davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-08-15

American CASTLE soap is sold ex-
tensively in Havre, France.
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Never spend your money before you
have it-Thomas Jefferson.
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Apple growers in the State Of
Washington are planning to sell their
crops in Colombo, Singapore. Calcutta
and Hongkong
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The Chinese government has en-
gagged French expert to establish
military aviation school with II
aeroplanes of three types.
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Eighteen barrels of ginseng. con-
tanning 1.s4s pounds, and worth ss.-
0e1, have begun their tourney from
Wausau. Wis, to G. This crop
was grown by J. H. Isrehley on one
half acre Of land near Wausau
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Karakul sheep imports into Argen-
tina continue, the last lot being a
gift by the Emperor of Austria to the
Ministry of Agriculture.
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An expert Of the Desa. ,.nent Of Ag-
riculture has been sent to the extreme
northwestern corner Of China, never
before visited by scientists, to seek
new plants that might be valuable in
the United States.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1913-08-15

An English church is still using
barrel organ that has been in constant
service since the early part of the
eighteenth century.
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Chicago schools in 1912 cost the city
s27sss,275,
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The birth rate In Italy is 1882 to
each 1000 inhabitants
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

Thirteen states have boiler inspec-
tion laws.
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]. MITCHELL COCHRARt
Duly Commissioned
Notary Public
For Charles County, Md.

Win be pleased to attend all
calls for the purpose Of taking
e knowledgements and afidavits
for usage either within or beyond
the limits of the State of Mary
land. OFFICE CoCHRANE's STORE,
LA PLATA, MARYLAND.
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The use of grasses. roots and the
tender bark Of trees, In Korea. does
not necessarily imply deficiency of
food supplies. These articles are much
in use By Koreans, even of the we'll
to-do classes. for salads and side
dishes at meals.
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in use By Koreans, even of the we'll
to-do classes. for salads and side
dishes at meals.
In European Russia this years
winter wheat crop is estimated at 277.-
$4,000 bushels or 1873 per cent. more
than last years production. and tho
winter rye crop 91I16S.000 bushels,
or SO per cent less than last years
production.
The fact that Japan's importation
of raw cotton in 1912 amounted to
over s10.oO0oO0 pounds. valued at
s100.O1o,4 ,453, and that at the same
time the country exported cotton
goods and cotton yarns valued at $44,-
903,3s5, in addition to supplying the
extensive cotton cloth and cotton yarn
needs of 100000 inhabitants in ia.
pan proper, may serve to Indicate the
future manufacturing possibilities Of
the empire,
The Sebastian. stated to ne the
first Diesel motor-driven oil-tank ves-
sci to be built in the United King,
dom, was recently launched at Dun.
dee. II is a twin-screw motor vessel.
fitted with long poop bridge and fore
castle; length over all. s21 feet;
breadth lmoldedl, As feet; depth
imolded), Sc feet inches: gross ton
mage, about s.400 It has been de-
signed for the carriage of oil in bulk,
and is divided into 2S oil-tight COM
partments BY longitudinal and trans
verse bulkheads.
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iasRr p GRAnAM.
Secretary Of Stats.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02

Steam and Operating Engineers.
King George of England recently
gave dinner to the 400 workmen who
had been putting a new front on Buck
ingham palace.
California State Federation of Jour-
neymen BARRIERS will invoke the initia-
tive and referendum In support Of
statewide Sunday rest law.
A convention Of the united employ
ers In st. Petersburg, Russia, forbade
direct negotiations with the workers
organizations.
Five dollars day will be the new
wage scale demanded by painters OF
San Francisco, Calf.
The federal industrial commission Is
planning trip to California to study
the operation Of the workmen's CON-
pensation act.
Wages of fur makers in Belgium,
who have been engaged at least six
years in the industry, now amounts
to $1.70 for a nine-hour day.
The Massachusetts commission is
endeavoring to solve the problem of
providing healthful homes at a reason
able cost for workers.
Printers of Vancouver, B. c., have
decided to work only five days a week
in order that their members who are
out Of work may have an opportunity
to provide for their families.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02
Properly Trained.

