davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-31
NORTH SIDE NEWS
Protest Against Speeding on
Principal Streets.
Charge That MOtOrcyclists Con-
duct Races on ThOrOughfare.

A great deal of indignation has
been expressed by the people living on
Central avenue, both in the city and
in the country, against the speeding
of automobiles and motorcycles along
this street especially on Sundays 1t
is a common occurrence for motor
cyclists to start, three or four
abreast at Gordon street and race to
Soldier creek bridge and not slow
down for corners, street cars or We
hicles. A serious accident may result.
dangerous place on the Central ave-
nue. road is just north of the bridge,
where the road makes a bend. Should
autos or the pop-pop machines be-
come in the least unmanageable they
would undoubtedly land in Soldier
creek. From the corner, just east of
the Battles north to the foot of Mer-
ritt's hill is another race course and
the farmers who use this road are Of
ten forced to drive to the side of the
road and wait for two or three racing
machines to pass. 1t is expected that
a number of complaints will be turned
In soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-31
DaiIys in Storm.

Word has been received from the
c. N. Daily family, who moved from
their farm near North Topeka, to
Omaha, Neb., three weeks ago, that
they were in the storm which occur
red there one week ago. Two of the
children were injured and all of the
family were slightly scratched. Their
home, which they owned there is a
total wreck and three of their horses
were killed. The friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Daily who live here are planning
to send aid to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-03-31
To The CIfI5enS OF Topeka:

said my advertising during this
paign, will stand by during my term of office.
I young man. with everything to gain by giving
the BEST
I have not made promises in asking you to
what have made [ will carry za
HERE is ONE MORE which pledge my word of honor
will be carried
what believe to be the right thing regardless of
influence brought to bear by indi-
vidual corporation, organization power whatsoever
My will be devoted the citizens of of
the and best cities in the world.
Remember: PORTER is a better
city
WI.
ement1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

ter. New York You will come away
with a vision of a handsome woman in
your eyes, and. if you are a man, it
will be also stamped on your heart.
Her hair2 Well, perhaps it is gold
Anyway it looked like the glory of a
perfect day.
Her eyes? Bright and happy and
mirtkful, with a radiant soul shining
through; who cares what are their
color2
And her complexion? Could you de-
scribe the most exquisite cOloring you
ever saw?
How do you work so hard and
keep so beautiful?" Miss Stevens was
asked. Most women who have to ex-
perience in one year the gamUt of
emotion you feel every night would
grow haggard and old before their
time"
Miss Stevens laughed. ct don't
think about my looks" she replied.
Think Too Much.
Sometimes I think perhaps women
lose their good looks by thinking
about them too much. Not" mOdestly.
that I claim to have any beauty, but
if 1 had, I would not keep it in my
mind all the time. The woman who
steams her face and messages it. and
diets and exercises and rests and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

works with her mind eternally on her
figure or her complexion dwarfs her
intellect and her soul, and a woman
can't be pretty when that has hap
pened.
Il never neglect my health There
IS no beauty when the health is ne
elected. Then pay some attention.
not too mUch-tO the becOmingness Of
hats and gowns; no woman can afford
not to do that. And L never worry.
Perhaps if I had any beauty recipe
to give TO girls 1t would be those two
words: Don't wOrryI There is no cold
cream that viii undo in a week the
result of an hours worry. Beauty
specialists know no remedy for eyes
that are dulled by fretting. The girl
who worries puts wrinkles in her face
that no treatment will ever take out
Her Secret.
Another suggestion I might make
to girls who want 70 be beautiful
and what girl doesn't?-is that they
grow interested in their work
don't care what that work is If a
girl is interested in it, and puts in
telligenCe into it, il will reward her
in many ways, and not the least i'm
portant of the rewards is that she Will
grow better looking.
''She viii lose circumstances,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

