davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
UNA cuENTA cELEBRE.

Hemos visto por allr, no sabemos
donde, la siguiente cuenta que repro
ducimos:
"Habiendo sido llamado un pintor
de la legua a que retocara o compu-
sierra algunas imagenes deterioradas
en- una iglesia, al terminar sus faenas
present6 la siguiente cuenta detalla-
da al parroco de la iglesia, a saber:
Y rPor correjir los 10 mandamien-
tos. SIR. 22cc
Por embellecer a Ponoio plato y
ponerle nuevos listones al bonete
del mismo, 3 OF
Por replumar y dorar ell ala IL
quierda del Angel de la Guardo, 4 Is
Por lavar al criado del Sumo Pom
tifice y ponerle carmfn en- los ca
chetes, s IL
Por enova Cd cielo, ajustar dos
estrellas y limpiar la luna, Ia
Por reayivar las llamas del pur-
gatorio y reataurar las almas, 3 06
Por revivir las llamas del infer
no. ~ponerle cola nueva al diablo,
remendarle la pezuia izquierda y
otras obritas para ell diablo, IL
Por ponerle nuevas cintas al man
to de Herodes y enderesarle la
pelucar 4 90
Por ponerle pescados nuevos a Ia
bandeja del hijo de Tobias y COM
ponerle ell costal, 2 80
Por limpiarle las orejas a la burra
de Balam y ponerle nueyas he
rraduras. 4 90
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T,OTAL,4Sf 23cc
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
Ell Ola DE SAN vALENrlN.
VFeSrero t4.)

LEE LL L LL HH L
Ell dia de "St. Valentine" 0 de los
Valentines tiene un orfgen muy re-
moto. Propiamente, San Valentfn,
cuya festividad cae ell IA de Febrero,
fue, segun las cr6nicas religiosas, I'm
obispo que sufri6 Ell martirio, segun
algunos autores, bajo ell reinado dc
Claudius III en- Roma, y segun otros,
bajo Aureliano, ell Ano del Senior de
271. ia idea antigua era de que en-
esa fecha los pajarillos empezaban q
buscar compahera, y do ALL Ia prac-
tica de los j0venes de escoger sus
Valentines en- ese dfa, mandandoles
cartas de naturaleza amorosa 0 satl-
RIGA, segun ell case, y generalmente
POI medic de an6nimos. III dfa Sc
observable en- la antiguidad en- la
Gran Bretafa, pero va ha cafdo en-
desuso. En- les Estados Unidos es
OCCASION de mucha diversion, especial
mente para los amantes y los nifos,
y. por 10 regular Sc cambian entire 81,
t~arjetas v satiras. Una costumbre
parecida Sc observa en- Francia en- Ell
primer domingo de Cuaresma, y pare
co que es .un .resto de la festividad
pagana que Sc celebraba hace muchos
siglos el Is de Febrero en- honor de
los semidioses Pan Y Juno.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
LA ExPERIENclA DE UNA SEhoRA
CON LA GRIPPE.

lCuando una tos o resrriado Sc pc
ga y tiene dolores y adolorimientos
en- sus musculos y coy%unturas, es po-
sible que la GRIPPE Sc esta metiendo
en- su sistema. Mrs. J. A. Rodgers,
Switzer, S. G., dice: Soy susceptible
a los resfriados que luego terminan
en- Gripe.- En- ESQ casos, he encon-
trade que la Mel y Alquitran de Fo-
ley evitan cuentas del doctor Este
remedio de familia suelta las flemas,
.detiene la irritation quita 10 adolori-
do y la inflammation y libra los pasa-
jes del aire. Bueno para nifos. De
venta en- la botica Capital Pharmacy
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
BIOCRAFIA
DE
AbrahamL Lincoln
:, GTemAda de la ENCYCLOPEDIA
de Nelson.)

