davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

The Chautauqua will be on the
Central School grounds, the same
location as last year. Good place, too.
The yard slopes in such way as to
form natural ideal ampi-theater.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

MIR. and Mrs. B. t. Davault and
small child of Tulsa, Okla, have
been visiting relatives in this county.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

Oliver Rouse of Omaha, Neb., is
here on a visit to his father, j.
w. Rouse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

The small daughter. Caroline. of
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Carter, is reported
quite i'll of typhoid fever.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12
FERTILIZER.

Farmers, contract your fertilizer.
l handle Swift's ana Empire Brands,
and can save you from S1.OO to
$500 ton. 1t
PETE ERDEL, JR.,
Rush Hill, Mo.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

LADIES' WHITE and COLORED
WAISTS at a CIose-Out Price. See
Waists on display in our Window
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
THE ENTERPRISE STORE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

MRS. PAsoUETH has on a New
Line of NObby Hats for the Fair.
Make your selection this week.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

All Underwear ON Sale Saturday
THE ENTERPRISE STORE.
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

Coming to the big Mexico Fair
next week?
Mexico Missouri message., 1915-08-12

The American Lady is considered
the very best corset made. Try one.
Ricketts, Il Emmons.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

VNTHILE the administration has been supine almost
w beyond belief in the of Mexico while both
Americans and foreigners have been killed and out
ragged without limit in that unfortunate republic and
President Wilson has merely "watchfuly waited lit
tie Haiti has felt the heavy hand of the administration
and is now confronted with memorable demand from
the United States that she turn to this country
the entire administration of her financial affairs
This is to be effected by treaty, but treaty made
under the rifles Of hundreds of American marines and
within range CT the great guns Of American battle
ships
II is conended that the Of the administration
is based on the santo Domingo precedent of the Roose
Welt administration But there two essential diff
forences.
First santo Domingo appealed to the United States
10 stem in and protect her from her foreign creditors.
Secondly, Santo Domingo could and had granted
numerous foreign concessions and made extensive for
cgn loans whereas in the Of Haiti her constitu-
ton specifically forbds the granting of concessions to
foreigners or the mourning of foreign Indebtedness
Concessions are in effect granted to foreigners but it
is always by means of subterfuge, such concessions
being given to native Hgitian who is taken into part
nership by the foreigners
or course the for this Administrations drastic
action in Haiti is not difficult to discover. Haiti is a
negro republic and in the eyes Of Democratic Admin
stration negroes have no rights which white man is
hound to respect
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
The President and Defense
CFrom the Chicago Tribune.)

The best news that has come out OF
the national capital in many a day
is the report, apparently authentic,
that the President has interested
himself I'm the problem Of national
defense and will give his all power
full support to a program Of army
and navy reform.
The most explicit utterance OF Mr.
Wilson on the subject of defense is
that of his message of December
1914 That discussion from which
Mr. Wilson turned with apparent re-
lief suggested a want OF information
and of consideration profoundly dis
Quieting TO every American who has
informed himself on the subject. es-
pecially the astonishing assertion
that 1--WE have not been negligent Of
national defense."
II is devoutly to be hoped the
President has come TO different
conclusion by this time and that his
disposition is now to listen to ex-
pert men rather than 10 rely upon
the extremely erroneous notions and
impressions which were revealed in
the December message. Il is encour-
aging to recall his declaration even
then that "a powerful navy we have
always regarded as our proper and
natural means of Defense" and if
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

he will support the full implications
of another remark he will go further
towards putting the country on a
real basis of defense than any man
in our history. I'VE must depend"
he said, Gin every time of national
peril, in the future as in the past,
not upon a standing army, nor yet
upon a reserve army, but upon a cit
izehry trained and accustomed TO
arms"
This is probably true as to the fu-
ture. and as to the past it is true
with the added consideration that
while we have relied upon a 'eitizenry
trained and accustomed to arms" we
have never had ole when peril ap-
preached, never prepared one. and
have always at the cost OF precious
lives and waste of treasure created
such a trained citizenry only IN the
bloody school of actual war.
It was the Presidents apparent
want Of consideration of ihis phase
Of our history, although he is his
torian. and his apparent want Of
comprehension Of our military mis-
takes past and present, which gave to
! his discussion the aspect of our ira
ditional folly and seemed to promise
/ its perpetuation during Mr.. Wilson's
term of power.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

