davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
punt o~0c0M.


long, with beveled planes. at about the
angle shown in Fig. ga. which is an end
view of the post.
Cut each side board at one end at p
slight angle, so the longer end will
project two inches beyond a line drawn
across the board at right angles, as
shown in Fig, 4. The projecting ends
will be the top edges of the boards, and
they are to be made fast to the bow
post with galvanized boat nails. AS a
result you will have V shaped affair
resembling a snow plough which must
be shaped in the form of a boat.
Cut piece of board three feet six
inches long on one side and three feet
the other, and stand it on edge be-
tween the long sides, a little more than
half way back from the bow. Then cut
another board two feet six inches on
the other for the stern board-at the
top of the stern.
The first board will act as a spreader,
and when the stern ends Of. the sides
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

could have been, went out to the
grounds to join the others in lively
game of tag.
Half an hour later she re-entered
the room and went to her desk, only
to find that her precious candy was
gone! With tears in her eyes, she
sobbed out her story to the kind
teacher. Not a pupil in the school
would acknowledge that he or she
knew about it.
All afternoon the child sobbed and
wept over the lost candy. Lessons
We're not to be thought of and the
teacher did not call on her to recite.
Two days passed by and nothing
had been heard concerning the sweets.
The third morning after the day when
the calamity had befallen her, the
child found dirty, greasy, very near
ly wornout little pasteboard box on
her desk. Upon opening it she beheld
a dirty lemon drop and the following
on a small piece of wrapping paper:
stela-ime sauri / TUX yure kandi
But, Didunt no Wuz til this; pece
gott inn mi throt and chokd NEE
You Kan Hav This.
i don't want yu to no my nam.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

TT is the desire of every boy at one
- boat. but perhaps the expense of a
readymade one may place it beyond the
reach.
1t is not a difficult matter to make
boat, that is 81 fiat bottomed one, such
as a punt or sharpie, and with pine or
white wood boards, some galvanized
boat nails and the ordinary tools that
are generally in the possession of the
average boy there should be no OBJ
stacle in the way of making a good
boat if these instructions are carefully
followed
The punt or scow is perhaps the
easiest boat to build, for the sides are
straight and there are no curved parts
to require careful fitting.
In the drawing a plain punt is shown,
and for general use it should be ten
feet long over all and four feet wide.
The sides are sixteen inches high, and
seats are arranged at both ends and N
the middle.
To begin properly, obtain four boards
with straight edges (do not use those
with a tongue and grooVe), fasten two
of them together with battens, as shown
at figure /, having first smeared the
edges with white lead and embedded a
strip of lamp wicking in the lead to
hold it in the joint.
The lamp wicking can be had at any
hardware store for or 10 cents a ball.
The battens should be two inches wide
and seven-eighths of an inch thick. and
it is best to have them of hard wood.
When the nails are driven through the
boards and into the battens the ends
can be clinched to make them hold
better.
Attach the remaining boards in a
similar manner, then cut them angular
at the ends, as shown by the dotted
line in figure /. The ends are cut under
eighteen inches. thus making the bot
tom of the punt seven feet long and
the top ten feet. Fasten a strip of wood
to the inner lower edge of each board,
to make an additional surface for the
bottom boards to lie against, then begin
to plank the bottom.
Place the two sides four feet apart,
bottom edge up, and begin at one end
TO attach the planks. An inner cut
should extend the length of the bottom
through the middle, to strengthen the
bottom and afford an additional strip
against which TO nail the bottom
boards.
Smear the edge Of the sides with
white lead and embed the cotton lamp
wicking before the boards are nailed
on. Between each board place the lead
and wick also. to make water tight
Ioint.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
OUR PICNIC
BY Hazel lnsley-class 5-Twelve
Years
yu to no my nam.

