davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25
Continued from Page one)

Sergt. Alexander Morrison holds forth.
One expects to see little Dutch girls
in their quaint costumes, like the
advertisement of Soptless Town in
stead OF enlisted men.
This Is Sergeant Morrison's twenty
first year In the service. and he has
evidently discovered in those n ears
that cleanliness is one Of the big fac
sors in his department. He was for
merly In charge OF the Headquarters
Company and Machine Gun Company
mess In the LIST Infantry. He reminds
one OF page out OF Kipling, and as
guardian Of the fol- supply is certain
to be a most important factor al the
camp.
Sergeant Morrison ope1ed his ice
box for the benefit of the Star.Bul-
letin representative, and any hungry
mortal could more than satisfy the
desires by partaking OF the assert.
ment. Real hens eggs, ham, beef, and
over IN one corner an ice cream
freezer. Then Captain Hunt said that
one must not forget the onions, which
are always necessary In the army.
The sleeping quarters ara on the
second floor, one big room which
looks coy. How anyone could think
Of having individual rooms after one
look AT the big room with the loo
hunks. Is q question. With Olenty OF
light and plenty of air, the rockies
should sleep well. And 4 this train.
ing camp is like others, they viii
sleep well, at least after the first
week. ' -. IT,.
The hunks are arranged around the
large room with about three feet OF
space between each bed There Is
window for every other bunk and
they have been screened to prevent
fhe unBqnito from upsetting any con-
Seron1ps the rockies might have with
HorS1eus.. 49,. =
Everything is Ready =.
Everything is ready for the 100
who win spend their first night In
camp on Sunday. Placed on the hunk
il bedding, an extra mosquito bar
mattress, pillow, laundry Dag, SCI
dier's pack equipment, haversaek, sig
nal flag kit, mess equipment and
rifle.
Eat, Work, Sleep, STUDY
From one end Of the building to the
other is arranged for business. The
rockies will have everything they
need, and nothing that they will not
need. Cook Steegers, the chef OF
Company !, LIST Infantry, will see tina;
the inner man is satisfied. The sleep
ing quarters are ideal, and arrange
ments have been made for the worn
and study. AS near as could be
learned, eat, work, sleep and study
will be the four most important fac
tors taken into consideration.
Any rookie who is afraid Of ghosts
had better bring a "kahuna" along
else something awful might happen
The camp faces a cemetery on one
side, railroad track on the Other
and line Of strange figures hanging
from poles on another side. Looking
the other way one finds a wooded
strip with a gulch running through
il.
long row Of dummies have beer
nIaced on poles close to the war foun
dry. and it is here that the ro6sies
vii he taught how to use the 6ayo
net They resemble the dummies
NEED for tackling in football practise
I trench has been dug close tc ths
h 8 and II Is expected tina. ths
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25

the marine corps to get its $4,000 ad-
ditional recruits, needed to recruit
"the soldiers Of the sea" to war
strength, examined at least $4,000
men. while the naval reserve produced
about $4,000 men out Of probably $780,
900 who volunteered for that branch.
To this total should be added at least
q. 900 men who have volunteered for
service with the Naval Militia
How Volunteers Are Distributed.
The following table indicates the
number of men who have volunteered
Cor tho American services:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25
REPORTS ON BRITISH
RECRUITING IN u. S

OTTAWA, Ont.-Str Edward Kemp,
minister of militia, stated to the
house of commons recently that as
result of the activities of British
recruiting mission in the United
States, the number Of recruits who
had reported in Canada was 2S73. OF
this total 2194 had been for the Cana
dian expeditionary force and 679 for
the British expeditionary force. The
total number of recruits who enlisted
in the Canadian army was 6347 for
the month of June and during that
period the casualties in the force
totaled 4"J1.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25
CONTINUOUS FIRING
FEATURE OF NEW GUN

Announcement has been made OF
the development of an American ma
chine gun capable of continuous firing,
says the August Popular Mechanics
Magazine. Ammunition is carried to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25

