davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-12-11
$500 and $500

Especially fine showing of Blue and BIacI
Serge, Worsted and Cheviot Suits, or heavy Twcc,
Mixtures in Ovcrcoats, and Of Gabcrdines an,
Cravenetted Goats.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Cure For Insomnia.

A widely known New York cubman
whose family is known to take earnest
exception to his late hours recently en-
countered his physician on the street.
How are you feeling these daysT'
asked the medico.
Every well. indeed, thank you" re-
piled the clubman. but I'm bit wor-
ried about my wife, doctor. She suf-
fers dreadfully from insomnia. l have
been on the point for some time of
consulting you about her case. What
would you suggestT
You might try getting home earlier"
observed the physician.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
The Ashes of the Dead.

James Russell Lowell was a great
favorite In the literary circles of Lon
don. On one occasion at large ban
ouet the pecularities OF American
speech were discussed with English
bluntness. Lord S. called to Mr.. Lowell
loudly. so as to silence all other speak
ers:
There is one new expression invent
ed by your countrymen so foolish and
vulgar as to be objectionable. They
talk of the ashes of the dead We
don't burn corpses. No Englishman
would use phrase SO absurd"
"And yet" said Mr.. Lowell gently.
"your poet Gray says. speaking of the
dead:
"E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
"And in the burial services of the
Church of England 1t is said, Dust to
dust and ashes to ashes We sin in
good company" A cordial burst of ap-
plause greeted this prompt rejoinder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
y ~ oot 10 n. Mosque First.

i,.re Is a Turkish legend to the ef-
feet that If a man prays seven conse-
cutive mornings alone in the mosque
for good luck II will come. Near St
Sophia mosque, Constantinople, poor
man lived who tried to carry out the
Injunction, but when he kneeled, to his
chagrin, he always saw another man
who had arrived first The fourth
morning he could restrain himself no
longer and cried out: what is the Sc
cret of your getting to the mosque
first? / get up early and lose no time"
The other man asked, How many
wives have your When he answer
ed zone" the fortunate man said:
you can never get to the mosque ear
lier than /, for / have four wives.
When wake up one brings me my
clothes, another gets my shoes, third
prepares my bath, and the fourth
cooks breakfast The result Is lose
no time Now, my friend, go at once
and marry three other wives, and you
will know the secret of my arriving
first at the mosque"
The poor Turk followed the advice
and very soon he knew why the man
with four wives got to the mosque
arst-he stayed there in preference to
staying at home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Resourceful.

The resourcefulness of some men at
times furnishes a surprise even to
those who know them we'll A fair
illustration is a certain New Yorker
of wealth who bought costly steam
yacht. He is very fond Of the water,
but his chief object in the purchase
was to please his wife. Then he found
she did not care at all for that sort
of thing, and as a result she remained
at home whenever he went Off on a
cruise. His wife died, and after a
reasonable period he married again.
tits all right now, old man." he said
to an acquaintance who congratulated
him some time later. "You see,
looked around till found a woman
who would rather live on yacht than
in a house, and 1 married her. Now
the yachts worth while Exchange
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
raIaa tha c.hanka raII.

'They say you can read character in
handwriting" remarked the paying tel
Ter Of an important branch bank In
Harlem, "and dare say it's true. But
read more In the extraneous matter
written on checks that pass through
the bank than do In the signature. l
had a sample check today. 1t was
drawn by a saloon keeper and along the
margin he had written, against prohi-
bition every time The size OF the
check indicated a prosperous man.
The fact that he did more than sign
his name suggested that he Is not over
worked or pressed for time. And the
nature Of the inscription was evidence
of lively sense Of humor-of certain
sort. Another check bore this line: I
hate to let go of it I'll wager some
thing that the writer is jolly chap
and a good companion. But the mean
est citizen that INDUCES in this sort
Of llterature-and he is quite numer'
ous-is the divorced man who periodic
ally writes across a check drawn in
his ex-wife's favor the words for all
mony,' 80 as to embarrass her In pre-
senting it anywhere. He ought to be
kicked, you know."-New York Globe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Japan's ROYAL Oxen.

