davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
Dan Rice Tn Ar1te-Barnur1

First he opened his mouth in order to show that he had nothing between his teeth, then from his mouth came red wine, water. brandy, rose water. orange water. white wine. and the like. which could all be recognized by the taste; but 1t was noticed that on every occasion he began with red wine Sometimes, after taking water to the extent of twenty glasses. he would squirt 1t aloft from his mouth like Q fountain. Cardinal Richelieu impri- soned this Manfred, and threatened to hang him if he did not prove that his tricks were performed by natural means and not by magic Manfred re- vealed the modus operandi in secret. fine trip-s125 a week. all expenses paid, and four benefitsi
 "Besides-before becoming a clown was Dan Rice's principal horse train. CT. One day Hiram Woodruff, a well- known racing man. brought Rice a horse.
 "'Dan,' he said. this is a man-eater. It has killed six or eight trainers. I can't get 1t brei<en. It kicks just as we'll with It's front as its hind feet. is a natural bolter and has all the traits that belong to the devil. Take it. I give 1t to you as a present.
 well, Dan called me. Can you break that horseT he asked.
 "'Yes,' answered.
 "But first I sent to Europe for a special saddle and bride. Then got ready . pair of spurs that had
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

You'n find him on the beach some where" the reporter was told when he arrived at Captain Jack clark's Long Branch home and inquired for him. Anybody will point him out to you" ..
 But the reported surmised that searching for a person even as ceie- brated as the Captain on the Long Branch beach had too many points m common with the quest for the prover- bial needle in the traditional nay stack. So he decided to return anu wavIay the Captain at dinner time.
 And sure enough though ms seventv-six years don't keep old JacB Clark from taking in the sights along inc beach. they do keep him from go- ing supperless. Punctually at six ne showed up. The reporter was aireaay on the veranda of the Clark nome' comfortably seated in chair.
 eMr. Clark?' he inquired, poiiteiy.
 "rhat's my name"
 .sweiI. MT. Clark, I understand tnas vou were a clown with the old Dan Rice show before the CIVIL War. vour reminiscense,"-as per repertori-
 Cantain Clark was nothing ioath 10 reminisce. He sat himself on char beside the reporter.
 ..Yea sir: was with the old Dar Rice show" he said. T first started with 1t way back in 1s4S. Previous io that I'd been to sea and become
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

rhe great general in planning nattie. must take into his calculations tba possibility of defeat and arrange also for retreat.
 In the Battle of the Ballots there IS enalitv which eliminates calculations for retreat,
 This necessitates, however, the put ting forth of every energy, the use or every means, the neglect of no instru- mentality.
 Sometimes it is fatal to underrate the opponent. It Is better to overrate than underrate.
 Tn the present contest in Alabama hetween the Governor and the People. 1t is well to estimate the strength ana resources of the opposing forces.
 we, the people" sometimes does not amount to much or many. Ihe people" is very uncertain quantity and sometimes in contests very unrs- liable.
 "The people" may be scattered like sheep." while the Givernor is "one and inseparable," making him g tower of
 A Goliath with a club (his Lesisla- ture) Is a strong man prepared TOT battle."
 He has all the machinery and muni- tions of the State.
 The people, 1t is true, have the ballot but, sometimes, that is very ineffec- tive.
 Summing it up, it looks like the ad- vantage Is all on the Governors side.
 It seems to me that the efforts Of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

These are easily distinguished by their works.
 It is conceded that we have a speorss class of Christians, and, of course. ik follows that there iB a better" class
 This class is the '.salt of the earth'& and the Tight of the world"
 These are they who are ever watchs full, ever on the alert that the church be kept free from 'entangiing aIlfhncessa with the world. These are they who. knowing that religious liberty is de- pendent upon civil liberty. stand ike faithful sentinels. guarding che rights of men. These are they who stand for the free institutions of their coun- try and thus '1et their country lives
 These are good Christians, good citi. gems. good men. They are the 'iesir~ ables" of the land.
 He that let's his country live Lets all things live.
 And all things living bless him z
 There are Christians who are .oth- erwise.' These will let ''their country die. They are the ~undesirabIes. He that lets his country die Let's all things die.
 And all things. dying. curse him.
 The "desirabie'' Christian is of the better class"
 whether rich or poor, learned or ii. 1iterate, prominent or lowI7, he ts the "salt of the earth" 'the light of the world"
 May his numbers increase.
 Does everybody say Amenl
 Have I made this matter plain?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

