davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02

FOUND-A ladies black suit coat
on the road north from st. Lawrence.
Owner can have same by calling at
Press and paying for this notice.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02

State Senator -Glen Nj. Waters.
Representative j. II. Speirs.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02

about not taking a foot of Mexican
territory. AS much Of it as we may
want was long ago forfeit to the
wanton violation of good neighbor-
hood. AS much of it as we may
want we should take-especially if
we would be infinitely better off as
American citizens than as Mexican
robbers and victims. If the presi.
dent loves them SO well he should
take them in out of the wet-the wet
of blood and terror-and begin that
march of manifest destiny which will
only end at the isthmus, If 1t does
not ultimately reach to the Andes.
But, shall we spend hundreds of
millions wi thout indemnity?
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02
Republican Ticket
Congressional

u. S. Senator-Charles II. Burke
Congress, 2nd Dist. -R. C.. Johnson
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02
B~USINESS......
OPPORTUNITIES
FIVE CENTS PER LINE

II you have anything To sell, or II you de
sire TO buy anything, "A three or four line
0Otice In the PREss will bring Ieaulta.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02
Judicial
Legislative

Judge 9th Circuit j. f. Hughes.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02
Public AuCtioneer

OF live stock and farm property.
Write for dates and terms.
Geo. p. livingston.
Off Rec Heights, s. ID.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02

The Weekly Inter Ocean & Far
mel is not affected, except benef-
cially, by the purchase and consol-
idation of the Chicago Record Her
aid and the Inter Ocean by James
Kelley. The familiar features will
remain unchanged and under the
same editorship. improvements will
be made. In short. the Weekly Inter
Ocean & Farmer will be better than
ever. Press and Inter Ocean one
wear, 81 %.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1914-07-02
Bulls for Sale

One three year old registered roam
bull and one yeariing red bull for
sale. VIM. Beck,
30t2' Rec Heights
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
Tomorrow Peace Prayer Day

It is safe to assume that ever since the European war was started count less prayers for peace have been off, fered by pastors and people in various churches, but tomorrow being the day especially set apart by President Will son for peace services it is hoped and believed that attendance at places of worship will be larger than usual.
 No matter what the individual atti- tude towards religion may be, all in- telligent people will agree that united sentiment on the part of the citizens of this country in favor of speedy termination of the war will have a strong reflex influence in Europe.
 In many American cities large churches should be crowded to over flowing. The Presidents proclamation should meet with hearty response. Such fact would have far reaching effect for good.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03

itself 600 miles from the railway. They
 were quickly sent westward to be drilled in the camps in southern Rus sia. Even the Jews, despite the fact that they had been oppressed and cruelty treated by the Russian gov ernment, showed the greatest enthusi- asm, according to the news dispatches.
 The attitude of Siberia is significant and indicative of how all the Czar's subjects look on the present war. The Siberian moujik cared nothing about the Japs, one way or the other, but he knows the Germans. He feels that he is fighting for his brother Slavs in Servia and against Teutonic aggran- dizement.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
More Scientific Charity

Down in Bullock county,'' said D. w. Drew of Midway, I've have a preacher who has applied the scientific charity programme to his flock. Each church member is required to lease an acre of land to the Lord That which Is grown on the acre, be it corn or cotton or peas or ribbon cane, is sold in market and the proceeds turned over to the Lord. The preacher, Rev. R. R. Rockett, pastor of Mount Zion Liberty and Macedonian Baptist churches, tells his flock that the Lord in countless blessings will repay.
 The plan has worked admirably, it is said, and the flock. having given as much attention to the Lords acre as to those reserved for their own uses, has brought up abundant profit. It is said that the churches presided over by the Rev. MT. Rockett are as rich in proportion to n,em- bers as any others of the state. The preacher is a religious financier beyond all question, and it is said that one of the reasons why none of his flock has fallen down on the Lords acre is due to his watchfulness and gentle exhorta- tion.
 'of course, the preacher did not over look the insertion of a clause in the con tract with his members in which it is ex- pressly stated that any member desiring to give more than the proceeds of an acre might do so without hindrance or let.
 It is understood that the Rev. MT. Beckett also takes up the usual collec- tion.' "
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
Richard Wilde Walker