Our Cousin Bessie, from San Fran
cisco, was visiting us, so we persuaded
mamma to take us to the canyon for
a picnic. There were five of us-Bessie.
Ned, Tom, baby Eunice and myself
We packed the most of our lunch the
night before, for we wished to get an
early start.
But we had great disappointment In
store for us, for the next morning we
awoke to find 1t cold and rainy. we
certainly were a dismal crowd, but
mamma told us to cheer up and we
need not give up our picnic, for we
would have 1t at home. We did not ex-
pect to have a very jolly time. but we
thought we would try. anyway.
We placed two rows of chairs to rep
resent the car and Ned was motor
man and Tom conductor. had a
dreadful time, for my transfer was
punched wrong and the conductor tried
to make me pay for Eunice, who was
only years old.
After we reached the canyon the boys
built a campfire Qn the fireplace). We
baked some potatoes and roasted some
eggs Cor the boys did while we spread
the tablecloth ION the floor) and at
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
sTELLA's LOST SWEETS
BY Elva Ruth GarfieId-Class A
Thirteen Years

1t was II o'clock in the morning. The
twenty-five pupils of all sizes and
ages who gathered daily at the little
red school house on the hill, were vain
ly endeavoring to get to work on a
warm, sultry morning, when knock,
loud, sudden and peculiar was heard
on the old battered door.
The teacher, a red-haired, freckled
young man of twenty-four years, COM
manded the children to "get to busi-
ness" and looked about the room to
see that all was in readiness for a
Then he turned to the door, opened it,
left the room and stayed for several
moments. When he came back he
carried in his hands a queerly shaped
bundle. Whatever was inside was
wrapped in a coarse, heavy newspaper
with no string to hold it in place.
Naturally every eye turned upon it,
hut the school teacher in his usual
quiet manner laid it on his desk and
said nothing. oh the terrible sus-
pense! Was that package for one of
the pupils? If so, which one? AS they
clamored out at noon the teacher
beckoned to one of the little girls and
placed the bundle in her hands telling
her that old Sam Dickey, one who
was noted for his peculiarities, had
left 1t for her.
Forty-two eager eyes glanced en-
viously at the happy child and forty
two hasty feet followed her to cor
ner of the school grounds where she
turned back the paper and found
two pounds of assorted candies, vary
ing in color, size, shape and form
With a childlike air of independence
she closed the parcel, ran into the
schoolroom and tucked 1t in her desk
Her mouth watered for taste OF
those delicious sweetmeats, but not
willing to share them with her greedy
mates, as she knew that she would be
obliged to IL she partook of them al
that time. she. unsuspicious as one
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
According to Rules

A man went into one of our large
department stores one day to call on a
salesman who had been in the house
many years.
as Mr.. Blank in?" he inquired of
another salesman who was employed in
the same department.
mo, sir; he is OUT
What time does he go to his lunch
eon?"
about one o'clock usually"
Then l have just missed him-I will
call again 'soon," and looking at his
watch and comparing it with a clock
near he went away.
In a week he was back again, and
again Mr.. Blank was absent. The i'm
rassive salesman he had seen before
was on duty, and not being the lunch
hour the caller felt little anxious.
II hope Mr.. Blank is not ill?"
Not at all. He's all right"
He surely hasn't left the establish
ment?"
mo. sir"
"Nor been discharged?"
mo"
There was nothing more to say and
the friend left with a vague feeling
that something was wrong In week
he dropped in again. and this time the
salesman was more communicative.
1T is against the rules of the firm"
he said in a low voice, "to tell where
their employees have gone when they
leave. But If you don't give me away I
don't mind telling you seeing you were
a friend of Mr.. Blank. He died two
months ago."-Chicago Record Herald
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Mildly Original

Somehow other the hinges never seem to
get rusty on the door OF adversely.
Many a silk gown covers a starved heart
It's all right TO be good, but don't be known
as a good thing,
It's the shadow Of suspicion that throws
many a man in the shade.
The truth generally has sting in Its tail.
The beauty about striking an attitude is that
the attitude can't strike back.
The careful man only bets in order TO better
himself
Most Of us require night watchmen to guard
our regulations.
1t takes more than derrick 10 raise hopes.
Every stage has its wings, but II takes an
angel 10 make them hutter.
When fellow begins 10 build castles in
the air It's all up with him.
The prudish girl is always looking for some
thing to shock her.
New York Tines
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
MY RANCH VISIT
BY James Mackel-CIass C-Nine
Years