The Swiss Government has issued
an order taking over all the cereal
crops with the exception Of that need
ed for personal use.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25
THE MAN IN THE PULPIT
prepared by the Division of lntell1-
gence, Columbia University

prepared by the Division Of 1ntelli-
gence, Columbia University
The minister has his special war
time task. For one thing, the clergy
man must base his preachment on
the facts and hypothesis that politi-
cal. economic, and social science has
brought to light. He must indorse
things with true value.
The. minister must instruct his con-
gregation how to eliminate waste IN
food and clothing. He must tell his
flock that $7OO,O0O,O00 worth of food
is wasted annually in this country.
He must urge his people to study
food values and teach the tradesmen
of this country to sell food accord
ing to nutritive value. They must
be taught to adopt simple, service
able clothing, let the children help in
the home and release servants for
other activities.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25

reLt'on and speed OF its movements.
as we'll as its angle and rate Of fire.
are regulated with buttons.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-08-25

The Public Service Commission has
fixed August 7 as the date for the
first hearing of the Electric Railways
of New York on the increase Of rates,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
GIVE EVERY MAN DUE CREDIT
Boost That Has String to It, No Mat
ter for What Reason, Is Mean
and Unworthy.

ooh, yes, he is fine fellow, but do
you know who his father is?"
You have heard It said many times,
but could anything be meaner?
When a man goes wrong his sisters
and his brothers, and his children, par
ticularly, should not be made to bear
the brunt of his misdeedS.
Each and all of us have a hard
enough time keeping In the straight
and narrow path without double
handicap in the shape of our weak
relatives.
Give every man credit for the real
good he does.
Don't limit your praise with "that is
more than could te expected consider
ing his parentage."
Be charitable and fair enough to for
get the drawbacks and give your COM
pliments without disparagement.
Every family has its black sheep, If
the truth were known, and would give
anything In this world to save the
erring one.
AS you want to shield the sinner in
your own fold, forget the SHINING In
the flock next door.
It is q rule which works both ways.
Give every man full praise without a
handicap.--ChicagO Examiner.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

stairs and capped at the doe. II the
private Office.
AS nobody answered he walked in.
He heard hum of voices suddenly cut
short; he was conscious of q stir and
hustle, and then he looked up in amaze
ment, to see that things were just as
they had been years before. All the
old staff were in their places. There
was old Jones the superintendent, and
the supervisor, Simpson, with little
Cosgrove, and Brown, and Backman.
And at the window, just where he used
to sit, was his own desk, vacant.
There was a hush of surprise, and
then in a moment everybody was on
their feet and running toward him. Old
Jones was wringing his hands hard
and shouting: y
Its Peter. It's Peter come back to
usi"
Peter stared In bewilderment ut the
welcoming faces, the outstretched
hands. Simpson snatched up sheet
of notepaper and held it in front Of
him. THAT'S how much we think Of
you," he shouted. And Peter read:
IF Peter Lessard, formerly Of is
Scott street, will communicate with the
place of his former employment, he
may learn of something to his advan-
tage."
as Peter laid it down Jones grasped
him by the arms. "Don't say you're
going to stay with your present job"
he yelled. Rabbit is willing to pay
you anything. He wants you, and he
says we've got to get you, no matter
at what price, because there may be
men with your brains, but there isn't
one with your brains and honesty. For
the Lords sake, Peter, open your
mouth and speak. How about it?"
mo, I haven't got job" muttered
Peter.
"Then you're coming back to us3
You can start in today?"
''Do you mean to say the old shop
has opened?" inquired Peter.
"YOu didn't know? Then what
brought you in here? Mr.. Rabbits
got the whole gang together again.
He has all the backing he needs, and
he's going to have that process just
as fast as you can pick 1t out of the
books. It's a three years contract
for all of us, Peter. We tried to get
you, but you had moved, and, as you
know, it wasn't a matter we could
make free inquiries about, with all
those wolves on the scent. What
brought you here, if you didn't know,
Peter?"
81 guess I did know, in sort or
way" said Peter. And he realized that
he had known, as Clarice had known,
For every dream comes true for man,
sooner or later, when woman wishes
it hard enough.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
Where Man Makes Poor Showing.