President Wilson, in sending to the Senate the name of Richard W. Walk CT of Huntsville for judge of the United States court of appeals to suc- ceed the late Judge D. D. Shelby, has selected man eminently worthy by attainments and temperament for this high place.
 The appointment of Judge Walker is distinct recognition of Alabama in more ways than one, for the President has not only selected a man now oc- cupying the position of presiding judge of the state court of appeals, but a man who was born and reared in Ala bama and whose forebears have oc- cupied places of high honor and trust in Alabama for over century.
 Judge Walkers grandfather, John Williams Walker, was president of the states first constitutional convention in 1919 and was one of the states first two United States senators after Alabama was admitted to statehood. His father, Richard Wilde Walker, Sr, was speaker of the House of Repre- sentatives, an associate justice of the supreme court and Confederate states senator from Alabama.
 Judge Walker himself graduated from Princeton in 1877 and in 1891 was appointed associate justice of the supreme court by Governor Jones. He was member of the constitutional convention in 1901, member of the legislature in 1903 and was appointed to the court of appeals in 1911 when that court was created.
 The entire state will applaud the selection.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
A Splendid Fair

Every man, woman and child in the Birmingham district should endeavor to attend this years Fair at least once. It is splendid Fair-the best, in fact, that has ever been seen in Alabama, and we have had some fine ones.
 Although yesterday was inclement quite large crowd visited the grounds. According to the govern ment's weather forecast we are to have clear skies today and the at tendance should reach a high record.
 The Fair will continue all of next week and it is believed that the total receipts will exceed those of last year. when 247,0OO people passed through the gates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03

From the New York Commercial
 The alchemy of the chemist Moissan, who first crystallized carbon under enor- nous pressure and thus produced dia- monds which were genuine enough but so tiny that they had no commercial value, has been surpassed. Guyot de Boismenu, French engineer, director in factory turning out calcium carbide, has produced larger diamonds by electricity and there is reason to believe that they can be made still larger. Mossans diamonds were one twenty-fifth of an inch in diame- ter and his process was so costly that it was impossible to develop the system with profit. Boismenus diamonds are one eighth of an inch and grow at the rate of one hundredth of an inch an hour, con- sequently if the electrical process is kept up long enough it should be possible to produce diamond as large as a pigeons egg.
 Boismenu discovered in the course of his work that the fused carbide could be decomposed by electricity and he began to experiment along this line. His first success was In 1908. He fed fragments of carbide into the furnace slowly grad ually withdrawing the electrodes At the end of four hours the crucible contained about six pounds of melted carbide. An intense current was then maintained for the next two hours. Then the circuit was broken and the mass allowed to cool. The solidified mass showed in it's center a finely crystallized carbide and near the negative e1ectrode a black frable mass like spongy carbon. Thrown into water, this mass gave off carbon dust and some crystals of pure carbon or diamonds Later experiments demonstrated that the size of the cartoons increased nearly pro- portionately with the duration of the eec- trical current. Not being able to keep up the current more than 12 hours Rois- menu has not been able to produce dia- monds larger than one-eighth of an inch.
 Moissans process was extremely compli- cated. The carbon was first dissolved in molten iron. He then plunged the cruel ble into cold water in order that the exterior layers of iron should be solidified. The interior mass still in fusion was thus subjected to great pressure during the course of it's qualification. This pres sure Boismenu does not consider neces- sary.T
 Of course it is to be expected that sooner or later diamonds artificially made VIII be become commercially possible, but the process which will duplicate the in tense. heat and the tremendous force which produces the hardest thing in na- ture will continue to be so costly that there is no immediate danger of a fail in value. Further. Boismenu and his assist ants if they are still at work are produc- ing war material and artifically produced diamonds are not useful to armies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
IDLE OPINIONS.

