davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-31
THE sEAL HERD.

The real vanishing race, says the Brooklyn Standard Union, "is not the American Indian, but the Al aska fur seal" The Elliott-GalIa- gher report moved that paper to make this remark.
 It is true that the fur seal has been the source of a very great profit to a few persons. It is also true that the herds have been un- wisely depleted 10 about 5 per cent of their former greatness. Never theless, the seal question is not as important as We have made 1t.
 As a race we could exist comfort ably and happily if there was not a single sealskiu coat left in all the world. The fur seal, in other words is not a necessity, but the source of luxury in the perpetuity of which the average man or woman has~not the slightest pursonal interest, pres ent or future.
 Periodically we allow ourselves to become heated over a herd of nomad- ic mammals and even threaten our selves with war because sealers of foreign nations poach on our pre- serves. Why should we do this?
 The seal is a beautiful, soft-ey- ed, intelligent and interesting crea- ture. It is a shame, a national shame not unmixed with sin, that they have been so wantonly destroy ed; but the fact remains that there
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-31

Apropos of the Christmas season bearing down upon us with unfal- teriug speed, ;. will be weeu for those living in Alaska, who have each year remembered the folks at home" by sending presents from this far off land to take timely
The daily Alaskan., 1913-10-31

ALASKAN" HOME TO THE STATES. IT WILL sAV
 YOU A LOT OF EXPERIMENTING
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
PUZZLES OF SLEEP.
Noise and Slunber and the Marvellous
Rapdity of Dreams.


Both Bismarck and Pepys found that
noise enhanced the value of a nights
rest. Bismarck con6ded in his old age
to an interviewer that he could never
sleep in Berlin at night when it is
quiet. but as soon as the noise begins,
about 4 O'Clock in the morning, | can
sleep a little and get my rest for the
day"
Pepys records in his diary on Sept
%, 1861, that he slept at Weliing "and
still remember 1t that Of all the nights
that ever | slept in my life never did
pass a night with more epicurism of
sleep; there being now and then a
noise OF people that walked me, and
then it was Il very rainy night. and
then was Il little weary that what
between waking and then sleeping
again. one after another, never had
so much content in all my life"
The probability that we get snatches
of sleep at odd moments when we sup
pose ourselves to have remained con
tinuousy awake Is supported by the
phenomena OF dreams Mark Twain
accounted for his own disappearing
visitor" 10y the belief that he had un-
consciously had very short nap, and
many have explained visions of ghosts
as due to dreams during such short
maps
For nothing is better established In
connection with dreams than that an
apparently very long one can occur
during an almost infnitesimal time
Alfred Maury had long. vivid dream
OF the reign of terror, including the
trial of himself before the revolution
ary tribunal and his execution. and
was able to show that it all happened
during the moment OF awakening by
the fall of a rod from the bed canopy
upon his neck London Chronicle
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
VICTOR HUGO IN EXILE.
And the Attic Room In Which He
Wrote His Nj Masterpiece.

A graphic description Of visit to
Victor Hugo in Guernsey and Of bis
quaint home there is gwen By the late
Sir William Butler in his autobiogr1
ply:
'Of the many curious things to be
seen in Hautevile house the masters
sleeping room was the strangest. He
had built it on the roof between two
great blocks OF chimneys. You as
cended TO his workshop bedroom by
stairs which somewhat resembled Il
ladder Quite half of the room was
glass. and the view from it was mag
nifcent The isles of Jethou and Sark
were In che middle distance, and be
yond lay many Il mile OF the Norman
coast Alderney lay to the north. and
beyond it one saw the glistening win
dows of the triple lighthouses of the
Casquet rocks and still more to the
right the high ridges overlooking Cher
bourg. The bed was a small camp
bedstead, with table on one side of
it and a small desk chest of drawers
on the other, with pens, ink and paper
always within reach.
Near the bed stood small stove,
which he lighted himself every morn
ing and on which he prepared his cafe
au lait; then work began at the large
table which stood in the glass alcoye
a few feet from the foot of the bed
This work we9lt on till it was time to
dress and descend to dejeuner In the
room on the ground floor already de
scribed. AS the sheets Of writing pa
per were finished they were number
ed and dropped on the floor. to be
picked up, arranged and put away in
the drawer desk at the END of the
mornings labor He called the writ
ing table his carpenters bench and
the leaves which fell from it his SHAY
ings.'
1T was at this table and in this airy
attic that most Of the great work of
his later life was done. Here were
written Les Miserabes, Les Traveil-
leurs de la Mer' and many volumes of
poetry"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
PAID WITH A FLAG.
Rich Ducal Estates In England With
Curious Rental.

