davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18

sion for panic, as there is none for
the hope that exercise will take the
place of care neither to overwork nor
to overindulge ones self. 1t is COM
planned that golfers are inclined to
undo at the clubhouse after the match
the good they have derived from their
eighteen-hole pilgrimage. The sense
of vigor has it's temptations. The
walker should remember the old ad-
age, Its long road that has no road
house." and steel his heart to them.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
ANCIENT "RING" GAME
is WORKED ON FARMERS
ShaTpers Believed to Have FleeceC
New Jersey Agriculturists
OF Nearly $4,000.

Phinipsburg, N. j. -(SpeciaD.-
.Sharpers operating the old and almost
forgotten ring game" have fleeced
TANNERS of this vicinity of some
where near $4,000 in the last few
weeks. John beats, a farmer near
washington, Warren county. was sit
ting on the front porch of his home,
when an automobile containing two
men came up the road. The car
stopped near his house, and the two
uuen alighted, closely scanning the
GROUND. beats became interested, curl
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
OUR LUMINOUS LEGAL SYSTEM
(Register and Leader.)

The law is a wonderfully compli-
Gated machine. In Evansville, Ind,
a complaining witness has been held
in jail over three months, while the
defendant, released on 500 bond, has
skipped the town.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
Similarity.

"Why do you compare my marks.
manship with lightning?" asked the
recruit
Because" replied the instructor, 'it
never hits twice In the same place.
Washington Star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
A. Ever.

"When Cholly Van Rox proposed to
me he was too ratified to say word. "
"Then how did you know he was
proposing%
"Oh. my dear, his money did all the
talking!"- Leader.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-08-18
LATEST LEGAL
LIST OF WEIGHTS
(Cut This Out.)

The legislature of the state of Wis
Uonsin, now in session, has made sew
eraI changes in the legal weights per
5ushel of some commodities. Apples
are reduced from so to Al pounds, on
ions from 81 to so and alfalfa, alsike,
onion sets, peaches and pears are
added Following is the correct list
of weights:
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

About half way between the Medi'
terranean and Asiatic breeds in most
characteristics are the American and
the English breeds. They are fair
layers Of light brown eggs, and while
not so difficult to control as the Leg.
horns, are very much more active thar
the Asiatics and usually are more do
sirable for the general farm. Good
strains of the American breeds lay
nearly as we'll as the Mediterraneans
and at the same time furnish a better
carcass for the home table.
The American breeds which are
common on farms are the Plymouth
Rocks, the Rhode Island Reds, and the
Wyandottes. The American breeds
which are seldom seen any more are
the Buckeyes, the Javas, and the Dom
iniques. The only English breed that
has had any large degree of popular
ity among poultry fanciers in this
country is the Orpington.
The real choice to be made in the
way Of a breed for the farm, usually
lies between one of the American
breeds or the Orpingtons on the ono
hand, and a Mediterranean breed on
the other. AS a general thing, the
Leghorns will probably lay more eggs
the year round than the American
breeds. The question to be decided is
whether this fact offsets the difficulty
of their control, and the fact that their
carcasses are not generally considered
SO desirable.
Within the American class the
choice is largely one of personal taste.
The fact that the carcasses with light
pin feathers are being demanded more
and more by the best markets, how
ever, is having more and more inhu-
ence in favor of the white and buff
varieties. On the other hand, it is
generally understood that where coy
otes are stills about, the white varie-
ties are more conspicuous and more
easily picked up.
In the preparing of eggs for market
the greatest step in advance that can
be made is in educating the farmer as
to the Importance Of keeping the male
birds away from the laying flock dur
ing the summer months, so that infer
tile eggs may be produced.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
When the Worlds All New.

