davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
$50 1t, Bess And Jim," He Shouted.

One day Mr.. Jennings came home
sick. The doctor told him to stay
in bed two weeks. OF course Mr..
Jennings was worried about his trans
fer business and was quite discour-
aged. But fortunately it was during
vacation, when Chester and Merle did
not have to go to school. This made
it possible for Chester to take up the
responsibility of providing for the
family by continuing the transfer
business To be sure, Chester couldn't
do nearly as satisfactory work as his
father He wasn't strong enough to
lift heavy loads, but with the help of
Merle he managed to get along very
well.
l. 1t really should be mentioned here
that while Chester was very glad to
+, have the assistance of his younger
| brother (whom he was in the habit of
referring to as his kid" brother)
when lifting loads that required two
persons and in watching the team in
idle hours while he played "catch"
with other boys, Chester looked with
contempt upon the help Merle gave
him and often asserted that Merle
might as we'll not be around for all
the gooG he did" But Merle took
this unkindness cheerfully and con-
tinued to do his share of the work
to help support the family while dad
was laid up
AS they were waiting one morning
on the corner for trade" which
seemed to be slow that day, Chester
grumbled:
Il wish thered be fire. Then ]
could make some real money" Ches-
ter always spoke of himself as the
chief money-maker of the family,
| ignoring Merle's share in it. "The
city" he continued pays five dollars
for making the run to the firehouse,
and the first transfer wagon that
reaches the hose shed gets the money.
know l could beat the other wagons
| if | got a fair start"
What if they wouldn't let you haul
| the hose" suggested Merle timidly.
| you're a boy and they might not
let you.''
| "Huh" sported Chester. I'm do
| ing a mans work and they'd be only
| too glad to let me haul their old hose.
can drive fastern anybody in town
and / don't care who knows it,"
Merle doubted the latter statement
but didn't say anything.
| do they always pay five dollars
! just for pulling the hose?" asked
| Merle presently. That's an awful
! lot to pay just for such short time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
How Merle

the backs of the team and shout:
"Get upl"
Somewhat frightened at the unex-
pectedness of it. the horses started
with a jolt that nearly threw Merle
from his seat. But he stuck to it
and shouted once more to his horses.
turning the corner skillfully in q swift
lope toward the firehouse, where the
hose cart was kept. The firehouse was
two blocks south on a side street next
to the telephone exchange.
So quick was Merle in starting that
with the first Shrek of the wildcat
whistle he was off on a flying start.
As the wagon rumbled down the
street at a runaway rate of speed,
Merle congratulated himself that, SO
far as he could see, he was the only
one in the race for the five-dollar bill.
The horses seemed to understand the
necessity of speed They had often
made the race before and needed no
urging to extend themselves. Mr..
Jennings had always taken the best of
care of his team, consequently they
were in fine condition.
1--WE got the field to myself NUT
tered Merle as he held the reins firmly
and urged the horses on. 81 guess the
other wagons were too far away"
But Merle was mistaken He had
Just travelled a block when he saw
coming around the corner at a fast
pace a rival transfer wagon
$50 I'm to have a race, l see," said
Merle to himself and he gritted his
teeth and slapped he reins. Come
on, Jim and Bess, we'll win YETI
The driver of the other wagon,
equally anxious to capture the five
dollar fee, took the corner sharply.
so that as the two teams entered the
last block of the race he had fair
lead. This made Merle angry
go it, Bess and jim" he shouted.
Don't let that fellow beat us! That
money belongs to us" e
The horses seemed almost human,
for they fairly flew down the street
in an effort to pass the rival team. 1t
was easy to see which team was in
the better condition. Inch by inch.
foot by foot, Merle's team crept up.
on his opponents. Finally, just in
front of the firehouse. the wagons
were abreast. Then, by a dexterous
turn, Merle brought his team around
! ahead of his rivals and turned just
In front of the waiting horse cart while
the volunteer firemen hitohed it on
to the rear of the victorious wagon.
Good for you, Merlei" shouted one
of the men, "You sure took the
money in good sha. e' s
Glad at heart that he had won the
race and feeling proud that he had
made flve dollars for his father,
Merle drove triumphantly toward the
fire. SO quickly did he make the run.
that the fire boys were able to save
the house before much damage had
been done. As a result, when Merle
was ready to give the five dollars to
his sick father he was able to hand
him fifteen dollars instead, ten dol
lars of it having come from the CRATE
full owner of the house
AS for Chester, he was forced to
join in the general admiration of his
kid" brother.
why" he declared, IT don't be-
+ lieye I could have kept cool enough
to win that race. .fter this, Merle.
you can have full charge of the fire
business of this firm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

