davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05

MN now. I'm afraid he'll tip off the
news about that treasure in spite of al
my warnings. Those jewels are 9
temptation; I won't rest easy unit
they're safely locked up in some good
vault. Now then, I've told you every
thing, but I'm dying for news. Tell me
about yourselves, about Esteban. ex
pected to find him well. What ails
himT'
"Oh, Johnnie !" Norine began. "He's
very i'll. He isn't getting well. Helr
me, Johnnie! Help me to get him
home"
"Of course 1 will. Wen take him
and Rosa away where they can forget
Cuba and all the misery 1t has caused
them. Wen make him well-don't
worry"
OReilly saw little of his sweetheart
that day, for Norine promptly bore the
girl Off to her own quarters and there
attended to her needs, the most press
ing Of which was clothing.
While O'Reilly was similarly on.
gagged In making himself presentable,
he and Branch talked earnestly. with
the result that they repaired later to
General Gomez. o'Reilly concluded by
saying:
I've done what came to do, sir. but
Miss Varona is badly shaken by all she
has been through. She's very nervous
and far from well. Esteban, too, isn't
recovering"
General Gomez nodded. Miss Evans
declares he must have a change, and
we have arranged to send him out of
the country. His sister, poor child,
should go, too"
"They should go at once" OReilly
said, positively. "That's why we came
to see you. Let us-Branch and me-
take all three Of them to the United
States"
but how? How can you take two
women and sick man"
well manage somehow" O'ReilIy
declared, 'It isn't far across to the
Bahama Banks. I'll agree to come
back If you so desire"
Gomez shook his white head. mo!
You came to find and save your fiancee,
and you volunteered to serve with us
while you were doing so. We have no
desire to keep any man against his will
Some one must escort Miss Evans, who
in our guest. Why not you two?
II was looking forward to an inter
esting ceremony this afternoon" Go
mez went on. "Has your arrival
changed the plans?"
"Oh no, sirw O'Reilly said, quickly.
ard like to make 1t dOubly interesting,
If Miss Varona will consent to such
short notice."
Bravo! You have a way of doing
the unexpected. Why not? I don't
think Miss VarOna will have 1t in her
heart to refuse you anything"
The old soldier was right. Rosa did
not galnsay her lover, and toward sun
down the city among the leaves wit
messed an unaccustOmed scene.
Rosa, very dainty in her borrowed
nurses uniform, was round-eyed,
timid; she evoked much admiration,
but when she was addressed as Sonora
OReilly she blushed to the roots of
her hair and shrank close to her hus-
bands side. Branch proved to be a
happy choice as Esteban's proxy, for
he relieved Norine's anxiety and smoth-
cred her apprehensions.
When Rosa and O'Reilly returned to
Esteban's cabin they found NorIne
ahead Of them. She was kneeling be-
side the sick mans hammock, and
through the doorway came the low, In
innate murmur of their voices. Rosa
drew her husband away, whispering,
happily:
"He will get WELL God and that won
derful girl won't let him die"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05
Lay Of the last Hen.

'The Lay of the Last Minstrel" may
have caused some apprehension in its
day, but were the lay of the last hen
to be announced In ours there would
certainly be a panIc.-Seattle Post-In-
talIigenceE,
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05
No Real "Tana" to II.

A soldier was telling his friends of
his experience out in France, and
among other things they discussed was
the difference between the beers of the
respective countries.
"Well," said the soldier at last, my
idea is that drinking one of those
Frenchy beers Is about like kissing
your sister"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05
His Wish.

$50 your wife is doing her canning2N
"Yes, putting up a little fruit foI
the winter, but 1 wish there was
way we could can a little sugar and
coal for the long, cold days"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05
Ine Suong stHf MishsIHnd MIHa the The Heat of Summer

,So H6a people who are feeble and younger people
VINO hre weak, Will be strengthened and enabled To
E0 t6TT99gh the deRressing heat Of by tax.
TASrELESS chill TONIC It purlfiea
ano enrlches the blood and builds up the wbos sys.
% nSu can soon feel Its strengthening Invigor-
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05

down and got 50
weak l could hardly
stand, and hadhead.
aches every day. j
tried everything I
could think Of and
was under q ply
sician's care for two
years. A girl friend
bad used Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and
she told me about
it. From the first
day I took itIbegan
to feel better and
now 1 am well and
able to do most any
K in d of work. ]
have been recon-
mending the Com.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05

Put your best foot upward as wen
as forward to reach the top of the lad.
der.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05
pound ever since

mission to publish this letter.
FLO KELLY, 476 So. 14th St., Newark,
N. ..
The reason this famous root and herb
remedy, Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was so successful in Miss
Kelly's case was because it went to the
root OF her trouble, restored her to q
normal healthy condition and as result
her nervousness disappeared.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05
A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.

