davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04

Ows loom out of the mst--the close standing sentries. Singular figures, hidden in white vapor to the waist. All wearing heavy cloaks of different types but made uniform by the mili- tary cap, the shouldered or frounded mnsket.
 The challenges run round, in sub dued tones. Even suspicion seems lulled. In the truce of the night the mind even of the sentry is passive. The artificial atmosphere that makes all but the known uniform an enemy is forgotten for the moment.
 Looking back at Paris, the city is shrouded deep in white mist. Only the spires and towers emerge, grey and sleepy. The summit of the l1ittcl Tower is lost again in q yet higher belt.
 As the grey light grows yellow and red with the coming sun, the towers are projected against il. as if float ing in mid air, a city of dreams. Can this be the town that is waiting half empty, garrisoned with soldiers, every public office barrack or amhu- lance, for expected bombardment, al- most certain siege?
 Yet only a few miles to the north how few the citizens do not yet know the advanced patrols of the enemy are also resting. sleeping under the same bands of white mist. They are at Pontoise. some of them have been encountered even across the Seine m the glades of the Forest of St. Ger main.
 And behind us, also hidden by the mist, the restless movement of our own troops continues. Trains are shunting and hanging, ther" is the rattle of heavy wheels on the roads.
 The yellow light widens: the mist lifts and grows thin. The sentries seem to shape themselves, and owing their cloak;s. A general stir rustleS out of the shelters. The chatter of begins round us. The night has been warm, and a sultry feeling falls again at once with the opening of day. A cavalry patrol visible already in It's lighter blue uniforms, files past. The men move out of their work on the earthworks. There is the rattle Of arms as the muskets are freed from their standing stocks. Strange sheaves these, in their threatening lines, by the edges of uncut corn fields. They begin to glitter as they are lifted in the early sunlight
 The sound of distant shot, nneX- plained. startles my little circles Of view into alertness. The truce Of night goes in an instant with the mist Suspicion the sharp tension ot prospective attack, change in a sec ond the atmosphere. Orders. loud voices. and movement tell the begin ming of another absurd day ill the un- natural war.
 Paris, as I return, is already awake; sharp outlined and stirring Carts are moving in and out of one gate, which has opened early. Small parties of officers roll out noisily ir motor-cars from their city quarters. It is time to get back to the sup pressed, shepherded existence of g civilion in town under military government, for whom rumour fed ignorance is considered to be the only safeguard afainst panic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04
HEADACHE, COLDS, COSTIYf BOWELS,
 TAKE CASCARfTS
Tonight! Clean your bowels and end Headache, Colds, Sour
 Stomach.
Get a 1O-cent box now.

Get a 10-cent box now.
 You men and women who can't get feeling righe-who have headache, coated tongue, bad taste and foul breath, dizziness, can't sleep, are bilious, nervous, and upset, bothered with sick. gassy. disordered stomach or have bad cold.
 Are you keeping your bowels clean with Cascarets, or merely forcing a passageway every few days with salts cathatic pills or castor oil?
 Cascarets work while you sleep; cleanse the stomach, remove the sour, undigested, fermenting food and foul gases; take the excess bile from the liver and carry out of the system all the constipated waste matter and poison in the bowels.
 A Cascaret tonight will straighten you out by mornirg-a 10-cent box from any drug store will keep your stomach sweet; liver and bowels regular, and head clear for months. Don't forget the children. They love Cascarets because they taste good never gripe Or sicken.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04
Dreadful Statistics.

statistics issued ever year by the lnulah Government, but which have "l'nerto escaped the serious attention oi 1he daily papers, have recently hor- rliied the reading public. In India -"lohe m 1911 seven hundred and siA'y-seven persons were devoured by ugers, and the number of human peings killed by snakebite and the ,eeth and claws of various other wild peasts reaches the dreadful total Of .wenty-six thousand two hundred and 1orty-two victims!
 i, II one adds up the figures for the iast ten years the total arrived at is
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04
IN TRENCHES OF
 ALLIES AT DAWN Lucky Is Soldier of Allied Troops Who Gets Oppor- tunity for Map" RAINS DRENCH MEN In Trenches Filled With Water, Sol. diers of France and England
 Fight Throughout
 Nights.
RAINS DRENCH M FEN
(By George Dufresna)

Paris, Oct. 2.-During the terrible fighting in northern and eastern France, the troops of the allies have had very little sleep. There has been great deal of night fighting and heavy rains have made the posi- tion of the men in the trenches vast ly uncomfortable.
 The trenches within the circle oi forts are cloaked before dawn by mist. Here and there, hidden under temporary shelters, groa nor mur' mur tells where the soldiers sleep on straw, behind the entrenchments The stations of the local lines are filled with straw, and among sacks and accountrements the more forum ate are asleep, crowded close. under the open sheds.
 Here and there as one moves shod.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04
Positively Masters Croup.

