davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

Bunch and l went into a restaurant
and found Signor Petroskinsh, who
was looking sor u.s.
His right aame was jeff Mulligan,
but PetrosRinski sounded more for
eign, and he fell for it.
l introduced Skinski to Bunch, and
in five minutes all the business de-
tails Of scheme l sprung were
settled.
Skinski needed about 5000 to pay
sor a couple of new illusions which
were being built for him, and Bunch
was appointed committee to go down
to Sixth avenue and disburse the
funds
Il think we've got the real graft,
don't you, Skinski?" l said, after the
luncheon had been ordered.
IT'S a pipe!" Skinsh replied II
pure United States, much to BuncTl's
surprise. From the name and the
makeup | suppose Bunch expected
Skinski to yelp in Bulgarian or throw
put signals in Graeco-Roman.
Skinski was warm member with
the CAB thing.
He got his start travelling with
medicine wagon in the west and what
he didn't know about the show bust
ness wasn't necessary.
Say, people!" our star went on,
I've q couple Of new card tricks up
my sleeve that will leave the Reubens
gasping for air. And when | pull my
new illusion, entitled, Keno, or the
Curious Cage on the public it will be
case of counting easy coin. Say!
did l ever tell you about that sid
mine l won in the west many mosns
ago?"
NIX on the dream work, Skinski,"
[ cut in. We've put up our good
money to start you, SO let's get down
20 the programme"
'Oh! very WELL" said Skinski; "but
was down to see my brokers today
IN Wall street and there are doings
I've got a plantation full of gold out
near the Blue hills, and"
please don't smoke, there are Ia
dies present." admonished Bunch.
ooh, very WE'LL" said Skinski, and
forthwith he launched into a descrip-
lion of his various tricks.
The waiter had just brought our
luncheon when a large blondined
shadow fell across the festive board
and Skinski jumped to his feet, fol-
lowed by Bunch and yours sur
prisedly.
Permit me!' Skinski said; "our
new hackers, Mr.. Jefferson and Mr..
John Henry! this is Mademoiselle
Dodo, the human Guessworks. She's
my assistant in the mind-reading
tests, and she's all to the elegant
Will you feed the faoo, Dodey ?''--
"You betcher sweet" Dodo replied,
as she splashed into the chair pro-
vided by the waiter, while l glanced
at Bunch sideways and found him on
the verge of fainting fit.
1--WE told Dodey all about you two
glad boys" Skinski went on, "and
she's for you, amt you, Dodey?"
you betcher SWEET" Dodo chimed
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
DEFENDS MORMON SUGAR DEAL.
Joseph F. Smith Says Church Wanted
Havemeyer's Money.

Washington.-The Mormon church
is in the sugar business for the
benefit of its people; it sought Hen
ry o. Havemeyer's help to extend
its sugar enterprises, not because he
was Havemeyer, but because his
money would benefit the Mormons; it
regarded Havemeyer not as an Gin
dustrial pirate" but rather as a bene-
factor, and in combining with him in
the sugar business the heads of the
Mormon church believe that no law
of the United States was violated.
This, in substance, was the declara-
ton made to the house sugar trust
investigation committee by Jocoph IT.
Smith. Ahnad &c IL Mormon chnrnh
and president of the Utah-Idaho
Sugar ompany. He was supported
in his testimony by Bishop Charles
Nibley, business manager Of the Nor
mon church, who also testified
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
HEART RIGHT.
When He Quit Coffee.

