davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
TURNING TO LEFT.
Instinct Pesssss.d Both by Nan and
the Lower Animals. V

Instinct Possessed 10th by Man aud
the Lower Animals. v
Instinct has been defined as a sort
81 inherited knowledge peculiar to the
lower animals. That man possesses
many analogous traits we all know;
but there is one so subtly e%ngrafted in
his nature that, under certain circum-
stances, he is unconsciously made to
act in precisely the same manner as
the wild animal, and that is in circle
travelling. 1t is a peculiar instict
which causes wild animals, when pur-
sued for any considerable distance,
always to travel in a circle; and man.
when lost on the veldt, the prairies,
or in the forest, unconsciously becomes
controlled by the same instinct and is
made to bend his course and travel in
a circle, and return to the same place
from whence he started. A notable in
stance of this is mentioned by Mr.
Catlin, an American traveller of repute,
which occurred while ascending the
upper Missouri. He had left the steam
er on which he had been sailing up the
river, with the object Of reaching an
Indian village by making a shortcut,
across a prairie on foot, accompanied
only by a single attendant. "In our
course" said MI. Catlin, eve had a
prairie of some thirty miles to cross;
and the second day, being dark and
cloudy, we had no object by which to
guide our course, having no compass
with me at the time. During the first
day the sun shone, and we kept our
course very well; but on the next
morning though we started right
(laid our course), we no doubt soon
began to bend, notwithstanding that
we appeared to be progressing in a
straight line. There was nothing to be
seen about us but short grass, every
where the same: and in the distance a
straight line; the horizon, all around
us. Late in the afternoon, and when
We were very much fatigued We came
upon the very spot, to u surprise,
where we had bivouacked the night
before, and which we had left on that
morning. We had turned to the left
and no doubt had Travelled all day in
a circle. The next day, having the sun
shine, we laid (and kept) u course
without any difficulty. On arriving at
the Sioux village and relating our sin
gular adventure, the Indians laughed
at us very heartily, and all the chiefs
united in assuring me that whenever
a man is lost on the prairies he trav-
els in a circle, and also that he invari-
ably turns to the left; Of which singu-
lar fact l have become doubly %convinc-
ed by subsequent proofs similar to the
one Observation-Disclosures Journal.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

beaver dam and it was several days
before the hunters were ready to take
the next step. In the side of the bank
was found a hole where a solitary old
beaver, scorning to live in a house With
the majority of the families Of his
tribe, had built himself bachelor quar-
tiers. The entrance was down below
where the water line had been, and
the cavity ran upward and backward
into the bank for an unknown dis
lance.
Hofer built a huge affair like a giant
landing net, heavy wire being used in
stead Of cord in it's construction. It
had a long and heavy handle and q
cover which could be quickly and Sc.
curely shut down over the body Of the
net. The open mouth of this arrange
ment was placed over the entrance to
the hole, and two men were charged
to hold it in place. The rest of the
party went back a number of feet and
started to dig a long trench with the
intention Of interesting the beavers
burrow. Just as they struck it its
occupant made a grand charge out Of
his front door and landed full in the
wire basket. Later some Of the beav.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
{ i # \ II i i i + y i + + + !;
By Edward Hughes.