Foley's Honey and Tar Compound cuts the thick choking mucous, and clears away the phlegm. Opens up the air passages and stops the hoarse cough. The gasping, strangling fight for breath gives way to quiet breath ing and peaceful sleep. Harold Berg, Mass, Mich, writes: "We give Fol eys Honey and Tar to our children for croup an dit always acts quickly" Mann Pharmacy.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04

Tickling in the throat, hoarseness, loss of voice, indicate the need of BILLIARDS HOREHOUND SYRUP. It eases the lungs, quiets the cough
 and restores health in the bronchial tubes. Prices .25c. soc and $1.00 per bottle. Sold by ". l.. DeWoodY & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04

still more impressive. From 1902 to 1911 the population of India paid to beasts and reptiles a mournful tfl- bute of two hundred and forty-three thousand three hundred and fourteen human lives! Th~ same dreadful sta tistics add that during these ten years carnivora and snakes killed over million head of cattle.-From the De- tober Wide World Magazine.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1914-10-04

Emigration from the United King dom is still decreasing. April figures were 31,616, as compared with os,- 585 last year.
Newark post., 1914-07-22

funds as the colleges may choose to
put into the cooperative arrange
ment. The cooperation under the
Smith-Lever act will simply con-
s;S+ in s.'.0- -supInissror,s.,,,--1L ael
leges of their projects to the de-
partment for approval in advance,
much as are the Adams fund pro-
jects, unless the college shall de-
eide to use the Smith-Lever fund
in whole or in part on projects
which also involve the use Of the
funds. State funds
Newark post., 1914-07-22
By order Of
Fire Chief WILSON

rated to it by congress for exten-
sion (demonstration) work to be
conducted in the states. The most
conspicuous examples are those
for the cooperative demonstration
grew out OF the ravages Of the boil
weevil, and demonstration work in
the northern states which was an
oshoot Of the farm management
studies. These two funds, togeth-
er with other contributions to be
used with them, amount to ap-
proximately $SOO,OOO. In addi-
Newark post., 1914-07-22
Genius of the
Smith-Lever Act
[ continued from page g

NTH theri experiment stations,
constitute the two great agencies
for acquiring agricultural informa-
ton. There are many minor con-
tributory agencies which are not to
be overlooked, but they are inde-
pendent and incidental rather than
primary. The department, work
ing on broad lines and problems,
frequently not bounded by a state,
but regional, works out matters
which it is desirable to get before
the people, or leads up to a cam
pagin which it is in the interest OF
the states to have conducted. The
individual stations likewise make
discoveries which are Of both state
and regional application, and they
also work out details for local con-
ditiOns, sometimes covering an en-
tire state, sometimes much more
restricted.
These results and applications,
whatever their source, deserve to
be brought to the attention OF the
public, and this makes desirable
some organized action. The new
extension measure provides the col
leges with the means for this and
also provides for cooperation.
The funds carried IN the Smith
Lever act are not appropriated a.
rectly to the department OF a9's-
culture as its funds to dispense
among the states, and they are not
gren to the states ueconditiOndtty.
They are designed "to provlde for
cooperative agricultural ertensaon
york between the agricultural col
leges IN the several states =
and the United States department
Of agriculture"
The department receives no por-
tlon of the funds appropriated un-
der the extension act, but these are
paid semiannually to the state au-
thorlties on the warrant of the Sec
retary of agriculture, who is charg-
ed with the proper administration
OF the law. The plan Of organiza-
.lon at the colleges contemplates
!ne establishment of extension div
Slons at each Of the colleges. Into
lhese all the extension funds and
work will be grouped, just as
lnose for experimentation and re-
search are grouped in the expert
Ient stations. These extension
DIVISIONS are state organizations
ana not federal, and the funds sup
pled under the new act become the
iulds OF the designated college, sub
lect to certain conditions and to a
measure Of federal control.
on the other hand, the depart
"'eht has separate funds approp-
Newark post., 1914-07-22
GOOD ROADS
IN SUSSEX