1t is not generally known that on
the anniversary of Waterloo each year
June IS. 1915. was the original day
the Duke OF Wellington is required to
present the sovereign with Il new flag
bearing the French colors as an ac-
acknowledgement that his grace holds the
manor Of StrathfeldSaye at the will
and pleasure of the king. that estate
having been presented to the Iron Duke
Napoleon ut Waterloo
The ceremony of the presentation of
the flag is today much Shorn of its
ancient glory, for formerly the ruling
duke used to bring the trophy himself
on horseback and personally offered it
to the monarch. Nowadays it is sent
by deputy, however and is then placed
by some appointed equerry in the po-
sition assigned to it-namely over the
marble bust of the old Duke of Wei
Iington that stands on its pedestal in
the guardroom at Windsor castle The
preceding year is then taken down and
returned TO the dukes messenger.
1t is on the special condition of thus
rendering this annual tribute of feudal
service, as we may call it, that the
reigning duke is allowed to retain the
splendid estate already mentioned. If
he omits to send the banner on the
proper day he forfeits the right to the
estates.
The same principle applies to the
beautiful domains of Blenheim held
by the Duke of Marlborough who sim
ilarly has to send a new flag on each
anniversary Of the battle Aug. 13,
1704. The banner is placed over the
bust of the noted Duke of Marlbor-
ough, also In the guardroom at Wind
sor-London Sphere.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
MADE A GOOD GUESS.
He Had No Thermometer to Tell Him
the Temperature.

1t often happens on sledge journeys
among the arctic ice that the thermom-
eters are broken. In that case the
party finds Itself without any means Of
determining the temperature. But
Roald AmundSen. the diScoyerer of the
south pole says that if the explorer
accustoms himself to guess the tenn
perature ii is possible to estimate the
mean temperature for month with a
fair degree OF accuracy This fact he
proved by means of Il guessing compe-
tition during the winter that his party
spent IN camp on the great ice barrier.
AS each man came in in the morning
he gave his opinion of the temperature
outside and each guess was entered in
a book Al the end OF the month
went over the figures, and the man
who had guessed correctly the great.
est number of times won the prize-a
few cigars Besides giving practice in
estimating degrees Of cold, it was
very good diversion with which to be-
gin the day. When one day is almost
exactly like another the first hour of
the morning Is likely to be a little sour.
The competition engaged every ones
attention pleasantly Each mans en-
trance was awaited with excitement,
and one man was not permitted to
make his guess in the hearing of the
man who followed him. Therefore
they had to speak as they came in, one
by one
Now. Stubberud," l would say
what's the temperature today"
Stubberud had his own way of cal
culating which | never succeeded in
understanding One day, for instance
he looked about him and studied the
various faces 1T isn't warm today" ,"
he said at last. with great deal of
conviction could Immediately en-
courage him with the assurance that
he had guessed correctly. 1t was 60
degrees f..
The monthly results were very inter-
esting. SO far as can remember. the
best performance iii any month was
eight approximately correct guesses
A man might keep remarkably close to
tue dctudl temperature IOf long time
and then suddenly one day make an
error of % degrees
The winners mean temperature
agreed within a few tenths of a degree
with the actual mean temperature Of
the month. and the mean Of all the
competitors mean temperature gave a
result that was almost exactly correct
So if we had been 50 unlucky as to
lose all our thermometers we should
not have been entirely at loss
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Nooi's Nerve Tonic.

