davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

lsled the pale OF the grasstopS. He looked
up In the blue above hung poised. his JOurneyIng
flight lust at that moment arrested. wide winged
duck hawk bOldeSt marauder of the air. The heron
threw has head far back till his beak pointed straight
Skyward At the time he half lifted his strong
wings poising himself to deliver thrust with all
the strength that was IN him.
on the instant the hawk dropped like wedge OF
steel OF the slv his rigid half closed plniOnS hiss
INC with the speed Of his descent The heron
flinched. But within feet OF him the hawk. hay
ing no mind to iTale himself that waiting spear
point opened his wings. SWerVe ed upward. and went
past with = harsh hum OF wing feathers. heeI1ng
again almost instantly he SWOOped back TO the at
tack. butfeting the arr Just above the heron mead
hut taking care not TO come within range of the
deadly beak. The heron refused TO be drawn from
his position Of effective defense and made no move
naent except to keep the point OF his lance ever
toward the foe.
And presently the hawk seeing the futllity OF his
assaults winged off Sullenly to hunt tor some TN
wary duck gOSlIng-
A he went the heron stretched himself to his full
\ ga1int height and stared after him IN triumph.
Then turning his head slowly he scanned the whole
-xrause OF MINDLESS grass and Sunlt water one
sight fixed his attention Far up the windings of
the lesser stream he marked man N a boat The
man was not rowing. but sitting IN the stern and
r,rorelling the boat noiseeSsly with an Indian
naddle From time TO time he halted and examined
the shore mnutely- Once IN awhile: after Such eN-
animation he would get out. kneel down. and be
occupied for several minutes among the weeds OF
the shadows along the stream : edge He was look
ing Al the 1rlrskrat holes IN the bank. and setting
trans before those which showed Signs OF present
occupancy.
dead stump till he thought the man was coming
too near Then spreading a vast dark pair OF
wings. he rose Indignantly and Tapped heavily away
m liver trailing his length Of black legs lust over
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

a few dull frogs. He savage for red blood.
Very short in the legs, but extraordinarily long IN
the body 1.-THE snakelike IN his swift darting move
ments every inch of him bundle of tough elastic
muscles with sharp triangular head and incredibly
malevolent eyes the mink a figure to be dreaded
by creatures many times his size. As he came round
the bend of the stream and the great blue bird
lying at the waters edge with wings outstretched.
the picture of helpeSSneSs his eyes elOWed suddenly
like live Goals blown upon He ran forward without
instants hesitation and made if to spring
straight at the Captive's throat.
This move. hOweV er was but a feint. for the big
mink though his knowledge of herOns by
means complete. knew nelertheess that the herOns
beak was weapon to beware of. He sWerved sud
denly. sprang lightly to side. and tried to close
in from the But he didn't know the t1exbity
of the heron's neck The lightning rapdity of his
attack almost carried it through but not quite.
He met by darting stroke of the great yellow
beak. which hurled him backward aud plOwed
deep red urrOw across his shoulder Before he could
recover himself the birds neck coied again
like set spring, the JaVelin beak poised for an
other blow.
Most of the wild creatures would have been dis
couraged by such reception and skunk away to look
for easier hunting but the mink. His fight
ing blood we'll up, for him it battle to the
death, But for all his rage he did not lose his
ming. Making if to away he doubled upon
himself with incredible swIftness and flew at his ad
Versary's neck.
Quick ne was however he could not be
quick that miracle of speed. which the eve can
scarcely follow, the heron's thrust, The blow
caught him this time the flank, but slantingly
leaving terrible CASH and at the time q lucky
buffet from the elbow of one great wing dashed
him into the water. With this success the heron
strOve to rise to his feet, position from which he
could have fought to greater advantage; but the
lay of the trap pulled him down again lrreslStiby.
As he sank back the mink Clambered out upon
the shore and crouched straight in front of him,
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

