davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

obliged to sit down beside the trap and
await the sad fate in store for her.
After she had been in the trap for about
an hour along came the cruel boys who
had been responsible for poor Pink-eye's
sad dilemma. They almost frightened little
Pink-eye to death when they grabbed mold
OF her to free her of the traps spring.
Amt she a beaut?" asked one great,
numbering fellow, whose heart must have
been as hard as stone, for, although he
was, he felt no pity for her. Wen sell
this one for a dollar at least. Then We
can buy some cigarettes"
Sure, Wen sell 'er for a dollar" &C.
quiesced the second boy. Then they had
poor. quivering little Pink-eye out Of the
trap and into a small box, where light and
air were admitted through a few small
holes in the lid.
Then Pink-eye was carried a long way
from her happy woods and companions.
She was not only frightened and unhappy,
but was suffering from the hurt to her
paw caused by the steel spring OF the
trap.
After some time Pink-eye realized a
change, The box she was in was set down
on the ground and several pairs Of eyes
glared at her through the holes. They
were the eyes OF other human beings, SOM
older than the boys who had caught her
and some younger than they. But to poor
Pink-eye they were all the same size and
age. She feared them all alike. each be-
ing her enemy, for each seemed glad Cf
her being in captivity.
well, put the little thing into that old
bird cage" spoke a voice-a woman's
voice. 1t was the mother of the boys VINO
had captured Pink-eye who spoke. Shell
have more light and air in that and we
can see her better. Besides. you can take
her to town In the bird cage very nicely
And pretty soon Pink-eye found out what
the bird cage was like. and she suffered
the change from the box into IL, for In the
box she was more secure from curious
eyes and long, punching fingers. But once
in the cage she was the center Of attrac'
ton for half a dozen youngsters, male and
female. and Of various ages and sizes,
But among these children one seemed tC
feel some pity for Pink-Eye when tina
poor creature tried so vainiy to escape
from the cage. Isn't she a dear little
thingT' asked the child. questioning al
older sister. "Oh. I don't care for ami
mails" replied the older sister. ''rhey'r'
only good for selling or eating. Ia like
that squirrel fried nice and brown"
We'll. you'n not get to eat 'er," de
elared one Of the big eaptors, That sQuiT'
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Her Fourth of July.

BY Myrtice Doughty, Aged II Years, Nor
folk, Neb. Blue Side.
Edith was very happy when she woke
up the morning of the Fourth, as she was
going 10 her grandmother's for a picnic.
II was a very beautiful place with many
fruit trees on H. They took along lots OF
fireworks for the evening. She had a very
nice time, for there were swings. ham
mocks and many other things 10 afford
her pleasure. She thought II lots nicer
than 70 be In town In all the noise and
confusion. They had a real plcnic dinner
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

