davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

UC UtTt Uuu DUIuUJ 1CCTC SICtNJ OUT OH
the point.
and In less than an hour he had re-
stored her to her own.
One might imagine that when Du-
rant had been overwhelmed with
thanks by the girl, by her mother and
by the whole Kentucky colony that
was houseboating along the Jersey
covert that would have ended the
episode. But Durant had to take 1t
into his head for some reason or other
to personally see that the houseboat.
which the Wolverine had towed back
to Long Branch, was restored to its
original mOorings. This task involved
innumerable trips over to the Ken-
lucky colony. Then, after all, about a
month later when the troublesome old
tub was being lugged into the covert 1t
collapsed right under their noses.
The girl and Durant were sitting out
on the point when 1t floundered. and
without rhyme or reason they laughed
like two uproariously happy children.
Why should they care if it did sink
now? They wouldn't have minded II
the whole old word had turned turtle.
Indeed, the universe might have col
lapsed and 1t would not have mat
tered. since they had become engaged.
Il suppose we ought to feel sorry to
see 1t gO." said Durant. 'for If II
hadn't Eeen for that precious craft I
should never have found you. my
sweet girl. and that beautiful love
light IN your eyes, Ard he kissed her
face all over right in broad daylight.
The girl smiled happily. frankly up
at him. and Durant. still looking al
her. commenced to realize what it was
that had been lacking in the social
meringue Of which he was wearied
and how much more delightful it was
to have had the opportunity of striv
ing for that essential instead Of hav
ing 1t thrust on him.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
A LAKE THAT RAN AWAY.
N Changed the Face Of Part Of
Northern Vermont.

One hundred years ago the sites of
Glover and Barton. in the northern
part of Vermont, were mostly swamp
land. a mill was located by brook
which was fed from one of the large
ponds three or four miles from what
Is now the village of Glover. These
mountain ponds or lakes. two or three
mountains and are among the most
attractive spots in New England.
On June 4. 1910. three men went
up the brook to see If little more
water could be let down to the mill.
They removed some earth. when sud-
denly the quicksands gave way. and
they saw that the whole lake was liza
bic to be upon them
Frantically they questioned. who
will save the miller and his wife!"
Spencer Chamberlain. the tieetest of
foot. ran as fast as possible through
the tanyle Of thick woods to give warn.
ing. while the other men escaped to
higher ground. He found the miller
away and the miller's wife grinding at
the mill. She became helpless with
horror: but. breathless as her rescuer
was from his flight, he succeeded in
dragging and carrying her up the hill
out of reach of the rushing water.
The miller's horse was drowned and
all Of his hard earned property swept
away in twinkling.
The water rushed along. carrying
everything before it. digging out ra-
vines. filling up hollowa and inaking q
new surface to the land gpncrally.
some of it reaching ta1f 31eni,nreiia.
cog. more than a dpse1 piles away.
It brought down so much sand that 1t
6lled the swamps and made them fit
for habitation.
The site of the lake is now called
Runaway pond or Dry pond and the
road leading to 1t Runaway road. The
ground which was once the bed OF
the lake is spongy and shakes when
walked upon. Hay is grown there, but
has to be cut by hand and carried off
on pitchforks. as horse would sink
into the soggy mass.-Boston Globe.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
TIDES OF PUGET SOUND.
The Swift and Turbulent Waters OF
the Narrows.

The Swift and Turbulent Waters Of
the Narrows.
The waters of the narrows are
treacherous. 1t is place of terrible
tides. Viewed from the precipitous
shores. the surging waters are mag
nificent. The scene has been compared
with the Hudson above New York
city. The waters of that part Of
Puget sound which extends to Olym.
pia. Mud bay. Shelton and Henderson
bay. vast inland sea within itself.
all flow In and out of the narrows.
In the upper reaches Of the sound
some twenty-five or thirty miles from
the narrows the tides attain a height
Of more than twenty feet When the
tides begin to fall all the accumulated
water rushes out through the narrows
like great river at food. In like
manner when the tide sets in the d.
rection of Olympia the narrows be-
come a swift and turbulent stream.
Frightful whirlpools are numerous.
Streams running powerfully In con.
trary' directions strike and the water
boils.
Large steamboats, struck by the con.
trary currents groan and creak and
sway under the strain. This being 50.
It is no wonder that small craft often
overturD in the narrows whirlpool
has been known to seize a rowboat and
twist 1t round and round until the
rOwers almost despaired Of coming out
alive 1t is marvclously beautiful
water with all It's terrors. and hun.
dreds and thousands will continue TO
find pleasure there. Notwithstanding
its occasional tragedies. The rumble
of the tides when running at full is
like the distant rumble Of the ocean
The terrors of the sea are an element
Of its charm. and so It Is with the ter
rors of the narrows.-Tacoma Ledger
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

