davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
WHERE FIGHT RACED
Trask Rock Marks Historic Maine
battle-ground.
Was the Landing Place Of American
Troops and Is Named for 4
Drummer in the War
of 1912.

Portland, Me.-Popular as sum
mer resort, and teeming with inter
esting bits of historical notes, border
ing on Penobscot bay waters. is the
little town of Castine, Me. 1t was
once surrounded by water. by reason
o. the trenches dug by the British
while the territory was In their hands
In 1912, but it is now part Of the
mainland.
The town has relics and historical
bits Of interest, forts of French, Brit.
ish and American build. and an old
blockhouse, all of which interest the
historian. One of the most interest
ing of these old sites is "Trask rock"
once called "Hinckley's rock" 1t is
situated on the western shore. II was
the landing place OF the Americans
at the time Of the Penobscot expedi-
ton, when they made an attempt to
secure possession of the island.
Trask rock is of peculiar white
ness. It lie large and SNOWY. made
conspicuous by background Of bowl
ders and a precipice. 1t is situated
about halfway between the point
where the blockhouse was located dur
ing the war, and the present site Of
the lighthouse on Dyce's Head. This
side Of the island being weakly pro-
tected in 1912, the Americans were
enabled to make a successful landing.
The landing took place on the night
of July 2S. The weather was damp.
and a slight swell tossed the vessels
as they moored along the coastlins
Just beyond the reach of the British
musketry on shore. About three
o'clock In the morning preparations
were made for a landing. In the
screen of a low-hanging fog about 400
marines and militia landed on and
near the Trask rock
A section of the landing force was
under command Of Captain Hincklsy,
who. landing on the Trask rock as the
British opened fire. urged his men on
up the steep bank. He was killed In
the rush by a shot fired from force
of the enemy on the rock which long
bore his name. As 'Hinckley rock"
1t was known until after years, when
q Mr.. Trask, who was drummer In
the American ranks, visited the town.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
How some ExpIosIons Are Caused.

TOW some explosions Are Caused.
1t has been discovered that when the
atmosphere is just right, or possibly
just wrong, man may start his own
explosion. The American Museum Of
Safety says that many persons are
able to throw of "a spark of electricity
ON the principle Of static energy. A
metallic funnel or any piece Of metal
in their hands will form an electrode,
so that when the funnel comes in con-
tact with the opening of metal can
or tank containing benzine a spark is
caused. II the vapor is in a proper
condition or, in other words, If the
mixture Of air and hydro-carbon gas
contains the right proportions of each
an explosion occurs. OF course, peo-
pie note that all such accidents can be
guarded against by providing the can
or tank with fire screen CT other
safety device similar to those used IN
mines for protection against gas igni-
ton.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
VAST FIELDS OF LEGAL LORE
Law Libraries Scattered In ProfusIon
Throughout the States Of the
Union.

Suppose that lawyer, unhampered
by lack Of time and money, wishes to
make exhaustive researches in any
field of legal investigation, where In
the United States. asks a writer in
the Green Bag. can he find the books
necessary for his quest?
According to statistics Of public. so
ciety and school Libraries having 5000
volumes and over in 1908, there are
100 law libraries and 81 state Libraries
in the United States The latter con-
tain many law books. but the number
has not been ascertained.
The 10s law libraries contained In
1908 a total OF 1.s75.o14 bound vol
unes and 62.125 pamphlets. OF these
Libraries 2s had over $4,000 volumes
ana 6ye more than $4,000 volumes.
The largest law libraries id the
United States are. according to pub
lished reports, Harvard. with 102,s26
volumes; New York State Law Ii
brary. ss,55i volumes: Association Of
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17

He had played martial airs all through
the fight and the name was changed
to Trask rock in commemoration Of
his bravery. Trask ct the time of the
war was boy of eighteen. and long
after the war he visited the site of
the rock and the battle and told the
story. 1t is said that more han 100
lives were lost on the American side
in that fight out Of about 400 engaged.
In the year 1928 the Dyce's Head
lighthouse was built on the north side
Of the entrance to the harbor. being
named after the first settler in that
part of the town. 1t was originally
built of wood and was very stability
constructed. It became so much I'm
need Of repairs and so unsafe that In
1858 1t was torn down and another
one built IN its place. The head was
properly named for John Jacob Dyce.
who owned 1t In IT'S.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17

