davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

mighty giant. stretched forth as if
reckoning to other lands thousands of
miles away. defying time and space.
Long and silently we ooked out. en-
tranced. upon the big world before us,
that never had seemed bigger or vaSter,
drinking in the picture and all oblivi-
Gus to the biting wind. We gazed in
awe as the CONSCIOUSNESS came over us
that we were in the very presence of
the great. weird, invisible power that
has reached out like a Nemesis and
seized with its long. trembling fingers
many a fugitive speeding away from
justice, many'a criminal far out on the
painless ocean: that has saved from
awful peril the passengers on many a
stornl-tossed ship: that has flashed i'm
portant code messages as if by magic
from one mighty government to an
other. that has sent its messages of
joy and sorrow half way around the
globe.
The tops of the 45O-foot towers lay
far below us. and how small those tow
ers appeared! For miles and miles in
every direction we viewed the land
scape. Washington lay before us-the
new bureau of engraving and printing
with it's beautiful columns; the Monu-
ment. the Capitol. the cleaning dome
of the Library. the Post Office Depart
ment and the various other government
buildings mapped out as if on a chess
board. Georgetown and Alexandria.
Fort Myer, Clarendon. Falls Church and
even Fairfax were spread out under
the %slanting rays of the afternoon sun.
Arlington cemetery presented an odd
appearance: it's fine old trees looked
like tiny Christmas toys and the many
noble shafts and were mere
white specks. The river was but a
narrow silver ribbon.
But soon we We're reminded by the
increasing chill of the air that it was
time to come back to earth We found
the descent much easier and less thrill
ing than the upward climb. When We
reached the 200-foot landing we stop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

through Instructions of wind, rain.
snow. etc. and talk" thousands ~
miles away. The greatest efficiency OF
wireless apparatus is in winter. WHEN
the cold. crisp atmosphere and the ah-
sence of natural electrical distui H.
ances make ideal conditions for talk
ing through the air. Night is very
much better than day.. because the air
is more quiet and crisp.
The walls of the receiving room AT"
three feet thick and so constructed
that when the single massive door j.
closed every breath of outside sound IL
excluded. The wires cntcr from ~"
top and come into "A very interest iuG
receiving stand. from which they con-
meet with the receiver cape and With
instruments fastened to a heavy taiie.
The Navy Department has a regular
series of wireless stations along the
Atlantic and gulf coasts. and each oi'.
has a certain letter for its call. Just
as The stations of the telegraph com
panies have their letter names. IGe
Arlington station works these sub: Ia
tons every day Oh a regular I nc
schedule. communicating with eacl ia
TURN.
Just outside the receiving room is 'hr
"wire-telegraph" room. where the VIC
less messages received for the varlrr-
departments of the government ar"
dispatched and where messages come
in over the wires from the departing MS
for transmission by wireless. ordii ny
telegraph Instruments ana typeNr n. -iH
are operated by the young men in fhis
room.
Upstairs, at the opposite end of the
building from the offices. there are very
comfortable and comnlodious apartments
for the youths who carry on the No'k
of receiving and sending messages and
caring for the electrical machinery.
There are good dormitory arrange
ments. baths. longing room ar -
reading room stocked extensively WIN
books and magazines on electricity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

itors Cnta,oa -, ~ L.a.-
noI d;.t,rh ~ 'ms IanuinS' seIni.
HHssis us,uipeu M lrish.eiied AZ tnat
n.sn ai.l.uue. Ines Me'e 50 pe"ii-
uereu ,hat We were eSeli aple 10 tahs
f ~ -, "a,us, ins9 seenieu Slau
10 ,o"em, ~ We !. ~
-, di' VA h''e 'st WI"
'"
W "oiheu u way SLOW! up
"t ",oeS H ~ naitowS. tnP poitl Nn
81 - ~ ,oIen nunuuneos VI ises
81 ~ ~ 80 oGna. 1;Ls
u: a. na' W .ilnsins nv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

