davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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singing like that before and the song
seemed to be saying, Change me,
change me-"
Dovie was so afraid that it would fly
away and she would not see it any
more that she covered her other hand
carefully over it and carried it home to
see if her father could tell her what
kind of bird it was. She ran all the
way and when she reached home she
uncovered the bird and found that all
the lovely colored feathers had turned
to an ugly brown. She burst into tears
and when her father came home she
was still crying. She told him about
the bird.
Her father saw it was strange bird
that he knew nothing about and he
told her to take it back to the tree and
leave it there. Every day she would
go to the tree and knock on it and the
bird would come out and sing beauti-
fully for her. All it's gorgeous plum
age had come back, so DoVie felt that
she had done right in letting it go free.
LUCILLE MULDOON.
sos East Twenty ninth street, Twen-
ty-eighth Street school, grade IA.
Dovie thought a moment and then
she asked the fairy what she was to do
to secure her release.
The fairy told her to walk around the
tree seven times saying Good Fairy
Rainbow, let me see your gold" Then
another fairy would apear and open
the door (for such was the knot in the
tree), and when Dovie was inside would
close the door and change her into some
bird, but as soon as this was done
Dovie must fly to the table in the
corner and upset the bowl of liquid
there and take three drops as it dripped
from the table.
Dovie at once started around the tree.
The seventh time the fairy appeared,
and everything went on just as the
singing fairy had said. The fairy
changed Dovie into crow. Dovie at
once flew to the bowl of liquid, upset
ting it and drinking three drops of it.
She at once assumed her proper
shape, and the old fairy seeing this
knew the singing fairy had told Dovie,
so she was so angry she jumped up in
the air so high and came down So hard
that she killed herself.
Immediately the tree turned into a
beautiful palace.
The singing fairy then told Dovie
that she held the stone of life and the
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n OWE DIXSON was happy little
girl. When she wasn't singing
~ she was laughing, and when she
wasn't laughing she was smiling.
Now, don't think she had everything
she wanted, for she didn't. She was
the child of very poor parents, dwell
ing in hardly more than hut, at the
edge of a big woods.
Her father had many stories to tell
her when he came home at night about
the big trees in the big woods near
them, and one greatly interested her
the one about a singing tree"
What makes it sing?' she asked.
at is said a fairy has been shut up
there and can't get out" replied her
father.
''Why don't you go with your big ak
and let it out?" was the next question.
Because I don't know where it is.
Perhaps, you may find it. as it is re-
ported it will be liberated some time
by the happiest little girl in the world"
Am I the happiest?" she asked.
"You don't come far short of it."
laughed her father, and kissing her.
After this, when Dovie went into
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old fairy wanted it, and because she
would not give it to her had cast a
charm over her and her palace until
the happiest girl in the world should
break it.
She then asked Dovie her choice of
three gifts-a beautiful voice, personal
beauty or a purse which would never
be empty Dovie chose the purse, and
the fairy seing that Dovie wished to
have the money to help her parents
and so didn't chose the voice and
beauty bestowed them both on her.
HAZEL EVANS.
Eighth grade. Age 16 years. 1899
Garfield avenue, South Pasadena.
Your story would be more legible if
you would write with pen and ink.
When Doyie found the knot she
pulled at it till she got it out.
Inside the knot was a note rolled up.
DOVE opened the note, but could not
read it, for she had never been to
school.
She sat down on the moss, took up
her doll and was wondering what she
would do when she heard the same
voice sing, take it home, but don't
let anyone see it"
Doyie ran home, happy as ever, sing
ing a song to her doll. When she
reached home her mother asked where
she had been. She said: "Oh, just in
the woods, playing with my doll"
That night she crept to her little crib
her father had made. She was very
tired with her rambles of the day, so
she was soon fast asleep.
In her dream that night she heard
someone saying to her, "Come to the
singing tree tomorrow with a sharp
knife"
The next morning she ran off, same
as usual, but without her doll. When
she reached the tree the fairy sang:
"Cut the bark where you found the
knot yesterday"
Dovie did this and a small white
dove flew out the hole she had made.
The fairy then changed herself to her
natural form. Dovie was so glad, she
said: Come to my home; my mamma
will be kind to you"
The fairy said she would go, SO they
started out. When they reached Do
vie's home her father had not gone to
work yet. DAISY FARRELL.
1929 Ramona avenue. Alpine street
school, AT.
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HnppieSt Little Girl Is Fortunate and Frees FAIRY
First Prize)

