davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

progressive towns in western Mon
taua. 1t is equipped with an electric
light system, a municipal water works
plant is being installed and in every
way it's citizens are seeking to ana III
the permanent development OF the re-
markable region of which their town
is the center.
Stevensville is delightfully."- situated,
Towering above 1t is the magnllicellt
peak of St Mary's, which took its
name from the old mission established
by Father DeSmet Back of It, 10
ward the east, slope rlch l"rtli"
benches to the foot OF a spur ot the
Rocky Mountain range, which shelters
the valley from the severe winds a&d
heavy SHOWS of the east side. Ste
yensvile was The spot where the h'st
farming was done in Montana. iuth@@
Ravalli, after a perlous trip WeS ward
to the ColVille mission, returned IN
the spring with enough seed wheat
to SOW small field. That spring,
under his instructions, the Bitter Root
Indians had their first experience in
farming. and that fall The first crop
of grain ever raised ia Montana was
harvested.
In Stevenavile, too, was planted the
first Mcintosh Red apple tree TO bf
set out in Montana, This Was .!
years ago this spring, and the mar
who planted the tree was Amos Buck
who is now one of the progressive
merchants OF this town. Mr., Buch
planted six Of these trees upon thS
recommendation Of a nurscrNman. i
was not until eight or 10 years later
that he began to realize the rea
merit Of the fruit Of these trees, bn
it was from this modest beginning
that the extensive Mcintosh orchard:
of the Bitter Root valley, which arr
giving it fame as a fruit growing re
gion, had their beginning. Five .
Mr.. Bucks Mcintosh trees are LIVING
and bearing abundanty.
Stevensyile has been the pioneer
also, in the creamery business, am
has demonstrated the success Wit
which this industry can be carried o.
in western Montana. The building
Of the town are substantial. its peo
pie are progressive and sociahle. Al
together it is a delightful place /
visit, or in which to reside,
Victor.
The town of Victor received it
name in honor Of one of the ol
chiefs Of the Bitter Root F'lathead'
If is the center of IA fine faImin
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

To create a greater demand for it's
current during the daytime, a Chi
cago electric company recently loaned
10000 electric irons to its feminine
customers.
A pineapple cannery in Formosa,
managed by Japanese, also eXtraets
the long fibre from the leaf OF the
fruit for use in the manufacture ol
ora r1Ot h.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

Six miles souta OF Wald's Cqye. and
within one-haif mile OF the railroad,
there has recently been discovered. in
Il sandstone formation, d large vein of
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

,rnnertirs lrrom Victor is shipped
large proportion OF the IAN crop 'l '''e
valley and its creamery Is one o' 'lt
successful Industries pf the RaVali
county.
The Daily Missoulian., 1909-05-30

Ignite coal, IL feet in width, seven
feet Of which is good clean fuel; the
depth acquired at present is only
about 40 feet. From all indications IL
will be a good producer Great de
velopment is expected in this locality
In the near future, Al greater depth
the quality will improve See analy-
sil. hplQNL,-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
HAD Big
SUNDAY
SHOOT

Sixty of Salem nimrod enthusiasts
were in attendance yesterday at the
big Christmas shooting match on the
Hauser Bros shooting grounds.
north of the city and witnessed about
25 shooters contest for prizes.
The first shoot on the program
was a match between Batty Cooper
and o. Neelands, two local gun ar
lists with more or less ability. The
match was to be the winner take all
by breaking the greatest number of
clay targets out of 25 shots. Both
contestants shot even for the first
few rounds, when Cooper was given
the advantage of two on account of
Neeland's misses. The contest was
won by Cooper when the last target
was thrown by a score of 18 to Is.
The regular squad shooting then
took up the interest OF the match for
Christmas turkeys and geese. Some
excellent shooting was done by these
contestants, and before the prizes had
all been won, the shooter who sue
ceeded in even showing a fair chance
was compelled TO break at least four
blue rocks" out of five, as five tar
gets were the limit, and they were
being broken straight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
AnIndenendent Element.

