davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

from their siumper and began a most
singular and insistent clamor. This
sudden outcry of scared birds was
heard In places so far away from the
Zeppclin's line of travel that the hu-
man ear would not catch the sound
of the big engines at all. And now
and then in that firing line where they
sing and play SO fearlessly they pay
the penalty of their daring. They
don't get hit by shrapnel, but they
come within the area of violent air
vibration caused by bursting shell
and this kills them. No wonder, when
the conclusion can throw a grown
man off his legs and out of his wits!
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

HDITH little food a fox had been
W So nearly starved that he
was thin.
He smelled within an ancient oak
Provisions left by hunter folk.
The opening they had nearly closed
To make quite sure as they supposed.
Against intruders such as he.
This cupboard Of hollow tree.
The odorous treasure to secure
He squeezed him through the aperture.
And said. Twill be my wisest plan.
To put within me all can.
Whate' er is left Ill gather then.
And carry safely to my den"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

But when he wished to go, he found
That he had grown so large and round
He could not pass the narrow space.
And. like prison was the place.
Another fox. soon passing by.
Thus answered his bewailing cry:
No use at all, my friend. to erosn.
One thing there is to do alone:
Stay where you are till you are thin,
And may come out as you went in.
q y
To one with sudden riches great.
United for his new estate:
Adversely applied once more
Will bring him where he was before.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
DHESE are circus days--Hurray!
Is there anything quite so thrill
ing, so utterly enjoyable as

circusI lnQeeu no!
First Of all, you see the big. brightly
colored posters. There's a huge one
on the side of the blacksmith's shop;
and 1t is so gorgeous that you simply
can't take 1t all in at one glance
you have to look at 1t in sections.
why. it's almost az good as seeing the
circus itself!
There's the big ring, with couple
of clowns falling over each other in
their awkward. funny fashion. Then
there's the Ring Master in his black
silk evening clothes and high hat;
and he's cracking his long whip as a
beautiful milk-white horse Frances
around with beautiful maiden bal
ancing herself on his broad back and
jumping through paper hoops. one
after another, with never thought
of the nasty fall she'd have should
her daintNs foot slip.
Overhead, trapeze artists are flying
through the air as though they had
wings. serenely indifferent to the dizzy
height at which they are performing.
And in one corner are the acrobats,
doing "hip-fiops" over the backs of
seven elephants standing in row.
Then, OF course, there dIe tAe dHi-
mals-fierce lions, sleek, treacherous
looking tigers, long necked CRATES.
clumsy, numbering hippopotami. state
~ zebras. agile, chattering monkies
and--goodness income never could
name them all!
The great day dawns at last. You
are up with the sun and out at the
big lot on the outskirts of the town
where, already, the men are beginning
to put UP the "bigtop," as they call
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
Out in the fields

-
- chain? No! Then / will tell
you how to make the kind of chain
the May Queen wore when she sat
on her flowery throne.
Gather only the daisies with long
stems, and make a loop in the stem
about an inch from the flower. Put
the head of another daisy through
1t, and then tighten the loop SO as
to hold the daisy. You can make this
chain as long as you want, and you
can wear 1t either around your head,
neck or waist.
Did you know that Daisy means
Days Eyer" The daisy opens with
the rising OF the sun and shuts up,
or goes to sleep when the sun sets
hence Its name.
One day little Lucy Smith had to
stay in bed because she had a spring
cold. The poor child did not know
how to make the time pass and she
fretted herself into u headache.
Mother wondered what she could give
he child to do. when suddenly she
saw the vase of daisies on the little
table beside the bed.
Come dear, I'll show you how to
make a family of Daisy Children"
said Mother. seating herself beside
Lucy.
She took a daisy out of the vase
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
THE SUN.

