davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-22
Costly Blaze In Chicago.

Chicago. Aug 2i.--Fire tonight de-
stroyed the five story storage house
of the w. c. Grlswold Storage and
Transfer company entailine a loss Of
SIS. coo. most Of which falls upon the
owners OF household goods stored IN
the building
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06

" HE first American negro who
achieved wide fame was
Frederick Douglass. Born 4
slave ut place in Maryland
bearing the odd name of Tuckahoe the
name first conferred upon him was
Frederick Augustus Washington Bal
ley. truly an abundance for a picka-
ninny with apparently no prospects in
life other than those of n bondman
serving Il master But Frederick Au-
gustus Washington was different from
the ordinary pickaninny. Nature had
conferred upon him a large head con
tanning gray matter which could not
be kept behind in life's race by the
handicap of Il dark skin. When Fred
erick was small boy he was sent to
Baltimore to work In shipyard.
There he managed to get little
schooling
Not always is Il little learning dan
gerous thing though in Frederick's
case it did prove dangerous to his own
er from Il commercial point of view.
Healthy. hcfty slaves in those days
We're worth matter of Il thousand dol
lars apiece. The little book learning
acquired by the slave boy put into his
head the determination to become free.
He escaped in the disguise of Il sailor
and made his way TO Massachusetts.
where he read and studied to such adj
vantage that when he reached the age
Of twcnty-four he was able to deliver
lecture AT an antiSlavery convention
In Nantucket which brought him an in
yitation to 20 TO England and deliver
lectures on the slavery problem in
America He had changed his name
to Douglass when he ran away.
In England Douglass raised $3.50,
with which he formally purchased his
freedom from his southern owner.
Then he settled in Rochester, n. y.
and became widely known as a jour
naliSt and orator His paper the North
Star. later changed IL title to Frederick
Douglass Paper, pleaded for many
years the cause of the slave. Doug
lass had three sons in the Union ar
mics I.c was presidential elcctor III
1872. United States marshal and re-
cordcr of deeds succeSsively from 1876
to 1856 and became minister to Haiti
In 1891
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
A SHREWD LITTLE GIRL.
Prompted a Question Which Saved an
Old Womans Life.

Elizabeth Janfcld, afterward La
dy Falkland, was called an "odd
child" Sometimes her father, who
was judge, took her with him to
court. On one of these occasions a
woman was brought before him on
a charge of witchcraft. 1t was said
that she had bewitched two or three
persons to death. The frightened
creature when asked if this were so
fell on her knees and, weeping, con-
fessed that the accusations against
her were true.
'Did you bewitch - to death ?"
asked the judge.
eyes," was her reply.
'Did you come in the form of a
black cat and breathe on him so
that he languishcd away"
81 did"
And then the judge heard a
whisper at his ear, and his little
daughter-she was only ten years
old-begged him to ask the woman
if she had bewitched John Sy-
mondes to death.
The question was put and imme-
diately answered IN the affirmative.
How had she done it? Then she
told one of her former stories, at
which all the company laughed. The
reason of the merriment was that
John Symondes was the judges
brothcr-in-law and at that moment
was standing near him in court.
The judge then asked why she had
made such a statement.
"Alas, sir, | knew him not" re-
piled the woman. 81 said so be-
cause you asked me-"
care you no witch :"
"No. God knows I'm not"
''Nor did you ever see the devil?"
. "No; never in all my life"
On further examination she said
she had been told that if she did
not confess she would be tortured
until she did, but that if she admit
ted all the accusations mercy would
be shown her. She was thereupop
acquitted, and she owed her release
and probably her life to the shrewd-
ness of a little girl.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
Right Handed Man.