Newark, N. J.-"For ebout three
years I suffered from nervous break.
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05

"one only needs to pray long enough
and strong enough and he will hear"
Mexico Missouri message., 1918-09-05

These are the times that try mems
souls. Thomas Paine
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
SWEDISH TROOPS ADVANCE IN
 FINLAND

LoudoL. Jan BOA Petrograd dispatch to the Morning Times says swedish troops have arrived at Torues, and that their ad- vance guards have clashed with BrlsieyiAi and Finnish Red Guards.
 At the Exchange Telegraph a dispatch from Petrograd says As the present government is unable 10 carry on war, the formation of 6 coalition government including all socialist factions was proposed.
 ROlsheviki followers have split on the question of peace, the majority icing against the coalition of peace on terms outlined by German dele gates, which includes the cessation of all Baltic provinces. Many of the Bolsheyiki favor a Holy war.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
ELECTORAL REFORM AND
 PEACE |S DEMANDED BY
 HALF MILLION NORKMEN
Army Guards Berlin Ready For All
 Corners

London, Jan. 3O.-Dissatisfied witt. the progress of peace negotia- tions at the Brest Litovslc confer encc and demanding 8 reform in the Prussian electorial system, Ger man workmen have brought about serious strikes in Berlin and other parts of the German Empire.
 The government has ordered the arrest of six leaders of the Inde- pendent Socialist party. While at Kiel the Socialist leaders became ohdurate when a number of work men were ordered to join the ar- my, which is on duty in Berlin ready for any emergency.
 Ninety thousand workers were not at their posts Monday, serious- ly hanpering electric works and aerOplaue factories. [
 Strikes are in progress today in the great manufacturing districts aloug the Rhine river and in the province Of Westphala.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30

\ post of Royal Northwest Mount cd Police has been established at Pleasant Camp, 50 miles back of Ha!nes, in charge of Constables L. A Vinall and V. GuIT. Capt. A. L. Bell has just returned from the new camp, having come as far as Haines by dog team and snow shoes and reports that all necessary provisions and necessity supplies have been attended to. The men are Quartered in the former Gus toms building which was in use during the boom days of this part of the country.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
50O,0oO Men Strike In Berlin Alone

Amsterdam, Jan. S0.-F,fye hun dr d thousand men Ere striking in the city of Berlin alone, according to tIe Gelman Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts received here today. Official Berlin dispatches coming , this afternoon from government au- tholities declare the Socialists still adhere to the strike.
 Some of the employees of the great Krupp munition works are out, aud demand that Germany make peace.
 Ire entire war industries are at q standstilI, according to the Vor- waerts, at Hamburg. Sldpworkers in the great Vulcan yards have quit' Munition makers at the Kiel navy yard and employees there have beer out since Sunday.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
ALASKAN ID PAY S2O.OOO F0R
 DAMAGES

Olympia, Jan. 3O.-The supreme c uT. of the state of Washington has affirmed the decision of Judge Mac kintosh, of Seattle, holding that Robert Spencer McMillan, Alaska miner, must give Olivia D. Larson, with whom he has been living, $2O,- 900 for damaging the reputation of the woman. It was proven that Me Milan was the husband of another woman at the same time that he was living with Olivia Larson.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
I3 PLANES . AGAIN RAID ENGLAND

London, Jan. 3O.-Thirteen air planes again raided England last nirht dropping bombs on Kent, Els sex. and the southwestern and northeastern outskirts of London MIay spectacular battles took place in the air between German and En,'Iish machines, the raiders final ly being routed. An estimate of the damage and fatalities has not been completed.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
 CAPTURE
 I5OO HUNS

Rome, Jan. 3O.-During the big offensive of Italian forces on the plain of Asiago yesterday more than 1900 Germans were taken prisoners, including 6S Teuton officers, ac- cording to an announcement of the war department. '
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30

The City of Seattle, of the Pa citic SteamhsiD Co.,, left Seattle for the north yesterday morning, and should reach Skagway Saturday night or Sunday morning. She is bringing about three days mail.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
GERMANS BREAK TRUCE WITH
 RUSSIA

