davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The central record., 1912-10-18

Bronson-The man who succeeds is
the one who holds to his opinion in
the face of all opposition.
Woodson-I don't know about that;
baseball umpire doesn't get such a
large salary.
The central record., 1912-10-18

Tom-What did she do when you
kissed her?
Dick-She was up in arms in a mo-
ment.
The central record., 1912-10-18
The Good Old World

The angels are callin'-
'Tis well to believe it;
But the world looks too good
For a sinner to leave It.
The central record., 1912-10-18
When Noah Was a Sailor.

moan cnuckled.
First summer 1 haven't had to wa
ter my wife's rubber plant" he cried.
Gleefully he watched the deluge.
The central record., 1912-10-18
Floor Plan.

Breeze. A space is left over the
driveway for putting hay up into the
NOW overhead. This NOW is capable
of holding Is or 20 tons OF hay.
The central record., 1912-10-18
Commissioner S
Sale Of Land.
GARRARD CIRCUIT COURT.

GARRARD CIRCUIT COURT.
VIM. Ray, ct al. Plaintiffs,
VS..
Stella Ford Ray, Defendant.
Pursuant to judgement rendered
herein at the June Term. 1912, the
undersigned Commissioner will sell at
public auction, before the Court House
Door in Lancaster, KY, at IL O'Clock
A. M. or thereabouts on
The central record., 1912-10-18

r. E. McRoberts & Son.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
HIGH SCHOOL FORFEITS
GAME TO CHICAGO GARDENS

Sunday afternoon al the BALI
grounds on the Fort Brown reserva-
tion the high school team forfeited
TO the Chicago Garden boys 2 TO o..
The Chicago Garden team piled mp )
runs az the beginning and kept add
Ing more until the seventh. when
the trouble occurred. The teams
had agreed to play only seven inn
ings and the score stood ? 10 3 in
favor 81 the Chicago Gardens.
Brownsville was az bat. and with two
down. started something that looked
like a rally. After one run had been
accorded and with the second and
third bags occupied. a batter
came 70 the plate whom the
opposing team claimed was batting
out OF place. The umpire sustained
this complaint and upon the high
school team refusing 10 put in ano-
Their batter. forfeited the game 10
Chicago Gardens. ? 10 O.. The line
ups were:
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
SHARP REPARTEE or GILBERT
Famous LlbrettIst Always Would Get
the Better q the Actors M
R~ahearsala.

Gnbert's facile ~repartees came In
useful AZ rehearsals. One afternoon
a well-known actor had been made to
repeat one scene over and W. again.
When he wac told for the forty-sDv-
enth time mat II "a all wrong ne
stepped down 70 the footlights and
said: mir. Gilbert. I most tell you that
I'm not a very good tempered man.
NO" said Gilbert. neither am n"
Furthermore" the actor went on.
"rd like 10 have you know. Mr.. Gil
bert. that I'm q very strong man."
-Well." said Gilbert. Ia SIX feet tCur
IN my socks. bur * you really want
20 know the difference SetEeen us-I
am an extremely ciever man"
There was another actor who Oh
1ected TO being continually corrected
and snapped out. 'LnDE here. Mr. or
bert: Y know my lnsn'Fr II know you
DO" answered 0nDert. but the
trouble Is. dear Dor. that you don't
know mine"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
CONTINUED rom Page %
Trespassing on Railroads

and stock CARDS. but these do not de-
ter human trespassers who move at
will upon thy railroad track that lies
In the direction or their journey.
meny ~deathsand Injuries, causes
Crossing railroads upon the public
highways. which is necessary. causes
i impossible to prevent. But tresp-
asing beyond the highway ought 10
be prohibited By law which penalties
sufficient to restrain the persons OF
average intelligence.
Sounds public police the protec
ton OF human lifes and simple just
ic to the railways corporation callfor
some legislative effort to arrest the
decade harvest OF 49.113 trespassers
upon railways tracks That number OF
persons represent q small city and
several million dollars ( ye&r in pro-
ductive energy not 10 mention the
homes sorroed. the woman widowed
and the children orphaned.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