grew up. They are not forever NOV
ing from one house or fiat to another.
leaving rent bills behind that can't be
collected. The grizzly bear hunts his
food in his own territory. He doesn't
raid the lands or steal the property of
his neighbors.
"Ail of the stupid grizzlies were shot
long ago. Only the wise and able ones
have lived into the age of the heavy.
repeating rife and, perfected by ad-
yersity and made alert by necessity.
the grizzly bear of today can whip any
animal, wild or domestic; run faster
than a horse and outmaneuver the best
of hunters.
Almost any kind Of food suits his
appetite. Here again he shows his
adaptability, He will eat meat. fresh
or stale: insects, mice. bark, roots,
leaves, grass and berries. If he lives
along the Columbia river he will stand
in shallow r alter ~ on 40 hart
with a lightninglike stroke Of his
paw. knock nal, d ooZ, d -.
out of the water inside of twenty min
utes.
Il also add cleanliness to his many
good qualities. and self-control. When
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

ped a moment to take one more look at
the landscape. But the brilliant colors
of the autumnal foliag e had faded now,
the fields and roadways were almost
deserted and wreaths of smoke were
floating up from the chimneys of the
houses. Far away OF the western hori-
ION the sun was sinking in q marvellous
aureole of 1eecy clouds. and old earth
lay peaceful and inviting in the hay
glow of the declining day
The Arlington wireless station has its
headquarters in a substantial. oblong
building, on the second floor of which
Capt. Billiard has a comfortable suite
of offices. with about a dozen clerks
and Office assistants, besides some
thirty young fellows who are electrical
experts and attend to the work of re-
ceiving and sending messages and car
ing for the apparatus. There is a small
repair shop and also a laboratory. but
most of the repair work and expert
mentation is now carried on at the
Washington navy yard.
The big sending room" is full of
murderous looking dynamos. immense
coils. switchboar ds and the like, but
everything is scrupulously neat and
clean. Ther is a J-kw set of trans
hitting machinery for local work
under 500 miles, besides the powerful
100-kw apparatus. which carries the
enormous distance of 5000 miles, and
even farther, Honolulu, Panama and
the Eiffel tower in Paris being regular
neighoors now, and spoken" every
day, to say nothing of ships at sea
thousands of miles away.
The old direct-current apparatus has
practically fallen into disuse, for the
alternating current, or arc light sys-
TEN, gives a much wider range and
stronger flash. 1t throws flashes with
such tremendous force that they break
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
A WILD MOI NTAIN SHEEP.

weak, his fur worn to the skin by his
frequent turnings, he takes a scant
mouthfuI of willow twigs and a sip of
water. He is hungry, but is too intel
iigent and scientific to outrage his
stomach. Thus he holds his appetite
in check until he gradually BECOMES
strong enough to get away with a
square meal.
Il have lived for thirty years among
the wild creatures of the Rockies, and,
while ! do not h~umaniZe them. / know
that they are brave, for the most part,
trustful. generous, kind and intelli-
gent. If a mother beaver dies, another
female beaver viii adopt her children.
"'Wanted: A home for an orphan
doesn't have to be cried aloud or pub
lished in beaverton. Well-to-do beav-
ers are not fmplored to contribute of
their means to the poor fund. If a
family of beavers leave their home
because of shallow water or what not
another colony up or down stream will
take them in and feed them until they
can establish themselves anew"
do beavers think out their engineer
ing feats in advance"
More than forty colonies of beavers
are. my near neighbors IN Longs
peak" Mr.. Mills replied. II ave
camped for six days at a time on the
bank of a stream where they were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
The Head of the House.

Oh. J. J. IRISH, who is a strong E j.
" s~uffragist, said in San Franciso >.
The recent elections show pla Ily
the u~npopularity of woman suffr: -.
l think the voters were wise. I'll re
are enough husbands already in
Browns boots.
Brown and Black continued CpL.
Irish. were arguing at their club an
the question as to who should be The
head of the house-the man or tae
I'm the breadwinner,' Black 81 Il
firmly. and. therefore. / rule in rs
house
WELL said Brown, before we were
married my wife and | made an agree
ment that | should make the rulings j :
all the major things. and she i'm all the
minor ones
And how has it worked? Black in
CURED.
Brown smiled wanly. so far he re-
piled. nc major matters have COM
up.'1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