I IL
clearly all they said-was drifting out
to sea with some enc aboard. Wouldn't
he go to the rescue, they begged.
There was no question about his
going so far as he was concerned.
Durant's first thought was of the tide.
1t was at full ebb. and he realized that
If anything afloat was to be snatched
from its mighty carrying powers 1t
could be done only by the hastiest pos
sible action.
He ran forward. Larned. the cap
tain. was in the wheelhouse talking to
Hughes, the mate. who had the wheel.
.Get up steam quick-quicker than
we have ever got it up before"' Durant
called.
where away, SIR" inquired Larned
as the bells in the engine room rang In
response to his notice for increased
steam.
Durant shaded his eyes seaward
but. failing to discern anything other
faan the usual quota of ocean liners
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

ing she couldn't stand for trembling,
and in less than no time they had her
aboard the Wolverine
He wrapped her up in something
warm, and he made her eat and drink
some hot coffee. Then the color came
back to her checks. and he noticed
how tremendously / tty she was.
After awhile she looked around on
the royal splendor Of the dining sa-
loon. Walls, ceiling ard furniture We're
in mahogany heavily carved in heral-
die designs There was profusion Of
ornate silver, cut glass decanters rang
ed along the sideboard in glittering
array, and, following out whim Of
Durant's father in the line Of decora-
ton, a collection of Captain Kiddish
looking cutlasses and bowie knives
| were mounted in every available
| space, held in position by big brass
knobs
Durant. who was sitting easily nj
one end of the table, watched the girl
| amusedly. But the girl was not one
bit amused. She suddenly fastened her
big, dark eyes on him, backed away
hurriedly and asked:
"Are you nirate!'
Durant wanted to shout, but he saw
that she wouldn't understand SO he
merely smiled and explained that ht
vas nothing but an ordinary decent
citizen Of New York and that the VOL
VERNE was only a floating house be
longing to his father.
While they were hurrying over t.
Long Branch to put the girl ashor'
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
Two Apologies For a Hat.

A Kansas City man who had lost
his hat at public function in that
metropolis caused the following unique
advertisement to be published in the
local papers:
The undersigned will deem 1t a great
favor II the gentleman who inadvertently
took the undersigned's new silk nat on
the occasion of the reception OF the TO-
tos club. leaving an inferior headpiece in
stead. will have the goodness to return
said silk hat Not only will the gentle
man receive the undersigned warmest
thanks for his kindness. but the apologies
Of the undersigned-the apology for the
trouble the undersigned may have caused
him and ''the apology for a hat which he
has conferred upon. the undersigned.
st. Louis Republic.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