Having been dedicated to the pro-
fession of arms. General Nogi was
taken while still a small boy, to see
criminal decapitated and was rebuked
for shuddering at the spectacle After
nightfan, when all was darkness and
silence, be was required to go alone to
the burial ground and bring back the
culprits head The ordeal was de
signed to strengthen his nerves and
teach him to fear nothing. living or
dead Francis E. Leupp in Atlantic.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
M0DERNIZED THE ANGEL.
Mounted on Ball Bearings, IL Now Acts
as Weather Vane

as Weather Vane.
There are many kinds OF angels
ranging in style from those we read
about In the Bible to those who bring
out talent on the stage 1t has remain
ed. however. for writer In the Amer
lean Machinist to discover a new type
of the seraphic assortment. This an
gel is ball bearing and entirely un-
like the common or garden variety
of angels. 1t stands on top of the ia
nous tower known as the Campanile
di San Marco. in Venice. and swings to
the wind like weather vane.
The statue of the angel San Marco,
which surveyed the old city of Lagunes
since the sixteenth century, was found
but little damaged among the ruins
after the collapse of the tower. 1t was
repaired and now stands again on the
lofty height. but is supported in very
different manner from the old, for 1t
now rests on modern ball bearings.
This method of mounting allows the
axis by the wind. so that it swings au-
tomaticaly into such a position that
the angel always presents the small
est surface to the wind or storm. If
one considers that the large wings of
the angel. which are eleven feet high.
project straight backward, 1t may be
imagined that the difference Of the
wind pressure is considerable. whether
the wind blows against the small front
surface or against the side exposing
the large face OF the wings.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
THE DREAM CAME TRUE.
But Washington Warmed Light Hors
Harry" to Dream No More.

But Washington Warned Light Horse
Harry" to Dream No More.
The relations that existed between
General Washington and his younger
friend, Light Horse Harry" Lee-the
father of General Robert e. Lee were
exceedingly close and tender. 1t is
an authentic tradition In the Lee fam
lily that Washington regarded the bril-
liant young cavalry officer almost in
the light of a son.
Lee was inclined to be a spendthrift
and his lavish use of money often
brought on him the paternal reproof
of his older and more discreet friend
and the reproof was often followed by
affectionate assistance in extricating
him from his embarrassments
Mrs Washington was almost equally
fond of the young officer. who often
made long visits at Mount Vernon
During one Of his sojourns there,
Harry Lee remarked to his host at
the breakfast table:
General, had a singular dream
last night. which must tell you
actually dreamed that you made me a
present Of your WestmoreIand place
The next day. at the dinner table
Harry Lee found under his plate a
ocument-nothing less than a deed to
him Of the Westmoreland estate For
some moments. dazed with astonisb-
ment. he stared at his friend
Now Harry said Washington
calmly, take good care not to dream
Mount Vernon away from mer'
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
THE SOUTHERN CROSS.
It's Name Does Not Quite Fit This
Wondrous Constellation.

The Southern Cross, wonderful alike
to those living in the southern half
Of the world and to the tourist thereto.
is one of the most conspicuous and i'm
teresting of all the southern contigura-
tions.
Situated at distance of about thirty
degrees from the south pole. 1t is plain
ly visible In all regions south of the
equator, and also to some distance
north, about us far as the tropic OF
Cancer The farther south one travels
the higher in the heavens will appear
the cross. and naturally the more con
spicuous IT. becomes.
1t seems to have received It's name,
not like the northern consultations
from the ancients, but. like most of the
southern configurations from the Por-
tuguese navigators, during their ex-
plorations into the southern waters.
1t is said that when Dante came out
from Inferno" he declared that he
had seen a mighty cross set IN the
southern armament and the raviga-
tors set about TO find such figure
filling the conditions. That it is diff.
cult, at first glance to picture this as
a true cross, Is not surprising, for had
1t been named the kite a much
closer representation could have been
imagined. The so called false cross, .
midway between the cross and the
| bright star Canopus although com
posed Of fainter stars. Is much more
regular and symmetrical in shape
Taken all in all. this constellation of
the Southern Cross. which has been
the wonder of centuries. still holds its
place as a remarkable curiosity. even
with the advance Of astronomical in
vestigation. and with the data obtain
ed from the spectroscope and the
photograph. our efforts still find un-
limited problems yet to he solved And,
above all others, that Of the Southern
Cross Is yet far from a complete solu-
ton Leon Campbell in Peru Today"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
What Pepys Saw In Church.