At meeting Of the Good Roads
Association at Laurel on Saturday
last, Governor Miller was present
and spoke Of his approval for
Greater Delaware that can be
brought about by Good Roads.
The Governor said:
"Knowing that 1900 years ago
Julius Caesar saw the necessity of
good roads, we know the question
is no less important in the time in
which we live. | was in Boston last
Friday and rode over the city in
an automobile. 1 found the condi-
ton Of the city very much changed
from year ago, as they had elect
ed new mayor who is trying to
economize. The city has taken off
the dump wagons and the men who
took care of the streets. This may
be saving at present, but in years
to come they will find that it is
loss instead Of benefit. On the
twenty-second Of August, 1913, /
attended the first good roads meet
ing at Rehoboth and the fact that
you are having a meeting Of this
kind here at Laurel this afternoon
indicates that the people are fully
alive to the necessity and advan-
tages of good roads.
During the past nine years
down to the present time, we have
spent one million five hundred
thousand dollars in Delaware for
the construction of good roads.
Four hundred thousand dollars of
this came from New Castle county.
"It is unnecessary to build good
roads unless you maintain and
keep them in proper srape. The
traveller through Europe today
can see most excellent roads which
were built prior to the Christian
era. If good roads were necessary
thousands of years ago, they are
two thousand times more important
today. Some people may thint
that goo droads are Of more benefi
to the automobilist than to th'
farmer, but the man who is able tt
ride in an automobile is able t.
, ride in an automobile is able to ride
six miles out Of his way to reach {
e-.--l ---e-~1, ,----he4u it wUu1u ncdI
time and money to the farmer tt
do likewise.
Sussex county has determined tt
have good roads. The Association
formed there some time ago, are
agitating the question Of bonding
the county for general road i'm
prOvement.
Newark post., 1914-07-22

which the colleges may have for ex-
tension work outside the Smith
Lever projects and joint enter
prises with the department will of
course, be entirely within the con-
troll of the colleges, but it is hoped
that even these funds will be so
used through the extension divi-
sions that there will be proper CO.
ordination of effort and avoidance
of duplication all along the line
Of the institutions s extension ac-
tivities.
Newark post., 1914-07-22

ton there are other funds, portions
OF special appropriations, which
are employed in demonstration and
extension activities.
Cooperation betWeen the depart
ment and the agricultural colleges
has been discussed IN an abstract
way for a long time, and there
haze been many instances of such
cooperation covering Wide range
OF subjects. There is moaU, .how-
ever, an opportunity for co-Opera-
taon on a national scale along the
broad and va,ied lines of extension
work an agriculture and home eco
n0mics.
This should be improved by de-
vising and putting into operation
an effective system which, while
carefully preserving the autonomy
and special responsibilities Of each
party, will bring the state and fed
eral agencies for the betterment Of
agriculture and the practical edu-
cation Of the people on our farms
into such close and harmonious re-
lations as will best procure the eco
nomical and efficient use Of the
great sums of the peoples money
devoted to these purposes, and
create an American system Of ex-
tension service for our rural COM
munities more widespread and ben
eficial in its operation than any
thing in this line the world has yet
known.
To do this it will be the depart
ment's aim to make the system CO.
operative in the best and most lib
eral sense-a joint effort providing
for cooperative planning, while en-
trusting to the extension depart
ments Of the colleges the details OF
execution, in accordance with pro
ject requirements Of different lines
of work.
The more strictly cooperative
work will usually involve only thu
departments funds and such par
of the Smith-Lever fund or STATE
Newark post., 1914-07-22
is NATIONAL POLICY
NOT SOP TO FARMERS

It is not a sop to the farm
ers. 1t is the mature express
sion of a national policy. 1t
is for the improvement of the
country's greatest industry,
that the national resources
may be made more produc-
tive and conserved for the
benefit of posterity.
Newark post., 1914-07-22
MEMBERS OF COUNCIL

u.uo,-J. H. Hossinger.
rost,,n District Jonathan johnson,
Iii. Dt,trict-G. Fader, w. d. Barton.
z"st,rn District-E. B. Frazer, E. G..
Wilson.
..ta,y and Treasurer-S. B. Hsrdman.
"...;no of Council-1st Monday night
Of every month.
Newark post., 1914-07-22