The topic that was being talked In
Washington the other evening related
to the proper training of children
which reminded Congressman Oscar
Galloway of Texas of an incident that
occurred in one of the small towns in
his state.
For the fifth time, the congressman
said. colored boy was arrested on a
charge of appropriating chickens, and
the magistrate decided to try an ap
peal to the lads father.
Look here, Rastus," said the magis.
trate, when the father appeared In
court, "this Is the fifth time that your
son Ebenezer has been In this court,
and am tired of seeing him here"
Il don't blame yo', jedge," respond.
ed the father, al title sadly. Use
tired OBJ seeing him here myself"
Then why don't you teach him how
to act?" demanded the magistrate,
"Why don't you show him the right
way?"
"Say, jedge," earnestly replied the
father. II hab done gone an show that
boy de right way dozen times, but
somehow he alluz git caught with de
chickens on him."
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02
THE LABOR WORLD

Sweden employees 51,o21 women In
its industries.
Metal lathers pay the president of
their international union $4,000 year.
In Germany minors between the
ages Of IA and 16 may work 10 hours
a day.
On Dec. /, at Chicago, ILL.,, Interna.
tional Alliance Of Billposters and Bill.
ers of America will convene.
Italy has 20 trade unionists per 1000
inhabitants.
Municipal ownership of public utili-
ties is advocated by the A. F. of L.
Chinest blacksmiths at Darien, Man
churia, are paid IS cents day.
In this country the telephone indus
try employs $4,000 people.
Membership in Germany's union Of
hotel and restaurant workers totals
16,542.
Twenty.seven states enforce sani.
tary and sufficient toilet rooms for
the sexes in industry.
Stevedores at Huelva, Spain. have
secured an eight-hour day and q daily
wage of $1.30.
Arizona's workmen's compensation
law is of the compulsory type.
Workers in sugar factories in Rus
sia average but $3.50 a month.
Chicago is to be the permanent head
quarters of the International Union of
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02
PAGE NINE
Appreciation Of Ideas.

Engineering Magazine: The pride
that most men of whatever station
take In their work can be utilized by
making each worker feel that he Is an
efhciency engineer in his own sphere.
II he Is made to understand that the
problem of efficiency Is not a matter
or abstruse calculation and lengthy
red tape. but a simple process of OBJ
tanning the greatest results with the
least effort, he is bound to be inter-
ested. If the expert poses, not as a
dictator, but rather as a teacher-and
proves his ability for the role-the
men, nine times out of ten. will re-
spond.
Another feature of this get-together
type of proceeding that is important,
Is the giving Of credit for good ideas
to the originator. I recall case in
point, where the problem happened to
be the designing of simple system
or cards to cover complicated series
OF operations. A shipping clerk. whose
interest had been aroused, offered n
suggestion which resulted in cutting
down the number of cards to be made
out for one department two-thirds. 1t
was customary to print - small let
ters on all the forms Designed by the
B. V. Co." On these particular cards
the man In charge of the work substi-
tuted Designed by A. N. K"-the
initials of the shipping clerb. The lat
ter, greatly pleased by this evidence
of appreciation, at once set to work
evolving other ideas, many of which
were sound and well worth adopting.
Naturally, the incident became noised
about In the shop and served to con-
vince the men of the broad-minded
attitude of the expert.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02