- HE sun makes all the cherries
red.
~ And makes the oak trees tall,
And ripens berries by the shed
And grapes along the wall.
The sun makes wrens and robins sing
And makes the kittie. play.
And stretch and roll like anything
And keeps them glad all day.
And I'll take off my stockings 50
My legs can have some fun.
And roll up both my sleeves and 20
A wadins in the sun.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
Hans Troubles

and strange to him"
I'VE will" cried the IS letters in
such loud chorus that Hans woke UP
with a start. However. he remem-
bered his dream. and he and his 26
servants got along much better after
that.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

il she is witnessing this astounding
display of bravery!
When Pa comes home for dinner at
noon you're right there to open the
door for him and to see that his glass
is filled with fresh, cold water just
pumped from the we'll. You sit in
your place at the table as though the
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

different to the noise of firing there
issmuch evidence that they are keenly
sensitive to the impact of waves.
When the Zeppelins paid their first
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

j L in France. The robins perch
on the edge Of the trenches and peer
down as If they were generals on in
spection; they are tempted into the
very trenches themselves to have
share of the ratlons. Game and
perched on my bayonet. the little beg
gar did," as one of the soldiers said.
when / put 1t up out of the trench,
just the same as a Christmas card"
Sometimes in the course of a heavy
cannonading, the sky-larks. high in
the sky through which the shells are
hurting, go singing as If they were
trying to drown with their song the
noise of the bombardment.
Mere noise has very little terror for
birds as English people know who
watch a thrush on her nest by the side
of railway cutting, while an express
goes by at the rate of sixty miles an
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

-l-p-u, p-r-e-t-o-o-e-i.f
ANSWERS.

ca, i-t-l-p-u, p-r-e-t-o-o-e-i.h-l.
ANSWERS.
! DELETTOES: /. Motor-moor;; 2,
Pedrlpeal, 3, Crednt-crdn; 4, Spray
Spfy.
Floral Mir-up: Violets, poppy, prtm-
rose, pdnsy, daisy. gerdniuni. tulip,
heliofrope.
BASEBALL PUZZLE
One in center Of picture betpeen
ttto boys, one at the right OF picture
behind boz. and one betWeen feet of
bon IN confer
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

DELE.FIONS.
]. Delete a letter from a machine
producing motion and find a waste
land.
2. Delete letter from a precious
stone and leave to sound loudly.
8. Delete letter from a nourish-
ing food and leave to stuff.
4. Delete a letter from small
branch and leave active.
FLORAL MIX UP.
L-e-i-o-s-t-v, y-p-p-p-o, s-o-p-e-i-r-
mr., n-y-s-p-a, a-y-s-d-i, n-m-u-i-g-r-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
sHELL-FIRE AND THE BIRDS.

AA ANY people have been won
dering over the behavior of
the birds on the fighting line
in France. The robins perch
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

Right III the ring In front Of you.
Preacher were present, and YOU are
careful to hold your knife and fork
just SO end not to wipe your mouth
on the back of your hand.
You watch Pas plate and, inst be-
fore the last mouthful Of mashed po-
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

face"
and clipped all tho petals but two,
about an eighth of an inch from the
yellow center. This is the little girls
cap. and these two long petals are
the strings. Now we will make the
little girls face"
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

Nh OF long ago you were told about
poor little Hans and the troubles
he was having in school with
u 4 the English language. Well,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24
a Born nurse

~L o RENC e NIGHTINGALE,
~ born May IL, 1920.
Next Friday is the birthday
Anniversary of Elorenca Ni~ht.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR RE.
NEWAL OF LIQUOR LICENSE.

Notice is hereby given to the citi.
zens of the city of. Richmond, Wayne
county, Indiana, that I. the under
signed, being duly qualified by law to
receive the same, will make applica-
ton to the board Of commissioners of
the county of Wayne, in the state Of
Indiana, at the next regular session
OF said board, commencing on the first
Monday of June, 1916, for renewal of
my license to sell intoxicating, spirit
Gus. vinous and malt liquor at retail
and in less quantities than five gal
Ions at time, and permit the same
to be drunk upon the premises where
sold, and to carry on lunch counter
In connection with said business.
The precise location of the premises
upon which I will make said applica-
tion for the renewal OF my said II.
cense to sell said intoxicating liquor
at retail, and upon which will sell
said liquors II said renewal Ii granted
to me. Is as follows. to-wit: Being q
certain room 431k feet north and south
by 1871 feet east and west on the
ground floor Of certain three-story
brick building. situated upon q part
of Lot No. los Ii John Smiths addi-
ton to the city OF Richmond, Wayne
county, Indiana. Said room fronts on
the south side OF Main street In said
city, and 10 known as No. Gil Main
street, and isin tho First ward thereof.
lmay 4-1t) JAMES G. BRAKTON.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
PROGRAM COMPLETE
FOR cOMMEN cEM|ENT
At CENIERvIlLE HIGH