OARD OF EDUCATION
Presidcnt--Edward L. Richsrda
Secretary and Treasurer-Dr. ], a.
Gilfllaa.
Robert Gallaher, Harvey Honscksr,
G. A. McCue.
Newark post., 1914-07-22
Falling Prices

The price of Potatoes and Tomatoes both dropping
good weather conditions Last Saturday
Is cents IA peck but able sell them for 10 IA peck
all day. And also sold White Potatoes 20 IL
basket Potatoes for this week 1S 2 peek
basket Other vegetables also getting lower Squash Egg Plant
Cabbage Beet and Peppers Call before
where We the first to lower the price everything
We haze the best Waermons coming to own and guarantee
meon
Newark post., 1914-07-22

BANKS
FARMERS TRUST co. Meeting Of Directors
every Tuesday morning.
NEWARK TRUST CO. Meeting Of Directors
every Wsdnesday evening 1T 8 clock.
BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
Secretory-W. Il. Taylor.
Meeting first Tuesday night Of each
month.
Newark post., 1914-07-22
DIR ECT RY

Legislature Membership
J. P. Armstrong Pm. Sherwood
II. B. Wright John Pilline
VIM. n. Taylor
Newark post., 1914-07-22

FIRE ALARMS
In case Of fire call the following num-
bers in succession:
Newark post., 1914-07-22

LODGE MEETINGS
OPERA HOUSE,
Aondoy-Knights Of Pythias, or K. Of
p, 7.30 p. m.
T.esdoy-1mproved order Of Red Men,
7.3O p. m.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, or 8. W. NJ,
7.30 p. m.
Thursday-Ladies' Circle, 8. W. NJ,
7.30 p. m.
Fridoy-Modern Woodmen Of America,
No 10l70, 7.30 p. m.
ODD TELLOws' HALL
M0nddy-Jr. Order American Mechanics,
7.3O p. m.
Wcdnesdoy-lst and 3rd Of every month,
White Clay Camp, No. s, Woodmen Of
the World.
Thursday-I. o. o. F., 7.30 p. m.
Soturday-Knights Of Golden Eagle.
7.3o p. n.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17

Most of the work was along the eX-
detrimental lines. He analized the
casein in buttermilk under the ordi-
nary creamery conditions. AS far as
the work has progressed he found con-
ditions in the Orleans creamery very
satisfactory. He did not have time 10
complete the work and he will return
10 the plant about the first of July for
further investigation.
AT the time of his return Mr.. Liver
more viii spend couple Of weeks ex-
perimenting and inspecting.
The Orleans Creamery is one of the
best in the state and the management
is striving TO give the patrons the best
service and absolutely pure products.
The fact that Mr.. Livermore passed
upon the products of the creamery SO
favorably is abundant proof that the
plant is putting out one of the best
products in the state or the United
States.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17
CROTSER BEATS
HOT RETREAT FROM
HIS COOL RETREAT
S3i7 CLAIMED TO BE DUE MRS.
THERESSA LAPHlM. OWNER
BUILDING

The business operated by X. u. Croft
ser has been ordered sold to satisfy
mortgage held by the owner of the
building and stock, Mrs. Theresa Lap
ham of Detroit.
A little over a year ago Mrs. Lap
ham sold her stock of groceries etc,
to Mr.. Crotser and leased him the
building To operate "A refreshment
room. She took chattel mortgage
on the goods To cover the indebted
ness Of Crotser to her for the grocer
les
, Mrs. Lapham claims that Crotser
owes her for ten months rent i'm adj
dition to $50 and interest due on the
stock of goods, amounting in all To
S374. The stock will he sold next
Tuesday, June 30
Crotser and his family have left for
parts unknown. They are supposed
to have gone to Ludington, where his
parents live Besides the debt owing
to Mrs. Lapham, ne is in debt to sew
eral of the other firms with whom he
did BUSINESS.
Mrs Lapham is now taking charge
of the store She will remain until it
is sold.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17
F. v. HOWARD GIVES
BANNER STATEMENT
ON WASTING WATER