"You are the Mary" I cried. who
sang that to him years & in the farm
| house near Oxford. Don't you remem-
Der me? The little boy you taught to
| radcliffe Jack Tremayne, that cried
| his heart out when the big nan took
his Mary away"
The curse Of the Ragged Thirteen had
| first fallen upon her and upon me In
those far-away days. 1t had been lift
| ed from me. and my future was un-
| clouded. Would it be lifted from her
and from dear old Jim Mcguire? Ihad
no difficulty in finding him, and the let
| ter I brought from lennon to the peo-
Pile with whom he had been placed re-
leased him and made him my compan-
ion again.
And now he was waiting. near at
hand, for I had brought him with me.
in the hope that the woman he had
loved so dearly might be able to let
loose the ~hood-gates OF his memory,
| and there seemed no better chance h
| the one she had suggested. And so we
arranged a little dramatic scene, SIM
pie enough. in all truth, and yet one
hat would try the chief performer to
the quick. We drew a screen around
the piano. I was to bring Jim with
me to see a friend, and at the right
moment she was to sing. That was all.
And I hurried away, leaving her on her
knees.
"Come with me, Jim," I said. when 1
| got back to him. land, please God. you
will recover the most precious possess
| sion n man can have on this earth"
"Steady a minute, Jack!" he said.
Tell me this. If I come back to q
knowledge of the past. I may come
back to a knowledge that will force me
| to tell you something that may part
us, and, before God, I would rather be
| as I am, and your friend. than wake up
| to find myself the son Of q lord. and yet
| one with whom you could not associ-
| ate"
I took his hand and told him that
| nothing he could say to me would ever
| affect our future relations. and that l
would only have done with him when
| he himself bade me 80 to do, and with
that we started for the cottage. where
we were shown into the drawing room
"Now, JIM" I said, when the maid
had left us. 'you must try to help me-
Have you no memory Of a girl that was
dearer to you than life? Have you no
memory Of how she LETT you!'.
The light in his eyes grew bright.
"Ah! God in Heaven help me-" he
whispered.
I heard a soft rustic behind the
screen. Then the notes were gently
touched, and without a tremor that
brave woman sang the simple melody
as 1 shall never hear it sung again.
The man before me was as though he
had been smitten with palsy.
"Merciful God!" he whispered. lis 1t
an angel that is singing to me? The
farm-the boy-little Jack-Mary!
Mary Alaine!"
And so Jim's 3 returned.
I stole softly from the room, and as I
looked back at them, clasped in each
others arms, I knew that the misery
and horror of the Ragged Thirteen had;
passed from our lives. and that the
light of Heaven was shining upon us!
(The End.)
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

Thirty mountaineers, hunters, and
woodsmen are nov at work in the
widest parts Of the continent bent on
capturing alive specimens of big game
animals for the coming exhibition in
Chicago of the products of the water
and the woods.
Jack" Monroe and his partner
started out a week ago from their
home on the Blackfoot Indian reserva-
tion in Northern Montana and are now
well over the line of the British pos
sessions in the highest part of the
mountain country. They have gone to
capture, If possible, some mountain
sheep and mountain goats, which are
among the rarest Of American animals.
OF the two the mountain goat is the
hardest to approach, and there is only
one way to catch either of them. They
must be followed by dogs and driven
into some gulley where the snow is
soft and Deep. so that they will sink
through and be unable to extricate
themselves. Both goats and sheep live
high up on the icy peaks where men
and dogs have the hardest kind of
work to climb, and they go on the
Jump where a man must crawl at full
length. The sheep is extremely timid
and equally wary, and will get away
to an inaccessible height if it is given
half a chance. The goat, on the other
hand, is, afraid of nothing alive. It
rarely runs and thinks nothing of cut
ting a couple of dogs to pieces with
Its short, sharp horns. The traditional
gentleman who sought the needle in
the haystack had an easy task com-
pared with that which Jack" Monroe
has undertaken.
Hunters who have been out at Sum
NIT Station, which is on the roof Of the
continent at the crest of the Montana
Rockies, will remember the experience
which "Slim of Summit" the famous
guide and hunter. had with a noun
tain goat which he undertook to cap
ture alive. A short distance from Sum-
init Station is a high and wide noun
tain plateau. Almost at its center rises
IN irregularly shaped peak. Across the
plateau runs a track much used by
mountain goats in crossing from
1et of mountain heights to another.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
IN A A PILE.
Old King George Coin Found in Knox
vll1o. Tann.,