Steel coaches make for safety. but the man who habitualy counts erossties would gladly ride in wooden one.
 Some men pride themselves on never turning themselves loose.' and they are the kind of men who don't know what it really means to live. E The old-fashioned castles in Spain have lately been superseded by gratuitous offer of hospitals in Spain, which is more to the purpose.
 When man is down and out the un- kindest cut of all is to remind him of his days of prosperity.
 When anything particularly mean comes under our observation we say, That human nature" We don't give human nature much credit for doing good.
 When a woman sees her husband pass by in a parade, you'd think from the frantic way she waves her handkerchief at him that she hadn't worked like a Trojan to get him reAdy in time.
 People who say, "I know I'm hard to get along with, but I can't help it." wouldn't do better if they had a chance. PAUL COOK.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
LUKE NI'LUKE SAYS

From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
 Every old maid knows a lot of good rules for raising other peoples children.
 The reason why most married women do not know the value of money is because they never have any.
 woman can get the idea that she Is liberal minded just because she is always giving her husband large chunks of it.
 Lots of men who have nice soft hands have calloused consciences
 It doesn't matter how ugly the baby is. It always resembles the relative who has the most money.
 The lads who sing of the good old days and sigh for them would be the first to holler for modern plumbing if they had the good old days back again.
 The old-fashioned man who couldn't look you in the eye and lie to you now has a son who transacts his business over the telephone.
 It is funny that if you call girl a vision she will want to kiss you, and if you call her a sight she will want to kill you.
 You may not realize it. but the man With the monoplane ears and the flock of red whiskers was once regarded as the prettiest baby in the whole world.
 Burbank may imagine that he has pro- duced some freak plants. But the family tree Is a vegetable that produces peaches, lemons, prunes, pippins, onions and nuts all on the same branch
 The reason why baby is good natured in the morning when his father is grouchy is because baby stayed home with mother the night before and didn't go out killing Chinamen.
 Even a corn-fed girl who takes up three seats in A street car is always hopeful that she won't get the middle-aged spread after she blarries.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
IN HOTEL LOBBIES
The snake Charmer

That snake charming is a seientifi though not necessarily an enjoyable pro fession, and that an adept lives in Ala bama. is proved in the following interest ing yarn from the Foley onlooker:
 "E. J. Bell, commonly known as Uncle Ned, the snake charmer, who has been spending sometime here for his health, has also put in his time gathering a collection of the snakes of this vicinity until he now has quite 'snakery. including rattlers. coach whips, adders, moccasns, etc.
 One of his female moccasins re- gently gave birth to 2s young ones, 27 of which are still living, one being accidentally killed.
 MT. Bell states that all poisonous snakes give birth to their young, while the non-poisonous varieties lay eggs which are matched out by the suns rays.
 Formerly, he says, snakes were doped with opiates, to make them do- cile. but now the electricity of the human hand Is used. After snake has been charged by stroking with the hands it is perfectly harmless, he says, as long as it is in contact with the human skin and for some little time afterward.
 His manipulations make the rep tiles so docile that he has persuaded several of the girls and young ladies of the town to pose holding the snakes in their hands and hanging about their necks."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03

Antwerp, which was made the capital
 of Belgium when the Germans captured
 Brussels. is considered to be one of the
 most strongly fortified cities in the world
 It has been fortified since the middle of the sixteenth century. Brialment, a noted
 Belfgan engineer, superintended the re- construction of the citys Notifications in 1860, 2s years after it was taken by French and English troops. Since 1877 it has had a line of forts lying some distance out from the inner defenses. Owing to the increased efficiency of modern siege guns it was thought necessary to modernize the defenses of Antwerp In 1907 the government decided to do away with the inner walls. These were replaced with an inner line of forts situated on the right bank of the Scheldt. Eight forts were established. The spaces between them were protected by iron barricades and permanent redoubts. Huge earthworks were built for infantry at the east and northeast and in front of these earth works ditches were dug which can be in- undated from the Schedt. The forts on the left bank of the Scheldt supplement the inner defenses.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
Russia Surprises the World

