davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
. skNANANANANANvNANANANANANAe
: THE LADY OF s
) THE PARASOL. :
By Martha Cobb Sanford. <
Z Copyrighted 1908 by Associated ,
Copyrighted 1908. by Associated
Literary Press {
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

So far as Tom Brewster was con-
cerned, feminine accessories were fash
ioned for the sole purpose of frighten-
ing masculine beholders. If, for in
stance, when walking on the avenue
in town he saw a mass of dancing
plumes and feathery streamers about
to swoop down upon him, he SHE'D as
would nervous thoroughbred at the
sight of fiuttering paper.
This timidity was due both to his
temperament and his circumstances.
His mother had died when he was
very young, he had had no sisters, had
never cared for women's society, and
last, but far from least, had never
availed himself of the privilege of
studying the eternal feminine in the
abstract-that is, by gazing into shop
windows.
And 50 it happened that Annette
Avery, with her ruffly gowns and
alarum supreme, her whirling parasol,
terrified Tom to the point of paralysis.
From the hotel veranda, painfully con-
scous of his own ineligibility, he
watched other men from time to time
stroll off with her, all of them adopts
in the art of parasol manipulation.
Ordinarily such an exhibition of flip
pant superiority would not have piqued
him. 1t would have either reused his
disdain or escaped his observation al
together. But for some reason wholly
unintellgibe to himself the thought
of any other mans holding Miss
Avery's parasol sent him into a state
of feverish emotion.
Tom was nothing If not ingenious
and persistent. In the seclusion of his
by . hotel bedroom he prac-
ticed twlrlinS a carefully poised UNI
brella over his shoulder. The idiocy
of 1t tickled his demure sense of hui
NOR. and the results were very graft
flying.
Whether the bewildering presence OF
Miss Avery beside him would upset
this heroically acquired equilibrium
could only be discovered by putting
himself to the actual test. He decided
to risk it.
Miss Avery'-he ventured on hav
ing the good luck to find her alone OF
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
The Year Without a Summer.

The year 1916 has remarkable cold
weather record and is known as "the
year without summer" In that year
there was n sharp frost in every
month, and the people all over the
world began to believe that some great
and definite change in the earth was
taking place. The farmers used to re-
fer to 1T as eighteen hundred and
starve to death" Frost, ice and SNOW
were common in June. Almost every
green thing was killed, and the fruit
was nearly all destroyed During the
month snow fell to the depth of three
inches in New York and Massachu-
setts and ten inches in Maine. There
were frost and ice in July in New York,
New England and Pennsylvania. and
corn was nearly all destroyed in GER
tain sections. Ice half an inch thick
formed in August. A cold north wind
prevailed all summer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14

PLEADED.
the veranda in the early part of an
idyIlic summer day-"won't you let me
paddle you up the creek II bit this
morningT"
Gracious rs was Miss Avery's ac.
knowledgng smile, it could not quite
conceal the astOnishment in her wide
open blue eyes. This Tom noticed
meeting the implication gallautly.
You see" he explained, endeavor.
ing to toss off the words with worldly
ease. you are so discouragingly pop
ular. Miss Avery. This is the first
time l ever found you-detached, as it
were"
Annette Avery laughed with delight
full ingenuousness.
I'D love to go. Mr. Brewster" she
assured him. It's too glorious a
morning to spend waiting for some
one who does not show up"
oh" said Tom. crestfallen, then
you're not really detached, after all?"
absolutely" was Annette's cmphat-
ic reply. a laggard ina laggard.
she finished weakly, isn't worth wait.
ing for. When shall we start?"
Right away" urged Tom. He was
apprehensive of that 'laggard."
IAN right" agreed Annette Just
wait till run in and tell mother"
Bring your parasol" Tom cried aft
er her and then stood dumfounded at
his own temerity. But by the time
hn
himself literally for the shouldering
of this formidable responsibility. What
matter if on their way to the boat
house he did carry the frivolous thing
at an angle Numerically opposed to
its protective purpose? He was hap.
PLY unconscious of 1t, and Annette
blinking heroically. was too mag
unanimous to disillusion him.
The canoe launched Tom. with some
show of savoir faire, tossed the cush.
ions into il and extended his hand &c
Annette. At length with a long
graceful sweep of the paddle. they
were off
The shimmering radiance Of the sea
marshes as they followed The wind
iAis@a VI lht lINllt NItth SOOH SubUuttl
5heir outbursts of admiration. and they
fell by mutual consent into dreamy
silence
Suddenly in her excitement at sight
of blue" crab scuttling sidewse be.
meath the canoe Annette lost hold of
her parasol. Before Tom could rescue
it with his paddle yelping mongre
Of dog sprang out of the tall grasses
and dashed into the water after 1t.
Bravo, old fellowr called Tom.
Here, here, sir"
But to the victor belong the spoils,
and the dog made off with his capture.
Pursuit was impossible through the
wet marshes. Powerless to avert the
catastrophe, they watched the dogs
fiendish demolition of the fragile con-
trivance.
IT'S an outrage" exclaimed Tom.
And It's your favorite sunshade too"
At this Annette burst into a merry
peal of laughter. What ather man
--r--1----
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
Taft's Turn to Buv No,v