BY '. P. DuNNI.

thing to see tn scientific spirit that
 these two heroes show an to know that there ain't amy moro jealousy among, thim thin ye'd be liable to find among actors. I honor Peary.' says
 tn nagnanfmous Cook. some day I hope he will devote his patience an his energy to tn gr-reat cause iv Peary. Is . splendid man an I'm glad to know that he's goin' to spind his life firm now on In orchid huntin' fin Brazil he says.
 Well. sir. suppose we'll all be di- vided. but mesilf. on tn question of who was first up there. till scientific inthrest Is turned to tn baseball cham peenship. As fr me. I believe thim both. They've both been there. I'll bet on that. I'll take their wurrud fr it. I don't ask rr no afhdavies. Tn best proof ye can have that a man done this thing Is that he was crazy enough to want to do 1t. A fake wudden't so north at all. He'd buy an orange grove in Floridy an let his imagination do tn rest. I'll believe amy man has been to tn north pole who's lived for two years on taliow candies an' dog-if he says SO. Good luck to both iv thim. says I. Tn hard est part iv their journey has just be- gun. If they think thy've had priva- tions befure. they'll change their minds. Tn toughest thing . man who discovers tn pole has to face is to come home an say he's done 1t. Tn amount of ice he has to cross In Greenland Is nawthin' to what he must penetrate in civvylization. Befure Dock Cook had got a shave. before he had poured out . saucerfui iv tea at
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

compositfons will probably agree that if Is in condemnation rather than Tn laudation that he Is apt to be most effective. Ills personal friendships which have been many and intimate and his artistic appreciation or the heautifll in person, in character. or in nerformance. have sometimes betrayed him into exaggerated praise, and inro an exuberance of style which sufIers b, contrast with his more direct ana trenchant utterances. In denunciation' even. when prejudices make him some what unfair, he can be exceedingly fine.
 s------~'-- OId-schOOl training.
 When he began his journalistic career the local stage was rich Tn recent mem ories of great actors. and In the achieve soan+s oS their living successors, J. B Booth had not long been dead; G. w. Brooke was stiIl flourishing; the Macready-Forest riot was but thing oT vesterday; James w. Wallack was ,,at ,r the full possession of his powers ana Tester Wallack in the first bloom of his splendid youth. The literary drama. tragic and comic. had frequent and adequate representation Tn tne fine stock companies in this city, Bos- ton PhIladelphia, Chicago, and else Svhere His theatrical taste was formed. tharafore. in the best schools. Thomas
 
 Hamblin, Forrest. Edwin and Wilkes Booth. E. L. Davenport the elder H,.r Wal Turnished him with standards of com parison in tragedy. while in comedy he had for example the richest humors or purton. Blake, John Brougham, John Gilbert, W. J. Florence. and hosts of others. .1, ,, AT stage he was saturated. and. al" though he could appreciate modern schfevement-as has been proved in some of his very latest critioisms-he has never ceased to deplore the steady decline in the art of acting, resulting from the growth of the star system. and the development in the spectacular ire. 10 the charms of fine acting he has always shown himself peculiarly susceptible, and has paid them the tTi- m doubt that his fervent apprecia- ton contributed largely to & the sue sue isida Neiison. Lawrence Barrett, John Nc culiough, Joseph Jefferson. Lester
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

boatswain before was sixteen years old.
 "when I went with Rice had to sign a contract to make myself gen. erally useful--all performers had to to lent mending or beating the bass hands to everything. from doing our regular act. whatever it might be- to lent mending or boating the bass drum.
 "rhe first thing did was to help make teeth and carry 1t for time around the theatre. Paullini also de- scribes Jean Royer's performance of lighting brandy in his mouth, and petroleum which burned with out wick.
 Martin del Rio, quoting Thomas Far ellus, deca "Rerum Sicularum. lib, 5, cap. 2. says that Eunus. while speaking, sent forth flames from his mouth, which was not to be attributed to devils magic but to the fact that he had hidden in his mouth a nut full of sulphur and fire by which he gave forth flames by breathing lightly on 1t. Del Rio also states that Fare illus refers to e certain Diodorus do- ing the same thing (cap lib 8. deca 1.)
 similarly as St. Jeroine says, Bar chochebas, who put himself at the head of the Jews in their revolt against Hadrian, made them believe that hehas the Messiah by vomiting flames from his mouth. Modern con iurers put ball of tow in their
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
scopyrlsht. lsos, bx H. H. Meclurs

