davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-25
Negro not Known Here.

Bill Way is not known in Pine BlufI and we'll informed negroes say that they do not believe that he ever lived in this city. He may have been known a possibility of his having gone to that place from Pine Bluff and taken an assumed name to avoid the officers
 There is no Hineville in this State, but there is a Huntsville in Madison County where there is no negroes. There is a Pineville in Izard County where there are very few negroes. if any. It is therefore impossible at this time to locate the negro's home.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1909-08-25
 Stricken Populace Sought safsty From His Muf derous Fusilads; Until lie was Shot Down by Pesper ate Citizens sBody sst on Rubbish Heap and in the Public Square and Burn ed-Said to be From Pine Bluff k. +a

I. I. Haas. Steve Burk. 'i Joe Thompson. Fred McGraIh. A. A. Gunby-
 Manuel Abrafto.o Nitz. Albert Marx. C. k. Bynum,. Jr,- J. l.. Kendall. D. G. Trousdale T. w. Merriman.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
SEED TRAVELLERS.

Did you ever stop to think why it
is that so many tiny maple trees grow
in your garden in the spring when
there are no large maple trees near?
Look at the bird, and then at the
maple tree. You will see that both
have wings. Such seeds as the ma
pies and eIms f1utter from their pa
rent trees, and then with their little
wings fly with the winds to faraway
homes. There they await the coming
Of spring. The nuts in the woods
are also seeds for new trees to jour-
ney to their new homes by rolling
from place to place. Some seeds have
little airships to travel in. Perhaps
you have seen them, for the milk
weed babies and dandelion children
sail very high as they look down up
on hills and fields.
Many seeds which must travel yet
have no wings nor sails steal their
rides, so they are called tramps. After
a walk through the fields, when you
find your coat covered with tiny
green hooks, you may know that you
have been imposed upon to carry
these little vagabonds on their jour
neys. The birds often help the seeds,
although they do not know it. The
feathered creatures light upon the
branches of the great oak or old ap-
pie tree, to feed upon the white ber-
ries of the mistletoe. In getting this
food the sticky gum of the mistletoe
gets on the birds feet. Some of the
seeds fasten themselves to this gum,
so are carried to another tree by a
hungry little bird that supposes he
is only getting his dinner.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
and the kiddis tiptoed to look over

and the kiddis tiptoed to look over
the desk.
That clerk wasn't what you'd call
man quick to size up situation,
but the way he sized this one made us
all sit up and take notice He came
| round, lifted the youngster up and
stood her on the desk, right between
the gas jet and the big register, and
said:
well, you've been looking for the
wrong place and found the right one.
You see, when Santa Claus comes to
hotel, he doesn't use the fireplace
not he! Just comes right in the
| door, walks up here to the big book,
and writes his name, just as mamma
did. Then he looks right up here at
| this gas jet, to see if there are any
children in the house. All the chill
dren hang their stockings here, and
it saves Santa lot of time, not hav-
| ing to hunt all over the house. Got
pin? Good work. Here she goes.
pinned tight on where Santa can't
help seeing her. Now, then, little
| lady down you come, and good night.
| Hurry upstairs! He may be here any
minute"
| Off went the baby and there dan
gled the stocking. Before any of us
had time to speak, the clerk said:
Boys, that's Briggs little girl. Wife
and baby came on to spend Christmas
with him, passed him on the road.
| We had to tell her when she got here
/ this afternoon. Here's the baby's
| stocking, ycE-
Shut up!" growled Mack. Boys,
I'm going out" and he got himself
into his overcoat.
bad night outside" said Miller.
I'm going to turn in AS he passed
| the gas over the desk something yell
low slid from his hand, and the toe of
| the little black stocking stretched
bit. One after another the rest of
| the crowd followed, and, somehow,
with each passing the little black
dangler got heavier and longer. All
the while l kept seeing the things my
| kid sister used to pull out OF her
stocking Christmas morning, so when
I'd put in bit to make the stocking
| heavier, | got on my coat and went
out to see if there wasn't a toy shop
| in Denver. Found one all right, and
| if you'll believe me, there was Mack,
and Johnson, and Miller, and every
| last living one of those fellows that
had turned in sack at the hotel-all
sneaking out the back way.
Beat it," said Mack; we've
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
Detecting Crime in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian method of detecting
crime is quick and effective, and has
the great advantage of always catch
ing some one. A priest is called, and
by his eXhortation, prayers, sorceries
and drugs-a youth is sent to sleep
with the command to dream. The
person he dreams of is the criminal.
No further proof is sought or needed.
The sanction of the church is quite
enough.
If by chance the boy fails to dream
he is promptly put to sleep again by
the same process until he does, so
that he usually manages the affair in
a short time.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
Poet of Mushrooms.

