davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1915-04-27

ing was for, but simply that It wAa
most important that each should be
there. No one had promised to como,
them would be at the big hickory tree
by the Smiling Pool as soon as jolly,
round. red Mr.. Sun had gone to bed
| behind the Purple Hills. They'll be 80
curious that they cant stay away" he
fully and made ready to start for the
And Peter was right. When he got
there he found every single one whom
him. Bobby Coon, Unc' Billy Possum.
Prickly Porky, Jumper the Hare, Hap
py Jack Squirrel. Chatterer the Red
Squirrel, Billy Mink, Little Joe Otter.
Jerry Muskrat, Danny Meadow Mouse
Those who could climb were up in the
big hickory tree, while the others were
underneath 1t. Peter felt very Inn
portant and he tried to look as i'm.
portant as he felt. In fact. am afraid
turned in his direction. He hoped up
on a little mound where all could see
him and cleared his throat. Then he
looked this way and that way to be
about. and that Hooty the Owl wasn't
in sight. Then in his best speech
making voice he began:
Friends and neighbors." said he, II
have called you together to tell you
about the Ancient and Supreme Order
of Quaddies."'
"The what?" squeaked Danny Meadow
| Mouse.
'The Ancient and Supreme Order of
Quaddes,' repeated Peter, rolling the
big words out grandly.
Jimmy Skunk scratched his head in
a comical way. "Somebody must have
been careless and left those big words
lying around and Peter ate them,' .
said he.
Everybody but Peter laughed. Peter
pretended not to notice the Interrupt
tion.
"Ancient," he explained. means very
old. Supreme means the most impor-
tant, and Quaddies means little quad
rupeds.
whats a quadruped7" piped up Dan
ny Meadow Mouse once more in his
funny, squeaky voice.
you are" retorted Peter. ANY an
imal having four feet is a quadruped."
whats an order?" asked Bobby
Coon.
"A society lot of people banded
together for some purpose" replied
Peter.
"And that's what I've called this
meeting for. It seems to me that we
all ought to help each other more than
we do. When there are common dan
gers about. like men and boys and
dogs, each one ought to warn his
neighbors, and when we find another
in trouble we ought to try to help
him. 1t would make life lots better
for all of us. So I thought we might
band ourselves together with prom
ise to do this and call ourselves the
Quaddies. OF course, our families all
go back to the days when the world
was young, which means that Quadru-
peds are ancient, and of course they
are most important. and SO supreme.
And so I think Ancient and Supreme
Order OF Quaddies makes very. hne
sounding name and means something.
l thought it all out myself"
"Hurrah for the Quaddies! III Join.
cried Billy Mink. Everybody else fol-
lowed his example at once, and SO the
Quaddies came into being.
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her now and then Grif was building
a new house for Hatty and she felt
very uppish and naughty because Of it.
II seemed TO Dida that Hatty was a
thousand miles ahead of her now.
Ezra went into business with old
man Holcomb, who kept a little gro
cery on River street. Somehow he took
10 the grocery business and began to
make money. One day at the dinner
table he looked across at Dida and said
in his slow, calm way. Il guess I can
come pretty near to building you
new house II you want, Dida- Only
you'll have to pick out the site"
Dida knew of one that instant-the
vacant lot next to Walkers new house
To live In a new house right beside
Hatty, She was overcome with JOY.
But she managed to tell Ezra about the
lot and Sunday afternoon they
that Ezra bought II and very soon
after began TO have his new house
built
Dida was happier than she had ever
been in her life il seemed to her that
she had covered about half the dis
tance that lay between her and Hatty
She was woman now, but the old
spirit Of competition was just as strong
in her as ever.
The new house was finished, and the
kipps moved in. Then Hatty conde-
scended to call
Very nice" she commented, as she
ioohe0 aFOuHd. lfer tone was madden
ing However. Dida held herself In
check. She wished to be on friendly
terms with Hatty, for old times sake
Besides. Hatty represented a thousand
ideals and longings which went to
make up a great part of Dida's COM
InonplaCe existence.
Dida returned Hattys call and came
home with her head full of ideas Hatty
had oak furniture. she would have ma
hogany Hatty had brussels rugs; she
would have velvet Hatty had this;
sbe would have that
Ezra allowed her to have her way
He had bought out old man Holcomb,
had enlarged the grocery and was run
ming 1t himself. He was making
money and had plenty of credit
Dtda's whole object in life was cen
tered in the desire to get abreast of
Hatty in some way. She schemed and
planned and labored and saved. And
she knew that Hatty did the same; for
Dida was coming far too close for Hat
tvs comfort. and she must exert her
self now to keep in the lead. Out
wardly they were very friendly. Hatty
2AoQopa4Ant1xtaAlp E,6AltcaNinneDag
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to Dida, which Dtda reciprocated with
other delicacies as much better as she
could contrive. When Hatty bought q
talking machine Dida came back at
game went on for some time
Then one day Dida came to her
senses. Ezra was in trouble. He had
spent more than he could afford and
tor said ne was working too hard, and
commanded rest. Aside to Dida he
said: Competition in business is kill
ing your husband He is overstraining
you see. 1t will be worse il you can't
get him to use some judgment. I trust
to you to save him."
Competition in business! Dida knew
that it was not business. but the race
she herself was running with Hatty
Walker that was killing Ezra God
forgive me-" she sobbed.
That day she sent the player-piano
back to the store. They had bought it
on time. She also ordered Ezra home
store.
Hatty came in for a can Of salmon
for supper and started at seeing, Dida
behind the counter. My goodness!
Do you like waiting on people?" she
asked
NO Dida replied solemnly But
I'm going to like it, because it's my
business to be here. Ezra has broken
down. and everything is IN tangle
rye got to straighten things out and
get him back on his feet-if I can"
"Dida" gasped Hatty. And then COW
cred her face with her hands.
Whats the matter, dear? Are you
SO sorry for me as all that" she asked
Hatty shook her head. Pm sorry
for you. Dida. of course, but-but I'm
sorrter for myself-ourselves, I should
say. You see, Grif's affairs are in a
tangle too, and while he hasn't broken
down, he's ripping mad at me for being
so extravagant@"
So it all came out. And there in the
grocery the two women entered into
full confession with each other. From
that hour they were friends-such
friends as they had never been. And,
moreover, they were sensible women.
The race was ended.
(THE END)
Evening star., 1915-04-27
THE EVENING STORY.
THE RACE.
Copyright. 1915. by ". wernsr.)