GHE pulled the knot and it moved
Just slightly, or was it her fancy?
~ She pulled it again, and this time
she was sure it moved. She began to
pull in earnest now, for she was sure
this would be the way she could free
the fairy A little door could now be
seen in the bark of the tree. She gave
another wrench to the knot and the
door came open just at crack, ana
voice began to sing:
Open the door! open the door!
l want to get outside.
Open the doori open 1t more! go,
No more, no more from the world l II
hide
Dovie listened to the sweet voice
until the last note died away. Then she
said: $50 [ will, dear fairy, as soon as
l can" -,
and this time it came open. "A nItie
cloud of smoke came out as the door
opened and out flew beautiful fairy
with gauzy wings, singing with voice
as clear as a silver BELL
At last! Forever am free.
And. dear child. because Of thee
All thy goodness I'll repay
Ere there comes another day.
.'Oh. what lovely fairy" exclaimed
Doyie. land what a beautiful voice.
Show me your home. my little one;
Lead me to it, pray;
Thy reward thou hast now Won'
And I'll surely pay
"Oh, come this way and ~ snow
Won" cried Dovie. Mother will be SO
happy now" .,,
The fairy gave DOVES mother a
beautiful new house and splendid gar
dens with everything they could WISH
in them. She flew away, but returned
every month with new presents anu
$50 they lived happily ever after.
- HELEN A. SMITH.
Griffin Avenue school, AT grade Age
10 wears. sos South Eastlake avenue
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Honorable Mention)

KNOCKING against it, Dovie found
that it came open like spring
IA lock. Out of the hole dropped
tinv figure which Immediately became
a beautiful lady.
Talxing a twig of the tree she drew
out something bright and shining from
her pocket and put it on the end OF
the twig and Immediately it was
wand.
"rThat is one of my magic jewels,
renlied the fairy. :'Whenever / touch
anything with it and make wish at
the same time the wish will come
true"
Now tell me how you came to be
in that tree" said Dovie
81 am called the fairy of light. A
long time ago an old witch put me IN
this tree and told me / would be re-
leased only by the happiest little girl
in the world. So you must be very
nanny. Now tell me what you want
and / will grant it to you"
at want my parents to be as happy
as I am" replied Dovie. -.
"All this and more you shall have"
said the fairy, and she touched DOVE
with her wand and she became very
nicely dressed.
when Dovie entered her home the
house became a castle and her mother
and father were sitting there dressed
in nice clothes. LORETTA e. FRY.
1876 Croker street, st. Joseph's
school, grade s.. age Il.
This knot was very common, looking
at first, but impelled by some force
Dovie kept looking at it and it gradu-
ally assumed the shape of little door,
which Dovie quickly opened.
AS soon as 1t was opened a great,
ugly tree-toad hoped out and fright
ened poor Dovie awfully, but her fright
soon disappeared when the toad began
talking to her with the same sweet
voice She had heard singing in the tree.
The toad hoped up close to DOVE
and began to tell her sad story. IL
said: Dear Dovie, do not be AFRAID OF
me- for 1 am really a fairy princess IN
this horrible disguise.
Long ago 1 was preparing to marry
a fairy prince who loved me very
much, when a wicked sorceress VINO
was jealous of me turned me llto
tree-toad and shut me up In tree'
and now you are the only person on
earth that can free me, and dare not
tell you how" -,
Poor Dovie for the first time in her
life shed tears-tears of pity for the
fairy. One of her tears dropped on
the toad, which instantly changed 10
beautiful fairy princess, who then tolo
Dovie that the tear of the happiest
little girl in the world was all that
could set her free.
Dovie then asked her if all tree toads
were fairies enchanted by the wicked
sorceress, and Ariela, the fairy saln
they were; so after that Dovie set
many poor fairies free.
Her reward was truly wonderful. The
fairies caused a prince to go through
the forest one day and he saw Dovie,
fell in love with her and married her,
and they lived happily together ever
afterWard. MARIE DUNLAP
Banning high school. grade 3.
She pressed on the knot till 1t fell
inward and a beautiful bird flew out.
The plumage was so magnificent that
it dazzled the eyes of Dovie. She held
out her hand and the bird rested there
and then sang beautiful song.
She did not know what kind of a
bird it was, as she had never heard
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Your story would be more legible /
you would write with pen and ink.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-27
HONOR FOR GREAT HERO.
St. Marks lyceum Held Exercises In
Memory Of General Howard.