! Corneille Is known as the poet OF
many things, but it has required the
finding of a hitherto unknown MS.
at the Bibliotheque Rationale to re-
veal him as the poet of cooked mush-
rooms, which he apostrophizes as
GLORIOUS in their end if their origins
are obscure" He compares "its
white body and stem" to parasol,
relates its 'Iife," it's struggle with
the sum-" suggests it's relish with
cream or mutton ragout, and declares
its sayory excellence as compared
with asparagus, truffies Or artichokes.
The verse is not exactly that of the
"Cid" or of ''Polyeucte," but it is
Corneille.-London Globe.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

not his daughter, her sense OF loving
gratitude was only deepened and ex-
aited.
Ten years later. Scene: re-
ception at Lady Frances Verner's.
Speakers: well known dowager
and a nephew just returned from IN
dia, whom she is lionizing:
''Yes, Lady Frances is very hand
some, and has a good deal of quiet
animation. She was the widow of
that poor Deering of Denham, who
shot himself some years ago. That
stout, broad-shoulderedm man with the
blue ribbon is Admiral Werner, and
the pale, delicate looking lad-talk-
ing to Madame Ronika, the great vio-
linist-is young Deering, who writes
such beautiful poetry
''Who is that distinguished looking
woman, the smaller of the two talk
ing to Admiral Werner? She has such
a sweet, pensive face, and great blue
eyes"
cob, you mean Mrs. Glynn. She
ID Sdtly dulillI Co W a. tioIS StiAA
those sort of people. Her father
was murdered by the Indians, or the
Kafirs; she was saved by a Yankee
gold digger. He brought her up in
the Rocky Mountains among an aw-
fully lawless set of men. Then he
took her to Paris, and I believe she
was to come out as the daughter of
the Incas, in a ballot or some such
thing, when Glynn saw her and mar
ried her, which seemed rather idiotic.
However, old Lady Gethin recognized
her remarkable likeness to dear
friend who married Gilbert Deering,
and whose daughter she proved to be.
Then they found the nurse to whom
the Yankee had given her, so the
Deerings thought it best to come to
tan amicable settlement. Lady
Frances keeps her dover, and young
Deering his estates, for his life; but
this charming Mrs. Glynn, or her son,
will succeed him. They are great
friends. What splendid diamonds
she has!"
"Well!" exclaimed the Indian
nephew, truth really is stranger
than fiction"
THE END
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

The Yukon territory now has q
fleet Of sixteen gold dredges, or ships,
as they are spoken of by the miners,
and five or six more are being
equipped. A dredge built ready for
operation in the Yukon costs $780,
600 on an average, and handles daily
from two thousand to five thousand
cubic yards Of gravel, which will yield
from twenty-five cents to $25 of gold
cubic yard. The daily output of
gold a dredge is from $1,000 to
$4,000, although is it said that there
have been days on which a single
dredge has taken out SIS, 5,0O0.-Pop-
ular Mechanics.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

below, and a big sign done by the
clerk: "The Little Lady in Room 40"
One of the boys wanted to open the
parcels, but some one sang out:
'tOh, let the kiddie open her own
parcels" So we left 'em.
Before we quit for good that night
Brown turned around to the clerk.
"Now, listen. We don't know Briggs,
and we don't know his wife, and we
don't know the kid, and you don't
know anything about anybody-that
is if you ever want to see any of us
again. What say, boys?" We all
agreed, for you see any of US might
have been in Briggs place.
We SHE'D the Office next day, but
that clerk was all right; he got the
two of them off for home that after
noon. Don't know any Of the partic-
ulars; never heard any. But some
how to this day I can't go by room
40 in that hotel without going a
bit quieter for thinking of the woman
who had been by the window there
that Christmas Eve, and the kiddie
with her little black stocking huntin s
the fireplace.-E. M. Wheelock.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
A QUEER SUPERSTITION.