only one day runs are made, Dut
the strain is on just now, and the ma
chihery never stops. During the "a
hours 10000 feet of lumber are cut In
the mill. Month after month the ships
come over. at least 20 cargoes year
coming to anchor beside the gunwale.
There is no such thing as bringing the
logs In ballast. They compose the
ships entire cargo. A great many
ships are devoted to this enterprise,
and to them there is no other object
In life but to get the logs from the
tropical ports and bring them to New
Orleans and unload them and go back
for more. Ten million feet year OF
mahogany comes into New Orleans,
and is partly manufactured here.
In Mexico, Honduras and Central
America the contractor gives 1--WE dol
lars for a single tree. This is cheap
enough. But it is the expense Of get
ting 1t out that counts, and that makes
mahogany an expensive lumber. 1t
stands deep In the forest in the midst
of an almost impenetrable jungle.
There are no groves of them--the
trees are scattered, perhaps not more
than two to an acre. It may be that
there is no water course at hand on
which the logs may be fioated to the
port. The tree has to be located by
the hunter" whose business It is to
roam through the forest in search OF
mahogany trees and to blaze a way to
them, so that they may be found
again. Then the workmen must cut
their laborious way to the tree. using
for the purpose the deadly machete,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
Accidental Omission.

The cynic was discussing on ma
rimony.
you say that no man ought to ma
~ woman who Is fat or thin, tn
or short, large or small" we sale
Then in your opinion the only so,
Of woman one ought to marry is on
who is of medium size?"
Mercy said the cynic. How foi
getful am. forgot her!"-Lippin
colts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17

acquiring literature of their own.
In harmony with this developmen
the United States bureau of educ.
ton is compiling the statistics of sp
cial collections in Libraries in the Uni
ed States. This publication will cove
all special collections. no matter
what class they belong. and promii
ent among them should be special co
lections of law.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
Disbursement.

$50 you have quit laughing at your
wife's hats?" Yes" replied Mr..
Growcher. The funnier they seem
to me the more convinced she is that
they must be correct In style"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
Talked HlmseIf ou..

Crawford-Isn't it strange your wife
hasn't spoken to you since the night
you came home later
crabshaw-I don't think 50. She
said enough to me then to last a
month.-sSmart Set.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17

tA(0 NAAot nCA Ups RAOA4A1o
the sweetest kisses that mortal ever,
dreamed of. And 1t is Just then, too,
that she seems to have made up her
mind that those lips are the
very things that you shall never ap-
proach nearer than about a yard and
half. and then with her dear moth
er within safe observation distance, to
guard against any sudden vertigo
which her alluring eyes may inspire.
After that you can't think of any
thing but the delicious sweetness that
Is lingering on those lips of hers,
waiting to be garnered: and you I'M
derstand how that impetuous person,
Byron. must have felt when he wrote
the lines about the women in the
world having q single month, so that
he could kiss them all at once.
He seems a pretty effective one to
mention; so you mention him and
from him you range through the inn
FASHIONED poets, beginning with Sap
pho and probably using Omar as a
way station into the list OF the mod
ern decadents.
And them Well. then the earth
trembles and the heavens roll up as
q scroll. and you realize you've kissed
her.
II may have cost you nothing more
than few expressions OF distin-
guished consideration-and by the
way, they make the finest kisses
or 1t may cost you millions. If you
have them. 1t may cost you a king
dom, and It may cost your life: and
1t may cost both.
Kisses never came higher than now.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
The Final settlement.

"A verdict for $4,000 isn't so bad.
said the junior partner. How muc1
shall we give our client?"
"Oh, give him $50" answered tn'
senior partner. But hold"
"Well?'
Don't be hasty. Promise 70 p''
him $50"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17


IN national percentages of
conspicuous examples are
too impressive to call for a census of
the crowds. although. what with the
diamond trust whooping up the price
Of engagement rings and the hens or
CANNED to elevate their yearly output,
die kiss market has gone up even in
France, where It was supposed to let
happiness radiate. free as air, with
out costing more than a compliment.
The conspicuous examples that
stand out in history as expensive kiss
es--like those Antony obtained from
Cleopatra and Jacob earned from La
bans attractive daughter-are being
paralleled nowadays on the wholesale
scale. with women figuring pretty
prominently among the buyers. al
though the men. as usual, are the
more daring operators.
Very often the price that is actual
iy paid reaches level far above the
original valuation. Adonis may be per-
suaded. after long youthful timidity,
10 let Venus have lock of his hair
as a souvenir Of their meeting, and It
turns out that he has sacrificed his
immortal soul
Whether the soul Of the latest and
most romantic Adonis, Manuel of Por-
tugal. went into limbo with his neat
little throne. must be settled between
Manuel and the recording angel in the
future; but Paris and Portugal had
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17