Life Insurance Companies will not
Insure a man suffering from heart
trouble.
The reason is obvious.
This is a serious matter to the hus-
band or father who is solicitous for
the future Of his dear ones. Often
the heart trouble is caused by an I'M
expected thing and can be corrected If
taken in time and properly treated. A
man in Colorado writes:
'T was a great coffee drinker for
many years, and was not aware of the
injurious effects OF the habit till !
became practical invalid, suffering
from heart trouble, indigestion and
nervousness to an extent that made
me wretchedly miserable myself and
a nuisance to those who witnessed my
sufferings.
81 continued to drink coffee, how.
ever, not suspecting that 1t was the
cause of my ill-health, till on applying
for life insurance l was rejected on &C
count Of the trouble with my heart
Then I became alarmed. I found that
/ quit it altogether and having beer
attracted by the advertisements Of
Postum I began it's use.
1.-THE change in my condition was re
markable. All my ailments vanished
My digestion was completely restored
my nervousness disappeared, and
most important of all, my heart stead
led down and became normal, and on {
second examination was accepted BY
the Life Insurance Co. Quitting coffee
and using Postum worked the change
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There's a reason" and 1t is ex
planned in the little book, "The Roat
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
Ever read tie above letters A nev
enc appears from time to time. The,
are genuine, true, AID full Of hunal
interest.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

torted. 'Is this the way you thank
me for what I've done for you?"
Done for me nothing!" Bunch bit
back. Il put up as much coin as you
did, and now you want me to do all
the work."
Work." l echoed; what work is
it to count money, eh, Skinski?"
Counting money is a hot pastime,
isn't it, Dodey?" he answered.
you betcher sweet" responded
the fair lady, gazing dreamily at the
empty 1agon.
We'll, take my word for it," snarled
Bunch, II don't banker for that sort
of amusement. If there's any train
hopping to be done it's up to you,
| John. It's your game, not mine"
Say, are you going to welsh On me
now that we've passed over our con-
tract TO Skihski?'' asked hotly.
No, I'm not going to welsh" Bunch
came right back, but I'm only 81
| lent partner in this concern, SO you
for the Bad Lands to do the barking
| for the show"
why didn't you flash this stingy
talk before we got started?" wanted
to know. Its shine play to wait
till you get me ali tied up with these
artists herei"
Skinski and Dodo both took bow
81 didn't" Bunch cackled. "You
framed up the whole thing, and now
you're sore because l won't leave
home and friends to plug your game
| Its as much your game as minen
ut isI't!"
ct isl"
Rats"
Make it twice on the Rats"
In two seconds more l suppose we
would have come to blows, but JUS
then a well-known voice behind ri
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
UncompIlmentary Comparison.

A Philadelphia school director Ia
mostly bald, and one of his sons took
advantage of the fact to make plain
to his teacher his understanding OF
geography. The teacher had defined
a desert as a barren tract, and in order
to impress the pupils with it she had
asked them to define 1t and give an
example. When the school director's
boy was questioned he answered
promptly and correctly, and by way OF
illustration said: "A desert is great
big tract that's barren, like pas head
an inch above his ears"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

gurgled, "Hayo, John! why, I hadn't
any idea you were here! And Bunch
too! I'm glad to see you'll"
1t was Peaches, and behind her
smiling sweet approval, stood Aunt
Martha.
Heart failure for mine as I STUN.
bled to my feet and caught the inter
ested expressions on the faces OF
Skinski and Dodo.
Aunt Martha and / have been shop.
ping, and we dropped in here for
luncheon" my wife ratified On, while
| was slowly recovering.
"Of course we don't wish to be de
trop," she added, glancing curiously
at the famous Skinsk and his assist.
ant in the mind-reading tests.
mo, no, Peaches; certainly not!'
l spluttered; hadn't the faintest idea
you were coming in town today. Let
me present Bunch's Uncle Cornelius
MCGOWAN and his Aunt Flora from
Springfield-my wife and my mother
in-laW!"
Skinski and Dodo were wise in a
minute, and they never batted an eye,
but Bunch took the full count
Of course he couldn't deny the reIa-
tionship without giving himself away,
so he simply stood there and looked
foolish.
Have you been in the city very
long?' my wife said most pleasantly
to Signor Petroskinski.
mo, madam" he answered, with a
courtier-like bow; eve only broke
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Worrying Happiness.

The bishop Of Manchester, speaking
at meeting at Church house, West
minister, said the secret Of happiness
was to have a sufficient multitude Of
worries.
The man who had only one worry,
blind that would>not be pulled up
straight by the servant, or coal
scuttle the bottom of which was al
ways coming out, found his way to
the lunatic asylum, but the man who
had no time to dwell upon his wor-
ries because he had to go from one to
another, and back again and round
and round like a squirrel in a cage.
could be a perfectly happy man.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Ben's LOGIC.