Years
have a neighbor who has a ranch
that was in the country a few years
ago but is now in the city. He often
takes me for a ride with him when he
is going to the ranch. This ranch
few years ago was planted with lemon
trees, but now they are planting oil
wells on it.
One time when he took me to the
ranch he went to a neighbours house
and he told me to sit in the buggy until
he came BACK. But 1 saw some bees
on a fruit tree and 1 got out of the
buggy to watch them, but they did not
like me very well, so they started for
me and chased me all over the ranch.
/ ran around oil wells through chicken
pens and pigpens, and they stung me
several times. When I found the man
was crying. He asked me what the
trouble was and 1 told him about the
bees stinging me and he laughed, but
said I'd soon forget about it, and 1
did, as we drove home looking at the
pretty flowers and houses on the way.
But I'll never forget how bad 1 was
scared.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
The Difference

Here are tables OF crime In which the mean
ing is the same but the description different:
THEFT.
Rich woman, kleptomania.
Rich man, shortage.
Poor man, stealing
DRUNKENNESS.
Rich man, debility or heart failure.
Well-to-do man. alcoholism.
Poor man, delirium tremens
IN WALL STREET.
Rich man. legitimate speculation.
Mell-to-do man. dabbling In stocks.
Poor man, gambling.
-FusI
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
tended to the lunch.

tended to the lunch.
After lunch we played guessing games
and mamma read to us while the boys
whitfield some sticks to use for toast
ing marshmallows. The day was gone
before we knew it and really we had
the jolliest time you could imagine.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

should be cut under, as shown in the
drawing of the sharpe.
A seat Is placed at the middle of the
boat. over the spreader, and at both
bow and stern seats may be arrange j
as shown In the illustration.
ore locks are made fast to blocks that
are screwed to the sides.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

-LVA RUTH GARFIELD, 337
r. West Third street, Long
Beach, Glass A...............2.o 90
HAZEL INSLEY, 100 East Ave-
nue. 52 Los Angeles, Glass B..".$2. 90
JAMES MACKEL, 1882 South
Flower street, Los Angeles,
Glass C..................... ..........,.$l.o .oo
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

Have you any pots to mend have you any pans?
Any old umbrellas, any mugs cans?
Or any tin teakettles eaky at the spout?
Here famous Joey Sharp-go and fetch them out
Have you any scissors? No matter great or small;
Any knives edge tools? Then go and bring them all
If you place them in my can promise you
will grind or mend them and make them good new.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Sentence Sermons

Today is the root of forever.
The firm in faith never stand still.
Saints are more than picked ser
mons.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
Tells
Teddy a Story

