davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Brought to a Crisis

After Julius had gone the doctor felt Mhamed at his wrath against tho young man. Then he reached for pei ard paper and brought matters to q crisis with the following letter:
 Will you do me the honor or reading this in private and alone? My brothe. has just told me that he has discovered where you live and means to call upon You. May I do so first?
 You and I know each other pretty well. We shall never know each other better unless l dare ask you one ques, ton. Could you, after any amount of patient waiting on my part, and for the sake of love which I cannot speak consent to be my wife?
 Tomorrow is Saturday. If during the duy only one line comes from you will be with you on Sunday. Yours faithfully "WILLIAM STEDMAN."
 The next day William received from Edna the single word Come" When informed of her sisters engagement Lefty said: Well. if you want to get married that is your own affair. But we must think of the details In the first place. what sort of q dress do you propose to wear?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
But Was it Honest?

But the honest way? Is there no way to get on in the world without deceiving people, making them think we are bet ter off than we are?'
 Why" replied the doctor, half Lon don lives beyond it's means-peers, min- isters of the crown, professional and business men. Why not a poor. strug- gling doctor?"
 Why not?" responded Edna; If he can bend his pride and reconcile his con- science to such life. Only I should despise him so much that should not like his name to be William Stedman
 He sprang up, annoyed, angry. Give him his due-he was a good man, a very good man, better than any woman, be- cause he had so much more temptation to be otherwise.
 But the best man in the world, who knocks about the world, cannot quite preserve that unstained instnctve ideal sense of right and wrong which seems to be set An every good woman's breast like deep pool in a virgin forest
 Happy the man who can always come to its pure, safe bring and find heaven and nothing but heaven reflected there.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
What She Had Made of Him

Mrs. yanderdecken was. mortified. Ju- Illus, she learned. was lying at the point of death at the little inn near Holly we'll Hall. She felt that she must go to see him-and yet dared not. Finally, sum- moning her native resolution-which was not small-she went to the inn.
 Then this is Julus,'' she said when they were alone.
 Yes" he replied, "and what you have made of him. II hope you will not tell my husband, or my child, who you are.'
 NO; l have told your child the history of your perfidy. But she knew not of whom l was speaking"
 Can give you any money?'
 The man raised himself indignantly and replied, "No--nothing from you.
 Shall l go?''
 ''Yes; go"
 Was l right or wrong?" he said to himself after Lefty had left the house. ''Weil' Gin an afterthoughD nothing matters now
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Nursed Back to Life

The girl wrote the letter and in it said:
 This sick soldier knew my uncle Julius In India. Mir stone is very III and if
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Only q Memory

It was thought he had drowned himself in the Hoogly river. All in vestigations seemed to make this sup position a certainty. Julius Stedman passed out of fife and his brother and his brothers wife mourned for him.
 Then he became only memory-for children came rapidly to fill the culver of the Stedmans-four sons there were at last--one of the eldest, born before Julius went out to India, was named after his uncle and was taller than his mother.
 Then came William, two years younger than Julius, who they told him, died in India. Then there. were the twins. who were still young enough to be amused by playthings and by riding 'pik-asback upon the shoul- ders of their older brothers.
 This brings us to a period of time 16 years after Lefty Kenderdine had sailed away to meet Julius Stedman at Cal cutta-and had never arrived there.
 The doctors practice had greatly in- creased; he had a valuable hospital ap- pointment as we'll. He had made name for himself in his profession; he was in easy circumstances; his home was happy and his life serene
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Twins. Rnt So Different

~9N snite of the fact that EuHa lEl ' and Letitia Kenderdine were SsaAs. S.As.... twins. "Letty" was daugh- VRJ ter of the gods divinely tai
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09
Back From the Continent

They talked the matter over some more and at last William said: Well, then, I won't. But. little woman. re- member if you have to trudge your poor little feet off your whole life long it will not be my fault. Now kiss and be friends" Aye, they were friends Neither goddess and worshipper-tyrant and slave-simply and equally friends
 In due time a child was born in the Stedman household-a boy
 Julius was in Paris and wrote home that he had seen much of the March monts. who were travelling there. They had a daughter, Lilly. whom he con- sidered pretty.
 Edna had once been governess in the Larchmont family and Lilly had been her pupil. Lilly Larchmont pretty!" sneered Lefty. well, she must nave changed then since she was your pupil. Edna.'
 Julius came home from the continent and saw the doctors family asain-and Lefty, who was of it. He renewed his suit to her.
 He told her that MT. Marchmont. .
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