A0 GLASS III percentage Will uOW Oc
seated. Percentages tell some funny
stories. After the worlds series, the
writer heard many out-of-town scribes
yell, How did the Giants ever come
to win the pennant? McGraw must
be a magician"
A study Of the percentages, how.
ever, would show "How could the
Giants have lost the pennant?" They
played "a league games on the Polo
grounds last season with the Phillies
and Cubs their two nearest rivals,
and lost only three games, writes
Shortstop in the Press. Two others
were ties. In other words. the Giants
home percentage against Chicago and
Philadelphia was 1854. This does not
include the Philadelphia Americans,
however.
OF course, the Giants did not do so
well in either Philadelphia or Chicago,
but at the same time a team which
can play 1854 baseball against its near
est rivals on it's home grounds did not
have to depend on luck to. win its pen
nant.
Perhaps in no championship race
ever held in either the National or
American league did team win the
pennant with as peculiar set of fig
ures as was the case with the Giants
last season. The Giants did not care
a hang about the opposition they were
stacked up against; they played the
same brand of ball against all corners,
whether they were first-diivsion rivals
or tailenders.
Usually a championship team has
trouble with its brethren in the first
division, but fattens on the second
division outfit. Cincinnati was the
only club which was especially easy
for the Giants last season, McGraw's
percentage against the Reds being
.773. However, as far as the Little
Napoleon was concerned, the Cardi-
mails were as good as the Cubs, and
the Dodgers as strong as the Phillies.
The Giants won IA games each from
Philadelphia. Chicago, Pittsburg, Bos.
ton. Brooklyn and st. Louis. If any
championship team ever played the
same grade Of ball against all comers
we would like to hear about it.
Christy Mathewson is king Of all
pitchers when it comes to crossing
the batters. Mordecai Brown came
closest to his ability in this respect
but Big Six goes on through the ages
as master.
Johnny Evers, a crafty batter him
self, was discussing Mathewson re-
Gently. The manager of the Cubs has
the highest respect for Christy.
II don't believe Mathewson pitched
the same way to me twice all season.
remarked Evers. "He might start out
by dinking one little on the inside,
another on the outside, come across
with fadeaway and then shoot a fast
one across the plate while was wait
ing for something else.
"The next time I went up Christy
was liable to start out with a fade.
away, dink slow one on the inside
follow with fast one and then an
other fadeaway. Consequently you
never could be prepared for the next
ball. For Matty knows exactly what
you can't hit and takes advantage OF
said fact"
Whether Matty is the same today
as he was 10 years ago is another
question. Records show he used to
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02
THE WORLD OF SPORT

fan from two to three more men dur.
Ing a game on the average than he
does today. Then he had more stuff.
Today he pitches more carefully and
scientifically.
Evers for one insists Christy is fully
as good as he was five years ago. 9th
ers will tell you the same thing. He
is never bad.
When Mathewson had all his stuff
on the ball he was whirlwind. He
might not have possessed the same
speed as johnson, but he certainly
did have the old zip.
Evers tells how Matty used to cross
the batters then. "He would work the
corners a couple of times and then
shoot fast one across which left you
handcuffed. You didn't have chance
to get the bat of your shoulder"
When the bells ring out the old year
Sam Crawford will have achieved a
new worlds record, it is believed, for
the number of games in which a major
Lacquer has played in a twelve-month.
Crawford was in New Orleans all
last winter. There he played once
or twice week with some of the win
ter league teams they have down in
that southern town, with Jimmy Dy-
gert former Athletic pitcher, and 9TH
ers. He put in eight or ten games
there.
"Wahoo Sam" forgot his holdout as
pirations early enough to get in on all
Of the Tigers exhibition games on
the way north. They amounted to Is
or so. He got in on every game of
the American league schedule, and
now he Is playing every day with the
worlds tourists.
1t is roughly estimated that Sans
total games for the year, Jan. / to
Jan. /, will be between 225 and $50.
This is tribute to Crawford, who
keeps in such excellent shape that he
never has to take day off.
He is so careful of himself that he
is seldom injured, and then he is in
such good shape that it does not take
him long to get beck into trim. Sam
said last spring that he could remem-
Der only two or three times during
his entire career when he was out of
the game for more than a day or so
at time because Of sickness or in
jury.
As kalsominer Walter johnson is
in class by himself. No major
league pitcher ever has kept his ad-
versaries away from the plate forty
four tipes in his first seven seasons.
This is Johnson's achievement from
1907 to 1918, inclusive, and in 1907 it
must be taken into consideration that
he was with the Senators only one
third of the campaign. The Chalmers
trophy winner has pitched eleven
shutOut games this year, previously
having thirty-three such events to his
credit. johnson has whitewashed New
York eleven times, Cleveland six
times, Philadelphia six times, st.
Louis six times, Boston five times,
Chicago five times and Detroit five
times.
johnson has specialized in strike.
outs as we'll as in shutouts. His great
est year for whiting men was in 1910.
when he claimed 313 victims in about
forty-two full games. Last year, in
1858 innings he struck out 303 men !;
this year, in 324 innings, he has famed
227 athletes. Johnson's best achieve
ment in strikeouts in a nine-inning
game was on August 81, 1910, when he
famed fourteen of the st. Louis
Browns. This year he retired sixteen
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02
A Thoughtless Thund erbolt,

