davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

took a nap while the great bird few N
with the bags and got the cora ground iB
a couple of hours IN the big Min WHICH
grinds thousands of barrels every dsv
He returned that afternoon, and Howard
went to Cuttyhugger and told him the
task was finished
The Prime Minister almost had stroke
Of paralysis. lie ran 20 The yard and
when he saw all the bags Of fns car--
meal he became blue In the face. bat ls
insisted that Howarddo 5tiu another task
This was TO make five thousand bricks
out OF the clay that lay near the river
and 10 do IL before morning Howard
said that was quite easy. but be wanted
% play a game Of checkers with tts Prince
first Cuttyhugger went TO lock f5r DE
Prince and Howard called the Roc De
told him to fly TO New Jersey and Vbeu
he found q big brick yard TO pick lp sgg.
eTal thousand bricks and dump them, b
the night, before the castle doorway.
Then he played checkers awhile. This
tickled Cuttyhugger. for he though. How
ard was losing time. When they had al
gone to bed Howard turned IN, TOO. BE
hear the bricks fau when the HH
Minister. but the latter was afraid 90 g.
up and see what had happened.
In the morning, although he vas lrE.t
aued. the Prime Minister insisted la.
Howard take some sand from hiIl ard
make him some window panes.
All right" said the lad. what c9.la
do you want?"
Red, green ana blue. replied the Sin
lister. thinking 20 make IL more difhc-L
but he felt that Howard would do t. al1
was horribly nervous
TITS really a shame to fool the old ras
cal" declared Howard TO the Roc.
ut serves him right" the dear bird -s-
marked.
Howard told him where % go and gel.
the glass. and he came back with &c ia 90
hour. for It was just like going around
the corner. you see.
Zach time the Prime Minister SCI HoE-
ard a task he had sneaked around 90 .l4
out how ne had done &c. but as the tei
had always gone OF in some other Gl--'
ton while the Roc was doing the WORK
the old man never could discover a thing
so he felt sure that Howard was a wizard,
and he became more and more terrified
He would have put him down 10 deep
dungeon had he not been afraid that Gle
bov would do something 10 him As & Fzs
he half expected that something terl5e
would happen, and that Howard void
walk Of with the Princess. When De aH
the hundreds Of panes Of ma1y-c0i0re
glass set up against the sand-bank made
without furnace or machinery, the Prize
Minister trembied. but he said.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
Pnled the KINGDOM

Now. there IS one more duty for y1l -
; perform You shall dig me q wide rlli
through this high hin Of earth. it's SOB
earth, although so high. and I think y-.
VIII have no difficulty at alL'
None at ali" replied Howard. E..t5t
hesitating an instant. "Tu do ., bs.Is
evening, and then can have the Princes
can -"
'fes when the job is done said C--r-
huggeF. who couldn't see how Howard g
even an army Of Ia50rers, could -i
through that hill before night HgEs-
went into the woods and called Roc.
Please 60 az once 90 my home a-
look around to see where they arc d--s
any railroad digging. and when y1- Hs
one % those big steam sl5rels 20 ul-E
just pick it up and bring it here. Be slra
you catch the engineer. too. for 7 l1-i
want % lose time learning how % E,-E
It."
Pretty soon the bird returned with l1
very largest steam shovel ia the HC--
and Ir FInncgaH, the engineer was %
e, scared hale 90 death. Howard t-7
him that the Prime Minister had or
dered the hill cut through 5ef9r. 1-g--
and asked n 10 could be done.
sure" responded 3Ir EIllaeza. 'z11
IN haif the time 10 I had a drink
He got the drink and started The u2-
Chlnery. The shovel took whole lar.1l-5
OF Cirt out 40 a bite, and Howard s111
saw that the hill would be e-l f.rs-sa
i1 a few hours. The steam shove. uz1s
=.
the people q Wayback.a. and old Cl-g-
Eugger snsaEed up 90 see what vas NIX
ing the noise with The rest Of The crowd
when they saw the big machine put
ting the hillside and biting NJ E111
masses Of earth they were frightened 81
most into ITS. but stood staring. 90
scared % move. Then Ir. Ellrezl 1.@s
the steam whistle, and as the aTt-. z-4l3
zen upon their ears all the people fed F.
fast as their legs could carry i-5ll. ~
they thought Go was another .-Er.--- zoe.
ster Ike the dragon, only HlT5@- --S
all ran away and never dared -l e-
back, so. after waiting awhile l5F1--
went into the garden Ct the cas-... a--.
finding the beautiful Princess mere
terror. he explained matters 20 Der ~
conducted her into the pari1r OF -.- -
lie. All the servants had fed. 60 i.9f--
asked the Roc 10 bring ie" u ~
back. and soon a l1uch was served --
the Princess. Howard and Mr. EI--sz--,
after several days. finding nat Pc -
the whole kingdom Of Way5arE-a o. -
self. Howard sent for bis iail-r el-
o. his relatives and friends. ana l-s-
married the Princess and became -
Nobody knows what became Of Oh u. ~
hueger and the rest Of the people. ~
SUPPOSE they ali fed 10 some o-l@F
place as far away from Wag1a-
that kingdom IS from here. -..-r.
WALT lfcDCLEALl-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

