davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
A WOMAN IN The CASE

John W. Kastler OF Chicago. n trust
ed employee who handled large sums
or money, embezzled $1,000 and ran
away.
The detectives began looking for 1.-The
woman in the case"
There was a woman In the case.
1t was Mrs. Kastler.
She knew nothing OF her husbands
theft, though. according TO Kostler.
she was the unconscious cause OF It.
kastler said: IL don't know why I
took the money except that i wanted
my wife TO have all she needed, and
salaries so such n little way toward
comfort these days. or course I new
er dreamed at first but what I could
replace the money.
10 think that I have brought all
this disgrace upon the woman 1 loved
SO well,' moaned kastler in his cell.
Let him further tell the story:
AT first thought OF ending It all,
but couldn't commit suicide with the
vision OF my true. loving wife before
me constantly, so resolved TO return
home and seek her advice"
What did she advise? Just what
you might expect.
Il told her all about II, and she de-
clared Immediately that we must tell
my employers the truth"
Besides, In the face OF the known
consequences OF such confession. Mrs
Kastler also said:
THE bond between us is stronger
than ever. We love each other with
a never failing affection, and now Is
the time when he needs me. Most as
suredly VIII stick to him closer than
ever"
Out OF the depths of his disgrace
kastler may yet count himself a fortu.
nate man!
To possess the love and sympathy
and helpfuiness OF such noble wo-
man is, In the face OF sore afiiction
to be greatly blessed.
Woman is still the keeper of IN.
worlds keenest conscience.
Insttnctively she sees the right
course or action. There are no auib-
Dies In her moral thinking. She nat
urally cuts across lots to the right con.
clusion.
And as she sees the right thing to do
she Is apter to do it than a man. She
may well know that 1t leads inevita.
bly, TO suffering. and here also she Is
stronger to endure than a man.
Detectives tell us that in almost ev
cry case OF crime there is a woman
IN the case. the implication being that
the woman is necessarily a bad wo
man. That is not true.
There was indeed a woman in th
case or John w. Kastler, but she wa
a woman with a conscience.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
Could Rrn,La Ia

A few days ago an alderman was
giancing over the register at one Of
the local hotels to see If friend of
his was registered there. lsear him
stood a man who was holding on to
the desk for dear life in a semisuccess-
ful attempt to maintain his balance.
Il s-spose you think Pm drunk %
said the stranger. looking belligerently
at the alderman.
mo; NOT in the least" replied the
alderman. anxious to avoid the posi-
bility of a row.
wen, you'd know I was If let go
this desk" answered the man.-New-
ark Star.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
PUBLIC DIVORCES.

There IS a fine tradition about Gu
:eaberg. the inventor of movable types
and pioneer printer.
One day, the story runs. while the
printer was at work In his cell In the
monastery of St. Abersgot he heard
a voice bidding him cease his labors
because his invention would be used
by bad men TO propagate wickednesS.
He took up the hammer TO break his
types when
Another voice urged him TO proceed
with his work. assuring him that more
good than evil would come out Of bis
invention and that right would tri.
umph.
Was not the second voice the truth.
full one!
Much comment has been made con.
corning the divorce proceedings In the
Astor case where the New York judge
excluded the public from the hearing.
Aside from the fact that secrecy
was observed because the Astors are
rich and influential-an un-American
procedure-the question is asked,
Should the evidence In all divorce
cases. be the parties rich or poor, be
heard in private and u sealed verdict
returned?
No.
Gutenberg's second voice was right.
There is more good than harm in pub
licity.
1t is common for critics TO inveigh
against 1.-The sensationalism of the vel
low newspapers" and even deny the
right OF the press to print details Of
divorce proceedings.
Nevertheless many O man or wo-
man shrinks from divorce merely be-
cause of the fear OF publication.
Here is one who has a good reputa.
ton. but In his home he is cruel or a
tyrant He knows his reputation will
suffer il he gets into court. He is kept
within bounds.
Publicity is n great deterrent OF all
kinds of w-ongdoing. The dread of
the limelight keeps many a man
straight
The newspaper rs a good policeman.
or course there are individual cases
where the wrong party suffers, but IL
Is better that one should suffer than
society. Harm may occasionally come
from publicity, but more good than
harm.
Let divorce be procured as publicly
as is marriage.
Screening the wrongdoer benefits
neither the guilty nor society.
Tle Saviour ntrf the ,rhot> H..
a single sentence when he said:
Men love darkness rather than
light because their deeds are evil"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
A RETIRED" FARMER.

