davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

no. you made some remark about your
last years hat and we went into the
house, and never dreamed for a mo
ment that you had even heard what |
said; then when | saw you and Mrs.
Rheinbecker talking over the fence
that evening and | walked over to join
you, Just in time to hear you tell her
that you had killed a boa constructor"
II see you have purchased a new
pair of trousers" responded she, rising
and preparing to clear the table.
Pants, dearS pants" replied her bet
ter half, dropping his hands to his side
in helpless resignation. MY income
wall need to be at least twice it's pres.
ent size before / can afford trousers"
That night in the stygian blackness
of the midnight that enshrouded him
Jinx felt the springs shake, and he
had feeling that amounted to almost
a certainty that Mrs. Jinx was eau
tiously getting out of bed. Then the
whisper-like sound of bare feet eau
tiously carrying their owner across
the room. and, after that, a prolonged
though almost suppressed rustling Of
garments, followed by noise like that
made by bare shin striking chair,
followed by sibilant exclamation.
then noise like some person cropping
ly leaving the room. A few moments
later Jinx was peering through crack
in the kitchen door watching his wife
angrily examining pair of pearl gray
pants.
Did you sleep well?" asked Jinx
at breakfast.
"Yes!" snapped Mrs. Jinx.
Did you notice, dear, that these
new pants are made like those of Gov.
Patterson's of Tennessee, without
pockets?"
NO, didn't notice it, but | want
you to give me some change before
you go to town."
Copyright, 1909, by w. G. Chapman)
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

some other time, There isn't going
to be any other time for us Spartans
and such We're going to boost the
undertaken business by seeing how
much we can reduce the standing
army of Persia before we're all in.
Ia. Ia"
When the two armies oil Xerxes met
with Leonidas and his little squad
impersonating the ham in the sand.
wich, IL was all over.
On the place where Leonidas made
his last taborette, some one built a
large, marble lion as a monument.
Zerk then went on into Athens
where he continued to poster the
Greeks till the latter got the better
of his men temporarily, one day, when
Zerk hoped off his throne, shrieked
with terror and ran wildly for Asia.
When last heard Of he was still hit,
ting 1t up, exceeding the speed limit
at every jump,
Copyright, 1903, by W. G. Chapman.)
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

000) immortals (the It" might more
descriptively have been omitted) on
the trail the yellow cur had told about.
When he thought that detachment had
had time to get around behind the de-
tenders, he bravely sent his remaining
army against them from the front
seeing it was all up, Leonidas, stub
born Spartan that just yearned to die
because he had good deal of domes
tic trouble, told the rest of his de
tachment:
You fellows had better hike home
now. and put yourselves ON ice for
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

my wife making blithering fool OF
herself in any such manner. Why,
they're been known TO send weak
minded people TO the insane asylum!"
Il don't want to go to the asylum,
I'm sure" said Mrs. Wise, placidly;
and then as a maid servant entered
the room she said, What is it, Jane?"
ITS parcel, ma'am, that Mrs,
Carter sent over to YOU
IT'S that counfounded puzzlel"
roared Mr.. Wise, jumping to his
feet. You may go, Jane, I'll take this
back TO the Carriers myself, and tell
them what l think of their class OF
brainsl"
Don't go now. john" expostulated
Mrs. Wise. They're out this evening.
I'll take IL over tomorrow. I've no
wish to offend Mrs, Carter-she's a
good neighbor,"
she may be a good neighbor, but
she's fool woman, Here, I'll just
show you what sort of tommy-rot she
wastes her time overt"
Jerking off the string, Mr.. Wise
dumped the contents of the box on a
small table.
Where is the picture to copy fromy
asked his wife
There isn't any! know that, be,
cause the boys at the bank said so"
Then can you make up any sort of
4 picture you want to-"
"Oh, Hannah! Commend me to
woman for fool questions. No, sup
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

pose it's this way. You see this little
piece Is part of horses bride, you
can see the name; SO there must be a
horse in the picture, and perhaps a
rider on him..
"Oh, yes; here's bit of the riders
face
And here's his spear. or lance, or
whatever you call it,
Look out! Don't ioggle me. Where's
a bit shaped like longish square,
with one side curved?"
rs this it?''
THE very thing! See how it fits in?
Move off that bric-a-brac, Hannah; give
me room for the clouds and tops of the
trees"
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

naut's wonderful feat. Swiftly and ma
jestically the huge white-winged fiier
circled the field, turned and swung
back until 1t appeared to poise di-
rectly above them, and Wright could
be plainly seen with his feet braced
against some part of the apparatus.
Why exclaimed my friends wife,
he is wearing low-necked tans, isn't
he!'"
Take yourself, for instance. When
told you that that garter snake which
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25
Isn't this the horses tail?"