Washington, Jan. 30.-Charges that Germany is violating the terms of the Russian truce by with drawing troops from the Eastern front and transferring them to the Western battle lines, were made yes terday b. the United States war de- partment..
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30

The gas boat Santa Rita left Jul neau this morning at s o'clock for Skagway and should reach port to- morr0w morning about g o'clock. The Rita will probably lay over in Haiues part of the night.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
3 Dead, 10 Injured Last Night

London, Jan. 3O.-Lord French announced late this afteroon that three are known to have been killed by last nights air raid on Eng lahd, with a possibility of six. More than 10 were injured.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
7O SEIZE RUNAN|AN
 GOLD

Petrograd, Jan. 90.-Ten hours were allowed the official Rumanian legation to depart from Russia.
 Reprisals against Rumania as announced by Foreign Minister Trotsky include seizure of the Rumanian gold reserve in Moscow, amounting to one billion two hum dred million rubles. The custodian of this fund is under a,rrest
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
47 Killed Monday.

London, Jan. 30.-Forty seven people were killed, including 14 men. r women and 16 children nearIy all of London, in the two r:- raids by the enemy Monday. In addition to these deaths there were ITO persons injured.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
TWO AMERICANS KILLED IN
 ITALY

Rome, Jan. 3O.-Two Americans attached to the Red Cross were killed at Mestre Sunday night by bomhs dropped by German aero planes and sky raiders. These are the first Americans to be killed on the Italian front. William Platt and Cutts Fairfield were the two Americans killed.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
LIFE IF AMBASSADOR FRANCIS
 Is THREATENED BY ANARCHISTS
Will Be Held For Liberty Alex.
 Berknan

Petrograd, Jan. 3O.-An ultima fum, declaring the American ambaS- sador to Russia would be held res uouSible for the life and liberty of Alexander Berkman, accused and found guilty of violation of the dratt law, was forwarded today to David R. Francis by an anarchist grCun of sailors and workmen.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
SUPREME ALLIED WAR COUNCIL
 MEETS

Versailles, Jan. 3O.-Grcat Brit ain. France, italy and the United States are represented in session O. the supreme allied war council which convened here this morning and is presided over by the French premier. Il:
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
situation Dangerous

Washington, Jan. 30.-A danger ous international situation has de veloDed because of the threat of Russian anarchists to hold Ambas- saGcr Francis in Petrograd personal ly resUonsible for the life and free dom of Alexander Berkman, under jau sentence for violation of the draft law.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
VILLA AGAIN
 OH WAR PATH

Jaurez, Jan. 30.-Forces of Fran cisco Villa Mexican bandit, wrecked 8 passenger train near Santa Rosa l'a this morning, killing no Mexi- can soldiers and civilians.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
FRANK F. WOODS Is
 REELECTED

Washington, Jan. 30.-Frank P. Woods has been reelected chair man of the Republican national con g-essional committee.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30

seattle Jan. 3O.-Including eight mere wooden ships, just awarded Seattle shipbuilding concerns by the government, Seattle now holds contracts for the construction of 135 steel and wooden vessels.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
SENATOR HUGHES DEAD

Washington, Jan. 30.-Senator William Hughes, of New Jersey, died here today.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
& EDDY GET ANOTHER
 CONTRACT

Washington, Jan. 3O.-The gov erument yesterday placed an order with Skinner X Eddy ,shipbuildeTa or Seattle, for 14 more steel cargo carriers of $500 tons capacity at cost Of twenty million dollars.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
GEI 69 ]. ] SHIPS
 IN YEAR

New York, Jan. 30.-Sixty-nine Amerlcan vessels have been sunk sirco the beginning of unrestricted sea warfare, averaging 8 little more than one per week.
The daily Alaskan., 1918-01-30
WEATHER REPORT