A large and appreciative audience
New York, at the recent memorial e1-
ercises held In honor of the late Cen
eral o. o. Howard The Rev. p. Il.
Jones presided and in few well cho-
sen words introduced President Thir-
kield Of Howard university, Washing
ton, who delivered the principal ad-
dress. After paying a loving tribute
to the manly virtues Of General How
ard, President Thirkield told of the OBJ
jects and aims of Howard university
and said that it was established for
the higher education Of the Negro. He
said in addition to students coming
from thirty-fve states last year three
foreign countries were represented.
He declared that Howard university is
rapidly becoming the peer Of any insti-
tuition in this country and that the
graduates are holding honorable posi-
tions all over the United States and are
easily holding their own with those
from other distinguished institutions.
At the close Of his address Mrs. NJ.
G. Lawton read an essay on General
O. o. Howard as a Benefactor" Aft
er vocal solo by Alonzo Smith Rector,
George Frazier Miller beautifully and
eloquently depicted the life Of the de-
ceased as an educator and soldier. He
told of his heroism on the battlefield
and Of his substantial support to Sher-
man In his march to the sea and paid
q high tribute to his Christian charac-
ter. Nine. G. W. Allen recited with
great effect 'The Day Is Done" A
baritone solo, Lead, Kindly Light"
and tenor solo, abide With Me-
were contributions to the program. At
the close of the exercises the Howard
graduates and students were called to-
gether for the purpose Of forming an
alumni association. The first meeting
will be held at the Y NJ. G. A., West
Fifty-third street, Manhattan, Dec. 2
! at 8 D. m.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-27

ment Of Savannah during the panlcky
days by procuring funds from this
bank for its exigencies. The officers
and directors Of this company are the
following prominent Georgians: l.. E.
Williams, president; w. R. Fields,
vice president; Walter S. Scott, secre-
tary and treasurer; directors, L. E.
Williams, L. NJ. Pollard, r. B. Brooks,
W. H. Burgess, ]. Fl. Bugg, NJ. D.; w.
]. Williams, w. K. Fields, John H..
Deveaux, Sol c. johnson, P Edward
Perry, James NJ Ferreebee, Walter 8.
Franklin's paper the statesman., 1909-11-27
Success of Wage
Farmers Company
First and Oldest Banking Institution Among
Afro.AmerICans at Savannah Off.
Cered by Capable Men. Who Are
Striving to Conserve the Best
interest Of the People.
By GEORGE F. KING.


The Wage Earners' Loan and Invest.
ment company, an Afro-American con.
Germ founded nine years ago at Sa.
vannah, Ca, making it the first and
Oldest banking institution among Afro.
Americans In Georgia, has by the sue.
cess achieved by it's officials and pro.
moters applied the kind Of grit and
ability to be honest found in the mem.
orable words Of Napoleon, "a given
force applied for given time upon a
given point is bound to win," proving
to the pessimist Of the race that lin
possible is the adjective Of fools"
This bank has 2,200 depositors, mainly
Of the laboring classes among our peo-
pie, who have caused the resources to
reach the encouraging amount Of $751;
900 and realty holding well in the
thousands. By an appreciation Of its
and the keen conception Of results to
be derived from a conservative man
accumulate surplus fund of undivid-
ed profits that amounts to more than
so per cent of the paid in capital The
stock of this banking corporation is in
demand because it is now and has for
seven years annually yielded divi
dend Of II per cent for those who hold
one class Of shares, which is a COM
mendable feature for an institution for
racial commercial development AS
result of business sagacity the shares
are 80 per cent above par, and the
board of directors is contemplating
erecting a large brick structure for
banking and business purposes upon
the second street Of commercial impor
tance in the city. In Savannah one
will find too large number Of Afro
Americans living in settlements and
houses not conducive to good health
and the appreciation Of racial economy.
lulo Nol pOldtloh 10
specially Of real estate loans and has
been able to put over 400 families in
comfortable modern homes in good To-
cations, in part relieving the congested
settlement condition Of the race in
Savannah. 1t has offered excellent ad.
vantages to the people Of the Negro
race and has successfully germinated
various divisions of commercial activ-
tiles among fro-Americans in Savan-
nah. Its success is an inspiration, and
before this movement was organized
very few Afro-Americans were en-
gagged in business in Savannah. Its
soundness gives 1t recognition In bank
ing circles. During the panic period
just past most Of the banks in the city
resOrted to the clearing house certif-
icates" and In some instances did not
make payments upon demand. This
institution had prepared for such emer-
gency to such an extent that 1t did not
accept the plan adopted for the relief
of other banks, but met all demands
with the United States currency.
A white corporation Of magnitude In
the Industrial world accepted the op-
Dortnnity presented the business ele-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
CONVENTION
Will Be Held Hree TOMORROW
and Local Committee
Prepares For 1t.