lSn tnlS lne morse 5 tall
1T looks so, but that shaped bit
won't fit. Try 1t for the feather in the
knights headrgging. All, there we
are!"
(Four hours more of this sort of
conversation, and eager, hard work
on the part of two people. Then Mr.
Wise stretches himself, looks at his
watch, and says:)
Hannah, my dear, suppose Jane
mas gone to bed, so won't you make
a pot of strong coffee for us, and bring
out some of your good doughnuts and
pie, and we'll have little lunch, and
then Wen finish this thing. It's nearly
half done and it's shame not to fin.
ish It.
Yes, dear" said Mrs. Wise.
Copyright, 1909 by w. G.. Chapman)
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1909-03-25

you killed the other day was a boa con-
strictor, If you had given the matter
the thousandth part of your attention
you would have known that such a
thing was utterly impossible; but
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
HIGH COLLARS ARE HARMFUL
Permanent Dark Mark Made II the
Neck Garniture 10 Worn
Too High.

The fad of wearing extremely high
collars will have hurtful effect upon
the flesh of the throat unless special
care is given to prevent it, because
through stoppage Of circulation. con-
dition brought about by high collars.
a permanent dark mark comes. and
some remedy to obviate the trouble
must be employed. It is not expected
that girl will select a neck dressing
that is misfit. But she may take the
happy medium Of one that IL not too
close to her throat. For example. II
Is is the usual size. it is the part OF
wisdom to take 13h when the height
of the linen is excessive. It is pre-
cisely the same theory that causes one
to wear longer boots when the toes are
excessively pointed.
In order to preserve its roundness
and softness the throat must have
some air and freedom of movement
Undoubtedly an aid to freshness is
occasionally to change the style Of
collar worn and for day to use one
that is not extreme. This relaxes and
tones muscles that may have become
cramped.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
Not All Romance,

Princess Beatrice of England Is
likely 70 wear a crown as queen of
Portugal, and IN that fact it is given
to us free Americans to see 1t is not
all romance To be born to purple.
Romance has no part In this match.
The princess is Is years old; King
Manuel of Portugal is 10, and looks
two years yonhger Further, there is
the disturbing factor of difference in
religion. Beatrice always has been
firm IN her Episcopal faith, while
Manuel. of course, looks to Rome. But
to conform tc policy OF state, the
young woman must abandon religious
sccupls. In addition, she has peace
and comfort in England, and as Man.
uern wife must enter turbulent poll
tics, With the shadow Of the assassin's
dagger always over her. Little won.
der she is reported to have hesitated
before accepting Manuel as a sutton
And what sutton, too! Coming a
stranger, with the match made long
beforehand! Surely, to be- a princess
Is not to lie on bed Of roses. And
for Manuel receiving bis throne as a
gift from the hands Of murderers. it
seems he invites his wife TO see him
wear, a crown Of th0fnA. '~---S-'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
{ 8: v v VlC!lERSHlh| |
eW Attorney General q Dead 4!
{. Ringer" for Hartman: a '"
CD Of Government lr.o.' Depart.
ssment Hustler and Full Of Nefv-
9us 'enersy- fofpenX Cor
s s'n"' lp'oratlon lsTyer. \

