davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Personally Concerned.

"Your boy. Josh, looks well"
 'T dunno" replied Farmer Corntas- sel, the way Josh looks kind of wor- ries me- Every summer the clothes he wears home from school are more surprisin' than they were the year be- fore"
 "Well. what do you care?"
 CT care a heap. His mother insists on sendin' him back dressed up in the fall styles an l got to wear his old ones all winter '-( Washington Star.l
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Miss Harriet Aabbot of Laramie, Wyo.. is a guest at the home of her cousin Mrs. John A. Hellenthal.
 Judge and Mrs. W. K Turner of Knoxville. Tenn, who have been spending several days here, left for sitka last night on the Georgia.
 M. Welt and F. Lacasta, represent ing the Pathe-Freres Moving Picture corporation, left for sitka last night on the Georgia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

A Berne dispatch says the last 16 Prussion casualty lists contain the names of 94747 officers and men kill ed and wounded, making the total Prussian losses to the end of June 1,- 5O4,52S. This does not include 164 Saxon casualty lists, 19 Bavarian lists 211 Wurtemburg lists and S6 navy navy lists
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

The Boston Globe correspondence from Northern France says England
 has a wire net 22 miles long and 15O feet deep. containing 7.172,OOO mash es IS inches square, stretched across the strait of Dover from Folkestone to Cape Gris Nez, with one S-shaped
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Fill your coal bin new. The Ju- neau Transf. Co. is unloading car. go of the justly famol LadysmItI Coal. 6-SO-6t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

That East st. Louis woman who shot her hus band because 'he jest natch1y wouldn't work could have had her revenge without the crime by letting him starve to death.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

According to German official fi- gures, supplemented to some extent by foreign newspaper reports. the Germans, Austrlans and Turks have brought down 1s6 hostile aircraft up to June %.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

gap where destroyers allow tho mer
 chantment to pass through. The net. planned by Winston Churchill. was ordered months before the German submarine campaign It has meant safety for the transports, of which as many as three to a dozen can be seen at one time, which have carried 80 divisions, or 7S0,OO0 men. No sub marines have been found south of the net as the distance around Scotland and southearn England, some 12cO miles is too great to be made even by the U.2O type without recharging.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Experienced hotel house keeper would like position in hotel or gen. tlemans' home. No objection to leav- ing city. Mrs. Hattie Leavens, Hotel New Cain. 7-2O-3t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

The Empire will make advertising contracts subject to proof of largest lrculation of any newspaper In Alaska,
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

"Kendrick" expert sig writer. Com pare workmanship befc ordering. -(6-7-1m.)-
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Manolin. guitar ana banjo lessons, Alice M. Jordlson. studio. and 6, Gar. side Building. S4'Vl.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Having done some little during the past few months Go provide the farms with iobless the United States is now about to try to do something to provide the iobless with farms
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

The Empire will mae advertising contracts subject to pro, of Iargest irc1latIonof any newspa"e' In Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Somebody in Washington suggests that the nem. poyed should be shipped around the country in box cars Isn't that just what the unemployed do for them selves?
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21
As In Europe.

Knicker-I hear you moved.
 Bocker-We fell back to a trench on the next block.-CNew York Sun)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Arras correspondence dated July g says 1000 civilians out of a former population of 85,0OO were still there; they sleep in cellars. The streets are thickly strewn with glass
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

The Empire guarantees Ito adyer- tlsers the largest circulation of any newspaper ln Aiesha. W
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

You saw 1t nrst In The Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

J. IT. Duckworth in the American Magazine declares Lord Kitchener has secretly increased the British army from 100000 to 100000 men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

The age of miracles may have passed, but many a man turns night into day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Some people work themselves up to the boiling point trying to follow some other fellows printed directions on how to keep cool
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Gov. Whitman was elected as a reformer but the fact seems to have slipped his memorys(B Boston Ad- vertiser)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

It's all right to rise in the world. but don't go up by the skyrocket route.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

A London special to the New York Herald says the Germans have devel- oped an aerial torpedo which can be directed by Hertlzan waves from nav ieation platforms of zeppelins. The new weapon possesses all the destruc- tive properties of then ndersea tor pedo and in general appearance re- sembles the weapon which is fired from submarines. The new torpedo is shorter than the standard 1S-inch whitehead. the length of the weapon being stated as feet
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Berlin has cut down on eating of meats. Fats of all kinds are to be conserved in preparing restaurant foods
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