Primitive man, by nature and ne
cessity Il fighting animal, learned in
the course Of his experience that his
most vulnerable part was the heart;
that hard blow on the left breast
would kill or, at any rate, stun the
strongest man; hence at very early
period in human history men began
using the right hand to fight with,
while they employed the left hand
and arm chiefly to cover the heart
or to parry the blows aimed at that
vulnerable region. When weapons
of otiense and defense took the
place of fists and teeth the right
hand grasped the spear or sword,
while the left held the shield or
bucklcr over the heart. In this
way, beyond doubt, mankind be-
came right handed" New York
American.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
LAWYERS BIG FEES.
Payments That Would Have Startled
WEBSTER or Rufus Choate.

several days after congress
bought out the rights of the French
Panama Canal company a group of
Washington correspondents entered
the Office of the late John Hay, sec
rctary of state They found him
puzzled to the verge of bewilder-
ment, and they sympathetically ASK
ed what was troubling him.
civilian Nelson Cromwell has
Just been in here" Secretary Hay
explained. 81 mentioned having
heard that he was to receive a fee
of $2,OOO,O00 for winning the Pan
ANA case.
"'I don't know what my fee will
be- Mr.. Cromwell told me, 'and it
does not matter much. | already
have more money than | know
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
The Early Telegraph.

Long before Professor S. f. B.
Morse had perfected his great in
vention the word telegraph" was
used for a sort Of semaphore. In
the French revolution a ''tele
graph" assisted by telescopes, was
devised to carry news over immense
distances. Forty years before this
time, however. there was published
the first detailed scheme for COM
munication by means of electricity.
1t is outlined in a letter to the
Scots Magazine, written on Feb. l,
1853, from Renfrew and signed &c.
NJ" This suggestion was to trans
nit charge from the conductor
of an electrical machine at the send
ing station along an insulated wire
to the receiving machine, the pres
encc Of the charge being indicated
by the behavior of a light pith ball
or the passage of spark" Each
letter of the alphabet was to have .
separate wire, so that any word
might be spelled out and any mes
sage sent.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
Keiser Brothers & Phillips Buy and Sell
==Panhand|e Lands ==
what 10 do with.

what 10 GO WIN.
"Ony one man ever told me such
thing" muscd the secretary of
state. "and that was Andrew Car
negie. When YOU gentlemen of the
press came in | was wondering what
it would feel like to have more
money-than-onc-knew- what
to-do-with. And a lawyer has
it! What would Daniel Webster or
Rufus Choatc say to that ?"
What would any of the shining
lights among old school lawyers say
to the wealth and power that have
come to a score or more of present
day corporation lawyers in New
York? How would a fee of half a
million dollars for two weeks of
work, such as the steel interests
paid James B. Dill, strike them?
What would they think of the $780,
900 which William d. Guthrie got
for breaking the Plant will, or Of
the 100000 paid Joseph II. Choate
for a single argument that the in
come tax law was unconstitutional,
or, again, of John +. Parsons as the
recipient of 100000 for drawing
a deed, or Of incomes from 100000
to half million a year which are or
have been paid without protest to
other master counselors p Broad
way Magazine.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
A Cheerful Request.

With a scowling brow the irate
vaudeville agent awaited the next
applicant, who was not long in COM
ing. A long, lanky individual, with
more hair than was absolutely nee
essary and Il countenancc that was
not bit cheerful, came to his desk
and in funereal tones said, Good
day, sir"
"Wcll, what do YOU WANT" was
the unpromising reply.
Il need a job just now about as
much as anything else" answered
the lean person.
Ever had any experience"
"Oh, indeed. | have been with
"Chop it short. know you've
been with all the big stars from
Hamlet to omclet,' interposed the
agent shortly. That doesn't cut
anv freeze with me. What's your
line"
T-l-l'm a-a-a comedian" "
was the faint reply.
"Wcll, then, make me laugh" de-
mandcd the agent, with snarl.-
Lippincott's.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06

fed gentleman lost all his dignity
for the moment and was much con-
fused, but not so much so as to for
get that something was due to the
agent. Following IA grateful i'm
pulse, he thrust his hand into his
pocket and, drawing it forth, ex-
claimed:
'Man, you've saved my life!
Here's half dollar"
ooh, | never take payment for a
thing like that" answered Smith as
he turned to attend to the duties
of the moment.
'But, man, you must. You saved
my life. Have cigar anyway
Harper's Weekly.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
His Wild