Every year thousands of Calabri-
ans and Sicilians make pilgrimage
to Assist to take part in the religious
festival held on the anniversary of
the birth of St. FRANCIS. They believe
that every time they run around the
tomb of the saint they save the soul
of one of the family from the tor
ments Of purgatory.
When the iron gates in the crypt
of the church are thrown open they
rush in with cries of viva, San Fran
cesco!" There is always struggle
to get in first. The crowd is so great
that progress soon becomes impossi-
BILE, pilgrims often being crushed to
death while they are running about
the tomb.-Washingto Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
Worsted by an Owl.

Hiram Heller, of Williamsport,
was badly lacerated and bruised in
a battle with great horned owl
which he wounded while cunning
near Fairfield Centre.
He shot at the owl as it flew by
him, but only broke its wing. Not
wishing to disfgure the bird, Heller
attempted to kill it with a club. The
wounded owl, which measured near
ly four feet from tip to tip, pounced
upon him, and before he was able to
free himself he was badly wounded.
-Punxsutawney Spirit.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
MOTHER NATURE PREPARES.


The cosmos and hardy chrysanthe-
mum blooming in the garden tell that
summer is over and that Mother Ma
ture is preparing for the cold season
which will soon be here. The wood
land trees are dropping their leaves
to protect the roots of the delicate
flowers and to enrich the ground for
the next years growth of plant life.
The green wofms which have feasted
on the parsley beds and tomato vines
have eaten their fill for winter and
have spun their little homes about
them. The great alanthus worms and
hickory worms are also preparing to
hide themselves in silky cocoons.
In the woods the open chestnut
burrs show that the nuts inside are
ripe. The busy squirrels are already.
at work filling their storehouses with
nuts and acorns to last until next
year. Into the ground the snakes
and turtles are going for their long
winter maps. Flying birds tell of the
journey of our feathery friends to
the South The lambs, horses, cows
and all fur-bee ring animals are grow
ing heavy coats for protection against
the cold weather. Many of the fish.
in the streams and rivers are leaving
our waters for those which will be
warmer during the winter. The far
mers are busy gathering their fruits
and vegetables so that the frost may
do no damage to them. In the city
the people take Mother Natures
warning that the cold season is COM
ing to prepare their houses and cloth
ing for the early visits of Jack Frost.
Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

About this time every year | wish
l had the knack of storytelling. That
is, telling things so other people could
see 'em, too. I'd like some of you to
see that Christmas eve as l remember
it:
Twas a bit over ten years ago a
crowd of us boys had hit Denver with
our heavy sample cases. Nasty
weather outside, mighty nasty, and
we sat around the office of the hotel,
smoking, reading, not talking much,
and all a bit grouchy because we were
where no sane man, not even drum
mer, wants to be-away from home
on Christmas eve The place was
getting blue with smoke and the wind
was banging at the windows, when
somebody's coughing made me sort
of wake up to the fact that | was
reading my paper upside down, and
mostly thinking about Tom Briggs.
Briggs was from our State, too
we were mostly Empire StaS Sers-all-
round good chap, meant toibe in the
running to the end. Right'sort of a
wife and dandy kid, but 1t seemed
like all the hard luck in the country
had been drifting his way, and to cap
it all, consumption-the doctors gave
it some name, but that's what it was
-moored him in the end. We fell
lows always have a feeling that the
best way to sympathize with man
in Briggs run of luck is to keep your
mouth shut and your wallet open.
So when the doctor said: Rare at
mosphere, high altitude, Colorado
mountains" and all the rest of the
simple remedies they always pre-
scribe, why, knowing the size of
Briggs bank account, We never
thought of it that way. Wdll, Briggs
went to some sort of a curb place in
the Colorado mountains, and the wife
and kiddie stayed back East Some
how, l couldn't get the three of them
out of my head. so when Mackenzie
put down his paper, lighted fresh
cigar, and said: "Who knows any
thing about Briggs?" Twas almost
as If I'd spoken myself, and he went
on: mighty glad Briggs isn't out in
this Internal weather. Where is that
rare place? We might take a run
up tomorrow, cheer Briggs up a bit.
How is it, boys?"
Johnson put down his paper. went
over to the window, then came back
and sat down. then he spoke: why,
he is out in-I thought you boys
knew-I've been here a week.
Briggs died the day after l got in.
Some of us went up. He started last
day before yesterday. Tough luck,
isn't it, boys?"
Not a man of us spoke, only the
cigars. While we were smoking away
like mad, the clerk over by the desk
began to cough, and when we looked
his way, he shook his head, leaned
over the desk, and asked:
"Well, little lady, and what can l
do for you?"
By George, standing right in front
of the desk, looking like she'd lost
something very importantt was the
cutest kid you ever saw. About four
years old, l reckon! long brown curls,
cheeks as red as fire, big b1iO own eyes,
just in her long white nighsie, reach
ing up to the tall desk withIone hand
and holding tight in the other bit
Of a black stocking. With a little
anxious kind of laugh, mot bit
scared of US all. but trying to look
through the smoke as if Wd might be
hiding the very thing she WAS hunt
ing, she said:
I'm just looking for thd fireplace.
You know. Santa comes tonight, and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
LIBRARY ENVELOPE