Ben" said his friend, waking up
from a reverie in which he had been
gazing abstractedly at the shiny ex-
panse of Ben's skatin' rink-for-flies, is
there nothing you could do for your
baldness?"
Ben, by the way, is only forty.
mo, lad!" he replied with de-
cision. Fifteen years ago l was
counting strong, and l tried lots O.
things. But about that time t. prince
of Wales-Edward, you know-came
to open t new hospital, and l said to
myself as soon as | saw him liftin'
his hat to t crowd, Ben, my lad, tina
can give it up as a bad job, and save
thy brass. If there was owt at 'ud
cure a bald head they'd ha' cured
his. '"-Tit-Bits.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Bird Sticks to Old Ways.

AS indicative of the conservative
nature of birds a, writer calls attention
to the habit of the gray wagtat1, which
offers a striking example of the unde-
waiting fight of certain species. This
bird passes it's winters in the heart OF
Africa and in summer it is seen every
where in Europe, in Asia and even in
Greenland. 1t has never been known
to travel to North America from
Greenland. 1t goes to Greenland by
way Of England, the Farce islands and
Iceland. The bird does not know and
will not know any itinerary that has
not been laid out by the birds of its
species in the past.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
WHERE THEY DRAW THE LINE
Naturally Men DisapproVe Of Extrava'
gance When Their Own Purse
Is Concerned.

Mrs. William B. Leeds, who took
Mrs. George KeppePs house in Lon
don for the coronation season, came
from New York with 40 huge trunks,
all the same size, all mounted with
shining brass, all claret-colored, and
all as lustrous as the body of a motor
car.
Mrs Leeds, as her 40 trunks imply,
dresses very beautifully. She spends
a large amount on her wardrobe, and
discussing the fact that Woman's
dress is SO much more expensive and
so much less durable than mans, she
once said:
1--WE women dress foolishly, and we
will continue to do so till men disap-
prove; but"-she smiled on the men
at the table-"no man in the world
ever disapproved Of dress extrava-
gance in a woman unless she hap
pened to be his wife. Free
Press
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

gan taking Doan's Kidney Pills
passed a gravel stone as big as pea.
At intervals the stones kept passing
from me. | passed eleven in one day.
Doans Kidney Pills finally cured me.
My health returned and 1 have had
no kidney trouble since"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 500
F'oster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
BANK CASHIER SHORT $4,000.
Believed First National of EarIsVille,
N. Y, Is Sound.

Utica, n. Y. The First Ma
tional bank of Earlsville, N. Y, an
nounced the disappearance of it's
cashier, Guy H. Clark, and a letter
mailed in Utica last Monday by Clark
gave the officials the first intimation
that they had been robbed Of SAB, 900.
There was a small run on the bank,
but it is believed the institution is
sound. The shortage was later veri-
fed by bank examiner. Cashier
Clark is forty years old and one of
the most respected citizens of the
town.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
MRS. JANNEY WEBS COL. AMEs
Widow of Army Suicide Weds Officer
Secretly.

Sacramento, Cal. - Colonel Rob
ert F. Ames of New York and Mrs
Madeline Janney formerly Miss Nc.
Kissick) Of this city, widow of Lieu
tenant Clarence M. Janney, who shot
and killed himself in Manila about q
year ago, were married in Sacramento
secretly June at the residence OF
r. t. McKissick, an attorney.
The fact of the wedding has Just
became known.
Lieutenant Janney, an officer under
Colonel Ames, with headquarters in
Manila, shot himself through the head
in the presence of his wife and the
colonel one night at the dinner table
following the discovery that Mrs Jan
ney had presented to his superior a
loving cup given Janney as a token
of esteem from his fellow officers.
After the suicide Colonel Ames was
courtmartialed and exonerated.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Why He Quit.