OF Europe. Nor are they naturally
bloody minded enough to 20 to war. to
burn or blow up the dens OF tnel
enemies and 10 butcher or starve
thousands of mothers and their young.
But the grizzly bear
He is the king of beasts" Mr.. Mills
hastily said before the writer had time
to complete the sentence he had IN mind:
the king in courage, mentality. re-
sourcefulness strength and s~tratagem.
He is a better and n faircr ngnter than
is the lion. He Is Drawer than the tiger.
He can out~it man. lie can't be am
pushed. He cant even be photographed
except on rare occasions. aud thet,
likely as not, ones camera is not at
hand.
Il followed a grizzly FOR eight days
and nights. About the third day he
became conscious of the fact that some
one was on his track. ! tried all the
tricks OF the woods to get within
photOGraphing distance OF MN, ana
thought out new stunts as ] crept along
in the brush, but he beat me at every
point and so wore me down that | had
to give up
"GrizZly bears are not murderous. no
matter what any ore SAYS OF, the SUP
iect. have seen elk and deer feed
ing neal a grizzly bear. They were
NOT afraid of him and he made no
hostile move toward them. At an
other time J saw a grizzly stop within
100 feet of a small flock of mountain
sheen and go to digging out a wood
ahuck ~
""rba hear didn't look at the sheep,
h,,, Iii dipeing i,terested them and
~ "a moar ,o watcb tho stranpe
Nj carinp for an an
H. ba snorto6 and charged the
sh1an rtar tbav rad gone he re-
turned to his work.
~ auar
VII - - p,hns lie If and viii
sets LIN az" ms "1 lii at,aaE
'"In "s san'e 80 ' cnnh a 10
ca.'iei .'.2 ~ - ~ noa
,auseu me VI Va -
ueai OF rNeE YIN" "s" TIC
"ouiu "o d ii'
x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

was asked. Wasn't yopr life often
in danger
: POSSIBLY: | don know" Mr Mills
answered. animals are harmless if
one lets them alone. II is not so. how
ever, with men. Animals mind their
own business. In that particular they
again are unlike men. Automobiles are
more Of a menace to n pedestrian from
the mountains, like myself, than are
grizzly bears, bobcats or lions.
No one has need to feai Wild am
mails; they have better manners and
morals than have human beings. They
viii not fight unless they are attacked
or their rights are grossly violated.
With them. it is safety first all the
time.
animals have too mucl sense to Ia x
themselves poor in getting ready for
war. They are wiser than the whole
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

smaller grew the tower. Already the
houses had assumed the appearance of
dog kennels, the fields and woods
looked like a relief map in a physical
geography, and human beings appeared
like mere insects as they made their
way almost imperceptibly along the
roads and over the farms. AS We
climbed higher and higher it seemed
as though we were actually leaving
Mother EARTH behind altogether. and
our minds became filed with thoughts
of Jacobs ladder and the nursery ira
dirion of Jack and the beanstalk. BY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

this time our hands were exceedingly
Erimy from the dirt and rust of the
ladder and almost numb. too, from con-
slant climbing and the keen. piercing
wind which saluted US as we assembled.
But despite these handicaps we We're
forced to take a firmer grip OH the
rounds of the ladder lest the chilling
blasts sweep us from the tower.
AT last we reached the second large
landing, where we rested and warmed
our hands in our pockets. AS we stood
there shivering i'll the chilly breeze
two white pigeons, like celestial Wis
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

a four-foot railing around it, like the
quarterback of an airship-and that
was all. But, the wonderful view from
that platform, As we looked out with
unimpeded vision there burst upon our
gaze a scene so vast. so rich, so varied.
so wonderful in perspective that it
completely lost us to all thought of
our position or danger and will re-
main forever indelibly craven upon
the memory Above. beneath and, all
about us only the empty ether. while
the enormous antennae, so close at
hand, seemed like the arms of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

the period of his Information draws
near he slowly ascends the mountains.
putting on fat b.. ii diet of late ber-
ries and woodchucks. The three or
four days preceding his long sleep in a
cave or under a pile of leaves and
brush on the timber line he spends in
fasting.
Coming forth in the spring, very
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

examining them. he charged into each
will, ii great crash and a loud roar.
But he found no enemy and, being sat
isfied that he was safe. ate his dinner.
stopping now and then. however. to
snarl "A warning to onlookers. if there
We're am.
practically all wild animals live in.
regions where they were born and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