Sometimes you boys an. girls who
read this page see little stories about
strange people, wonderful inventions
Or discoveries of faraway lands
Sometimes you might want to have
such stories to use at school when
studying certain subjects. Why not
begin now to cat out these little ar
ticles? Save them in a large manila
envelope, which can be made at
home. On the outside paste a pretty
picture or fancy postcard Inside a
sheet of paper should be kept SO that
the names Of the articles added each
week might be recorded. In this way
little library with an index is made
-Washington Star.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
DEVOTION OF MODERN MOTHERS.
reggie, where are you?"

DENOIlON OF MODEHfN nO 1EfO.
Reggie, where are you?"
Gust here"
what are you doing there?'
Nothing"
"Now, Reggie, don't try to deceive
me. Tell me this minute what you
are doing?"
Nothing, mother. Just playing
with my blocks
"Well, be careful"
Yes, mother, I'm being it,
Then Reggie heaves a deep sigh
and goes on playing, while his de-
voted mother in the room adjoining
proceeds with her sewing or her
reading, feeling that the child's tenn
poral and eternal salvation is assured
for another quarter of an hour.
1t may be sad, sad thing to be
little orphan boy, but Reggie could
not be made to believe it. 1t may be
a great good thing for boy to have
devoted mother, but Reggie accepts
this just as he takes health foods and
cod-liver oil and much else that is
said to be good for him. What he
would really love is to be
neglected, and, as matter of fact,
that is what he really needs.
Finally Reggie becomes very much
run down, and his mother takes him
to an eminent child specialist.
"Oh yes, Doctor. l am very care
full about that" comes the prompt re-
ply, and the old doctors eyes seem
to blink as if dazzled by the radiance
Of the mothers halo.
When he is out with other boys
you sit by the window where you can
call out to him once in while?"
"Oh, yes, Doctor. I never let him
get out of my sight if I can help it.
well, madam, that is what is
spelling the child's health. I can't
explain the connection, but there is
some sort Of psychological influence
at work on the child who is always
watched which takes the life out of
him. | have remarked this in unnum-
bered cases. Give Reggie chance.
Do you pull growing plant up by
the roots every few minutes to see
how it is doing? The process is just
as fatal to a child. Let him alone.
Besides es'-the halo about Reggie's
mothers head was beginning to di-
minish-"the care you take of the
child is nine parts selfish. You are
really less concerned about him than
you are about yourself. You don't
want to worry about something that
IL T.
frightening you.'
How many other mothers dare
spread their devotion under the doc
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
BIRDS LEARN SPECIES NOTES.