just a little beyond reach of his
stroke.
The mink was now a picture of
battle fury. every muscle quivering,
blood pulsing from his gashes. his
white teeth showing in a sOundless
Snarl. his eyes seeming to thrOb with
other hand. seemed absolutely com
posed. His head, immobile, alert.
in perfect readiness, was drawn back
between his shoulders. His eyes
were as wide and fixed and clear
and classify staring as the jeweled
eyes of an idol.
For some seconds the mink
crouched. as if trying to stare his
adversary out of COuntenanCe; then
he launched himself straight at the
bird 5 back The movement had
all the impetuosity of a genuine at
tack. but with marvellous control
it was checked on the instant 1t
had been enough. however, to draw
the heron s counter stroke, which
fell lust short of its object With
the birds recovery the mink shot
in to close quarters. He received
a second blow. which laid open the
side of his face. but it was a short
stroke. with not enough force behind
it to repulse him. Ignoring it. he
closed. fixed his teeth in the bird S
neck. and flung his 1.-the length over
the back. where it would be out of
reach of the buffeting wings.
The battle was over for the mink
teeth were long and strong. They
cut deep. straight into the life; and.
undisturbed by the windy Tapping of
the great helpless wings, the victor
lay drinking the lifeblood he craved.
A BLACK Whirling shadow sailed
n over the scene; but 1t passed
little behind the mink tail and was
not noticed. 1t paused, seeming to
hover over a patch of lily leaves. A
moment more. and it vanished
There was a hiss. and the great duck
hawk. the same one the heron had
driven off earlier in the day, dropped
out of the zenith. The mink had
lust time to raise his snarling and
dripping muzzle in angry surprise
when the hawks talOns closed upon
fastened into his throat, cutting
h windpipe and jugular; the other
pierced his tender lOins.
tnent he was ierked from the body of
carried head. legs, and tail Imply
far over the green wastes of the
eat hawks aerv, in the heart of the
.evond the purple uplands.
nutes later a splendid butterfly all
and maroon. came and settled on the
d heron and waved its radiant wings
light
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

traps before those which showed :
occupancy.
Tie heron watched the process.
dead stump. till he thought the m
too near. Then. spreading a vas
wings. he rose Indignantly and fiappe
no -ive-. trailing his length Of hlacl
The ~edge tops
Nor far above the mouth OF the
---es-n the man set the last of his
-l7,lsk~at traps. Then he padded
back leisurely by the way he had
come. his dingy yellow straw hat
appearing TO sail close over the
a-as, as the boat followed the wind
fngS of the stream When the yellow
hat had al length been swallowed
I'D ii the violet haze along the base
4 the uplandS. the great blue heron
reauueared. winging low along the
river shore. Arriving at the sandsplt,
he dropped his feet to the shallow
water. closed his wings. and settled
abruptly into rigid pose OF watch
ING. with his neck OutStretched and
his head held high in the air.
THE most searching scrutiny re,
4 vealed nothing IN al the Tranquil
summer landscape to disturb HIM
Nevertheless. he seemed 70 have
become dissatisfied with his sentry
post on the tip OF the sandSplt- In
stead Of settling down to watch for
what might come to him. he decided
t. 90 and look for what he wanted.
With long. ungainlv. precise. but
absolutely noiselesS strides, he took
his slow way up along the shore OF
the little river. walking on the mar
row margin OF mud between the
grass roots and the water. As he
went. his long neck undulated
-inuouslv at each stride. his head
was held low. and his eyes 2lared
under every dropping leaf The
river margin. both IN the water and
out of It. was pOpulouS with insect
life and the darting bill took toll
f i at every step
But the most important game was
frogs. There Were plenty Of them
small greenish ociler fellows. who
sat on the lily leaves and stared with
foolish goggle ewes TIL that stalking
blue doom was almost upon them.
Then they would dive head foremost
INTO the water. quick almost as the
.ieeting OF q shadow. But quicker
still was the stroke of the yellow
beak-and the captive. tossed clev-
erlv into the air. would vanish down
MS captor's Unsuitable throat.
This was better hunting than he
sandspit. and he followed Il UP witt
non. He even had the triumph Of $
water rat which had darted out OF
iu,t as he came by. The little beast !
life and had % be we'll hammered on
II would consent 10 lie still enough
comfortably. This pleasant task. hoy
entity accomplished. and the grea
stretched his head upward TO give his
hitch which drove the big mouthfu
careless rep backward into the shall
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

brown mink who lived far up stream in muskrat
hole whose occupants he had cornered and de-
youred was out on one Of his foragng expeditions
Nothing in the shape of flesh. fish insect came
riss to him but having ever the blood lust IN his
ferocious veins so that he loved to slaughter even
when his appetite well sated he preferred, of
course big game. something that could struggle
and suffer and give him the sense OF killing. A
nesting duck or pIover for example, or family OF
llsl,rats that was something worth while. On
this dav he had caught nothing but insects and
New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

etter hunting than he had had on the
he followed Il up with great satlstac-
n had the triumph Of spearing a small
ch had darted out OF the grass roots
e by. The little beast was tenacious Of
O be we'll hammered on the mud before
snt 70 lie still enough 10 be swallowed
This pleasant task. however. was pres
,lished. and the great bird. as he
lead upward 10 give his neck that final
irove the big mouthful home, took q
backward into the shallow water
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