It is the same old world that we
greeted on New Years morning. But
somehow it looked SO different. The
invisible dividing line between last
year and this has made possible Q
new angle of vision. The grip of old
passions seems to have lost it's hold
and a new purpose, partly old, partly
new, throbs for recognition. A gen.
tleness appears in faces thought to
be hard and cynical. Happiness
sparkles in the eyes Of sad and lonely
folk. A sort of introduction is need
ed to oneself For the dawn Of the
new year makes possible fresh at
tack on the age-weary problems;
another attempt to produce the best
instead Of the good, and new walk
down by-ways Of human experience
where one may be a good Samaritan
with no eye bit his to see and
understand The world is all new on
New Years morning = my world,
your world, our world-to make over
for the Kingdom. = Ralph Welles
Keller.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
PREPARE FOWLS FOR MARKET
After Carcass Has Been Picked Clean
IL Should BE Thoroughly Cooled
Sew Skin Tears.

Picking should be started just as
soon as the bird has been stuck. II
delayed for any reason the work be-
comes more difficult as time goes on.
The usual plan is to first snap out
the coarse quilts of tail or wings and
then go after the feathers covering the
more tender sections of the body.
These areas are more or less well de-
fined, one on each side of the breast,
On the thighs and the joints of the
wings. After these have been plucked
the remainder of the body is very
quickly finished.
Do not leave any feathers on the
neck or above the hook joints, except
ing in the case of capons, which are
usually dressed in a certain snowy
fashion.
Remove the pin feathers with dull
knife, catching them between the
blade and the thumb and pulling out
without injury to the skin.
Then cool the carcass thoroughly.
Dry cooling is best, but the ice-water
process must of necessity be adopted
by the majority of producers.
In dry cooling, the birds are merely
hung in dry, cool air, as in refrige-
rator, until all of the animal heat is
removed. When the wet process 1s
used, they are first thrown into water
of ordinary temperature and left for
short time, then transferred to ice wa
ter until the cooling is completed.
Wet-cooled stock does not keep az
well as dry-cooled and its nutritive
value is lessened.
Be sure to cool thoroughly. 1t takes
a long time to draw out every trace OF
animal heat, but if this is not done
trouble is sure to follow.
After cooling, inspect the stock
carefully. Large tears in the skin may
be remedied by sewing up with fine
white thread. Remove the blood from
the head and any dirt from the feet,
sort according to size and quality and
pack for shipment.
If the stock is to be shipped without
ice, it should be dried and placed care
fully in clean boxes or cases OF suit
able size. When ice is used, barrels
make the best packages, the dressed
poultry and cracked ice being packed
IN alternate layers, the whole topped
with a large piece OF ice.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
minimum
INDIANS or TIE VALLEY

desert more accessible and more easy
and certain of remunerative develop
ment that the eyes Of the colonist are
turned toward the less attractive,
says Walter Fischer in the Bulletin of
the Pan-American Union.
The most convenient method of
reaching the valley today is for the
traveller to take the train which leaves
Buenos Aires at 6:37 in the evening,
arriving at Bahia Blanca at 9:25 the
following morning. Leaving Bahia
Blanca again at :55 ON one of the tri-
weekly trains he reaches Neuquen at
1875 that night; there he passes the
night in a hotel or inn, leaves at 500
in the morning and gets to the end Of
the line on a mixed freight and pas
senger train at either 1920 or 12:45
noon, according to which of the BIZ
weekly trains he happens to have
taken
Crossing the Rio Colorado a rather
shallow and rapid stream, the railroad
follows the river for about rs miles
and then strikes southwesterly across
the first narrow place to the Rio
Negro, which it reaches at Choele
Choel From Choele Choel the trav-
eIer follows the valley of the Rio
Negro, which is wider below that point
and continues to narrow as one ap-
proaches Neuquen.
River is Dark and Swift.
We are more particularly concerned
with that part Of the valley extending
eastward one degree of longitude, or
about sixty miles, from the juncture
of the two rivers to the small station
of Chichinales. The valley is narrow
here, not more than ten miles from
bluff to bluff, with the fertile, irrigable
land north of the river about half that
width at its widest and narrowing
down to almost nothing where the
rivers meet The Rio Negro itself is
dark and silent, deep and rapid
stream; a steamer is said to take only
as many hours to make the down trip
as it takes days to ascend the swift
current.
The melting of the Cordilleran
SHOWS often causes considerable worry
to the inhabitants, but there have been
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
HENS RELISH sPROUTED OATS
Make Excellent Substitute for Green
Feed During Winter-Sprouts
Are Very Succulent.