The railway In almost wholly a
state institution in Germany. The
Prussian system. with It's more than
400. 900 laborers n officials. is the
largest employer OF labor In The
world; and this vast business IL nd
ministered with remarkable honesty
and efficiency. Cases or embexxIe-
ment or other crime are extremely
rare: relatively few persons are
killed or manned through accident;
and the railways are always KEPT
quite aIoof from politics. American
writer's we're accustomed up 70 about
twenty years ago to regard the Prus-
sian roads as much inferior to Ameri.
can ones; but much less 10 heard OF
such unfavorable comparisons now.
for the Prhssian roads have made
great improvements. Freight rates,
indeed. are considerably higher than
the average American rates. but the
bulk of the passenger traific ~ car.
ripd M cheaper prices than I'm Amer.
lea Bismarck's purpose 70 use the
railway wholly In the interests OF the
people. as declared when he national.
lied the roads. has not been fully
carried out. since rates have been
kept up high enough 10 make them
the largest source OF revenue for the
state. besides paying interest on the
capital invested On the Cther hand,
shippers have the great advantage 81
absolutely fair treatment: there "A M
Discrimination among them. there are
no rebates. secret or other. Another
great advantage consists In having A
single system to deal with. as well "A
IsimplifIed tariff schedules: before the
naturalization there we're 90 railways
with 1881 different tarlfl-Atlastis
Monthly.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

When One Considers Their Vast Mum
bar Pride % Descent Seems Very
Foolish.

Are you proud OF your ancestorsf
or how many Of themf
Since the beginning OF the Chris
tian era mere 1911 years-you have
had 1s9. 2s5. Oh. ass. 534.e76 ancestors.
Imagine. II you can. how many per
sOns were needed since the beginning
lof the world to bring you f0rth-you.
who are reading this now. II works
the other way. % IL . single cou-
pie had started 5000 years ago 10 pop
ulate the world. and everybody had
grown 10 maturity and married AZ the
age Of Il. the oarth's population would
be 2.199 .s15. followed By ia ciphers.
However. this world would not hold
them all; Il would not Be large enough
TO give all these people breathing
space the sire Of the world would
have 10 be multiplied By s.166.52S. fol-
lowed By l25 ciphers. That ID the
only way L. which these enormous
numbers can b. expressed
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
INTERESTING DEVELOPMENTS
PENDING IN MURDER CASE
Deputy Longoria Made Thorough In
v~estigation and Filed Complaint
Against Prisoners.

According 10 Deputy Sheriff Jose
fongorIa. some interesting develop
ments nay be expected in connec-
ton with the killing OF Jose Flores,
which occurred In Lyford last Thurs
day.
AR. LongQria was IN Lyford Fri
day looking MP evidence TO be used
IN IN cease, and states that In his
oplnlon robbery was the motive for
the deed. several pieces of money
having been found near the body
Mr.. Longoria claims to have some
strong evidence to present in the
case lie made a thorough Investi-
cation. AZ the scene 81 the murder.
last Friday.
sIrlldo Sand9val and Alfredo Val
dez. who were arrested and brought
here Friday night. have been held
under complaint filed BY Deputy
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
QUESTION OF UNTAXED
LANDS WAS DISCUSSED
Court Not Favorable 10 Proposition
Of Messrs. SHELTON and AmthOr-
May Advertise for Bids.