Once Pepys goes to Hackney church,
chiefly" he says, Ito see the young
ladies of the school. whereof there is
great store and very pretty" And on
another Sunday, After dinner | did
by water alone to Westminster to the
parish church. and there did entertain
myself with the perspective glass up
and down the church, by which | had
great pleasure OF seeing and gazing at
great many very fine women; and
what with that and sleeping. l passed
away the time till the sermon was
done. And again on a Sunday after
noon to the same church, thinking to
see Betty Michel and stay an hour in
the crowd, thinking by the end of
nose that saw that it had been her,
but at last the head was turned to-
ward me and 1t was her mother,
which veXed me."-George Hodges in
the Atlantic
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Juvenile Ideas.

A little girl once said to me. "Are
there people on the moon2" | said |
didn't know, but that perhaps there
were Well what do they do, she
said. when there's only little bit2
They must get very crowded Don't
they?" Which was almost as perplex-
ing as the query put to me by another
little maiden who asked What do
angels do with their wings when they
lie down and go to bed?'
Very quaint was the idea OF little
girl who was once visiting a house
where a small child had died recently.
She was asked to draw something SO
she drew a grave with some flowers
on it. Her mother, on seeing 1t, said.
jamie, you mustn't do that: Mrs. -
wouldn't like it. You see 1t reminds
Der of very sad things "Oh. well, .
said the child. perhaps 1t was thought
less of me, but | can easily turn 1t into
q beehive" And she did. with all the
bees coming out Hilda Cowham In
Strand Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Our Lanauaue.

An intelligent foreigner is said to
have expressed himself after the fol-
lowing fashion on the absurdities OF
the English language: when | dis
covered that was quick, was fast;
If l stood firm. was fast; if | spent
too freely. | was fast. and that not to
eat was to fast | was discouraged.
But when came across the sentence,
The first one won one 81 prize, | was
tempted to give up English and learn
some other language"
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
A Story of Beau Mash.

Beau Nash was not entirely 8 butter
fly, as Is proved by the following anec-
dote: His father was a partner in II
glass business at Swansea This was
little known, and the Duchess OF Mari
borough once twitted him with the oh.
scurity of his birth Madam" replied
Nash. II seldom mention my father III
company, not because have any rea-
SOP to be ashamed of him. but because
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

That parents should exercise the
greatest care in speaking OF family Sc
crets in the presence OF little children
was proved by the experience OF a
North avenue resident recently:
The man in question was visiting
maiden aunt. who is extremely stout
and very sensitive about it,
four-year-old boy who accompa-
MED his father looked very carefully
at the rotund form of his relative and
then inquired, with a friendly smile:
Aunt Myrtle. you don't have to put
ashes in the bed to keep from slipping
out, do you?'
Then when the man held up his
hands in CONSERVATION the youngster
exclaimed:
There. papa; she says she doesn't"
youngstown Telegram.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Terrors of Authorization.

An old German farmer entered the
office Of a wholesale druggist one
morning and addressed the proprietor.
"Mr Becker, haf der schmall pox"-
"Merciful heavens. Mr. Jacobsr' ex-
claimed Becker as the Office force
scrambled over each other in their
hurry to get out Don't come any
nearer!'
'Vot's der madder NIT you fellers.
anyhow" quietly replied Jacobs Il
say haf der schmall pox OF butter out
in mine wagon. vot der Mrs. Becker
ortered las week alreaty." National
Food Magazine.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Physical Geooraphy.

The following answer was recently
given In a geography examination in
reply to the question, "From what di-
rection do most of our rains Gomez"
Most of our rains come straight
down, but some Of them come side
ways.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Quite SuperfIuous.