ABRAHAM LINCOLN. QS09-65),
ell decimo sexto p~residente de los Es-
tados Unidos, nacio en- 10 que lahora
es condado de Larue, (entonces de
Harding sEstado de Kentucky, ell II
de Febrero de 1909. Parece que
~descendfa de Samuel Lincoln, quien
emigr6 a bingham, Mass, procedente
de Inglaterra, probablemente del con-
dado de Norfolk. en- 1887. Ell padre
de Abraham Lincoln, Tomas Lincoln.
era TN carpintero de oficio, y era un
sujeto inestable, falto de provision,
emigrante y muy ignorante, cast un
iLiterato. Su madre, cuyo nombre
de seiorita era Nancy Hanks, (mu-
rio en- 1879 era la hija natural de
una Lucy Hanks, pero parece que te-
MIA ~cualidades que la eIevaron sobre
la clase social en- que habfa nacido.
Su infaneia.
: La infancia de Abraham Lincoln
Sc pas6 en- medic de una esfera rudl,
campestre, rGstica y LENA de mise
ria. Su padre Sc Gamble en 1916 a
Indiana (la tercera remocion o cam
bio de domicilio desde que naciera
Ell pequehuelo Lincoln) y en- 1919 Sc
case en- s~egundas nupcias con una
viuda llamada Sally johnson, y como
en- Febrero de 1880, vodvio a zanzibar
de domicilio otra vez, esta vez a las
riberas al norte del Rio Sangamon,
en- Illinois. Durante TODD ese ITEM
pc, ell joven Abraham habfa recibido
cuando mas, un afo de escuela o me-
nos, y habfa lefdo muy pocos libros;
y estos pocos fueron de los mas esco-
gidos, y Ell hizo mas que l%eerlos, los
absorvi6 literalmente. Entire ellos
entaban: la Biblia, las Fabulas de ESQ
pc, Robinson Cruzoe, Progreso de los
Peregrinos y los Dramas de Shakes
peare. Tambien lego ell Washington
de Weeme. Y una Historic de los Es-
tados Unidos.
En- Illinois, Abraham, (ya crecido)
Sc dedic6 a TRAFALGAR en- diferentes
faenas rudas. Levantando relies ga
no para hacerse "un par de pantalo-
mes tefidos" y con otros dos compa-
heros Sc dedico a transporter mercan-
cfas por ell Rio Mississippi hasta New
Orleans; por un tempo tuvo una
"tienda mixtan en- la p%oblaci0n de New
Salem, y luego, por n corta tempo
rada, puso una tienda de %abarrotes,
la que al final de un afo de existen-
cha azarosa, termino, dejandole i'm de-
gado de infinitas deudas. Desde
1888 hasta 1886 fue administrator de
correos (estafetero) de New Salem,
~sirviendole su sombrero en- yez 90
balijas para la distribution dc las
cartas. Entire sus c~ompaneros, con
los que Sc mesclaba libremente, era
popular y Sc lie conocfa por su deter
minada %honradez, por su gracia para
contar cuentos, ,acerca de los cuales,
cuando eran de chiste, nj Ell nj sus
cuentos eran fastidiosos, y por su
grande fuerza ffsica acerca de la cual
hay innumerables leyendas.
Lincoln, milltar.
En- la guerra llamada BLACK Hawk
(Halcones negros, 1897 fue captain
de una compahfa por tres meses, y
al desbandarse esta, Sc alist6 como
soldado razo, pero nunca estuvo en-
accion, y fue d~espedido del %servicio
con un c~ertificado dc descargo firma-
do por Robert Anderson, quien des-
pies fue c%omandante del Fuerte sum-
ter. Entonces Lincoln Sc dedico a
estudiar Ley.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
ESTE AvIso Y 8 cENTAvos.

NO PIHRDA DSTO. Corte este
aviso, mandelo con s centavos a Foley
C Co., 1886 Sheffield Ave-, Chicago,
ILL.,, escribiendo su nombre y direction
claramente. Recibira en- Gamble fun
paquete do prueba c%onteniendo el
Compuesto de Mel y Alquitran de
Foley para toses bronquiales, resfria-
dos y Group; las Pfldoras para los Ri
hones de Foley para dolores en- los
costados y espalda, reumatismo, y en-
fermedades de los rihones y del vaso,
y las Pastillas Catarticas de Foley, I'm
catdrtico complete, especialmentc a.
daptado para personals robustas. de
venta en- la Botica Capital Pharmacy.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
roTAL,4sfr. 2Scc

En- un examen:
Ell professor Mi pregunta lie va a
hacer caviar,
tDl alumno:-No, senior, la pregunta
no; la r~espuesta.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
Los "VigilanteS" de Santa
Fe, que existier0n pOr
los primerOS amos
del 1860 al 66
Por Benjamin M. Read.

(Extracto tornado del Iibro que esta
por pubIloarse del Sr. Benjamin
M. Read, titulado "~llustraciones de
la Historic de Nuevo Mexico.)
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15
Lincoln, eIecto PresIdente.
EstaIIa la Guerra Civil.

Su election, que era la selal que
estaban esperanto los del Sur, eau
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15

s~uscribanse al Nuevo Mexicano. 40
UN PESO al aho.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15

eusquen nuestro proximo nimero
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15

su parte, cuyos casos, generalmente,
los rehusaba.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-02-15

MANUEL c. GARCIA
Evening star., 1917-10-18
Beeears on Wheels.

