davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
An Interesting Group in the National Museum

where Eighteenth street would cross
that stream the broken powders and
'fiakage' left on the shop sites are In
places ten feet or more in depth.
The information is given that the In
dams of the new world had not adj
vanced beyond the stone age of cub
ture, and the quarrying and shaping
o. stone implements was to them an
industry of vital Importance. Suitable
stone was gathered from the surface
OF the ground cr was obtained at the
expense of greet labor from deposits
in place. The quarrying of flint and
other bedded minerals was carried on
In many sections of the country. and
the pittings may still be seen among
the hills. In like manner water-worn
stones and pebbles were quarried
from the river bluffs or ancient beach
es. land extensive workings Of this
class are found In the suburbs Of
Washington city,"
In this group one man is represent
ed as using a heavy wooden pike in
prying up large bowlder, while at
the same time q second Indian IL
breaking It, or splitting or layers of it
by throwing with great force another
and a harder stone upon it. A third
Indian is roughing out the forms Of
the implements by means of sharp.
quick blows with bowlder hammer,
and fourth Indian is trimming the
edges of the hewn stone with a tool
of bone. set in a wooden handle. A
fifth Indian is putting on the finishing
touches by taking the edges of the
arrow head with a small "iaker" Of
bone.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

VIY ASHINGTON.-In a great show
W case In the National museum FIVE
stalwart American Indians are repre-
scented as illustrating the art or the in
dustry Of making arrow heads. Their
workshop Is the wide, stony margin
of a brook. It is an interesting ex-
hibit and the process of making ar
row heads. so puzzling to many per-
sons, is here SO clearly depicted that
any man can follow 1t. At one side
of the case is the descriptive card, but
the descriptive matter being of con-
siderable length, few persons pause
to read it, interesting and instructive
though 1t is. 1t gives one a pleasur-
able shock in reading this explanatory
matter to learn that this group rep
resents Potomac Indians making ar
rowheads on Piney branch at that
point where Eighteenth street. in
Washington city. would cross the
creek"
On the descriptive card it is said
that This group is intended to illus
trate the work carried on in the great
quarries of Piney branch, and in the
associated workshops not long before
the arrival of the English, something
about 300 years ago. Near the point
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
NOTED GUN FIGHTER
stoned him adjutant general. He was
retained in Office by Gov. Lee Cruce,
who succeeded Haskell.
USED ENGINE TO SAVE WIFE
Switchman Summoned Home b.
Spouse When Robbers Break
Into Home.

Chicago. -"Jim. burglars are break
ing into the house. Come home quickl"
Mrs. James Powers. wife of switch
man on the Rock Island railroad. liv-
ing at 961S Houston avenue, tele.
phoned the message to her husband at
the railroad yards, eight miles away.
Mrs. Powers was alone. She had
heard some one prying open q win
dow In the back of the house. She at
once tiptoed to the telephone. Then
she returned to her room to wait.
She heard two men walking through
the dining room. In moment they
had discovered her. She was bound
and gagged and thrust into a clothes
closet
Then the robbers took sheet from
her bed and started filling it full of sill.
verware and other family valuabies.
But "Jim" had received the mes
sage. Calling his friend. John Alling.
ton. an engineer. he uncoupled a To-
connective from freight car. James
Hern. fireman. and two other switch
men were taken aboard. The engine
and it's crew Numbered down the track
to Jim Powers' home. The railroad
right of way is 20 feet from the Pow
ers home
The husband had key to the front
door. He opened 1t and entered. ac-
companied by the two switchmen.
Warned by the noise of the engine, the
robbers had stopped their work. They
heard the door open. and. leaving their
loot behind them. jumped out of the
back window. through which they had
entered. Powers searched the rooms.
found his wife and liberated her. The
police Of South Chicago were notified.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
ALL WITH LEFT HAND MOVE

In the New Jersey insane asylum
the only left-handed man is the doc
tor In charge. never have found a
iefthanded man in penitentiary. The
dictionary says the word implies use
lessness. weakness and lack Of skin.
But notice Paderewski has his left
hand insured for $4,000 and that Ku-
belik has each and every finger Of
that hand insured for $1,000. The leftI
thumb Of the man who grinds most
OF the great lenses for the telescopes
70 valued At &z50.000. Does that sound
weak or uselessr"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
Famous Row Almost Forgotten by Residents