VERY. FDortsman in the country
X VII read with interest the pam
- MARYLAND were saved during the
severe winter Of 1902. It IS esti-
mated by the experts Of the Game ana
Fish Protective Association that, despite
the rigors Of the season, not more than
per cent OF the birds persisted This
splendid result is due entirely TO the pre-
ventive measures adopted by the associa-
ton and carried out by the State game
warden, Colonel John W. Avirett, Of Cum
berIand.
To save the vast coVeys individual e.
forts Of farmers throughout the State
were enlisted. It was done in this way:
With the first heavy fall OF snow the
game association rushed to The newspaper
Offices and issued an appeal that farmers
and househoIders in small villages should
remember that. the ground being covered
with snow, the birds were unable 10 PICK
up food enough TO keep alive. The asso-
citation urged the people TO clear a space
in each barnyard and TO scatter some
grain each day for Bob White"
On the farm Of William Blodgen, near
.Hagerstown. great numbers Of quail had
been seen. Their hunger robbed them Of
timidity % such an extent that in their
.freuzied Efforts 10 get food several Of them
few INTO the house one morning while the
family was at breakfast and actually
cleared the table while the farmer and
his family looked CT with wonder and
amusement That determined Mr. Blodgen
to feed the birds. and that very morning
he cleared a place near the barn While
he vas engaged IL this work great coveys
few about the barnyard. evidently deeply
interested and excited over the farmers
occupation. Mr.. Blodgen estimates the
number 10 be close 10 three thousand
So anxious were the birds that the mo-
ment a bit Of ground showed beneath the
shovel they aughted there. hopping about
and utteriug the most plaintiTe notes.
They seemed 10 pick Up every particle OF
food as fast as The farmer could shovel
away the snow.
After clearing q space about twenty
feet square 1Ir. Blodgen vent 10 the gran-
arys a score or more birds accompanying
him and there he alled half-bgshel
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
HOW NARYLANDERS SAVED NYRADS OF QUAIL WHICH, DRIVEN BY
HUNGER FOUGHT WITH HAWKS AND INVADED THE FARNHOUSES

measure With wheat and meal and started
back for the cleared space. As he stepped
from the door Of the barn a cloud OF
winged creatures were upon him.
50 fierce was the onslaught Of the starry
ing quail that Mr.. BIodgen dropped the
measure in the snow and fed. He called
two Of his sons. and. armed with broOms.
they succeeded In beating of the birds
until they could recover the measure.
scrape up the scattered grain and so get
another from the gTanary. The moment
he emptied this on the cleared ground
the birds were there in such numbers that
not one-half could squeeze in 70 pick up
the precious food.
The onslaughts they made upon their
fortunate fellows 10 dislOdge them partO0k
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
STORIES FOR CHILDREN
Clever Little Howard Miller Works Wonders the Old Kingdom Of Waydca
Wins It's Beautiful Princess for His Bride