LIHte Brown. sS22 Boulevard. Omaha.
49," De Long, Alnswortn, Neb.
lItho Mccoy, Barnston, Neb.
LiL4an Merwin, Beaver Guy, Neb.
MABEL wit, Bennington. Neb.
anna Gottsch, Bennington, Neb.
minnie GUttsch, Bennington, Neb.
1eheS DahuIkt. benson, Neb.
Marie GalIagntr. Benkelman, Neb. (box l2.
Nela CueHcy, Creighton, Neb.
LOUIS hahn, David city, Neb.
huca trelutll, Dorchester, Neb.
Eunlce Boue. Falls Guy, Neb.
E,uel Reed, Fremont, Neb.
Hu4ua LundDuTg, Fremont, Neb.
marion CdlIs, Gibson, Neb.
MAJ sue 10 bartholomew, G]Othenburg, Neb.
L{o.a RON. tV5 West hoenig street, Grand
Ella oss, 4Vl West Charles street, Grand
Island, NeD.
Irene Costello, rs West Eighth street,
Jessie Crawford, 40 West Charles street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Pauline schultz, Az West Fourth street.
Martina Murphy, 9S East Ninth street,
Grand Island, Neb.
Hugh Rutt, Leshara, Neb.
Hester Il. Rutt, Leshars, Neb.
Alice Temple, Lexington. Neb.
RUN Temple, Lexington, Neb.
Anna Nelson, Lexington, Neb.
Ecythe EIeitZ, Lexington, Neb.
Marjorie Temple. Lexington, Neb.
.,"to G~rassmeyer, lo4J Z St, Lincoln. Neb.
SNHF AAANNtAAs
Irene DiSher, zOS0 l. street. Lincoln, Neb.
llughie Disher, 2OS0 l. ST Get. Lincoln. Neb.
charlotte Boggs, 227 South Fifteenth street,
Lincoln, Neb.
Helen johnson, 1874 South Seventeenth
street, Lincoln, Neb.
Louise S,!cs, Lyons, Neb.
Estelle Mcdonald, Lyons, Neb.
Milton Seller, Nebraska City, Neb.
Harry Crawford, Nebraska City. Neb.
Harvey Crawford, Nebraska City. Neb.
Lucille Hazen, Norfolk, Neb.
Helen Reynolds. Norfolk, Neb.
Letha Lsrkin, So. Sixth 81, Norfolk. Neb.
Emma Marquardt, Fifth street and Mad.
son avenue. Norfolk. Men.
Gerevieve VI. Jones. North Loup, Neb.
Orrin Fisher. 1910 South Eleventh street.
Omaha.
Mildred Erickson. ZC9 Howard street.
Omaha.
oscar Erickson 27O9 Howard street,
Omaha.
Louis Raabe, 2eOs North Nineteenth ave-
rue. Omaha.
Frances johnson, s3 North Twenty fifth
avenue, Omaha.
Marguerite Johnson, s33 North Twenty
NTH avenue, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Babies,

BY Mildred Churchill, Aged 10 Years, VII
lisca. Ia, Red Side.
Cousin Louise and Cousin Sadie were
both walking with their babies. Louise's
baby fell asleep. Sadie said, Don't let her
fall out OF the buggie, because it will hurt
her"
Louise replied, II won't But II I should
let her fall II we ever get another baby
/ will exchange with you"
you don't need to-" she said, because
Il might not be as cute as ours"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Helen's Lesson.

North Twentieth Street, Omaha. Red Side.
There were two girls named Helen and
Elsie, They were children of rich parents.
But Helen's nature was proud and
naughty and Elsie's nature was good and
kind. There was one poor little girl in
the neighborhood that Elsie loved, but
Helen hated her. One day Helen's mother
called her. but as she did not come she
did not call her any more.
1t was a beautiful dress for Helen, but,
as she did not come. 1t was given to the
poor little girl.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Lucinda

BY Iona May Davis, Aged 10 Years, Har-
ward, Neb. Blue Side.
Lucinda's parents lived about a block
from a railroad track, in the country,
and one day when she was out gathering
flowers on the cliff she noticed someone
crawling along behind some dirt by the
track with a log and a heavy chain In
his hand. Could this man be going to
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

on the grass and in the evening shot off
their fireworks, which looked very nice.
She was very tired that night when she
got home and slept very soundly all night,
but she had many burns and bruises from
the firecrackers she shot off.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
(Second Prize.)
The Story of Little Shefei, the
Syrian

By Frances Johnson, Aged II Years, 93S
North Twenty-fifth Avenue, Omaha.
Blue Side.
] had just finished reading a delightful
story, which was laid out among the hills
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

A lot of new Busy Bees have written the editor this week, and most cf
them have decided to join the Red side, as there are more Busy Bees writing
Tor the Blue side than for the Red side. Two or three Busy Bees have writ
ten to say that they do not understand about the Red side and the Blue side.
The Busy Bees may write for whichever side they choose. Eunice Bode is
queen Of the Blue sid. and William Davis is king Oft the Red side for the sum
mr months, and each side tries to win the most prizes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