cENTERyILLE, Ind. May THE
CenterviIle common schoo. and Center
township schools will hold their com
mencement exercises jointly ct the NJ
E. church Wednesday evening, May 10.
at s o'clock Following Is the pro
gram:
Stars and Stripes Forever
"Millicent" ........ Orchestra
Invocation ......... Rev. Pfeiffer
Somewhere Q Voice ID Calling
....... Mr.. Sterling Reid
Class Address ..... Geo. w. Winfrey
Mfdnigh Girl" .....s... Orchestra
Presentation of Diplomas .,.....
.Supt. Chas. o. Williams
American Patrol" Orchestra
Benediction ............ Rev. Pfeiffer
Graduates OF the Center township
schools are: Marjorie Ashbaugh, Rus
sell shade, Eva Wissler. Ethel Gar
rett. Anna Fulton. Edna Foley. Isaac
Doddridge. Kathryne George. Anna
Harris, Howard Burris, Leeta Taylor,
Eugene futile and Horace Stats.
From Centerville school: Lena Cap.
pellar, Nellie Booth. Edith Bramer,
Fred Castetter. Clarris Weller. Iva
Bishop, Clifford Cummins, LetcheT
Saunders, Esther Gibson. Anna Black,
Esther Fouts, Murl Terry. Ina Carver,
Dorothy Schell, Roy Harris, Edna
Johnston and Raymond Martin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

There's hardly country that has
not been represented in fashions in
one way or another during the past
season. Quite the latest center to in
spire new features is Holland and as a
result the charming three-pieced out
fit has come to light. The material is
tussah, in grey, white and navy blue.
The latter two colors are introduced
In broad border On the skirt, which Is
fashioned in an apron tunic effect. The
large pockets, deep collar and loosely
belted waistline, are typical of the
Dutch costume. Even the saucy cap
is duplicate of the national outfit.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
COOKING CLASSES
PREVENT TRUANCY

Cooking classes for boys are good
preventions for truancy."
This was an expression of Principal
d. D. Ramsey, speaking Of the boys
cooking classes at Whitewater school.
Mr.. Ramsey explained that the boys
who took cooking were seldom alb
sent on cooking class days. Not only
that, but they are more careful in
their department. They gladly put on
aprons that the girls sewing classes
make for them.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
COMMITTEE SUCCEEDS

The committee of seven, appointed
at the Mems conference held here last
October to confer with the board Of
the five years meeting of Friends,
about any desirable changes and COM
binattons in the plan Of organization,
is making commendable. progress, &C
cording 10 a current issue of the Am
erican Friend
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
QUOTES SHAKESPEARE
IN SERMON SUBJECTS

Rev. ]. Rae announced this morn
ing series of sermons which he will
deliver in the First Presbyterian
church on the Sunday afternoons dur
ing May.
The services will start at 4:45
o'clock in the afternoon. The subjects
are based on Shakespeare. In order
they are Tongues in Trees; Books
In the Running Brooks; Sermons in
Stones Good in Everything"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
RAE SELECTS TOPIC

Special Mothers day services are be-
ing planned at the First Presbyterian
church, Rev. j. J. Rae announced to-
day.
The Sunday school is arranging for
program.
The Rev. Mr. Rae will speak on
Mother Mary at this service.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
CHURCH WILL ELECT
E =zDEEEGATE TO U. 3.
= ''sss'sTs CHURCH CONFERENCE

Richmond Federation of Churches
will be passed on by the First United
Brethren church next Monday at the
quarterly meeting.
A delegate to the White river con-
ference to be held in Wabash late In
August will be elected. Officers will
make reports. .~
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
Whitewater PATRONS
WANT SPECIAL WORK