big. lordly roosters-and tapped their
wings every now and then.
And the little baby chickens were
SO cute--lots cutter than the pigeonsl
They were just little round. yellow.
fluffy balls with thin yellow legs and
bright black eyes. And they were so
teeny-weeny. Grandpa caught one of
them and let me hold it a moment.
Poor little chick, he just peeped
and peeped and wiggled so that l was
afraid l would hurt him; SO put him
down on the ground and he ran right
to his mamma as fast as his little
legs would carry him.
And then his mammal big
brown hen-made a funny little noise
and all her little chicks came running
to he- There must have been about
fifteen o. them. The mamma chick en-
stood still a moment until lots of the
chicks ran under her; then she ruffied
up her feathers and stopped down
and you couldn't see a one of those
| chicksl
You knew they were there, of
course, for you had seen them-but
her feathers covered them just like
you can pull the clothes over your
head and hide. Grandpa said that
was the way the little chicks went to
bed at night IN their warm. straw
lined nests. 1t was so cute and the
mamma-chicken looked oh. so proud
of them. Elw
Next we went tony goodness.
Dorothy, it's way past your bedtime.
Here, jump into bed right away. I'll
have to tell you some more about the
wonderful things l saw on the farm
some other time. Goodness me, you
should have been asleep twenty min
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
A Few Things Y on May Not Know About

~ E course you have heard of
81 Il Alaska-that cold territory of
VI 81 Uncle Sans way up in the
" northwestern corner of the con-
tinent where gold has been found in
great quantities. You have learned
much about it in school, no doubt. and
you have heard grown-ups talking
about it, for 1t is a most interesting
section of the globe. But here are a
few facts concerning it that you may
not know:
To begin with, 1t is not all ice and
blizzards and deep, deep snow. Es-
pecially is this true of a certain ele-
waited section of the country about
as large as the estate of Texas. Up in
the KlondflSe, of course. 1t Is very.
very cold; also, there is a strip of
territory along the coast that is bleak
and damp all year round, with no
vegetation whatever growing upon It,
But men who live In the elevated
part of the interior go coatless in the
summer and the women wear light,
summer dresses. And--imagine how
strange sight this must be-you can
see men standing on q shore of solid
ioe spearing wairus-in their shirt
sleevesi The air is so dry that they
are not conscious of the cold.
Yes, Alaska has a summer-and a
spring and a fall, too. During the
months of sunshine, many vegetables
and flowers are grown in the open
air. The ground in Alaska is really
frozen from the bottom up; but there
Is a stratum of soil on top about two
feet deep that is not frozen in the
warm months and can be sown with
vegetable and flower seeds.
There are birds, too, in Alaska,
among them being northern robins,
geese. swans, ducks, owls, grouse and
swallows. Also you will find bees and
yellow Jackets fitting about and
just think Of it-mosquitoesl Yes,
indeed, such swarms of them in the
summer season that often the people
have to build what are known as
smudges for protection. A smudge is
a fire, coaxed to almost blazing point
and then covered with big pieces of
moss that keep it down and cause a
dense smoke that rises and drives the
mosquitoes away.
Eggs sell for an average of So per
dozen, though they once went as low
as a single dollar for that quantity. It
isn't that chickens are hard to raise
in Alaska but that it costs so much to
raise them, since every single thing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
@ 4@yIEEpH-zZNE ZALEcS m
TY<0RZEZI77ZEyT OlXEs'
A Day in the Country.

