davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
TRINITY CHURCH.
1t Has BBeen Lashed To Moral Duty
 By Public Opinion.


 The May American Magazine contains an article by Ray Stannard Baker called "1rhe Case Against Trinity" It is scathing arraignment of the corporation that controls the vast property of Old Trinity church of New York city, which amounts to over S50,000,OO0 The greater part of it's income is derived from the tenement houses it owns and these 1t has been charged are of the poorest type and are in the most wretched condition. In regard to these tenements, MT. Baker says:
 "A great deal has been written and said of these tenements during the last 25 years. Many years ago the Trinity houses were occupied by rich or we'll to-do people, but today they are crowded with wage earners of all sorts and of many nationalities. There Is no more barren, forbidding. unprogressive part of the city that the Trinity block south of Christopher street. Trinity has sat still and waited for the increase of the value of it's land
 Well old buildings are old; and the city has been progressing In nothing more than tenement house reform-iyl short, in it's views of the responsibilities of the city to the poor and unfortunate A distinctly higher standard of social morality has been built up in New York in the last 25 years. And in it's work of improving conditions In the crowded dis tricts of Manhattan Island the city au- thorites have repeatedly colllded with Trinity corporation The first clash came in 1887. A law had been passed requir- ing that running water should be fur nished on each floor of tenement houses. In most of the Trinity houses the ten. ants had to go down stairs and out of doors to get their water supply. When a demand was made on Trinity to obey the law, the vestry objected and began
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
EXOTIC BITS FOR eouRMETs.
The HalIacas of Venezuela and Raw
 Fish of Japan in New York.

From the New York Sun
 sIt is true that one can find almost any thing he wants in New YorlS-anything he wants to eat, particularly.
 Of course, the rubberneck wagoner knows that there are lot of things to eat In Chinatown that he doesn'te have back home in Adrian. Mich, and the Forty second street bon vivant knows the lurking place of the broiled sords and the snails. But even he lives to learn. Here is something gustatory that may be new to him:
 The hallacas of Venezuela is in town, likewise the honorable rauf1sh (vernacu- lar unpronounceable) of Japan, with soy sauce First the habitat and character istics of the hallacas, properly maya cas" in the Spanish:
 It can be found in little Spanish res taurant much patronlzed by South Amer jeans down in the heart of the coffee and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

Another step forward has been made with the Steinheil affair Advocate-Gen- eral Roure has remitted his preliminary report to the Chamber of Indictments. It is hinted today. however, that several months may elapse before Mime. Stein hell appears to the assizes. The Chamber of Indictments will nominate a reporter, who will study the dossier. Six other members of the Chamber will study 1t in turn with a view to forming personal opinions on it. Afterwards the court will deliberate on the dossier
 Now the dossier consists of more than 5000 documents, and the Chamber of In- dictnents only sits on Tuesdays and Fri days. If the Advocate-Genera adopts the conclusions of NJ Andre, the exam ming magistrate and commits Mme Steinheil the principal author of the murder of her husband and her mother, 1t is stated that certain councillors will dissent, arguing that the widow can only be charged as an accomplice. It is cal culated that these proceedings may last two months. Supposing that an addition al inquiry is not ordered and Mme Stein hell Is committed to the assizes, it will still be necessary for the president of the court and the adVocate-gene to study the colossal dossier in turn It is computed that it will take them six weeks or two months to do this. The trial may, therefore not be expected to take place before the end of August or September. Then there Is another con tingency to be taken into consideration. Mime. Steinheil might appeal against the decision of the Chamber of Indictments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
LaWs.
From Judge.

From JuQBe-
 Laws are what some chap or collec- ton of chaps, wrote in a book in an attempt either to approximate or side step public opinion. This is true of all laws except unwritten laws, in which case you are entitled to as many guesses as you wish, and the last guess is right.
 All laws, both written and unwrit- ten. may be viewed according either to the letter or the spirit. The legal profession supports the letter and is in turn supported by the spirit. That is why a poor man seldom gets box seat where he can see the spiritual side. In spite of the exceJi of legal yerbiage the letter of the law Is sup posed to be plain, so a poor man Is supposed to know all about 1t without bothering the judge with extenuating circumstances.
 The spirit of the law, on thes sother hand. is as shifting as the sands of the sea- so that the supreme court nav divide five to four without hu- initiation. ELLIS .. JoNES.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