They had early entered tho race. AS
far back as their extremely young
school days the one had never had a
fresh hair ribbon without tho other i'm
mediately having a ribbon that was a
little wider and brighter and SINNER.
Hatty had always taken the lead. When
her shoes and frocks wore out they
were replaced by new ones She never
had to wait until something could be
sold or exchanged before she had a hat
or coat 1t seemed to Dida that Hatty
was always just ahead and that she
never could catch up. Hattie was an
only child and Dida was one Of seven.
Dida's mother was determined that
no other woman's child should look
condescendingly upon her little girl
She strove and saved to keep Dida as
well dressed as Hatty. She sat up
nights sewing and she sold eggs and
butter to buy hair ribbons and shoes
and apron stuff. once she had made
the family go without sweets of every
description for a month while she saved
enough TO buy her eldest daughter
jersey. All this stimulated Dida. And
she grew to young womanhood with
the serious resolution of keeping as
close to Hatty in everything she could.
When Hatty became engaged to Grif
Walker Dida felt her heart sink. For
she could never hope to get a Grif
Walker. Grif was good looking and
highly considered, and he had the mon
ey-making instinct to a degree that
made plodders speak with awe of his
future. Dressy, gay Hatty had en-
chanted him, and he had fastened to
put diamond upon her finger. Before
pida's wistful eyes Hatty delighted in
shaking her jeweled hand. Dida knew
that her left hand would never wear
diamond. Indeed. she began to have
fears lest it never wore a betrothal
ring of any kind, for if she could not
have a lover the equal of Hatty's she
would have none at all.
Hatty was married in white satin and
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went to Washington on her wedding
trip, after which she settled down in
the house Grif had bought for her in
town. For two or three years Dida
never saw her.
Then it CHANGED that Ezra Kipp came
counting Dida. Ezra was homely
awkward fellow, with kind, honest
eyes. He had loved Dida since their
school days. but until recently he had
never had courage to express his fond
ness for her in any way. He was not
the lover of Dtda's dreams nor the
equal of Hatty's husband, but she al
ways had liked him and she realized
that she could not stay at home for
ever. So she married him. She had no
diamond ring nor any white satin, but
she tried to be content, for Hatty was
not there to see.
Three months after her marriage
sudden turn of fortune enabled Ezra
to leave his farm and move into West
more. They took rooms upon a back
street and remained obscure Hatty
did not come to call. although Dida met
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WHEN HE GOT THERE HE FOUND
EVERY SINGLE ONE WHOM
HE HAD INVITED