"a My three days more now. Dor
81 "a othy" said Mamma as she un-
Y dressed very excited little girl
" land then you'll see all of the
Wonderful things to see on Uncle Ar
thurs farm. Oh, you have no idea
how different 1t is from the city
no hard streets and trolley cars and
rows and rows of houses. But green
fields and plants and trees and flow
ers and soe many living things around
you-horses and cows and chickens
and ducks and pigeons; why, it will
all seem so strange to you that /
know you'll enjoy every moment of it.
81 remember the first time 1 ever
went to the country, Dorothy, and
what wonderful time I had. Tell
you about it? Well, now, let me see.
TO begin with Grandpa-for it was
ON his farm-met us at the station
with a big black horse and carriage;
and he let me sit right up on the front
seat with him all the way to the
house.
And once during the drive he told
me might put my hand ON the reins
and feel how Black Bess-that was
the name of the horse-was pulling
on them. My, didn't see how Grand
pa ever held her. but then he was big
and strong, you know, and he said
Black Bess was so gentle she would
never even think of running away.
''The next day, bright and early in
the morning, Grandpa took me out to
the barn to see all the 1ive-stock as
he called them. Now I didn't know
what in the world he meant by live
stock but I soon found that it was
Just another name for the cows and
the horses and the pigs and all the
fowls in the barnyard.
"As ne unlatched tall gate and
let me pass through 1 saw a number
of the queerest looking birds you ever
saw. OF course, I had seen pictures
OF them, just as you have, but never
felt I really truly knew what duck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

covered with feathers and their little
mouths when they opened them
seemed bigger than all the rest Of
them put together
"One big mamma pigeon was sit
ting on her nest and when Grandpa
put his hand up to stroke her she
pecked at him and ruffied up her
feathers and squawked most horribly.
After that we went to see the chick
ems. Oh there were just hundreds
of them, all in a big yard enclosed
with a wire fence. Some were black
and some were white and others were
brown and still others gray They
scratched in the dirt and clucked and
strutted up and down-especially the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

%, there are twelve hours of light and
twelve of darkness. Three months
from then, and on the same day of
the month, there are twenty four
hours of solid darkness and the peo-
pie have to use lights all the time.
A strange and somewhat amusing
fact on the day when the sun shines
for twenty-four hours is that the
chickens have to be literally put to
bed. No normal, healthy chicken
would go to bed in the daytime; so
they walk around and finally fall
down from exhaustion, since they
won't retire for their usual nights
rest.
Therefore, the people who raise
them have to drive them into their
houses and shut out the light before
the chickens will hop up on their
roosts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
Alaska

they eat has to be imported. Also
during the six months of winter, it is
necessary to keep a stove burning
brightly In chicken-houses all the
while.
1t is only rarely that you see the
midnight sun in Alaska, though the
sun shines for twenty-four hours
steadily on June %. At Fairbanks,
on that date each year. a baseball
game between two picked teams starts
promptly at midnight. The far-famed
midnight sun of Norway drops Just
below the horizon in Alaska and a
half upcertain light is visible, but not
the rays
From June % on, the days gradu-
ally shorten and then, on September
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
Won It

Why, II we that is, if YOU could
make Ave dollars that easy spapa'd be
tickled. My, wouldn't he be glad!"
We'll, don't worry" replied Ches-
er cynical1y. There probably won't
be any fire. 1t isn't my luck to have
such a chance"
II should think 1t would be un-
lucky IL there was a fire." suggested
Merle.
"Pimei" said Chester. you baby,
you haven't got the least speck of
business sense"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
EVADES PUNISHMENT, BUT RE-
LIEvES HER FEELINGS.