To the jovial rivalry between Presl
dent Roosevelt and President Elect
Taft over the football prowess of Har.
ward and Yale was added new chap.
ter the other day. The president elect
had just returned from riding with his
brother, Henry w. Taft, and Brigadier
General Clarence Il. Edwards. both of
whom reached Hot Springs. Va. re.
Gently.
How did the game come out?" he
asked
-Four to nothing, and all for Iar.
ward"
"Oh, pshaww and then, with laugh
"Ill just have to send the president n
uttle conGratulation by wire. but Yale
won last year"
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
When Tired Out.

In case of exhaustion alcohol added
TO the bath is great invigorator. The
most economical way of using it is to
have basin of clear water. and into
this put tablespoonful of the spirits
to quart of cool water The body is
well sponged in this, using the water
freely. There will be little danger of
taking cold. and the bath will prove to
he refreshing and restful
The trouble with many a mans in
tegrity is that 1t needs constant vindi-
cation.-Chicago News.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
ANANANANANANNANANANA/\A/\A Z
AUNT ADRA'S :
APOLOGY. :
By LILLIAN LEE.
Copyrighted. 1908. by Associated !
Literary Press. r
By LILLIAN LEE.
.WWWJWWW
Jimmie, Aunt Adra's come"

Jimmie, Aunt Adra's come"
Little Mrs. Boxley's voice was dull
and lifeless.
II don't think that she likes me"
was the additional remark, which eX'
planned the depression.
"Nfy dear child. she must! She is the
only member of my family with
money, and was her favorite nephew.
If she does not approve of my mar
riage It's all off. But she's got to like
you, Dolly" he added fondly. How
could any one help liking you?"
"But she has done nothing except sit
and glare at me- walled the little wo-
man. Il phoned Bess for an extra
ticket for the concert tomorrow. and
when l told Aunt Adra that we We're
going she just said Uh-hu" like that"
Shell say you're the best little wo-
man In the world before you get
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14

"Ran over COW this morning up
above Coffeyville," said the brakeman
to reporter
How did it happen?" asked the re-
porter
she was drinking out of a creek
under a bridge" shouted the brakeman
as he swung on to the last car and
went grinning out of town.-Kansas
City Times.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14

Mrs. Benham-ucnry | am more
than glad that you don't drink now,
but how did you come to leave of?
Benhan-You remember the last time
your mother was here? Mrs Benham
les. Eeaham- Wen. one night while
She was here | came home in pretty
bad shape and saw three of her. Tha;
settled It.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
Will Green Shoes Be Worn?

Tanners of green calfskin report
mat manufacturers of mems and wo-
mems fine shoes are making samples
OF that stock to be hurried to their
statesmen New York city buyers are
said to look very favorably upon
green shoes owing to the prediction
that green will be widely worn next
spring and summer.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
Il Surely Docs.

Bacon-The flea is 4 coward. 1t
never comes up to the scratch.
Egbert-Well It comes up to the
place where the scratch IS going to be.
ull right.-Yonkers Statesman.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14

None of US may know whom the echo
of careless word will cease vibrating
In the hearts Of some that hear.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1909-01-14
The Rule of Three,

Stella-What is the rule of three?
Bella-That one ought to go home
New York Sun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
MARGARET ELLINGTON.