Carbon is an elementary substance
widely diffuSed throughout nature. 1t
occurs uncombined in two distinct
forms or allotropic conditions-viz,
graphite or backlead and the dia-
mond. which is pure crystallized car
bon. 1t is. however. more commonly
found in combination with other ele-
mentary substances than in the free
state. United with oxygen, it occurs
as carbonic acid gas (CO2, and exists
in the atmosphere. in natural waters,
in limestone. dolomite and ironstone.
In combination with hydrogen 1t
forms the extensive series of chem
ical compounds known as hydrocar-
bons. 1t is also an important con-
stituent of wood. starch, sugar, gum,
oil, bone and flesh. No other element
is so characteristic of the plant and
animal world as carbon. In 1888 La
voisier showed it to be an independ-
ent element. He Furthermore proved
the diamond TO be the purest form OF
carbon and by combustion converted
it into carbonic acid gas.-New York
American.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Mot the Usual Romance.

Recently one of our most fastidious
young men bought pair of overalls
and found in them the name of the
sewing girl who made them.
He very promptly wrote her letter
with all the effusiveness necessary in
such n case and in due time received
a reply. which. however was void OF
the romance usual in such cases. Here
it is: Il am working girl, it is true,
but make good living, and do not
care to support husband, as ! would
do if / married some silly noodle who
gets mashed on girl he never saw.
Permit me to say that l do not know
how my card got in that pair Of over
alls and that when do marry, If ever,
it will be some fellow who can afford
something better than a forty-seven
cent pair of breec5es. "-zMuscotah Re
corder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
A KINGLY PICTURE.

r Slovenly Figure Cut by Charles XII. Of
Sweden.
Distance lends enchantment to the
Imagination as well as to the actual
vision This is fortunate circum-
stance, for the real truth about some
of the heroes of history might to per-
son today bring disenchantment and
even disgust. Charles XII. of Sweden
may claim the worlds admiration as a
military genius, but from Mr.. MortlPs
description of the monarch, given in
the STORY of Poland" that gentleman
would be anything but an agreeable
addition to society.
He wears a black Grape cravat, but
the cape Of the coat is always button
ed so closely that one cannot see it.
His shirt and wristbands are always
dirty. He wears no ruff1es nor gloves,
and his hands are commonly the same
color as his wristbands. so you can
hardly distinguish them. His hair is
light brown. very short and never
combed but with the fingers.
He begins dinner with big piece
of bread and butter. having stuck his
napkin under his chin. Between every
two bits of meat he eats bread which
he buffers with his thumb. He is new
er more than quarter of an hour at
his meals, eats like horse and never
speaks a word"
A kingly picture. indeed, savoring of
romance and knightly fashion!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
MODERN CHAIRS.
Evolution of Our Seats With Arms and
High Backs.

High Backs.
Chairs with high backs and arms.
after coming INFO general use with the
renaissance, began TO be ornamented
with an amount of carving and gliding
that has hardly since been equaled.
which came naturally from the artistic
tastes of the period. Their size, form
and the amount of decoration lavished
on them indicated the rank. fortune,
authority or social position of their
possessors. Bishops and abbots had
seats corresponding with their dignity.
while those below them sat on stools
or benches. Only the king and queen
and persons of high rank could be
seated on chairs with arms and backs
in the time of Catherine de Medici,
and her sons. courtiers and favorites
sat about them on stools called tabo-
rets.
This manner of expressing difference
of rank prevailed under Louis XIV.
and his successors down to the French
revolution. TO the chairs elaborately
carved succeeded the armchair. so call
ed in these times, which, with unim-
portant variations. is much the same
as in the reign of Louis XIV. Speci-
mems of the stools used by the favor
ties and ladies Of honor of the king
md queen may still be seen in the
royal palaces of France. They were
changed into the modern parlor chair
by simply adding Il back, which has
hardly made them more comfortable.
Westminster Gazette. I,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Were Too Tough to Digest.
[rN1rrn pRrss IEAsrn w1nn. l

Albuquerque. N. M, Dec. 20.-The
party of American explorers, reported
to have been devoured by cannibals
on the island of Tiburon, in the
Gulf of California, have returned in
safety to a small town on the Mexican
Gulf coast The party mad been miss
ing for many weeks, and had been
given up for lost.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

Foleys Honey and Tar is the best
and safest cough remedy for children.
At the first symptoms of a cold. give
as directed, and ward off danger of
Group. bronchitis. sore throat, cold in
the head. and stuffy breathing. 1t
brings comfort and ease to the little
ones. Contains no opiates or other
harmful drugs. Keep always on hand,
and refuse substitutes. j. G. Perry.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

home early today, while the little girl
was attempting to get breakfast for
her parents.
1t is thought that Mary's clothing
caught fire from the stove, and that
the flames were communicated to the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Improvement.