The black oxen employed to draw
the funeral car of the late mikado are
of a select genus which for centuries
has been employed solely for the use
OF the japanese imperial family. No
other race of draught animals can
show such O. record of exclusiveness.
The cream colored horses reserved
for the English royal family run them
close, but some of these had once to
wear the yoke of a foreign ruler.
When Napoleon occupied Hanover he
seized all the cream colored horses in
the royal stables and took them to
Paris. The state carriage at his coro
nation was drawn by eight of these
animals, which the Parislans called
"les chevaux cafe au lait." Their en-
ployment on this occasion so irritated
George III. that he gave up using the
others of the breed stabbed in London.
Until the fall Of Napoleon the state
coach was always drawn by black
horses when George or his son opened
parliament.-London Graphic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
The Modoes.

The Modoc Indians-there were only
a few hundred of them-were removed
from their old habitat in the Oregon
country by the government Not lik-
ing the change. they returned to their
old home. and under their able leader,
captain Jack" defeated the troops
sent to expel them in 1873 During
the negotiations for a settlement they
decoyed the United States commission
ers into an ambush april III and mas
sacred General Candy and some forty
others. Fighting followed, and the In
dams retreated to an almost impreg'
nable position. They were finally sur
rounded and after a brave resistance
surrendered. Captain Jack" was cap
tured, tried IN June. 1873. and executed
Oct. 3.-Exchange.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

sarasate once found his memory de-
sorting him at recital, but he discov-
cred the reason of the mishap in time
to a prevent failure. lady was
tanning herself in the front row Of the
stalls. The violinist stopped playing.
Madam" he said, "how can play in
two-four time when you are beating
six-eight?" The lady shut up her fan.
and the recital was concluded success
fully.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Keeping Up With lime.

The city chap who had hired out as
extra farm hand during the harvest
was not quite able to respond to the
4 O'Clock pounding on his bedroom door
the first morning as promptly as he
had anticipated. He fingered with the
pillows for a quarter Of an hour past
the appointed time and then dragged
himself out, and by half past A he
was stumbling across the field where
the old farmer was hard at work.
"Fine morning" said the newcomer
briskly.
The old fellow looked up sourely.
Eyes," he grunted; at was."-Lippin.
colts Magazine
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
London EnuIiSh.

The English language is merely a
small collection Of slang words, bust
ness terms and oaths 1t has become,
indeed, very little less distinguished
than the language Of the Kafir, who
expresses himself by clicking his tongue
against the roof of his mouth. liar
yarT' to take one instance, now stands
In the dictionary Of London and coun-
try house English for How do you
DOR "Goomore," to take another, may
be translated as meaning Good morn
Ing" Today when a person wishes to
convey the fact that his condition of
health leaves something to be desired,
he says that he is Absolutely rotten"
If, on the contrary, he feels particularly
well and happy, he declares that he
Is "fullerbeans."-'Impertinent Rehec-
tions," by Cosmo Hamilton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Boards and Battles,

Shaggy locks and patriarchal boards
have proved highly inconvenient things
on the battlefield. Does not history
record that Alexander ordered the
Macedonians to be shaved lest their
boards should give handle to their
enemies? Peter the Great was also q
friend Of the BARRIERS, for he not only
ordered all ranks to be shaven, bu
caused officers to go about to cut of
the boards of offenders by force.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Benton Did Not Quarrel.