When war in Europe was declared it was predicted that Russia would be at least six months in mobilizing her troops and transporting them to a point where they would be effective. The Kaiser, according to all reports, was confidently counting on this delay to give him time to whip the French and then turn about to repel the Rus sian invasion. We have already seen how his plans were upset by the un- 1oreseen contingency of Belgium 5 stubborn resistance and Russia s speedy attack on the Austrians.
 The Czar hurled his forces to the front with what at first seemed like incredible speed, but that was be- cause the outside world did not know what great changes have taken place Tn. Russia, and particularly the Russian army, since the disastrous war with Japan. Russia seems to have learned her lesson well and her troops are now fighting with a dashing success that makes them formidable among modern armies, instead of with the sluggish antiquated tactics which were expected or her before the war started. From al indications, the Russians are as up-to date and aggressive as the Germans although the two countries have moi yet had convincing trial at arms.
 Even in the heart of Siberia there was ready and business like response to the Czar's call for soldiers. The news was carried all over the country by galloping Cossacks, duplicating ir Russian fashion the famous ride o1 Paul Revere. A multitude of these daring riders sped from farm to farm and village to village, notifying the peasants that the Czar had declared war. In few days 200, ,OO0 reservists had gathered at Omsk, three days journey from Semipalatinsk, which is
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
Dale COunty's DeIeSates

Judge Edwards of Dale county has sent the following list of members of the Dale county delegation to the Alabama Good Roads associations con vention which will be called to order in Montgomery October 21, with the request that the list be printed in this column:
 L. r. Sessions. H. o. Bowling, ". S. Garner, Judge w. w. Morris, Ray Dow ling, Morton Beasley. G. w. Kelly. T. D. Dell. Early Windham. Dr. s. B. Bell. J. J. Benefield. P. W. Roberts. Tom Horn, Warren Payne. E. M. She'll I. K. Brown, W. l.. Phillips. J. c. Barnes. J. F. Richardson. T. NJ. Matthews. Ed Peters. B.. c. Byrd. Sam Turner. James covington, w. F. Monk. S. J. Judah. D. s. Cain, A. H. Borland. w. M She'll grove, J. H. Dykes A N Fain.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
Ensley's Industrial Activity

The paragraphs about the Tennes- see compahy's operations at Ensley which appeared in The Age-Herald' s Ensley department last Tuesday were expressed in clear language, but de- spite the fact that the statement was reassuring many persons Tn this city seemed to be under the impression that all the big plants were being shut down. What was printed Tuesday was official. It came from no less an au- thority than the president of the Ten nessee company. In order to set the public straight the announcement is here reproduced.
 Operations at the steel plant at
 Ensley will be at a reduced rate
 during the next two weeks.
 The blast furnaces will continue
 in operation as usual and some of
 the furnaces in the open hearth
 and the blooming mill will be in
 operation. The rail mill and the
 converting mill departments will g
 suspend operations for about two
 weeks and will resume again
 shortly after the middle of Octo-
 Der.
 Every large plant has to suspend operations now and then. There is scarcely a mill or factory that does not need some repairs during the twelve months. There is no reason therefore for pessimistic thought be- cause the rail mill and the convert ing mill have suspended operations for about two weeks.
 When the Iron and Steel Institute holds it's meeting here the latter part of October under the presidency of Judge E. H. Gary, who is chairman of the United States Steel corporation, of which the Tennessee company and the American Steel and Wire company are subsidiaries, Ensley and Fairfield will be humming, so to speak. The great plants in operation will be in fine form
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
THE COMING OF WINTER