Copyright. 1909. by H. H Mcclure
 q Col
 "D'ye think" asked Mr. Hennessy. ~that both these lads has discovered the North Poler'
 Faith. don't know" said Mir. Dooley. "Ayether they have discovered 1t or they've invinted 1t. It don't make much diff'rence which. ain't an Arctic explorer. All the polar obsarv- ations I have iver took has been took at a pint about a foot an half firm a base-burnin' stove on winters night. But I've had me theories an I'm glad to see thim verified. Wan " thim was that tn North Pole was in a northerly direction. Another was that If fver discovered a careful obsarver wud ma fee in tn neighborhood. Both con thributions to science has been estap- lished. Tn scientific wurruid IS no longer in doubt. Tn North Pole Is sar- tainly in tn north. It Is not so Tar north to go to as I thought, but 1t IS farther to come away firm. fe go up s,edgs that meets tn two-thirty at Trnneinayik an ye come back in firm two to five years. As fir tn ice, 1t was not nicissry to bring back specimens Both explorers agree that they no.oo distinct thraces tv this precyous mn ,a,a ral fndicatin' that there are vaiyaoi- denosits near by. Why. thin. ask me what good does Arctic expioration co whin these here two gobs " knowi- edge have been added to tn' Wurruiu store iy information. We now Know all there is to be known apout tn North Pole.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
BY J. cuLPEppER.
&s2

at Dothan, are disdainful of another am glad that the people. in every quarter of the State. seem determined to bring about better things. and l hope they will secure-Returning Boards.
 If had been consulted as to the di- rection of things, in our Extry" I could have saved all this agitation and election expense--but wasn't.
 My plan was-to abolish Original Sin by statute.
 If would have been much shorter than the "Fuilerbill," and equally ef- fective.
 The Lion (the Governor) and the Lamb (the people) could then lie down together in peace.
 Under such a regime. others besides prohibitionists could get on the 1uries.
 The solicitor would not, then. need $500 tip to do his duty and no occa- sion to bite the hand that fed"
 Under such an Arcadian regime even a henchman would not be singled out for preferment over other as equally good citizens.
 think my plan should be seriously considered if the good Lord should see fit to affiict us with another 'Extry." :"
 Before I go any farther. I want to explain c term or phrase or descrip- ton have consciously used on. sew eral occasions. It is this-'better class of Christians.' I'm afraid some may misapply, and the unworthy may ap- propriate 1t.
 Everybody knows we have paying Christians and praying" Christians.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

say that 1t looked like skating rink although not so densely popylated. With regret at havin' to lave this beautiful country I hastened back an be foorced marches reached civvyli- zation in wan year an six months. was pained not to meet me old frfnd an shipmate Commandher Peary. hope he's had an injyeabie time In Cubia or whereiver he's sprint tn winter
 "weii. sir. tn enthrepid explorer had hardly been back in Copenhagen long enough to have his half cut an take dinner with tn king. whin I open ed up tn pa-aper an see that Peary had discovered tn north pole. too Sthrange he didn't see Doctor Cook. He must've been on tn other side iv tn pole at tn time. 'Twud've been very affectin' if these two men had met on tn top iv tn earth. Thin there wudden't be amy question iv which at all wud be tn boy. How they wud've embraced each other an ras- sled over tn frozen seq. But 1t didn't happen. Tn North Pole must have bigger top thin thought if these two old comrades niver run into each other at all an both iv thim there at tn same time. But they didn't see each other an they didn't come acrost . thrace iv each other. Tn most in- ayether iv thim Is that he didn't see tn other. How do I establish me claim to findfn' tn North Poler says Peary. Because Cook wasn't there How do know I was at tn Pole?' says Cook. Because l took . careful obsarvation an found that Peary wasn't there says he. It's a fine
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

