davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11
Washington and Poacher.

AS an example of Washington's
fearlessness. Sparks. the historian.
tells of all occasion when Washington
was aroused to quick action upon dis
covering poacher on his grounds.
Hearing the discharge of gun he
mounted his horse and. riding in the
direction of the sound. soon found the
intruder. who quickly jumped into hin
canoe Ind padded out into the river.
Washington rode instantly into the
water n spite of the poacher's threat
sening him with his fowling piece: ana
selling the boat, he drew 1t to the
shore, disarmed the poacher and gave,
him sound thrashing then and there
From Fl. A. Ogden's .yashington's
Ten Narrow Escapes" in st. Nicholas
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-08-11

In Sherbrooke, Canada, power
company began work on dam, and in
the bottom of the river discovered a
perfect well. round and smooth bored.
The engineers followed it down and
found the well was 80 feet deep and
still boring. A round stone, whirled
by the rush Of the river, had been bor-
ing-for how many million years? 1t
was still wnirling, turbinelike. and
still boring.-New York Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19
POPULARITY OF STAR
HELPS CONTEST ANTS

The Stars Great Prize Contest isn't
over. In fact there is evidence that
some of the candidates for the big
prizes are really just getting we'll
started, and that it is too soon to be
making any predictions as to who are
going to be the winners
But the contest isn't going to con-
tinue indefnitely-in fact it is prob
able that the exact date for closing
the race will be determined and an
nounced within a day or two. In the
meantime subscriptions to The Star
continue to pour in and during the
past few days the changes in the
standing Of the candidates has been
something remarkable
1t really seems that the longer the
contest runs the easier it is to get
subscriptions. For one thing the con
test has attracted very general atten-
ton by this time, and has served TO
advertise the merits Of the Greater
Star very widely, Then The Star is
daily becoming more popular with all
classes of the reading public, and the
strong stand which The Star has TAX
en- on various matters of public inter
est has won it friends by the hun
dred. People are rapidly coming to
realize that The Star really is the big
gest, newsiest, best edited, and fairest
paper in Hawaii, and these things are
making it easy for contestants.
During the next few weeks that the
contest still has to run, the Stars sub
scription lists will be heightened by
hundreds of more names, and there is
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19

plenty Of chance for any candidate
to add a substantial number to his
score. There isn't one of the big
Ten prizes which are not we'll worth
working for, even if there were not
the book bonus prizes which have
proven so popular, and which will be
continued Some of the candidates
have already won as high as fifty
handsome volumes, and will win more.
Some of them are using the books as
Christmas gifts Cand they make ex-
cellent gifts, too, by the way while
others are giving them to their friends
as added inducement for subscrip-
tons. Most of the books. however are
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19
FIND LoNG.LosT COIN.

HAYWARD Cal, December L.
Three small pieces Of coin, which were
laid aside in a little cubby hole in the
wall of the Grindeu home on c street.
Hayward, forty-fve years ago by Geo.
Grindell, at that time a boy of but Il
few years of age, were discovered to.
day by workmen who were tearing
down the building. Grindell, who hap
pened to be on the scene at the time
suddenly remembered having put the
money there for safekeping until ne
had a pile large enough to purchase .
desired toy.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19
WHAT HE PREEERREp-

A Cincinnati lawyer recently re.
marked that the juryman who toward
the end Of a very long trial wished to
know what the terms "plaintin" and
defendant signifed is not alone in
his ignorance The lawyer mentioned
tells Of man whose coat had been
stolen. lie has charged suspicious
looking person with the theft
You say that this man stole your
coat?' asked the magistrate. do | UNI
derstand that you prefer charges
against him.
Well, no, your honor responded
the plaintiff Il prefer the coat, if
it's all the same to you. -Lippincott's
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19
Morning Cable Report
{ Continued ron Page Qne.l

ST LOUIS December 19The Westinghouse Aake Company
Company
In the petition the rshp the Westinghouse makes
the assertion the railroad company /
NEW YORK, December 9In Wabash
Railroad
dbedness the reaches the millions
of
DOUGLAS December
federal
Mexico report
smugged They
believed
LONDON, December 19Alberto
of
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19
GOOD ADVICE.