NEW YORK. Oct; 2s.-"Just TO
know tina, some man love ~ dc.
pending one me 10 keep The but
tons hewed on his trousers
Just to know that he will love
me all the more because I make
his home comfortable and happy
just ~ see that the dishes are
washed aud the beds are made and
the rooms swept
Just a chance, when my man s.
hungry aud tired. 70 make him com.
Portable
Just 10 think that he thinks our
home and my arms are his haven
This Is my dream"
So says Margaret Ellington, wife
% Daniel Frohman. the theatrical
manager.
About Thanksgiving time Mrs.
Frohman. at Reno. Nev.. win be
divorced for FFphman says he will
not contest the CASE. She does nos
deny that Edward ! Howea. a San
Francisco attorney. has a home
already prepared for her. and that
their marriage will follow.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
IS NOT
REPUDIATED

WARRINGTON. Oct. 2o.-Nor.
man Mack, chairman Of the demo.
cratic national committee, denied
that he had repudiated William Jen.
nings Bryan, which report arose
from the prominence given Gov.
Harmon q Ohio In the current issue
Of Make National Magazine.
Mack said today.
Ute too early 10 make predictions
for the next campaign ~ thie time.
Az chairman Of the national com.
mittee ! cannot 90 on record 40 the
supporter Of any prospective osndl.
date
Gov. Harmon Of ohio and Gov.
Marshall OF indiana are both big
men, and their names undoubtedly
Will be mentioned In the next demo.
cratic national convention.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
WHOEVER FOUND DEAD

r. Ness. hgcd'52. a widower. iiY.
Ing NJ EiEhty.eecond and WallinE.
av.. was found dead yesterday
at the door OF his house by a
nclghbor He apparently died of
epilepsy The body was taken TO
the undertaking parlors OF Bleitz a
Rafferty, at Fremont
Mr., Ness leaves two sons Ia Seat
tie. but they could not be found this
afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
RECREATION cLue MEETING.

The next meeting of the Unitar-
ian Recreation club will he held in
the assembly rooms of the church,
corner Boylston and Olive, at s D.
m, Monday. November l. Progress
siyc whist will be played.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
NOME STORM AbATES
SENATOR SAILS SOUTH

NONE, Alaska. Oct. 20 The
storm has abatsd and the steamer
Senator has arrived, discharged
freight and passengers and sailed
for Seattle via ST. Michael last
night The Senator was uuhurt.
having rode out the storm safely
behind siedge island with the DuN.
bury. The gale lasted for six days.
Il ia believed that no lives were
lost
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
MURDERER is LAuoED.


HONOLULU. Oct 29.- Rosolu.
tions expressing satisfaction over
the assassination of Prince Ito at
Hardin by q Korean were passed
by the Korean patriotic league hore.
The murderer is Landed for his act.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
INVESTIGATION BEGUN.


ST. louis, Mo, oct 29.-Chief
Inspector SteadIran of the bureau
OF animal industry and four assist
ants arrived IN East st. Louis today
for the purpose OF investigating sex
eral packing plants located there.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29

Walla Walla.-Roy. Edward A.
Ward. of Freewator. has pleaded
guilty 20 a charge OF bigamy and
has been sentenced 20 one to five
years in the penltentiary at hard
labor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29

cheney,--A reward has been Of
fcred for the capture OF a spook
which has been prowllng about the
house of Mrs. +. c. McLanahan
during the early hours of the night.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29
STATE NEWS

Taeoma.--The trial of Mrs. Mar.
garet KyalshauR, accused OF com
plicity In the murder OF her hus.
band, IL being held
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1909-10-29

Evere,t.--Rev. Andrew G. Boyd.
Presbyterian minister. has secured
a divorce from his wife on the
ground OF desertion.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
rnc,,su IN CANADIAN SCHOOLS.

v,-bua ..sneIling reform" has received olllcld'
,,tor in the United States. certain Cahaolo ma
5,,,,o-ttte. are setting their faces against Iioui
catiops which usage has long sancuoneu III '
~,,Io, Al the moment contention centres on
49,, ,o++o- al q" A decree has gone forth from INC
C,o-Io Fducation Department that hehceIoI III ''o
t,ri,isb -netbcd OF spelling such words as iAooui
ard ..honour' is to prevail in the schools OF 'lIo
nro,,,nce This regulation evidently does not az
oo1 - tho local education authorities Ot course
tbo vowel will be used IN all school books out Il -
boped that the department will not go SO lai "9
90 ragie+er labor and honor as errors INC
e4 iaI nlee that the new method should be auop'eu
hacause II is British has not conclhated puo'io
o-,,,on An Ottawa journal declares that thls ID
au,,,,, Canadians to stretch their BRUSH pTeleI.
O. 60 20 ar unreasonable degree. II nllsht Is
LII no said should revert 10 pouius.
shuIiugs and pence bcause fhkLaIiu II 10 -ho,,si
oJontaj decimal currency, or lhst we SIVe-
he irnpOrtatiOn OF American
fhis country because ii has accepted 'Ile "a
sncIIing a . its own. Canada has, we nope leaEi'
tbat stage of her national development "Iele sl
can take the best that comes from ever Cuil .4
herself down to q serNlle lilt's.IC'i
Rritish things simply because they are Brlush; II
,,si be recognized that located as we are on tI.lS
we inevitably be influenced Dy ott
SENTIMENTAL surroundings, and that Il is absuru 70
attempt to drill people into a cour o. tJ
9rnIv because that course Is followed III Eils
Had the pedagogues based their stand upon tne @
principles of etynology they might nave oeel @ o!.
Ga fer ground declare that their sole reason
for the change that II is British is not Only 70
make themselves ridiculous, but to put severe
strain upon the British sentiment or many Wlo a.
possibly every whit as loyal as they are -A~o'i'i
rTala rorh
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