The matter OF the proposition OF
Messrs SHELTON and Amthor 10 make
"a plat OF the county for rhe c0nsId-
Grafton Of all the taxes due upon
land that has escaped taxation since
1856 and $500 additional came no
before the county commissioners
court Saturday afternoon. The court
did not appear 70 be favorable TO the
proposition. The members OF the
court had been informed that II such
a plat book was necessary. he con-
tract Tor making the book should De
awarded after. bids had been adver-
Itised for.
County Assessor George Champion
came before the court and said that
he considered that the report or the
proceedings that appeared in The
Herald was a reflection upon his
honesty and efficiency - county tax
assessor; that he did not believe that
there were such large tracts OF un-
taxed lands in the county as the ar
AIcle might lead n TO believe. In
regard 70 the statement made 10 a
Herald reporter BY Mr.. Webb and
appearing as part OF the article re-
erred 70 by Mr.. Champion. Mr.. Webb
said that he did receive such letters,
but that the tracts Of land in qucs-
ion were not large.
Mr.. Webb later informed The Her
aid that the assessor could not be
blamed for IN eomission. as often the
deeds for the property had moi been
recorded in the clerks office. and
that the assessor naturally depended
upon the county deed records i'm 10.
eating lands and land owners.
The court ordered that the county
attorney look into the matter and re
port a. the next meeting Of the court
II the county attorney finds upon In
vestigation that there Il sufficient
land escaping taxation to warrant
making a Plat book. the court proba-
baly will advertise for bids.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

later on the little wooden track Aliens
the LAokawanna creek the first loco
motive had It's trial The experiment
was far from successful, and for "a
number OF years afterward the trains
on most OF the railroads continued to
be drawn by horses. The irst loco,
motive on the Baltimore q Ohio had
sails attached. SO did the cars. These
sails were hoisted when the wind was
In the right direction no as to help the
locomotive. The rivalry between the
railroads using locomotives and those
using horses was very bitter. In Au-
gust, 1880. an actual trial or speed was
held between a horse and one OF the
pioneer locomotives. which did not re-
suit In favor OF the locomotive. The
race was on the Baltimore a. Ohio.
locomotive being one built BY Pc
ter Cooper. who also acted a. engine
driver.
The horse. a gallant gray, was IN
the habit OF pulling a car on a track
parallel 10 hat used by the locomo
tive. AT first the gray had the better
OF h race. but when he was
n quarter OF q mile ahead Mr.. Coop
or succeeded In getting up enough
steam 10 pass the horse amid ter
rife applause.
Al that moment q band slipped from
a pulley. and though Mr.. Cooper lac
Grated his hands trying e replace II
the engine stopped. the horse passed
n and came In winner
An there were no brakes on the
early trains. they used 70 stop and 70
start with jolts that threw the pas
asngers across the car. The coupling
was with chains. having two or three
feet of slack. which the engine took
up with a series OF fierce Jerks. The
shock on stopping was even worse,
and never failed to send the Dassen-
gers flying"
There were NO whistles In the old
days Signals were given by pushing
up the valve on the dome by hand
and letting the steam escape with a
loud kissing noise. On the New Cas-
tie and Frenchtown railroad when the
signal was heard the slaves around
the station would rush 70 the arriving
train. seize hold OF Il and pun back
with all their might while the agent
stuck a. piece on wood through a
wheel.
There were 30 many collisions and
explosions that some southern rail.
roads introduced what they called a
barrier car between the locomotive
and the passenger coaches OF the
train. This barrier a consisted OF
a platform on wheels upon which were
piled six bales Of cotton. aud It was
claimed Il would safeguard the pas
sengers IN two ways-it would pro
tect them from the blowing I'D OF the
locomotive and would form a soft
cushion upon which the passengers
could land In the event OF a collision.
There II nc record OF how this expert
ment worked out-Amerlcan Cultiva,
cor.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

settlement ~ said estates 10 file
their objections thereto. M amy they
have. on wv before the May Term.
1912. Of said county court, CON-
mencing and % Ne holden an the
our house XXX sara county, ln the
city of Brownsville. on tha Goth
day In May. A. y. 1879. when said
account and application will be con-
sidered by said court
Witness VI. Webb. Clerk wv che
County Court XXX Cameron County
Given Under Ny Hand ana seal
of said ourt. at my office. In the
city of Brownsville. this 2ISt. day
M January. IA. D. 1912.
tStall ~. WEIR.
-ierk County Court. Cameron Co
A Tire rlly. n Certify.
Nh. T RYAN. Sheriff.
Cameron A'D.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