Bacon-How is your wife?
Egbert-Improving. thank you.
why, didn't know she'd been ill|
"She hasn't. but she bought a bon
net today for ST. She used to buy the
sixteen dollar kind. you know."-fon-
kers Statesman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Blunt.

sI should like to go TO my mother-in-
laws funeral this afternoon. sir said
the boOkkeeper TO the ''oid man."
so should l." replied the proprietor
as be turned 20 his desk again.-Lon-
don Tit-Bit
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
MOVEMENT FOR BRIDGE
ACROSS NORTH SANTIAM
seio. One, Dec. 10. 1903.

DNIUl VII IINNf To- IVVNf
Editor Journal: Some OF our peo-
pie are talking OF getting up peti-
tion TO the county courts of both
this county and yours 20 erect wag-
on bridge across the North Santiam
river just above or just below the
railroad bridge north OF Scio. O. l..
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Three Children Burned to Death.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Mary, six years
old; Charles, four years old, and
James two, children of John Paro-
mia, were burned to death in their
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

"Cap. how many knots an hour can
you make with this vesseiE"
Cant make any Just now; were
\ tied up."- Baltimore American.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

clothes of the other children. The
parents were In shed In the rear OF
their home to butcher a COW.
Winters chills make doctors bills.
Dress the children warmly.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Extra
Special

Beautiful Holiday boxes with
Necktie, Handkerchief and Hose to
match, all colors. $3.50 per box;
special ..,,......... .$1.2O
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

Specials

75c Golf Shirts ..........5 SOC
5Oc Golf Shirts ....,...,.'...4 .4Oc
$1.OO, $1.25, SITS Gloves for
men .......... ..........S sue
pairs extra good Sox. .......5 SOC
pairs black or tan Sox. .25c
$500 Fancy Vests. ......$. $50
$3.50 Fancy Vests. $2.25
$500 Fancy Vests. $2.00
$3.50 Fancy Vests. ......$ $1.00
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20
Thousands of New Christmas Gifts

Ideal Christmas rushed the
order supply Christmas Gifts
fill every department with brand goods otherwise would scarcely
show the overfoWng with things We
selling the the first of the but until do will find that
ces will certain standard which have northumberland
maintains reputation for best in quaiyhe most in value
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

$3.50 Teddy Bear Kimonos, $1.49
$500 Crepe Kimonos. $3.50
$1.OO Embroidery (wide) ..... 59c
75c Embroidery (wide) ....... .45c
zoe Embroidery Cmedium) ... 15c
S1.OO Dresser Scarfs ......60 soc
$1.OO Pillow Shams .........6 soc
$500 Belt Buckles. ...$2.O
1925 Belt Buckles. es......$1.75
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-12-20

FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
Tasteful hosiery in all colors and
with many different embroidered de-
signs Extra special on these for
Xmas.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

their wives did not provide them with
the necessary clothing. shelter and
nolrishment-
Combinations of the five preceding
causes were responsible for "a per
cent of the divorces, and other griev-
ances, not here enumerated, caused
the other 81 per cent
Some interesting facts were also
discovered with regard to the relative
speeds at which the various causes
for divorce are Increasing
In the case of women cruelty heads
the list with an increase in 40 years
of 1.6O9S per cent In the case of men
cruelty shows an increase of 1898 per
cent Cruelty. in fact. holds first place
among increased causes in both sexes
with a climb of 1.035-S per cent But
on the whole, neglect to provide takes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