T'|TTII-I|II'7 -I'7I '77I|'| It isn't 80 bad to take things az they come if you only know what tc do with them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Casualties among the Canadian troops now amount to 99S2. including 1909 killed. 64S2 woundedand 1791 missing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

DON'T forget the Names OLTS & GILPATR1CK, Contractors Concrete or frame construction.
 (5-17-tf)
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

A London Chronicle dispatch says the Pope is about to issue statement conforming the use of poisonous gas es in the war
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21

Many a mans idea of economy Is to save the pennies and spend the dol lars.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-07-21
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Many a man who can hear Pleas. ure whisper a mile away can't hear Duty when it shouts in his ear.
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Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09
LORD & LORD GET
STATE CONTRACT
Romney Branch of Local Firm Will
Furnish Meat to the State
institutions.

Ct1 tracts for fresh beef to supply
the needs of five OF the state inst;-
I tlons, amounting in round numbers
10 $3o,O0O, for the six months from
January 1 to June 80, 1915, were sign
ed last week by the state board of
control. The penitentiary, the W1es-
ton and Spencer hospitals for the In
sane, the West Virginia Industrial
school for boys at Grafton, and the
school for the deaf and blind at
homney. are the institutions thus SUD
piled.
They represent a population of g..
500 persons, there being 1900 at the
penitentiary, 1900 at the West Vir-
giSda hospital for the insane, at Wes-
ton, 900 at the second hospital for
the insane, at Spencer, $50 at the
West Virginia Industrial school for
boys at Grafton, and $50 at the West
Virginia schools for the deaf and
blind, at Romney. Tho contract to
NHn3'r -" frs; fo07 inst 'i''ore 1an,
cd was awarded to SYift E. Co. Tha.
TO supply the schools at Romney Wa
lot to Lord E Tn~' - t','c o.
""""G'! ihnj" H9Enay branch
The beef is required by the spec
acations to be of good quality. well
rco'"' Gnd well rat:nH a,1 p~"s
from all hruieoc Ono 1;vor :c 70 W.
furnished free with each carcass The
prices quoted to the institutions vary
slightly, owing to a difference IN
Freieht rates, from s11.80 to $3.50
ner hundred for steers carcesses.
from s1050 to $1,000 per hundred fol
heifers' carcasses. and from $3.50 to
5000 for the foreQuarters OF heif-
ers.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09
GREEKS CELEBRATE
XMAS THURSDAY
Will Begin Then and ConN,u. "a.
Thirteen Oays-Locai People
to Join in Event.

Thursday Of this week is Christmas
for those who adhere to the Greek
faith and 1t will be the opening for a
celebration which according to their
custom lasts thirteen days. closing at
midnight on the Goth Of the month.
Martinsburg and surrounding country
mas q large number of Crooks and 9TH
ers who live according to the Greek
religion and they have planned to
celebrate in the usual way.
Thursday next they will have their
Christmas very much efter the custom
OF our own day and most Of the bust
ness places in town conducted by
their people will be closed at least
part OF the day. They will have
church services during the day, scr
vices will be held in the nearby towns
and there will be dinners and family
and lodge celebrations.
The twelve days following their
real Christmas day will be devoted
to pleasure with ritual church ser
vices at specified times. II will he
season OF rejoicing generally aad
1t is expected g. good many Hsitop
will be entertained in Martinsb,l1g.
1T is customary for friends and Ysla-
tives from far and pear to come TO,
day or two at a timo and they arr
alWAyR fQa Tod ooS obo~- k1o N..s
t1me possible.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09
JOSEPH buddy WILL
Be BROUGHT BACK
Man Accused Of Robbina Momrloh's
Je"e'ry Store at Huntington to
Stand Trial