Y 7 WAS a great pleasure to receive stories ana letters rom several If our
older Busy Bees who have not written for a few weeks, and also to re-
odve letters from a number OF new Busy Bees. Some of the ley writer's
say they have been reading the ChndrenIs Page for a long time and now
tny are going to send in stories
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

The illustrated nursery rhyme rebus lastw week "a "Od Mother Hub
bard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone Correct answer
yer sent in by Frances Johnson of Omaha, Mabel Neumayer of Grand Island
and Arid Olsen of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

was a dear little,
bushy-tailed squirrel. Early in
her life Pink-Eye had been left
an orphan, for a wicked hunter
had deprived her Of a mother.
After becoming an orphan Pink
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

Any Of the Busy Bees may send cards to anyone whose name is o n the
Postcard Exchange, which now includes:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25

Prizes weer awarded this week to Louise stiles Of Lyons, Neb, and to
Frances Johnson of Omaha. Both are O the Blue side. Honorable mention
was given to Frances Byrne, IN the Blue side The Busy Bee who received
honorable mention would have received first prize if she had not forgotten to
Nrte her address o the story. The Busy Bees should read the directions
before writing their stories.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-25
Honorable Mention.)
The Sky Dweller's Fourth

BY Frances Byrne. Aged Il Years. Blue
Side.
We are not the only ones who celebrate
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
LACK OF WATER
BLOCKS INDUSTRY
Another COIIIGTy Closes at
E.ahanOy City.

Mahanoy City, Pa. Dec. Every
twenty-fOur hours is increasing the
seriousness of the drought in this re
gion, adding to the perplexities of the
coal companies. industries and other
consumers of water. The New Boston
colliery, owned by Jones. Delano &
Co., employing 500 men and boys shut
down as a result of the drought.
In this city and Girardville the sup
ply is limited to a few hours daily to
the homes, while little, if any, is sent
to the collieries.
So far the Reading has used tank
trains which ply between Lakeside and
Girardville, supplying the dozen or
more collieries with more than 200
tanks as a cost exceeding $3.50 a day.
In the Ashland and ShamOkin dis
tricts Gordon reservoir and the Sus-
quehanna river are being utilized to
keep the collieries in operation.
Park Place. Morea and several other
individual operations are being work
ed only every other day on account of
the lack of water. At Lakeside, the
source Of the Readings supply. the
water is fast diminishing, and it is
only a question of a short time until
even this is exhausted.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
HEARD PLOT TO KILL
JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER
Cleveland Police Guard Oil
Kings Mansion.

Cleveland. O.. Dec. Acting upon
information given by a man who said
that he overheard a conversation in
which plans to assassinate John d.
Rockefeller were discussed. the East
Cleveland police guarded Forest Hill,
the oil magnate's home. Several suspi-
cious men were ordered away from the
place.
The police Of Cleveland and other
towns in this vicinity are working on
the case.
The information was given by Saw
yer Smith. Of Minerva. who declares
that he heard the plot being hatched
by two men at Alliance. o., on Sunday
night.
Sawyer Smith, who Is a lumber
dealer. said that while he was visit
ing in Alliance Sunday night he acci.
dentally came near two men near q
railway track
Smith soon learned that the men
were plotting against Rockefeller and
that they we're to be paid we'll for
either killing or kidnapping him. It
was agreed by them that it would be
easier to kill and the reward would be
the same, Smith says.
Extra precaution was used by the
Cleveland police in guarding Rookie
feller when he departed for his New
York home from the East One Hun
dred and Fifth street station.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
Reject
new BUDGET
Throw Gauntlet TO People by
Adopting Amendment.
VOTE is 800 TO Is