both Of efficiency and economy and
also in the very essential element Of
materiaF betterment. Our municipal Of
fcers are, as a rule fair representa-
tives Of the business force in their COM
munities, and with less iuje r pnce By
the legislature on local affairs viii
come the opportunity to make all the
towns Of Nebraska as beautiful and as
desirable for residence as any in ths
country. The start has been made
everywhere and all we have to do now
Is TO stir spirit of emulation that wE1i
demand the best. q"
The men who were recently elected
to be the executive officers of their
respective towns in Nebraska are
chosen because Of their energy and
ability, and because their fellow towns
men expect them to make good. Il IL
to be another year Of growth in Ne
braska; the people Of the state ars
prosperous.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

But a Purngton block is the material used
gentleman another who recently made trip
through surprise finding
improved particularly city
seos Bluff They there said
crosswaks OF
Chadon and other spirit
Scos Bluff
and in what country
finer pesenable
places
stretches OF residence that delight
amazing visitor
Harking League Municipalities
what accomplish City Comptroller
really limit field usefulness The California
leagues have been the college
OF municipal officials" said officials
office than other and necessarily follows
that anything which makes all the citizenship alert the
acquainted with developments thing
city By extending the league making nuencs
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
woman who has ever received it.

received il.
OF council lined with
the city honored in this
freedoms the ferns a
preserved Six citizens will vuch for Mr. Roosevelts worthineS
following
That Theodore good
he does desire the freedom Of the city whereby to defaud the
rights, advantages; bus
they all These
six citizens are called the eompurgators
city
ing that being
bestowed. Mr. Roosevelt will then reply
city right
ship him with gold box herhdcay decorated
tanning copy
should with
a soldier a
The box usually a hundred guineas
# sign
lowing declaration:
Il do onIy decide that will be good and true to our sovsr
king; city
keep
this city harmless in that which in me is that viii also keep ths
peace my person
peace thereof.
der it to my power and that all these points and articles viii well
according laws Of this
power"
iealously indeed city
prize
distinguished foreigners
S only
soldier Lesseps, madS
case
oaNa copy
resolution SOnepg freedom
they
RoeseE EeIt viii nomiuaIy
ord OF the eceDuou M the freedom will be
There which Engshman
the freedom lfu
semptop 49, Ou be admitted a your
because
DeHGca freeman, may buy it for cash down.
In each or these
Feemans Orphan school II neither city
Parliamentary here however,
freemen especially
those the gift Of the guilds and livery
only complimentary
address Victoria complimentary
entitled by patrimony
King Edward similarly freeman
prime minister
already
freeman by redemption
Between the freedom by
honorary freedom course gu-Psarsons
t Weekly
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

York, Seward, norfolk, Be-
atrice, Plattsmouth, Ne
braska City, Falls City,
Crete, Kearney, Alliance
Aurora, Columbus, Holdrege
and other progressive towns,
in greater or lesser degree.
Where no paving is yet done,
IL is largely because the
sewer systems have not yet
been completed Some are
finished, some have been
started and others are
pIaned for Paving follows,
whether it be macadam or
brick, and every year sees
the area of Improvement ex-
tended.
Brick is the pavement so
far tried in the cities of Ne
braska outside Of Omaha and
Lincoln. In some towns, like
Beatrice, for instance, native
brick has been put down,
with considerable satisfac-
ton where carefully laid.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

better public affairs while
cities OF 5000 installed electric light and
plants for walks and
abolished residence where
laid the business sections macadam has
Wide also along the main thus
the sinkhoIes which filth flies
while
city favored with officers pushing
endent OF bridges for the Northwestern road brings
duties the fathunes attention
business Equipped electric
Fremont turning attention
shortly present any city
liar IN the country
10000 paving year
viii lay deal
the business lust buildings
being cities every paved
spreading comprise the principal residence
What Island Hastings
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24


