davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1912-02-29

SEE NOTHING LESS THAI A oHIsKL COULD
HAVE cut THE MORTAR THAI Way"
%grubbing about in ones pockets for
overlooked coins, no flush of excite
ment!
You must think me an odd girl"
PRAY why?'
by the manner in which l brought
you here"
"On the contrary, YOU are n of the
few women l ever met who know some
thing about scoring a good joke. Didn't
your friend, Mrs. Coldfield, know my
mother? And wasn't your father a
great friend of my fathers? AS for
being odd. what about me-? l believe !
stood on the corner and tried to sell
plaster casts just to win a foolish club
wager"
Men can jest that way with i'm.
puntty. but a woma may not. Still,
l really couldn't help acting the way |
did," with a tinkle in her voice and a
twinkle in her eyes.
Convention is made up OF many
idiotic laws. suppose that's why ]
am always happy to leave convention
behind, to be SCI to the middle OF
Africa, to Patagonia or sign an agree
ment to go to the north pole"
THE north pole? Have you been to
the arctic?"
mo. but 1 expect to go up in June
with an Italian explorer"
Isn't it terribly lonely up there?"
at can't be worse than the Sahara
or our own Death Valley. One ex-
RENE is as bad as the other. Some
time i hope your father will take me
along on one of those treasure hunts.
/ should like to be in at the finding of
a pirate ship. 1t would make a boy
out of me again"
His eyes were very handsome when
he smiled. Boy? she thought. He
was scarce more than that now.
"Pirates' gold, What a lure 1t has
been, Is and will be-, Blood money.
b-r-r-r! l can see no pleasure in
touching it. But humanity has gone
on. The pirate is no more, and the
highwayman is a thing to laugh at"
Thanks to railways and steamships.
1t is beautiful here"
"we are nearly always here In the
summer. In the winter we cruise.
But this winter we remained at home.
1t was splendid. The snow was deep,
and often l Joined the village children
on their bobsleds. l made father ride
down once. He grumbled about max
ing a fool of himself. After the first
slide l couldn't keep him of the hill.
He wants to go to st. Moritz next win
ter" She laughed joyously.
81 shall take the arctic trip" he said
to himself ~irrelevantly.
Let Is go and pick some apple
blossoms. They last such a little
while, and they are so pretty on the
table. So you were in Napoleon's
tomb that day? | have cried over the
king of Rome's toys. Did Mr.. Brett
mann receive those scars in battleT'
"Oh, no! 1t was a phase of his stu
dent life in Munich. But he has been
under fire. He has had some hard
luck" He wanted to add, Poor
devilv'
You fought with GreeceY.
, 1912-02-29

the nyhke bnZzfng Of fortune hunters.
He had been father and mother and
brother to the child. and with wisdom
q smiled at her father. gave her
hand to Fitzgerald, who found If
warm and moist from the ride. and
glanced inquiringly at Breitmann.
M y dear" said her father. this is
Mr.. Breitmann. my new secretary"
Ihat gentleman bowed stif1y. and
The scars faded somewhat when he OBJ
served that her hand was extended In
welcome. This unconventionality ratb
Ell confused him, and as he took the
hand he almost kissed it. She under
stood the innocence of the gesture and
i've him from embarrassment by
Withdrawing her hand casually.
Il hope you will like II here" was
the pleasant wish.
han you. l shall"
you are German?" quickly.
Il was born in Bavaria. Miss XIII
grew"
THE name should have told me"
She excused herself.
"Oho." thought Fitzgerald, with ma.
nc1ous exultancy: ''if she doesn't in
terfere with your work.
But with introspection this exultan
cy grew suddenly dim. How about
himself? Yes. here was a question
that would bear some close inspectfop.
Was 1t really the wish to capture n
~supposable burglar? He determines
then and there not to prolong his visit
more than three or four days. Just to
satisfy her that there was no ghost in
the chimney. Then he would return
TO New York. He had no more right
than Breitmann to fall in love with
the OF n millionaire, Loving
her was not impossible, but leaving
at an early day would go toward
lessenfng the probability. He was not
AFRAID OF Breitmann. He was for
elgner enough to accept Mt once his
place and to appreciate that he and
this girl stood Mt the two ends of the
world
And Breitmann's mind. which had
up to this time e deep and unruf-
fed as a pool. became strangely dis
turbed.
The time moved on to luncheon.
Breitmann took the part of listener
and spoke only when addressed.
81 must tell you. Mr.. Breitmann."
said Laura. that a ghost has returned
to us"
"A ghost?" tnterestedly.
Eyes. My daughter" said the ad-
miral tolerantly. believes that she
hears strange noises at night. tapping
and such like"
.Ohr" politeiy Breitmann broke HIS
bread idly. 1t was too bad. She had
not produced upon him the impression
that she was the sort of woman whose
spirits. where does this ghost do its
tapping?"
an the big chimney in the library"
she answered.
No n observed Breitmann's hand
as II slid from he bread some of
which was scattered upon the floor
The scars. betraying emotion such as
no mental effort could control. deep.
ened. which il to say that the skin
above and below them had paled.
Might it not be some trial visit of
your patron saint. Santa C'aus?" he
1Reauv r. 10 M iast oh. .mrmod
..ror sar.ra, n,ah.s hona ,aard tha
noise distinct,v a mn@Hed ,ann,n. in.
4 tho cbimnev
"snnnose we ~,nsnect Il ,r,er ,,,ncb.
son ~ s,,ggostod Fi~tzoeraId
ar has heen done" said tbe ad.
mira, Or,vord,v be w,s st,n sLanri-
cal but a doubt was forming In bis
mind.
..It will do M harm RI trv u again u
sa,d Rreitmonp
70 FitzgeroId notad tho ex.
element in the mans voice he charged
n 10 the moment
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Petitioners Join With demonstrators