4 Washington. you are nshered
into the room Of the new attorney gen.
eral you think you4 have got into the
Office of Edward H.. Hartman by mis-
take. The little =, man, who comes
bounding forwardto greet you is
what, in sporting circles, would be
termed dead ringer" for the rail-
road wizard. =
r George !: Woodward .Wickersham
weighs about 100 pounds and is per-
haps ten pounds lighter than Harri-
man. He has the same short and
trim figure. It.: lis the ~~ facial re-
semblance that Is startling. Both are
swarthy, with black hair. streaked
with gray. They have the same brist-
ling black and gray mustache, project
Ing at the same aggressive angle.
The eyes of both are sharp and black
and they both wear large spectacles.
g The Wickershams harris worn with
slight droop, almost approaching a
bang, and so is that of Mr.. Hartman.
-. The new attorney general is
hustler. He is full of hustle and nerv,
ous energy. In his Office he is as full
Of action as a young. kitten, except
when engrossed in the study of pa
pers. y ~ &c.,
!. A great pile of documents on his
desk reminds you that there is work
to be done. You state your errand
briefly. Like, fash you get q re-,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
SKIRTS WIDER AT THE HEM.
Are Distinct Improvement on the
Tight Garment That Ex-
tremists Favored.

The absurdly narrow skirt that one
could hardly step. in. and that was only
worn by the extremists. fashionable or
otherwise. has had its day. All the
new skirts have width at the hem.
Even the street ones are three and four
yards wide, and the house ones are
from six to seven yards at the hem.
They are not lined or stiffened or
worn over petticoats. but they have a
graceful fullness. They are not held
back by elastics. and give no appear
ance of the grotesque.
They are quite ample, easy to walk
in and more graceful on every figure
than the extra tight ones.
There are all sorts OF rumors that
the new skirt at the Paris races will
be ten yards wide, but if one listened
to all rumors these days no one would
buy a gown with any feeling of Sc
curity. |!
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
BABY's WATERY ECZEMA
ltehed and Scratched Until Blood Ran
$50 Spent on Useless Treatments
-Disease Seemed lncurable,
Cured by cuticura for $3.50.


when my little boy was two and q
half months old he broke out on both
cheeks with eczema. It was the itchy,
watery kind and we had to keep his
little hands wrapped up all the time,
and If he would happen to get them
uncovered he would claw his face till
the blood streamed down on his cloth.
Ing. We called In physician at once,
but he gave an ointment which was 30
severe that my babe would scream
when 1t was put on. We changed
doctors and medicine until~ we had
spent. fifty dollars or more and baby
was getting worse. I was so worn out
watching and caring for him night and
day that almost felt sure the disease
was incurable. But finally reading of
the good results of the Cuticura Rem.
edtes. I determined to try them. /
can truthfully say I was more than
surprised, for bought only dollar
and a halls worth Of the Cuticura
Remedies (Cuticura Soap, Ointment
and Pills., and they did more good than
all my doctors medicines I had tried,
and in fact entirely cured him. His
face is perfectly clear of the least
spot or scar of anything. Mrs. w. M.
spot or scar. Mrs. w. M. Comerer,
Burnt Cabins, Pa, Sept. Is, 1908"
Potter Drug i Chem. Corp. Sole Props, Bossoo.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
"CoFFEE DOESN'T HURT NE"
Tales That Are Told.

II was one of the kind who wouldn't
believe that coffee was hurting me-"
says N. Y. woman. "You just couldn't
convince me its use was connected
with the heart and stomach trouble I
suffered from most of the time.
my trouble finally. got SO bad I
had to live on milk and toast almost
entirely for three or four years. Still
I loved the coffee and wouldn't believe
1t could do such damage.
What / needed was to quit coffee
and take nourishment in such form as
my stomach could digest.
II had read much about Postum,
but never thought it would fit my case
until one day decided to quit coffee
and give it trial and make sure about
1t. So got a package and carefully
followed the directions.
- "Soon I began to get better and was
able to eat carefully, selected foods
without the aid Of pepsin or other d.
gestants and it was not long before I
was really new woman physically.
"Now am healthy and sound, can
eat anything and everything that
comes along and I know this wonder
full change is all due to my having
quit coffee and got the nourishment
needed through this delicious Postum.
my wonder is why everyone, don't
give up the old coffee and the troubles
that 60 with It and build themselves up
as / have DONE, with Postum" ILL., :
Easy to prove by 10 days trial OF
Postum in place Of coffee, The reward
Is big. -, r. :. IS; S., :.
There's 8 Reason"
81 Ever reaA tie above letter. a Iew
- aDQel1e 1s4lls lte ~ s1isnAs They
.af9 9e9d1es tTues anA I'm q h11aD
4 oAte1e0ts .5z ~ 5s..##s
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07