Mrs. Ellsworth had Il new colored
paid. One morning. as the maid came
downstairs, the mistress said:
Emma. did you knock at Miss
Flora's door when | sent you up with
her breakfast?"
NO ma'am." replied the maid. with
preternatural gravity What was de
use oh a-knockin' at her do wen
knowed 70 sure she was In darf"-
New York Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
An A 8 c CURIOSITY.

The following paragraph Is made up
Of twenty-six words. each beginning
with different letter of the alphabet
their arrangement corresponding exact
ly with the sequence of the alphabet:
A boy certainly does enjoy fun great
ly. He incites joy keeps laughing.
makes noises or plays quite riotously,
seeming to increasingly vibrate with
x-cessive youthful zest! = New York
World.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
He Had Been There.

"Can you direct me to the best hotel
In this town." asked the stranger who.
after sadly watching the train depart
had set his satchel upon the station
platform.
Il can," replied the man who was
waiting for train going the other
way, but hate to do it."
"Why?"
Because you will think after you've
seen it that I'm liar" Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
lime Enounh.

Some women make me very tired,
said the first agitatress. Il asked one
woman If she believed in woman
suffrage, and she didn't know she'd
have to ask her husband.
Did you find out how long she had
been married?' asked the second agi-
tatress.
Yes. Three weeks"
"Oh, never mind; guess she'll do
to call on again in a year or so"-New
York World
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Told One Truth

He during the quarreb-T Then. by
your own account. | didn't tell you
single truth before we were married
She You did one; you said you were
unworthy of me- Boston Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Fun In snacs.

| dreamed last night that l was pres
snt at committee maeting of the
sun. earth, moon and stars
I'm no coward" said the earth.
No. but you have two great fears"
said the sun hotly.
And those are?'
The hemispheres"
You've forgotten the atmosphere
put III the moon And the comet.
who had no business to be there,
wagged his tail with JOY.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Neatly Turned.

Jack-f hear that you called on your
girls father How did you come ont?
Tom So so. said to him, "Mr. X. !
love your daughter He said. $50 do
|; now let's talk of something else. "
Jack And then Tom Then well.
we talked of something else. BOSTON
Transcript.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Mutual Worry.

Mrs Call-It's too bad of you. Ethel,
to worry your mamma so. Ethel laged
FIVE, tearfullyl well. Mrs. Call, II
you'd live with mamma as long as l
have you'd know which of us was to
blame. st. Paul Pioneer Press.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Her Talk Not Onad-

Il understand that your wife is a
student OF the dead languages,
"Y es." replied Mr. Meekton But her
studies are of no particular advantage.
When she talks to me she insists on
using language that | can't fail to un-
derstand =" Washington Star.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

operative. ,ye ;,ay, ~ cot ont on 81
impossible task But we do claim
to set an example ~ what industry
might he n organized more accord
ing to the heart and less according TO
the purse
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

Clara-Jack intends to have all his
own way when we are married. Clara's
Mamma Then why do you want to
marry him? Clara-To relieve his
mind of a false impression.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Poor Man.

"Ts the man your sister is goin' to
marry richT'
Nav. Every time the marriage is
mentioned pa says. Poor mang -
Houston Post.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
le has some reason 10 ne asnameu on
ne"


Success will come TO any one who
perseveres
Il am not SO sure about that. have
been married for ten years now. and
my husband hasn't liked anything that
| have had for dinner yet" Pittsburgh
Post
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
In the Same Boat,

Her Dad (sternlyl So you want TO
marry my daughter. do yon? Scared
Suitor Yves sir b-b-but not any
worse than she wants to marry me-
Boston Transcript
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

Mr.. Knagg- 1t may be true, as you
say, you were too young to marry me.
Mrs. Knagg Don't try to shift the
blame; you were too old for me Chi
cago News
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

No true and permanent fame can be
founded except In iabors which pro
mote the happiness of mankind
Charles Sumner.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14
Talents Adva nta 40.

Willie Paw. what is the difference
between genius and talent? Paw
Talent gets paid every Saturday. my
son. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1913-11-14

The eventless time is the happy
time. but we do not realize that till we
have had the exciting experiences
which break us