The high cost Of living doesn't re
concile many people to the low cost c
dying.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
True Humility.

az suppose you are tempted to pun
on airs since You own motor car.
aI should say not" replied nj.
Chuggins. "A man with a motor g.
puts In most OF his life apologizins'
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17

0U begin. usually. by gazing
into her eyes and feeling,
all at once, that some coro-
ma OF glory has illumined
her whole face and is draw
ing you toward her as inev-
itably as the helpless lit
tie comets tumble into the
binding glory Of the sun.
You begin to burn up with
q feyerish longing.
Just about then you no
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1911-03-17
|z4H0G4NY ZOOS 6RT4RzD 70T 7z7TTTT

~ HE busy saws in the mahogany
mill are going day and night
at this season of the year.
IL There are seasons during which
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
THE STAGE DOORKEEPER

II see" began the stage struck
youth, that that king of spend
thrifts, Harry Lauder, is comm back
to this country"
yep" said the stage doorkeeper,
the guy what started the continent
learning 4 Love q Lassie' is comm
along to gather a little more of the
only green stuff that he likes better
than his native heather.
Much Maligned Man
''Howsomever, 1 think that Harry
is a much maligned man. From what
I've seen and heard of him, I don't
think he's any more in love with the
stuff they keep in banks than is
Jawn d. Av coorse, I'm some sad
that the prices for his engagement
are goin' up, for he's a good card,
and l hate to think that him and
Andy Carnegie will be plasterin'
Scotland with palaces and things
paid for with American money.
But you don't want to believe all
of those tight wad stories you hear
about him. I have 1t in the best of
authority that there is no truth in
the statement that he squeeZes the
feathers off of the birds on Ameri-
can dollars to stuff pillows with.
Its a shame that some folks OBJ
ject to a hard workin' man maxim
a living. Here's Lauder, who they
tell me graduated from a mine in
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
ACCORDING TO SAMMY

the mashine gets thare befoar he
does. and a cop stuck up his klub
and yelled. Stop that going back
werds.
A Bump
Crate advise. pop sed. awl existed,
and jest then the mashine bumped
into sumthing and stopped
Wat 1t bumped into was a froot-
stand, and appels and pares and
peetches and things was awl ovir
the streat, sum Of them mashed and
kids picking sum Of them up and
awl
The Eyetalyun wich owned the
froot stand made q orfull noize till
pop gave him 10 dollirs and sed,
Heer. Ill by the froot But he dident
take 1t hoam aftir he bawt II, so
maybe the Eyetalyun sold It ovir
agen cheepir avn akkount OF beeing
mashed. Enyhow, we awl went hoam
in the trolly kar agen.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

rid Of her. and I am duly thankful.
and also, thereby hangs a tale.
OF all the chronic kickers I ever
heard in a lifetime in the milk pro-
flesh, Miss Oldish takes the two quart
bottle. For a year and a half I've
tfen leaving a half pint bottle Of
cream on her front step every morn
ing, and on the strength Of that she
took unto herself full kicking privi-
leges. Oof, what a woman!
I thought OF just forgetting to stop
at her door. but I knew shed write
to the office, and a kick atNthe office
means a cail down and maybe worse.
So 1 didn't know how to work 1t, until
yesterday I saw a half column story
in one o. the papers, all about how
cream causes typhoid fever, which
laid gently, but conspicuously. on her
step yesterday morning with the half
pint, though what she drinks wouldn't
give a cat a sore thumb And this
morning she gives me orders to dis
continue.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

Cardiff, where the giant came from.
He comes over to us, rolls up his
trousers so you can see his plump
knees, and sings four songs for US in
dialect we have to guess at for
umpty thousand dollars a week And
then. If he's a wise enough guy to
plant that dough, why should we
holler?"
That's Canny
But" interrupted ths S. 8. Y,
don't you think it was some tight
waddish, If 1t is so, that he let his
manager set 'em up every night of
his last engagement, without once
buying back. until the last night,
when his generosity got the better
Of him, and he offered to match the
manager for a drink"
No, I wouldn't call that tight
waddish," said the stage doorkeeper
emphatlcally.
What would you call it, then?'
asked the S. S. Y.
That" said the s. D. K, as what
they call Scotch thrift, of the canny
variety. An, incidentally, I'd like to
hang the can on that canny variety"
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