were not willing to pay the price
While the other bOatmen wasted their
money in drink and their time in silly
pleasure Cornelius stayed on the job
and slept with one eye open, looking
out for the main chance. He gave the
first $500 he earned to his poor parents
In 1913, when it was expected that
New York harbor would be attacked
by the British, all the boatmen ex-
cept Cornelius put in their bids to carry
provisions to the military posts all
around New York.
To please his father, Cornelius put in
bid, but he did not go to hear the
award To his establishment the con
trast was given to him at higher
price. He wondered why. The COM
missary said:
1--WE have given this to you because
we want the business DONE. and
we know yOuu do it."
Capital is not what a man has, but
what a man Is. Character is capital.
Owns Three Vessels at -.
In 1918, now "a years of age, he
owned three of the finest coasting
schOOners in New York harbor and had
a capital of $4,000. In his wife his
power for work was fully doubled. She
determined to help him and the poorly
accommodated travellers. Vanderbilt
opened a hotel in Elizabeth, n. j.
y boat was needed to accommodate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

beauty and becomingness in fashions
new dictate.
I am illustrating my own theories
with two pictures I have had taken for
you. In the one on the right, L am
showing you the touch of fur on the
evening gOWn-and the effect OF a Iur
stole against a white throat.
For three dollars a yard you can buy
a very good quality of inch wide brown
skunk-hOnest brown dyed skunk that
does not masquerade as something It
is not. This dark fur is particularly
pleasing on light cOlOred gowns as it
gives them a touch of contrast and so
of richness. Arranged around the bot
tom of my slit skirt and used to edge
the loose upper sleeve Of my lace
kimono blouse. this fur adds tremend-
ously to the effectiveness Of the gown
1 am wearing
At my throat I have double animal
scarf of sable, and I am carrying
huff to match. Such a set is very eN-
pensive-and for the women of limited
means, who wants a long haired soft
colored dark fur, I recommend mink,
fisher, fox or raccoon in a descending
scale of prices. Further economy may
be practised by adding a mere finish Of
fur to plush, velvet or heavy fur cloth
muff and stole.
These long haired brown furs add a
richness of coloring to the brunette
type and are charming to the woman
who is not very stout.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

have heart and a hopeful one, but
above all, my precious only love, a
heartfUl of prayer. May God keep you
and have his sword and buckler over
you Do not try to make a stand On
this side. It is not in the people. Leave
your escort and take another road
often. Alabama is full of cavalry,
fresh and earnest in pursuit. May God
keep you and bring you safe TO the
arms Of
your devoted.
''Winnie"
The Last Letter.
The last letter contains the follow
ing:
My own precious Banny: May God
give US both patience against this
heavy trial The soldiers are very I'M
ruly and have taken almost all the
mules and horses from the camp. q"
DO not try to meet me. I dread the
Yankees getting news of you so much
You are the cOuntryS only hope. and
the very best intentions do not advise
a stand this side OF the river Why
not cut loose from your escort2 Go
swiftly and alone with the exception
Of two or three
"Oh. may God in his goodness keep
you safe, my own Maggie says she has
you, my old and only love, as ever,
devOtedly.
Your own Winnie"
This ends these remarkable letters.
shortly after the last was penned lief
ferson Davis was united with his fam
ily. This was several days south of
Washington, Ca He Travelled with bis
captured. The rest Of the story is a
matter of history.
(Thfs is one of the regular features
of the Fl PasO HeraId.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
Continued from previous Dage.l

to cross your shortest path toward
your bourne, be that where 1t may.
1T is. surely not the fate to which
you invited me in brighter days. But
you must remember that you did not in
vlte me to a great herO's home, but to
that Of plain farmer. have shared all
your triumphs, been the only benefit
cary OF them, now [ am but claiming
the privilege for the first time of being
al to you now these pleasures have
past for me.
My plans are these subject to your
approval think I shall be able to pro
cure FUNDS enough 20 enable me to put
the two eldest in school I shall go to
FLORIDA, If possible, and from thence go
over TO Bermuda, or Nassau from
thence to England, unless a good school
OlAelS elsewhere, and put them to the
pest school 1 can find and then with
the two youngest join you in Texas
ana that is the prospect which hears
me up TO be once more with yOu-once
more 70 suffer with you if need be
~ - Goa loVes those who obey him, and
know there is future for you This
people are q craven set. they cannot
bear the tug Of war
Here they are all your friends ana
nave me most unbounded confidence in
you Mr.. Bart and his wife have urged
me 10 live with them-offered TO take
the chances of the Yankees with us
begged to have little Magefe-done
everything In fact that relatives could
40 snail never forget all their gem
erous devotion to YOU.
nave seen great many men who
nave gene Throughout one has talked
Ilght- A stand cannot be made in this
country! Do not be induced to trv n
As TO the Mississippi. I doubt If
at first things Will be straight. but the
spirit Is there, and the daily accretions
win ne great Wnen the deluded of this
side are crushed out between the miner
and neither millstones But YOU have
now tried the strict construction fall
lacy II we are TO require a constitu-
ION 1t must be much stretched during
our hours of outside pressure if If
covers US at all
i have . very painful thumb. A run
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
Letters Tell of Jefferson Davis's Flight