Great Battle In British Parliament
over Shifting the Burden Of Tax
alton From the Masses to the Rich
Now Goes to tho Voters.
London, Dec. with the adoption
Of Lord LansdOwne's amendment b.
the house of lords by the vote of $50
to IS, the climax was reached In the
grave struggle between the peers and
the people over the shifting Of the
burden of taxation from the masses to
the rich and titled landholders.
BY the adoption of Lord Lans-
downes motion declaring that the
house of lords "is not justified in Civ
ing its consent to this bill until 1t has
been submitted to the judgment of the
country" the peers fling down the
gauntlet to the nation.
Parliament probably will be pro
rogued by the king. and the voters Of
England. ireland, Scotland and Wales
will ballot on the budget early in the
new year.
A Memorable Day.
II was a day in the history OF the
house of lords long to be remembered
The session was given over to the
concluding arguments on the budget
and the debate was the most interest
ing that has been heard in the upper
chamber in many years.
The interest of the members and
other auditors was intense throughout
the galleries we're more crowded than
on any preceding day since the debate
began, and the peers, whose presence,
in view OF a probable division. was
urgently requested by party whips,
gathered in force
Now the country looks eagerly for
the consequences. which may limit
themselves to the result Of a general
election a few weeks hance. or as most
ministerialists angrily assert. will
gather force until the upper house Is
swept out of existence in the near fu.
ture. The present government has de-
liberately forced the present issue.
The budget, which is now dead. con
tained legislation which the house OF
lords had rejected with unquestionesl
right in previous bills. To have ap
proved thee measures when incorpo
rated with the finance bill would be IN
effect for the house of lords to resign
all legislative functions. This clear
question. unfortunately. cannot go be-
fore the country at the pending elec
ton. It Is only one of the issues to
be decided. Both sides display equal
at the opening of the fray. |
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
BATTLE IN NICARAGUA
Government Troops Defeated In Five
Hour Fight With Rebels.


Hour Fight With Rebels.
Bluefelds, Nicaragua. Dec. l. by
wireless to COlon.-After five hours
lighting the revolutionary forces com.
manded by General Matuty defeated
1000 Zelayantroops at a point called
Las Salinas. Several standards and q
quantity Of arms and ammunition fell
into the hands of General Matuty.
The Zelayaists lost eighty killed and
many wounded. The losses OF the revo-
lutionary forces. who fought behind
boulders and availed themselves Of
every protection, was twenty killed.
The steamer Stranger arrived from
New York with arms and ammunition
Recruits have arrived from many
places. and their accession has ma.
terially strengthened the revolution.
The impression prevails among the
revolutionary authorities that the trou
BILE cannot last much longer, although
Zelaya claims differently.
Reliable information has been re-
ceived to the effect that Zelaya haT
less than 5000 troops with whom to
attack and regain the Atlantic coast.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03

eroce and Cannon Not Executed
Mobile, Ala. Dec. THAT the two
Americans, Leonard Groce. of Texas,
and Leroy Cannon, Of Pennsylvania
have not been executed by order Of
Zelaya, but are imprisoned near Blue
fields is the intelligence brought here
by Captain Holmes and passengers Of
the steamship Aetnas. This informa
tion was picked up by wireless as the
Aetnas was passing the Nicaraguan
coast.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
Eaees peath Eor AasauIt.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 1. - George
Colobo, a Greek, charged with felon-
ious assault on Mary Lefkowicz, ten
year-old Polish girl. in his room at 407
West Second street, was found guilty
by jury in court after the trial had
been before them for two days. The
penalty for this charge is death. The
case is one of the most vile ones that
was ever heard here.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
Retired Farmer J suicide at 90.

Wilmington, Del, Dec. 1. - While
suffering with melancholia at his resi-
dence, near Middletown, Manlove Da-
Wis. aged eighty-two years, a retired
farmer, killed himself with a shotgun.
He left a note telling his family that
he had committed suicide. He had
been ill for several months.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
90 Per Cent of Deaths Due to Disease.