Old King George Coin Found In Knox
Vile, Tenn
Walter Cheatham, an employe of The
city stables, has had the good fortune
to find a very old coin of the realm OF
Great Britain in a trash pile, says the
Knoxville Journal and Tribune. The
coin is Of the same size as an Ameri-
can dollar and weighs just the same.
Walter did not realize that the coin
might have a big price offered for 1t.
and while showing 1t to Stable Boss
William Kellar, asked that official
what he would give for the coin. Mr.
Kellar does not know the value of old
coins, and, offered ten cents. Mr.
Cheatham declined and Mr.. Kellar
proffered twenty-five cents and the
bargain was struck. Mr.. Kellar de-
cided he would keep the coin as a rare
novel keepsake. but now he would
probably refuse an offer Of $500 for it,
pending a thorough investigation of It's
value to numismatic collectors. On
yesterday Mr.. Cheatham returned to
Mr.. Kellar and tried to buy back the
coin for a quarter Of a dollar. Mr..
Kellar refused, but jokingly said he
would take IS for it. Cheatham was
about to take him at his word, when
Mr.. Kellar said he intended to keep the
coin. It's owner was then informed
that according to a coin collectors
manual, King Georges dollar was
quoted as being worth $1,000. The coin
is much worn and the date is effaced,
but King Georges profile is stamped
on the face Of the coin, while on the
back his majesty is pictured astride
a horse id the act of staying a dragon.
George Ill, g. b." are some Of the
letters easily deciphered around the
margin Of the coin. The edge is worn
smooth.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

bles and desks. Work for the class is
cut out by the stan during the winter,
including strategic situations" based
upon imaginary wars between the
United States and various foreign pow
ers. To make the wording Of these
impersonal, the United States Is al
ways designated rs THE Blue" and
the foreign power as '''The Red" The
military and naval forces Of the two
countries are compiled and classified,
and all their bases and lines Of COM.
m%unfcation carefully studied before
the situation Is prepared. Copieso Of
this situation are then given to the
chairman Of two committees, one he
Ing informed that he 40 commander7in-
chief Of THE Blue ana tho bthers that
he commands 'sThs Red" and they
are informed that the game = sto b;
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

proper time threw it. The moose set
tied down over the goats neck and
"Slim" gave a yell of triumph. AS
for the goat, it looked up at its captor
for a moment with a look of injured
surprise on its solemn face. Then it
gave a leap down into an apparently
bottomless abyss, taking the rope with
it and leaving Slim clinging with
hands and feet to the slippery edge Of
the ravine. Somewhere out in the
Rockies there is supposed to be still
a big mountain goat with 60 feet Of
good rope trailing from Its neck.
Catching deer and antelope is easier
work. They are always caught when
young, and the problem is simply to
find them. A man who has never seen
how close a young fawn will lie to the
ground and how hard it is to tell it
from the gray and brown rocks and
sage brush which surround it would
never believe the tales the old plains
men tell. A tenderfoot, they declare,
might step on a young antelope before
he would see it. and the oldest guides
and hunters use dogs to help them To-
cate their game. It is the same in
stinct which leads the young Of all
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

G+
guide, "Billy'' Hofer, is'one of the few
men who have ever tried it success.
fully. Out in the Yellowstone Park
country, but outside the government
reservation, BILLY" located a colony of
beaver. They had damned a consid-
cradle creek and their family houses
stuck up above the. waters Of a big
pond behind it. Hofer and his party
started out to drain the pond. They
cut a big cash in the dam and went to
sleep, expecting to find the pond dry
in the morning. On the contrary, they
found when they got up that the beav-
ers had been busy over night, had en-
tirely filled the gap, and were once
more enjoying their usual depth Of
water. It took careful and endless
watching to get the water out Of that
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
JAPANESE BABIES.
they Get Good Doses Of Nature and
Thrive WelL