For some reason or other the pc
titioners who secured from the coun-
ty court recently an order establish
ing a county o along Birch creek
and through the ranch of julius
Guderain have Joined with the re-
monstrators in asking h a the order
be recinded IN the ground of a mis-
take in the survey. AS a result, when
the proper petition is presented, the
order establishing the road will prob
ably be required and the long fight
will doubtless be won by Guderain
and the other demonstrators. The
original order was bitterly opposed
and the demonstrators intended con-
tinuing the fight in the circuit court.
With the discussion of this matter
yesterday, the county court ad-
.journed it's April meeting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05

knights Templar of the local COM
mandry will leave tomorrow evening
for Baker to attend the special
Easter services at hat place. 1t Is
the custom for the Knights Templar
OF Baker, La Grande and Pendleton
to meet together each year in one OF
the cities for the Easter service and
it is Bakers turn this year. Last
year the services were conducted at
La Grande and next year Pendleton
will in all probability be the place
of converting.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
AFTER MUSEUM SPECIMENS.
Lower California Islands to Be EN-
Nplorcd by san Pedro Expedition.

Los Angeles.-With an equipment
patterned after that which the Roose-
welt party carried into Africa, a
group of naturalists and orinthologists
have left on the gasoline yacht Nnei-
da D., commanded by Captain Linton,
to explore the islands off the coast or
Lower California and to secure speci-
mems of animal and bird life there for
the local museum at Exposition Park.
Police Sergeant George Willett, an
authority upon o~rinthology, will cap
tain the party and direct its work.
Willett recently was selected as the
local representative of the Smithson-
ian Institute in this state. He has
been commissioned to secure data for
the government on his trips into the
islands of the Mexican coast.
With Willett will go w. ]. McClos-
key, an official of the local county
museum. He will act as a taxider-
mist.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Will Repeat Cantata.

So fa~vorale was the Triumph of
the Cross received by the big audi
ence at the NJ. E. church Wednesday
night that it has cen decided to re-
peat the program next Wednesday
evening at the church.. For the next
performance no admission charge will
be made but a contribution will be
taken up from among those present.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
DIR. TurIey Sues for Divorce.

DIR. Martin v. Turley of Hermiston
today commenced suit in the local
circuit court for a divorce from his
wife, Frances B. Turley, charging de-
sertion as his grounds. The COM
plant sets forth hat both plaintiff
ard defendant are the owners of GER
tain property described and plaintiff
asks tina each be given free title to
such properties. 1t is alleged tina,
the couple were married in Walla
walla, June IS, 1900, and that after
living together for eight years. de-
PENDANT without cause or provocatior
wilfully deserted her husband. There
are no children by h marriage. Ar
galus w. Gray of Stanfield Is at
torney for DR.. Turley.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
a -Four Footed Chicken.