that the Prince was very ignorant. He
had never heard OF the ocean, did not
know what the stars were, thought the
moon was made OF green cheese, and
that toads had diamonds IN their heads:
believed In bug-a-DOos and spOoks and
me evil eye: had no idea of steam, gas or
Kerosene. thought that rain was the tears
OF angels weeping. that dragon-hies would
darn up ones ears, that a dog bowling at
night meant somebody dying in the house,
although just which house he couldn't
tell you, OF course, and a thousand other
foolish notions and beliefs beside. So that
to Howard he was a very interesting
Prince indeed. The afternoon passed
very quickly. and it was dark before they
reached the castle
Where have you been2' asked the
Prime Minister, suspiciously.
''Oh, only looking for a tell-tale bug
replied Howard.
What is d tell-tale bug?" inquired Cut
tyhugger.
Its bug that tells anything you may
want TO know and lots more" answered
Howard.
Did you find one?"
Yes, indeed, and he told me all about
a certain old man who was stealing the
money Of two children who were left in
his charge. and who was planning to get
rid Of one, the boy, and 10 marry the
girl"
The old rascal jumped about ten feet
'D.d-did he tell you his Manner ne
asked in a weak Voice.
Never mind whether he did or not. /
know 1t wouldn't interest you" replied
Howard L must 90 Up on the roof and
consult the stars about disposing OF the
dragon"
lie vent up TO the fat roof and called
Roc" three times. and in a moment he
heard him rushing through the air He
told the Roc that he had TO tackle a
dragon next day, and stated that he want
ed help.
"Graciousl That's terribleI" said Roc
Il could help you to anything in the or
binary line, such as money, diamonds and
such, but dragons are different! I've seen
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

ton, for am death on dragons"
The Prime Minister looked startled, and
a little afraid, too. which Howard no
ueed at once but see here. he con-
tinued; IN not have you calling me an
impostor, old man. I don't like il. Show
me your dragon, and after I've done him
up see that you pay me. for I am not IN
the habit OF getting rid Of dragons for
nothing. You see Howard had been
brought up to believe that there were no
dragons, and didn't expect to find that
they had one. and a very bad one. in
Waybackia. But at lunch, to which the
Prime Minister was too busy to come, the
Prince Catsuppo told him that the
King, his father, who had died not long
before, had promised to give his beautiful
daughter to whoever destroyed this awful
mCuster
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

Of military strategy. Each cOvey seemed
short distance. and then. IN flying
wedges" sweep down on the Zoe, and in
the -mix-up" that followed some Of the
invaders, Of course, would land IN the
food.
With the feeding OF the guam several re-
markable cases OF brute instinct were
made noticeable. The work Of the farm
CTS had not been going on for more than
TWO days before the crows and the hawks
discovered that free lunch routes were be-
ing established, and that it was their
policy TO cut in" James W. Ranney.
who lives near Easton. declares that the
first appearance Of the dreaded hawks
caused q strange cOmmOtiOn among the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

the whip, right well laid onP' cried the
cross-eyed lad
Seeing that this was a Prince, the first
he had ever met. Howard decided not to
punch him IN the nose, as he had at first
intended, but resolved to have some fun
with him. remembering that WaybacAia
was three hundred years behind the times.
Know ye not" he said, with an i'm
portant air, whom you are addressing in
this disrespectful manner? Ye can not,
else ye would greet me with proper defer
ence"
who art thou?" asked Prince Cat
suppo.
i am the Royal Squattibog. Of West
Hotoken, Duke of Atlantic City, Baron
OF Minnesota, Lord of all the Golf Links
, and Prince Of Ping-pong. beside quite lot
Of other titles too numerous to bother
about"
"Oh, if that's the case" said the Prince,
with cordial manner, you are very well
come, indeed. Step into the castle with
ne. The Prime Minister. who rules the
kingdom until my sister and I come Of
age. will doubtless be glad to see one as
noble and exalted as yourself What are
you generally called among all your IL
tias?"
The people call me His Nibbs.' re-
Piled Howard. but my friends call me
just Prince Howard"
Then ! viii call you Howard. for l do
desire TO be thy friend. And now let
me conduct thee to the presence Of Guilty
hugger. the Prime Minister"
They went into the castle, and there, In
vast room. upon a throne Of ivory and
gold, sat an old man. whose face revealed
all kind Of meanness and craftiness. while
his little rats eyes cleaned with hate and
aYarice as he watched the two lads enter.
When Prince Catsuppo had introduced
Howard. giving him all Of his titles that
he could remember, the Prime Minister
broke into a hoarse laugh.
Away with thee, for blind and care
less fool!' he cried to Catsuppo. What
know ye of princes and dukes? IT'S an
inpostor. I'll be boundl But he imposes
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

quail he was taking care o.
The smaller birds withdrew at the mon
ster's' approach in q body. as II for con-
sultaton, and from a distance watched
the big bird paving over their dinner.
This was too much TO bear. Suddenly a
haIf hundred quail swoopsd down on their
enemy, and actually engaged him in com
bat OF course, the hawk won. and few
away with one Of the attacking party dead
in his bIlL Thereafter the hawks might
come as often as they liked. the quau
fought them no more.
Noticing that the birds would crawl IN
der brush heaps every time the hawks
appeared, MT. Ranney took the hint, and
caused a pile Of dead limbs TO be placed
near the feeding grounds. lest the Bob
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
THE FIERY DRAGON GOING TO HIS DEATH