ness of the heart and not with anv
thought of reward But it is true that
Just as surely as the sun shines the
reward will come sooner or later. It
was this that was really at the bottom
OF Peter Rabbits idea of the Quaddies.
Peter felt that If all the little people
OF the Green Meadows and all the lit
tie folks of the Green Forest and the
Smiling Pool would agree to watch out
Tor common danger and warn each
other and SO do each other a kindness,
1t would make life a great deal easier
for all. So he had called a meeting
OF certain of his particular friends to
tell them about his plan.
He hadn't told them what the meet
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KILLS FOUR AND ESCAPES.
Cattle Buyer, Whose Wife Divorced
Him. PRINCIPAL in Tragedy.

MORRILTON. Ark. April 27.-Samuel
Bell. a cattle buyer. shot and killed
four members of his wife's family last
night and escaped, according to infor-
nation given to officers by Mrs. Rich
ard Fryer. The dead are Richard
Fryer, his seventeen-year-o son. Amos
Fryer; his daughter, Mrs. Earl Rear
den, and her husband.
Bells wife had divorced him and gone
to live with her father. While Mr.. and
Mrs. Rearden were at the supper table
last night Mrs. Fryer said Bell came
to the window and killed Rearden with
a shotgun. Mrs. Rearden ran from the
house and was shot down. Her father
and brother went to her assistance and
both were killed.
Evening star., 1915-04-27
Ship Bringing Cargo Of Sisal.

That a shipload of $3.50 bales Of
sisal for American binding plants with
which to bind up the grain crop Of the
United States has sailed from Pro-
greso, Yucatan, has been communi-
Gated to the State Department In OFF,
cial dispatches by Admiral Caperton,
commander in chief of the U. S.
Cruiser squadron at Vera Cruz.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

The world loves to laugh at lover.
Our actions seldom tally with our
good intentions.
Some men never miss the water while
the beer holds out.
An engagement ring is girls idea
Of a round Of pleasure.
The first time young man falls In
love he wonders what struck him.
There's a vast difference between
theoretical and practical religion.
Every married man has a mind Of his
own, but the title is seldom perfect.
A woman would rather have people
think her tailor-made than self-made.
II a man has the cheek to ask girl
to marry she seldom has the cheek to
refuse.
A girl may not be able to keep a
guessing.
No girl should acquire a husband
until she is able to convert a round
steak into square meal.
Blue blood may be all right for So
called aristocrats, but the old-fashioned
who do things.
It is far easier for a woman to mix
the ingredients of a cake than it is for
her husband not to mix the shoppine
instructions she gives him.
Evening star., 1915-04-27
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Evening star., 1915-04-27

pendsncs. and so, Of all the slavonic
peoples without the fold Of Russia the
slovaks are perhaps the most Whole
heartedly in favor OF the Pan-Slaviem
program"
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Forbidden in the Schools.