Beyond the Power of Reason
 It Was arranged that the school ehoult bs given up. that Lefty should
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-09

NeAt week one-page classic will be: ihe Giided Clique, by Emile Gaboriau.
 Copyright, 1914, by Irving Kine).
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
CRAFT INVESTIGATOR
REFUTES CHARGES
DENIES HE WAS IN LEAGUE WITH
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT AND
THE ASPHALT MEN.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2S.-John 4
Hennessy, graft investigator for Will
liam Sulzer when the latter was gov
ernor, today produced documentary
evidence to disprove a charge made
against him by Herman A. Rubino, a
lawyer that Hennessy and Sulzer were
in league with the state highways de-
partmant TO favor certain Asphalt
companies In state highway contracts.
At a hearing yesterday before James
W Osborne. Governor Glynn's special
Investigator, Ruhino withdrew all the
charges except that Hennessy had re-
ceived $4,000 from the Barber Asphalt
company interests. Hennessy today
took the stand and produced checks.
letters and bank books to show that
the money was contributed by George
II. Mcguire Of Syracuse. and that It
was used to investigate grating CON
tractors and was not contributed by
the Barber company.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
END Case AGAINST
PRETTY MAE|CURIST
CHARGED WITH GIVING PER-
CURED EVIDENCE ON FUNK
ALIENATION SUIT.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2S. The state
completed its case today against Miss
Aileen Heppner. the manicurist,
charged with giving perjured testi-
mony in the Funk alienation case.
Funk took the stand and swore that
he never saw Mrs. John c. Henning
the woman whose affections he was
accused of obtaining, until he faced
her in court. Miss Heppnerls former
friend, Mrs. Henry Hoerner Of Peru,
H., sWore that she never ate a meal
in the hotel where Miss Heppner said
they were lunching when Funk and
Mrs. Hcnning passed through.
Funk's testimony in the legislative
inquiry into Lorimer's election was
brought into evidence and Funk went
ever It again. Isaac Stiefel. the pri-
vate detective who was acquitted In
the conspiracy trial growing out of
the F~'unk-Henning ease at the same
time that Hennin's lawyer. Daniel
DOnohue, was convicted failed to
answer to a subpoena and Judge Nc
Donald issued a writ of attachment
for him. The state closed. however,
before Stiefel could be brought in.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01

OF crude oil and the price OF refined
oil. Our crude oils n Oklahoma sell
for 'lOS IA barrel In PENNSYLVANIA
a slightly better grade OF oil than
some OF the Oklahoma oils SELLS for
$3.50 q barrel. The price az refined
Oh In PENNSYLVANIA is mo- higher than
It Is In Oklahoma. II also developed
IN the evidence that the lenuerles
wer' charging the johher from three
10 four cents q gallon for Kerosene
and II cents for standard gasoline.
II was claimed there was a loss OF 2
cents per gallon In evaporation and
waste I'm gasoline and but little, II any
In the character In the kerosene The
average freight was about / cent
gallon to the territory i'm question.
Tho distributing expense was from 1
10 IL cents per gallon, This made
the gasoline in the tanks Of the retail
merchant cost the jobber Is cents per
gallon and kerosene from G TO Glq
cents per gallon. our order provided
that they should sell at not less than
! y cents nor more than ~ cents per
gallon profit, and that these prices
should advance or decrease Rs the
price Of crude oil advanced ur dee
creased, That Is, tho above IS what
the commission is now trying to work
out. The final consideration Of this
case Will come before the commission
IN a few days
I'VE appreciate that this is an 0d-
yanced step IN regulation and yet
when we realize how small industries
have been driven from the field for
want Of some protection, We feel that
the manner I'm which we are export
menting with the great subject on the
conservative lines which II Is the poll
icy Of this commission 10 pursue, may
result in a partial solution of this per
picking question, II is our purpose,
II possible, TO continue fair CumpctI-
ton and prevent the elimination of iu-
FAINT Industries where the same can
he done on a high economic basis gov
crned by the general rules Of COM
merce. All orders made under the
statute have been substantially COM
piled with and We are having no trou-
bic in this state with the regulations,
which you will see from an eXamina-
ton OF the enclosures have been more
extensive than the public is aware"
Mr.. Henshaw then quotes all the
proceedings of the hearings had at
ldabel, Enid and Tulsa I'm substance
and gives the official order Of the
commission in support Of his assertion
that the commission has acted with
due diligence and that it has not been
hasty in its action.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
You Can Try and Prove This Great Method
Absolutely Free Of Cost.