well, l have sold the old place. !"
said an old farmer to the writer. land
mother and l are going to move To
town and enjoy ourselves for the bal
ance OF our lives"
Poor old man! i am afraid he will
not last long In town.
Mother" may be able to get along
tolerably well. She will have her
house to look after and sewing and
the sort What will the old man do?
All their lives he and mother have
gone to bed early, risen early and
worked hard almost every hour of the
day and sometimes part OF the night.
1t is not easy to change ones lifetime
habits.
The old couple are likely to rise be-
fore dawn and eat their breakfast be-
fore the townspeople are out of bed.
Then II Is long time for pa" from
breakfast until dinner and longer from
dinner to supper The few chores be-
ing done. how will he pass the time?
The townfolk are too busy to stop
and chat with the old man. He can
read a little. but he has never formed
the habit OF continued reading and
soon tires OF ii.
The change is too radical.
IL comes as q physical and mental
shock. this breaking away from the
routine Of the innumerable duties of
farm life. The old man has lost his
motive for action. He has looked for.
ward to the day when he could enjoy
his leisure. Now that he has the
leisure he cannot enjoy it.
BY and by he worries.
he frets because he has nothing to
do, no incentive to action.
After that he does not last long.
/ know few spectacles that are more
touching than that Of a man who by
honest labors has fairly earned his
chance to enjoyment going about rest
less and unable to find satisfaction.
In many cases 1t would have been
better to stay on the farm.
Had this prosperous old gentleman.
instead OF buying a fine house In town.
built for himself on the old place a
modern home and turned over the
farm to the boys or to a good tenant
1t would have been better for him.
10 most men radical change In
habits and environment, especially Old
men. Is disastrous.
rehections are made from the
riter's experience. especially In the
middle vest In observing the large IA
eaIity which attends the retirement"
OF the average farmer.
To retire" in too many cases is to
die
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
LIKE FATHER. LIKE SON.
father shot by the son.

a 1ather shot by the son.
The son in the penitentiary.
Inc mother goes to the insane asp
lum.
ihat Is the sad but fitting SEQUEL tf
long reign OF violence and blood
she'd Having been denied his petitio
Tor new trial by the Kentucky couf1
or appeals, young Beach Hargis has
gone to state prison for life.
He shot his father.
Beach was brought up by his sire
Judge Jim Hargis. to drink whisky
and to lie in ambush to shoot at the
feudal foes Of his family clan. One
day. both father and son being I'm
liquor. they quarreled. and Beach shot
his father through the heart.
The wife and mother, left a widow
by the murderous act OF her son. re-
turned from the burial OF the dead to
announce that she would stand by the
living. She spent many months. much
money and all the mountain influence
or her family to save her son, In vain.
Broken In health, mind and fortune.
the poor woman has reached the anal
depths. 1t is said she will soon be sent
TO an insane asylum. If she is not al
ready there.
Poor Mrs. Hargisl
AS the result OF the feuds in her
mountain home she has had her kins-
men shot down one by one. AS the
wife Of a feud leader for thirty years
she has lived In hourly fear. Now her
husband Is In his grave. her only
child In the penitentiary, and her final
reward Is the insane hospital.
IL Is the legitimate outcome. He
that taketh up the sword shall perish
by the sword"
The SON OF Jim Hargis was a para
eide because he was trained for if by
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
"Chinessn Gordon.

1t was there that 1 saw General
Gordon for the only time. He was a
curiously listless looking, nervous lit
Tie man, with a sort of furtive look
and expression as If he always antici-
pated something unpleasant. He was
not agreeable or encouraging, and he
gave very little outward evidence Of
the power and influence he possessed.
He spoke little and seemed bored when
he was addressed or asked any ques-
tion:-Lady st. Helier's Memoirs.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
Early Advantages.

1.-THE trip has had its dlscomforts,"
said Noah as the ark settled on Mount
Ararat.
"Yes," replied his wife. "But 1t is
comfort to land without being troubled
by the customs inspectofs."--Washing-
ton Star
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
Waited Twenty Years For a solution.