sinking of the Arabic by a German
submarine, causing the loss of Ameri-
can lives. and each day has been one
of expectancy and dread. Very few
Americans want war, or any break
ing of relations with Germany. but
there is certainly a most general and
determined feeling that if the facts
are as they appear from the infor-
nation at hand most drastic steps
should be taken We have stood
enough of Germany's temporizing
and side-stepping, and if the sink
ing of the Arabic is the German re-
ply to our representations as 70 the
Lusitania. then indeed has the time
come when we must treat Germany
as unfriendly and our enemy. II. as
has appeared, Germany has misun-
derstood our temper and believed we
would not hold her to a strict ac-
countability, even to the extent of
going to war, she certainly has been
disillusioned by this time. From pres
ent appearances, it would seem that
Germany has just realized the dan
ger of a rupture, and is at last arous-
ed to the seriousness of the situation.
She may be able to show that she
has not violated the law, or, if she
has, she may disavow the act and
apologize and offer reparation, but
whatever she does, this is the time
to have from her a plain, positive
answer to our demands that she OBJ
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
EDITORIAL OPINION

there was nothing whatever to be
gained by the slaughter. In a word
it is clear that brutality is a DELHI
crate and carefully considered policy
of the German navy.
EVERY DAY ADVERTISING DAY."
From the Boston Globe.
The popular saying that There
are advertising days" cannot be con-
troverted. 1t is equally appropriate
to observe that every day is adver-
Using day" with up-to-date Ameri-
cans
Shrewd finanoiers and merchants
do not neglect TO advertise in one
form or another almost every day in
the year.
Advertising in the press started
probably longer ago than can be def
nitely ascertained. China was issu-
ing a newspaper thousands Of years
ago. In Europe advertisements ap-
peared in the newspapers as early as
164S. and from that time to this the
public has looked upon advertising
with growing favor.
The enterprising man who desires
to buy or sell something does moi
overlook newspaper advertising. He
cannot afford TO. Experience soor
teaches him the value Of letting peo
pie know how he and they can be o.
mutual assistance.
Rich men in numerous lines of in
dustry made their nrst m1ney by
carefully consulting the contents o
newspapers A first-class journal Il
full of valuable suggestions whicl
keen men of affairs know how to use
II is a good plan for all ambitious
and enterprising citizens who neei
to get in touch with the public right
| ly, to realize that, as a rule, ever
/ day should be advertising day. Ant
they should carefully select the RICH
medium for their newspaper adver
tisements. making the same large O
small, according to their means. Tn
small advertiser usually develops int
a large one if he handles his frs
profits judiciously.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

on a pedestal. It matters not whethsr
around him and do him honor. and az
the same time we join Peace Societies.
Our inconsistencies keep us homan, a
least.
The sensational flights of Beryl Kend-
rick in his Curtiss flying boat have opea-
ed our eyes to the possibilities Of aerial
daring. II far exceeds any automobile
racing vet invented. The cork screw
spiral descent is only one Of his many
freak stunts. Before long we shah live
and move five thousand feet in the air
as unconcernedly as we now tread the
dusty earth.
1T Pays to Advertise" is at the Apollo
Theater this week after a years sue
cessful run I'm New York. Il is not only
a funny play but Il is one OF the biggest
advertisements for scientific advertising
that was ever invented. Il is a sugar
coated pin that converts Immediately,
and every newspaper should send COM
nlimentarv tickets to all the merchants
who won't advertise in their columns.
The merchants would be convinced ana
easily landed.
The notable visitors have included -
Mr. and Mrs. James NJ Thomson, the
daughter and new son-in-law Of Champ
Clark. Miss Louise Drew, John Drew's
charming daughter, Victor Herbert and
Henry Blossom, the creators Of the new
comic opera, princess Pat" which had
its premiere at the cort Theater this
,r.ot md f. W. Gwlnner, president a
the Pittsburgh Feds"
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
Intricate Tariff Problems Ahead
(From the New York Sum-