] am uot a doctor and not a scientist, but
simply an American business man with plain
common sense enough TO appreciate a really
good thing when ! have it proved to me, and
with enough humanity to want others to
benefit as ! did. When a man suffers all
the inconvenience, the humiliation, the en-
barrassment Of catarrh for 25 long years,
spending hundreds Of dollars and much yalu-
success. and then suddenly finds a means
that cures him almost like magic, it is his
plain duty to see that all the world is made
u hear Of it.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
Cnrdcn nj Galveston.

GALVESTON, Texas, Feb. 2S,-The
British cruiser Essex, bearing Minister
Sir Lionel Garden is lying at the en-
trance of Galveston harbor, where she
arrived late tonight. The minister will
not disembark until morning. Special
transportation ARRANGEMENTS for his
trip await his arrival IN Galveston
early tomorrow morning.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
Sioux Indians See Wilson

WASHINGTON. Feb, 2S.-SiouX
Indians from the Pine Ridge reserva-
ton of South Dakota shook hands to
day with President Wilson, They
SAID they were having a good time in
Washington, except that their shoes
were too tight. They also shook
hands with Secretary Bryan.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
WHY OIL RATES
WERE REGULATED
TIIE ATION COMMISSION
WRITES \ LETTER ON THE
- BJltE
we're Guided BY REASON
Listened 10 Complainants ana Desires
to Protect the Independents In
Refining ana Production.

0Er Nfo,t ,Iq,- ri DO s,
~ "''' ''
q" EASTERN has""lh' MI george a.
Il'H8na"' OF inc corporation commits
7'"n, mas "iIl''" " I'll'I IN Whl'h ne
"u'HheS 'he reasons why the e"nlllls-
SION IIA'' the prices ON I,Ilh'd "''s
10 inc consumers ana why th' 'oIP'I-
",'"h COMMISSION Is 'ho
PIpe HHe lua'l III 'hla state
Inc lcl'er Iolo"s'
1--WE have a statute, copy Of which
Is herewith enclosed, which provides,
in substance, that whenever any bust
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01

New telephone directory goes 70
press March 7th. Make application
for service today and have your name
intellectually.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01

u.s. ~ 8N1s sa1E ~ 80, NtAI AAAa o
OF this treatment will bring you instant re-
lief. / tell you to depend upon it absolute
ly.
For all those years / went about half
ashamed Of myself, always conscious OF the
nauseating and disgusting practices wac
forced to indulge in. | couldD't help hawk
ing. splitting, sueeling and blowing my nose,
no matter whore / happened 70 be Dust as
You do II you are q catarrh victim), and !
was well aware that people stunned me like
u leper and kept away from my vile breath
and filthy habits as much as they could.
After l had tried about everything (half .
hundred different remedies.) / learned Of
this wonderful Swiss treatment and had prov
ed 10 me some of the remarkable results it had
brought about. | tried it and was better IN
an instant. In Just a short time | was well
and free from that awful catarrh.
was So pleased. so thankful. that ! dc.
termined everyone should have the chance to
profit By it. / bought the formula and rights
and now offer you sufferers from catarrh
the chance to try this wonderful SWISS
AMERICAN VATORATOR without a cent Of
cost just send me the coupon below. The
N~ApORATOR is so small 1t can be carried
in the pocket or handbag and used without
trouble or publicity. just send the coupon
but do it Now. GRASP the opportunity while
il still knocks at your door. Send today
sure.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
| Tell You
Catarrh CAN
Be Cured

I Know That What Cured Me After 25 Years
OF Useless Doctoring VIII Interest Every
Catarrh Victim and IN Spend the
Money to Tell Them How This
Modern Wonder Was Ac-
complished.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-03-01
FREE-Sdpe Our Premium Stamps