George, you certainly will have to
complain about the poor telephone
service"
whats the matter now? Neigh.
bors butting in?"
mo. The lightning broke down one
Of the telephone poles and couldn't
get Ella Brinkley for nearly an hour!'
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02

bouts Is laid at Dolan's door. The
former Phil will have to improve 80
per cent to hold thet hird base post
on the Pirate team next season.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02

WANTED.
Good. clean cotton rags, at the DEM
Ocrat office. Three cents per pound.
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02

Manager Griffith has an original
suggestion to make concerning the re-
warding Of clubs finishing behind the
pennant winners every year in the big
leagues. says Louis Dougher in the
Sporting News. He believes that the
second and third place clubs should
have their splendid work recognized
in some substantial way. He would
have $4,000 distributed among the
players of the second place club and
Fergus County Democrat., 1913-12-02

Jack Murray of the Giants likes a
light bat.
1t SO happened that McGraw had a
fungo stick which was the light of his
existence. This particular kind of bat
is built on the order of light broom
stick and used for batting out flies
and grounders in practice.
When the team was in st. Louis
last summer Murray decided that he
would tryit out in a real game, un-
known to McGraw. He took mighty
swing at a ball and succeeded in rails
ing pOp-fly. In the meantime half
the fungo stick flew out by first base
while the other half remained at the
plate. The time was critical and the
little Napoleon was wroth. There
must have been something the mat
ter with the blamed bat" he said.
Let me see it,
When the pieces of his beloved
fungo stick were borne to him tender
ly he was for once entirely at loss
for words to express his sentiments
While the conversation was at its
height George Wilson strolled up and
after listening for a moment said:
"Well, see you are indulging in your
usual morning batting practice" This
broke up the session.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25
THINGS EDUCATIONAL
Devoted to School Topics Primarily
But Also to the Larger Mean
ing Of Real Education.
Edited by Principal Il. j. Morgan.

About the middle Of February the
Custer public schools will give public
program apropos the anniversaries of
the births of Washington and Lincoln.
This will not be program of mere reci-
tations and songs, but will consist of
novel features that will be highly enter
tanning and yet educational. Later the
program and date will be announced in
this department.
50
Recently in public meeting the re-
mark was made that better supervision
of the local school grounds would pre-
vent the improper language that was
used thereon. We beg to advise the
people that as principal we superintend
the play during those seasons of the
year when the weather permits the pu-
pills to be out doors. On several occa-
sions the writer called the attention of
the user of some inappropriate remark,
and asked him to refrain from further
language of a similar kind, and in some
instances pupils were sent into the build.
ing because of inappropriate language.
The play is supervised as far, we think,
as on most school grounds in South Da-
kota, and more so than it has been in
Custer for some time. We mention this
matter as information to the public.
Furthermore, we assert most emphati-
cally that the pupils ofths Custer schools
do not use profane language on the
school grounds to any extent. They
are, in the main, group of well be.
haved, courteous, intelligent. apprecia-
tive boys and girls; and if they mad
yertently or Intentionally use an occa.
sional improper phrase, the fact remains
that they learned it not at school, bu,
at some place where they need not have
been.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

The state land board has fixed the
sale counties for the present year, in
which they will offer approximately
$4,000 acres in the month of April, be-
ginning in Charles Mix county on the
first day of that month. The offerings
will be made in the counties of Aurora,
Brookings, Brown, Charles Mix, Clark,
Dewey, Douglas, Jerauld, Kingsbury,
Miner, McCook, sanborn and Sphinx.
In all these counties the lease dates will
be on the day following the sales. In
all other counties of the state the leas-
ing date will be March 21.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25
LIGHT 90. nhncTs oFrIoERs.