We had anuthir ride In the awtomo-
beel today, and don't no weather we
will have eny moar or not, avn ak
kount OF wat happined.
think sumthing Is the mattir with
this mashine, sed ma, wen she was get
ting in, and Sue sed. I think 1t awt
to be kalled a weather mashine.
wy, sed pop. and Sue sed, Bekaus you
cant nevtr tell wat II Is going to do.
Hee, hee, she said, laffing.
Fearse Joak
That's the werst joak evid herd In
my life, sed pop, and enyboddy that
don't want to ride in this mashfne can
get out befoar II starts. But nobody
got out, so pop startid the awtomobeel
and the Joneses, wich Is the naybers
We don't speek TO, was looking out of
thare windos pritty jellus, 1 CESS.
guess this Is bad, wat, sed pop, aftir
vile, and ma sed, Thares meny a
slip between the cup and the sawser.
Don't be a pess sed pop, and
Jest then thare was a funy noiZe un-
derneeth sumwares and the awtomo-
beel startid to go backwards insted Of
fruntwerds-
Hay pop, yure going the rong way,
I sed and pop sed, konfownd the
thing, watts the mattir with 1t now.
But the moar pop tryed to make 1t
20 fruntwerds the moar the awto-
mobeel went backwards and the moar
ma and Sue got skared and sed they
wood nevir get in 1t agen for a mill
yum dollirs.
Say mister, sum man on the pay
mint yelled. you amt going that way,
and kid selling papirs yelled. 10 to
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
Loretta's Looking Glass
Drawn for Tho Evening Times.

a MAN may THINK he is getting a
lot when he marries; but he
KNOWS he is giving up one thing
that is dearer to his masculine soul and
body than the breath of life to his nos
trils. Indeed, 1t IS the breath of life
to him-HIS FREEDOM.
can see you girls jump on the seats
and shout, well! How about the girl
She gives UP her freedom, too!' But
please sit down and listen. / am not
to be deferred by shouts and waving
parasols. SHE DOES NOT GIVE UP
HER FREEDOM. She never had any
You cannot give what you have not
possessed. There is not a nice girl
breathing but that has to render an
account of herself to her father or
nights without explaining. And even
that does not help much!
Unwedded Bliss
But a man can and does. He trots
of to the railroad station and takes
a train anywhere he likes-if the train
goes there. And that not necessary to
explainness is the chief charm of his
unwedded bliss. AND THE FEAR OF
LOSING IT HAS DRIVEN MORE MEN
AWAY FROM MATRIMoNY than an
insufficient bank account could ever
do.
A man told me that the word WHY
was the curse Of the matrimcnified.
WHY didn't you come home? WHY
must you go down town? WHY were
You late? WHY do you like him?
WHY are you SO quiet? WHY won't
you go to the Blanks dinner? WHY do
you like to smoke? He declares that
these are the questions that are at the
bottom OF more divorces than any Of
the reasons mentioned in the papers.
What he means. girls, is that the
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

great detective simply, and the mo-
torman sat down.
Il couldn't rest until came to
you," he said DULY, though I fear
even your great powers will be of no
avail. Yesterday stopped my car at
a switch and, being rather weary, fell
asleep on the front seat. When
awoke this morning the front seat
was still there, but the car itself had
entirely disappeared"
It took the great detective but a
second to solve the apparently i'm
penetrable mystery. Striding to the
telephone he calleu up the Bleeker
Street Asylum for the Insane and or
dered an ambulance.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
sHE HOLDS IT UP TO
A Distinction and q Difference

questioning privilege which the wife
assumes makes him feel accountable
to somebody where formerly he was
not called upon to report. or even to
analyze for himself the wnyness Of
what he did or said or liked.
Marriage means freedom to a
Any one of you girls know In
your inmost hearts that that is one of
its chief attractions. 1t means YOUR
kind Of freedom. It's chance to
make or break for yourself socially.
It's an opportunity to BE something
more than an accessory in house
hold that your mother runs. That
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