it slid out of making improvements through a provision which defines a ten ement house as any building occupied by more than two families. In some of the old houses where there has been more than two families, Trinity reduced the number to two and thus by getting out from under the tenement law. was able to refrain from making the repairs de- manded.
 Trinity has always been against inn provement; it has always had to be dashed to its moral duty by public opin- ion or by the courts or by fear of leg islative action Even when the city was seeking for land for the chidrens play ground al Clarkson and Houston streets on the west side, it had to enter into a long and costly fight in order to get the land from Trinity corporation"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
TOWNS BUILT TO ORDER

stumps to be removed, stone and powders to be blasted.
 In Brooklyn, for instance, the grade of the streets is fixed by law, and the i'm provement work is vastly more expensive. On one big property the developing com pany installed, or saw to the installation, of water, gas and electric light mains, macadamized streets. artificial stone curbs, IS inches from top to bottom, and artificial stone gutters two feet in width, the curbs and gutters being bonded to- gether.
 In addition to the improvement work, such a property has to be surveyed for 10th lines and grades and mapped. which of course means a considerable engineer ing expense One concern paid out in the neighborhood of $57,000 last year to day laborers, and the total cost of the work, including materials. doubled that amount.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

before the Paris courts. A rich West h. dian planter was married In the island of Hayti, and after a few years the couple divorced. It was not 4ong, however, be- fore a reconciliation between the ex-hus- band and the ex-wife took place, and they decided to make it up by re-marry- ing But it so happened that the law of the country forbade the re-marrying of divorced couples. and the only resource was for them, as French citizens to have the ceremony performed at the French legation. A query was sent to the French foreign office by the diplomatic representatives at Hayti, asking If 1t were lawful to do so. The reply came that 1t would be perfectly legal pro- vided the couple waited until the tenth month after their divorce had elapsed, which is the law in France.
 The ex-husbaad was, it is alleged, i'm patient on account of the difficulties in his way, and whilst waiting had a num- Der of articles published in the daily pa- pers attacking the laws of the country which were described as barbarous. The French minister thought it a delicate matter, under the circumstances, to eel ebrate the marriage at the legation, and when the time came he refused to allow the ceremony to be performed. on the plea that it would be a discourtesy to the government to which he was accred- tied. The would-be bridegroom of his Iorner WiIe nad thus qulte unexpectedly raised sort of diplomatic incident He was told that the only solution was for him and his bride to hasten to France wehre the wedding could take place without difficulty They did so, but the belligerent husband took up arms once more and desired to bring a suit for damages against the Minister who had refused to perform the ceremony and had obliged to go to all thhe expense I of France to get married. Administrative rules have further mixed the matter up, and our hero today finds that he Is su- ing the Prefect of the Department of the Seine, who has refused to appear, and has sent word that the case is outside the jurisdiction of the ordinary courts, and could, at most, be decided only by an administrative council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
Why She Waited for Him.

From the Chicago Record Herald
 A certain married man who boasts to the boys that his wife never sits up for him slipped out for a cigar the other evening after supper and failed to notice that his wife had her party gown on When he softly tiptoed into the house at 2 a. m. he was slightly surprised to see a dewy-eyed lady trip down the stair way, turn her back to him and tearfully say
 '"There are two hooks I just couldn't reach Won't you unfasten them so I can go to bed?'
 Fortunately he could, and did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
BAND CONCERT East Lake Sunday.

HOTEL COLONIAL-New- ly renovated throughout, offers special rates for summer months to families and young men. For rates call at office, 209 North 21st street, city. Both phones.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23
Antiscptic
Skeeter- r-Skat

Positively keeps mosquitoes away Pleasant odor-harmle to the skin Not a liquid-no grease-in tube only Allays irritation caused by chiggers or redbugs instantly.
 skeeter-skat skaters skeeters. For sale by Collier Drug company.
 Skeeter- sknt Co.,, Dallas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-23

np0pcV Cured quick reief removes all swelling in uhoI oiSto 20 days 30 to 60 days effects permanent cure Trial treatment gwen free to .uferers nothing faHer
 ' Dr. H. H. Greens Sons. Box a Atlanta. Ca.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-22
|b0NDS0FFEREDFORWH White
turned DOWNBY JUDGE
HISTORY COUNTY FORGERY cAsE-WH'TE
HAD A TRUSTED THE PAST TEN YEARS
AMOUNT OF SHORTAGE MA y FORTY THous-
AND DOLLARS.