A senator in his speech in the senate
one day referred to "a quarrel" OF
Benton's.
'tMr President, sir" said the Mis-
sourian, sternly, "the senator is mis-.
taken, sir. I never quarrel, sir, but ]
sometimes fight, and whenever tight
Sir, funeral follows"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
A Woman's Letter,

"Cholly received a letter this morn.
ing from Gladys Maud. He consumed
an hour in reading it."
"Was the letter very longT
mot very long. He spent most Of
the time looking for page 2,"-Birming
ham Age Herald.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
lust the Opposito,

"And you are going to have the hero
and heroine Of your story live hap
PLY forever afterT"
mo, just the opposite"
"Just the opposite7 How sol"
"I'm going to have them marry one
another. "-Houston Post
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Briefly Speaking.

Lady ito returned missionary)-And
how was the king of the savages
elothedT Missionary-H'm, principally
with authority, madam, and not much
Of that.-McCall's Magazine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

"This portrait doesn't resemble me
at ALL"
Pardon me, madam, but 1 once
made a portrait of lady that re.
sembled her. "-F'iiegende Batter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22
Expensive.

"Why don't you marry Evelyn
Don't you think you could support
herr"
Support her! Why, l couldn't ever
pay for her complexion. Satire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

She getting ready to go out)-What
are you looking at?
Helm just watching whether that
house opposite will be finished first OF
you.-Fliegende Batter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

doctor, must positively insist upon
knowing the worst"
well, think my bill will be about
800"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

Nothing can bring you peace but the
triumph Of principle Emerson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

Bear the best humbly and the worst
observation-disclosures.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-11-22

rARMBRS' BANKING and TRUST COMPANY
OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY,
ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND.
PAID UP CAPITAL $3.50, 200.
Surplus 1922, 500.
OF F' L q R III -.
vnw ann = ~ ROBERT G: HILTON President and Secretary
ROLAND wOOTTON, JOHN HIGGINS Assistant
DIRECTORS
L. Phillips Edson c.. Peter,
alker
E. W.
Bouic
Peter
Transacts a General Banking Business
Loans approved Endorsements Coaeras Real Estate
HATE REST ALLOWED ON ALL Deposits.
Interest at mobb balances, subject
and Savings All
and July l. and compounded thereafter
The Company Trustee Executor Administrator and Guardian
Commissions allowed by the Orphans Court for faith
full administration Of above
Wills naming this Company Executor and safely
Kept free Of charge -
DEPOSITORY FOR u. s. POSTAL SAVINGS FUNDS
EE SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES.
l2nov 23y
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29

whatever happens. I'll see you
through"
Returning to his hotel, he changed
cabs as before, went up to his room,
and with one more cocktail for night
cap, went to bed and to sleep. In the
morning he dressed and shaved, order
ed breakfast and the newspapers sent
up, and waited. But he did not
drink. BY nine o'clock his tele-
phone began to ring and the reports to
come in. Nathaniel Letton was taking
the train at Tarrytown. John Dowsett
was coming down by the subway. Leon
Guggenhammer had not stirred out
yet, though he was assuredly within.
And in this fashion, with map OF
the city spread out before him. Day
light followed the movements OF his
three men as they drew together. Ma
thaniel Letton was at his Offices In the
Mutual-Solander Building. Next arrived
Guggenhammer. Dowsett was still In
his own offices. But at eleven came
the word that he also had arrived, and
several minutes later Daylight was
in hired motor-car sand speeding for
the Mutual-Solander Building.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29
For a While Murder Ate at His Heart.