ords that nobody knows exactly what
IS going on in the marriage and di-
vorce circles of the Golden state But
Connecticut is preceded, in the order
named, by Delaware, Montana, Massa-
chusetts, Wyoming, Rhode Island and
Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania, though
it contains the City of Homes has
a ratio of only 255, while New York
stands only 269. In other words, a
resident of Indian Territory is almost
twice as likely to marry, provided he
has not already done so, as if he lived
in New York
In South Central States.
Not only that, the tendency to
marry seems to flourish in certain
groups of states and to wane in GER
tain other groups. The south central
states lead the list with ratio of
1876; the south Atlantic with $50 come
next, while the north central, the
western, and the north Atlantic
groups follow in the order named.
From all of which it appears that
while one may go west for wealth, he
should go south if he is having diff
Guilty in finding matrimonial mate
where he is.
Yet, exceeding, as we do, the mar
riage ratios of all the world except
Hungary, we are barely holding our
own. Our ratio for the ten-year period
ending in 1905 was 357. Our ratio for
the ten-year period ending in 1895
was $50.
But if the tendency toward mar
riage shows signs of having reached
its maximum, no such indication is
apparent with regard to divorce. In
that field we are bounding along, not
only at prodigious speed, but at ter
rifically increasing pace. The man
ner in which our population increases
is the wonder of the world, but it is
dwarfed by the increase of our ten
dency to break the homes we have
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13
| w
[assssaass|

vitality dDOQnO. nut
can red corpuscles be said to be lack
ing in the blood Of those who after
marriage want to rid themselves of
the obligations that they assumed at
the altar.
Such are the conditions that the
census bureau, after a four years in
vestigation, has found in America.
Only Hungary leads the United States
in the percentage of marriages to
manageable population. But, on the
other hand, no country even approach
es America in its tendency to burst
into the divorce court and smash the
domestic relation over the judges
bench. Japan was outdoing US in
1898, when the last Japanese census
was taken, but since then the mikado,
the elder statesmen, and a few others
have promulgated some new divorce
laws that have somewhat strangled
the Japanese desire to emulate the
household manners of their big neigh
bors across tie Pacific.
Yet the Japanese at their worst
probably never approached Americans
in their tendency toward the divorce
courts. Before a Japanese became in
a mood where he could do much
fighting he cut the domestic ribbons
and set himself free-for divorce in
his country was easy. But in this
country, where, relatively, a divorce
is difficult to obtain, the report of the
census bureau not only shows an
enormous amount of cruelty and
great increase of cruelty, but it shows
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

nrst place as an Increased cause with
jump of 1874 per cent, which.
barring the Utah gentlemen, goes en-
tirely to women
Drunkenness comes second as an in
creased cause, with a general Increase
of 6S5-2 per cent. The drunkenness
of husbands increased 699-9 per cent. !;
the drunkenness of wives 554.5 per
cent
Desertion ranks third as an in
569-S per cent, while infidelity has in
creased the least of a1l-onIy 2To.2
per cent
Here, again, the census figures play
tricks. Infidelity among women is
represented to be increasing more
rapidly than infidelity among men.
1893 per cent; for men 1911 per
cent.
Figures as to Suicide Rate.
Americans, it would seem, take di-
vorce more easily than do some 9TH
ers- Over in Europe the fact has been
ascertained that the suicide rate is
abnormally high among those who
have been separated from their mates
by due process of law, rather than by
death. 1t is not so in this country.
On the face of the returns one is like
ly to have lived longer if he has been
divorced than he is if the death of the
one to whom he was married has left
him alone. The suicide rate for the
widowed is % to each 100000 of popu-
lation; of the divorced, 20.
The director of the census says that
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