A telegram has been received bv
Governor HATFIELD to the effect that
the supreme court Of Massachusetts
had denied the habeas corpus request
OF Joseph Ruddy, for whom a requisi.
ton had been issued several months
ago by the governor of West Virginia
for his return to this state.
Chief OF Police Davis OF Huntington
left Sunday for Boston to bring the
man back for trial at Huntington.
buddy has fought the extradition in
the Massachusetts court for several
months.
buddy is one Of the gang who was
implicated in the 100000 diamond rob-
berry Of the H. J. Homrich jewelry
store at Huntington some months ago,
which was considered one OF the most
daring and sensational diamond rob-
berries ever made In this section Of
the country.
Duddy's partner, man by the
name of Robinson, was also arrested
In Massachusetts,, but killed a police
man before he was finally caught
He later committed suicide in jail
there
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09

times several groups OF two or three
soldiers each, such as occupy ordin-
arily one house, go in together and
build three or four room affair and
do their own cooking In a fireplace.
arranging their rooms with curtained
doorways between.
The names given the villas reflect
the state OF mind Of those who find
shelter inside: THE Innocents,'
probably held a bunch of rollickers:
Felix Potin's" surely held soldiers re
cruited from Paris where Potin's j.
a great grocery establishment; "Tav-
ern d. Olympia" held another batcA
OF Parisians, the Olympia being q mt
sic hall in the capital; the inmates,
] was told, are more or less musical.
villa Celasuffft"-"This suffices') }
shows a serious, IL patriotic, turn OF
mind, as does "Pre Patris," and "Mc
Chaumiere." Then there is CONVEX.
ton. "The Pines" Chateau d Es-
payne" and the whole gamut.
The horses too are we'll protected
AGAINST the weather, they being nnde-
long sheds rooted with straw. And
they are we'll fed.
In all these villages, as elsewhere
along the front, I found the soldie =
taking things as they come, singins
AMI making light Of their hardships~ =
for only part Of their time is spe y
IN the cosv self-bnllt villages. Th"r
m. jest Of death and most or the!T
IMPRESSED me as being fatalists.
"Why worry" they ask. III b.
let has been made for you, you can
dodge 1t. SO the best thing you can
do is to meet 1t with smile
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09

The construction work In West Vir-
ginia during the past year has been
heavier than for many years past
aid from reports that have been re-
celveo here on the projects for 1915
will be even heavier.
The Magnolia cutoff on the lines OF
the Baltimore and Ohio from Orleans
Road to Little Cacapon, distance Of
twelve miles, has been almost COM
pleted after years work. 1t is said
to be one OF the greatest engineering
feats In this section OF the country
and will be completed at cost OF
more than $6,OOo,OO0.
The Buffalo Creek and Gauley rail-
read built q twenty-mile line from
Winden to Camden and in 1915 the
line will be extended from Camden to
Huttonville, a distance Of SO miles.
Five miles Of new line extension
was laid on the Picket Creek branch
Of the Buckhannsn and Northern
from the junction into Fairmont and
tha company Ia now contemplating
extending the new line many moro
miles during 1918, connecting several
important towns In the state.
The Cherry River and Southern
Railway company will start construc-
tion work early in the spring on
new line from Curtain to Bays Ferry,
distance of thirty-eight miles. The
line will run along Meadow river and
will open up one of the richest terri
tories IN the state in mineral pro-
ducts.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09

Geologists assembled in Phlladel-
phia declare that the earth is 1OO, O,O00,-
600 years old. Because the human
race came q good deal later it Is not
yet old enough to behave Itself
Chicago News.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09
MUCH RAIL ROAD
BUILDING DONE
"S" virginia Ranks Sixth Anona
southern States In Amount Of
Cnra%

construction.
1tallroad construction in tho south
during the past year has been varv
small compared with that of 1913. al.
though West Virginia shows a creator
increase this year than last. This is
probably due to tho completion OF tn.
Magnolia cutoff which is said tn ba
one OF tho greatest pieces of railroad
construction that has sver besh ar.
tempted In this section OF tho coun.
try. Out Of the sixteen southern
"tates. West Virginia stands sixth IN
railroad construction work, showing
that tho Mountain State 10 becomins
one of the most important rsilroad
states In the south.
sidin0s Omitted.
Herewith is appended q table show
Ing the amount Of new line built IN
the sixteen states and showing much
or the data on which the figures OF
West Virginia are based. Only new
main Line and branches arc consider
Cd In the review. second truck and
sidings arc omitted The 1sures show
In miles and hundredths OF miles
the work accomplished In 1914 and
that which 10 contemplated for 1915:
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09
UNITED STATES
HAS HIGH RANK
In the Scientific World, Leaders Of
Which Number Only One Hun
dred and Twenty.