TO the edge Of the forest which the dragon
inhabited, but the Prince was afraid to
venture into the dark woods. as he had
seen the dragon on several occasions,
knew what It was like. had a mortal fear
OF it and did not want TO see II again
During their conversation Howard found
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

this one. and he's bigger than I an ard
blows out flame ike q prairie on fire.
All 1 want is for you TO go to a place
near where 1 met you. There's a quarry
in that locality. and in It little shed, con-
tanning a lot Of dynamite. I want you to
pick the shed Up carefully and. without
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

Tot upon me! Into a dungeon he goes IN
less. perchanoe. he can rid our realms OF
the dragon. Canst thou do that?" he
asked
Il didn't know you had any dragon"
remarked Howard. 'But, IL you like, III
get rid OF him for you as a bit Of recrea-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
The Roc IS Grateful

fte sNIN % NftetNl -
Right I'm the middle OF a clear space,
struggling and Tapping its wings. lay a
most enormous bird. which was entansled
iu a regular SPIDERS web Of electric light
wires. in which il had somehow become
csrght 4 morse or a man would have
been killed by the current, but this ire
meudous bird was too large 10 be killed.
IL was simply overpoWeTed. as well as
ven. much en1augled, although its Efforts
TO escape would soon perhaps nave
broaght an end to its life. Howard as
soo1. as he saw the bird, recognized that u
was the Roc, like the one which oaTIie1
off sinbaa The sailor. for he had seen ITS
ricture in The arabian Nights too
often 10 be deceived. HOW the Roc had
got trsre he couldn't imagine, but all the
same il was the Roc and it was nearly
dead
So be ran TO &c and said
Keen san. Roc and III get you loose.
He put Old his Rubber gloves anu yin
out hesita-ng, began 20 oehd llie Nv
wire Ecares 70 the place from Wiiicn ll4e
crrrsnt came. backward and forward I'M
I'll It broke IN two pieces ana sh,' s--4e
OF The electricity from the mass Of wires
which enveioled the gigantic bird Then
he UNFINISHED all the tangie unul ths S'oC
was free.
ne bird arose and shook out his
feathers. lie stood as high as four
story house when on his feet and Howard
was nncd with Amusement at MS size He
10 IonEcr wondered that It had carried
Sinbed away, -or be could easlly nave
ni,ked M a ccuple OK locomotives ana
walked on with them
"1Tv dear. kind hearted boy ne said,
-,vou have saved n J. life and 1 am more
grateful than I can say. 10" can i re-
ward youT
i didnt 90 SO very much, replied
Howard. NO mere than any boy "oai2
i.avo done
An. bat you did il at once ana without
hesitatiue Insisted the Roc; and that :
how you saved me Another minute azid
it would have been TOO late
tGVeu. e YOU are the Roc, ] suppose X
would Dr. easy enough for you 20 reward
me ssi3 Howard, thinking what It "oulo
be best IN ask.
Anything I'm all the world is yours and
gladly" declared the bird. Just say tns
word
.Ven. I came out 20 seek my fortune,
and it seems that here Il is already" re-
marked Howard, ''but cont think my
father would say that I'D really earned Il,
for 1t came too easily. What do you
thinke't
wei, he would be right. Let's so
some place where you can make your for
tune by doing something
Where shah We so2 Howard asked
'To New York or Chicago
NO we won't take up any common
place methods. but 50 where we VIII get
some enjoyment. and, perhaps, 30 some
good siso while makins the money Let's
sec. where wiu e be2 Al. 1 have az
we VIII 60 10 WaybaeSia, that cid king
dom. which nobody has visited Tor Two
or three hundred years. That's tie spot
Eoau ike il there, I an sure Tor its
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