Haven't 1 the privilege Of making
suggestions to the man fixing the
lawn" she asked, with tears in her
voice.
why, certainly" he assured her.
We'll, just because l made a sug-
gestion to him he threw all his tools
in the wheelbarrow in an angry man
ner and went away without saying a
word"
why, what had you said to make
him act like THAR"
Il just asked him to plant few
nice dandelions in the lawn
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
n;x NAfoes Grady Bill,

Albany.-The Grady bill, prohibiting
the photographing and measuring OF
suspected criminals, was vetoed by
Governor Dix on the ground that 1t
would hamper the police in securing
the most usual and simple means OF
Identification of suspected Grim
inals."
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
FAILED TO FIND $2O,o0O,OoO
"Divne Heaters" Unable to Locate
Ruried Tre5eure: Ship Returns.
FAIL ED


Buried Treasure; Ship Returns.
Los Angeles, Cal. = After an
adventurous trip of ten weeks IN
search of $20,00O,000 in Spanish gold
supposed to have been hidden by pi-
ates or Spanish galleon masters on
an island opposite Tiger Island, Off
Amalpa, Honduras, the steamer Eureka
returned to San Pedro with dis
gruntled crew and without recovering
anything Of value.
At Amalpa Divide Healers' Schra-
der and Schlatter, who claimed to have
had revelations from John Alexander
Dowie as to the locality of the buried
treasure, were taken on board. They
had been left in Honduras by a search
ing party which Melton had taken to
Honduras last March.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
REGIMENTS to Quit Texas

Washington.-After a talk with
Secretary of War Stimson and Major
General Wood, chief of staff of the
army, President Taft authorized the
withdrawal of four regiments from
the maneuver division at San Antonio,
Tex. The regiments will be with
Drawn In the next thirty days.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

Oh! how l suffered.
l became so bad
the doctors said
my left side was
paralyzed. / could
not walk without
assistance. l grew
worse and went to
a hospital, but was
not helped. My
friends all thought
| would die. Three
weeks after 7 ba-
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
The Nature-Eake

Congratulations.
For what?"
81 hear one of your exhibits took
prize at the dog anE poultry show"
We'll, keep still about it. 1 en-
tered a skye terrier and he took first
prize as a Monaghan hen!"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
BLACK HAWK SHAFT UNVEILED
Humid reds Attend Dedication of Statue
to Famous indian Chief

to Famous indian Chief.
Oregon, Iu.-Several hundred men
and women from Chicago and other
parts of Illinois took part In the cere-
mcny of unwilling dorado Taft's
statue Of Black Hawk, which has
been erected on Eagles Nest Bluff,
near this city. Edgar A. Bancroft
delivered the Grafton and Charles E.
Eastman and Miss Laura M. Cornelius
responded on behalf of their race DIR.
Eastman is the dean of Indian literary
men and Miss Cornelius is almost a
full-blooded Indian and is highly edu-
Gated Poems were read by Miss Ella
Peattie and Hamlin Garland.
Black Hawk is represented in his
blanket, reluctantly leaving the valley
which always had served his tribe as
the council grounds.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Eucene r. Ware Succumbs.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Eugene F.
Ware, poet, jurist and United States
pension commissioner under Roose-
welt, died at Cascade, Colo, twelve
miles west of here, of angina pectoris,
aged seventy years.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Roof Falls, Seven Killed.

Buffalo, N. Y.-Seven workmen were
crushed to death and seven others
seriously injured in the collapse OF
the roof and other portions OF the
Buffalo water departments new
pumping station.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
IMMIGRANT Dies of Cholera.

Auburn, N. Y.-Tomaso Birardi,
seventeen years old, who came to this
country on the steamship Duca Deg
liza Abruzzi on June 20, died here
from what authorities here diagnosed
as Asiatic cholera.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
o,e in 500 Can Sell Fireworks.

New York-A permit has been re-
fused to 499 of the 500 applicants for
permits to sell fireworks in New YORK
on July 4, because their shops are
not located in freproof build
ings.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Bribery.