my public duties compelled me to rely
on others. Count on nothing as saved
which you valued, except the bust, and
that had TO be left behind.
Mrs Omelia said she was charged in
the event of our having to leave, to
place the valuaoles with the sisters,
and that she would distribute every
thing. told her to sell what she could,
and, after feeling distrust, asked Mrs.
Grant to observe her, and after that
became convinced that she, too, proba-
bly, under the influence of her husband
was afraid to be known as having close
relations with US
kiss Maggie and the children many
times for me The only yearning heart
in the final hour was poor old sam
wishing for pie cake and thus / left
our late home, no bad preparation for
a search for another
Dear children, can say nothing to
them, but for you ard them my heart
is fun, my prayers constant and my
hopes are the trust I feel in the mercy
of God.
Farewell, my dear, there may be
better things in store for US than are
TO offer, and that has the value of q
thing long possessed and sure not to be
lost
once more. and with Gods favor, for
a snort time only, farewell
your Husband
The Wife's Reply.
The letter of Mrs. Davis in reply to
the above gives another affecting pic
ture Of the loving relations which al
ways obtained between her and her
husband
"AbbeviIIe. S. c. April %. 1865.
Ny Dear Old Husband Your very
sweet letter reached me safely BY Mr.
Harrison and was a great relief. I leave
here in the morning at 6 o'clock for the
wagon train going to Georgia. Wash
lngton viii be the first point I shall I'M
load at From there we shall probably
90 on to Atlanta or Whereabouts. and
wait little until we hear something
Of you Let me beseech you not to cal
culate upon seeing me unless I happen
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

the people Of Albany, and soon Wander
bits boats flOated on the Hudson. the
Delaware and Long Island Sound Then
he established steamboats, and other
connections between New York and
California, and by 1854 he was the
owner or controller Of nearly the whole
water transportation in and about New
York
Changes to Railroads
But the people wanted to travel fast
err He saw his opportunity and acted
on it. In 1864 he withdrew his capital
from shipping and invested il in rail-
roads; first the Harlem road. then the
New Haven, then the Hudson River,
then in rapid succession the New York
Central and the Lake shore and
Michigan Southern He helped them
all until by 1877 he controlled stocks
representing an aggregate capital or
s15O000000 of which he owned one
half Everybody was benefited Farm
ers sent their produce to market cheap
er. Merchants secured lower rates
Employees made larger wages and
stockholders got bigger dividends.
Gives Government a Vessel.
In 1861 he presented the 100000
steamship Vanderbilt to the govern
ment, to be used for the capture OF
Confederate priyateers- He founded
and endowed Vanderbilt University at
Nashville, Tenn He gave a church 10
Dr. Deems He died Jan. f. 1877, So
years old, the richest man Of his day
in America, his fortune being esti-
mated at upward of S1OO. 100000.
CThis is one Of the regular features
OF The 81 PasO Herald.)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