house may SEEM to be conducted as
a background for you. but you KNOW
better. You know it's a stage. set by
a stage manager who permits you to
act on 1t, but not to direct your own
performance. And marriage puts you
In the stage managers place.
So here's the distinction-and the
difference. The WHY-ing method
seems to your husband an endless
chain. It's q sign of his lost free
dom, his kind. Marriage has given
you freedom, your kind. Suppose you
say NOT-"Why are you later" as II
you wanted to find out the reason Of
his hardness and so convince him
that he cant do a thing without be-
ing made to give an account Of him
self!' BUT-"Fm 30 glad you are
here" as II the one cause for your
concern about his nonappearance was
the misery you felt at being robbed
Of his company.
A Heap O. Difference
Your interest becomes a D1STINC-
TION; he feels dignified because he
means 80 much to you. And there's
"a heap o. difference" between teal-
ousy of losing his society and jeal-
ousy of the one or the place or the
thing that kept him away. II you
are not just pretending to love for
the sake Of the privileges OF mar
riage, IL you REALLY care for the
man, you will study to make every
WHY undergo a transfor-
nation. And keep on studying I'LL
1t becomes an expression of love
rather than a nasty, hateful. jeal-
Appropriateness with which you
load your husband till he longs In
secret for the good old days before
he made you his jailor.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
The OptImist

You're lookin' blue doc-what's the
matter?"
We'll, I'll tell you. A patient 1 be-
gan to treat died this morning"
Jaw, cheer up. He might have died
even II YOU hadn't been called"
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
The Way to Tell

Papa. how is the best way to tell
a fairy tale from an ordinary story?"
Look at the last paragraph, son, and
II 1t says, They were married and
lived happily forever AFTER 1t is a
fairy story
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
A Great Solution;
Or, The Lost Car

'Sit down, Mr.. Motorman," invited
the great detective, as he took fresh
handful of tobacco out of the jar and
threw il out of the window.
''How-how did you known" gasped
the other.
by your uniform" explained the
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
Useful Member

The Parrot-But why is old Pelican
a member Of your baseball team? He
is too clumsy to play.
The Monkey-Oh, yes, but then his
bill makes such a fine storage place
for the bats and extra balls.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
Good Government

What's the trouble in Plunkville?"
We've tried a mayor and we've tried
a commission"
"Well?"
Now we're thinking of Offering the
management of our city to some good
magazine"
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
A Few Early
Autumn BreezeS
ENGLISH JOKE FOR TODAY

HANO6IOAI J1INL ON I IODftI
Overheard at Lords:
Il say, Toby, that was a pretty girl
saw you walking with"
Yes; she and my brother are en-
gagged"
Nice girl?"
We'll (pause), I'd a good deal sooner
he married her than mer'-The Pink
I'm.
The Washington times., 1911-08-31

Togo admitted it evry five He couldn't help t
jod of him. / tell you, Belle great vc'ry for the
govmen President Taft knew he do he appointed
Mr. Hale who's the third assistant recevin teller somepn
like that to do the honors Admiral Togo Young Hale born
hustler Belthey make him first assistant rcevn teller
dayand the make Togo admit how speedy
Now, Chandler the president young Hale, "do
duty Remember impren the speedne of
visitors thing persna
the guest Try Mr. Togo alive, Chandler
your duty"
Hale Did That, and Then Some
And young Mr. Hale did his Takn Admiral Togo by the
hand he said him Japanesey he knew how admiral Pm
goin myself the honorable pleasure of town esteemed
little around honorable New York and honorable neghbon
space of foryeght hours. It's comm
the nations Don't ask for sleep Admiral because
all love and I'd hate to refuse anything"
he showed admiral the daily schedules after
gn regain consciousness the
policemen photographers that things go
to start
Goodness young Mr. Hale, cts 625 Admiral and
$50 we're due the mayors office At 63 shake hands with the
a $40 the mayors due hotel for
At 6 shake hands with the again. and then
the city"
So they all got rushn like
And after Togo the mayor
dazed didn't know whether he see America
battle of Port Arthur And after three days of
he signed the president efn that America
is the speedest country since Babylon
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
Our Milkman Says,
Half a Pint Onward

It amt often you hear Of milkmen
tryin' to get rid OF customers, do you
Il mean, is II? But I tried to get
rid Of Miss Oldish, and I did get
The Washington times., 1911-08-31
Soldiers Of Fortune

What is soldier OF fortune, par
"A soldier Of fortune, son, is a vaga,
bond who fights for anybody who asks
him, and then puts up an awful scream
for help from his own country when
he gets into trouble"