We want all Our customers to be sure and ask
for the premium stamps that are your due. Though
not their desire, the clerks some times forget to
give YOU your stamps II you fail to ask.
We have many of the new premiums in now
and want you TO see them.
Many are right now acquiring their presents
for next Christmas without cost in the premium
department. Ask about it.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-06

with smoke so that Bill was cut off
from the ChOlos, save for their muf-
fled crying. He chung to the bars.
They did not yield, but they burned
his hands like branding irons.
He heard voices in the passage and
running feet. Ramon was swearing
over the lock. The gate changed open,
and Bill saw him dragging the Cholos
across the floor. Other men helped
him; and outside in the street was
shouting.
THAT is all" Ramon gasped.
Here" Bill shouted. Then he
heard the footsteps die out in the pas
sageway.
He waited. He watched the walls
around him turn into fame, with
brighter gaps for the doorways. He
no longer struggled with the bars
He saw man battling toward him
with wet blanket that blazed on the
corners.
You got my key?"
The five seconds it took to turn the
key in the lock we're a century. Ram
on pried Bills hands from the bars
and he stepped into the patio. Ramon
staggered and Bill propelled him to-
ward the gate with his body, since his
hands were useless. They fed
through the passage. Bill could hear
a sudden crashing in the cells behind
them.
The prisoners were huddled on the
benches in the courtroom, which was
at the end of the hall; and Bill was
left to guard them.
At twilight Ramon came into the
court room. He was blackened with
CRIME and smoke: ut is over" he said
to Bill, who stood beside the sheriff
and surveyed the ruins.
ct is a good thing" Ramon said
at last. "They~will build a new one
now. l have tried to get them to
before -
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-06

his lungs with the smoke-laden air
while there was time. He followed
Ramon into the sheriff's Office.
Smoker" Ramon put cigars and a
handful of cigarets on the table.
Bill accepted cigaret. He want
ed the pipe; but he would not have
taken the cigaret if it had been hui
namely possible to refuse it.
He tried to strike a match.
"Carambam murmured Ramon.
He insisted on bandaging Bills
hands. He did it clumsily, first
spreading raices salve on the blister
ed palms.
Ramon gave him his papers of re-
release, his unopened wallet, and the
two six-shooters. 1.-The remainder of
your property is locked in the corral
also your burros. The last day of
your time we will mark off for good
behavior"
Bill accepted his freedom in ST.
lence.
When he went out to the corral he
found his burros fat at the expense
of the county.
ICdLIOH JOIlSu Hill IuSIG' VIII
you be leaving?" he asked.
Soon as can lead these scor-
pions."
Ramon looked out over the dusty
town that lay in the hollow below the
jail. Il would like to get away from
this" he said. Which way do you
go?"
"Out on the desert somewhere
anywhere"
"Prospecting?"
"Scoutin' around bit"
mo wife-no nino?"
Bill looked him over. NO." he
said shortly.
Ramon sighed as he watched the
sun drop down behind the distant
levee. 81 wish l could go with you
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-01
Negro Killed.

Wednesday night of last week a
negro was killed on the plantation
of Mr.. NJ. E. Aver, a few miles below
town. The negro killed was named
Prince Gilbert, and his slayer is
named Joe Bryant 1t seems that
there was a Christmas tree being
held, at which there was consider
able drinking among the negroes
present, and that Gilbert had been
amusing himself by shooting at some
pieces of paper on the floor. That
this seemed to offend Bryant for
some reason and he drew his pistol
and took deliberate aim at Gilbert,
shooting him through the head. He
died from the effects of the wound
shortly afterwards. The inquest was
held in town last Saturday, and Bry-
ant was arrested and is now in Jail.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-01
Foreign Missionary Society.

There will be a meeting OF the
Foreign Missionary Society Tuesday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
Methodist parsonage.
The first week in January, from
Sunday the fourth till the eleventh;
is appointed by the church as week
of prayer and self-denial.
The funds in the hands OF the
church to be used in the mission
fields was only enough to supply their
most pressing needs and send out
three new missionaries. Twenty new
men are most urgently needed. They
have the men. The finest of young
Southern manhood are ready to give
themselves to the church for this
service. Only the money is needed.
Will you join in this far extended
circle of prayer that God will give
the church the needed money and
guide in the choice of the, men?
Will you deny yourself something
this week and give the money? And
pray, pray, every, day that these Ia
borers may be sent into the fields
already white to the harvest
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-01
New POStOmce.