In the neighborhood Of Arlington.
Washington. u partial solution of the
problem OK clearing land cheapIy has
been found In the use or gasolene en-
g1nes equipped with cables and drums
What can be done with this equip.
ment 10 shown In the experience of
one farmer.
with a gasoIens engine or local con
struction and with the assistance OF
his two sons . farmer living near
that town cleared twenty acres OF
land and took out every stump during
one season. The true devoted IL this
work was only tha- which could be
spared from the management OF a
dairy farm. On tia particular farm An
question the actual expenditures fnE
Rnsolone and 0il Eers but $50.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
day ? "a

The Visitor--High Olympus, but
there's a beautiful monument What
here could have inspired 90 costly .
structure?
The Native-That's a tribute to
the germ Of appendicitis, sir. Come
up and read the inscription. You'll
see it's a token Of grateful apprsda-
tian from 1887 surgeOnA
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

ILongoria. They viii have an exam
ination before Justice OF the Peace
IC. II. Pease az Raymondville. which
viii probably be held either today or
tomorrow.
Deputy Sheriff Longoria states
tina. when the prisoners were search
ed a pocket knife covered with blood
was found In he possession OF one oi
them.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

Appointed by County Commission
ers for Next Two eYars.

The county commissioners court
spent md OF Saturday In selecting
o list OF election officers to serve in
the county elections for the next
two years.
The list as entered upon tae min
ute book Is as follows:
Precinct No. Point Isabel:
Telesforo Pena. presiding officer.
and Manuel AguiIa. Charles Cham
pion and William Laroche. judges.
Precinct No. 2-San Rafael:
"A. II. Williams. presiding officer.
and Teodoro Molina. Geo. +. French
and Lucas Lavrier. judges.
Precinct No Sugar Mil:
Henry Gay. presiding officer. and
J. y. Cottlngham. Charles Starck and
Santos Treyino. judges.
Precinct No. Fourth Ward ~
city of Brownsville:
J.. M. Dwyer. presiding officer, and
Henry 81, Clair. George Connor and
4. A. cowan. judges.
Precinct No. 5-Third Ward:
T.. NJ. CARA. presiding officer. n.
j. K.rki John Bauis and A. Turk.
judges.
Precinct No. Second Ward:
]. T Canales. presiding officer. A.
Wayne Wood. W. 5. West and X. n
McDavitt. judges.
Precinct No. First Ward:
Al. Fernandez. presiding officer.
and +. l. Kowalski. L. Brulay and
Augustine ceIaya. judges.
Precinct No. Sci Carmen:
J.. D. Copeland, presiding officer
Herman Rock. Julian Vera and Pro-
jedis de- las Santos. Judges.
Precinct No. 9-Las Yesacas:
Pablo Falcon presiding officer
Fernando Gheveck. Justine corte1
and ]. ID. Scrivner. judges.
Precinct No. 10 - Las Encanta-
des:
Ezequiel vavazos. presiding Off
Ger. Nestor Alcala. j. +. Keller and
Joe Moody. judges.
Precinct No. 11-Santa Maria
". W Stocking. presiding officer
2nastaclo Trevino. Aduardo Longo-
ria and James Champion. judges.
Precinct No 12-Harlingen:
James p. Dishman, presiding Off
Ger. l. q. Nichols. s G. Moore and A.
"a. Weller. judges.
Precinct No. 13-San Benito:
n. II. Frazier. presiding officer. J
II. Crawford. Jose villareal and L.. NJ
valdedero. judges.
Precinct No 14-Raymondville:
\. N. sorrenson. presiding officer
n ~. Pauer. :. \. Gin and W. II.
JersIg. judges.
The court ordered that County
Judee John Bartlett. Commissioner
Iandrum. celaya and scanlon r.
calve sic for five days attendanee
~ our and that Commissioners Ne
Farland receive sl2 for three days
attendance at court.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
WOULD SUPPRESS
MEXICAN JOURNALS