The West Virginia Fraternal As
sociation VIII hold its convention at
the Waldo hotel tomorrow afternoon
and evening and a committee from
local fraternal Insurance orders us
getting everything ready for the
meeting. The committee consists. of
Dr.. ]. B. Payne. Dr.-W. A. Fletcher,
F. A. Lee and o. A. Crandall.
Action will be taken by the con-
vention for the repeal OF the insur-
ance laws enacted at a recent ses-
sion of the legislature Recommen-
dations viii be made to the 1egisla-
ture for desired legislative action on
this and related subjects.
There Will be no meetings of local
fraternal insurances lodges in the
city Tuesday night on. account of the
convention.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
RANDALL CHOSEN
President of the Court of the
County for the Com
ing Year.

The county court met Monday
morning and reorganized. John P.
Strother being the new member. with
Jefferson D. Basel retired.
George +. Randall was elected
president of the court for the year.
Dennis b. Baker resigned as jus
lice of the peace in Eagle district.
B. Bassell stout's will was pro-
balsd ana Charles B. Stout qualife;!
as executor with bond at $4,000.
P. NJ. Long was appointed justice
OF the peace for Clark district.
The VIII OF Homer B. Mckinley
was prcbated. The estate is given
to the widow and son alike.
William Jarvis gave bond as Jus.
tice OF the peace
W. r. Meredith was appointed and
he qualified as justice OF the peace
in Tenmile district.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
OHIO ASSEMBLY
Convenes in Special Session
Today to Consider Subjects
of Great Importance.

COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 4-The
seventy-eishth general assembly Of
Ohio on call by Governor Harris
convened today in extraordinary ses-
sion for the purpose OF considering
three important subjects: the cleo
tion or an United States senator, 10
succeed Foraker. appropriations. to
run the seat Of government. and a
proposition of new or remodeled
penitentiary and furnishing employ
ment for convicts under the Wertz
law and the abolishing Of COMPACT
labar. Speculation is rife as to the
length of time the legislature wifi be
in session - q.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
Mine COMMITTEE
VIII Be Held Here Tomorrow
plete Its Report and
Recommendations.

The specia mining investigating
committee, which has recently com
peted the pratinE of the evidence
iettn at tn eyeraI mtres in differ-
cnt portions a! the state. viii meet in
cnarlcston january Li..for the pur-
posc of comrIcting IT'S report on the
eSploslon at Monougah and several
other mines. which were investigated
1s the committee. Senator Thomas
Ssartlan. of Wood county. IS tie
chairman % the committee. The
9ther members arr Senator Kidd.
Delegate Mitchell and Delegate D1ify.
Senators Gartl4n. and Kidd and Del
egate stricklius viii lie members oi
the approachins session Of the legis-
afara, but Delegates Duty and
fchsll VIII not return Tor service a,
next session.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
STOUT WILL
Disposes of Large Acreage
of Land and a Sum
of Money.