The best time to buy Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy is right now. Don't
put it off until you need it but keep it
at hand. A cold is much easier cur
ed when first contracted than after it
has settled in the system. For sale
by all dealers. Benson, Smith e Co
agents for Hawaii.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19

being kept by their winners as an
addition to their own private libra.
ries.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-12-19
E HAW STAR
DAILY AND sEMI-wEEKLY.

published afternoon Sunday by the Hawaiian Star
Association, Ltd, McCandess Building Bethel Homo
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Cleaning Bagdad Rugs.

II is very difficult to wash a Bagdad
couch cover or rug successfully. The
colors are almost sure to run when
treated in the ordinary way. Before
beginning operations separate the
strips Then wash each one In a sep
arate water Use white soap and
lukewarm water to which little salt
has been added after suds has been
raised by brisk stirring. Do not rub
the strips on washboard, but merely
dip them into the water and stir them
briskly, then quickly rinse them and
hang them over a clothes horse in the
kitchen away from the sunlight Be
careful when drying that the strips
DO not overlap. When almost dry press
out the wrinkles with hot iron. II
the middle strips have become slightly
worn exchange them with those on the
outside, when sewing the cover togeth.
er again.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
TO MEASURE THE INTELLECT
Scientists Have Invented Machine
Which Does the Work With Math-
ematical Accuracy.

A machine has been perfected by
which ones mental character can be
determined and his intelligence meas
ured with something of the accuracy
that scales determine the weight Of
coal or chocolate creams. The appa-
ratus consists of a revolving mirror,
the axis of which is horizontal and
which can be turned at any required
speed by handle and belt gearing
The speed at which the axis is rotating
at any instant is shown by special
indicator.
The mirror revolves in a dark box
having windows of colored glass d.
rectly above and below the mirror.
Outside each window is a screen of
white paper fixed at an angle Of 45
degrees to the plane Of the glass and
Illuminated by an electric lamp.
A beam of diffuse light thus passes
through the colored glass of the win
dow and impinges on the mirror AS
the mirror revolves the colored refec-
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
May Have Been Harassed.

ton beam passes over an aperture In
the side of the box, against which the
eye of the person being tested is
placed. When the reflection beam
has passed over the aperture the col
or impulse on the retina ceases until
the mirror has reached the position
in which 1t reflects the next colored
beam of light into the eye.
The experiments Of Shelford Bid
we'll and of others have shown that
the sensation of color persists for
short time after the external impulse
has ceased. If the duration of this
persistence is equal to the time inter
val between two successive impulses
from the revolving mirror the color
will appear to be continuous.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
The Dickens Of a Toast,

The wit of the late DR.. Francis A.
Harris was always ready. 1t came
like fash as, when being told that
Chinaman was about to be ap-
pointed on the police force, he re.
marked, THE Asiatic collarer," and
passed on. At a banquet given to
Charles Dickens the younger, the
chairman inadvertently talking back.
ward. referred to the guest as one
not only honored for himself. but
because Of his father. Then younger
Dickens. in response. dryly observed
that he was glad 20 see that critical
discrimination had not been lost on
hospitality, and DR.. Harris saved the
situation by rising and proposing a
toast to Charles the Second, who
never lost his head"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