A bit OF pure and harmless mischief
at recitation at Yale was the device
OF a member Of the class Of 10. who
introduced at recitation turtle covered
by a newspaper pasted on the SHE'LL
The tutor had too much pride to come
down from his perch and solve the
mystery OF the newspaper movement,
but twenty years after, meeting a
member OF the class. his first and alb
rupt question was, mfr. W., what
made that paper mover
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
A RaIiaf

Johnny" said the boys mother, 81
hope you have been nice, quiet boy
at school this afternoon"
That's what was" answered John
ny. II went to sleep right after din
ner, and the teacher said she'd whip
any boy In the room who walked me
up."-Boston Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
STORE FOR SALE.

GOOD, ROOMY, TWO-S~ORY
~ sore and 50, 500 stock, all CO npar-
stiveiy new, and at good land.
one-half and retain other. AMY
''R.," VIRGINIA CITIZEN
Irvington, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
The ChannA

"You didn't use to object to your hus-
band playing poker"
mo. but that was before I learned
to play bridge. 1t is lovely game,
but I cannot afford to play it unless he
stops playing poker."-Houston Post.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
Nothina of ths Kina

Mrs. Askit-When she's abroad does
she hobnob with royalty? Mrs. No
naught-Mercy, no! Her behavior is
always extremely proper.-Smart Set.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
Baltimore, Chesapeake & Atlantic
.EaaE RAILWAY co.
Ffankatank River Line

schedule in effect MAY End Iooa
steamer leaves Pier Light Sfraat 49,
baltimore. every Sunday and Wednna naIt
meaatther permitting. for treeport ana iTtaS
iuGutate landings, as follows:
leave baltimore ID. m Mia o.ao -
EEainpsons S:4b, Tipers g. Blackwells sm;;'
q iUue.on :. Ilmbs 4:l0, Reedville 1:3D Ear,t,s..
y; n nasyeys $50 Grace Point 7:IO Rvrdtnn s.s,
n n,iinarnock $50. Ocran s:45 Jackson,s $3.50 49,
~ ~. Sricket Hill ll:30. Calls II:Ss $500
WvroSnstts lZ;l5 2. m. Leaves Ruarks i.snr ~
S.aIenouse l:46, Conrads 2, Green Potnt o.Is
Sampers 30, Blands g. arrive Eraarn.t S 20
returning. steamer leaves Freenort e. ny.
unnore ana informed late landin0s eyarS NJ -
follows: o1 permitting, aa
Leave Freeport a. m. Blands I'm s,..
49, %1een folnt I:45, Conrads & Wsr~ha,sa
S S9., nuarks $40. Fitchetts 10 CsIIis IG.ec
SIichet n iO45. Jacksons Greek II.ao ocs osov.
v. m, himarnock 1:40 Grace Point t.rn
~ su n :. Hardings Harveys AK Fiaot0e
80 nm os heedviile 5:30 Mia g. Rlact al,
49, tlpSrs :. SIMPSONS 7:l5, arrive in Rail-
ni TIs carry next morning. i'i-
:. iEIs TIME table shows The, timas OF xwl,.A
naxs CTS may De expected to arrive AZ and ~
pa, rom the several wharves bot thar 80
aival or departure at the times stated a. ~.
s snn sntSed, nor does the Company hold stsSit
arisp,0 Ior any delay or any conseoueness
freight received at RaItir,ora A.
Poin'S sy on saiIing days until $40 o. m. e
Nv tLLLARD THOMSON. Gen. Manager
n DowNEY. Agent. Baltimore.
L. MURDOCH.
Gen. Freight and Passenger Ar,s,.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-03-11
Maryland, Delaware & Virginia
RAILWAY COMPANY.