The postmaster and clerks have
been mighty busy during the past
two weeks. First came the Christ
mas rush, and Immediately after that
came the job of moving to the new
office. The transfer was made last
Friday, and those who have not been
through with it can not imagine the
mental strain as well as the amount
of work connected with moving to a
new place, assigning boxes, learning
patrons their combinations to boxes,
etc., as we'll as the whole arrange
ment being new to the force and the
trouble finding boxes in distribut-
ing mail.
Of course for some weeks, until one
can become familiar with the location
of the various boxes, the distribution
of mails will necessarily be slow,
but all are doing the very best they
can, and patrons should realize that
it will be some time before all mat
ters connected with the Office can
work smoothly. The Office is not cu-
tirely finished, the marble base not
being put in around fixtures, nor the
marble base board in the lobby. Some
painting and other work has been
done on the building this week.
However, the people of Eamberg
have a building of which they can
be very proud and one which will
give every facility for properly handl-
ing the business of the Bamberg
Office. and it Will not be very long
before everything will be in ship
shape.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-01
Married and Gone.

Miss Belle Cooner, only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cooner, and
Mr.. w. Eugene Stokes, eldest son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Stokes. were hap
PLY married this Thursday after
noon at the home of the brides par
ents on Railroad Avenue in this city.
Rev. w. R. Mcmillan was the offici-
ating minister. The wedding was a
quiet one, only the relatives and a
few intimate friends being present.
The happy young couple left on the
six O'Clock train for their future
home in Durham, New Hampshire,
where Mr.. Stokes is connected with
the AGRICULTURAL station and is also
assistant professor in the college
there.
The best wishes of their many
friends go with them. The bride is
most popular young woman. She was
born near Bamberg, and has lived
here most of her life. She is a gradu-
ate of Greenville Female College, and
is a young lady of accomplishments
and most pleasing personality. The
groom is graduate of Clemson, and
has been engaged in agricultural ex-
detrimental work and teaching agri-
culture since his graduation. 1t is a
source of regret to very large circle
of friends that these young people
should make their home elsewhere,
but that their lives may be full OF
happiness is the sincere wish OF US
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-01
Daughters of Confederacy.

The Francis Marion Bamberg Chap
ter, U. D. c., will have bestowal OF
crosses of honor on January 18th
Lees birthday. Crosses will be given
to the following veterans named: S,
NJ. Key, Williams, S. c.; J. A. McCor-
mack, Bamberg; w. W. Williams
Bamberg; and Mrs. Sallie Rice
Owens, descendant.
Exercises will be held at II a. m
in the parlor of the Johnson Hotel
and dinner will be served at IL
O'Clock in, the court house. All vet
erans of the county are invited to at
tend the exercises, and will also be
served dinner.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-01-01
Good Roads Meeting.

The county officials of Bamberg
noting that congress had recently
passed a bill providing that counties
which wished to improve their high
ways could be assisted by the govern
ment, Supervisor Bruce got in touch
with Congressman James F. Byrnes,
who was at home for the holidays,
and had him with the government ex-
pert, Mr. Toms, to come here Monday
to meeting which had been called,
after comforting with prominent clti-
zens and business men.
The meeting was held in the court
house, B. w. Miley, Esq, presiding.
Addresses were made by Mr.. Byrnes,
who explained the provisions of the
bill, and by Mr.. Toms, who told of
the methods employed by the govern
ment in the actual work of aiding
counties in road building.
The bill provides that any county
can receive $4,000 from the govern
ernment for each $4,000 spent by
the county, the roads to be built
under government direction, but the
roads to be improved to be designated
by the county officials.
There was a good crowd present,
and there was considerable enthusi-
asm shown. Another meeting mas
been called for next Monday In the
court house, at one O'Clock, and every
citizen interested in the progress OF
the county should be present. The
matter will then be more fully dis
cussed. Supervisor Bruce urges that
every citizen of the county interested
in our highways attend, in order that
our representatives may have some
expression from the tax payers.