Frank Johnston, section foreman
for the O.-W. r, & N. company at
Barnhart, has something of a novelty
in the way of poultry. He declares he
has a baby chick at his place, fully
developed and having four natural
feet n he reports that its two extra
pedal extremities in no way affects
the state of it's health. He states that
he has Matched over 900 chicks this
season but this is the first freak that
has come out of a shell.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Relay Race This p. NJ.

This afternoon at $3.50 o'clock,
twenty men representing the four
classes of the high school took the
track at Roundup park for the an
nual interclass relay race and quite a
crowd was gathered to watch the con-
test. The track is in fair condition and
the boys have been training faith
fully for the event so that good time
IS expected to be made.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Hart Catching Many Dogs.

By this morning Harry Hart, the
~dogcatcher, had succeeded in corral
ing between thirty n forty untagged
CANNES and figures that there are
still about that many more to be
rounded up. Some of h animals are
being redeemed but the majority are
still making the night hideous around
the pound in the Oregon Feed Yard.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Former Local Girl Is Dead.

Word has been received of the re-
cent death in Portland of Anna Jur-
gems, youngest child of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Jurgens, formerly of this city.
Death occurred as a result of rheu-
matism from which the little girl was
a sufferer while living here. Mr.. Jur-
gems was formerly roadmaster of the
local division of the O.-W. r. & N,
lines.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Forped check Is Returned.

Marsh e. Downey, proprietors Of
the Oregon Market, this morning re-
ceived the check given them by a
man purporting to be ]. w. Chatlin,
last week I'M it was stamped mo
funds on the back. They were GER
tain that it was bogus the day after
II was rendered in payment for meats
but sent it on to the Denver bank
that 1t might be used as evidence
should the forger be caught.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
TODAY Is Good Friday.

Today is Good Friday, according TO
the calendars of the Episcopal n
Catholic churches and is being observ-
ed by services in both of those
churches in this city. Besides a spe-
cial service from IL to 3 o'clock this
afternoon, the Church of the Redeem
er will present The Crucifixion' to-
night at 8 O'Clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05

government will be asked to expel
from the country all Portuguese roy
alists in return for P~ortugal's prom
Use to allow no propaganda against
the panish regime to be fostered in
Portugal.
The inhabitants of Portel, instigat-
ed by the anarchistic element, have
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Pcndleton Boy Is Honored.

In a recent election held by the
sophomore class of the University of
Oregon, Don Rice of Portland was
elected editor and Hawley Bean of
Salem, manager of the 1913 junior
annual which is called the "Oregana.'
Young Bean is a son of Judge and
Mrs. Henry j. Bean, formerly of Pen
dleton, and is a graduate of the To-
cal high school,.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05

made several attacks on property
and have had several collisions with
the Portuguese troops. Military re-
Inducements have been sent.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Boyien Wins Ten Points.

Tom Boylen, former crack high
school athlete of this city and now
a freshman in the University of Ore
gon, was one of h high point win
ners in the annual indoor i~nterclass
meet at hat institution Wednesday
night. BY winning first place in the
500 yard and 1000 yard runs, he an
nexed ten points for his team.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05

AS yet the s~uffragettes haven't
charged the p liticians with Adams
downfall.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
WANTS HELP FROM SPAIN.
Portugal to Ask Aid i'm Suppressing
Activity Of ROyaliStS,

Lisbon.-The Portuguese govern
ment has decided to ask the aid OF
Spain in suppressing the royalis'
movement that has been threatening
Portugal for a long time.
Within a few days the Spanish
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05
Newsy Notes
of Pendleton
Civic Club to Meet.

Civic Club to Meet.
There will be a meeting of the
Civic Association at the city hall to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05

No Police Court.
Last night was a ~peaceable n
here in Pendleton and in consequence
the police court remained idle this
morning.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-04-05

knights To Go To Baker.
Between twenty-five and thirty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
COOKING VEGETABLES.
Use Uncovered Utensils Except For
Dried Beans or Peas.