Yesterday: MaN, Q. Min. 8. Today: calm, cloudy, warmer.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17

islature Of the State Of Mississ-
ippi, held in January, February
and March, 1913, one concurrent
resolution was adopted submit
ting to the qualified electors Of
the State for ratification or rejec-
ton at an election to be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 1918, being the 9Th day
OF November, 1913, amendment
to Section 112 Of the State Consti-
tuition, which amendment is in
words and figures following, to-
wit:
J A Concurrent Resolution to a.
mend Section 112 Of the Constitu-
ton of the State Of Mississippi so
as to provide for classified
property tax.
Resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Mississippi, two.
thirds of the Senate and House
agreein gthereto, hiatt the follow
ing amendment to the Constitu-
ton of the State of Mississippi
be submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of this State for ratification
or rejection at an election tie be
held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, A.
D., 1918, viz:
Amend Section 112 of the Con-
stitution Of the State of Mississ-
ippi so that it will read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 112. The power of
taxation shall never besurrender-
ed, suspended, or contracted a.
way. All taxes shall be uniform
upon the same class of property
within the territorial limits of the
authority levying the tax, and
shall be evied and collected for
public purposes only, but proper
lty shall never be assessed for
taxes for more than it's true val
ue. The Legislature shall have
power to divide property into
classes for the purpose of taxa
ton. The Legislature may impose
per capita tax upon such domes-
tic animals as from their nature
and habits are destructive of
property. All exemptions shall
be by general law. The Legisla-
ture may provide for a special
mode of assessment for railroads,
and other public service corpora
tons, or other corporate proper
ty, or for particular species of
property belonging to persons,
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17
! LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
OCTOBER II, 1918

J. Green Myers, of Florence, r..
2, was a Brandon visitor Monday.
G.. A. Hawthorne, of Pelahatch-
lie, was among our visitors Mon
day.
w. B. Sowell and T. L. Morgan
were among our appreciated Wis
itors Monday.
D. c. Cox, a splendid citizen
And prominent business man of
Braxtop, was a Brandon visitor
Sunday.
j. E. and ]. M. Ross, prominent
citizens Of the county, were here
Monday, attending the patriotic
meeting at the court house.
Genial E. M. .Odom, merchant
prince of Star, and one of the
county's most patriotic citizens,
was here Monday, to attend the
bond buyers meeting.
The News notes with regret the
illness of DR.. w. H. Watson, who
has been confined to his bed for
several days, a very sick man.
He and his entire family are suf-
fering with the flu.
Sundays Clarion Ledger: Mis-
ses Margaret Buchanan and SUI
die Grain, of Brandon, two of Mis-
sissippi's most efficient teachers,
passed through Jackson during
the first of the week to enter Gov
eminent employ in Washington.
The gratifying news comes
from the firing line in France that
Hoy Barksdale, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. 3. S. Barksdale, of Goshen
Springs, who is in active aviation
service at the front, succeeded a
few days ago in bringing down
. German airplane, and writes
that. he has his teeth set for a
dozen more before the close of
hostilities. This is a distinction
rarely ever attained by one so
young in the service, and the
many friends Of the daring Ran
kin aviator feel proud of the re-
cord he is making, and hope that
he will continue, without acct
dent, in the good work.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17

Sundays Clarion Ledger: Miss
Susie Blue Buchanan's visit a.
mong friends and relatives is a
pleasure to all those who are al
ways so pleased to welcome this
popular girl from Brandon. Miss
Buchanan is devoted Red Cross
worker and always looks after the
patriotic interests of her county.
Vernal Morris, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. j. Morris, and grandson
of Rev. S. Morris, all of Florence,
Miss, was killed while in service
in trenches in France, on Septem-
Der IL, 1918. Message of his
death was received by his parents
on October 9Th. Vernal was q
fine young man. He was MEM
Der of the Baptist church at Star,
Rankin county, Miss.
Mrs. Kate Barksdale received
a telegram Saturday while in
Brandon, apprising her of the Sc
rious illness of her son James
Barksdale, who is a member of
the Students Training Corps at
A. & M. College. She left at once
for his bedside. News from there
yesterday is to the effect that he
is dangerously i'll with double
pneumonia.
Sundays Clarion Ledger: DIR.
E. K. White and Walter Alliston,
of Florence neighborhood, were
in the city last night, returning
from Clinton, where they had been
visiting their sons, who were re-
ported down with influenza. They
were glad to find them much bet
ter, neither having a severe case.
All the other students having the
trouble at Mississippi College are
doing we'll also.
The mayor and board of alder.
( men held an adjourned meeting
Tuesday afternoon and adopted
the Work, Fight or Jail" ordi.
nance, which will be found print.
ed in another column Of today's
paper. This ordinance means
that every individual in the cor
porate limits of the town Of Bran
don between the ages of IA and GO
must work every day in the week
at some essential occupation, or
suffer fine of $500 or imprison-
ment in the county Jail. The or
dinance is a war measure, and il
lis hoped that every citizen will
help in it's enforcement. See that
every one has card, and that
he or she complies with it's pro-
visions. The cards are now ready
and can be had by application at
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17