About 154 patrons Of Whitewater
school want their children to 90 to
school during the summer. They are
divided in their opinions as to whether
only the manual training and domestic
science should be taught or whether
the regular school work should be
given.
The. proposed summer course would
start on or about June 6. and would
last for six weeks.
The domestic science course that
was given last summer viii probably
be repeated. This course last ten
weeks and is open to all girls.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
REMAIN AWAY

Sol Meredith Post, G. A. r. will not
be represented at the state enacmp-
ment at Evansville this year. LATE
Larsh is a member Of the committee
on credentials but he probably will not
attend the session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
LOCAL FRIENDS IAx

Prot. Allen D. Hole of Earlham col
lege, Milo S. Hinckle and Tom Jones
viii speak at the Indiana Yearly Meet
ing OF the Christian Endeavor Union
convention. The meeting will be held
at Jonesboro. Ind, May 1871.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

S3.98 a pair, values up to
$500 pair. One of the sensa-
tons of our Lace Curtain
Sale. knollenberg's Store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
MOTHER DRINKS ACID.

LYONS, Ind, May Mrs. Edgar
York, mother Of two small children,
committed suicide by drinking car
bolic acid. and left note saying her
husband should not be blamed.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

Battle Cry of Peace Friday
and Saturday. Admission:
Adults Csc. Children Zoe.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

Battle Cry of Peace Friday
and Saturday. Admission:
Adults Csc. Children 10c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
knollenberg's Lace Cur
tain Sale ends Saturday.

A big value in Lace Cur
tains. $3.50 pair. knollen-
berg's Lace Curtain Sale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
BRIEFS

A big value in Lace Cur
tains, $3.50 pair. Knollen-
berg's Lace Curtain Sale.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

A Dutch society for bulb culture has
offered substantial prize for the best
bulb digging machine.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
TO JOIN FEDERATION

The Session Of the First Presbyter-
ian church passed favorably on the
Richmond Federation of Churches at
Its meeting last night. This was the
only important business that came be-
fore the session.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

Weather sounds accompany the au-
rora borealis, as Is asserted by natives
OF the far northern ATTITUDES. IL being
Investigated by Norwegian scientists.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

Battle Cry of Peace Friday
and Saturday. Admission !:
Adults 25c. Children 10c.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

S3.98 a pair, values up to
$500 pair. One of the sensa-
tons of our Lace Curtain
Sale. Knollenberg's Store.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-04

For sale By a. G. LuKen & CO.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
MATTER HAD BEEN SETTLED
Sympathetic Man Had Little Doubt as
to Who Was Head of One
Particular House.

II reckon I'm getting into the game
tram car as he rugged his packages
and smiled at the sympathetic man
with glasses who sat next.
Il don't quite understand. my
friend
"Of course not, but it's this way.
You see, it's kind of an open question
up at our house whether she or | is
the head Of the family. and we're both
doing the cunning act just to feel our
way. On my birthday she had saved
up enough of my own money to buy
me some presents What | got was a
diamond ring that's so small that she
has to wear it. lot Of toilet fiXin's for
our common sleeping room, and pair
of kid gloves that happened to be her
number. took it all so meekly that
she thinks she's the boss, and that
| daren't enter a protest"
Wouldn't it he well to assert your
self-iust enough, you know"
We'll, should clearly enunciate!
Tomorrow's her birthday. See these
bundles? All presents for her. There's
pair of trousers made to my meas
urement, three neckties. half dozen
big linen handkerchiefs, pair of
shoes that she could slip down and
sit in, seven and one-eighth derby
hat. briarwood pipe, and four pounds
OF tobacco. They're all for her." and
the little man laughed till he dropped
most of his packages.
Next forenoon the same two hap
pened to ride downtown together. and
the little man had his packages.
How did your wife enjoy the pres
ents?" asked the sympathetic man.
II don't see what business you have
inquiring into my private affairs, sir
II choose to get these things ex-
changed. don't have to advertise the
fact"
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
Pictures for Passports.