Dickinson, N. D., Dec. 21.-Spe cial
"A. P. Folsom, committing Magis'
trate, has declined to accept ten
names offered as bondsmen for the
release of J. s. White, Stark coun-
tvs ex-auditor. The amour g bond
required is S15.OO0. 1t was claimed
at first that local bankers would be
willing to go OH the bond, but their
names were not submitted.
The names offered were T. N. Har-
tung, J. G. Quin9avin, Lloyd RAIDER
P. Berringer, J. G. Cartwright, J. F
Brodie, Ed. Partridge, w. Junkins
Will Ray and L. Petrika.
Dickinson, N. D., Dee. 20.-As J. S.
White was city treasurer, an Office
he has held for ten years, or since
the first incorporation of Dickinson,
he has been drawing UP these fraud
ulent warrants in various amounts,
and forging the chairman's name
(Andrew Jopp, the past year) and
passing them along to Treasurer
Riessbeck for registration, and then
de2ositing them in the First National
or Dakota National, city repositories,
as city treasurer He was taking in
large sums of money in fines, taxes,
ETC.; consequently nothing was
thought of the matter at the banks.
The forgeries were fairly good imi'
tations, though easy enough to detect
when once suspected.
In making UP the Fictitious war
rants Mr. White never entered the
same on his minute book or permitted
the same to be printed in the official
proceedings. Whenever the commits
sioners checked returned vouchers
with the stubs in the warrant books
the amounts agreed and no one
thought to check them over with the
various proceedings entered in the
minute book.
AS stated above, the board has
found about 5000 in forged warrants
in Mr.. Jopp's term as chairman dur.
ing the past year. On the 9Th Of
January, 1908, while D. w. Mckenzie
was chairman, are two forged war.
rants, one for $327.50 in favor Of the
Art Metal Culvert Co., and one for
$225.5O in favor of Walker Bros
These warrants show registry entry
in the treasarrer's Office under date OF
january. Mr.. White endorsed the
warrants and turned thtm in to his
own credit, as he has done with doz,
| ems and dozens Of others.
At the present time it is Impossible
to tell how high the forgeries will
run. The commissioners are putting
in long hours to check up the defal-
cation. One member of the board
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-12-22

stated yesterday that he would not
be surprised if the amount was $780,
900 to $4,000.
However, Mr. White states that he
does not think the amount will ex-
coed SIS 900 and possibly not much
more than $4,000. He does not re-
member just when he comm Fenced the
forging, but thinks it has not been
going on more than three or four
years.
1t is a seric lis question now wheth-
er or not the city has to stand the
defaGcation. Some attorneys say that
the banks will lose the amount, 9th
ers contend that it will fall on the
county. AS auditor the county is
, protected to the extent of $4,000 and
as treasurer the city has $4,000 pro-
lection. If the big amount falls On
the city, it will be keenly felt by the
taxpayers as the tax is already very
high.
The investigating committee. B. Fl.
Crawford, F. l.. Roquette and Fred
Maser, appointed by the city council
about three weeks ago, is entitled to
credit for bringing the White defal-
cations to Tight. The committee, It
is said, would not attempt an investi-
cation without the aid Of expert ac-
countants, and Immediately sent for
two who commenced on the city rec
ords Monday afternoon. The treas
urer's cash book had previously been
taken by the committee. 1T was found
that there was a shortage of $4,000
between the dates Of Nov. II and 80.
This had been nearly all covered in
the first days Of December, but dur-
ing the time the regular receipts Of
the city were less than $500. This
caused alarm at once! The committee
examined the treasurer's deposits at
the banks for the period and found
the items consisted almost wholly Of
Stark county warrants. It was as
certained Tuesday that the cash &C
count showed $1.546 short. This Mr..
White immediately made good by
mortgaging his home. The committee
carefully concealed their discovery of
forgery but Immediately called the
county board and notified the bond
company.
Friday morning J. s. White waived
examination before Justice A. P, Fol
som who fixed the amount of his bond
$4,000. It 'was said that several
parties in the city would be willing
to go on his bonds, and it was no.
definitely settled whether or not
he would care to secure bonds.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward Tor any case OF Catarrh that can.
not be cured By Halls Csiarrh cure.
4 uEHRv a IN
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31
STORIES OF 7. P. SULLIVAN.
Sample q ere New York AldSrmsn'u
Ropartsa.