y IMPORTANT recommendation to
the Smithsonian Institution are
made by Jesse Walter Fewkes re-
garding the treatment of the ma.
tional reserve created in northern
Arizona by order of former President
Roosevelt under the name of the Ma
vahO National Monument, in which
many important prehistoric ruins are
to be found. DR.. Fewkes was sent by
the bureau of American ethnology to
examine these dwellings of the
ancients, and his preliminary report,
which is now being published. sug-
gests:
That one of the largest two cliff
dwellings in the Navajo National
Monument, either Betatakin or Kit
siel, be excavated, repaired and pre-
served as a type ruin" to illus
trate the prehistoric culture of the
aborigines of this section of Arizona
That this work be supplemented by
excavation and repair of Inscription
House, an ancient cliff dwelling in
West Canyon.
That one or more of the ruins in
West Canyon be added to the Navajo
National Monument and be perma-
nently protected by the government.
DR.. Fewkes describes in detail the
three routes by which the cliff dwell.
ings may be reached. tells where wa
ter may be had for men and horses
and outlines improvements that would
make the road more passable for tour
lists.
Find an Instructive Specimen.
One Of the most instructive speci-
mems collected in the Navajo Nation
al Monument was found by w. B.
Douglas in ruin designated as Cradle
House. This object is cradle made
of basketware, open at one end and
continued at the opposite end into a
biped extension to serve for the legs
1t is-decorated on the outside with an
This specimen may be regarded as one
Of the finest examples of prehistoric
basketry from the southwest; more
over, with one exception, 1t Is the only
known cradle of this form. A pair of
infants sandals found with the cradle
leaves no doubt as to it's use, while
the character and symbolism of the
decoration refer 1t to the ancient cliff
house culture. The design suggests
that which characterizes certain speci-
mems of the well-known black-and
white pottery found in the San Juan
drainage. Evidences of long use and
repair appear, especially on one side.
Unfortunately the specimen, although
entire when found, later was broken
across its middle.
The only other known cradle of this
type was brought to the attention of
ethnologists by DR.. w. ]. MCGEE when
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Too Much Geography.

Not long ago Representative "Billy"
Hughes of New Jersey, was in Wash
ington showing party of his constitu.
ents the sights of the capital. In the
group was provincial old lady, who
seemed obsessed with the idea that
New York and New Jersey made up
most of the United States, and got out
all the laws.
In the corridors of the war depart.
ment, the party ran across a tall,
tawny-haired man.
who is that?" queried the old lady.
That's Bartlett of Nevada" explain.
ed Hughes. Congressman Bartlett"
Good gracious!" she said. You
have 'em from everywhere, don't you ?''
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

in charge Of the anthropological ex-
hlbit at the st. Louis exposition. This
was found in San Juan county, Utah.
THE Navajo National Monument" !"
writes DR.. Fewkes contains two
kinds of ruins, cliff dwellings and
pueblos. The architecture Of the cliff
dwellings Is characteristic, their walls
being constructed of stone or adobe
built against, rarely free from. ver-
tical faces of the cliff.
Two Types Of kivas.
There are two types Of kivas, one
circular and subterranean, allied to
those of the Mesa Verde; the other
rectangular, above ground entered
from the sides.
"The masonry Of these northern
ruins is rude, resembling that of mod
ern Walpi. The component stones are
neither dressed nor smoothed, but the
walls are sometimes plastered. There
Is great similarity in architecture
No round towers relieve the monotony
or impart picturesqueness to the build
ings. The walls of ruined pueblos in
this region and the ceramic remains
closely resemble those at Black Falls
on the Little Colorado. A prominent
feature of the walls is jacal construc-
ton in which mud is plastered on
waiting between upright poles. The
ends of many of these supports project
high above the ground, constituting a
characteristic feature of the ruins
This method of wall construction is
unknown at Black Falls or at Walpi.
but still survives in modified form in
one or more Oraibi kivas and in one
at least of the Mesa Verde ruins.
Naturally the questions one asks
in regard to these ruins are: Why did
were the ancient inhabitants? When
were these dwellings inhabited and
deserted?
1T is commonly believed that the
caves were chosen for habitation be-
cause they could be better defended
than villages in the open. The
ancients chose this region for their
homes on account Of the constant wa
ter supply in the creek and the
patches of land in the valley that
could be cultivated. This was a de-
sirable place for their farms. Had
there been no caves in the cliffs they
would probably have built habitations
in the open plain below.
May Have Been Harassed. -.
"They may have been harassed by
marauders, but it must be borne in
mind that their enemies did not come
in great numbers at any one time. De-
Tense was not the primary motive
that led the sedentary- people of this
canyon to utilize the caverns for shell
! ter. Again, the inroads of enemies
never led to the abandonment of these
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