Green food is excellent for poultry
but it is sometimes hard to get par
ticularly during the winter. Where
cabbage, mangels, ETC., are not OBJ
tainable artifcially sprouted oats
make an excellent substitute. If prop
erly prepared it makes as good a
green food as there is. A leading au-
thority finds the following method
most successful for preparing it:
"The oats should be soaked in wa
ter at a temperature Of from 60 to 70
degrees Fahrenheit, for about AZ
hours, in pals or galvanized wash
tubs, and during this soaking process
there should be added from five to ten
drops of formalin to kill the spores
Of molds and to insure clean, sweet
feed. After soaking they are spread
out about one inch thick on trays
which are placed in sprouting rack,
seven to each rack, the trays being
ten inches apart and kept at a tenn
perature of about so to 80 degrees
Fahrenheit. In from seven to ten days,
depending on temperature, they will
have developed sprouts three to four
inches long and a growth Of roots, the
entire mass being very tender and sue
culent.
About one square inch Of feeding
surface is supplied daily to each bird,
or as much as it will clean up quickly.
The oats must not be fed in excess as
they are laxative and are apt to pro-
duce diarrhea"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
White Plymouth Rock Cock.

the single-comb whites are the most
popular of the LeghOrns.
In the Asiatic class are found birds
of the opposite extreme in almost ev-
cry characteristic. They are the larg-
est of the chickens, are slow matur-
ing, and are very heavily and loosely
feathered over the body and down the
legs. They are rather poor layers of
dark brown eggs Of good size. The
breeds that comprise the Asiatic class
are the Brahmasa the Cochins, and %he
Langshans.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
QUAINT SOLDIER CEREMONY
How Crack Scotch Regiment, the Sea-
forth Highianders, Ushers in
the New Year.

The Seaforth Highlanders, one of
Scotland's crack regiments now at the
front, have one of the most peculiar
New Years eve customs of the whole
British army. The ceremony is pic
turesque and imposing.
On the night of Hogmanay, at about
1920 o'clock, the regiment assem-
bles in the barrack square. A few
minutes later the oldest soldier in the
battalion, dressed as Druid, makes
his appearance, to the accompanl-
ment of a flourish of trumpets. AS
cending the improvised throne, he
calls on the veterans to show their
uniforms and achievements of bygone
times. To the music of the pipes and
brass band veteran after veteran, ar
rayed in the uniforms worn by the reg
iment at different periods, marches
past and salutes the Druid. The Druid
then toasts THE Seaforth Highland
ers."
After display Of Highland dancing
the alarm is sounded, and the second
oldest soldier, arrayed as Father Time,
approaches. The veterans then re-
treat, leaving their honors to be guard
ed by their successors, and Father
Time expels the Druid.
At the last stroke of midnight a
loud knock is heard at the gate and
out rings the sentrys challenge:
Halt Who goes there?"
1.-The New Year," comes back the
answer.
Advance, New Year, and give the
countersign!" is the next command.
pass, New Year; alls we'll!
The gate is then opened and the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
Musicians Sally.

Victor Herbert tells this story OF
two famous musicians:
DE Pachmann and Coldmark once
met in front of the latter's Vienna
home. Goldmark was most esti-
mable old chap, and, as everybody
knows, writer of exceptionally bril-.
liant and melodious music, but his
one great fault was his overwhelming
conceit. AS De Pachmann and Gold
mark walked away from the compos-
er's house the pianist pointed back
ward and said:
That modest little edffce will be
signally distinguished some Gay after
you are dead
Indeed said Goldmark.
Yes continued De Fachmann,
they will decorate 1t with tablet
And what do you suppose they
will say on the tablet?' asked the
composer, eagerly.
ITO lett replied De Pachms'en.
Philadelphia Ledger.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