TITLE MARY, was playing with
her pet kitten when, as a result
Il of abuse, the kitten scratched
her. She exclaimed: You is a darned
old kitty"
Her mamma told Mary she must
never say such a naughty word again,
as 1t was a bad word. and 10 impress
the fact upon the child her mamma
washed out her mouth with soap and
water
The next day Mary was again play
ing with the kitten, when again there
was trouble, and she was heard to re-
mark: You is just the same kind
of kitty you was yesterday"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

as he is about to pic, them up. So,
enraged, he flies at the mirror.
Then an older and thoroughly
trained quail is brought on and-the
young quail attacks him, thus receiy-
ing his first lesson in fighting. Like
game roosters, the quail have long and
sharp spurs; and often one bird kills
another in a fight, while the natives
crowd around and make wagers and
utter cries of delight and encourage
ment to their chosen fighter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

creviceers and bar of chocobehind
time for mamma was going to bake a
cake. After | purchased some sold
ness and some cadores / took nickel
mamma gave me and bought some tin
receptacledy. CAS- a hint the first ar
ticle ordered was Cabbage. Vehicle
equals cab.)
SUMMER DISH.
The following are two letters of the
alphabet and five words of three. FIVE
and seven letters each. If written one
below another. the central letters will
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20

spell the name of a popular summer
dish:
1. letter of the alphabet.
2. A pronoun.
8. Something found In the body.
q. A bird.
5. A set of bells.
s. A number.
T. A letter of the alphabet.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
AT THE GROCERY STORE.

Mamma sent me to the grocery
store to order a list of groceries, for
we were to have company. First. l
ordered head of vehiclebage. some
dried apribeds and a pound of cofpay.
Then l asked. Have you got any
fresh aIlowtuce?" The clerk replied,
Yes, and l have some fine raplates.'
l ordered some of each. also some
ocooking stoves, baruler powder,
rfrozen water, a box of heavenly
hodych. can of sareats dinner. some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
The Race for the Money

HAAA ERLE'S father was a transfer
"a "a man. Every small town has
& W y a transfer man. 1t is the
y N b business of such a person to
wait on the main corner of the town
with his team and wagon for business
doing such odd jobs of hauling as
might come to him. OF course, 1t is
not a very remunerative business and
Mr.. Jennings didn't get very rich from
it. But it was an honest business and
he maintained comfortable home for
his wife and two SONS. For it must
be remarked that Merle had an older
brother Chester, who was junior in
high school.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
SnZoo- -cJinSlese

A SCREECHY-VOICE mad parakeet
"A Would hang to his perch by the feet
And he swung high. he shrilly would cry:
i want something more to eat-to-eatl'
II HERE was sleek, greedy brown seal
Who would eat several fish at a meal;
Then he'd stretch on the ice,
And bark: Goodness. it's nice
That I'm not as small as an eel
II
A SORE-HE.ADED old grizzly bear
n Would doze half the day in his lair;
But when the Keeper brought meat
He would jump to his feet
And ,gobble up more than his share!
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-20
ANSWERS. s
AT THE GROCERY STORE.


Mamma sent me to the grocery store
TO order a list Of groceries, for zoe
Uere to hare company. First, or
dered a head of cabbage. some dried
apricots and pound Of coffee. Then
| asked, Haze you any fresh Iettuce?"
The clerk replied, "Yes, and hare
some fine radishes." I ordered some
of each, also some oranges, baking
poUder, rice, boT of starch, can OF
sdrdines, some crackers, and bar of
chocolate, for mamma icds going to
bake cake After l purchased some
sage aud some cloUes, took a nickel
mamma gaze me and bought some
CANDY.
FRUIT PUZZLE: Berries.
b
HER
Ne RYE
$ p A r. RO w
CHI M b
TEN
NN-7S y q! |: I 3
= }S
!. ,ll'' 4,
Solution Of Barnyard Puzzle.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-17
PEERLESS LEADER
WILL De H0N0RED
Especial to the Tribune)