sponse; not an unnecessary word IL
used. You say good-day. Mr.. Wick
ersham smiles broadly again, grasps
your hand, whirls, and dashes back to
his desk: -.:
Nobody could tell whether Mr..
Bonaparte was Joking or serious when
he talked: He had a fashion of tell
ing the most solemn, portentous
things with his face screwed into q
comical,: drol11 grin which gave the i'm:
preston that he was indulging in q
little foolery.
Nobody will make this mistake
about George w. Wickersham. When
he announces that the government is
to sue the whisky, trust or the sugar
trust. everybody<who hears: him will
know that he means it.
t., When word first came to Washing
ton that Taft had chosen a New York
man named Wickersham to be attor-
ney general it created much wonder.
ment. ;s't'
The Roosevelt trust busters shook
their heads obviously the deeper they
dug into Mr.. Wickersham's s. record. 1t
was found that he had done effective
work for James J. Hill in some old
railroad suits in the middle west IL
years ago, and that he had been the
master mind in big railroad merger
negotiated by the Mexican govern
ment. More recently Mr.. Wickersham
had been associated with New York
corporations and was general counsel
for the marlborough Rapid Transit
Company up to few months ago.;
1t seemed as though the new attor-
ney general was a straight-out cor
poration lawyer and. when August Bel
mont's publicity agent chaperoned
him on his first, trip to Washington
the reformers and radicals were some
what discouraged.
After a brief talk with Mr.. Wick
ersham the, doubling Thomases were
somewhat reassured: At any rate
they have suspended judgment and
are willing to believe that the anti
trust laws are, Ito be, enforced: Re-
calling the metamorphosis of Philan-
der Chase Knox from trust conserver
to trust buster, the hopeful ones have
plucked up courage in Mr.. Wicker
sham's case. 49,
81 am, just trying to. get acquainted
with the machinery of my new Office, I"
said the attorney general when asked
about his policy. 1T is too early to
be talking about what We expect to
do. We don't propose to be dragooned
into bringing suits. We will bear in
mind that indictments must be tried
in court and decided by the evidence
and the law. The facts in specific
case and not public clamor will de-
termine our course .'''' !
District attorneys have informed
their friends that they were forced
into obtaining indictments in land
fraud cases and other scandals result
ing from undertaking, in many cases
against their wishes and with no idea
that the indictments would hold wa
ter. Attorney General Wickersham is
going over these records and dropping
those he believes cannot be sustained
and preparing to push others which
he finds are well-founded.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
SLEEPS, WITH BOTH 4: !: ::
4I1A. HF EED3x l. XXI 3 IN
D'UR HI
AA4-u =
'FSF 90
:::::|||EYEs:.: WIDE 1 ] :: !. Open.
~ cr:E - A.: +
FOR TWENTY YEARS, NIGHT OR,
DAY ouARRYMAN" HAS Been ''s :,
UNABLE 70 CLOSE 17HEM.e - p
LIME DUST CAUSE OF AllMENI
Caused Inflammation Which Gradual
ly Made Muscles Of Eyelids Pow
Enthusiastically 10 "Man with
the Open Eyes,"

st. housekeeping and walking,
for 20 years, the eyes of Joseph An
derson of this city have never closed.
When he lies down at night the lids
do not gradually relax, as in the case
of the normal man. For him there
are no curtains which softly fall over
the windows of the soul" to shut out
the distractions of the. busy world
around him.
Until the end of his days this
strange condition must continue, City
hospital physicians say, because an
effort. to restore the natural move
ment of the eyelids would forever de-
stroy his sight.
Anderson is 60 years old. For 20
years and up to two months ago he
was quarry workman. The lime
dust affected his eyes and caused an
Inflammation to which he paid no at
tention at first Though the lids of
his eyes were inflammed, he thought
that this would be only temporary.
Not until several weeks after the
Inflammation set in did he notice that
it was becoming more and more diff
cult for him to close his eyes.
One night, he says, he lay down to
sleep and he found that his muscular
effort to lower his eyelids were with
out result. He lay there staring at
the ceiling
And ever since then he has been
staring day and night. Literally he
has been "the man with the open
eyes,"
1T caused me some trouble at first, -
he said at the City hospital recently.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
Grief That Kills,