Quick deliveries made for passport
purposes" is the sign which Is likely
to appear in every photographers win
dow. New York correspondent of the
Pittsburgh Dispatch writes. Several
large firms in this city report that
during the last year they have made
nice sums of money from this special
department. If you contemplate trav.
cling abroad it is well to know that
before you can get passport you
must provide three unmounted photo.
graphs Of yourself on thin paper, with
light backgrounds. These have to be
affixed to the passport and the dupli
Gates. New York's first passport Of
flee is located near Trinity church.
The Office is almost large enough to
accommodate half dozen persons at
one time. The waiting line sometimes
extends down the corridor to the ele.
vator.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
HIS AUDIENCE WELL IN HAND
Member Of British Parliament, With
"Gift Of Cab" All His Own,
Reioned Supreme.

When Mr.. Gibson Bowles was in the
British house of commons he was
never pedantic or dull, despite the
fact that he was reputed to breakfast
off Blue-books. If anyone started
point in connection with naval mat
tiers, there was "Cap'n Bowles" ready
to make him look foolish. Mr.. Mum
della once tried his hand and got more
than he expected. Suppose" thun-
dered Mr.. Bowles across the house at
the astonished Mr.. Mundella, ''the
right honorable gentleman were at sea
in heavy weather close hauled"-then
followed complicated problem of
naval tactics. What Mr.. Mundella
would have done under the circum-
stances remained a mystery. What
he did under Mr.. Bowles' interroga.
lions was to sit silent and look gloomy
Sir William Harcourt once solemn.
ly complained that Mr.. sBowles had
called him a political Mr.. Stiggins
"The right honorable gentleman will
pardon me-" replied Mr.. Bowles. ''He
is not correct. called him an inflated
Mr.. Observation-Disclosures Guardian.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
Robin Hood Tradition.

The part Of the English coast which
recently suffered from German bonn
bardment was connected with Robin
Hood. Tradition says that from Whit
ney towers he and Little John used to
shoot at long range with their English
bows, and bay a little south of this
town bears to this day the name of
Robin Hoods bay. This would seem
to bear out the belief of Louis Rhead,
author and illustrator of BOLD Robin
Hood" that Robin Hood was an actual
living parsonage and that his words
and deeds continue to be familiar
part OF the Anglo-Saxon heritage.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
HELPING A FRIEND
BY CHARLES TURNER ROSS.


What a charming man." said Miss
Ada Rankin.
Her practical father noticed her
flushed cheeks and shining eyes criti-
cally. Then he propounded:
How long will he last?"
Ada shivered. She had not thought
of that She and her father had been
interested for years in mission work
over in the poor section OF lronton.
Phianthropically inclined. Mr.. Rankin
and some other charitably inclined
men OF wealth in the rich section OF
the town had financed the movement,
and Ada and her girl friends had done
good deal of missionary work to help
along
Three ministers in turn had essayed
to reform the humble and erring.
They had failed signally. One re-
NAMED only month, his fastidious-
ness taking alarm at the constant prox-
unity of rags and dirt. A second es-
sayed to quiet riot on the rear
benches and was numerically bella
bored. The latest incumbent had an
tagonized the scoffers," who were de-
nominated as lost souls" and they
had forthwith forbidden their wives
and children from going nigh to that
gospel shop
Rev. Abbott Winslow had met with
considerable success in conducting
large mission in the heart Of the slums
of big city. He had overworked him
self and his physicians had ordered
less arduous labor. Mr.. Rankin had
heard of him. Mr.. Winslow had been
invited to meet group of representa-
tive local business men of lronton in
terested in missionary progress. He
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1916-04-07
Scarcity Becoming Felt.

Prior to this year all the paris green
sold in this country was produced ear
ly in January and February. No man.
ufacturing operations of any kind have
been undertaken since. as manufactur-
ers have been unable to secure suffi-
cient quantities of blue vitriol, or sui
plate of copper. as well as white arse
mic, for. it's manufacture. Where a
manufacturer was accustomed to buy
upward of 100000 pounds of blue Wit
riol a few months ago as low as 3@4
cents pound, he is today paying 16@
II cents a pound, and is unable to Sc
cure as much as 10000 or $4,000
pounds with any degree of certainty.