great cliffhouses, if we can impute
valor in any appreciable degree to the
inhabitants. Fancy, for instance, the
difficulty, or, rather, improbability, of
a number of nomadic warriors great
enough to drive out the population of
Kitsiel. making their way up Cataract
canyon and besisging the pueblo. Such
sible Marauders might have raided
the Kitsiel cornfields, but they could
not have dislodged the inhabitants.
Even if they had succeeded in cap
turing one house, but little would have
been gained, as it was a custom of the
Pueblos to keep enough food in store
to last more than year. In this con-
nection the question is pertinent.
While hostiles were besieging Kit
siel how could they subsist during
any length of time? Only with the ut
most difficulty even with aid of ropes
and ladders, can one now gain access
to some of these ruins. How could
marauding parties have entered them
If the inhabitants were hostile? The
cliff dwellings were constructed part
ly for defense, but mainly for the
shelter afforded by the overhanging
cliff, and the cause of their desertion
was not due so much to predatory
enemies as failure of crops or the dis.
appearance of the water supply
THE writer does not regard these
ruins as of great antiquity; some of
the evidence indicates that they are
of later time. Features in their archi.
lecture show resemblances derived
from other regions.
Ruins Not of Great Antiquity.
THE Navahoes ascribe the build
ings to ancient people and say that
the ruined houses existed before their
own advent in the country, but this
was not necessarily long ago. Such
evidence as has been gathered sup
ports Hopi legends that the inhabi.
tants were ancient Hopi, belonging TO
the Flute, Horn and Snake families.
There Is no evidence that cliff.
house architecture developed in these
canyons, and rude structures older
than these have been found In this
region. Whoever the builders of these
structures were, they brought their
craft with them. The adoption of the
defiector in the rectangular ceremo.
nialrooms called kihus implies the
derivation of these rooms from cir
cular kivas, and all indications are
that the ancient inhabitants came
from higher up San Juan river.
MANY Of the ruins in Canyon de
Chelly, situated east of Laguna creek,
show marked evidence of being mod.
ern, and they in turn are not so old
as those of the Mesa Verde. If the
ruins become older as we go up the
river the conclusion Is logical that the
migration of the San Juan culture was
down the river from east to west,
rather than in the opposite direction.
The scanty traditions known to the
author support the belief in a migra.
tion from east to west, although there
were exceptional instances of clan
movements in the opposite direction.
The general trend of migration would
indicate that the ancestral home OF
the Snake and Flute people was In
Colorado and New Mexico"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Shakespeare Theories.

There have been men crazy enough
to try to prove, with ciphers and all
manner Of mysterious signs and
tokens. that Shakespeare was Bacon.
that Shakespeare was the son Of Eliza
beth. that Shakespeare. like Homer.
was several people. Nobody has ever
been crazy enough to try to prove that
Shakespeare was crazy.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

not if you owed me twicst as much
An hour later the boy came to my Of
flee, where he had never been before,
waited for me, and when | came, said:
Say, I'm awful sorry you thought
was sore about de nickel Ye needn't
pay me never till ye want to, and
about sendin' for it-nix' l thanked
him, and now, for trying to crack a
joke, l have secured a long line Of
credit"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Joke Made His Credit Good.

To illustrate the fact that some per-
sons are devoid of sense Of humor,
this story, according to the New York
Tribune, was told at a downtown lun-
cheon club: 81 forgot to pay my news
boy last night and when l saw him
this morning gave him the five cents
due him and said: 4 thought every
minute last night you'd send collec-
tor for this. 'Naw-not on your life;
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Can You Seat III

Customer-Look here! The frs
time | used this umbrella ! bought
you the black dye soaked out ant
dripped all over me- Dealer-MeiI
frient, dot was one Of our new self
detecuf umprellas. II any one steal
dot umprella, you would know him p!
his clothes.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Game Cock Trounced the Hawk.

