous commander of the Army of the
Cumberland, the Fifteenth" grew to
love him for his conspicuous kindl-
ness, his wonderful abilities as a STRAIT
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1908-03-28

spirit of sadness came over rAe. and
gloomy thoughts hoated through my
brain-sensations that often come to
the soldier just before the conflict:
and although I did my best to shake
on these forebodings, it was a diff
cult task. until we mounted and re
ceived our various. orders. The bat
tie began in good earnest, as Bragg's
army realized that only an overwhelm-
ing and almost continuous assault
could rout the union forces.
Various duties fell to the escort of
our busy general, and events flashed
so rapidly through the kaleidoscope of
battle that it is impossible to give
detailed account off the work of our
escort as the members dashed here
and there, carrying orders. or were
sent out on accommodating dashes to
keep the commanding general posted as
to how our long line of battle was far
ing. As 1 returned from one detail
late in the morning, when Longstreet's
famous assault had been begun with
such far-reaching disaster, later, but
just before the actual big break in our
battle line had taken place, Gen Rose
Grams sent me with a hurried oral
dispatch to Gen. Thomas. and 1 re-
message as if it stood out in letters
of fire. He said: Orderly, ride to
Gen. Thomas and tell him, with my
compliments, that there are a number
of pieces of artillery in front, or left,
of Glenn's house that seem to have no
owner. Ask him if he will take care
of this artillery and tell him to hold
the Chattanooga road at all hazards. F"
After saluting I dashed off, and as
made my way, events happened, as
the reverberations of the heavy firing
all too plainly told.
After hard ride 1 was able to de-
liver my message, and found Gen.
Thomas sitting on his horse, and al
though he realized he was soon to face
a great crisis, he seemed as calm and
selfpoised as if those southern hordes
were being driven back, instead OF
toward the heart of the union army
On all sides our men were to be
seen taking the cartridges from the
boxes of dead comrades to fill their
own. No man could have fathomed
| the thoughts of Gen. Thomas at this
| moment, but there was a grim look
| on his face that bespoke an unf1inch
] ing determination to hold his position