A~~AA " 1~@A@& wants AG11
to Suspend Guarantees. Govern
ment Places Large Orders for Ri
hes With Germans
Associated Press.
Mexico City. Feb lS.-A PROPOSE
ton was submitted by President Ma
dero and cabinet to suspend the con-
stitutional guarantee OF free press.
and to extend the o n III which the
suspension OF personal guarantee
was operative was rejected yester-
day by the permanent commission OF
congress a. a meeting Intended 10 De
secret. The story was made public
today by members OF the commits
sion.
Madero contended that the Insur-
rectionery movement II the result or
sensational newspaper stories.
Al the meeting one OF the deputies
suggested that the press be Suppress
ed for two months and In a was
not restored al that time, Madero
should resign. No action was Ia
ken.
The rebels have not yer attempted
% take Torreon. The reports from
~Cuernavaca indicate no change In
conditions.
The governor of Durango threat
ems 20 resign unless additional
troops are sent 10 suppress the raids
In a fight at San Pedro. 30 miles
from Torreon. last night. 80 were
killed. the majority being rebels
From all quarters OF the republic
where the revolt ~ In progress. the
leaders have proclaimed their alIegi-
ance to Emilio vasquez Gomez, in
GLIDING zapata.
The government has placed an or
der with Germany for a hundred
thousand rifles. and a big order with
Belgium for cartridges.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

states. IL was TOT
line from Phlin-
delphIa TO a point
on the ~Susqnehan-
M river. but was
built on
the announceme nt
OF the ie c \
some one asked
one OF the Balu-
more newspapers:
What 10 a rail-
o a anyhow
The editor was
forced 20 reply that
he did not know.
but that perhaps
some other CORE
~spondent can tell"
Seven years
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
Chicago Gardens.
New Orleans Beats Panama.

Colon. Feb. lS.-The New Or
cans base ball club OF the Southern
league defeated the Panama club to-
day-9 20 A.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

The seagulIs are the spaTrows OF
LGrwick, and INA such they have o.
greater share in the towns Life than
have the sparrows OF London In the
morning time you will note that q Hea
gull sits on every chimney pot. Sea
Kulls swoop and hover over every roof
IN the town. The MIR Ia full 0f their
strange. high. ~plaintive. haunting cries.
The children In each house have .
pet name for their particular sea-
gull. and having called them by those
names. they feed them every day.
And each seagull knows what Ia
meant for him. No seagull attached
10 one house ever seeks 20 eat tbs
food scattered from the house neat
door. He does not dare; the other
gulls would kill him. The people of
the town. n they come across u little
pile Of rice laid upon the roadway.
step over Il with care. And at night
the seaguIls leave their own appoint
"a chimney pots and nv gracefully
away to their resting places on tho
rocks Of the Isie Of Nosa-Ths soots
man
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
HORSE RACED ENGINE
'hoW THE ANIMAL WON AoAgNAT
An EARLY LOCOMOTIVE
Machine Bullt and Driven BY Peter
Cooper slipped a Hslt-No Brakes
Or whistles In ma Old

\ Tn 1874 the first charter was OBJ
tanned for a railroad In the United
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19

Several people have had the terrible
experience u being lost In the bush nj
Southern Cross. Australia during the
past few weeks. Lately the police and
crackers rescued n man. Hugh Fras'
or. after tracking him ~ miles. An
other man was trrcked 40 miles "A
child. aged ave years. named Good
win, was tracked through nine miles
o. scrub and over ten miles Of fairll
open country. The tracker had 20 NO
on his hands and knees oTer the hrnt
nine miles. Throughout this distance
the whites could only see n solitary
footprint After being AZ hours with
out food. water o. shelter, the wander
or was found alive. but terribly
scratched and exhausted
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-02-19
High School