Mrs. M.-Who did you vote for?
Mrs. M don't remember his
name He gave me his seat in the
street car last week.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
M,nv Towns in Utah "Wet,"

Salt Lake City, Utah.-Out of the
no cities and towns in Utah that
voted on the prohibition of the sale
of LIQUOR, % voted wet"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
CAPTURED Her Interest.

"She is very cold and formal, but !
got her interest"
"How?"
"By asking her how she ever hap
pened to marry her dub of a hus'
band."-Exchange
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
jdjtarod CITY. Alaska. Burned.

Seattle, Wash.-Iditarod City, Alas
ka, was nearly destroyed by fire on
June rs. News Of the conf1agration
has Just been received here
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
LOST 81 POUNDS.
Another Terrible Case of Gravel Cured
by Doan's Kidney Pills,

Charles Understein, SO W. 44th St,
Chicago, ILL.,, says: Kidney trouble
ran me down from 1876 to 1876 pounds
and l was a shadow of my former self
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07
Homeless.

"Why don't you get in line for Miss
Hatties favor?"
"Humph! That lines busy"
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

If girl Is In love with young man
she can't see any one else in crowd.
Watertown leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1909-1911, 1911-07-07

Mr.. Bugg Why, l expected this
message two days ago.
Snail Messenger-It's not my fault,
the company only gave it to me a
week ago.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-05

Ridout. A. +. Robertson, +. L. Runn.
a. W. lyland. Il. D. Sampson Tildep
Scherer. V. Il. Shelburnc,n Frank Sim
mons. +. a. sutton. Howard sutton.
Smith George Skipwith Charles Tny-
Tor. Vance Terrell. c. W. aThtockmor-
:B. W, Wilson. Walkup. West. wilker-
son. Woodward Misses Grace Vest, Gtas-
gov and Miss Hall.
Visiting Here
Miss Mary NJ Parrish has returned
to Richmond after n stay of three weeks
with friends In Norfolk and Ports
mouth. and Is ncw visiting her cousin
Miss Blanche Green, 1913 West Grace
Street. Miss Parrish was entertained
"a great deal during her stay around
Norfolk. number of attractive fuuc-
tions having been given in her honor.
Walking Club to De Entertained.
On Saturday afternoon the Walking
Club OF the Young Woman's Christian
Association will be entertained very
delightfully."-. The members Of, the club
Will meet at the gymnasium, corner
OF Fourth and Cary Streets. at 3 o'clock,
and Will be conveyed in bargcs TO Min
erai Springs, going from that place for
Il long walk through the surrounding
woods On their. return picnic sup
per VIII be served at Mineral Springs
before starting for Richmond.
7crStcc sunday Afternoon. .-<.
The Sunday Afternoon Service at
the Young Wooans Christian Ago
citation will be In the nature of an echo
meeting of the biennial conference held
in indianapolis April 10 to April -.
The meeting Will be held at the gym
nasium.. corner OF Fourth and Car..
Streets, at . o'clock Sunday afternoon.
and all interested arc cordially invited
ito attend a very attractive musica |
M hn 4 IN
same hymns VIII be sung at this meat-
Ing as used al the convention in I'm
dianapolis last month. The delega te 3
who attended the convention will maxi
their REPORTS. and it will hc very in
ter2a;:HS meeting for al! who attend.
In nnd Gut OF Town.
Nj. and Mrs. stephen Haskell Derby.
who have been spending their honey
moon at the Hot Springs. are now the
guests of Mrs, Nora Leary. at.sll06
Gro:e Avenue.
Miss Elizabeth Downes who has been
visiting friends here. has returned 10
her home near Baltimore.
Mrs. James l. Pritchctt, Jr.. and little
son have returned TO Danville. after
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. James H. Drake.
on Floyd Avenue.
Mrs. Henningham Spllman is spend :
Ing some time with her son. Construc-
tor spilman, al the New York Navy
Yard.
Mrs. Frank Holiday. OF Suffolk, is
spending few days in Richmond as
the guest OF Miss Matilda Jones. 210
West Main Street.
Miss Mary Waddill, with her sister,
Mrs: Menalcus Landlord of Norfolk is