PHILADELPHIA Pa, Jan 5.-The
great leaders in scientif thought in
the world number only about one
hundred and twenty, and are appor.
toned about equally among the Ger
man-Austrian alliance, the French,
British, Russian alliance and the
neutral powers. including this coun-
try, according to report made to the
committee Of one hundred on scien.
titlc research Of the American Asso-
citation for the advancement OF
science which met In Houston Hail
The report was made by Prof. Ed
ward c. Pickering, Of Harvard Uni
versity. The Germans claim the lar
gast number OF great scientists, and
this country stands high on the list
Many ;mporta-t matters were tax
Ell up for discussion at the meeting
eral committees which were appoint
ed to make Investigations at the last
sessions
Where to Get runds.
Probably the mcst important was
that Of the committee on research
unds, which recommended that a
entral committee of TIE as\ociation
>hculd take up the work Of letting
'cientists know where they could ap~
" for funds with which to conduct
certain kinds OF research work. The
central body would also act as
guide for the placing Of reasearch
funds so that they might be spent to
theb est advantage
DR.. Charles r. Cross, OF the Massa-
chusetts institute Of Technology made
the report
That professors in institutions Of
learning in this country are not al
lowed to devote enough time to re-
search work. and that they certainly
devote much less time to this than
do professors in European universi-
ties was declared in the report on
made by Prof. f. l.. Nichols, OF Cor
nell. Statistics from six hundred uni
yersities and colleges were gathered
by the committee.
Prof. w. f, Brown OF Yale, made a
report on the selection and training
Of men for research work. covering
En t,<,,
and the disposition Of the men in the
research field.
The need OF better recognition for
research work and better opportuni-
ties for those who have ability, was
told by Prof. T. II. Morgan, Of Colum-
bus University.
"A small discovery by a scientist
may be OF incalculable value to the
world" he said. THE adaption OF
tungsten to commercial uses has been
worth s1000,OOO0OO, and there are
many other parallels"
Research Work Report
c. M. Mees, Of the Eastman Kodak
Company, Rochester, N. Y, presented
report on research work In indus
trial institutions and told how the
commercial and the pure branches OF
scientific research could be made
more useful by cooperation in many
things
The committe Of one hundred au-
thoTized the appointments Of four in.
vestigating committees in them alters
Of research work under the national
government with Prof. s. w. Stratton,
chief Of the bureau Of standards at
Washington, as chairman; research
work on the Pacific coast, with Prof
Merriam, Of the University of Cali
fornia, as chairman; research work
in the south and the publication of
research work.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09

Secretary Bryan has a kind hesrt.
He considerably waited until after
the Christmas festivities before An
nouncing that he had no intentioa OF
rssisnins. --tKansas city Journal.
Pioneer press. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1882-19??, 1915-01-09
SUPREME COURT
HOLDS LAW GOOD

Ohio Wsrkmens' Compe nsatIon Law
Declared Constitutional in Deei.
sion Handed Down Today
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--Une Ohio
Workmens' Compensation law was
held to be constitutional today by
the United States supreme court in
a decision handed down in the case
Of Henry Blagg against the manu-
featuring company In whose employ
he was when injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

the fine to 81, but warned him AGAINST
speaking an enemy language loudly IN
future.
\ German automobile owner was
fined for painting the word "Glragc'
over the door of IN" shed whore he
HOUSES his car. What substitute is t.
be- offered for the objectionable I'rcurh
term is not known.
The sartorial world of Germany has
proved itself particularly patriotic in
TIA" matter of purging the language Of
foreign elements. Here are some ur
the cNpurgatcd terms, with the ac-
coptahlc German equivalents in plrcn-
theses:
GETAWAY CruckD, smoking Jacket
IahrUdiackc). Raglan CkrilmantoD,
ulster tmantrD, knickcrhu,k"r Osport-
hoscD, hrecchcs Crcithosrl, sweater
'sportwommsl, Norfolk Craitcnjackc).
The ictdlnG German barhcrs' Jour
nal has published suggestions for the
elimination of foreign expressions used
in BARRIERS shops, Ondulicrcn (from
the French ondulcr To Wayc) is to he
superseded by I~IaarWcllcu chair way
ing), champuoni"r"n 'tu shampunD -
To give place to lIaarwaSchou chair
wlShinGD, mdu.cur" becomes Hand
pilcgc tcare If the haud) the rasicr
salon t%shaving saloon IL To hr called
lltrrruLhtrliuug ,gcnli"mCn'S depart
mcnt), and toup,t ,rronD Illlhrr-
rcuokc Chalf wig).
In the slaughter of foreign words
used IN The toilet there are two excep-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
:WAR BRINGS ABOUT MANY CHANGES IN DICTIONARIES OF EUROPE