ciAtion
f~lHE Wolverine was running near
IL shore, idling along the New
Jersey coast in the vicinity OF
~ the Shrewsbury river, one
afternoon early in August.
Glen Durant enjoyed this simple
method Of cruising. 1t was about the
first breathing spell he had had since
the yacht went into commission on
Memorial day. AS the season was par
ticularly favorable to yachting there
had been but little cessation for over
two months now from the smart do
inss Of yachting life. There had been
the races and regattas, with the week
end spins thrown in. There had been
the annual cruises, and there had been
the innumerable social functions at
Newport and the other resorts, all Of
which the Durants were, because Of
their membership to the various yacht
clubs, under obligations to attend and
which the Durants-meaning Glen Du-
| rants father and mother-enjoyed
hugely.
In addition, there had been aboard
the Wolverine, the $5O0O0O steam
yacht of the Durants, gay dinners, re-
ceptions and luncheons. There were
bridge aud poker, and there were any
number of those informal gatherings
when everybody talks and laughs i'm
moderately. So many persons came
and went while the yacht was anchor
ed at the various yacht club stations
that the launch was kept kicking be-
tween the Wolverine and the landings
almost necessarily.
And throughout the merry round
Glen Durant had begged his mother
to cut the whole giddy whirl and run
away with him little while 10
some quiet place where he might
fling aside his immaculate flannels,
get into some coarse negligee things
He was half dead with ennui. He even
| threatened to put out for Canada or
| the Rockies. But his mother laughed
at him prettily, patted him lovingly OH
his tanned cheeks and called him Il
''silly boy" He was boy to her, de-
spite his twenty-five years. Durant
ached to fly from it all and especially
from the fuss which his mothers but
terfy friends made over him. Good
looking and tremendously rich, he was
naturally much sought after. He be-
came more and more convinced of the
triteness of that bit of philosophy OF
the old Quaker lady who had some
thing to say about women pursuing
men SO assiduously that the men had
no opportunity to seek the women
Durant was bored immeasurably.
1t was Il delight. therefore. when
Durant put his father aud mother of
at Long Branch. where they were t.
spend !, week with the Whittlcstons
and he could feel immune from any
social exactions.
He was stretched out, occupying two
chairs under the awning. smoking and
lazily watching the coast and its at
fractions slip past. The water was
quiet for that side Of the channel. Il
seemed that sort Of quiet which usual
/ ly portends something ominous.
Suddenly Durant's attention was at
tracted to several persons on the beach
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
Chocolate.

Although the drink called chocO-
late did not appear in England until
1857 its restorative properties soon be-
came generally known. Thus. on May
"a. 1861, after al evening of carous-
ing, Pepys worked in the morning.
with my head in a sad taking through
the last nights drink. which | am
very sorry for: 50 rose and went out
with Mr.. Greed to drink our morning
draft, which he did give me in choco'
late to settle my stomach"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

for several Sec
onds been gazing
at their objective
point, when he
turned his eyes
to the horizon
beyond.
1T looks nasty
out there" he
o b s er we'd to
Larned. "What
DO you suppose
it's going to dO?"
"Fog, sir, and
It's coming on
tonight to boot"
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
All About Her.

Winkle-see that little woman in
black over there? I'll bet there are
more men crazy about that woman
than any woman In town. Hinkle-
What makes you think so? Winkle-
Well. she's the matron out at the in;
aane asylum.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

They were gestic-
ulating and wav-
ing frantically,
evidently trying to
attract the atten-
tion of t hos
aboard the yacht.
d ura mt ordered
the Wolverine run
along 81 bOre as
close as her draft
would permit. and
directly he was
within hailing dis
tance Of the peo-
pie they made it
known to him that
a boat or some
thing ura t
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

DR.. e. G. Allen, of Shreveport,
Announces that he has opened an office
in the Cooper Building. DR.. Allen is a
graduate of both schools and carries a
full line of homeopathic remedies.
Special attention given chronic diseases.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
His Taste.

why does Julia feel that she must
have long coat at once?
"Her husband has bought her a
dress."-Harper's Bazar.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

Without a friend the world IS I
wilderness.-German Proverb.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11

Simple diet Is best. for many dishes
bring many diseases. - Pliny.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1909-11-11
Cupid I'm
A Fog
BY EMMA ARCHER OSBORNE

Copyright. 1909. by American Press Asso.
ciation
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Obituary.