/ u NE udy Mercury, llt lllNlt biOilNe
runner, who lived on Teddy's
mantelpiece, turned into a god
at moments notice, and swooped the
boy UP to the palace Of the clouds
before they were expected. Not a
single god or goddess was in the big
golden hall and the golden throne was
quite empty. Ted was little impa-
tient because he was eager to hear the
story which Apollo had promised to
tell last time and he turned to Mer-
curry, who was Tapping his wings UP
and down in rather a tired fashion.
Mercury, why did you bring me UP
here too early today, and where is
Apollo?"
The Tapping of Mercury's wings be-
came rather angry as he answered:
You're very ungrateful, Teddy. If
you knew how l always worry for fear
of not getting you here on time You
would be sorry. You see I have to fly
for us both, and so am obliged to start
early.
"I am sorry" Ted began, but Mer-
cury interrupted
Here comes King Jupiter, and
Queen Juno, and Minera, and Diana,
and Apollo himself. So be quiet until
they speak to you"
After the king and queen were seated
and the others grouped round them
Apollo turned to Mercury:
well, here you are again with Ted
dy. What would you like today?"
Teddy spoke in low voice: you
promised to tell me about the boy out
there holding your horses, Apollo"
"Oh. that story of the time 1 lent
him the sun. Well, don't much like
to sing about myself.
Teddy looked disappointed and Jupi-
ter said kindly, "Yes, but you will
sing 1t for this little boy"
Apollo bowed, struck some swift,
ringing strains from his Tyre and sang
again.
Apollo sprang to his golden car,
| Which Is known to you as the sun,
As a signal fell from the morning star
| To show that the dawn
! had begun.
| [N His horses har-
0 II messed with gold
ISTU en- chains
| ,ANmn-l OF gold the
! N<MDWW NIX chariot's frame
| fEfS71V II ~ All studded and flash
| SKM\U TN ing with crystal
| TNX MI k grains,
| wi IN Nj ~ ~ And the wheels were
| UNUICS&K of whrlng flame
~ ElEA Phaeton, who was
IL UIN Apollos boy
- I=N Pleaded to have a
try
At driving the sun, a splendid toy,
Through its blazing path in the sky.
my lad, my lad, the way is steep;
| Be careful Be not too bold
NY leaders are fierce they plungs and leap
And are terribly hard to hold"
But Phaeton careessly dashed away.
Look out" called the Planet Mars.
The chariot started to swerve and sway,
Then II bumped right into the stars.
The driver lashed with IS. ~
6. 7: =: =: r. :: !:
his golden whip, ALG~
And the sparks flew TTSZ
| thick from the N/<N&> lSH
tire, " NA- fTN NJ
crashed with IVA
/. :: !. !: :: : An
fearful dip L <&SaA ,
Till the earth was 1WTM X
forest OF fire. DKTNS\N
Phaeton dropped with |& ~ h&R
his hair ablaze, LFA .X1AAHN<
| Splash to the cooling A'N ~ 1H51BMN N
sea! SASby " II Il Q1lNIS
Apollo leaped through d y
| the burning y
| And flung the horses free.
He drenched the earth with a shower of ratn
| He mended the chariots scars
And then drove home through the twinklinS
lane
| OF the silent groups of stars
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14
SlSTERLY WARMING

Mother-Its muzzers little ootsy-
tootsy. Muzzer loves her darling
baby.
Fanny (who has just been spanked)
Don't you believe her, baby. When
you grow up she'll spank you. too.
Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-14

He drenched the earth with shower OF rain'
He mended the chariot's scars,
And then drove home through the twinkling
lane
OF the silent groups Of stars.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26

cupants in a few weeks. The ava,
age clearings of this institution for tbo
past year have been over 100000 ner
month, with an increasing business
showing that confidence of the pro.
motors are we'll placed. =
The Staples block has Just been
completed. built of the same material
with so foot frontage and 80 feet deep
erected at a cost of $4,000 This build.
ing will be used for mercantile Dur.
poses.
Taylor & Company, the pioneer gen.
eral merchants, claim that the outlook
at the present means a $4,000 bust
ness for their line. A good crop means
the releasing of many ranches from
the Indebtedness the development Of
their homesteads necessarily incurred
The Franklin County bank, doing a
$4,000 per month business, is soon to
erect a $4,000 bank building. This in
stitutiOn owns the townsite and water
works, the latter having been put in
at a cost of $4,000. The plans for
their new home are already drawn,
but they have not definitely settled
upon the location.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
THE GOLDEN RULE

constitutional. Sale of transportation
without the display of such certificate
is declared to be a misdemeanor, pun
ishable with fine and imprisonment.
O'Neil on June Is sold ticket over
the Great Northern from Seattle to
Spokane. A warrant was at once
sworn out for his arrest. Through mis-
attorneys O'Neil applied directly to the
supreme court for writ of hebeas
corpus. The supreme court decided it
did not have jurisdiction in the matter
at this time but did issue the writ
that was served.
In his petition for the writ O'Neil
sets up that the law under which the
warrant was issued is unconstitutional.
The law is attacked on the grounds
that it does not give every citizen the
equal protection of the laws; that it
gives railroad companies special priv
ileges not given to other citizens and
corporations; that it delegates to the
roads what shall be crimes and who
shall be guilty of them.
Whatever the decision Of the court
may be, the case will be carried to the
supreme court, and the question will
be finally determined. Before either
party will allow the other to succeed
in the litigation the supreme court of
the United States will probably be
called upon to pass upon the constitu-
tionality of the law.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
Grand American Handicap.