until you reach the 200-foot platform,
which is really the waist OF the
mighty steel giant, holding securely
the narrower su~perstructure ABOVE;
We stopped some little time on TINS
great c00-foot landing, which mas me
largest platform space of all ana ar
forded us n magnificent NleW-cul,i-
waited fields. farmhouses. churches. the
buildings of Fort Myer, dusty ROADS
stretching out ribbonlike i'll various
directions. the Winding Potomac with
the city beyond. and. most striking OF
all. the woodlands with autumn follase
in all its glory of red and gold. ON
this big landing we became so absonbed
in contemplation of the beauties OF ma
ture that lay panoramalike at our feet
that we lost any suggestion of uneasl-
ness that had possessed us. and were
conscious of a feeling of security in the
protecting arms of the great steel
colossus. This largest landing is pro-
tected by a railing around the edge ana
contains considerable space.
"~Resuming our climb. we soon found
the size of the tower growing notice
ably smaller. and also that it swayed
quite perceptibly. In making such an
ascent it is not advisable to look down
unless ones nerves are steel. for even
in spite of self-possession most people
will become dizzy and lose control of
themselves. The best plan is to look
only at the ladder and the structure it
self, or else let the eyes rest now and
then on the landscape at Il distance.
The average swaying of this tower is
not more than eight inches at the top.
while that of the Eiffel Tower in Paris
is something like twenty inches.
Up and up we Went, smaller and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

. X
'often during the Winter Wild
feed near my cabin and licl, salt ~
my pony. An old RAM. ancient. seer .
ly. as the hills. looked over my pre-
ore day. | cultivated his acuuaini !
and within a week induced him 10
while | took his photograph. Moe =
that. he permitted me to put my o.
on his horns.
Il can't say which animal / like :
but ] have associated more with g .
bears. bea vers and mountain so
than with any of the other inhIbi n
of the Rocky mountains. ! resae';
grizzly bear for his courage. str,
and ~sagacity. The beaver astonish|
by his industry, skill. foresight
kindness.
But the wild sheep. the Il
acrobat on earth. stands out i
mind always as a living stat
bronze high up against the bin :
line. see him on n granite .
the valley for the approach OF
mics while his flock feeds in sec
He ~pieases me artistically.
But you should see him
though he may weigh 200 pound
descend cl ifs of rocks. hcad first. 4
seem per1etllA SlIdlSnl. y lug
inches wide is all the standing '
he wants. Mountain sheep de
sheer walls from dizzy heights il
gle file. a seasoned ram leadini
way. They check their falls by
ing their hoots against the rock.
quently they will drop for tv
feet and squarely land on all fou
They measure distances accul
with their wonderful eyes. are e
witted and face all dangers br:
They know their own regions
oughly and rarely meet with acc
when among familiar lodges,
crags and deep places. In the al
they are intelligent enough to
the mountains beyond the tree Linz
they may spend the winter on SUI
swept almost clean of snow b.
winds. There they find dead q =
and cured plants. Short-legged,
could not live in the deep drift;
low.
They huddle together, when
taken by Il storm. and may stand i
same spot for days and until the.
covered over with snow. When
storm is at an end the rams N
strong ewes buck their way out
make a path for the others. ResoI
full. proud. graceful and wise, {;
only weakness is Il fierce appetite
salt.
Copyright. 1916. 10y James y. Morrow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

ENOS MILLS Built a Cabin 1000 Feet Up, on Longs Peak, When He Was Boy, and
II Since Their, Without Weapon of Any Kind Has Been Studying the Ways and Morals
of Grizzly Bears, Beavers and Mountain Sheep-He Says the Grizzly Can Whip Any Ami
NAL in the World and Outvvt the Best 4unter-Stones oil His Experiences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09
the Tallest Wireless Tower at Radio, Va.