Ithaca, N. Y, Dec. Ninety per
cent of the deaths in this country are
caused by disease. 2 per cent by old
age and about per cent by violence.
said Director V. A. Moore, of the State
Veterinary college at Cornell univer-
sity.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
Nem orIeansl RIchest Man pead.

New Orleans, Dec. 1.-Isadore New
man, banker and street railroad man,
and probably the wealthiest man IT.
New Orleans. is dead. He was seventy
two years Of age Mr.. Newman's for
tune is estimated at S1O.000,OOO.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
23OO SWITCHMEN STRIKE
Employees Of Thirteen Northwestern
Railroads Ask More Pay.

Railroads Ask More Pay.
st. Paul, Mimi. Dec. 1.-Switchmen
Of all the thirteen railroads in the
great northwest, numbering 2300 en-
ployes. went on strike. A strike order
was issued by Frank T. Hawley, pres
ident of the Switchmen's Union Of
North America. The order affects all
the railroads between Lake Superior
and the Pacific coast. Both sides stand
firm.
The men demand an advance Of 6
cents an hour, double pay for all Sun
day work and overtime in excess Of
ten hours. and certain changes in ser
vice conditions. At the present time
there is no hope Of concessions by the
railroads.
Milford chronicle., 1909-12-03
KILLED BY BOYS PRANK
Man Tripped by Cord Across Sidewalk
Dies of Injuries.

Trenton, N. j., Dec. 1.-The pranks
Of several young boys who stretched a
cord across a sidewalk to trip pedes-
trians resulted in the death of VII
liam Steinmetz, a blacksmith. He was
tripped about a week ago. and in fall
ing cut a deep cash on his head. He
was picked up in an unconscious con
dition and taken to a hospital. The
youngsters who stretched the rope ran
away and have not been identified.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20

than is the figure of blindfolded justice
in other communities.
Old Judge Jim Hargis is dead. Curtis
Jett and Tom White, two leaders OF the
Hargis clan, are in prison, and Ed Cal
lahan is lying near death from bullet
wound But others are pointed out In
Jackson almost any day as men who new
er shoot twice at the same foe.
In appearance John Smith, one of these
and Callahan have much in common. Both
have stubby, ill-trimned mustaches, and
both the sharp, crafty, slanting eye of the
mountaineer.
When Smith shot down DR.. B. D. Cox
in cold blood, he talked about it after
ward just as a farmer would in recount
ing the animals he had killed on butch
erin day"
I'VE stayed under a shed about half
an hour" he testified, land while we
was there Ed Callahan came in and told
us to be sure and not miss him. And when
DR.. Cox did start from his office and
came down Just across the street from us,
Ebert Hargis called to him and said, is
that you, Doc?' and he said Yes
"All three Of us fired at the same time,
or so near it was all one report. In
short time Judge Hargis said: BY God,
you sure got him! heard him heller like
big bull!
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20

demand. drink from a bottle is az
natural a courtesy as a handclasp.
Moonshine whisky, some might call ii,
but to these mountaineers It is just white
Ticker"
Ask any man on the streets Of Jack
son when the mountain jewellers come to
town, what he thinks of the feuds here,
and he seems surprised. Death, to their,
minds, was just and matter-Of-fact pun
ishment for a man who would plot death
to his enemy. The law doesn't count.
Get your man." is the rule.
The trials of the feudists and their COM
LESSONS, made known after the Marcum
killing. are an old story. But the fact
that similar scenes are expected again
here in Jackson has quickened the town
with excitement.
Hate is the most undying trait of these
mountaineers. Their bodies are large;
their hands are gnarled from dragging
a pittance from their scanty farms or
chopping wood in the timber lands on the
hills near here.
Made giants bodily by their work, yet
the average Kentuckian is a pigmy men
tally.
There is no big game which can be
hunted here, yet. In nearly every cabin
hangs a rife. 1t is rarely spoken of, but
II is a bigger instrument of their law
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20
HOW A RURAL TELEPHONE
RESCUED THE SCOUT CAR