Oampls % ere New York AldSrman'S
Ropartsa.
IN repartee Alderman Timothy p.
Sullivan C"Littis TIM Of the BOWery
has never been slow. The following
b an illustration: Both Senator suili.
van and Timothy p sullivan. who was
then assemblyman. lived AZ KeeleFs
hotel. In Albany, where there was
snail colony OF Tammany representa-.
lives. The senator and as8emblyman
were accustomed each morning 20
drive up 20 the capitol In q hack, ac-
eompanled by lssy Cohen. at that time
the aasemblymah from the Eighth dis.
trict The hack was q ramabackls
vehicle. which showed IN many places
60 native wood and metal One day
e. the thrsa men allghted from this
antlquated carriage q Republican good
naturediy accOsted them BY saying:
'ItS q pity that you fellows don't
travel in q respectable looking outfit
You ought 20 preserve the dignity Of
sHNA NMlAs
"It may be different with y0u." was
the prompt reply Of Assemblyman Sui
Ivan. ''but ell We set here h our sal.
aEy."
when Little Tim" as vice president
q the board Of aldermen presided at
q meeting there was always sure 20
b some fun.
AZ one Of the meetings Of the board,
while Little Tim" was 81 the chair m
the absence Of President Fornes, be
undertook 10 prevent Alderman Down
Ing from taking part 10 the debate on
q subject the aldermen were consider.
ing. The latter started n 20 denounco
the presiding o6icer, bat Little Tim"
cut him short with q bang Of the
gavel.
Il would give the alderman 20 under.
Stand" said Little Tim" that on the
present occasion the presiding oGlcer
b the man higher up. Aleerman Down.
ing viii please take be seat"
That was enough fOf Ai6eEman
Downing.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

Natural snap Is noi beard o. very Of.
ten. but u n1t only exib. s. but b highly
DriEed by lark Tar Ia the tropics when
the purser reports that the ships sup
ply Of anp has given out. Then all
hahds are scent ushors % gather e sup
ply 81 ~nntufll soap" With n found
on Toe s1Ure 10 the shape Of whelks'
segs. The whelk h little abelltish, o.
marine mullusk which 10 Europe b
eaten like muSsels, COcklea oysters
aud CLAIMS. hut 10 the tropics e la
more highly psteemed Tor the soap L
provides IA the shape 81 itS eEgs. The
eggs are fund Ia llghI Sellowisn
miss width h composed Of some I've
OF six hundred cupSules. Que Dish
alonp prOdures millions Of these eggs
ln the course ~ the year. They are
found ON the shures Of che Atlantic,
bat are very prOfuSe on che lngeFtrop-
teal cUru reefs. where sailors take
large quantities aboard FOR use 90
soap.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

We Oher One Hundred Dollars Re.
ward Tor any case Of Catarrh that can.
not be cured BY Halls Cuiarrh IuFe.
y, j. CHENEY Y Co.,
Toledo. Ohio.
We, the undersigned, have known r.
]. Cheney for the last Is yeaFs, and be-
lieve him perfectly honorable In all bust.
ness transactions and financially able %
carry out any obligations made By bis
arm,
WALDN0, KRNAN & MARVIN,
WhOisoals DruHgials, Toledo, o.
Halle Catarrh Cure Is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system.
Testimonials sent free. Price 70 cents
per tOttle.
Sold By all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti
patton. Slim
There used To- be a DopulaF minister
% indianapolis who waH well Known
u Louisville. lie was pastor Of one
Of the leading churches Of the city
He was built on the plan Of the late
Henry George. whose motto was. II am
Cor men," This Indianapolis preacher
was what h called g good mixer"
One day he stopped IN a blacksmith
shop to chat with the wOrkmen. Dur.
ing the visit q horid faced man Of
prosperous appearance came into the
shop. He and the minister began
chatting, but neither knew the others
line Of business. They became good
friends In q few minutes. Finally the
Aorid faced mnn produced bis card.
which announced that be- was IN the
salo0n business on West street
'C0me down 30 my place any time"
he said, and I'll show you q good
time"
"All right" replied the minister.
'and. by the way. Pm running q pretty
good place myself. Come and see me.
and III show you q good time"
"I'II sure DO that" said the other
"But, BY the way. where Il your jOlntT'
my Joint" was the reply, ''is the
First Presbyterian church. Just IN
quiro for Myron W. Weed, the pastor.
and 600 b. at your cs."-Louis-
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