to the question. who rules in this SCHOOL," is
easily answered
In Pittsburg there is general supervision over
construction or conditions of school buildings ex-
Cept that exercised by the representatives. OF the
building laws OF the state. School buildings in
this city" said OF the experienced school on
Gals Of Allegheny, are first built then thought
abor.." A committee OF the Senate OF Pennsyl-
vani- after an investigation urged the City Coun-
ellis to arrange for loan OF $4,000 in order Ito
put the school plant upon American and civil
ized basis
Until 1885 Pittsburg had library worthy Of the
name and The Survey remarks that whole win
ters sometimes passed without single lecture on
significant theme. intelligently treated. 1t is
charged that the library and ths great technical
10 the workers who must travel long distances
a trolley system that does not have an adequate
transfer system, but requires the expenditure OF
two fares TO reach them. There are few evening
schools where the immigrant can learn English
The toler after twelve hours of strenuous labor
fn the steel mills has little inclination to tax his
brain or spend his hard earned money in carfare
TO gain culture.
The park facilities not what the laboVng peo-
Die require. The noted Schenley Park is beautiful
but It has no walks only drives for those who have
equipages for travelling over them. II Is reached
by single trolley line. which touches only one
projecting
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
ALDERMEN GET COURT FEES.

The petty courts of Pittsburg tend to give the
poor of the city sense OF contempt for law. The
lowest courts are those conducted by the aldermen
who are privileged to collect fees for their services
The more cases the better. Some Of the aldermen
have their signs out and otherwise advertise their
readiness to transact judicial business Assisted py
their constables, who work up cases, some OF them
mako as high as $4,000 year. Not only does the
alderman try small civi! suits, prepare lnforma-
tIons execute commitments and various other legal
documents but he also may be consulted as counsel
In cases which he will afterward try and may De
ernploved TO collect bills Each alderman knows
that IL he advises a complainant In civil SUIT that
Ina has no case another alderman Will be consulted
and he will lose chance to make a fee lie tnere-
fora generally decides in advance OF his 1udlciaL
action that the complainant has good case re"
osae II is declared are decided otherwise than III
favor Of the plaintiff. Exactly what proportion can
never no known. because the PennsylVania courts
have decided that the dockets of the aldermen are
nrivate records and not open to inspection py Ihe
nubic So universally is judgment given 10 'he
n1aintifY that a defendant who has had any pre-
Wong experience does not take the trouble 10 ap-
near st the hearing but If he desires to contest the
matter takes an appeal from the aldernahs ue-
cisiop The appeals numerous that the WORK
OF some of the upper courts is four years oehlho'
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
N4TIONAL GUARD NEWS.

A ~. raviev, OF the 7th Regiment next Wednes-
.av night bv Brigadier General David T. Austen
chief OF artillery forty-seven members OF the Teg1-
nent will be presented with the regimental cross Oh
honor or bars to the same, for performing from
ten TO twenty-five years Of faithful service Coohe'
Daniel Appleton, in connection with the preselta
tion says:
In 1884 the first presentation Of the regimentAI
cross of honor for long and faithful service oc-
Cured Thus the parade OF the 2lst marks the
twenty-fffh anniversary; but beginning in 1890 ana
thereafter in every fifth year, special celebration
was arranged which has become custom OF the
regiment In 1910 n demonstration with fitting hon
ors TO all recipients should be considered. over
eleven hundred members Of the regular army
navy. volunteers and national guard who origi-
ually enlisted in the 7th Regiment have been
awarded the cross. II In 9 significant coinc10ea9s
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