1.-The Magyars have forbidden the use
of Slovak in the schools. They have de-
MED these people the right of organiza-
ton, a native press and a native pull
Evening star., 1915-04-27

pit-.4ut in vain. For. At the beginning
Of ,'s fhs ninsteenth century, enthYsed by
5sct ssechs. the slovAk leaders wrought
. literary language out Of the tumble
Evening star., 1915-04-27
i'll WILL HARBORED
EVER SINCE YEAR 9O7
slovaks, Smarting Under Oppression,
Among the Maygar's Most
Bitter Enemies,

Tn the Carpathfan uplands, through
which vast Russian armies are seeking
to force entrance into Hungary. Is slo-
vakland. There are about 2,500,0O0
these Slovaks, and they are among the
bitterest enemies that the Hungarian
or Magyar has made for himself. Ever
since the invading Magyar wrecked the
brightest political hopes Of the slovaks
the kingdom Of Great Moravia Of tho
ninth century-on tho field Of Press
burg. in so7. there has been deep ILL
will between the peoples"
Thus begins a statement OF the Ma
tional Geographic Society concerning
the Slovaks Of Hungary, whose fate
as a people hangs in the balance today.
and of whom there are some 100000 in
the United States. The statement con-
tinues:
Through all the centuries that have
elapsed since the establishment OF the
Magyar power in Europe. the Slovaks
have held the position of a conquered
and subject people. The bulk of this
folk. pushed against the northern
mountains. lies behind line drawn
from Pressburg eastward through
Zemplin to the Galician border. Practi-
cally all of this region is composed Of
WOoueu IloulItdlllS duu UiohCll
and is of such nature that unremit-
ting labor within its confines brings
in competence, but never the reward
Of wealth.
Have Had Little Aid.
Thus, the Slovaks have had little
material aid with which to carry on
their struggle with the Magyars. Their
resistance has been made in poverty;
has been largely passive, but. never
theless, has had stolid. immobile
quality which has defied misfortune.
THE Slovaks occupied the territory,
where they are found today between
the sixth and seventh centuries. They
were one of the most helpless of all the
forward waves of Slav migration. In
language they were most nearly re-
lated to the CZechs of all the Slavs.
They are a peasant people. Their aris-
tocracy long ago submitted to the pow
er, the wealth and the higher culture
of the Magyar, and became thoroughly
Magyarized. The peasants, indifferent
in their want, continued in a close cor
poration of Slavism in their mountain
villages. Despite the development in
recent generations of a determination
on the part of the ruling Magyars to
force the Slovaks to merge into the
Magyar race at any cost, these peasants
have retained their Slavonic tongue.
Slavonic names, and, even, have gained
a keener sense of racial integrity.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

Of their native dialects, and began the
work Of more than 100 years OF awak
eninG and intensifying In their people a
fauial patriotism. Slovak numbers are
too few to encourage dreams OF inde-
Evening star., 1915-04-27
Little 0p119
10 Bedtime
By THORNTON w, BURGESS.
Copyright, 1915. by ]. G. Lloyd)
Ancient and Supreme Order of
Quaddies.

If for another you will do
Some homely. kindly. little deed:
Maybe some day twill happen you
Will find friend when most in need.
OF course. that is a selfish way of
looking at things. Certainly. Kind
deeds should be done just out of kind
Evening star., 1915-04-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

The world loves to laugh at a lover.
Our actions seldom tally with our
good intentions.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

The first time a young man falls II
love he wonders what struck him.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

Some men never miss the water VIII
the beer holds out.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

There's q vast difference betweer
theoretical and practical religion.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

An engagement ring is girls i'd
of a round Of pleasure.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

A girl may not be able to keep {
secret, but she can keep a young maj
guessing.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

II a man has the cheek to ask girl
to marry she seldom has the cheek to
refuse.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