Discussion of tariff problems, many
of them new and many obscured by
war. Commissions, is foreshadowed as a
conspicuous feature OF the next ses-
sion of Congress. The tariff and the
all important question of military and
naval expansion, these from present
indications are destined to engage a
very large share OF attention from
both branches Of the national legs
lature.
The question of the tariff is prob
ably more involved than il has ever
been before when it received the at
tention of Congress. At the time of
the wars outbreak the full CONNER
cial significance Of the new law was
only beginning to be discernible.
Enough, however. had been revealed
to demonstrate very radical defects.
From the date of its operation an era
of business depression had set in
which was moving apace toward dan
gerous commercial Generalization.
How much farther things might have
gone without a serious crash is prob
lomatical But to follow the tariff
laws sequence through the tOrtuous
maze of conditions directly and in
directly due to the war would be a
formidable and intricate task. Con.
gress presumably will have enough
on its hands in unravelling the snarl
Of actual present and presumptive
future conditions withou. barking
back to this abruptly broken thread
of the tariffs story.
One of the fundamental principles
for example. on which the new tariff
was based. the principle that we mus
have unlimited free raw materials
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
{, POLITICAL ACCIDENT.

From the Connellsville (Pa) Courier.
The Democratic administration is a
political accident and the country
has been the victim of a series of
administrative accidents ever since
The New Freedom was proclaimed
by the new Jefferson in the old Wash
ington The Democratic party sneak
ed into power and glory while the.
Republicans were having a rather
strenuous family quarrel The latter
are not without some blame in the
matter, but they are preparing 10
right the situation as soon as posi-
BILE. In the meantime. the Demo
ratio party seems to have done its
worst, and if it leaves the country
alone the unusual conditions will en-
able the people TO pull through after
a fashion.
II is worse than useless, however,
for the Democratic organs TO try to
justify the Democratic policies. In
their appeal to the people in the cam
paign Of 1912. the Democrats de-
clared that the Republican high tariff
made high living costs, and that re-
vision of the same along Democratic
lines would reduce the cost of living,
increase the public revenues and
stimulate the activity of American
industries.
The tariff was revised by the
strong-arm process. but in its opera
tion not a single Democratic promise
was redeemed. Instead of decreasing
the cost of living increased; so far
from being enhanced. the public
revenues dwindled so that the public
treasury now faces a deficit. and
finally, the industrial world was
plunged into a period Of depression
which threw two-thirds of the work
men out of employment, where they
would have been today II a European
war Of gigantic extent and over
whelming influences had not started
our mills and mines on the uplif
again.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
woOD,s FRIEND FROM OYSTER BAY.

n ECRETARY OF WAR GARRISON has censured
- Major General Leonard Wood for permitting his
bosom friend and former comrade in arms. Colonel
Theodore Roosevelt TO make a sensational speech at
the camp of the rockies" at Plattsburg n. Y.
1T is difficult TO conceive Of anything which could
have a more detrimental effect upon the real yalne
Of this experiment than such incident" the secre-
tary toiegraphed TO the general.
"This camp, held under government auspices, was
successfully demonstrating many things Of great mo-
ment It's virtue consisted in the fact that it con-
voyed its own impressive lessons in its practical and
successful operation and results No opportunity
should have furnished TO anyone to present to
the men any matter excepting that which essential
to the necessary training they there to receive
Anything could only have the effect Of dstracng
attention from the real nature of the experiment di-
verng consideration to issues which excite contro-
vorsy antagonism and l-feeng, and thereby impair
ne IL not destroying what otherwise would have been
so effective There must not be opportunity given
at pattsburg or at any other similar camp for any
such unfortunate consequences"
The honorable secretary, who has right to be
peeved has locked the door after the horse has been
stolen Colonel Roosevelt has said his say, gotten
once more in the spotlight and he doubt is well
satisfied Il is doubted however, that General Wood
is as we'll satisfied In view Of the from the
War Department, he doubt feels that confidence
game has been played upon him by his friend and
former comrade-in-arms from oyster Bay
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
With The Photographers