cost money. How to procure thim was tn question. Thanks to tn Hbrality iv wan iv tn ladin' banks iv Pain Beach. Floridy. was able to buy up tn entire yield fv nineteen hundred an eight. Ye have probably noticed that there was a famine among tn school -childher in America owin' to me purchases. Let 1t be consolation to tn little vans to know that they have paved tn way to tn frozen north with their sacrifices.
 with this priceless threasure in me possession was able to break through tn silence iv Wallo Wallo. It created a gr-reat poiiytickai scandal in tn frozen north.
 "A patriotic pote has wrote a pome about 1t beginnin': Just fir gum dhrop he sold us, Just fir gum drhop to wear in his hair.' But what cared I? Inflated with scientific zeal to get to tn pole ahead iv me old boss. I wud dhrops, with hundherds iv these bar barrie ornymints gleamin' in his dark hair, tn potyntate led. mo to tn place in his back yard where tn North Pole had been secreted fr cinchrfes or p'rhaps aven longer.
 ".Besides tn gum-dhrops was equipped with a watch to take tn nic- issry obsarvations. I lost tn watch. Tn Eskymo chief an mesilf thravelled on a siedge dhrawn be tn fastest dogs in thim parts. I cannot speak too Thrusted an thrue they sarved akel- ly we'll as beasts iv burden. familyar pets an quick lunch. cud not refrain firm a sigh iv regret as I ct tn last iv thim on me way home an murmured: Farewell, faithful frind.' Besides our
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
Days

bought in South America, with long. sharp Spanish gaffs.
 When the saddle came I tackled that horse. We were in Philadelphia. Woodruff. Rice and a whole lot of others were on hand. First. had two brandy bottles filled with water and stuck them inside my coat. Then put on the spurs and mounted the man. eater.
 He started to rear and buck like the devil. all right. when he was at an angle of 45 degrees. I took one of those bottles and smashed 1t squarely across the beasts head. You ought to have heard him squea1!
 "'Will you be sensible now, ehT asked. But he wouldn't. So smashed the other bottle over his head. After about three-quarters of an hour Of fighting. I stopped for a rest. That horses blood covered me up to my knees.
 T went home and took a nap. Call me at o'clock this afternoon, told my wife. And had her i'll two more bottles with water. I'll either get killed this afternoon or that horse will be broken
 Well" he said. "he began his dirty work just as soon as | got on. smashed @ third bottle on his head. Man alive. how he grunted! Then soaked the long steel gaffs into that horse, and or we went. You could Ascrape the foam from between my
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

Finally I painted my face, put on the clown dress and appeared. turning 1ip-fiaps clean from the door to the middle of the ring.
 Then turned to the audience and told them exactly how matters stood that Reynolds. the regular clown. was drunk. that had never been a clown before. but that intended to do my best.
 "'Piease pardon any mistakes. | said in conclusion. and then started or. well-they roared. And Dan Rice was so pleased that he bounced Reynolds as soon as he put in an appearance. and kept me on as the regular clown through the whole trip.
 'Dan Rice's show used to play in New York in O vacant lot on Ilous- ton Street. In those days a circus performer was lucky to get $500 month. I remember when Dan hired famous French woman. a trick horse rider. and paid her s100 a week. Myf we all thought that e terrible lot of money!
 ''one of the performers in nay day with Rice was Tony Pastor. Others. who were famous in their time. were John c. Glenroy. Eugene Johnson. and Dan Gardner. Tony Pastors regular stunt was riding. There were no fe- male performers. by the way, when [. first went into the business. never saw . woman who could turn tiipnop anyhowr'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
The Iron Cross Left by La saIIe's Party
 aU Tewmm af

The Iron Cross Left by La saIIe's Party
 in Texas.
 A number of ancient relics have been found from time to time during tic ssr Fort fsE s Cns TRSSn RRSuh tAf h as ss % ss s noted French explorer. and his band of adventurers greeted upon the east bank of the Navidad River, just above where Port Lavaca is now situated, ini 1885. One of these historic remindersi of the visit of the famous explorer Isl . cross which Is made of iron. It was! found several feet beneath the surface Tn possession of Harry Bickford of Port Lavaca, writes a correspondent of the Louisville Courier.JournaI.
 It was from Fort St. Louis that La Salie started upon his il.fated expedi- ton into the interior in search Of the Cavailo and explored Matagorda Bay 1t was here that the Mississippi River emptied its broad waters. He spent some time exploring the coast In this section. and when vent up to the Nays. ,s. his little fort. The site of ehis first settlement is full of beauty. The tim bers of the ancient fort have long heaps of stone and pieces of iron to be found scattered about upon the site,
 of explorers made across the country in search of the Missiesippi River was full of dangers and hardships. They are said to have left few men behind to retain possession of Fore st. Lotus. does not say. It is reasonable to sup pose that they were killed by Indians or died in exile. None of their com La Sale was murdered on his trip across the country and his last expedt- tionAwas full of tragedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