What breed of chickens to use on
the farm, is an ever recurring question
in the correspondence of the poultry
department of the Kansas State Agri-
cultural college. So far as those quail
tiles that are important on the farm
are concerned, the principal distinc-
tions are between classes rather than
breeds.
The Mediterranean breeds are small,
sprightly, very nervous in disposition,
are good rustlers, can fly over any
fence that is likely to be constructed,
are clean legged, and are good layers
of pure white eggs of fair size. The
Mediterranean class includesLeghor
Anconas, Andalusians, Spanish, and
Minorcas. Of these, the Leghorns are
most popular among the breeds, and
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

armadillo (the peludo, pichi and
molita), and three species of gopher
or prairie-doglike rodents (the biz.
cacho, the tucutuco and the quise)
are abundant in the valley, while 9th.
er species of game are common in
the mountains not far away; in the
river are otter and plenty Of fish.
The inhabitants are as cosmopolitan
a lot as is to be found almost any,
where. AS in the greater part of Ar.
gentina, the Italian predominates on
the farms and the Spaniard in the
small towns; there are a few Ger.
mans, English and Scandinavians, in
fact practically every country in Eu-
rope is represented, usually by immi'
grants of the humber classes; the ma,
tive Argentine is represented by few
of the gaucho class and by wealthy
landowners who possess palatial
homes and spend much of their time
in Buenos Aires; and there is quite a
sprinkling Of Chileans who have
filtered in through the mountains from
their own country near by, and the
Indian has by no means become ex-
tinct
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

no floods of any magnitude since the
great inundation Of 1899 caused the
town of General Roca to be moved
from the old site Of the fort near the
present station of Rio Negro to
safer location about two miles away.
The winds Of the southern Pacific
lose most of their moisture on com.
ing in contact with the cold peaks OF
the Cordilleras and then sweep down
across the Patagonian tablelands like
an ocean gale. They often last fol-
days, obscuring the sky and landscape
such velocity as to hurl small-sized
pebbles, but they are most frequent
in spring and summer, and when once
over are soon forgotten in the delight
full weather which otherwise prevails
warm or very hot days, according tc
the time of year, usually with breeze
and cool nights always, with the tenn
perature seldom below 20 degrees F
in winter The climate most closely
resembles that of the interior of the
state Of Washington. AS snow seldom
falls, the abundance of verdure which
follows every winter rain is available
Cor grazing cattle and sheep.
Good Place for Hunters.
Hunting is very good, as many kindF
of game are plentiful; the guanaco
the small silver fox, the skunk, the
Patagonian hare, three species OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
HBOMAS FALKNER. in

"ROMAS FALKNER, in his
book, speaks Of the Rio Negro
as the largest river Of Pata-
gonia. 1t is not only the larg-
est river Of Patagonia but, next to the
La Plata and it's two large tributaries,
which do not, however, belong to Ar
gentina alone, the largest of the Ar
gentine Republic. Roughly speaking,
it drains large triangular piece of
territory lying between 36 and AZ de-
grees of latitude south, with the base
following the line Of the watershed be-
tween Chile and Argentina and the
apex resting at the mouth of the river
on the Atlantic coast just south Of
the fortieth parallel of latitude. Falk-
ner gives quite list Of names for this
stream, OF which the Indian name Of
Curu Leuvu has been retained to this
day in the Spanish translation of Rio
Negro.
1t is not to be wondered at that the
Spaniards neglected the inhOspitable
coast of southern Argentina in those
early days Of conquest and settlement
No one could be expected to settle
down in an unattractiye and desert
country while there was an unlimited
supply of more desirable lands closer
at hand and to be had only for the
asking or taking. It is only when the
good land has become exhausted and
when railroads and science make the
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
Enns Absorb Odors

Egg shells are porous ard absorb
the odors in room to certain de-
gree. This will cause them to become
stale and spoil. Therefore, eggs
should be stored in a clean room until
they are ready for market.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
Fruit Prospects There.