"" i"nu, D0iaSoit q flT8lul6
RAILWAY COMPANY.
Baltimore; Fred
| E&TN$EZk ericksburg, Nor.
E'.ss folk and Kappa.
hammock River Routes.
Schedule in effect March II. 1919
"aLTo.' TAPPAHANNOCK FRsD.,
as St1eSsin ns leave baltimore. Piera Light Or.
noon, TUESDAY and fSn rmaisi1s go Sunday y
stwestiand, North End. Mil Crees. %htts
Point. Ottoman, Moran. Burban r n; tmerry
P P19ask Son., wster View: wheaiton, .R nS
TsppahsnnoOi ga. m Nayiorssf so w1ellsST Ss
| neId. Carriers, LaytoDs. SLeedstovn' Ssun5.s
way; Hay Mount. Hop Yard, Ratciifres iToh-
s sSStes amer leaving on;suuday does not ssop~.
at 1880 a. m. 'e"'o 1eedstown
| nALrimoRE-TAPPAH
Steamer leaves BALTIMORE "Wednesday ana
swbitye So SIP =, M. for North End, Mil Greek.
.Bnrhans. "BurtoDs, Urbanna' nM nenseos'
r mhhealtons, Water View, 'Sharps, +TsppssSnn..
Steamer leaving Baltimore on wa5nasd.v
| VIII ohiy stop at landings marked
fRED'G, TAPPAHANNOCK A. RIro
rs Cleaners leave Fredericksburg Sundav
HON. o Tsr and thursday p. m. for Ratciiffes'
Royal Greenlaws, wilmont. SANDER ieeSss..
s M1 a; m, Laytons Carriers. Bsnf,eis
wellfords, Wares BowIerS' shSSns ' ~, a, m,
Ia. LAY Port, wheaton, Water View. Nonastan
Me prnna p iE;5o p; M, Burhsns, MiIIenbeof.
lryington; weems, White stone. Mil SI'3SE rsas,
0'S Pin p. M; !; North End p. m. westland
saturday mornings. eou
TAFPAaANNOCK-B
steamer, leave Tappahannock. 7.on
uiJnesday and Thursday, stopping at WelIforis
wheaton. wateryiew, MonasSon .TSrSSar,0,ris'
burton, Burhans, Millenbeck. Irvinetnno'
Arriving in Baltimore wednesdav ann S Fsi.
day morning; anu III
stoS tssper to Baltim9re on Thursday will not
TAPPAHANNOCK-NO
Leave IappahanDock. weather permitting.
Sowlers, Sharps. Bay Port, wheaton, Wsts..
view, Monasson. Urbanna, Burtons. Eurhans
Irvington. weems. White Stone. MIN SreaSs'
North End, westlaud. MIL Oreek'
hesur ming, steamer will leave Norfolk Non
Gay p. m, weather permitting Tor TsnD
nannock, stopping at landings as above. a.
Pdrt ' s,nDn h0lnt, ottoman. Morans and Bav
ioros on return trip to Baltimore on Tnesdsys-
after = p m. on sailing days.
This timetable shows the time. ~ ,vh,oh
s.eamers may be expected 10 arrive nj and de
psrt rom the several wnarves, but their ar
rival or departure at the times stated is eoe
guaranteed, nor does the company hold ,tsaiS
Tor any delay any conseQuenoes
Freight received I'm baltimore r,,,,
wILLxRD THOMSON. Genera, M,n.,.,
l. mohDoCH' Genl Fri. and Pass. At,
W. ID. SCOTT. Agent FredericESbSrs. 80
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20
English Horribly Misspoke"

Having confessed our own vulgar
love OF slang, It is with genuine sor-
row that we continue this lecture Of
grave. critical condemnation.
If 1t were not in extremely bad
taste, We should descend TO the vul-
gar level OF the misguided millions.
'anS 5.1c2sIesei. ..sce. Ssssi sasrsg stsss,, ~,
but, oh. you Pure English. The
reader can see for himself how very
indecorous, inelegant and unchaste
such a phrase would sound. coming
from the editor OF this department
Before We get down to brass tacks
Tor rather, before we take up the
subject In earnesU let us quote the
Standard dictionary. II is always APP
propriate to quote the Standard die.
tionary. We should have done so yes.
terday, IL II had not been that We pre-
fer always 10 give our own opinion,
and then see what the Standard says
about II.
"Slang-Inelegant and unauthoriz-
ed popular language, consisting OF
words and expressions OF low or H.
literate origin and use, or of legiti-
mate expressions used in grotesque
irregular or metaphorical sense, not
approved by reputable usage and
good taste"
There II is. You can find II for
yourself all printed In black and
white on page 1853. Now anybody
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20
Maine ElectionS---B Before and After

to hear the unanimous admission that
she means a great deal.
But does she hear Il! Well. hardly.
Men who have been quite positive
that Maine meant a lot now come
forward with the cool declaration
that the election didn't mean any
thing at all. II wasn't anything moro
than a primrose by the rivers brim,
according to these ungrateful gentle
men In brief. they absolutely de-
cline to stand by their implied obliga-
ton to recognize the Significance OF
the election after as well az before
II is held. IL this isn't enough to dis
courage a conhding. accommodating
state like Maine, then she 10 proof
against disbursement. What's the
use OF being significant II such base
ingratitude from half the politicians
of the nation, and the suspicion that
the other half admit the significance
from interested motives. are to be
the sole result?
Well may Maine say to herself In
great bitterness OF spirit: IF electing
the first Democratic governor In 80
years, IL choosing Democratic legis-
lature and thus insuring q Demo-
cratic United States senator to sue
coed Hale. IL electing two Democratic
congressman and coming very near
to electing two more OF the same
faith--if this Is not significant, kind
ly note that | have retired from the
significance business !"-Chicago In.
ter-Ocean.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20