mother a sprinkling-cart You-all move
your chair alongside, Guggenhammer;
and you-all Dowsett, sit right there,
while l just irrelevantly explain the
virtues of this here automatic. She's
loaded for big game and she goes of
eight times She's a sure hummer
when she gets started.
preliminary remarks being over
I now proceed to deal. Remember. ]
amt making no remarks about your
deal. You done your darndest, and II
was all right But this is my deal. and
it's up to me to do my darndest In
the first place, you-all know me. I'm
Burning Daylight-savvee? Amt afraid
of God. devil, death. nor destruction
Them's my four aces. and they sure cop
per your bets. Look at that there
living skeleton. Letton. you're sure
afraid to die. Your bones is all rat
Ting together you're that scared. And
look at that fat Jew there. This little
weapons sure put the fear of God in
his heart. He's yellow as sick per.
simmon. Dowsett, you're a cool one,
You-all amt batted an eye nor turned
a hair. That's because you're great
on arithmetic. And that makes you-all
dead easy in this deal of mine. You're
sitting there and adding two and two
together. and you-all know l sure got
you skinned. You know me. and that
| amt afraid of nothing. And you-all
adds up all your money and knows
you amt a-going to die if you can helI
it,"
I'll see you hanged" was Dow
sett's retort.
Not by a damned sight. When the
fun starts. you're the first l plug. II
hang all right. but you-all won't live
to see it. You-all die here and nov
-savvee? Being dead. with gras
growing out of your carcasses, yol
won't know when | hang. but I'll sur
have the pleasure a long time o
knowing you-all beat me to it,
You surely won't kill us?" Letto
asked in a queer. thin voice.
Daylight shook his head.
Its sure too expensive. You-a
4 amt worth it. I'd sooner have m
chlpS back. Ana guess yOu-all
r sooner give my chips back than go t
, the dead-house."
], A long silence followed.
: We'll. I've done dealt. It's up {
' you-all to play. But while you're d.
n liberating. | want to give you-all war;
ing: If that door opens and any on
4 of you cusses let's on there's anythin
,,,,,s,,oI riobt hare and thap CIR,
start plugging. They amt a soul
!. get out of the room except feet first
@ (TO BE CONTINUED)
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29
CHAPTER VIlI.-Continued.

Then the grin died away. and his
ace grew bleak and serious. Leav-
ng out his interests In the several
Western reclamation projects (Which
we're still assessing heavily, he was a
-uined man. But harder hit than this
vas his pride. He had been so easy.
they had gold-bricked him. and he
lad nothing to show for it. The sim
,lest farmer would have had docu-
nents. while he had nothing but
yentleman's agreement. and verbal
)ne at that. Gentleman's agreement!
lie snorted over 1t. John Dowsett's
Foice. Just as he had heard it In the
telephone receiver. sounded in his
ears the words, "On my honor as
gentleman" They were sneak-thieves
and swindlers. that was what they
we're, and they had given him the
iouble-cross. The newspapers were
light. He had come to New York to
De trimmed. and Messrs. Dowsett. Let
.on and Guggenhammer had done It.
He was a little fish, and they had
played with him ten days-ample time
n which to swallow him. along with
1is eleven millions. OF course, they
had been unloading on him all the
lime. and now they we're buying Ward
Valley back for a song ere the mar
set righled itself.
And Daylight sat and consumed
cocktails and saw back in his life to
Alaska. and lived over the grim years
in which he had battled for his eleven
millions. For awhile murder ate
At his heart, and wild ideas and
,ketchy plans of killing his betrayers
flashed through his wind Daylight un
locked his grip and took out his auto
matte pistol-a big Colts "A. He re
eased the safety catch with his thumb
md. operating the sliding outer bar
eel. ran the contents Of the Gill
through the mechanism. The eigh
cartridges slid out in a stream. Il
-efilled the clip, threw cartridge int
he chamber, and with the trigger a
'ul cock. thrust up the safety ratcf
a. He showed the weapon into tn
side pocket of his coat, ordered al
other Martini. and resumed his seat.
At ten o'clock he arose and pore
over the city directory. Then he pr
IN his shoes. took cab. and departe
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29