INDIANAPOLIS, June 26.-All roads
for trap shooters lead this week to this
city, where the greatest tourney of tle
year is to be held under the auspices of
the Interstate association. The chief
event will be the sixth annual Grand
American Handicap, which will be
contested on Thursday, though impor-
tant sweepstake and handicap matches
will be shot on other days, beginning
tomorrow. More than two hundred
shooters are entered for the Grand
American Handicap.
The conditions call for 100 targets
a handicap IA to % yards, 5000 added
to the purse, high guns winner to re-
ceive a trophy, open to all.
Several thousand dollars will be CIV
en- to the victors in this and other OF
the events and much more will prob
ably be waged on the outside.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
RAILROAD TICKET SCALPER Sc.
CURES WRIT OF HABEAS COR
PUS AT SEATTLE.
Alleges His Arrest Is illegal and I'm
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Will
Be Passed Upon.

To test the constitutionality of the
law passed by the last legislature max
ing it impossible for ticket scalpers to
continue in business, a writ of habeas
corpus, signed by Supreme Court JUS
tice Wallace Mount, has been served
upon Sheriff Smith at Seattle, COM
handing him to bring Hugh J. O'Neil
before Superior Judge Gillian on June
%, and show what cause he has for
holding him in custody.
The suit will determine whether or
not the law passed by the legislature
compelling all persons offering for sale
railroad transportation to display in a
prominent place in his place of bust
ness a certificate of authorization from
the railroad company delegating him
to sell TRANSPORT ON its lines. is
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
at anv time during the game.

at any time during the game.
Frank Buchet, Walla Walla's favor
ite ball player, wore a Fruit Picker
suit in the contest, holding down the
position of second base. He played an
excellent game accepting every chance
that came to him and when he welded
the stick he made the pitcher for the
soldier team turn pale with fright.
McAllister, Parkes and Croker were
out of the game yesterday, but the
team played good ball, only few mis-
plays being recorded. On the other
hand the soldiers seem to be much out
of form and every player gave the
crowd the impression that each was
trying to see how many sins he could
commit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
PROSPECTS OF BIG CROPS IN
FRANKLIN COUNTY DO
MUCH FOR NEW TOWN
Many New Business Blocks and Resi- j.
dences Are Going Up-Banks Have
Money on Deposit

Farmers in the vicinity of Council are
elated over the prospect of an enor-
nous crop. A conservative estimate
places the pield Of the coming harvest
at 80 bushels per acre. Rains have
been plentiful and nave come just at
the time when most needed.
A good crop means much to Connell
during the present year. Local CAPT.
talists have done much to improve the
business solidity Of the city and are
spending money literally in improve
ments. The bank Of Connell which
vas established July 1, 1904, with in
dividual responsibility of 100000, is
just completing it's new home, a beau
tifu1 pressed brick structure costing
$500. This will be ready for the oc-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
SOLDIERS WERE SHUT OUT
FRUIT PICKERS HAD NO TROUBLE
IN DEFEATING FIGHTERS
FOR UNCLE SAM.
Manager O'Connor Springs New Bat
terry on the Fans-O'Shea and
Donovan Their Names.

Sixteen to naught were the figures
chalked up yesterday afternoon on the
blackboard that stands in the Garden
City ball park after the Fruit Pickers
and the soldiers from Fort Walla Walla
had concluded one Of the most one-sid-
ed and uninteresting games of ball ever
played in Walla Walla. The blue coats
did not have look-in at the game and
only once during the entire nine in
nings did they get a man as far as
the third sack.
Manager OConnor had a new bat
terry, two young men who hail from
Olympia. The twirler carried the name
of O'Shea while the catcher answered
to Donovan. O'Snea demonstrated that
ne knew how to twirl the sphere and
the soldiers were unable to land on hin
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26
Free Ticket to Portland Fair.

Billiardists who play at Lutcher
Brothers parlors get a ticket with each
game that entities them to chance Of
getting a free trip to Portland. And
Lutchers' is the only first class bill
lard parlor in the city and those seek
ing a little recreation will find it a
good place to visit.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26

But for a real good meal go t.
Olson's.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1905-06-26

The Portland Restaurant will help
you save money.