Paul e. Gerard went to his farm one
recent Sunday afternoon, and while
walking over his place he saw a chick
en- hawk fly to the ground and catch
. chicken. One Of Mr.. Gerard's fine
game roosters saw its companion in
trouble, and ran to its assistance,
fighting tho hawk. which later let 60
the chicken and saved Its life.-Bowl-
ing Green Messenger.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Wouldn't Be a Preacher

]. H. Libby, the cement contractor.
was discussing the future of his little
grandson, Harry Hoffman. I'VE
haven't any parson in the family" he
said L guess We'll just make a
minister of Harry" mo, sir" the boy
stouty protested. mo preaching for
me- I'm going to be Ball player!"-
Cleveland Leader.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Free TO Our Readerss

Write Murine Eye Remedy Co., Chicago, for
4Spage illustrated Eye Book Free. Write all
about Your Eye Trouble and they will advise
as to the Proper Application of the Murine
Eye Remedies in Your Special Case. Your
Druggist will tell you that Murine Relieves
Sore Eyes, Strengthens Weak Eyes Doesn't
Smart. Soothes Eye Pain, and sells for Soc
Try 1t in Your Eyes and In Baby's Eyes for
Scaly Eyelids and Granulation
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Mankind Aralyzed.

Tho man who lives quite up to the
best standards Of his age, Of his peo-
pie, Of his neighbors, is not bad man.
The one~who lives on scale consider
ably above that Of his age is a good
man. no matter how much he may fall
below the higher standard of an age
more refined, enlightened and civil.
lied
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Goose Did Good Work.

Thanks to a goose, a poultry yard
thief was traced at Gutersblum, Ger.
many, the other day. The goose
,ackled persistently in front of a
house where her companions had been
hidden. and this led to the thief's ar.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

glad did, for 1t has cured me.
II know of so many cases where wo-
men have been cured by Lydia =, Pink
hams Vegetable Compound t!.oc can
say to every suffering woman if that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will. Mrs. JANETzKI,
1868 Arch ST., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not ACCEPT something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any of those distressing ills De.
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
which is made from roots and herbS
has been the standard remedy for fe.
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E. Pink.
bans Vegetable Compound.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

More than half of the young
women at Wellesley college have
been found deficient in ability to spell
we'll. Six hundred students are to
give up their Saturday afternoons as
we'll as other recitation periods Of the
week to drills in photography.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
ljomely Illustration.

Sometimes virtue can be exag.
gerated until 1t becomes vice." said
the earnest adviser. Il see exactly
what you're comm at" replied Taran.
tula Tim. Whereas four aces is q
blessin' and greatly to be admired.
nvs Of EN- kin create untold dis
session"
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
THE TRUTH ABOUT BLUING.
T ak No. 5.

Avoid liquid bluing. In every city
there is an accumulation of junk bot
ties which are gathered up and filled
with weak solution called bluing.
Don't buy water for bluing.
Buy RED CROSS BALL BLUE; a
Scent package equals 20 cents worth
of liquid blue. Makes clothes whittier
than snow. AT ALL GOOD GRO
GERS
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14

V. H. Bryson Of Spencer, 1t is be-
lieved. holds the record as the young
est grandfather in the state, his age,
being only thirty-five years. He wa
married when fourteen years Of age,
his wife being only thirteen. His old.
est son was married at the age Of
seventeen and at the age Of eighteen
presented to the elder Bryson q grand
son.-Watkins Chronicle.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Solder.

Solder will not adhere to any metal
ed solder. In order to solder on to any
thick, heavy article either that must
be heated or copper heavy enough to
carry and hold much heat must be
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1911-07-14
Pistol Iotinu.

A man who lacks self-control should
never trust himself to carry gun. A
man who can control himself rarely
needs one-ucv~tc- p~~t