the when inspired states
country rainbowlike
promises of panaceas that did not
Having come practical advantages
people determi
live The larger cities set the example the next in size followed suit
villages line
ress pride a forcing
the old foge few number who be- here and there
seeking
The desire satisfactory living
until the older counties the usual thing
pretenous their
the surroundings Justify the poeea fancul
appeaons attached their
fashion for the Nebraska cities
pnching expenditure Of all the
necessary
panopIy trimmed
thing
settings whether they we're ownd by the public or the citizens nd
vidualy
rannts went ahead in material things gbborn towns dseov
patent
officials proved
have capacity a modern forward
A majority OF have
ncipay lighting
every ability ahfulne
with profit the the time satisfactory
plants
quite preenous, nearly
drawn that extensions may be made from time to time the
increases
On January good given movement
for improved city Munc
paes organized at Lincoln The initial convention
By
towns represented only
good commercial clubs delegates to learn what
being neghbOrs
standing committees
OF city from accounting TO street cleaning
Among which committees viii study
meeting
LsgsIaion, c.. ]. Miles. Hastings chairman
Street paving, l. Campen, Omaha chairman
lame
and R.
works, Seward chairman
and L. Kirkpatrick
Municipal franchises A. G. Edund AXten, chairman
Municipal Schuf, Island
Parks and Playground e. Hardy, Lincoln, chairman
Public health, Or. P. Shdler, York, chairman.
Membership, Robert p Loup City, chairman
Public safety. Mayor Dahman. Omaha, chairman.
Judicial opinions Z. J. Clements, Ord, chairman.
During the sessions the gathering OF
Nebraska municipalities lively
whole or civic
suffrage II was learned through
League OF Iowa Municipalities that Hawkeye
OF its kind
California second Mr Pierce
accrued Of
year memberships
admitted members will
Nebraska range $50
uaha and $40 for Lincoln, down
places membership IS for all alike
Nebraska Love,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

Lincoln; vice president, c. j,
Miles, Hastings; secretary.
treasurer, R. c. Oman, Lin
coin; trustees, Ed LemkuhI
OF WahOo, John n. Morgan
OF Chadron, c. o. Lobeck OF
Omaha.
Laws to be sought by the
league, through the Iegisla-
ture, viii be decided on at a
meeting to be held some
time the coming fall They
will relate, probably. 70 a
greater extension OF the
power Of municipalities in
the first place, such as the
privilege OF making their
own charters, uniform sys-
TEN OF accounting ana nat
rsrs OF that kind.
The formation OF this
state league is but another
impetus to a policy OF ad-
vsncement already we'll un-
der way in Nebraska. Not a
town OF 2,50O people or
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

i contrary, they are well up
in the race for civic beauty
an / municipal betterment.
few years ago the man would
have been regarded with suspicion who
proposed to pave the streets of Ne
braska city Of the ordinary class.
Sewers were unknown, sidewalks were
diIapidatsd, oil lamps we're used to
make a bluff at lighting the public
thoroughfares; and to hold things
level and avoid debt was the great
desideratum that made city officials
popular.
To-day this is all changed. Many
years Of continuing prosperity, greatly
increased land values, the influx OF
settlers to the country and OF 1mbi-
tions people to the townsville all
round demand for the best Of every
thinR-has stirred to action a spirit
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

> EBRASKA cities are no lag
CARDS in the march OF pub
lie improvements On the
contrary, they are we'll up
h. 49, -n.n 90 ill. hnnrrt-,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
Freedom of the City of London

HE honorable freedom Of the city which is to be conferred
exPresident the highest gift that
the city OF London has its to bestow It
Gently Florence Nightingale, the only
who has received it.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1910-11-26

sido reconocidas y admira-
das por propios y extyanos,
no tolera, no quisrs tolerar
que mercaderes politicos Sc
aduehen de Ia situaci6n, Sc
cubran con el manto glorioso
del Gral. Dfaz, y entren a
saco en- el pals violando to-
das las leyes, conculcando
todos los derechos, ,manchan-
do todos los hogares E inva-
diendo todas las propieda-
des, como he sucedido de
algun tempo a ssta parte,
hacienda que los amigos del
Gral. Diaz, que sus compa.
nefOS de armaS, que tOdOS
los que secundaron sus idea.
les'y aplaudieron sus ener.
glas en- favor del pueblo, Sc
aparten de el, sin cohseguir
empero que le sean hostiles,
porque hombres pdblicos CO.
mo ell Gral. Diaz, aun en- sus
errores, son siempre respe.
tados por gus verdaderos
adictos, cue prefisren el sa-
crificio individual para ell
triunfo solemna de los prin.
cipios encarnados por el Jefe.
Y ell Gral. Dfaz sigue sien.
do ell Jefe Supreme del par
lido liberal Mexicano.
Solo que sus amigos, sus
companeros, todos los fieles,
todos los leales, han sido su-
plantados por palaciegos,
por mereaderss, por incondi-
cionales, por una falange de
inverecundos, que han hundi
do a todos los grapdes hom.
bres de Mexico independien.
tie, hasta Dn. Sebastian Lerdo
de Tejada, y amenazan hun
dir en- la vergiienza y ell
oprobio la gran figura anne.
ricana del mismo Gral. Diaz.
Y el pueblo ha protestado,
primero pacfficamente, des-
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1910-11-26