so old-fashioned that you'll see things
that have been forgotten everywhere else
just hop on my back, and we win start at
once"
Howard climbed upon the Roc's back,
and the great bird rose into the air. As
he few along they talked. and Howard
told him al about HIS studies, and gave
the Roc a lot of information, for the bird
had been hidden away in some remote
desert in Arabia, and was not at an up
to date. he had never even heard Of cleo
tricity, for instance, which explained how
he came 70 be caught In the wires when
a mere child would have avoided them.
He remembered Sinbad, and asked what
had become Of him. becoming extremely
interested IN Towards relation of Sim
bad's further adventures. Howard was
glad 10 be able 20 tell about Slnbad, for
he had nothing Of interest TO relate about
hin self particularly. and the time passed
rapidly until the Roc suddenly few down
to the ground near a beautifully quaint
old castle Of gray stone, covered from
foundation 70 roof with ivy.
''I1l leave you here" said the Roc;
and you must now manage for yourself,
but II you need M for anything call
Roci RocI Rocl three times and I'll be
with you in a jiffy. Go up 10 the castle
boldly and what happens viii happen, as
We say in Arabic"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
He Meets tie Prince

The Roc few up into the air and van
ished in a few minutes. Howard watched
him 60. He then turned to approach
the old castle across a green lawn. but
before he had walked twenty steps a tai,
red-headed and cross-eyed lad OF perhaps
seventeen stepped out of the shrubbery
and came toward him with funny steps
like a bantam rooster, and said:
What no vRrleti Fellow, what DO you
on my royal domains, thou scurvy churl?
Get thee hence ere / chastse thee as thou
vastly deseTvestp'
Howard looked him over carefully and
seeing that he was a pretty skinny
spindle-shanked and wsak-looking speei-
men, replied;
Il guess it's up to you TO be getting on
the grass before I break loose and begin
TO tear up the SOD"
''Ha. dehest thou me, mtniong /, thy
Princel who dares address words Of such
import 20 Prince Catsupp0. the heir 10
the throne, when he gets big enough, Of
the kingdom of Waybackia2 Out upon
tbeei Draw thy sword and defend myself
If thou art n6bIy born. and If thou'Tt not.
HE thee to the castle kitchen and tell the
turnspit to give thee dozen lashes with
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

=
IN Miller when he was q boy. He
W liked with his father in an old
tumbledown house near a great,
dark swamp full OF animals and
birds, and when he was not at his studies
he was hunting through the woods and
learning something every day about these
creatures. So. when he was a big boy he
had, from books and from nature, ac-
auired a lot Of valuable Information,
which, as on viii see, came I'm very
handy ate Ward. It always pays a boy
10 learn everything he possibly can, for
any boy may be cast on a desert island,
for instance. and need TO know how TO
make things or what 20 svOid eating.
And there are other circumstances. too.
in which he may need 10 know things,
such circumstances as these that met
Howard Miller.
One evening when Howard was about
IA years old he was sitting beside his
aged father reading q look. when the
clock began TO strike. Howard counted
the strokes and 10 his surprise the old
clock struck thirteen times. something
which It had never done before.
"Oh, father" he cried; the clock
struck thifteen!'
His father looked up and after a mo-
KENT, said.
lA4e+a AL Is Tune AoE you 10 50 out into
the world and earn your own living"
So the very next morning his father
sent him forth 20 make his fortune as
best he could lie gave him all the money
he could spare, which was 81. and said.
Let Ibis be your w8tchwoCd; Never
hesitate Come back when you have
made your fortune, or. If you cannot
come back. send me word and VIII come
and live with you and help you spend it,"
Howard started of across the swamps,
which few people knew as well as he, for
ne could find his way about them on the
darkest night When he had come to
place where the TAN trees made a pleas
ant shade he sat down to rest for
while. Suddenly he heard loud cries and
q sound like the mapping Of wings. but it
seemed too loud 70 be made by the wings
of any birds that he had ever seen or
heard Of so he went 70 seek for the cause.
lie pushed through the bushes for mile
or more and then he saw a sight that he
never forgot
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20
HOWARD UNTANGLES THE ROC FROM THE
LIVE WIRES

iaIs is q story about Howard
Miller when he was q boy. He
liked with his father IN an old
tumbiedown house near a great,
dark swamp full OF animals and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-04-20

an Wild animals They squirrel coyote rae
sslI ne names American States.