TWO Washngtonans Mount Ladder Of lower Rising 90 Feet in the Aria Search for
l New Thrills Is Well Rewmded-The Two Smaller Tower-On the 2OO-Foot Land
ing-A Wonderful View of Washington and the Surrounding County-CHmtng Against
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

Mountain guide. naturalist and au-
thor. Enos Mills is a very remarkable
man. No human being knows the
Rockies better or so wcll-their barren
peaks and hidden valleys. their dan
gers. mysteries and pleasures. On foot.
In snowshoes and astride his pony, he
has followed the Columbia river from
Its sources to the ocean. He has
Camped along the banxs of the Mis-
souri,. now high, now low. from where
II starts, q mere trickle in the forest,
10 where il is lost as it pours itself
into the father OF waters.
Travelling in every state, he has slept
out-of-doors as well as in houses and
hotels. He is in the east now. as chair
ruan of the national parks committee
of the American Civic Association
quiet, energetic man of common stat
ure, Rray-eyed. large nosed and wealth
er cured and sineWy as a mountain
lion. He guides no more, and though
he hates writing. a book comes from
his alpine cabin now and then.
What he likes best is to sit in a tall
pine for hours watching grizzly bears
and mountain sheep or TO pitch his tent
among the beavers and study anew
their sports and labors. Yet he knows
all the trees. flowers and birds of the
Rockies, the snow slides and the storms
Of the SUBMITS. the anyons and the
craes. No man who ever lived has
been exactly like him.
Even as "a boz t;nos Mills was p
unique personality. He lived in Kan
sas: a weakly who. the
doctor said. would die il he did not
stay in the open. At fourteen. Enos
Mills set out for Denver. He found.
employment with a cattle rancner. The
next yerr he quilt d cabin. 5000 feet
up, on Longs peak and there alone.
except for dog, horse and chipmunks,
ne has lived ever since.
II cut the trees myself" he told the
writer of this article. "and lifted the
logs in place with the help of ropes and
my saddle pony. The roof was not
sound, the floor was the earth itself.
! was not comfortable the first winter,
but in the summer following / bought
q load of lumber paying for 1t in
labor. from q Hfu thirty miles away.
and so ] had a door and windows and
boards to walk on the second winter.
Afterward ! built a large abin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

living and at work that I might study
their ha bits and social economy. | am
sure these extraordinary animals often
plan FIVE or six acts in advance OF the
starting of A ask-sequentia acts
which bring about a desired result.
"If food becomes scarce along Inc
stream in which they live they VIII go
to one side where there are willows or
aspens, build a reservoir. and then dig
a ditch to float out the trees they cut
down with their teeth. The canal from
the stream, you understand. lets the
water in and fills their reservoir. 1t is
always built last.
"a score of chipmunks live in my
yard at home. I have known one OF
them intimately for several years. In
deed. she is much in my house and oc-
c~asionally gets into a pocket of my
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

0F grizzly bears could communicate
formally with one another they
would agree without a single de-
q nying voice that Enos Mills is
the finest and most sensible man in the
world.
Mountain sheep-rams, lambs and
ewes-unanimously would. were It
possible. uproariously approve the SEN
timent. So would all the beavers.
"Enos Mills" these three free families
OF the mountains and the creeks would
say. mas been our kind and under
standing friend, our champion, pre-
server and advocate"
For thirty years Encs Mills, who is
now but forty-fve, has lived in the
Rock mountains, not in the foothills.
but 5000 feet up. and in Il cabin made
by himself. His hair is not long. HIS
breeches are not b~uckskin. Nor has he
ever tot.cd a pistol. a rifle or a shot
gun.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-09

a FEW weeks ago two Washing
IN tonians. William W. Greene of
IN 11I5 Rhode Island avenue
and L.. q AShurN
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-08-26

users-For every man or woman who
owns a motor car scores of persons
are helped, either directly or indi-
rectly. First there are the countless
thousands who directly benefit from
the motor car and its associate in.
dustries. Then there are the friends
and acquaintances of motor car OWL
ers who get the benefits of health
and of time economies through the
generosity of those who own cars.
Then there are thousands of those
who own cars. Then there are thou.
sands of tradesmen who do more
business because of the vast amount
of motor travel In the mountains
and along the shores of the lakes and
seas are thousands OF hotel keepers
who would have only a fraction Of
their present business were it not for
motor cars to tempt their owners to
travel Newspapers and magazines
have been enriched by millions Of
dollars through the advertising reve-
nue. derived from the sale of motor
cars. There is not a printing house
in the land that has not made money
because of the presence of the motor
car. In short, there is not man or
woman anywhere whose life has not
teen touched-and improved-by the
motor car.-Buick Bulletin.