He has the State Committee of his party. and a nuliifying influence in the other party. fasnSnaala
 [ These are, by no means. to DO ac- counted weakness,
 He has depleted State Treasury which is to his credit.
 He may have the Returning Boards! If SO, he Is invincible and the oppo- nents of prohibition in the constitution had as we'll tune their voices to Hall the Conquering Hero Comes"
 If the Governor has the Returning Boards, he has already won the bat tie and the Safe and Sane people are not 'in It."
 In the Battle of the Ballots I put more faith in the Returning Boards than in all things else.
 Returning Board carries the con science of the people and reVises tneir mistakes.
 The sheriff (one of the Board) has been relied on to correct popular mis- takes.
 If the safe and Sane" have neglect ed to provide themselves with suf- fiency of Returning Boards, they nave made a fatal mistake.
 Of course, it Is polite to suppose that thA moral, religious, honest pious men who favor the amendment will not re- sort to any "political tricks" to carry their point, but we should recoliect there is such a thing as Lay there Baptist" Cor any other form of Godli- ness) until I whip h-n out of this d-d rascal
 Now. what's the use to arouse the ,eople if we've neglected to provide
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12

"who do think gets tn honor " bein' there first? Faith, I'm not goin
 to deciie. As Dock Cook says tn
 honor is great enough fr both an.
 there's little enough iv 1t. as 1t Is. If
 tn Dock wasn't tn first there he was
 tn first to say he was an ain't sure
 that it don't take more courage to be
 in first to say that ye wint there thin 1t does to be tn first to go there. I
 believe thim both. don't see amy
 reason fir not believin' thim. It's
 aisier to believe thim thin not. ex- tind me hand to both iv thim. say: T conrratyiate ye with all me heart
 No. no: don't show me amy proofs.
 If ye've got to prove 1t, 1t ain't so.
 But if ye'd come to me years ago I
 wud.ve told ye all about it an ye might've been at wurruk all this time
 at some useful occypation.'
 "How did they get up there. says ye?
 Tn doctor took what is known as tn gum dhrop route. I discovered says he, years ago that tn way to win me way to tn North Pole was be means iy a judicyous distribution iv gum dhrops. This here delicious. but sticky edyble is priced beyond annything in thim grim northern climes as an orny- mint Tn wealth iv an Eskymo or his station in life is estymated be tn num- Der iv gumdhrops he has. A jealous husband who has discovered a neck lace iv gumdhrops in tn bureau ihrawer has been known to harpoon his wife only to die iv remorse whin he found that tn necklace was naw- thin more thin rubies crusted with dimon powdher. I knew I cud wiring tn secret iv tn pole firm tn great chief wallo wallo if I cud procure gum dhrops enough. But gum dhrops
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-09-12
Planning The Battle
i, ourselves with Returning BOardss

ourselves with Returning Boardsf Echo answers--Whats?
 The bone and Binew'.--the honest farmers, seems to take the right view of this matter and don't want to sur render single other right, but If their opinions are to be revised by the con science bearers, what's the use to lose day from cotton picking just to show which side they're on?"
 We the people," don't amount to notch on a stick" if the Returning Boards are not with us.
 Has the Governor the Boards?
 That is the most pertinent inquiry of all.
 There is no earthly use for me to waste my time on the associations if our honest, pious, prayerful opponents have been wiser than tho children or Light and "Iaid up treasure" in the Returning Boards.
 don't know that our Bishop" who is again aligned against the people, will vouchsafe any information on that line.
 Well, the people ought not to ex- meet divulgement of military secrets.
 But at the associations they should be careful to contribute none of the "sinews of war" to the enemy-how- ever slobbery unctious.
 was glad. the other day. to read a communication from brother, in the church of which am a member. showing that the Baptists in my old neighborhood are true to the faith once delivered to the saints" That strengthens me.
 am glad that some Of the Saints.