Abner Stont's WI was probated
Monday afternoop. The household
goods furniture. wagons. horses and
other articles are given 10 the wldoa
as weu as ssT acres, the home farm
her lie time and the latter ffnn
goes to cietas Stout, SON. upon
Of $1,000 each to fiys
daughters, Mrs. Eta Lawson. MRS.
Bid Young and Bertha, Josie ana
Dora Stout Mrs. Young gets 1is
acres stgaughter stout 1f4 acres
Berth 157, Josie152 Dora ss and
Mrs. LAWSON hsls Of fsS. The
widow IS To- feceiye $500, Bertha
$500. Straughter Stout S2.DoO
Josie $500, Dora $4,000 and 1Irss
Young $1,000. To the Trinity Meth
odist church & lest $500 in trust
cletus Stout and Laeo Young 40
named as executors.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
BIG SUM OR
RELIEF FUND
In Addition to What the President Sent Congress Votes
Half Million Dollars for the Relief of the
Earthquake Survivors.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Jan.
President Roosevelt sent a special
message to Congress today recon-.
monding an appropriation for the re
lief of the Italian earthquake suffer-
ers.
The President in the message says
the appealing calamity demands that
the obligations of humanity shall re-
gard no limit and the steadfast
friendship between that country and
our own should prompt US to i'm
mediate and effective relief. Con-
tinuing he Gays:
Confident OF your approval. l orr
dered the government, supply ships.
Celtic and culgoa to the scene of the
disaster, where, upon receiving, au
thority which / now ask from, You.
they viii be able to dispense food
clothing and other supplies with
which they are laden to tha}yaIaept
about 100000 .sss
The Celtic has already sailed ana
the Culgoa is at Port Said Eight.
vessels of the returning battleship
feet are already under orders for
Italian waters and that government
has been asked If their services caa
be made useful.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04

II recommend taat the Congress
approve an application Of supplies,
above Indicated and further appr1-
+priate the sum Of $500. 600 to be ap.
piled tothe work Of relief At fhr dis
cretion OF the executive and With
the consent of the Italian govern
ment suggest that the law follow
the form that was passed after the
Mount Pelee disaster in 1902
The message was brief and plans
we're made for immediate enactment
intoslaw Of its Recommendations. I'm.
mediately after the message was reeS
resolutions we're Introduced IN ths
Senate and House proyidIag tor the
appropriation asked for by the gPresi-
dent.
In an hours time the relief reso-
luton was passed amid great ail-
plause. Another resolution was
adopted expressing profound SORROW
OF the American publicfor Inc caiains
ity and requesting that copy be
sent to the President to be COM
municated. to thu people d italy
In the Senate the resolution was
agreed to with only one vote in the
negative, which was east BY Bailey.
The- resolutions as passed appro-
pirate :$s00Ie00 for relief.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04
NE k.EHODS
ARE Of VALUE
Secretary Of the In sdor Garfield Submits His Annual Re.
poTt and Stats hat Disba[ment Of Unscrupu-
lous racttioners Will Continue

WASHINGTON. d. q an. A.
the improved methods j adminIs-
isation Instituted BY S ere ary Gar
Held. having Tor their purpose the
s'mplincatioh Of bushes Without
any loss in Accurately or responstaility
have proved 81 great YAH says the
mead of the De9armeni Of che gnter-
yer n bis animal report made bub-
llr today The report covers i wide
neld. dealing as Il does with the work
o' ihe various bdrsaus embraced
within rs manage msnt ifhe TERRI
sories' national parks and resefvas
tlons D!siriet oi Columbia corpora
lions. esc..
Secretary Garfield eaiis attention
e certain uuzcrunalous and 1lnpro-
fessional aels upon the part Of
nnniaer VI altorneys practicing De
Tore the department, which resulted
N their dIsbdrmont. some OF these
have brought mandamus suits for a
restoration Of helf names 70 Che list
y those entitled to praetiee These
cases are now pending, bit in the
meantime" " lhe ecretary says ssat-
iorneys viii 1e potasd heard and
disoarred in ~ i.cases where L am sat
isiied beyond reasona6ie doubt that
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-04

their conduct as attorneys has been
disreputable. fraudulent. Illegal, or
undoubtedly unprofessional s..- The
recent paten, oGlee frauds, resulting
in the confession OF one defendant
the conviction OF another and. the
acquittal Of the third are.touched up-
on, and the statement is made that
It was the first Gaze of the kind that
had occurred in the one hundred and
eighteen years OF Patent once his
tory. The Commissioner of Pat
ents, II is stated. has ;aken steps to
provide additional safeguards around
the iling OF patent papers.
Regarding the movement for the
conservation of the natural resources
Of the country, Secretary Garfield
says that 1t shows the people of the
country have fully awakened to the
vital necessity OF caring for what is
left OF the public domain.
The pension roll, as usual, piled
up an enormous death rate. 50,G76
names having been removed on this
account. or these S4.sS3 were sold.
iers and sailors OF the Cfvil war.
During the entire year the total
number Of pensioners ON the roll was
'1,OO6,O5S.