the most deadly foe to good looks
She viii be happier, and happiness is
the main asset Of beauty. She viii ac-
quire a self-pOssessiOn and assurance
that viii make her charming in man
ner.
do you doubt this? Then look at
the men, Are not the successful men
better looking than the failures? I
tell you it is something that comes
from within, as well as what Is
steamed in and rubbed on from with
out that makes beauty"
Miss Stevens might have added, had
she been less modest, that this was
the plan she steadily pursued: Think
ing little Of her complexion and more
of her life work Enthusiastic to a
degree Of contagion about the play,
To-day" in which she is leading lady,
she plainly shows that she is more in
terested in herself as the Lily Wag-
ner of the stage than as the EimIy
Stevens Of real life.
Beauty secretsT' with a laugh that
dismissed the subject There are no
secrets about beauty, perfect health,
intelligence, interest in ones life work,
and a refusal to worry. Those are not
secrets. and they are the greatest
helps to beauty"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

around has caused it to ache violently,
so 1 must close. Maggie says in the an
ticipatiOn of her journey she was
forced TO go to bed. She sends a
thousand loves ana says Pie c. is
sweet as can be. She is really now too
playful to suck Billy and Jeff are
very well Timber is thriving, but
bad
BE careful how you go to Augusta
get rumOrs that Brown is going to sieZe
all government property, and the peO-
pie are aVerse, and mean to resist with
pistols. They are set of Wretches to
gether, and I wish you were safe out
of their land. God bless you, keep you.
L have Wrestled with God for you I
believe he will restore us to happi-
''Devotedly. Your Wife"
''Kindest regards to Robert and
thanks for faithful conduct. Love TO
Johnson and John Wood. Maggie sends
Three Letters Not Dated.
The last three letters are without
date and without place. They were
written by Mrs Davis when she was
flying still further south. and before
the time she and her husband came to-
gether for the short time before Davis
was captureu- give only extracts
from them.
The first was sent to Mr.. Davis at Alb
beville, and it states that Mrs Davis
hopes to get to Pensacola and take a
ship from there It says I'VE are short
Of funds and I do not see why these
trains of specie should be given up to
the Yankees" 1t speaks Of the chill
dren, saying that they are well, al
though little Fl was vaccinated on the
roadside on account of a report of
smallpox in the vicinity"
The second letter, written at 20 miles
south of Washington, Ca, where Mrs
Davis IS riding in a wagon with picked
Mississippi teamsters, says:
All well. with Winnie sweet and
smiling. Billy plenty Of laughter. and
talk with the teamsters keeps quiet.
JEFF IS happy beyond expression. Mag
gle one and two quite we'll"
% The letter goes on:
1 have $500, something to sell. and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
Two Consideration.

In buying fur, there are two things
to consider-getting what is becoming
TO yOu-a question will carefully an
alyze for you later in our little chat
and getting what you pay for. Sadly
enough there is no pure fur law" So
II you pay for marten and get skunk,
blame your own ignorance Of fur value
and the tradesman who sold you mas
Querading animal all you like, but you
viii get no redress. Therefore, If you
want to be safe If you want to make
your FUR purchase not an eXtrava-
gance but way of putting yourself in
possession Of lasting property, be
sure you deal with one Of the many
honest reliable, truth telling houses in
your city, and supplement all this with
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
BOatman to Railroad King
Cornelius Vanderbilt Has Modest
Start, but Dies Worth SIOO,OOO,OO0
and Greatest of Financiers.
4
BY Madison {. Peters e

y n May 1. 1910. Cornelius Wander
bnt having imbibed a strong
~ liking for the sea. asked his
mother to lend him 500 to buy boat.
The mother said;
My son, on the twenty-fifth Of this
month you will be 16 years old. If by
that time you viii plough, harrow and
plant with corn the eight-acre lot, 1
viii advance you the money"
The little patch of ground on Staten
island where the Vanderbilt family
lived was not large enough to support
family, and Cornelius found work
among the boatmen in New York har-
Dor. But he wanted to have his own
boat, and to get the necessary money
to start on his own hook he ploughed
and narrowed that rough and stony
field. And the 500 laid the foundation
of his famous fortune.
Was Willing to Pay the Price.
There We're other bOatmen in that
harbOr who wanted to be rich. but they
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
For the Stout.