I see a million autos scoot be-
fore my dwelling daily; the en-
gines hum, the honk-horns toot,
the wheels arc spinning gayly. l
recognize lot Of jays who thus
go whizzing past me, and say 1T
beats me how they raise the
wherewithal, dodgast mel" For
there goes Boggs, who doesn't
pay the butcher and the baker,
who's standing off, from day to
day, the patient undertaken. And
there goes Skaggs; l saw him
stick a mortgage on his shanty !;
he couldn't get prune on tick
'twixt here and Ypsilanti. And
there goes Swigg; he's borrowed
mon from every friend and neigh
Dor; he's so enamored of his fun,
he's cut out useful labor. I see
the long procession go, the tire
less autos fitting, and wonder, as
I watch them flow, what poor
house they'll be hitting. An auto
takes a goodly hoard; some traps
its always wanting. not one in
twenty can afford to keep a motor
jaunting. But every one now has
his car, no mans SO badly busted
that he can't junket near and far
past creditors disgusted.
WALT MASON.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
DAIRY MILK INSPECTORS
CLOSE CONVENTION HERE
Alfred W. Lombard of Boston Elect
ed President-Support Pledged
to Mr.. Hoover.

Alfred w. Lombard of Arlington,
Mass. dairy bureau agent for Boston.
was elected president of the Interna-
tional Association of Dairy and Milk
Inspectors which closed a three-day
convention in this city last evening.
The election of officers and the adop-
tion of a resolution pledging the aid
OF the association to Herbert c. Hooy-
er, food administrator, in the conserva- :
ton and stimulation of dairy products
were the features of the closing hours
Of the convention. Mr. Hoover ad-
dressed the organization yesterday
morning, urging corporation on their
part. and the resolution was their
prompt response to his appeal.
The convention went on record as
favoring the pasteurization of all milk
effect which includes even the pasteu-
rization of cream for ice cream and
butter. Other officers chosen by the
association were as follows:
DR.. James o. Jordan of Boston. Mass,
first vice president: Hayes Lloyd of
Toronto, Canada, second vice president;
DR.. c. l. Roadhouse. third vice presi
dent. and Ivan c. Weld of Washington.
D. c., reelected secretary treasurer.
Samuel G. SharweI of Newark, n. J..
and DR.. Harry States of Detroit were
elected auditors.
Conservation of food animals of the
country. through the control of dis
eases which annually destroy more
than s2.000.000 worth of meat animals
in the United States. was urged as a
patriotic duty by DR.. John r Mohler.
acting chief of the bureau of animal
industry of the Department of Agri-
culture. In a paper read by him yester-
day, while the necessity for the eradi-
cation of tuberculosis from cattle and
swine was told in a paper by Dr. J.
"a. Herman of the same bureau.
The date and place of the next meet
ing have not yet been decided.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
PUPIL is EXCUSED FROM
SCHOOL TO BUY A BOND
Allan Davis Would Like to
Excuse Whole School for
Same Purpose.

Here is little confidential informa-
tion for pupils of Business High School:
Any one of whom who wishes to be ex-
cused from school early in the day may
do SO if he knows the magic words, or
more properly, since these are war
times. the password.
a few days ago 2 boy in section 142
of Business went to Principal Allan
Davis and asked to be excused early.
Now Principal Davis has heen in this
school business long time; he knows
all the little subterfuges a sixteen
year-old boy or girl can frame to get
away from classes in time to look in at
the matinee or do any one of numbe
of things which frequently prove more
attractive to high school youth than
do shorthand and typewriting.
So, being well versed in the ways of
the high school youngster, Principal
Davis assumed his usual non-commit-
tai attitude and started a third degree
which opened with the question:
why do you want to get off early?'
/ before it closes, so / can buy liberty
bond" answered the patriotic member
of section 142
The cross-examination came to an
abrupt end.
Go right ahead" smiled Mr.. Davis.
And now he is at his desk wishing
that he might dismiss the entire school
early for a similar mission.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Calvary. all three officers of which COM
mand are West Pointers: Company H.
I'd North Dakota and the machine gun
company of the I'd Idaho.
one hundred and forty efgth Machine
Gun Battalion. formerly Companies L,
X and l., 4th South Dakota, the ma
chine gun company of the Sd District
of Columbia and the machine gun COM
pany of the I'd North Dakota.
The supply company men of the Sd
District regilent go to the 116th Field
Signal Battalion, which was the field
signal battalion of the state of Wash
ing:on National Guard. 1t is made up
of four companies, all from Seattle. The
District men will increase the size OF
the battalion's outpost company.
The Sd District of Columbia regiment
Is one of five that were wiped out at
Camp Greene in order to furnish men
to other regiments. Others losing their
identity Were the I'd Idaho. Sd Wyom-
ing. 18th South Dakota and I'd North
Dakota. Places have been found for all
the surplus officers.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
B'NAI BIRTH CELEBRATES.
Jewish Organization Observes th'
Anniversary of Order.