Mrs. Anna Waters died yesterday
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the family
home. S14 Owen street, of heart trouble
from which she had suffered for a
month past, though for two weeks pre-.
ceding her death she appeared much
improved in health. Ann Quinn was
born June ID, 1912 at Nsvan, County
Meath, Ireland and with her parents
came as a babe of three years to New
York city, where she was brought up
and where on Oct. z, 1861, she was
married, her husband being tho late
Patrick Waters who. died about eight
years ago. From New York the family
moved years ago to Webberville, Mich,
coming to Saginaw about nine years
ago. Mrs. Waters was member of ST.
Mary's Catholic church. She is sur.
vived by three daughters and three
sons, Mrs. Mary Lockwood, Miss Kate
Waters and Mrs. Rose Doherty, all of
Saginaw; P. J. Waters of Morrice,
Mich, and j. w. and T. p. Waters Of
Saginaw.-Ssginaw Courier Herald.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
HELP THE RURAL MAIL CARRIER
BY Buying Supply of Stamps No
Put Pennies in Mail Boxes.

Postmaster Dewey is in receipt of the
following communication from p. V.
DeGraw, fourth assistant postmaster
gen eral:
From recent count made by rural
carriers in one of the counties in the
state of New York of coins deposited by
patrons in their boxes for the purchase
of stamp supplies, it was found that
each carrier in the county was collect
ing an average of lis one.cent coins
each week. This average applied to
all the routes in operation throughout
the country would give the enormous
total of about 900, 600, coo one cent
coins.
AS most of these coins are deposited
loose in boxes, it is desirable that you
and the rural carriers. in tactful and
polite way, put forth your best efforts
to induce patrons to provide themselves
with stamp supplies in advance of their
needs and to equip their boxes with
suitable coin. holding receptacles. 1t
should be explained to patrons that the
picking'cf loose coins from boxes not
only results in needless hardship and
suffering to carriers In winter weather,
delays the delivery and collection of
the mails, but frequently results in
actual money loss to the carriers, for il,
in collecting coins from boxes, they
drop them into the snow or on the
ground without recovery. they are re-
quired to replace the amount ont of
their own funds
The suggestion is a most excellent
one and we hope every patron of a
rural route will view the matter in
this light. 1t is indeed hardship to
ask the carriers to take pennies ont of
the boxes during the winter months
aud except in rare cases a little
thoughtfulness on the part CT the pa
irons will do away with this and enable
the carriers to cover their routes more
promptly Buy u supply Of stamps
sufficient to last for two or three weeks
the next time you patronize the carrier.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

A few years ago Henry Ward, Pom
tiac's eccentric millionaire, began the
planting of what he declared would be
a 10000 acre apple orchard on the pine
barrens, six miles from this place. He
had succeeded in getting about 1000
acres planted with healthy young trees
when an application was made to have
him adjudged insane.
The witnesses whose testimony was
largely Instrumental in having Ward
declared demented and confined in a
sanitarium, were residents of the same
section of the county They declared
positively and solemnly that any man
who would try to grow apples on the
barrens was bug But Ward was
right. after all; this season the crop
from those 1000 acres of apple trees
was sold--on the trees-for $45,00O.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

An adjourned meeting OF tn,
board of directors was held in tn,
Y. NJ. c.. A. rooms Monday evening
the young ladies serving an elegan
repast in connection. Announce
ment of the various committees a,
far as organized was made and ap
proved.
The committees follow:
observation-disclosures. Detwiler
bell.
Social-Messrs. Stewart, Mclean
Morris and Pine.
Physical-Messrs. Lord, Hughes
Mcdonald and Day.
Boys-M Detwiler and
Youne.
Religious Work-Messrs. Moore
Thorpe, Friegel, Miner and Loomis.
Observation-Disclosures. Campbell
Hanson, Williams, Aitkin.
Finance-Messrs Detwiler, Whip.
pie, Christian, Blood and Allison
The general secretary has the priv
ilege of adding to these committees
The finance committee reported a
necessary budget of about $4,000
with plans for securing same. The
report, after thorough discussion
was unanimously adopted.
The committee on billiards and
pool reported favorably and after
discussion, the board voted to in
stall a billiard and a pool table This
work is being done Tuesday.
After allowing a few bills. the
board adjourned to meet on the sec.
ond Tuesday Of January.
The rooms are nearly complete In
the repair work that has been un-
der way. To celebrate the even,
of completion the social committee
has decided to give an all day pro-
gram New Years. Full announce
ment of this program will be made
in few days.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