For the woman of embOnpo.nt there
are the short haired furs of subdued
coloring-mo1e, seal, brOadtail and
Persian.
The most beautiful light fur Of the
winter is the creamy fitch with its dark
brown markings this is particularly
stunning to the olive cOmplexioned
brunette to whose cheek it imparts a
bit of color.
But I know Of no more durable, uni
versally becoming and fair priced fur
than skunk or marten-which I have
used on the evening coat I slipped on
over my frock to show you in the pic
ture on the left.
The coat is a simple kimono shape
of plush, duvetyn or velvet Blue IS
particularly good with the skunk
bands, but you may use hunters green,
rose or old gold with good results in
color contrasts.
Frogs of self color fasten the coat,
and three inch bands of the fur finish
the coat at the bottom and form the
cuffs and the standing collar. Search
veil the treasure trOves of attic and Ole
trunks, for even a tiny bit of once dis
carded and seemingly shabby old fur
offers you chance to add richness and
charm to dress or coat or hat.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

a little careful study of your subject
The fashiOnableness of fur is an ac-
pected fact this winter.
band of fur at the neck and sleeves
of an old gown viii make it look new
and uptOdate.
saw recently a simple black even
ing gown that became at once distin-
guished and stunning by the addition
Of a band Of soft brown skunk at So a
yard around the bottom of the skirt.
Total cost S6-tOtaI effect jncalculable!
Acknowledging the smartness of the
FUR touch, and guarding against the
stupidity OF "a fur touch" that will give
US an inferior substitute that is not
something just as good" as what we
have paid for, let US delve into the
mysteries-the sacred mysteriesl-of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
BY MAUD MILLER.

~ EFINITENESS is impossible in
the description Of a pretty wo-
man.
The color of her eyes. the shade of
her hair. the beauty of her complex
ion and figure. and the charm of her
manner are beyond the accurate de-
scriptiOn one gives of wall paper
And the handsOmer she is, the more
this is true. Perfection in the human
face and form is the most elusive and
battling of ali qualities. One only
knows it is there, and admirers with
an enjoyment that takes no thought
of facts and figures.
If you doubt this, secure the prfvi-
lege of an interview with Miss Emily
Stevens, who plays the part of the
wilfUI and eXtravagant wife in "To-
day." at the Forty eighth Street thea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
Act As If You Were i'm Earne.,.

Have you real estate for sale? Adj
Vertlse IL as If You believed its sale to
be imporJant-as You probable do he
heve. Use the big Herald want-ad
page. Remember there is a special
telephone and messenger service Sat
Herald.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09
By Fannie Ward

Star Of Madam President Copyright
1913, by International News Service.
II UR, fur everywhere-and never a
n strap to waste!
That IS the slogan of the winter
fashions. On basis Of be as simple as
YOU like-yOu VIII be stunning when
YOU have added the correct touch Of
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

pelty-MiIady plans her wardrobe for
the coming months.
If you can afford a touch Of fur here.
bit Of fur there, the success Of your
gown from the point of view of be-
comingness and smartness seems as
sured- Today I am going to explain
the reason for the popularity of "the
1ur touch" and the advisabiIity Of using
II IN your gowns.
First and foremOst-fur is very be-
com1ng- There is nothing that VIII so
surely bring out beautiful cOlOring and
disguise poor colOring. There is moth
ing that forms a loVelier background
Tor dainty, clear cut features and soft
ems harsh, angular ones.
Because Of this universal beautify-
ing art, and because of the growing
popularity Of outdoor life and exercise
in which fur is almost a necessity
seal and marten and sable, and even
rne humble squirrel and rabbit and
raccoon have come into the proud posi-
ton they occupy today in Dame Fash
Ions catalOg Of beautifiers.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

On the right
Miss Ward Illus
trates the touch
Of fur on an
evening gown,
and the effect
of q fur stole
against a white
throat.
On the left
is a magnificent
evening cloak
trimmed with fur.
Miss ard
tells girls and
women who
cannot afford
costly furs
how they obtain
almost rs good
an effect with
the cheaper
grades
In addition to
this, Miss Ward
HVes valuable
advice on the
art Of keeping
n stylish look TO
everything
you wear.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-11-09

"GirIs should
grow interested
in their work il
they would be
beautiful
lose seIf-eOn-
seriousness; it is
the most dreadful
Zoe to good
IOOks.7