Elan Harnish. known all through Alas
ga as burning Daylight" celebrates his
Dth birthday with a crowd OF miners at
ne Circle City Tivoli. The dance leads
heaVy gambling In which over 800. 900
8 staked. Harnish loses his money and
Ills mine but wins the mail contract He
starts on his mail trip with dogs and
hedge. telling his friends that he will be
n the big Yukon gold strike at the start.
stunning Daylight makes a sensationally
'apid run across country with the mall.
appears at the Tivoli and Ii now ready
o join his friends in dash to the new
gold fields. Deciding that gold will be
.ound In the up-river district Harnish
buys two tons OF -four. which he declares
MIL be worth its weight In gold. but
when he arrives with his flour he finds
he big fiat desolate. A comrade discov-
.rs gold and Daylight reaps a rich har-
rest: He goes to Dawson. becomes the
most prominent figure in the Klondike
and defeats combination OF capitalists
a vast mining deal. He returns to
civilization, and. amid the bewildering
complications of high finance. Daylight
inds that he has been led to invest his
steven millions In a manipulated scheme
He goes to New York.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29
HER WELL-MERITED REPROOF
most Have Broken the Heart OF
Little Sammy Parker.

A well-known educator tells of a
school of advanced ideas in Boston.
wherein no pupil is ever punished in
any way, the individuality of every
child being held too sacred for repres-
sion.
One day, it appears, soon after her
entrance into this school, one little
girl came home with face wet with
tears and her mouth covered with
blood.
The mother was greatly alarmed.
and, taking the child into her arms.
asked what had happened.
The story of what had happened was
sobbed out to the sympathetic mother.
One Sammy Parker, it seemed, had
struck the little girl and knocked out
a couple of teeth.
When the unfortunate youngster had
been restored to equanimity her IA
Their, who had in the meantime put In
an appearance, naturally enough want
ed to know how the teacher had dealt
with Sammy.
She didn't do anything"
well what did she say?"
"She called Sammy to her desk and
said: Samuel, don't you know that
was very antisocial?' "-Harper's Mag
azine.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29

into the night. Twice he changed cabs,
and finally fetched up at the night Of
flee of a detective agency. He super
intended the thing himself. laid down
money in advance in profuse quaint
ties selected the six men he needed.
and gave them their instructions.
Never. for so simple task. had they
been so well paid; for to each in ad-
dition to office charges, he gave five
hundred-dollar bill. with the promise
of another If he succeeded. Some
time next day. he was convinced. If
not sooner. his three silent partners
would come together. To each one
two of his detectives we're to b, at
tached. Time and place was all he
wanted to learn.
stop at nothing. boys" were lis
final instructions. 81 must have this
] information Whatever you DO
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29

from inflammation, and your Sanative
Wash relieved me. / am glad to tell
anyone what your medicines have done
for me. You can use my testimonial in
any way you wish, and l will be glad
to answer letters. - Mrs. CHRISTINA
REED, los Mound St., Peoria, Ill.
Mrs. Lynch Also Avoided
Operation.
Jessup, Pa.-"After the birth of my
fourth child, had severe organic infiam-
nation. Iwould have such terrible pains
that it did not seem as though / could
stand it This kept up for three long
months, until two doctors decided that
an operation was needed.
"Then one of my friends recommended
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and after taking it for two months
was we'll woman. Mrs. JOSEPH A
LYNCH, Jessup, Pa
Women who suffer from female ills
should try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound, one of the most success
full remedies the world has ever known,
before submitting to a surgical opera
ton.
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29
Perhaps He Walked.

Pat being brought before the re-
.corder for the first time. the following
conversation ensued;
Recorder What is your name!
Pat-Patrick Casey
pocorder-What is your occupa-
ton?
Pat-Tm a sailor. sir.
Recorder-A sailor! | don't believe
Won were ever on a ship in your ne
Pat-Sure, an doz your honor MINK
came from Ireland in an automo-
bile?
Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1912-02-29
Original Suffraqcttc.

Mrs. Johanne Meyer. the first Danish
woman to speak from platform in be
half of woman suffrage. attended the
Universal Race congress recently held
in London as the delegate to the Peace
Society OF Copenhagen. AS soon as the
congress closed Mrs. Meyer began an
inquiry In behalf of the Danish govern.
ment to ascertain the effect that So
cial and political work in England has
had on women. In 1870 Mrs. Meyer
founded tie first organization for the
betterment Of women In Denmark.