Abraham Lincoln's pioneer, al
ways on the lookout for danger and
ready to magnify it beyond iHs true
proportions, is only one Of a large
class of people who use up in one
way and another a good deal Of Vi
tality which might be proftably APP
piled.
Mr.. Lincoln's old backwoodsman
had very heavy oyerhanging eye
brows and wore big spectacles with
brass rims. One day he came rush
ing into his cabin and scizing his
rifle aimed it carefully through Il
crack of the door at a great oak
tree that stood near and fired.
"What is it: :' whispered his wife.
"a wildcat, Sairy, the orneriest
wildcat you ever see, an | missed
him"
He hastily loaded and fired again
and then again.
"Now, hold on, joshua" said his
good wife. Let me look at you.
Why, lawks-a-daisy, it's nothin' bat
a little bug on one O your eye
brows"
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06

A commercial traveller, having
got settlement of long standing
account with shopkeeper, invited
him out to dine.
'Na, na," said the tradesman
"I'll ne'er gang to an inn, but just
tell me how muckle it would cost
ye to gle me my dinner"
"Oh,' said the traveller, ''perhaps
3 shillings or / shillings."
Every well, then" replied the
economist; ''gi'e me the 4 shillings,
an I'll be just as well pleased as if
I'd got the dinner. dundee Ad-
vertiser.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06

~ chant prince. He was the mer-
~ chant king. For forty years
he reigned with undisputed
title. He was the greatest and most
famous merchant of his time in the en-
tire world He built up the first really
great retail store and wholesale estab-
lishment in America. His retail house
was the largest In the world at the
time. His name was powerful abroad,
and throughout the United States it
was a household word, spoken with
awe and wonder. Old men of today re-
call the name of A. L. Stewart as an
inspiration to business ambition i'll
their youth. Men in early middle life
remember that the same name was
more familiar to them than that of any
other business man when they were
small boys.
Mr.. Stewart died thirty-one years
ago, leaving no children. His widow
died ten years later. The magnificent
marble mansion in which he lived on
Fifth avenue, New York, has been
razed and replaced by commercial
structure. Eleven years ago his sue
cessors in the great store on Broad.
way assigned, and the Stewart store
building is now Il Wanamaker estab-
liShment Even the body of Stewart
was stolen from its vault in New York,
and there is still a dispute as to wheth-
er it ever was recovered. The Stew
art name and business and fortune all
have disappeared, but his fame lives.
A. r. Stewart was Scotch-lrish-
man. born in Ireland and educated at
Dublin university. He was Il classical
scholar, devoted to books in his early
life and with no idea of entering trade.
When he came to America, at the age
of twenty, in 1923, he became teacher
in New York. Two years later he re-
turned to Ireland to claim legacy of
about $1,000 and upon the advice OF
IA friend in New York he bought in
Dublin Il stock of laceS and other
goods, which he brought back to Amer
ica with him. He opened small shop.
advertised his wares and sold the
goods at an enormous profit. This sue
cess rcvolutionized Stewart. He de-
voted his life to trade.
At the outset Stewart made up his
mind as to his course in business. He
determined to be perfectly honest, new
er TO misrepresent his goods. always
To watch every nook and corner Of his
business and to add more customers
by pleasing those he got. 1t was his
boast in old age that in all his career
he never permitted a willful misrepre-
sentation TO be made in his store.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
Alexander I. Stewart.
BY ROBERTVS LOVE.
Forbrtyysars the
merchant king.

Il. STEWART was not a mer-
chant prince. He was the mer-
chant king. For forty years
he reigned with undisputed
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
Gratitude.