Use Uncovered Utensils Except For
Dried Beans or Peas.
Two mistakes are commonly made
In preparing vegetables for the table:
The first Of these is the practice OF
keeping the vessel tightly covered dur
ing the entire process Of cooking. This
is done usually with an idea OF pre-
venting the dissemination Of unpleas-
ant odors through the house. But the
effect of it is directly the opposite. The
odors confined within the vessel grow
instead more rank with the chemical
changes that take place. and when the
vessel is opened occasionally, as it
must be, these extremely disagreeable
odors escape. Besides this, the vege-
tables themselves are made less di-
gestible when cooked in this way, with
the exception of dried beans or dried
peas.
The second mistake commonly made
is that OF cooking vegetables too long.
Instead of being made more tender by
prolonged cooking many vegetables are
made unpalatable and indigestible
Cabbage, for instance, if cooked the
right length of time, is pleasing of
flavor and for most persons entirely
digestible, but If cooked too long IT
causes indigestion and loses its flavor
Garden and Farm Almanac.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
BIG BILL Is DUBBED
MOBILES BABY DOLL"

The Mobile correspondent of the
Sporting News has the following in
this weeks issue:
Large William jacobson, whom
John McGraw Of the New York Nation
ais turned over TO Mobile, looks as if
he will be the sensation OF the South
ern league this season. if the pitchers
do not find that he has a weakness,
and this has not developed so far. He
hits 'em when they come over to all
parts of the lot; the outfielders back
up close TO the fences, and that Dur
ham bull in the northwest corner of
the field always wears a worried look
when Mobiles baby doll, which is the
nom de champetre which the Mobile
darkeys have inflicted upon our left
fielder, comes TO bat"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
CREEK DEMON TO
TRAVEL IN WEST

'Tis the Pacific coast for George
Nicholson for this summer and a por-
ton of next fall, according to state
ments which the Greek demon Wrest-
Ter is dropping among his many
friends in this vicinity. Since the
wrestling game petered down in these
diggin's, George has considered the
western journey and he has about
made up his mind to depart within
little more than a week. He ex-
poets to spend the greater part of
his time in the Golden state. In ad-
dition to filling wrestling engage
ments with the welterweights, he in
tends to build himself up in the weight
line and to CLEAN a few more tricks
in the game. When he comes back
in the fall it will be a mighty speedy
welterweight or middleweight crap
pier who turns him to the mat OF
makes him quit. 1t was Georges
original intention TO take Gus Papas
his fellow countryman, along with
him, but because of Papas, forced Wis.
It in the opposite direction, George
will make the journey by his lone
some.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
Illinois-Missouri league. The fran
chise will be transferred to kankakee
and the season will open here Friday
SWORDS OF JAPAN.
Religious Rites Follow Every Process
of Their MAKING.

Religious Rites Follow Every Process
of Their Making.
The sword making Of Japan is per-
haps the most curious in the whole
world. In that country swords said to
be equal to those of Toledo or Damas-
Gus are made by a special series of
processes, but feature of the industry
is the religious ceremonial that accom-
panies every process.
On the walls of the huts IL which
the work is done are representations of
the god of the sword makers and the
chief goddess of the Shintos. There
are also bits Of paper and w:sps of
straw, charms to keep away evil spir-
its. No female is allowed to enter the
place. as the presence of women is sup
posed to be conducive to the appear
ance Of demons, who would certainly
bring disaster to the swords mission.
Prayer is offered before the work be-
gins, and various religious rites must
be performed before any one Of the
swords can be declared to have been
we'll and truly made.
The last thing that takes place after
the polishing and sharpening Of the
swords is the offering of them one by
one to the sword god to be blessed.
The weapon is placed in front of the
kakemona on the wall with an offering
of saki, rice and sweetmeats, after
which prayer scrolls are read and a
blessing upon the work is invoked
London Globe.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
Flynn Tips Scales at 215.

East Las Vegas, n. M, May 16.-Jim
Flynn, the Pueblo fireman, will be
anything but little fellow when he
squares off with Jack Johnson in their
battle July 4. Though he weighed
only 156 pounds when he met Johnson
in San Francisco Nov. ., 1907, he
has since added much flesh to his
frame.
Flynn weighed 21O pounds when he
Yesterday afternoon Manager jack Cur
Yesterday afternoo Manager Jack Cur.
ley chaperoned a party of friends to
Jim's camp az Montezuma springs.
Flynn, wearing a light gymnasium suit
tipped the scales at 215 He is out to
beat the 21S or 220 notch when Tommy
Ryan arrives and takes hold of him
May 25.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
PEORIA WINNER
IN HARD BATTLE
Boomers Make Only Score on
Double Poled by Old Jimmy
Novacek.
FREAK GAME TO DECATUR
-Four Runs IN Ninth, After Being
Blanked In Eight Sessions,
Gives Victory.