BIRDS LEARN SPECIES NOTES.
The song of birds is thought to be
instructive, but it is found that young
birds never have the song peculiar to
their species If they have not heard
it, and very easily acquire the song
of almost any other bird with which
they are associated. DANES Barring
ton was of the opinion that "notes
in birds are no more innate than
language in man." He has given an
account of his experiments in phil
osophical Transactions" He says:
81 have educated nesting linnets
under the three best singing larks-
the skylarks, wood lark and the tit
Iark-every one of which, instead OF
the linnet's song, adhered entirely tn
that of their respective instructor.
"When the note of the titlark lin
net was thoroughly fixed I hung the
bird for quarter of year in room
with two common linnets which were
full of song; the titlark linnet, how
ever, did not borrow any note from
the linnet's song, but adhered stead
fastly to that of the titlark.
"Birds taken from the nest at two
or three weeks old have been found
already to have learned the call
note of their species. If it is de-
sired to prevent this the birds must
be taken from the nest when day
or two old A certain goldfinch at
Kingston sang exactly like wren,
without any proper note of its spe-
cies. This bird had been taken from
the nest at two Or three days old and
had been hung at window opposite
a small garden, where it had un-
doubtedly acquired the notes of the
wren without having any opportunity
or learning even the call of the gold
finch
'Still more extraordinary was the
case of a common house sparrow,
which in wild state only chirps, but
which learned the song of the linnet
and goldfnch by being brought up
near those birds. YOUTHS Com
panion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
To the Pure i'm Heart.

God stood upon the altar-stair,
Unseen of all the throng,
Across the wreathing incensed air
They watched the myriad candles flare,
They heard the holy song;
And low they knelt, and fast they prayed,
Calling on Christ and Mary Maid,
ooh, keep us from all i'll, they said
THY servants love make strong
But all this time God waited there,
Unseen upon the altar-star.
God stood beside the atar-rail
Unseen of all but one
And she was mere thing OF sale;
Her cheeks were stained with tears and
pale;
She knew what she had done.
rhe gentle folk paused in their prayer
TO eye he creature weeping there;
Preserve us, Christ and Mary Fart"
Thus did their swift words run,
But she-so may pure hearts prevail
Had seen God standing by the rail.
Harry James Smith, in Harper.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
The Demiinhn's Fate.

John" said the Colonel to the old
family servant, "do you. know what
became of that demijohn threw out
the window New Years morning?"
II sho' does, Kunnel. l 'kotched
dat iimmyjohn To- it hit de groun'
but de cork wuz out en- what whisky
didn't spill down my throat splattered
all over me en- like ter drownded
Ime. Hit wuz dispensary er Provi-
dence dat l lived ter tell de tale!'-
Atlanta Constitution.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

bought all this stuff the kid wants.
You go get candy, and candy, and
then some more candy, and some
anges-little fellows, mind, to go
into the stocking"
Tell you what, Santa never did
better job in his whole career than we
did that night. The stocking was
right heavy and dragged round the
toe, but it pumped out above with
oranges and stuff, parcels all stacked
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

specially" the youngster spoke
so softly we all leaned over to listen
Especially when they're talking to
God, like my mamma is. She's been
talking to God over by the window a
and looking up, so think He's talk
ing back to her. If you'll only just
show me where my stocking goes, I'll
run back and let my eyes go shut, "
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24
Greeting.


Christmas greetings.
One and all!
Christmas seems to
Have the call.
Here's wish that
You and
May get Ger it
By and by.
Here's a wish that
You may eat
All the good old
Turkey meat
That your stomach
Will contain,
With no fear of
Future pain.
Here's a wish that
You may be
Always brimming
Full of Slee.
It's a cinch to
Pen a rhyme
In the joyous
Christmas time!
Birmingham Age-Herald.
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No69 o 8 o O o O o -.
2S@For the Childrenkhs e. 3 IA

tors microscope and learn if it is
pure? How many prefer to make
Reggie's life a burden, under the
cloak of maternal watchfulness and
authority? Are you among them?
Watch yourself and see. If you are,
and realize it and correct the ten
dency. a brighter day will dawn for
Reggie and for you.-Harper's Ba-
zar.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1909-12-24

we've only but just came ourselves,
and l can't seem to find the place to
hang my stockings. Please 'scuse me
for bothering. l waited long time
to ask mamma, but she's talking and
| mustn't int-rupt. You mustn't ever
int-rupt people when they're talking