Poor old Maine! Are her elections
never to be unanimously permitted
TO mean anything after they have
been heldy Is the cup of gratified
seifimportance to be eternally pluck.
ed from her lips the moment she
renders a decision?
II II looks that way. Before the cleo.
ton all sides admit that the result
In Maine will be deeply significant
They do this for several reasons. One
Is the habit OF regarding the Maine
election as significant before Il Ia
held Is old and deeply rooted. An
other is that each side has an idea
that the election figures may be fav
orable to It.
This beautiful but deceitful unani
nifty continues right up to election
night No wonder Maine feels fiat
tered and tries to live up to so unani
nous an opinion by being Just as
significant as she can. What state
| wouldn't? What state. even with
Names sad experience of the value
OF ante-election unanimity. could re
sist so insidious, so gratifying a com
| pliment?
Then the bitter. sad awakening
Maine has done her best to meet the
demand that her election be signi
| heaves a sigh of relief If that isn't
significance. then I'd like to know
what significance is" she says-or
rather. the common voice of her col
lective citizenship says 1t. She waits
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20

that uses slang can see Just where
he gets of at Tor rather, he can see
how grave an offense he commits).
And now let us quote Richard
Grant White, who Is by no means an
Anthony Comstock In the realm OF
rhetoric, but who supports the view
OF slang given in this column yester-
Slang" says this top-notch word
sharp Tor rather, this sapient English
scholar, lis a vocabulary of genuine
words or unmeaning jargon, used al
ways with an arbitrary and conven-
tional Specification, and generally
with humorous intent Ii is most
ly coarse, low and foolish docs that
get to you, dear reader?), although
in some cases. owing to circum-
stances OF the time, II Is racy, pun
gent and pregnant of meaning" And
then he says, just as We ourselves
took pains 10 explain yesterday,
Slang is very evanescent."
Just now IL may seem ''racy, pun
gent and pregnant of meaning" to
end statement of fact with 'Eh.
what" and wise look But it's
foolish, and will pass. And the
coarse and low stun will pass, too.
In the slang sense. 1t won't pass"
but in the correct English sense 1t
will. Maybe tomorrow We shall give
our attention to some specific
examples.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20

am suffering now from the fact
that /, who have told the truth a good
many times in my life, have lately re-
ceived more letters than anybody
else, urging me to lead a righteous
life. l have more friends who want
to see me develop on high level
than anybody else.
Young John d. Rockefeller, two
weeks ago. taught his Bible class all
about veracity, and why IL was better
that everybody should always keep a
plentiful supply on hand. Some OF the
letters I have received suggest that
I ought to attend his class and learn,
too. Why, l know Mr.. Rockefeller,
and he Is a good fellow. He Is COM
petent in many ways to teach a Bible
class, but when 1t comes to veracity,
he Is only thirty-fve years old I'm
seventy years old. have been
familiar with veracity twice as long
as he.
And the story about George Wash
ington and his little Ratchet has also
been suggested to me in these letters
in fugitive way-as IL | needed
some of George Washington and his
Ratchet In my constitution. Why,
dear me, they overlook the real point
In that story The point Is not the
one that il usually suggested, and you
can readily see that. The point Is not
that George said to his father, Yes,
father. | cut down the cherry tree:
can't tell a lie," but that the little boy
only seven years old-should have
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-20
CAPT. EADS HAS PLAN
TO DEEPEN RIVER

NEW ORLEANS, La, March A.
Capt Eads, late Of the United States
army, is here to begin his work OF
deepening the mouth of the Missis-
sippi. He has large appropriation
from congress for the task, and IL he
In successful he will save millions
annually to the farmers along the
river. whose land has been constantly
overflowed. as well as immense sums
to the shipping interests.
Capt. Eads plan for deepening the
river involves the construction OF Jet
ties and embsnkments~ When the
water can no longer overflow the
banks he believes the force OF the
water coming down Will remove the
sediment from the bottom OF the
river.
While most people here are tapping
their heads suggestively at the men
ton OF Eads' scheme, few expert
engineers seem to think he has the
right idea.