co rapid has been the growth
~ Washington and its population
that many Washingtonians have
never heard of Minnesota row. These
conspicuous houses stand on the north
side of I street, beginning at the cor
ner of Second street northwest. New
Jersey avenue in its northwesterly
course iutersects / street close to
Second street, and a triangular park
marks the intersection. It is quite
high there. being up grade from H
street. Originally there we're three of
these houses. but now there are four.
the westernmost of them having been
divided into two homes. They are dis
tinguished-looking buildings today and
they were a sensation in private arch
itecture in Washington when they
were built. which was before the Civil
war. Thousands of citizens have no
ted these four-story houses Of pressed
brick with old-fashioned brown stone
trimmings, broad fronts and ample
lawns. There Is an air of spacious
ness about these old houses not too
common among the town houses Of
this day. Opposite the row is the
Seaton public school and at the west
end of the block is the Central Pres
byterian church.
Old residents recall that the row
was called Minnesota row from the
circumstance that Henry M. Rice. q
senator from Minnesota, then recently
admitted as a state, was one of the
owners of the row, and had no doubt
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
Pastor Of Church Defends its Use, and
Even Music 10 Played on Left
Side Of Organ.

Chicago. -This IL q story for left
handed persona It was written BY .
left-handed reporter about left-hand-
ed minister who preached . sermon
with left-handed gestures to . left
handed congregation In q church on
the left-hand side of Sixty-fourth
street, away down In the lower left
hand corner Of the city.
The ushers shook hands with the
left hand. the organ voluntary had
the tune away>o6 on the left-hand side
Of the keyboard and when the plate
went rounf the congregation didn't
let the right hand know what the
left hand Was doing.
Rev. william Albert Frye was the
minister and Voodlawn Park Metho-
dist Episcdb al' was the church. The
left-handed CONGREGATION was aroused
over being ,classed with freaks. saw
ages. crimilsl& mnnkeys and jokes-
I'm tired Of II. said Mr.. Frye. with
left-handAd flourish. Queen Vic
toria was born left-handed. II was the
left hand that brought Michael Angelo
fame. RUDE Marquard. Sir Robert Ba-
den Powell. Landseer. Ty Cobb. the
Crown Prince Of Germany and most
Of the crowned heads Of Europe are
left-handed or ambidextrous. Yet that
man Caesar Lambroso says left-hand.
ed people are criminals. weak-minded.
insane; that they belong to the lower.
savage order OF mankind. akin to the
beasts.
Il would have liked to punch that
man Lombroso-he was fakir. His
facts are not facts. He asserts our
kinship with monkeys and parrots
says these are left-handed. But that
IL not true. or twenty-five monkeys
tried twenty-three reached ont for
cookie with the right hand, and Of
seventy-hve parrots sixty-three grab
bed cracker with the right claw.
Who's close to the animals. right.
handed men? Answer me that!
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
SAYS NEW YORK is awful"


New Yor1l-Michaei Casey. thirty
fite year, old. farmer of Athena
Pa. told Magistrate o'Connor, in the
west side court. that as q result Of
his experience since he arrived here
he has come to the conclusion that
New York Il the worst place he ever
heard Of.
According to Casey's story he hadp
been here but one day. had taken :
drink with . stranger and awoke in =
hospital minus 500 and gold watch,
Later three men relieved him OF 40
cents. all the money he had left
At Thirty-eighth street and D,phth
avenue an ofscer arrested two Of The
men and Casey appeared against them.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

BOY scoRNs JOHN D. BRAIN
caddy In Augusta, Ga, Tells Rockefei-
Ter He Has Strength, but
Poor Vita.

Tarrytown, N. Y.-John d. Rockefel-
Ter told a good story recently Of an
experience he had with caddy in
Augusta. Ga, last year. just to have
fun with the boy Mr.. Rockefeller ask
ed him how to make the stroke, I'm
what direction to drive. etc. The boy.
was eager to instruct and Mr.. Rookie
Teller made a fine drive. Again the
boy pointed the way and Mr.. Rookie
teller made q clean drive to the green,
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

''Nothing!" barked Burleson. "Ab.
solutely nothing"
Solemnly the old man produced q
little red notebook and q pencil
You say you didn't do nothing?"
he repeated, doubtfully.
Absolutely nothing" affirmed the
Texan.
Solemnly again the old man made a
long, black mark In his Jock.
"One good day for the people," said
he calmly. and passed on.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Copenhagen IL possessed of a wom-
an glazier. Probably preparing to
60 to London and turn over the pro-
ceeds from replacing broken windows
to help the cause.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

A New York mother paid her mar
Red daughters rent for ten years In
advance. Taking no chances on said
daughter coming back to live with
her. evidently.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

But twenty-seven lives we're lost In
Pennsylvania during the 1912 hunting
season. Which leads one to wonder
whether there were poor shots or few
guides.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Three Princeton students have
opened shop to shine shoes. Shoe
shines are preferable to monkey
shines any time.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