AS a rule, the men elected to manage the analrs
of the different districts not qualified from any
point OF view such positions IN one distIlot IN
q business section, neither the president nor ths
treasurer could read write. The president now
ever obtained the election of his son TO the princ-
palship Of the school. Not few barkeepers. ped
lers day laborers and others IN this scale or Ire
have TO do with the management OF the schools-
The indefinite items OF general supplies ana
other purposes occupy good sized places IN the
reports Of expenditures for school purposes ana
are supposed TO be abnormal. Relatives ana fFlehds
OF members OF the boards obtain appointments as
teachers Restaurant dishwashers have been sp-
pointed teachers.
The tanitor is a figure who bulks large IN the
educational system OF P1ttsburg. He Is entitled 10
live in the schoolhouse with the result that the
air IS often impregnated with the odor OF fooo
cooking IN the basement where the janitor has MS
quarters Not infreQuently the ianitor has no NJ
ness for the appointment which has been given
him and he learns how to run the furnace at
the expense of the children, the health OF not
few Of whom may suffer result In one sch"oi
the 1anitor moved into three OF the classrooms'
there not being a demand for all for school pur-
poses Those he chose happened 20 be superior
from the point OF view Of light and aspect Mem
bers Of district boards not infrequentiy ap-
pointed tanitors. On one occasion it chauced 10
be one Of the duties OF janltor in his capacity
as a member Of a district board to assist IN the
election Of principal for his school, Tho answer
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28

IN congested neighborhoods. The foreigners live
in the 2d Ward, between the river and the rail-
roads In TWENTY-FIVE courts studied in this dis
trict, only three houses had running water INSIDE
one hundred and ten people were found using one
ward rurnp Ffftv-oue out OF 239 families lived In
one room each. Twenty-six Of the two-room apart
r7ents are used by eight more people; one two
room apartment sheltered 3; two, i: two II oi
ever, three children born In this ward one dies
before il reaches two years os as against one
in every six in the rest Of Homestead, Whefe ue-
tacbed and IivabIe dwellings prevail
The mortality figures OF group OF river "ards
IN the older part Of Pittsburg. peopled largely BY
, e.rners NJ small income compared with those
Of new residential district in the east END OF me
city indicate the penalty which the poor pay for
being obliged to occupy unsanitary homes. Ihe
chances Of man dying Of bronchitis In the rl''''
wards are two and one-half. against one IN the
r>as, End. four to one in pneumonia, five to one IN
the case Of typhoid and six to one Of dying V'o-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
gIFFEL TOWER AS WEATHER COCK.

A new use has been discovered for the bldei
Tower which is quite important, altnoush OS ~
means of an exalted nature 1t is no less than I@'
the flag on the top of the tower serves as an
admirable weathercock when read In conjunction
with the structure itself, which has projections CO
inciding with the cardinal points OF the compass,
that facing north being painted red. Occupants OF
balloons and alrships can, therefore. with me dI
OF feldglasses. readily inform themselves VI ILae @
nature of the wind at altitude of thirty Irftes
above the ground in that vicinity, ana make tlel @
ARRANGEMENTS with more certainty in regard 10 ANS
contemplated aerial voyage.-London HioOe'
New-York tribune., 1909-03-28
UNsANITARY TENEMENTs.

The owner" according to the investigator, was
hollheu over year ago that the building must %
repaired and certain alterations made, but nothing
has been done and by the veto of the Governor OF
pennsylvania of bill which passed the last Legls-
lature, the Bureau Of Health has no power to con
denim such unsantiary dwellings. In this building
two-room apartments rent for S12 month. Water
has TO be obtained from a hydrant in the yard.
shared by eleven families; the foul privy vaults are
also shared by neighboTng families " Although
recently boss privy vaults have been filed in and
S2sl sanitary watercosets put in the work Is less
than half done. The Of only the first
twenty wards of the older city shows total OF
nearly 5000 vaults still existing in these wards
alone. Into these unsanitary tenement houses
swarm the thousands of immigrants who have been
attracted by the opportunities for employment
They sleep, half dozen or more in single room,
not infrequenty men. women and children together,
and drink freely of the bad water. Fifty per cent
Of the immigrants have typhoid within two years
OF their coming to Pittsburg, II IS estimated
Homestead" says Paul L. Kellogg, has no ordi-
nance against oyercrOwdng. ordinance requiring
adequate water supply. forbidding pr!vy vaults