pues legalmonte, Y ahora inn
periosamente, porque quie-
re que su caudillo pase a Ia
posteridad con la gloria que
lie corresponds, no enloda-
zado con sangre y con las
salpicaduras imborrables del
motin y del odio popular.
Estamos. SECURES de que
el Gral. Diaz hara impossible
la revoluci6n que Sc anuncia,
y no ha llegado. =
El problema es este: ila
ahogara en- sangre, renun-
ciando a,su pasado y & su
future glorioso, 6 volvera su
atenci6n a sus amigos, "a sus
correllgionarios, a los que 10
elevaron en- snombre de I'm.
principle, al pueblo en- gene
raj, que 10 mira 10 glori-
flea, para echarSe en- brazos
de mercaderes .politicos in
condicionales?
81 10 primero, Ia reyolu-
ci6n es impossible.
81 10 segundo, iDios salve
a la patria!
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1910-11-26

Una compaiifa de rura-
les del Estado de Texas lego
q esta ciudad ell Martes, pa
ra estacionarse aqui con obje
to de guardian ell 6rden,y y esta
ha causado sorpresa aun al
mismo Sheriff del Condado
Sr. Amador Sanchez, quiea
asegura que en- ell Condado
de Webb todo esta quieto Y
pacIfico, y no Sc necesitan
las fuerzas del Estado.
Efectivamente, en- Laredo
Y en- todo ell Condado de
Webb reina perfecto 6rden,
y salvo las sorpresas que nos
dan los peri6dieos america
nos con sus noticias de Me-
xico, no Sc nota la mas ligera
alteration, nj ell movimiento
mas insignificsnte. Vivimos
felices, nj envidiosos, nj en-.
vidiados.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1910-11-26
LA SITUACI0N EN-
MEXICO
DES0RDENES Y COMMENTATORS.
iHabra Revoluci6n?

ses que no han pronunciado,
contra entrevistas que no Sc
han verificado.
El noticierismo ha seguido
su curse arrasador, sin res
petar nj el sagrado de Ia vi.
da privada, nj los grandes
intereses que Sc lesionan con
esss noticias tan falsas como
alarmantes, que han. obliga-
do al gobierno mexieano, en-
obsequio a los intereses In
ternacionales, a cubrir ID
frontera para dar seguridad
y confianza d propios y ex'
traios.
Y aun esa actitud del 60.
bierno mexicano ha sido Y
esta siendo ,explotada por la
:prensa amarillo de los Esta.
dos Unidos, especialmsnte
por Ia de Texas, con comen.
tarios que despiertan ell In
teres, la desconfianza, ell te-
NOR de posibles trastornos
en- ell pals vecino.
Durante Ia semana que
hoy. termina Sc han publica-
do oentenares de telegramas,
que no tienen mas base for
NAL que la desaparici6n del
Sr. Francisco I. Madero, que
quiza solo ha tratado de es-
capar q las impertinencias de
los reporters, para dar noti-
cias de paso de tropas revo.
El Democrata fronterizo. [volume] (Laredo, Tex.) 1896-1920, 1910-11-26

sista como hombre de Esta-
do.
Pero de ese descontento
popular a la revoluci6n, hay
una, distancia inmensa.
Ell Gobierno de Mexico tie
ne elementos sobrados para
conservar la paz, y para re-
primir cualquiera ixtentona
revolucionaria, ahogandola
en- sangrs. ESQ, por una par
te, y.por la otra, que el pue.
bio mexicano repugna por
complete la revoluci6n, por
la experieacia que ha adqui-
lrido en- su dolorosa sscuela
de tres cuartos de siglo, Y
tiene aun confianza. On ell
Gral. Dfaz, que lie ha alberto
nuevos horizontes de pros
peridad.
ii problema que SO presen
ia en- estos mementos al pus
bio mexicano es de muy4di.
versa fndole.
Ell pueblo mexicano consi-
dera que esta va apto para
ejercitar los derechos que
le acusrdan las lsyes consti
tutivas. Comprende que la
dictadura moderada del Gral.
Dfaz, durante treinta amos,
ha sido benefica en- sumo
grado al pals, y cree que aun
puede Ell Gral. Dfaz prestar
muchos { importantfsimos
servicios a su patria, y asi
10 ha declarado por medic de
la prensa Independence y
aun por medic del Partido
Anti.reeleccionista, que en-
diversos documentos, y por
diversos modos, 10 hizo cons
tar p1blicanente. Pero 81
acepta la gssti6n administra
tiva del Sr. Gral. Dfaz, cuyo
patriotismo nadie osara po-
ner en- duda, y cuyas aptitu-
des como gobernante han