This nation is not unprepared for war as some
suppose There many thousands OF men IL the
country who have spent years in digging bitches and
became experts at it.-Kansas City Journal.
The lynohng of Leo Frank is a crime against gov
eminent I'm the United States for which the govern
ment of the State of Georgia is responsible The peo-
pie Of that State share the blame for the shame which
that foul deed fixes upon the people the nation An
outraged public opinion without the State of Georgia
should move the machinery law within that State
TO apprehend every member of the bloodthirsty mob
which entered the Milledgeville jail and led away their
victim to slaughter Once apprehended those murder
ers one and all. should be tried and convicted and
given punishment that the law fixes for the wanton
crime they have committed.-Boston Transcript
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

Last weeks Boardwalk FIRE promises
to be more than a nine days wonder.
People are coming from far and near to
see the remains Of the conaagration, and
crowds hang over the guard rails curl
Ously watching the search for buried
treasure.
II looks to me as II the theory Of per
feet combustion had been worked out
by this FIRE, for apparently everything
was burnt TO ashes-buildings, furniture
and contents, and little remains but a
cinder heap. Here and there a mutilated
doll is picked up, or a piece Of fringe
that was part Of Chinese shawl is dis
covered. OF the nickle holder Of a soda
glass to remind one Of the ice-cream
sodas, nut sundaes and other luscious
connections that make the name Of Huyler
famous. II is all one huge unrecogniz-
able black mass that makes one shud-
der when he thinks Of the waste and
destruction Of that. terrible demon, hrc
The work Of the fire department was
magnificent for they not only kept the
fire in a small area but they increased
our confidence in them and their ability
ito protect Atlantic City. Some day
American pleasure resorts will all be Of
brick and concrete, but until building
laws force us to have fireproof building
We shall have fires Fortunately the At
lantic City fire department is one Of tn
best in the United States. but an ounce
of prevention is worth more than higl
pressure water mains, FIRE equipment an'
well drilled hremen. When will w
learn wisdom.
Last Monday the town was filled witt
bronco busters, ranchmen. Mexical
ponies and COW boys Of every 'descrip
ton. II was the 101 Ranch wild Yves
show with Jess willard. the COW DO
! champion OF the world as the grea
! drawing card. Somehow the combinatio
! lof cowboy and champion fighter make
| "a mixture that stirs the small boy, Oh
| big boy and even sentimental femininit'
/ Human nature IL the same the worl
Iover aud ever ready to place nghte
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

girls with the grit and thrift to earn
the money. What one boy or one girl
can do, others can do.
A piece of ground less than one-half
acre in size is sending a Pennsylvania
lad through college. When he was
twelve years old, Albert Trumpeter,
now aged 10 years, of Monaco, Pa, was
given this piece of ground by his father.
He had no expert knowledge of gar
dening when he began to cultivate it,
but he sought pointers from every sue
cessful gardener he knew. During the
first year he supplied his fathers and
his uncle's tables with vegetables the
entire season and when Fall came he
had made SIS which he Immediately
banked as the nucleus of his educa-
tional fund.
During the next six years the boy
cultivated his garden with the greatest
care and was rewarded for his efforts
with vegetables that were superior tc
those of any farmer Whereabouts. He
took his vegetables to town and peddled
them from door to door in a wheel
barrow. Because of their luscious
appearance he had no difficulty in dis
posing of them, and he built up a reg
ular route. He saved his proceeds and
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
BILL OF PARTICULARS NEEDED.