Is crescent shaped. The story goes
that when the Turks were b~osieging
Vienna tn" city's bakers, having taken
refuge in the fortincations, produced
bread in the form Of the Turkish
cmb,om as IA warning of the invaders
approach. Turkey is AN enemy of
France nov hence, possibly. the
Paris inhibition, After the war
Frenchmen are certain to demand
their C%roissants again. but they will
order them 10y another name, And,
men too will find that Vienna rolls
10y some other name will taste as
good.
France tlboocd Eau he Cologne, So
called. when the Germans over
whelmcd Belgium, Following "A on
test among readers of a Paris news-
paper Eau de Louvain was adopted
rs an attractive and more appropriate
name, and every bottle of the scent
now purchased ON IN" Paris houlc-
wards bears that inscription,
\ German professor recently was
fined 81 for speaking French in the
streets Of Berlin \ Lutheran pastor
had demonstrated with him and the
tW" exchanged a good deal of abusive
language. In appealing the case the
professor explained that ne had been
walking with his wife, who Vas French
10y birth, and his Child's Swiss gov
crncss, The court thereupon reduced
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26
he'd
L boat
war plane
scrap - puppr

some changes in the gazetrcrs AL
r''dN nay" been made The Russian
Government, CONSIDERING st. Peters
'ufS Too suggestive of German. re-
'niISt"l"d II i~.trOGrid several months
ago. Who knows whether the Ten
tons may II day have the authority
L" civ" II its original Nance When
lh"N took l'rZcmNsl the Russians gave
the nam" '~l'eremySl' To the GaIiCi,n
fortress, hut when the stronghold WAS
recovered by tn" Austrians it became
FRENZY 81 again. The French. mrau-
while, have dubbed llartmannswciler-
k"pi lie We'll Armand
In IN" list of articles which the war
makes unpopular in certain places
the following should escape cnndrm-
nation, for they are not al All what
their names Indicate.
Turkish rhuharh, which does MOI
rom" from Turkey India ink. which
Is not mad, ~ India. Paris green.
Nuich - not peculiar Ia naris. Nal
'rsc cats winch arr almost unknown
IN Malta, plaster of larls, which j.
not a muuupoly IT the French capIt,l.
IRISH stew, Jerusalem %artichukes Ger
man silver French coffee. scotch
broth, Yorkshire padding. Canterbury
lainh, ,lipau"s" lanterns. EGNpilnn
cigarettes, Yarmouth bloaters and
oxford shoes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-26

in the rue spirit ~ the Entente. set
out Ia find a French equivalent. Here
are some of the suggestions which
were offered lay readers,
d'outre en- oulrc, de part en- part
Saus rrlichc.
solidc.
iuthrLuahlr.
Ne jamais rirn fairr \ motto
marfdit.
hiru achieve.
il fond,
I'll" headlines OF London ncwspa-
perS contain almost daily expressions
formerly found only IN the pages of
romance but now apparently to come
into general use again, Among these
are;
"rirtte," sap" "hr,ssard," 'muni-
tiunrrr.'
NJ one I'm England nowadays thinks
of lack johnson as a duSkN skinned
"N-'hampiuu. The vision is rather
of u great guu hclching out grim
darkness, drsolatinn and death ON Il
battlefield IN Flanders. And "Hlack
Maria is no longer "A conveyance
Ia carry prisoners from "A police court.
Letters from soldiers at the fr nj have
made II a much more q al and horrible
Thing,
r' rolluwing lr, ., fa!,lN rrpre-
sentative of words aud phrases, many
n' them D ". winch have Cuale into
common as" m Eurllud since war
vi, declared:
Hun Stacker
respiration cope