Every married man has mind OF his
own, but the title is seldom perfect.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

No girl should acquire a husband
until she is able to convert a round
steak into a square meal.
Evening star., 1915-04-27

A woman would rather have people
think her tailor-made than self-made.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-21

ed; while in others there was a sur pr1sing lack of knowledge as to what care was needed and where to seek the service and help that would pro vide it.
 As the conditions found in Duchess county are believed by the commit tee to be typical of similar condi- tions existing throughout the entire country from coast to coast, the value of this report as warning to the nation that this gigantic wastage ac- cruing from the inadequate care given the sick is an evil that exists. and which should be checked, can not oe over-estimated.
 1000 Gases of Sickness 8 Month.
 In the findings of this study, relat- ing to the extent of sickness and time lost many interesting deductions and records have been made. Five districts in the county were invests gated all of a representative character. Out of Ia population aggregating 11,S0O. peo- pie, 1,600 cases of serious illness were found, for the 16-month period or approximately A per cent of the people living there, of which 987 patients were acutely i'll.
 In round figures 5000 days were lost by men and women of working age (15 to 54). Children up to 16 years of age lost approximately 13,7OO school days, at an average cost to the communities of 26 cents for each child. These two items alone safely cost these five districts from $20, ,0OO to $25,000.
 It was found that 76 per cent of the sick had medical attention, among whom less than 0 per cent went to hospitals although the percentage of those who should have gone to such institutions was much larger. Of those who were cared for at home only 5 5 per cent were cared for ade- qlately. The report especially shows how the remaining 45 per cent. failed to receive the proper care that should have been given them.
 Summed up a typical condition prevailing throughout the United States this study graphically indicates that the proportion of those i'll re- ceiving inadequate care is far too large for the best welfare of the pub lie, and is resulting in much unneces- sary suffering and financial loss that can be avoided.
 The health problems that are dis cussed in this committees publica- ton are familiar. It is in the recom- mendations that a new aspect and angle is to be found. The committee points out that although there are a number of local agencies doing good terests of public health, yet they are not properly co-ordinated, thus leav- ing a, number of vitally important
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-10-21
WHAT ILLNESS
 COSTS THE NATION
Staggering Sick Bill Leads to Plan for Health Associations.

(Exclusive Service The Survey Press
 Bureau.)
 If an estimate were to be made of the losses that the people of the United States sustain each year through the inadequate care given to the sick, that could be remedied, the figures would be staggering.
 The cost in money would run into the hundreds of millions. In hours lost from work that cannot me re- placed, representing a shrinkage in the nations productive capacity, the record would be measured in billions.
 Other losses that affect every indus try. our educational institutions, agri- cultu1al production, and in fact the activities in all walks of life. would also reach total of alarming 1nagni- tude.
 Comprehensive Report Published.
 That such conditions exist and are not appreciab1y realized, or at least recognized as they should be is strik- ingly illustrated in a recent, compre- hensive report published by the Com nittee on Hospitals, of the New York State Charities Aid association, GOV ering the sickness in Duchess county, N. Y.-its extent, care and 1912 and four months of 1913, sum mary of which appears in the current issue of The Survey.
 Figures taken from this summary show that roughly estimated the money loss to the 8s,o00 people 1iv- ing in this comparatively small county, in one state. during the in vestigation period, amounted to at least SAP, ,O00. A toll exacted by sick ness of nearly $5 per capita per an- mum.
 How much of this loss could have been saved, had the plans for provid- ing organized and scientific adequate care for the sick, which this commit tee is now trying to inaugurate as a nation-wide movement, been opera tive, has not been figured in dollars and cents, but it doubtless would have been as large as Az per cent if the cases investigated did not have such adequate care.
 Another interesting feature dis tinctly brought out is that 75 per cent of these cases in which inadequate care was recorded, poverty was not the cause. In most cases, money played no part. the lack of care being due mostly to the absence of facilities; for providing the needed services requir-