With a program embracing oratory
and musical numbers, B'nai Birth day
was celebrated by the Jewish race of
Washington last evening under the
auspices of Argo Lodge, Independent
Order of B'nai Birth, at Eighth Street
Temple. This was in moration
of the seventy-fourth anniversary of
the organization of the order.
The speakers included District Com
missioner Gardiner, Julius Peyser and
Gus Karger. The committee in charge
was composed of David Wiener, presi-
dent of Argo Lodge; Harry Berman.
Sol Herzog, Louis Cantor. Joseph
Sworzyn and Leon Pretzfelder.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

for our new school, to which we are
bound by the ties of deepest sentiment,
an architectural style which is repre-
sentative of the best and most sincere
work of American architects, even
though 1t may have reached q high
stage of development in 1880. a style
which is entirely consistent with the
best examples of building in Washing
ton. style which is obviously appro-
priate, style in which Mr.. Ashford
has met with well deserved success,
and a style in complete harmony with
the plans for the future of Washington
Fine Arts Commission. And incident
ally we wished to spare the National
Capital. if possible, another example Of
what for lack of better term, and be-
cause of its st. Louis origin, we may be
allowed to call Annheuser- Busch
gothic.
JAMES W. BERRY, President.
Eastern Alumni Association.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
40 Interest on Saving. Accounts.

One dollar starts a savings account.
Bank will send to your residence or Of
fee to open account. Liberty bonds or
interim certificates of the first issue re-
ceived on deposit at par as cash. Join
bonds now forming. This bank open
till $50 pm. every business day. I'm
der government supervision. Liberty
Savings Bank. 1410 n. Y. ave. Geo. y.
Watson, president.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
At Loss to Understand.

We are quite at loss to understand
why Mr.. Ashford should regard colonial
or classic as inappropriate, when he
himself designed the Western High
School, which is easily the most pleas
ing school building in Washington In
appearance, and when the Miner Nor
NAL School and the Elizabeth Brown
School have both been completed re-
Gently and put in use without evoking.
so far as we know, any storm of pro-
test on account of Appropriateness.
We wish to go on record as favortng
Evening star., 1917-10-18
CITY ITEMS.
; Our Best
Mammoth H

Mammoth Herring, for 25c; Our Best
Flour. s12.7o bbL: Whole Wheat Flour.
12c: 20-oz. cans Baking Powder. 12c;
1907. Cal. Sardines, 15c: Cocoanut. SC
der Coffee, zoe: Large Prunes, 15c. 412
4th Sc. and all the ]. T. d. Pyles Stores
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Bay Trout. 14c: Sea Trout, 1Sc; Norfolk
Spots. usual price, zoe; tomorrow. lie.
oysters in their own liquor: standard.
35c ct: select, 45c. Crab Meat. Perch,
etc. Lifetime experience Esau Johnson.
BALTIC. oyster and Fish Depot, 1431 z
NV. Phone Franklin 1660-J.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Shaffer's Floral Decorations Have
the merit of originality. Store 900 14th
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Films and Other Photo Supplies.
Columbia Photo Sup. Co. 1434 N. Y. ave
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Big Wedding at Charles Town, w. Va.
Blackstone executed the floral designs.
lith and H.-Advertisement.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
Units of Col. Young's Command.

The various units making up these
three battalions in Col Young's new
command are as follows:
One hundred and forty-sixth Machine
Gun Battalion, formerly the Sd Bat
talon of the I'd Idaho Infantry: the ma
chine gun company of the Sd Wyoming
Infantry and the machine gun com
pany of the 4th South Dakota.
One Hundred and forty-seventh Ma
chine Gun Battalion, formerly the ma
chine gun troop. state of Washington
Evening star., 1917-10-18
Cheer Your Sick Friend.

| Send a basket of Guides fresh-cut
| home grown flowers. $3.50 up. 1914 F st
Advertisement
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Under the direction of a special COM
mittee Of women of Anacostia a five
hundred party was held recently in the
Anacostia Masonic Hall. the proceeds
of which will be turned over to the Red
Cross fund. Mrs. Edward F. Wood was
chairman of the general committee.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