thought for the boy you don't like; fol
Jack who punched you, or Jim who was
mean to you. The meaner he was the
harder do you resolve to make it up; not
to bear him grudge. That is the stamp
for the letter to Santa. Nobody can
stop it, not even cross draught in the
chimney, when it has that on.
Because-don't you know, Santa
Clause is the spirit of Christmas; and
ever and ever so many years ago when
the dear little baby was born after
whom we call Christmas, and was
Graded in the manger out in the stable
because there was not room in the inn,
that Spirit came into the world to
soften the hearts of men and make
them love one another. Therefore,
that is the mark of the Spirit of this
day. Don't anybody or anything rub
it out. Then the rest doesn't matter.
Let them tear Santa's white beard of
at the Sunday school festival and growl
in his bearskin coat These are his
DISCUSSES The steps of the real Santa
Claus you can trace all through the
world as you have done here with me,
and when you stand in the last of his
tracks you will find The Blessed Babe
of Bethlehem smiling welcome to
you. For then you will be home.
JACOB A. RIIS.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
BIG GRANGE MEETING.
State Convention We'll Attende cd
Every County Represented.

state Convention We'll Attended
Every County Represented.
The annual four days convention of
the Michigan State Grange was held at
Traverse City last week beginning
Tuesday and closing Friday night. Five
hundred delegates were present. repre-
sentiug approximately $4,000 farmers.
The attendance was the largest the
grange has had at a state convention in
many years. This is because for the
first time, every county was represent
ed. At last years convention 10 couu-
ties did not send delegates, because the
grange was not organized in them.
These 10 have been organized tie past
year.
Every county now has from one to
36 local oranges Lenawee leads with
36, and Sanilac is second. Delta, in
the upper peninsula which had no
local oranges year ago, now has 20
with 200 members More new oranges
have been organized in Michigan this
year than in any other state in the
union.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24

Others saying that in their line it was
about the same. All agreed that drunk
enpess was nearly eliminated, while
MANY made the remark that if Lenawee
would go dry" that prohibition would
be more successful
After reading these interesting letters
Mr.. Grandon closed with few remarks
saving in part: If the saloon gets the
monev the family needs, the family is
robbed. If the money is spent for gro
ceries. dry goods, etc, the community
is being helped as we'll as the family.
When an officer wants to enforce the
law and close the saloons he can close
them.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
Musicale.

At the Corunna Avenue M. E. church
next Sunday morning the choir will
render the following Christmas music:
Anthem-"Glory to God" Beirly.
Contralto Solo-''Night of Nights, y
Van de Water.
Anthem-''The Star of Bethlehem,
Stillman.
Ladies' Trio-"The Angels Song, u
Lorenz.
Anthem-''There Were Shepherds.
Earle.
Anthem-"Oh, Little Town of Beth.
lehem," Shuey.
Anthem-"Hosanna Lorenz
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1909-12-24
LOCAL OPTION IN HILLsDALE
Pays from Business Point Of View
Families Rett sr Provided for.

Editor Grapdou of the Hillsdale daily
was one of The speakers at big ban
quet in Adrian recently, the subject
assigned him being Local Option
Does it Pay from a Business Stand
point" His talk was one. of the most
interesting on the program from the
fact that LeDawee county is to vote on
the local option question in the spring,
and his method of delivering the talk
was certainly novelty.
Instead of writing a speech himself
be had induced the business men of
Hillsdale county to write his speech for
him. He read a copy OF circular let
ter that he sent TO one hundred business
and professional men of Hillsdale coun-
ty telling them why he desired the in
formation and asking them if local op.
tion prohi bited; second. whether it had
helped or harmed business, and third,
whether they desr. d it continued. He
had received 50 answers and of these 81
were in favor of continuing local option
and three against it. with one rather
non. committal
The cumulative evidence of these let.
ters was one of the strongest briefs that
had ever been read in Adrian in favor
of local option and prohibition. Mr..
Grandon first read one unfavorable let
ter from prominent man, and as the
speaker said, honestly stating his belief
Then letter after letter was read, or
merely quoted from, answering the
first letter in a convincing way. Nesrly
all said that business was much better