as fellows:
SECTION 1T. The Governor
shall be at least twenty-one
years of age, and shall have been
q citizen of the United States
twenty years, and shall have re-
sided in this State Ave years next
preceding the day of his election.
And the same is published and
will be submitted as required by
Section 273 Of the State Constitu-
ton.
Given under my hand and the
Great Seal Of the State Of Missis-
sippi, this 10th day Of Octo6o1a
1918 JOSEPH w. POWER,
'o4vaS 70 Azsas1oaS
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17
CORPORATIONS or associations.

corporations or associations.
Passed the Senate February
IS, 1918; March 5th, 1918; March
9Th, 1913.
Passed the House Of Represen-
fatives March 18th, 1913; March
18th, 1918: March 18th, 1913.
The following amendment to
the Constitution is submitted un-
der the Initiative article Of the
Constitution, for adoption or re-.
lection:
Be it resolved by the people Of
the State Of Mississippi that Sec
tion III Of the onstitutith Of the
State Of Mississippi, be ard the
sane is hereby amended to read
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17

the mayors Office. Notice the
non-essentials, and if you know
of an individual engaged in any
Of them, see that he abandons it
at once, and gets busy doing
something that will help his coun-
try in this time Of need.
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17
(By q British Officer.l


(By British Officer.)
The following, taken from the
London, England, Times, is sent
to The News by Capt. w. B.
Wynn, reference to which was
made in his interesting letter pub
'lished last week:
1T is difficult to write of Amer
ica's fighting men without SEEM
ing to wallow in fulsome flattery.
The more one sees and knows
them, however, the greater ones
admiration and liking become.
For the best part Of a year
now we have had a succession Of
them attached to us for instruc-
ton in flying and for patrol work.
Personally / have also spent two
days among them at the Ameri-
can Officers Inn, which is just off
Oxford-circus, London.
Absolutely without exception
these young Yanks have proved
themselves splendid chaps, full
out at their job, acceptable in ev-
cry way in the mess.
"A good many people, the Kais-
er for one, as Mr.. Davis shows in
his contribution to the Times,
have a sort of rooted notion that
the Americans are Wild West
kind of crowd with no discip-
line to speak Of. AS matter Of
fact, they are all for discipline,
though it is Of a sane and reason
able descriution. Hat-slapping
and hot air are not rampant with
them.
!" If have to write to one of
our people up top l don't have to
end by saying I have the honour
to be, sir, your obedient servant
II just sign my name and let it
go at that said one of them, chat
fingly, to me the other day. We
can be business-like without run
ming the risk Of being called up
for 'impertinence.,
"Any one who has been much
with these Yanks will agree that
'impertinence' is about the last
thing they are ever guilty of. On
the contrary, they are only too
anxious to respect our expert
ence of the war and to learn all
they can from us. They are TAX
ing matters far too seriously to
indulge in any Of that old fiction
al bombastic lick-creation spirit.
"They frankly suck our brains
for the benefit of human:ty-to
beat the Boche-and we are glad
they are able to do so.
Every coldly determined to
beat the Boche, they are, too. I
have not met a single American
who talks of wiping Germany off
the map, or nonsense of that sort,
nor have / met one who is ANNA
ted by the ridiculous Colt strait
spirit Of the Hun, but every one
l have met has got his teeth
clenched to teach the enemy such
a lesson as he will not forget.
We may or may not fight our
way across the Rhine said one,
but we're certainly going across
ito sign that peace treaty
"They are great sentimentalists
at least, in my experience. They
say the finest thing this war will
do will be to bind England and
America together to keep the
peace Of the world against all
Corners. They really mean this.
ALSO, they really have ideals;
they are fighting to make the
world free and decent to live in,
to prove that might is not right,
to secure liberty and safety, and
to dispossess tyranny.
To these ends they are making
all manner Of sacrifices, big and
little, making them cheerfully.
suppose the Yanks grouse just as
we debut have never heard
them do so.
Somehow they are always
more or less cheerful, and always
enormously gratified for anything
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17
SPLENDID CHAPS, THE YANKS

Buy More Bonds
The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-10-17

AZ ! regular session Of Tho Leg