my: poor. boy" said the benef1cent
old clergyman. who had encountered a
young waif sobbing in the streets,
what ails you? Some case Of dire
distress has touched your heart
chords. no doubt
NO." shifted the lad, you're clear
OF your base, old kazzozicks. Me an
Simply an de rest of de fellies tin
canned the NANCY. old yellow cur up
at Schwarz' grocery, and while old
Schwarz an de gang followed the
dog, sneaked back to the grocery to
swipe dried apples. De Fido chased
into Schmitt's orchard and de gang
cribbed de SWEETEST peaches you ever
seen, an then dey smoked grapevine
cigarettes and set the barn a-tire.
made sashay into de apple barrel at
de grocery, an de delivery boy pasted
me with a bed-slat and it hurts yet.
and I didn't get to see de fire, and
didn't get nothin' to eat, and visit
l wuz dead-dog-gone it all!"-The
Bohemian Magazine.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
ALTERING AN EVENING GOWN.
Seheme very Much In Fashion and
One That Is Quite Easy to
Garry Out.

If the girl who INDUCED in a scanty
slimly cut sheath gown last winter
wants to change it bit to give more
OF the classic suggestion. she can do
this by using two wells as drapery.
The idea is very much in fashion
and is easy to carry out. The wells
themselves are often used by high
priced dressmakers instead of buying
chiffon cloth and hemming it. The
wells have a; selvage which makes
them quite effective.
One Of the attractive ways OF
draping them is to catch one at each!
shoulder. drawing It. up under the
arm and fastening on top with a paste
buckle. The edges lower down may
be lightly caught together over the
arm a little above the elbow. This
gives fllmy but straight drapery from
shoulder to hem which puts one in thS
picture this season. ,
Again, an extra long veil is dropped
across the back and caught at the
back Of each shoulder with a buckle
and the ends left to hang straight
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07
The Linen Bau.

This summer I1ilady will carry q
linen handbag to match or correspond
with each Of her gowns.
Those already seen are of white or
daintily colored linen; beautiled by
charming designs soutached and hand
embroidered. Plated soutache forms
pretty and wear-well handles.
An ingenious woman could easily
design one Of these. She could pat
tern it over one of the new leather
handbags and use the frame of a dis
carded bag for q foundation.
These handbags are easily laun-
dered and are exceedingly good
looking.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1909-05-07

Mrs. Harlon held the pistol in her
nand and examined its mechanism
with an absent;minded frewn.. The
loads lay in + glass ofavater On the
table beside her; presently: she picked
them up in her fingers, dried them 'dn
her Randkerchief,,s replaced them in
the empty chambers Of the revolver,
and. crossing the room. laid it on the
linen she sank her hands deep in
the Wide pockets of her empire dress
!ng-goWn, compressed her lips for an
instant sighed heavily, and rang the
bell. To the responding servant she
said briefly:
want to speak to your MASTER"
ana then she turned towards the win
dow and waited while the man went
through the many corridors that lay
between the private suite of his mas
ter and mistress and the billiard room,
where all the men of the party were
making a jolly end to a rainy day.
A telegram had just come for
Hughes, summoning him to town by
the midnight express. Chamberlain,
who had arrived late and had to share
his friends apartment, was so over
joyed at the prospect of a whole bed
to himself that he offered to drive
him across country to the train. He
regretted the offer directly he had
made 1t, but Hughes had exhibited so
much pleasure in his acceptance that
1t seemed impossible to withdraw.
While they were discussing the matter
the man came in with Mrs. Harlon' s
message. There wasn't fellow pres
ent who would not have been less sur
prised If their hostess had sent for
himself-Mrs. Harlon being that kind
OF woman" Harlon flushed with a
mixture of Importance and pleasure
and quilted the room at once. After
he was gone all the men but Hughes
laughed; Hughes didn't laugh because
he was scribbling an order to send to
the stables.
Then Chamberlain became sober
all Of sudden. Il don't believe> I'll