and, as in the preceding cause, it ap-
plies heavily both to men and women.
Of the divorces granted to men 10.5
per cent. were for the cruelty of their
wives. OF the divorces granted to
women 27.5 per cent. were for the
cruelty of their husbands.
In the case of both men and women
inidelity is the third cause in relative
Importance. On the bare face of the
census figures it would appear that
women are more likely to be untrue
to their husbands than men are to be
untrue to their wives, since only ten
per cent. of the divorces granted to
women were for the infidelity of their
husbands, while 2S.7 per cent. of the
divorces granted to men were for the
infidelity of their wives. But, of
course, it is not true that women sin
more than men in this respect. What
is true is that women who thus err
are more frequently found out and
less frequently forgiven And a poor
old census bureau is not, of course,
expected to tabulate such a fact as
this, because the figures to sustain the
fact cannot be obtained.
Laid to Drunkenness.
Drunkenness comes forward as the
fourth cause, but it comes forward
shaky in it's legs and emaciated in
form. Only SO per cent. of all the di-
vorces are granted because of habits
formed around hot stoves in the bar
room, and as between the sexes most
of the blame, of course, goes to the
men. Only IL per cent. of the di-
vorces granted to men were for the
drunkenness of their wives, while SO
per cent of the divorces granted to
women were for the drunkenness of
their husbands.
In relative Importance, neglect to
provide is the fifth cause, this reason
having been assigned in 81 per cent.
of the divorces granted In alleging
this grievance women would have
had a monopoly had it not been for
six gentlemen in Utah who were
actually granted divorces because
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

made. In 1867, there were granted in
this country 1887 divorces; in 1906,
72,O62. Population increased about
ITO per cent; divorce increased more
than 700 per cent. Furthermore, the
increase between 1890 and 1900 was
greater than that of any other decade
since 1870. The increase of divorce
exceeded the increase of population
more than 800 per cent
Putting it in still another way, in
1870 % divorces were granted to
every 100000 of population; in 1900.
rs divorces were granted to every
100000 of population.
Figures for Divorces.
Only once during the last 40 years
has the number of divorces actually
shown decrease. That was in 1884,
when there was decline of 2O4 over
the number granted during the pre-
ceding year In 1870 1894 and 1902
there was a decline in the rate, though
an increase in the number. Doubtless
there was also decline in 1905,
though the figures have not been COM
piled. The reason for believing there
was decline last year is that there
was a panic in 1907. Panics invari-
ably check the tendency toward in
creased divorce. When times are
hard people forget their domestic
troubles for time and occupy their
minds with the problem of how to get
a living. AS soon as times improve
the rate usually bounds upward with
a rapidity that indicates that nothing
has been forgotten or forgiven-or
nothing learned. Accumulated griev-
ances are worked of in the divorce
court and the tide sweeps on more
rapidly than before
Where In the United States would
one naturally expect to find the great
est tendency toward divorce? In what
state? Not one person in hundred
could guess right if he were given a
dozen chances
Washington is the state. Far from
the stress of modern Industrial life;
away across the country where the
people, for the most part, arc engaged
in agricultural pursuite-there 513
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-11-13

even these figures probably give only
an imperfect idea of the relative
longevity of those who have volun-
tarily sundered the matrimonial tie,
since it is reasonable to believe, SO he
declares, that the real suicide ratio
of divorced persons is less than 20.
But what's the difference? Anyone
who is determined to commit suicide
will probably do SO, anyway, even if
he might be reconciled to life by yield
ing up the price of a decree
In the United States 70 divorces are
annually granted to every 100000 of
population. To the same number of
persons Ireland annually grants less
than one, England two, Italy three,
Austria one, Scotland four, Germany Is,
France %, Switzerland 80 and Japan
215. AS a matter of fact, the divorce
ratio in Japan is probably not now as
high as our own. The ratio of 215
was revealed by the Japanese census
of 1898, since which the divorce laws
of the country have been made more
stringent. Switzerland, with ratio
of 80, comes next to us. In the long
gap between Switzerland's 80 and our
IS there is no competitor.
The question now arises. If the
United States does not like so high a
divorce rate what is it going to do
about it?
There was a time when it was be-
heved that if we had uniform di-
vorce laws the question would be set
tied. 1t was the opinion of those who
favored this method that large
number of persons took up temporary
residences in lax divorce law states
for the purpose of obtaining DEGREES
that they could not get at home.
But the present investigation dis
proves this theory by showing that
the proportion of divorces granted to
non-residents in any state is insig
nificant. Comment is general when
some rich person goes to Nevada,
throws up a couple of boards as a
home, plants a geranium in front of
them, and settles down to attain a