High School
w. Hallmark. e.
G. Federolf. p.
II. Hauser. ID.
J. Egly. %.
:. Van. 3b.
A. Hill. IS.
G. hin. RI.
W. Bray. CT.
T.. Egly. III.
Chicago Gardens.
Con, c. (
II. kemper. p.
Glover. 1b.
Sellman. %.
Dodson. 3D.
W. Egly. IS.
r. Salazer. RI.
q. Cara. CT.
5. Saenz. II.
Umpire. Fred R~usterburg.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-26
PADDOCK
GOES TOMORROW
MISSIONARY CLERGYMAN STAYS
HERE BUT ONE SUNDAY, CON.
QUOTING sERvlCEs FOR THE
CuvRCn OF TIIp REDEEHER

Right Rev. Robert L. Paddock. D.
D.. missionary bishop OF the Episco-
pal church. who has while here been
me guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Brocksnbrough. conducted services at
the Church Of the Redeemer Sunday
morning In the absence OF the rector.
Rev. Henry c. Collins. Bishop Pad
dock expects to leave tomorrow morn
ins for Fort klamath. whore hs plans
to hold services Wednesday evening.
From there he will 90 to Prinsvills
and Bend. The congregation. a. well
- other friends Of the bishop. had
believed his stay here would last two
or three Sundays. and regret the need
for him to curtail his stay.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-26
Oregon Agricultural Co||eQe

This great institution opens its
doors for the fall semester ON ssptsm.
Der 3oth. Courses Of instruction In.
cluds; General Agriculture. Asron-
omy. Animal Husbandry. Dairy Hus-
bandry. Bsctsriology. Bseany and
Plant Pathology. Poultry susbssdry.
Horticulture. Ensonoloq. Veterinary
Science. Civil Ensinssr16s. Electrical
Engineering. Mschaniei b Ensinssring,
Mining Engineering Domestic sci.
sucs. Domestic Art. Commerce, For
sstry. Pharmacy. Zoology. Chemistry,
Physics. MsthsmstSs, Enslish Ian.
guaSe and Litsratuts. Public Gpssk.
Ing. Modern Lansu( (gss. History, Art,
Architecture. Indt btriai Pedagogy,
Physical Educstionl Military scissco
and Tsctie ead Nd ie.
Catalogue N illu1 1tSatsd literature
mailed free on apb,>e zion. Address:
Registrar. Oregon Xo(cuiturai Col.
lsgs. Corvallis. Oregon.
School Year ossss sssssslbss soth.
The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1912-08-26

The value Of the mine production
OF gold. silver and copper In Oregon
In 1911. according to Charles q. Yale
Of the United States geological SUR
vsy. was 3sss.ols. against s'oo.S7S
In 1910. No output Of lead or sine
was reported either In 1910 or 1911
The ore land tailinGs) treated In
1911 was s<.S5S short tons. against
50, i3s short tons In 1910. The tall.
inss treated In 1911 amounted to
A<.sls tons. against is.i>s tons In
1908. 20 that the increased total ton.
mage treated In 1911 sas not duo to
q larger production Of crude ore. The
production OF gold decresscd from
Ss7s.%ss In 1910 to Ssss.<o' In
1911. Gold output from deep mines
decreased S%s.%S0. and that from
placer mines decreased @s.e6i. com
pared with the output Of lole.
The production OF silver Increased
from Ss.s7s ans ounces. valued at
Sis.A3s. In 1910. to <b.32i ounces.
valued at S3S.ss7. In 1871. OF tho
silver 3%.0il nne ounces was derived
from silicsous ores s.s6S ounces from
copper orss. and the rest from placer
mines. The copper ore shipped to
smeiters amounted to <.3ob tons.
HAVING . copper content Of sS.iSs
pounds. valued at Sii.6<a. This In.
dicates an average recovery Of as.s
pounds Of copper per ton. The aver