By Madison Cawein The hungry glitter of wars wolhsh
 eyes Cleaned where the sunset dies; And then the wind stopped at the
 door and laughed, Like one who tries To mask his purpose with designing
 craft knew twas winter, stripping all of
 worth In the house of earth, Of all its hoarded gold; and in its
 place Leaving lean derth To ape the skeleton. famine, with
 her face. Balsam and pimpernel and all the
 pearls Of flowers that deoked the curls Of summer, To. he seizes for his Of vandal churls, Famine and frost and death, with low
 hand. The panther tawny hills crouch round
 and gaze Gaunt faced at heavens; or raise Huge claws of forest. stretching
 them to seize The fields of maize, Who in their terror seem to shrink
 and freeze. Some jewels autumn dropped when
 taking flight, Mark with starry white The place she stood; and patches. red
 as fruit, Among the blight Show where she fled, the imprint of
 her foot Here lies the testament earth keeps
 apart Of nature. in her heart; Come, bend and read of all her joy
 and pride, The beautiful art
 She builds with, and that love has
 sanctified. In root and seed read of immortal s things, Of what again she brings J TO life; dead beauty, that no hand may bar; Of songs wild wings And color's palette. refuged theree,
 afar & Take hope. Though now she speaks
 her thoughts in weeds Instead of flowers. and pleads In winds instead of birds, her book
 though sealed. Lies open, speeds Gods message of the spring to be
 revealed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
MIR. BRYAN A LITTLE TAGGED

From the Washington Star.
 The presence of MT. Bryan at Ashevlle, N C., for a brief rest gives point to story that his health is poor. As the story goes, he Is showing the effect of too close application to business through a long period of anxiety Let us all hope weather he may soon be in fettle again.
 Only the other day the Star referred to the long political activities of Mr. Bryan and MT. Roosevelt, and pointed out the advisability of both taking in sail At the start both were wonderfully equipped physically for strenuosity, and both drew heavily on their resources. But both are past the 50 mark now, and the 50 mark is a warning. Slow up" is the sign that all men read, and most men heed at that age.
 During the past IS months MT. Bryan has had new. and probably very try ing experience. Before that his role was as observer and critic of how others charged with constructive policies played their parts; and as he was quick of glance and fluent of speech his role was easy. He grew fat on it.
 But since entering the state department he has had to help construct policies him self, and to undergo much sharp criti- cism in connection with the work done. He has had to take some of his own med- icine-never pleasant thing to do.
 MT Bryan has given more attention to his official duties than his critics. re- puhlicans or democrats, have been willing to admit. He has been "on the job'' much the greater part of the time; anu the '.job" in that time has presented far more than the average anxieties. The Mexican troubles soon confronted him, and for GO days now the great troubles in Europe. with their American connections, have been a heavy burden. And here, after a brief lull. is Mexico on his hands again.
 This has been very different from stumping, lecturing and editing a news paper, and maybe even as robust a man as MT. Bryan is little Jagged by the change. ssst
 Mir Wilson would miss. his first adviser. They have worked together in pleasant relation, and become attached to each other In fact. when 1t is considered that for years they did not think alike as to national politics and belonged to oppos- ing democratic factions-Mr Wilson be- ing an open objector to Bryanism-the cordiality with which they have come together and the agreement they are showing in their labors together are sur prisine, and testify to the good nature and diplomacy of both men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
High Lifev Giants

From the Lineville Headlight.
 Dr. Allenman, writer in Science, says that the birth rate is too low 'among the intellectual classes" The question naturally arises, who com pose the intellectual classes? great majority of our greatest men and women have sprung from the humber walks of life. High life or so-called society produces but few intellectual giants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-03
BRYAN CHOPS WOOD
Asheville (N. @ Correspondence i
 d

Ashevil1e (N. CD COrrespondence in
 New York Herald.
 When the Secretary of State and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan were at Grove Park inn recently they passed most of the time tramping through the woods or motoring Several hours each day MT. Bryan cut firewood in the forest around Blue Briar. on Sunset noun tain. His object was exercise, but the wood probably will be burned in the great fireplace in the inn when the chilly weather comes.
 The only social gatherings for MT. and Mrs. Bryan were informal dinner parties. One evening they were guests at dinner with Mrs. Henry M. Flag Ter.