they Get Good Doses Of Nature ane
Thrive We'll VI
According to our modern scientific
ideas as to the careful treatment Of
babies, those Of japan would seem to
have a hard time. and yet there are
no healthier, nor fatter looking little
mortals on the face Of the earth. We
insist on q fixed temperature. on ster-
ilized milk, on all sorts of improved
things, while the Japanese baby gets
a good dose Of nature, and seems to
thrive on it. It is dressed and un-
dressed in a frigid temperature in win
ter, and in summer its tender. little
eyes are always exposed to the full
glare of the sun, as it is carried on its
mothers back. It Is to be feared,
however, that this latter treatment Of
ten does affect the eyes Of the children
though. they get over 1t later in life.
At Nagasaki, amongst the women coal
ers who coal the ship, you may see
many with babies on their backs. The
mothers work all day in the rain, or
in the sum-, or the snow, and there
baby sleeps. Indifferent to everything,
the top of its head alone visible, while
the movements of the mother do not
seem in the least hindered, and she
accompanies as much work as the
men. It seems as II the babies Of this
class were born stoics!-Anna North
end BENJAMIN in San Francisco Bulle,
tin.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

wild animals to efface themselves by
hiding until they are able to depend
for protection either upon their speed
or their courage. Often deer will leave
their young lying stretched out fiat
against the ground while they go miles
away for water or food.
The man who goes out to catch
young deer or antelope takes with him
some good dogs, a field glass and q
pack horse, carrying large panniers,
as the most essential parts Of his out
At. He climbs a bluff, and from it's
summit looks down over the neigh
boring lowland. II he sees through
his glass some deer which look as
though they might have young with
them he starts down the trail after
them. Shortly the grown deer vanish
across the horizon line. and then the
dogs track down the fawns in their
hiding places. All that remains for
the hunter to do is to pick up the
trembling little creatures and put them
in one Of the baskets on his pack
horse. It is no. great trick to pick up
half a dozen fawns in this way in the
course Of q short trip.
One of the hardest Of animals to
catch alive is the beaver. When caught
in q trap in the ordinary way the
beaver is usually drowned or at least
badly injured when found. There
seems to be only one way to capture
them alive and uninjured. The famous
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
A 1oui. XVI. Maid Of Honor.

A Louis XVI. Maid Of Honor.
We are in the midst of q decided re-
vival Of Louis XIV. and Louis XVI.
modes. The maid OF honor Of one Of
the January weddings will wear q typi-
cal XVI. gown. and IL anyone in the
audience" finds eyes for the bride the
wearer Of the Louis XVI. costume will
be a much-disappointed young person.
She will have a l%ong-tailed coat OF
mauve velvet with gold buttons and
t%urned-up tails lined with. the palest
blue satin. The underdress is to be Of
soft liberty satin, a shade paler than
the coat. The coat fronts are to be cut
away to show a gold waist belt, tied at
the left side and finished with long
ends. The jabot is to be Of point d,Al-
encon lace, and the large hat will be
decked with many plumes.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
.FloHrs ON ?

Sea Battles Conducted In 2 Naval war
/. college.
Many persons have never heard OF
the Naval War college at Newport, =.
4 In the ."New L%ippincott" Lieut.:
E1ohn Morris Ellicott has an interesting
article, in which he says: This IN
Istitution has q president and q college
istaif on duty the year round, and 2
lclass Of twenty-five to thirty oficers
ordered in attendance from June to
september inclusive. The class y com
lposed mainly Of officers Of executive
and command rank, and is divided for
work into committees OF SIX p eight
the senior in each being
chairman. The committees are as
ihlgnsd separate rooms. with chart "a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

played on a certain day. On the day
appointed for the game a large chart
table is placed in a central room; upon
the table Is tackled a chart Of the
theater OF operations. and beside this
are placed red and blue lead pencils,
rulers. divaders. duplicating note books.
and q record sheet, while around the
board are hung for reference telegraph
ic maps. consulate maps, and coaling
station maps. There is also provided
q spinning arrow to deciae the direc-
ton Of the wind or nature Of the wea-
Their when this is Of Importance: also,
2 table Of classes Of vessels, with light
Ing values. speeds. endurance and visis
.biliity. ss5 b
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
CAUGHT IN THE o