Childron q European birth who were
Cd enough % receive some instruction
~ geography before coming % this
eoantry hold opinions 20 regard % the
political divisions q the earth which
eu the American geographas and the
teachers thereOf combinod cann0t up.
rooI A New York tuachsr found that
cat when she tried 10 lmpFuss apou q
goung Austrian miss that Coiumbus q
tns cnpital q Ohio.
-it \ Cincinnsd. % the Ohio" g.
toried lbe Austrian maiden noIltslg.
but bFmly.
Macs and Brintsd tsxt Wers Dpansss
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31
YOUNG hEN
LEAkN lLLEGRAPHEl
Telegraph CptIaltrS are a eeat
Demana

bOys. tins Is yOui 0pportbnlty 90 lf1sn
= frst e,sSs tlaIe liiht psta \ RUo1 ael
AZ rNei3 month "a The year, to
wilt be grtbteT "a maid flE ltltnG0EN
UptFutCrs tits thn ana Wmter t
thels hss BEEN Tor nlhhy yeela
The brUniins az TbiiFusds oi ne N
ana bshef ARIA u The Unittd Nla
are wiling 10 W 10 Quhuly ~
} OunR men Oi 400 ciarseief loI lo
service ~ We pOsslbly can, We nees
that the rehalie, tn,bltiUus bola oil $40
South will reilly " this golaei, pplcll1,
hllS.
Our students Quahfy foe osfrte IS
Only tVur ~ AK hUathe. We afEn
Zee O,i tiJnf. 6TtoDaiea btgID oN 01t
~ 500 per mOhlb; easy and D
wVrki PERMANENT umploymenls Ear
wOmOtlOn.t
Our tuitiUn is reasonable. bcar e
low rates; Newman a. Extremely hot|f
sui; flne climate; excellent drinkine
Ter. Write % once for cur htW ~
tFated eatal0g "A letter o. Dottn| wa
bring u. ~ Is tkkE
SOuthern School q TelegFsr
Box 272 I2AlO0 Newnnh, 0soF
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31
Nv Main stre0Uth.

They were listening to a plano solo
q a club after dinner party.
Il know q girl" she whispered. who
played the plano. aud she had only
four fingers On one hand"
you'd think from the way this one
a playing" said be. that she hadn't
any."-NeW York Preaa
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

"Havs you lived In this tORa veSy
long. Miss eearT'
GOT course not. Do ] look olo
enough 20 have lived anyWhsFs veEy
l0ngf"
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31


cured me q
over - ye
. bad tilat !
work. and could
q fuIl BREATH without
smothering The doctor
he could % no more m
thea I commenced taking
Heart Remedy. Z shaIl
forget that night / slepl
than Z had before il months
kept right on getting better
III I was perfectly well
MRS. LAURA RUSSELL
Logan, 10
When the heart action
weak, It fails to pump the blo
through the lungs with sufiei
rapidity. Then the lungs 90 n1
absorb the proper amount 81
oxygen. although they may b
taking h a normal amount q
air. The result is lsh0rtnc 81
breath, smothering spells. diif-
cult breathing, oppressed feeling
in chest. DR.. Miles Heart REM
edy strengthens the heart ne rves
and muscles, and in this way
increases the circulation.
Get a bottle from your drug
gist. Take il accordi & to direc-
tons. and If Il does Bot benefit
he will return your money
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31


M ars t
F - cthoil nf co14etlo
ti thf ugngupo7 % uhia a1e
te1es keF tcesgI0a. That tcos aae
ocl peFlect pgodueg 81 thF aoography
1atera eFt Tor e eertahly Ga state
lhag Cincinnnd. o. tha Ohio river. wac
&c capital of Ohio ~
-uuf le.n mi1tslri etbe
loaeter. Then d3y aflof day. when
,lks gigl vas called upon % Eeeita. e.
toachaa put che Question Of disc0Fd
~yghat q che capital u Obi0y' and day
aftsf day. 81 thp Flse " bad mares.
came lar positive Fsply. y'Clnclppati-
o. the Ohi0" -NeW Y0rt PrpsA
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

Ne Pienks call. :

II eve Pjenks call"
"0Olng there this svsninRf
sNo. You see-eF-that lant Ell
owe him."-Cievsland Leader.
The weekly true Democrat. (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1905-1912, 1909-12-31

lhe iallur.nleus suit q ehe
g wiz bold ll8 ehapa add ant
other. Il tnken cord iailor6t' 4.
EOcd clothes. Nf VI. Price
ihe bet Tsilola IA lha coat "a.
Chitfsnden a 60 ere their
go 'rsisfv % Tail. hsrrsa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-05-02

FOR RENT-Nices 4-room cottage and hall, bath and electric lights, H9 N. 17th street, $22.50; neat Broom cottage, S.6O; rooms and hall, 161S 16th avenue, $12.50; rooms, hall and bath, $25.oO. Macke, 308 North Fist st.