T. w Howard has handed to the
Banner an editorial from the Chicago
Tribune which is entitled Wasting
Water and should be of interest TO all
of the people of Bedding.
The editorial follows:
cleveland, Milwaukee, New Or
leans, and a host of other cities in the
United States have found that the only
way To stop the wasting of water is to
install the meter system. When pro-
perty owners in these cities were pay
ing frontage rates for water they We're
known TO show little interest in the
condition Of their plumbing. As soon
as the meter system was introduced
defective plumbing and leaky pipes
became a thing of the past.
Reports from these cities show that
the installation of the meter system
has actually benefited the consumer as
well as the city The citizen who
keeps his plumbing in good condition
and who uses water properly-which
does not mean skimpily-does not
have to pay for the carelessness or eX-
travangance of his neighbors. The
installation of meters in those cities
has had disciplinary effect upon the
public which is distinctly desirable.
The waste OF water in Chicago is
greater than was the case in the cities
mentioned II is enormous because
the city is ever so much larger. The
sufferer from this water waste is in
every case the small consumer-the
tenant A man violates the law by
sprinkling his lawn without nozzle
and wasting ten times as much water
as is necessary That very evening
children on the third story of the near
by building are deprived of water for
hours because q. of their neighbor's
thoughtlessness.
Mayor Harrison's Characterization
of the waste OF water in this city as
criminal states the case precisely.
we are criminally wasteful of water.
In advocating the substitution of the
meter system of charging frontage
rates the mayor is i'm the right. The
meter system should be adopted.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17
Methodist Church News

Members will be received on proba-
ton and by letter next Sunday morn
ing.
We had exceptionally fine eXer-
cises last Sunday morning. Six little
folks were christened.
Remember the midweek prayer
meeting at 1870 Thursday evening and
the Bible study following il.
Business meeting of the Ladies Aid
society will be held this week We'd
nesday at the home of Mrs. Garlock.
Next Sunday morning at the regular
hour for services the pastor will
preach memorial sermon To the ]. O.
.. f. All friends of the order are
cordially invited.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17
YOUNG PEOPLE HAVE
ORGANIZED A CLASS
FOR STUDY OF Law

\ class of citizens are meeting at
the home Of w. h. Doty each Wed
nesday night to study law. The class
is taking up only a general course
that will acquaint them with the every
day law questions Of the day \ list
Of questions is prepared and handed
out at each meeting ror consideration
at the next meeting.
The members of the class at the
present time are Clarence Hoyt,
Frank f.. Conant. Anna Larsen. Bessie
Nickoli, Ernest Menkee and w. r..
Doty.
The meetings have been held for
about eight weeks and interest is be-
coming 50 great that several young
people are expressing their desire and
expectation to join the class.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17
BASE BALL ASSN HAS
GRAND STAND SCHEME

The Base Ball association is arrang-
ing 10 place a bunch of tickets on the
market emitting the purchaser to a
seat I'm the grand stand all the rest OF
the season az the regular games. The
selling price OF these tickets will be
placed at one dollar and an effort will
be made TO sell most OF them to the
ladies' There will be approximately
fifty games during the season and the
price OF one dollar will make the cost
of the seats about two cents a game.
The tickets will be transferable.
From the proceeds of the tickets the
association will begin, at once. the
erection of a grand stand at the
Athletic Field. II is expected that
enough tickets will he sold within a
few days to assure the success of the
undertaking.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17

are loaded with fruit They are con
tracted at a dollar case, cases and
boxes furnished, delivered at the can
ming factory. The crop should run
1000 cases. They have NI15 cherry
trees and they are well loaded two
acres of fine grape vineyard and straw
berries are nearby. Green corn and
early potatoes are far ahead of what
they are up home / will send you
st. Joseph paper that has an article
in il, The Soldier Boys of 81"
thought il would interest the old boys
in the post and also the Sons of Vete-
rams and perhaps the readers of your
paper
Hartford is very nice. pretty viii
lage of from 1900 to 1900 hundred in
habitants, situated on the Pere Mar
quette and the Kalamazoo & South
Haven railroad. Ii has two large can
ming factories that can the fruit and
vegetables that are raised here. With
respects and success, goodbye,
l.. Berry
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1914-06-17
SURPRISE
MISS THOMPSON
At ELLIS BUILDING

Last Friday afternoon about sixty
Of the patrons Of the Ellis building
visited Miss Thompson's room for
Flag Day exercises. The program was
fine and all expressed their pleasure
one of the features Of the afternoon
was a previously arranged surprise
by the ladies of the north side for Miss
Thompson. Mrs, Wright, in behalf Of
the patrons, presented Miss Thompson
with a ten dollar gold piece as token
of their regards for her and as an APP
probation of her work in their school
Many regrets were expressed that she
was not to be their children's teacher
for another year and all present wish
ed for her a happy and successful fut-
ure in her new position at Harbor
Springs.