The Custer Electric Light, Heat 4
Power company held its annual stock
holders meeting at their Office In the
Custer County Bank on the evening Of
January 18th. The meeting was an ad-
journed one from the regular date. JAN
usry 14th, which was postponed on &C.
count of some of the stockholders not
being able to be present. The stock.
holders reelected the old directors, who
in turn, met last Wednesday and re-
elected the former officers:
President-Joseph Kubler.
Vice President-T. V.Garlock.
Soc. and Treas.-T. W. Delicate.
Directors-D. Carrigau, M. A. Willis,
Joseph Kubler, T. ". Garlock and T. W.
Delicate.
All were we'll satisfied with the bust.
ness showing of the company for the
past twelve months which has shown q
steady gain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

A coast to coast national highway, to
cost $40, 100000 or more, is asked for in
a bill introduced in the lower house of
Congress by Representative Berland, of
Missouri. The measure provides for a
national highway commission of six
members and calls the contemplated
road "the national old trail road"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

From the Hot Springs Times-Ierald
We learn that Mrs. Sarah E. Harrison
was married January llth to Greene l..
Sans, of Butte, Neb. The bride lived in
the Limestone district west of Custer
before moving to Hot Springs some
years ago, and is we'll known to many of
our local readers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

Easter arrives this year on March %.
Not since 1918 has it arrived earlier in
the year. In that year it came on March
%. Not until after the year 1000 will
it come so early again. Sixty-seven
years ago and fifty-six years ago, res
pectively, Easter came on the same date
that it does in 1918. The next year
when Easter will pay an early visit will
be in 1910, when it arrives March "a.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

At it's regular meeting January 2lst,
1918, Golden City Rebekah Lodge No
AZ, installed officers for the ensuing
term: N. g., Ethelyn Barnett; V. G..
Gladys Smith; Secretary, Anna Mac.
Duffee; Treasurer, Louise Kubler; War.
den, Bessie Chester; Cond., Jessie Nc.
Kenna; 1. G., Ira Barnett; R. s. N. G.,
Julia Rogers; L. s. N. g., Blanche
Hetrick; R. s. v. g., Minnie Parkison
L. s. v. g., Rebecca Maple; Chaplain
Louise Hsidepriem; o. g., Margaret
Bond.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

Roscoe o. Swint, of Bakerville, was
granted license Monday of this week
to wed Miss Mary L. Herbert, also OF
Bakerville. The wedding ceremony was
performed at the Congregational par
sonage by Rev. K. w. Powell the same
day, in the presence ofs few near rela-
tives. The happy couple will make
their home on the groom's ranch near
Bakerville.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

Mr.. Joseph Ssppington was taken to
the asylum for the insane at Yankton
the latter part of last week. Mr.. Sap
pington is about 80 years old and
periodically unbalanced. He came here
some years ago to live with his daugh-
ter, Mrs. j. c. Hayes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

The Hot Springs Times-Herald says
Senator Parks was removed from his
home to the Hargens hospital last Sat
urday, and at the present writing is get
ting along as well as could be expected.
which is gratifying news to his many
friends. He expected all along to be
able to meet with the Senate body on
the opening day but while his con-
dition is no worse he is improving very
slowly but hopes to be able to join the
Legislature towards the middle of the
session.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25
Advertisements.
FOR SALE.

Dressed Pork 1c under Dead wood
price.
Six we'll bred Stock Sows, Bsrkshires.
Power Feed Grinder, actual capacity
30 bushels per hour, with speed jack to
run by horse power.
w. r. WOODS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

Both houses of the legislature have
passed the resolution submitting equal
suffrage to vote of the people at the
next general election.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-01-25

Starting January J., 1913, pensioners
will receive their quarterly checks direct
from Washington without executing
vouchers therefore or even signing a re-
ceipt for the check, which will be sent
to the pensioner at his last postofics
given, and if he should change his post
Office he must notify the pension bureau,
as postmasters are not allowed to for
ward the checks to any other address.
To avoid any losses or frauds or errors,
the pensioner must take his certificate
and two identifying witnesses to the
bank or person who cashes the check.