Smith, the railroad agent at a
suburban station in western city,
saved the life of a dignified gentle
man waiting for train'sby pulling
him from in front of through
train on another track. The digni-
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
A Money Saver.
American.

Jenks-I've just given 500 for
this diamond ring for my wife.
Jonks-II's Il beauty! But isn't
itrather-er-extravagant? it
Jenks-Not bit. Think what it
will save in gloves!
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1908-03-06
Frederick Douglass.
By ROBERT LOVE.

~ He first American negro who
achieved wide fame was
Frederick Douglass. Born 4
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
MUST TAKE RED TAPE ROUTE
Department of Justice Will Give No
Opinion On Bank Question

WASHINGTON: The rights and
privileges of national banks of Okla
homa under the recent law OF that
state providing for the guaranty OF
deposits in banks within the state,
forms the subject of a statement by
the comptroller of the currency. He
refers to previous attempt upon his
part to obtain an opinion from the
attorney general as TO the legal right
OF national banks to avail themselves
of the law, which officer, he says, de-
clned TO render an opinion, because
at the time the question was sub
mitted the bill in question had been
enacted into law.
The comptroller states that before
an official opinion can be obtained
from the department OF justice ii will
be necessary for some national bank
in Oklahoma to make application in
writing TO the state banking board
for permission to receive for its depos-
itors lAe protection of the depositors
guaranty fund and for the comptroller
to be formally requested to agree with
the state banhng board and bank
commissioner upon what terms and
conditions under which the applica-
tiOn may be sustained.
When the question again comes be-
fore the officer in this form the
comptroller said, he will again refer II
TO the attorney general for an opin-
ion as to his right to enter into an
agreement with the bank commits
sloner and the state banking board.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
CONGRESS MAY INVESTIGATE
ChoctaW Indians Claim Something Is
Wronu With School Fund

GUTHRlE: Acting in conformity
with the Choctaw Indian legislature
the Oklahoma legislature probably
will adopt a resolution memorializing
congress to order an investigation of
the expenditure of the school fund
appropriated for Indian children OF the
five civilized tribes. Should this be
effective there is reason to believe
that guilt of misplaced confidence, If
not OF flagrant misappropriation of
funds, will be fastened upon repre-
sentatives of the interior department
in Indian Territory, charged with the
responsibility of equtably distributing
the fund.
1t is to be determined in one in
stance that has come to the knowledge
OF the legislature whether a misap-
preparation has been made or num-
ber Of children of reputed Indian
blood cut off the roll. In this instance
a town principal in the Chickasaw ma
ton reports that for two years he has
not received any money from the gov
ernment for tuition for his Indian pu-
pills and that their parents or guar
dians have received no money for
board of those children, whereas for
lNO cal Dl IOI " lllS a lobil VI dDO"S
$500 year had been received for
these two pupils, and the fact is clear
that during the last period of two
years appropriations for these purposes
have been increased No reason has
been assigned for the Withholding or
this money.
Up to a few years ago money was
appropriated by the government to
maintain Indian schools exclusively in
Indian Territory. Recently white
children have been admitted to the
schools, at first without paying tut
ton. Later the government increased
the appropriation and by the creation
OF a new fund provided for salaries
of teachers sufficient to cover tuition
of the white children. However, dur
ing this time in some places teachers
were collecting tuition for white chill
dren from parents or guardians, ana
this constitution third source or in
come to the teacher.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
OKLAHOMA HAS TWO MORE NOW
THAN CENSUS WARRANTS
CONGRESS WILL OPPOSE THIS ACTION
Representation of Other States Based
Upon Census of 19oo-Oklshoma
Should Have Only Three According
to Population at that Time