A Worcester hynotist. defendant In
a divorce suit, claims that his wife
said look at me-" and "biffed" him
on the nut" Trying to knock some
sense into him, perhaps.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Three Alaskan legislators have to
travel 1000 miles by dog sled to at
tends session. They at least. will
earn their mileage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Boston papers are making great
stir over the discovery of an unkissed
girl. Put they have not printed her
picture.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

One can't help feeling but that the
aviator who few fifty-four miles to
deliver twenty-five pounds Of beans
didn't know his article.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Spain is to have government
school Of aviation. Wouldn't it be a
good idea to sentence revolutionists
to It?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Now comes an expert who says au-
tomobile riding gives person nat
feet. But that probably isn't as an
noying AZ nat tires.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

One, octogenarian In Boston says the
only rule he knows for long life Is
this: Keep your temper and don't
worry"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Sweden exported 3S000.o0o pounds
of matches during the last six months.
No other country is match for that.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

A canon Of an English church has
written a farce that is said to be a
corker. Evidently he hit the bulls.
eye.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

At least there isn't much danger
that any man will carry around for
days the eleven-pound parcel his wife
gives him to mail.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Pittsburg has started an anti-noise
crusade. Lots of college town would
do we'll to follow the example.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Paris boasts q woman with q
triple personality. Still. the average
American woman can change her mind
much faster than that.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Aviators are to be put through
rigid test. Flexible and resilient tests
would be better.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

"'In God we trust" says the To
ledo Blade, lis not on the new nickel
Nor on the old one.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

The Brazilians make beautiful lace
from the fiber of the bapnas. Rather
q delicate food stuff, though.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Pupils In the Los Angeles cooking
schools are required to eat their own
pies. Here is an instance where
pastry comes home to punish.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

A Kansas City parson says that the
turkey tret causes divorces. Hitting
a fast trot like that always does.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Exports OF American pianos have
trebled in the last nine years. Per-
haps that's why there is always an
old one in the adjoining fiat
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Approximately. 175.Ooo.oOo persons
travelled in the London tubes last year
What proportion sat down?
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Leaves Spouse, Cat and Old Hou.s-
Laurel. Md.-Mrs. william A pr.
gin left her husband : worthless bonss
and seventy-two cats. and bequeatheA
$4,000 to her sistag.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

It is only just that women should
receive mems wages. and married
women do.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Another argument in favor of spring
II that 1t will take the baseball play
ers OF the stage.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Ali of the new counterfeit money is
In the shape of IS and so bills. We
should worry.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

How to Keep Warm Without Fire"
10 the caption Of an article written
By a physician. It Ii suspected that
ne il simply boosting business.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Indiana raised 100000 bushels OF
onions last year. II there Is anything
IN Hetty Green's theory. Indiana
should be a mighty healthy state.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

A, woman remarks: THE best hus-
bands are the most accomplished
liars" They've had experience.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Now It remains to be seen II the
parcel postman will give heed to the
apartment building sign: IAN pack
ages must be delived In the rear"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29

Barnegat N. ia savings bank
here win give every baby born her.
this year a handbook and . nest eer
deposit Of SIS.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1913-03-29
This blessed winter wearies nobod,
with its prolonged monotony.

A New Jersey man is experimenting
raising wingless chickens. A fowl act
that.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
rush of Mary Ann X Merry Lad grab
bed the small end of the purse.
Summaries,

First race. six furongs-Loretta Dryer. 10i
tNicklausl. 40 10 l straight, won; Lace. 10l
tNathanl. TO for place, second Garden of
Allah. "a Callahan. 8 TO TO show. third
Time. LII Is. Chiffon Queen, Tilford Thomas.
kayderoseros. Rod and Gun. Kinder Lou. Belle
Chiffon, Inferno Queen, Union Jack and Venetian
also ran.
Second race. two-year-olds; five and half fur
longs-Superintendent. 100 Nutweln. to II
straight, won: Undaunted, 1872 tWolfel. TO i.
Tor place, second; Galiop, SO itAllahani, ont ia
show. third. Time. 10. Carl also ran.
Third race, one mile Chemulpo. 107 Buxton,
to straight, won; Spelbound l02 tNathani.
TO 10 for place. second Brando 107 Gentry,
even to show, third. Time, Las 20. Fred Null
holland also ran :
Fourth race, sig furlongs-Flying Yankee. 107
tNathanl. TO straight won: Feather Duste-.
loo tRightmierl. TO for place. second; Right
Easy, 101 tCallahanl. to 1 to show. third.
Time. LII. Nello, Tom Holland and Battery
also ran. -
Fifth race. twoyear-olds: five and a half fur
longs-Recession. 107 tKarrickb IL 10 10 straight.
won: Huda's Brother. 101 Doyle. to ) for
place. second: Fool o Fortune ITO (Troxler),
to ) to show, third. Time. Iii. Yodeling j. II.
Maylow. Laneewood and Ring Marshal also ran.
Sixth race, one mile and seventy yards-Vol-
thorpe. lilo tCallahanl, Is to 5 straight. won;
Mary Ann X. 1o2 uford), even for Place. second;
Merry Lad. ITO tNolanl. TO ) to show. third.
Time. 81 80. y Haldcman. Stairs, l.. VI. Eckert,
o. u Buster, Fatherola and Fairy Godmother
also ran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
INTERBUREAU CHESS MATCHES
Chemistry Scores First Victory in
Team Contests.