II you were speeding along a lonely
country road with a wilderness Of forest
~ either side and the nearest town miles
away and the axle OF your automobile
should suddenly break. dropping you
there in the solitude. and all this while
you were duty-bot6d and heart-bound,
too. on a great mission in which moments
were precious-what would you do?
Whittier would you turn for help?
This Is precisely what happened to The
Journals scout car far up among the
hills OF North Carolina on a Sunday af-
tcrnoou not many weeks ago The story
OF where the scouts did turn for help and
the expeditions manner in which II ar
rived. and set the car scudding firmly
on its way again is worth hearing.
u was a rural telephone Of the Home
Telephone and Telegraph company that
played the rescuer's part so well.
The scouts Of The Journal-Herald con-
test were traversing the second OF the
three routes from New York TO Atlanta
the capital-to-capital il Is called. They had
left Louisburg. y. C. six miles behind
and Henderson was twelve miles ahead
when the axle broke. An automobile
without an axle. as everybody knows, is
IN a worse fix than a man without legs.
The nearest axle procurable was at San
ford, a 1oo-odd miles away. The problem
through those 10 miles on Sunday after
noon when you yourself were out in the
middle Of the woods Nothing could do
Il but 20 annihilate space
And that Is exactly what was done.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20
ENDED LIFE BECAUSE
THWARTED IN LOVE

CHICAGO, July lit was not love for
a poor, unknown Viennese maiden that
caused Baron Oskar Rothschild. the
youngest son Of Baron Albert Rothschilds
Of Vienna, to send a bullet through his
brain last Monday evening; 1t was be-
cause he had been thwarted by his FAM
lily in his dearest wish to marry young.
beautiful and talented Chicago girl, Olga
Mem, daughter OF DR.. Rudolph Mem.
This was the report that came from Eu-
rope today and was confirmed by the
father of the young girl. Miss Mem.
known as one of the most beautiful girls
in Chicago, was engaged to the young
baron as the result OF a romantic meeting
in Chicago only six weeks ago in an ex-
change of cablegrams between himself
and the father for his consent to an i'm
mediate marriage here. Baron Albert
commanded his son to break the engage
ment when he sought a personal inter
view in Europe, and the young man in
despair committed suicide. according to
the report from Europe. 1t was given out
at the time that his suicide was caused by
love for a poor but beautiful Vienna girl.
Poor girl; she is desperate and cam
not be consoled- 1 do not Believe Olga
will ever outlive this great sorrow,' said
Dr. Mem today. Her mother cables that
she has given herself up to grief and has
almost collapsed.
ST am so broken down myself that do
not see how 1 can go to Hamburg, where
my wife and daughter now are. Every
cablegram 1 have received tells of my
little girls intense grief"
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-07-20

safety.
Early the next morning we were up
and started on our return trip. This de-
scent we found much harder than the
ascent-stepping down from stone to
stone being harder than stepping up. We
pushed on at a rapid gait, for we, had
determined to try to make it in homo
that night. Twas quite hard on the two
cargadores, as was the whole trip, for
that matter, for they each carried about
fifty pounds and, besides, their feet were
poorly protected from the sharp stones.
Never once did they complain or grumble,
though, and they kept pretty close to US
at all times. We spent a few minutes in
the big opening, studying it and trying
to fathom its mystery, then moved on.
We were out of the gorge by II o'clock,
and then pushed on an hour ard half
over the hot desert before stopping for
lunch. After two hours rest We pushed
on to Saliaya, arriving there at 4:3o p. m.
There we took carromatas and rode the
fifteen miles to Lucban, arriving there at
10 p. m, fully tired but fully satisfied
with our trip. While we did not have
any great scientific discovery bottled up
to explode on the unsuspecting world
yet we had had most pleasant trip.