WASHINGTON Congressman OF
Oklahoma are meeting with trouble in
their efforts to secure two more req
resentativeS il congress for the state
Of Oklahoma. Members point out that
because of tTe suUrg way in which
Congressman Mcclure presented the
matter when the statehood bill was
lending he has already obtained two
more congressman for the state than
i Is entitled to under the federal plan
Of appOrtionment.
All of the states except Oklahoma
have representation in congress based
on the census of 1900 and will. not
receive any benefits from their in
crease in population until after the
next ten years census in 1910. The
population of Oklahoma and Indian
Territories in 1900 entitled them to
but three representatives. as a state
until after the next federal census.
have their representation upon the
census taken seven years ago even
though they made great gains in
population in some instances.
Because of his influence with the
leaders OF congress, Mcclure, then
delegate, secured two additional
representatives in the enabling act.
Since his return to Washington this
congress he has been feeling around
among the members to ascertain what
support could be had for a measure
giving Oklahoma two more represen-
tatiyes, on the showing made in the
special census. The sentiment is
strong against the plan, however, con-
gressmen from the other states that
have made big gains, pronouncing any
movement to give Oklahoma repre-
sensation upon its recent population
and to leave the other states upon the
showing they made seven years ago.
as unjust discrimination.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
DECISION CONTESTED
Ruling Regarding Handling of Funds
in New Counties

GUTHRIE: A decision of Judge
Pancoast, given under territorial law
November 13, granting an injunction
against Henry France, treasurer Of
Woods county, and a restraining or
der preventing his transferring por-
tons of the county fund to the new
counties OF Alfalfa and Majors, which
were created from Woods county, was
appealed 70 the supreme court by f.
\. Winslow, tax payer of Alfalfa
count.
The original petition, upon which
the decision OF Judge Pancoast was
based, alleged that there was no law
of the territory of Oklahoma nor any
provision Of the state constitution au-
thorizing the treasurer Of new coun-
ty to receive and be custodian Of such
money, nor of the tax rolls and other
documents Of the original county.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
WITHHCLDS OPINION
Judge Will Give Ruling on Ft. Smith
Railway in Ten Days

SHAWNEE: Arguments on the
special motion of the Fort Smith d
Western railway in the receiyership
case brought by the state were con-
cluded Friday afternoon in the dis
trict court in Tecumseh before Judge
Maben, who announced that he would
give an opinion within ten days.
This motion objects TO the court ap-
pointing a receiver until after the
court tries the road on the charges of
which Attorney General West ac-
cuses them OF being guilty. The
morning was taken up by Attorney
General West, who continued his ar
guments from Thursday and flayed
President Dustin on the facts which
the latter admitted under oath.
President Dustin made the principal
argument for the Fort Smith e West
ern. He was assisted by Judge Frank
Dale OF Guthrie.
The decision In the present case
Will have a direct bearing on the re-
ceiyership as the evidence is prac-
tically the same.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
Re- United After Years of Separation

GUTIIRIE: Alter having been d.
vorced from his wife for twenty-five
years, w. l.. Taylor, owner of the
townsite of Dover, was remarked to
the woman Of his first choice at
Shawnee recently and returned to
Dover with his bride. Taylor had not
seen his former wife for many years,
when last summer she went to Dover
on visit. There the separated couple
met and the romance Of their youth
full days was at once renewed A few
days ago Taylor quietly left Dover
without apprising any OF his friends
Of his intentions and returned with
Mrs Taylor.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1908-01-10
New Prohibition Enforcement Measure

GUTHRIE: The new prohibition
enforcement bill to supplant the Bill
ups measure, which was sidetracked
before the holidays, is now almost
completed. 1t will eliminate the state
enforcement commission features, ex-
cept that special attorney will be
provided for, to assist the governor in
enforcing the law in refractory coun-
ties.
The Objectionable feature OF the
original bill permitting county at
torneys to hold inquisitorial hearings
and imprison anyone refusing to give
information, has been modified so that
the county attorney may file com
plant against such persons in the
proper court. Speaker Murray Hill
modify his dispensary section.