Much interest was manifested in the
opening matches of the interbureau team
series in the Department of Agriculture
which took place last Wednesday evening
at the Capital City Chess and Checker
Club. The Bureau of Chemistry team
captured the first match of the season by
defeating the Bureau of Animal Industry
two games to one. Chace and Straughn
scored for the winners and Roberts for
the losers. The other two teams en-
gagged were the Bureau of Plant Industry
and the Office of the Secretary. Unfortu-
nately the latter had not time to finally
organize its team, and as a consequence
only one game was completed. Knapp
scoring a meritorious win for the Secre-
tary's Office.
These team matches are continued every
Wednesday evening until the champion
team is determined after each has met all
the others twice. The schedule for to-
morrow night calls for Plant Industry
against Chemistry and Animal Industry
against Secretary's Office. the first-named
team in each case having white on boards
and 3. Play begins at o'clock at the
rooms of the club, northwest corner of
18th street and New York avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
BY j. ED GRILLO.

| According to a dispatch from Miivau-
kee. Manager Griffith. accompanied by
Charley Comiskey. was in that city yes
terday trying to persuade George Nc
| Bride to join the world tourists.
This information comes in the nature
of surprise since Manager Griffith took
a determined stand some time ago not to
allow any of his players to make the
trip. believing. as he said, that it would
prove detrimental to his teams chances
! next season to allow any of his regulars
to stay in training the greater part of
the winter.
incidentally it is limited that an eff
fort is also to be made to have Walter
johnson join the party. and If it is true
that Griffith is trying to induce Mcbride
to go he will probably also consent to
Johnson making the trip.
The present aggregation which Gala
han has to represent the American
League is much too weak to stand a
chance against the Giants. and for this
reason efforts are being made to
strengthen the American League team.
Comiskey, who is a personal friend of
Griffith. evidently has induced him to
help out by giving his consent to have
Mcbride and probably Johnson join the
team, though it is hard to understand
how Griffith could make such concession
in view of the fact that he is on record
as saying that he believed players maxi
ing the journey would be handicapped
in their next seasons playing. y
The Nationals surely cannot afford to
have either Mcbride or Johnson out of
form next season, and while 1t is but nat
ural that Griffith should want to help his
league as much as possible, he should not
jeopardiZe his teams chances in so do
ing.
The special from Milwaukee telling Of
Griffith trying to induce Mcbride to make
the trip follows:
Despite the report that George Nc
Bride, Washington's crack shortstop, will
make the worlds tour with the Chicago
White Sox, it is stated by his closest
friends that he will not go. President
Charles Comiskey and Clark Griffith were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21

and corners of the plate when compelled
to do This was proved by the num-
Der of balls and strikes he pitched at the
Polo Grounds. He found the plate for
more strikes than he did balls. He pitched
fifty strikes. some of which, of course,
were fouls, and forty-five balls. These
figures show what he can do when
pressed.
Speed is not al he has upon which to
rely. 1t was his principal asset when he
joined the Athletics in Chicago September
10, 1912. but Manager Mack saw the folly
of letting him waste his strength and
drilled him on change of pa He
practiced It arduously all this season and
has nearly perfected it, as he gave the
Giants and their followers to understand
in the worlds series game. In that bat
tie he used about dozen slow curves,
and every one completely fooled the New
Workers and sailed over the plate for a
called strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-21
His Experience Valuable.

Mack's promising prospect has had a
fine season in the American League. He
was sent to the hill often enough to get
valuable experience. The records show
lie took part in thirty games and
gave him mark of thirteen won and
seven lost. for an average of go. y to-
tai of 1875 hits were made off him, which
is an average of "A triie more than five
raps a game. He struck out seventy-eight
men and issued sixty-six passes.
Bush has not yet reached the voting
age. and will not until November q. He
was horiI in -Brainard, Mimi. in 1888. and
started 10 piayr-basl for high school
team. In 1912 he Joined the Union Asso-
citation club of Missoula, Mont, and in the
fail of that year was secured by Mack.
who believed he saw in him star twirler.
Just what confidence Mack had in him
was shown when he selected him in pref
erence to Shawkey or Brown-both OF
whom have had more experimental face
McGraw's men.