CHICAGO, May 1G.-If any Chicago
man is found at his place of business
tomorrow afternoon-well, it will be
safe to put him down as the one man
in a thousand who takes no interest
in the great national game of baseball.
The other nine hundred and ninety
nine will be found at the White SoX
baseball park at the biggest gathering
OF baseball enthusiasts ever gathered
to honor a hero OF III diamond.
The day is to be known as Frank
Chance Day. so named in honor OF
the peerless Leader" who success.
fully piloted the Chicago National lea.
que team for several seasons and now
returns to the old home town as the
manager of the New York Americans.
Forty thousand enthusiasts are eX.
pected at the South Side grounds for
the celebration, providing. of course,
that the Weather Man is On his goou
behavior. Cub fans and SoX fans will
forget their differences on this day
just for the purpose OF cheering the
former West Side leader, whose
friends in Chicago number in the
thousands. Added to the crowd will
be delegations of baseball followers
from cities and towns throughout the
middle states and some. from points
as far distant as New York, Boston
and Philadelphia. Ten thousand box
and reserved seats have been disposed
OF. In addition there will be 10000
general admissions, which will not be
placed on sale until tomorrow.
In the early afternoon an automo-
bile parade headed by a police escort
and a brass band will start from the
down town district and move through
South Side boulevards to the baseball
park. Chance and his team mates
will be in the parade; also the men,
bers of the Chicago team and numer-
GUS other notba lefgures in the base
ball world. The celebration is to con-
clude in the evening with 4 banquet at
which the Peerless Leader rs to be
the guest of honor.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-17
Denver 70 Have i Az
CITY COMMISSION
Especial to The Tribune.)

" WIN
DENVER, May 16.-Denver's first
election under a new charter will be
held next Tuesday and the event is
looked forward to with eager interest
by citizens who believe that the com.
mission plan of government will de.
stroy many of the political evils that
have long flourished in the Colorado
capital. For the six offices to be filled
at the election there are more than
$50 candidates. '2'
The campaign now drawing to a
close is in many respects the most
unique in the history of Denver. Un-
der the new charter no candidate is
allowed to receive any assistance of
any kind from any party organization,
from any corporation Or from any
united organization Of any kind. Meth
or is a candidate allowed to spend
any money other than for the distrib-
ution Of his literature and the
hiring of halls in which to, make
speeches. All candidates are nomin.
ated by petition.
The election will be conducted un-
der the preferential system of voting.
Each voter will register his first
-hoice for each office, then his second
choice and on the third choice he may
vote for every other candidate if he
so desires. The votes are counted for
choice first, and if no one has a ma
jority of all votes counted, then the
second choice are aided and if there
is no n with a majority then the
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-17
CUSTOMS SYSTEM
MAY Be CHANGED
(Ry Associated PreSs.)

WASHINGTON, May 16.-Admlnls-
trative changes in the tariff law which
would revOlutioniZe the existing Gus
toms system will be considered by a
Subcommittee of the senate finance
committee to morrow, when Assistant
Attorney General Dennison and AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury Cur
It's viii elaborate their recommended
tons that the secretary of the treas
ury be authorized to proclaim the
dutiable value of imported merchan-
disc, and customs attorney be prohib-
tied from accepting contingent fees
in appealing from decisions of collect
orsa These officials will urge tha1
appeals for reappraisement of values
OF merchandise be taken from a board
of United States general appraisers
and lodged with a board of examiners
to be a committee of six, appointed
under civil service for life.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-17

third choices are added and the person
having the largest vote is declared
elected. . .. "a sr
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-05-17
EXTENDING Line
TO dunn COUNTY
Especial to The Trlbune.)

DICKINSON. n. D.. May 16.-The
North Dakota independent Telephone
company has started a crew out on
the work of constructing a new cop.
per circuit between Dickinson and
Bismarck. The company is also con-
%structing a new copper line between
this city and Belfeld; a distance Of
% miles west. Belfield is an import
ant village in the western section of
the county. and it has been found nee
essary to put in this line to relieve
the main line between Dickinson and
Glendive. The Independent Telephone
company has also put a line across
the Little Missouri river. so miles
north of Dickinson, which connects
the Great Northern Railroad compa-
ny's grading crew with this city. The
telephone company already had its
line extended north by way Of the
aforesaid river. 1t was found that the
railroad constrC :tion crews had to
travel a distance Of 40 miles to get
in touch with the telephone line at
Schafer. Therefore. the connection
south is of great Importance to these
people.