A great impetus was given to set
Ting and farming by several droughts
and crop failures in other parts of
Argentina which drove up the price Of
alfalfa, crop which was absolutely
guaranteed under irrigation. Other
crops such as wheat, barley, and to a
slight extent maize, are grown, but
lately the planting of the vine has as
sumed enormous proportions. There
are vineyards of nearly 1000 acres
and several wine presses have been
erected, one at Roca having a capac-
ity of 5000 hogskeads. Sheep and cat
tie coming from the mountains and
from across the desert are bought,
fed and then shipped on again; hogs,
too, are raised locally; the drying of
the natural pastures in summer does
not, however, permit OF local ranch
ing. Fruits of all kinds grow well
and are being planted, so that in gem
eral the small and mixed farm is ON
the increase.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

youngest boy of the battalion enters,
dressed as the high chief of ancient
Ross, to represent the New Year. The
colonel shakes hands with the boy
while the band strikes up, "a Guild
New Year to Ane and A."
After the colonels greeting to the
battalion the national anthem is
played and the men fall out.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
A NEW YEARS PRAYER.

Lord. help me reach that higher plane
Above all sordid, selfish strife!
Help me a pure life to attain,
Nor count the cost, nor heed the pain,
Fen though I lose this present life.
While Gods clear Pisgah heights / gain
Rev Grover c. Clark
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
Discard Immature Birds.

Discard both male and female birda
that have an immature look or that
have been stunted, as well as late
Matched individuals.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30
CuEiInn the FLOCK.

Weaklings should never be toler-
ated. Kill and bury the runts and
crowheads. Roup 10 infectious and tho
weaklings are the ones to first be-
come infected.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-12-30

'rhe essence of friendship is entire
ness, a total magnanimity and trust.
Emerson.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-25
30 HURT WHEN PACKED
GRANDSTAND FALLS
Hundreds Seated in Structure
Hurled by Crash-Buried
Under Ruins

KEANSBURG. n. j.. Aug. o5.-tllcven
persons were dangerously injured and
double that number badly bruised and
cut when a section of the grandstand
on the Boardwalk of the New Point Com
fort Beach Association collapsed yester-
day. Several hundred men and women
were in the section and many fell rs
feet amid broken timbers.
Yesterday was Grangers' Day at the
fifth annual carnival of the Keansburg
Association, and the athletic contests at
tracted an unusually large crowd. The
stands were filled to their seating capac-
ity when one section collapsed. Its oc-
cupants were thrown together among
broken planks and nail-studded timbers.
Panic started in the adjoining sections,
and in the rush to get out of the stands
many more persons were hurt.
Women whose children were i'm the
broken section added to the excitement
with their screams, and the special DO
lice were handicapped badly in their
efforts to aid the victims. Fully half an
hour passed before sufficient order was
restored to enable the police to get all
the injured out of the wreckage
-Four physicians were called to the
carnival grounds and they were busy
for an hour with the men and women
most badly hurt
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-25
POLICE ABANDON HUNT
FOR YOUNG BARTH BOY
Lad May Have Fled to Escape
Observation-Disclosures and
Playmates Search Park

City Hall detectives have given up as
hopeless the search for 15-year-old Henry
Barth. who disappeared from his home
a week ago last Saturday. The photo
graph Of the lad has been returned to
his sorrowing mother at her home. 1855
Loidy avenue. by Detective Shea In
charge Of the missing person Inquiries
at City Hall. who told her that the po-
lice had done all they could.
one theory remains to be investigated
by Mrs Barth She says his father had
threatened TO put him into reformatory
II he kept back part of his pay and re-
mained away from home, and the mother
now believes that the lad Us hiding In
Fairmount Park, afraid to return home.
Until early this morning Mrs. Barth
walked about the Park. searching the
haunts Of her son in the belief that she
would find him asleep on a bench some
where. She found no trace of him, but
nevertheless she intends to make another
search tonight
All the boys playmates have been en-
listed In the search. They will scour the
Park west OF the river and the sur
rounding country into which the boy
frequently made excursions on Sundays
and HOLIDAYS. Should no trace of the boy
be found It is probable that private de-
tectives will be put on the case.