COMEONE in Kent county must be bringing out
- Democratic candidates who not to the lik-
ing of the anti-saulsbury Democratic politicians who
control the editorial policy of the Dover Index We
constrained 10 make that observation by the fol-
lowing editorial that appears in that paper:
We inclined to the belief that no good and DOS
sbly some harm, may result the bringing out of
candidates for public Offices by newspapers Many
persons whose suggested are not really con-
sidere6 possible nominees by any considerable number
OF their party associates There instances where
such apparently harmless mention has set persons by
the ears and caused them 70 waste much time and sub
stance seeking Office and resulted in sore disappont-
ment This Is the of year in politics in Delaware and
political papers are sometimes sorely beset for po
cal topics OF discussion and when they amuse them
selves are tempted TO fill space by bringing can
didates for office, the persons named and others will
do well to treat the matter in its proper light and not
take such suggestions too seriously
That editorial would have been much more inter-
estng If those who inspired or composed it had used
few names to indicate those Democrats whom they
had in mind. AS rule when Delaware newspaper
publishes an item that Democrat Is a candidate for
this Office that Office IL is The man men
toned may be stamped with the O. K of the party
bosses and he may induced by those bosses to with
Draw subsequently "in behalf Of party harmony" It
would be exceedingly interesting to know what as
prants for office the Index is endeavoring 10 place
upon its retirement board The Democrats in Kent
county should demand a. bill Of particulars.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

has been heavily shaken by the dem
onstration forced upon Us by sheer
necessity that we have an abundance
of raw materials Of our own for which
we have heretofore in a rather spirit
less and INDECENT way accepted an
overseas dependence. We have
launched new industries, particularly
in the lines Of dyestuffs, chemicals
and potash development, which pro-
mise imposing proportions by the
time the war closes. Are these TO
survive or are they to be swamped
by wholesale dumping on our market
from stocks accumulated abroad as a
result of closed export exit?
Moreover, the war has forced on
our manufacturers heavy wage in
creases. The none too wide margin
of protection left by the new tariff
will be still further contracted when
competition with European wage
standards is resumed. Added to this
are pretty strong indications thai
among the first post-bellum enact
ments of Great Britain will be a
high protective tariff, while in Ger
many existing tariff barriers are like
/ ly to be still further stiifened will
some new ones added.
Presumably under the direct in
SEPARATION of the President, the bureau
Of foreign relations Of the Commerce
Department has been for some tim
gathering information on these ant
kindred questions. A large and in
volved undertaking, but only prelim
mary to the larger and still NOR
complicated task the Congressman
will find awaiting them when the
resume their labors.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28
LITTLE TALKS ON THRIFT
By S. w. sTRAUs
PreHGsEf AmsricaH Sooiey for Thrift

bent his energies to improving tho
quality of his garden truck. He cleared
in his banner season Sl75 and in seven
years Ss75 almost enough to pay his
way through college. During the sum-
mer vacations. while in college. he will
again raise vegetables on his half acre
and devote the proceeds to his educa-
tional fund. He attributes his success
to the fact that he saved every cent
of the profits.
Hens are sending a thrifty city girl
through college - forty of them, one
vacant city lot and plenty of grit 10
one year yielded Grace Breed enough
money to pay all the expenses of her
freshman year at the Colorado AgricuI-
tural college.
It was this girls ambition to go to
college, but because of her fathers
poor health and consequent inability
to work, she knew that she would have
to pay her own way. She had no idea
how to earn money, till one day while
feeding the family chickens, the
thought came to her why not let the
chickens earn 1t for mei"
She understood the care OF them ana
she Immediately acted on her inspira-
ton and so successfully that tho
chickens have paid her way for a year.
She read a great deal on raising poultry
and applied all the scientific knowledge
to them that she had gained. In the
meantime she had worked up trade,
selling only to private families and
was very particular to keep accurate
accounts. She found it not only fascin-
ating work, but a very satisfactory
way Of earning money. She was able
to finish her work by noon each day,
and had no expenses, such as car fare.
This boy and girl did only what
other boys and girls can do If they
have the same amount Of energy, ann
bition and thrift.
Evening journal., 1915-08-28

Great Britain has India so well in hand that there is
little likelihood that uprisings among tribesmen in the
north of that Asatic empire will seriously embarrass
her in her European war operations one of the Won
ders of the war is the way in which the many units
composing the British Empire supporting each
other and ralyng TO the support of the mother coun
try Il the Indian uprisings that rumored material
ize those East Indian potentates who pledged both
men and money to Great Britain will have their work
cut out them in their home land. They should eX-
perence little difficulty in holding the situation in
check with the power of the British Government back
OF them