Sometimes when they are hard pressed
by dogs the goats will climb the peak
In the center Of the plateau for tenn
porary refuge. Slim took advantage
tof his knowledge of these facts and
went out n day with his rope" to
TRY TO lasso n Of the wild goats. He
hid himself in the most inaccessible
part OF the center peak and waited
events. Presently a big chilly" goat
came bounding up the rocks. slim"
rot his rope in readiness and at the
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
The En.y State,

Old Acquaintance-Why, hello, Jim
my! Been a good many years, since I
saw you last. I hope you're getting on
well in, your business? y
Jimmy Cracksman-Out o. sight!
Old Observation-Disclosures You
don't know how much good It does me
to hear that. Let's see. what 10 your
business?
Jimmy Cracksman-Robbing banks in
Ohio.-Ohio State journal.
over-wroustt fancies1ths dsooratsd
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

er's houses were attacked in the same
way, and altogether six live beavers
were captured. which are now living in
the National Geological Gardens at
Washington.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

It's m easy matter 70 fool any ONE
with the. exception Of yourself.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02

When anything assumes the form
Of . duty some men feel Incapable Of
s,discharEdng n
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-02
CHAPTER XIV. (continued.)

was first, as I intended to be, at the
trysting place, and I hid myself to see
what the dear girl would do; and /
take credit for the possession Of n self
restraint that was truly wonderful, see
ingin what a great longing held me to
rush out and comfort her. She stood
and looked round eagerly. and then 1
heard her-for I was but a few PAGES
from her-say, softly: Where is he?
All, Jack, darling, my heart hungers for
you!"-and when I had her at this dis
advantage I rushed out and did my
best to satisfy her hunger.
Her warm kisses, the touch. Of her
hand as she pushed back my hair to
get a better look at me, and the Joy
that danced and sparkled in her glori-
ous eyes. told me that she was mine
forever, ever as I was hers, and that
nothing now should part us until the
one of us stood and looked down upon
the dead face of the other, gone before
to await the more perfect union of soul
that would live for ever and ever!
And now that the fear of the venge-
ance of the dreaded Thirteen was lifted
from him, Mr.. Courtney came back to
something of the old ~cheerfullness of
the days when he was lord and master
Of Courtney Castle, and the meeting
between him and my father was of the
most cordial nature, for he received us
at Connemara Cottage with all the old
time courtesy Of which he was past
master.
While our elders withdrew and dis
cussed with becoming gravity the union
of the families, Nora and I betook our
selves to the garden, and If u conduct
was not governed by the strict eti-
quette that prevailed indoors, we yet
managed to pass half an hour very
pleasantly before we were called to re-
ceive our sires' blessings, with a hearty
grip from the one for me, and a father
ly kiss from the other for the blushing
Nova
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-02-08
G0RDIAN KNOT FOR
VICTOR EMMANUEL
WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY IN NAMING
A STABLE CABINET UNDER
EXISTING CONDTTTONS

ROME, Feb. 7.-signor saraccon ten
dered the designations of the cabinet
this morning. King Victor Emmanuel
will consult with the presidents of the
senate and chamber of deputies and the
various party leaders today and tonor-
row, before designating a new premier.
He is confronted with a task of great
difficulty, owing to the chaotic conditions
of the parliamentary parties. The ma
jority which defeated the government
yesterday consisted of transitory coali-
ton of the members of the right and the
left, one the Rudini group, supporting
the government; the Socialists opposing
the cabinet because they considered it
not sufficiently liberal, while the Right
lists accused 1t of lacking coherent pol
icy and yielding to the Socialists. The
fall of the ministry was thus due to
diametrically opposed reasons. Yester-
days coalition disappeared Immediately
after the vote, the parties being bitterly
antagonistic as regards a general poll
cy, so the first parliamentary crisis the
new king has to solve appears to be a
perfect Gordian knot