The Districts I'd Battalion went
to the 1s2d Infantry, otherwise the Sd
Oregon National Guard, commanded by
Col May. a veteran of the Philippine
insurrection, and the Sd Battalion to
the 163d Regiment. otherwise the I'd
Montana National Guard.
The oregon and Washington regi-
ments are in the s1st Brigade, COM
manded by Brig. Gen. Richard Coulter
of Pennsylvania. and the Montana reg
iment is in the SD Brigade, command
ed by Brig. Gen. E A. Wedgwood. for
merly adjutant general of Utah
Col Glendie B. Young of the District
regiment is attached to the 164th In
fantry. otherwise the 1st North Dakota.
but is detailed on special duty com
manding the divisions provisional ma
chine gun regiment Headquarters COM
pany, including the famous 80 DISTRICT
of Columbia Band, goes with him. This
machine gun provisional regiment is
made up of various units. the intention
being to have one battalion with diVl-
sion headquarters, one with the S1st
Infantry Brigade and one with the sd.
Evening star., 1917-10-18
EXPLAINS THE DISPOSAL
OF THIRD D. c. REGIMENT
Command Loses Identity, But lst
Battalion Remains Essentially a
Washington Organization.

Although the identity of the Sd Dis
trict of Columbia Infantry has been de-
stroyed by merging it with other regi-
mentS that survived through having a
larger enlisted strength. the 1st Bat
TALON of the regiment still remains eS-
sentially a Washington organization.
AS stated in The Star, the enlisted
personnel of this battalion was assign
ed to the 161st Infantry, which other
wise is the I'd Washington (state) Ma
tional Guard Infantry. commanded by
Col. w. B. Inglis of Seattle. Only one
company of the regiment is now on the
ground. the remainder, about 1000
strong. being en- route to the camp. The
District men have affiliated with this
company, I, of Spokane. but Will be
distributed in the regiment when the
other companies arrive. Drafted men
from the Pacific northwest will be add
ed to the Washington. D. C. and state
of Washington guardsmen to bring the
organization up to the new required
strength, 800.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Miss janet Richards Is announced to
Suffrage League Monday evening at 5
o'clock at the National Woman's Suf-
frage headquarters.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

George Alfred Davis, George Roose-
Welt Flemer and William Henry French
were licensed to practice pharmacy in
the District of Columbia at the regular
quarterly examinations of the District
board of pharmacy held October II and
H. Six applicants presented them
selves. of whom the above three were
successful.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in the District Supreme Court
by Annie Daniel as administra trix of
the estate of Mary z. Taylo- against
Percy E. Edwards. said to be the owner
of an automobile which struck and
killed the deceased June % last in
Anacostia- Attorneys NJ. D. Rosenberg
and David Wiener appear for the ad-
ministratrix.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

The Warrington Alumni Chapter of
the Kappa Alpha Fraternity will hold
its first smoker and business meeting
of the season at Its chapter house, 1908
Kalorama road northwest, Saturday
evening at $50. Delegates to the bien-
nial convention at Jacksonville. Fla. in
December will be elected The annual
election of officers will be held.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

An evanEelistic campaign 10 being
conducted under the auspices of the
National Evangelistic Ministers Alli-
ance of America at Cosmopolitan Bap-
tist Church. The campaign, which has
been in progress for some time, will
end November 4. DIR. .. S. Simms OF
Pittsburgh is the preacher.
Evening star., 1917-10-18

:OI VMp{C 1881 u st. NV.
W. AAA ~ shows mt 6:3O-S-0t30
MIRIAM COOPER, in
] ''BETRAYED."
Evening star., 1917-10-18

American, 1st & R.L-KITTY GORDON.
u general fayorite. in Brady Production.
THE Beloved Adventuress. And Weekly.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-07-13
REFORMED BY MUSIC.
Recreant Employe Became Good
When Placed In Charge Of Choir.

New York Times In an address &c.
livered at the National Arts club, Thorn
as +. Rush, surveyor OF the port of
New York. told OF the welfare work
done In his office and how II encour.
aged and strengthened the morale
among the men. To illustrate he rela;-
ed an incident showing how an employe
was reformed by music.
The man was an inspector. Of un.
usual intelligence, but he was always
In trouble. In the first three months
Of his service twenty.three charges
were made against him. His record
before his entrance into the service was
not good and the surveyor almost de-
SPARED Of being able to help him.
Finally he sent for the inspectors wife.
but her story did nothing TO brighten
the husbands character. Mr.. Rush
had happy thought. He had learne
that the man had formerly earned a
good salary singing In a church choir.
So he organized choir for the Wei.
fare League and placed the inspector
In charge OF II. This was just the
touch needed. The recreant ipme H.
ately reformed and the wife wrote 10
the surveyor thanking him for working
\ great change.