{ Bloomington, H., May 15.-Peoria
won a desperate battle of pitchers
yesterday, due TO two costly errors
by the home guards. Syfert, in the
box for Bloomington, kept Sits men
away from the plate until the fifth.
when, with two down, he walked Nc
CURE, a poor peg 10 first letting the
runner reach second, which permitted
him 10 score on Holkes long slam to
center. Southwick also hit safely, and
Holke scored. In the seventh Wooley
led OF with a hit, Veach was passed
and the former scored when Burkwald
dropped IN infield hy.
Bloomington could not bunch hits
on Prendergast. except in the sixth
inning, when Cuthbert singled and
Navocek poled a long double. They
had men on bases in nearly every inn
ing. but Prendergast was tight. The
score:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
hald on 10 the Bills

A prominent minstrel man says that
not long ago an attache of his show
was sent out In a certain town to give
some handbills or heralds to boys for
distribution. The man found only one
boy willing to work. He didn't deem
it necessary to explain to the boy that
the bills were TO be distributed about
town. He took 1t for granted that the
boy knew. The youngster took the
printed slips Of paper, and the man
gave him a quarter and left Half an
hour later the Snowman CHANGED 10
pass along the street and saw the boy
standing on the sidewalk, crying.
whats the matter?" asked the man
The boy gave a couple of final sobs
and. wiping his eyes on his sleeve
said:
"a man jist come along an took one
Of my bills."-New York Telegraph.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16

green scum, a genuine duck pond
scum. 1t strikes Khartum about April
20, and it floats on down to Cairo-a
solid scum that is often 500 miles long
without a break. This scum is made
of minute lives, algae. 1t has an Of
fensive smell. 1t is, in fact. as Of
fensive to the nose as to the eye How
green the Nile is then! On account Of
this scum the expression. Nile green,
arose. But it isn't the waters of the
Nile that are green. No; they are al
ways muddy. 1t is the scum"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
KEEP THE KIDNEYS WELL
Health Is Worth Saving and Some
Rock Island People Know How
to Save If

Rock Island People Know How
to Save 1t.
Many Rock Island people take
their lives in their hands by neg
lecting the kidneys when they know
these organs need help. Sick kid
neys are responsible for a vast
amount of suffering and i'll health
the slightest delay is dangerous. Use
Doan's Kidney Pills-a remedy that
has cured thousands of kidney suf-
ferers. Here is a Rock Island citi-
zen's recommendation.
Hugh Garvin, sol Fifteenth street,
Rock Island, ILL.,, says: Il used the
contents of one or two boxes OF
Doan's Kidney Pills a few months
ago with good results and / can say
that other members of my family
have taken them with benefit Some
times l suffered from a dull, nagging
ache through the small of my back
accompanied by distressing kidney
weakness. When Doan's Kidney
Pills were brought to my attention
l procured supply and their use
soon relieved me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster-Milburn company, Buff.
falo N. Y, sole agents for the Unit
ed States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
and take no other.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16
PACKEY WALLOPS
ERNE WITH EASE

Philadelphia, Pa, May 16.-Packey
Mcfarland. Chicago's lightweight,
gave Young Erne of Philadelphia
an artistic lacing before a local crowd
last night in a six-round battle. Packey
outpointed Erne In five OF the six
rounds, and in the other there was
nothing 20 choose between them. In
the third round Erne made his best
showing. and he got an even break on
that
While Packey had the better Of the
mill by considerable margin, it must
be conceded that his opponent made
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-05-16

him extend himself at all times. Erne
missed a number of wild swings
which, if properly landed, would have
resulted in considerable damage. Pack
ey also missed a number of times, but
landed at least three blows to the local
boys one.
Both drew blood, Erne being the
first TO suffer in the early part of the
scrap. In the last round Packey was
caught with straight right on the
nose which drew the claret, but not
enough 10 bother him. When the fin
al gong sounded the men were fighting
hard, both attempting TO land knock
ont