A casual study of the animal crea-
ton, in the majority of species, will
show how utterly thOughtless Is man
compared with the ant or bee. These
little creatures are fully awakened to
the value Of time. Their lives are Of
short duration, and they have intelli-
gence sufficient to appreciate the value
Of every moment. No place for dr0nes
among them! Beasts of prey, and
many others in their natural state,
divide their time between action and
rest-they are always at work or
asleep. Waking hours are wholly de-
voted to pursuit of prey for sustenance
Of life. The human animal, to the re-
proach Of our natures be it said, finds
time heavy on his hands when he has
a hundred channels of occupation open
to him that the inferior creature has
not.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
The Best Philanthropy.

Be sure that you give the poor the
aid they most need, though 1t be your
example which leaves them far behind.
If you give money, spend yourself with
it, and do not merely abandon 1t to
them. We make curious mistakes some
times. OFTEN the poor man Is not so
cold and hungry as he Is dirty and rag
ged and gross. . There are thou
sand hacking at the branches Of evil
to one who Is striking at the root, and
it may be that he who bestows the
largest amount Of time and money on
the needy is doing the most by his
mode of life to produce that misery
which he strives in vain to relieve. 1t
is the pious slave breeder devoting the
proceeds Of every tenth slave to buy a
Sundays liberty for the rest.-Tho-
reau.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

the green shores beyond-and then
scrambled down the steep hillside to
the village, where the smokes of
kitchen fires sent up their friendly sig
nails. At the inn where he rested that
| night the tavern keeper indicated q
deserted cabin that stood near the
river bank.
''Thar's the cabin whar Gineral
George Rogers Clark used t. live
pore old critter!'
"He'S not dead, is he?"
"Him dead? Ye KANT kill him with
a ak. I seed him yistaday, over yam"
waving toward Louisville-"pore old
critter-driv the Britishers outen
these parts thirty year gone, an sets
thar crost the river withouten' a TO-
pence"
David heard him listlessly. His
goods had arrived and were piled in
the tavern lean-to; and as he turned
toward the shack to see that they
were in readiness for the homeward
! journey in the morning, he heard his
name called by girls voice.
He wheeled and saw Lydia Gran
mer. The girl broke into a laugh at
the expression Of utter surprise.
"You here. Lydia" he cried in
amazement. did you come here from
Corydon? Where's your fatherY'
"Why, yes, we've been here for
weeks. Fathers gone to see some
friends at Fort Steuben tonight, but
he'll be back soon."
So this was where Cranmer had
gone, after that night In the smithy
at Corydon. David saw in a flash
that upon himself alone must depend
Cranmer's capture. Hiding his ex-
citement, he pretended to listen to
Lydia with eager pleasure.
She ran on in naive delight at see
ing David once more. They were iv-
ing in the cabin nearest the inn, she
said; and she begged David to como
and talk with her till her father re-
turned. 1t was late when they heard
Cranmer's voice lifted in a roaring
ballad and distinguished his portly
form moving uncertainty down the
path that led to the cabin.
David felt himself grow hot with
repugnance as the man drew nearer.
He had not seen him since that night
when he had watched the three con-
spirators in the smithy.
Cranmer's heavy steps drew near
err; he started in surprise when he
came on the two figures in the dark
ness and there was a note Of relief
in his laughter when he heard David
speak.
"Why, it's young Laurence! Sweet
hearting out here in the dark, you
rogues? Well, when your mother
was your age, Lydia :"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
CHAPTER Viii.
Fear,

Fear.
David went back to his dress-stuffs
by day and his law books by night
with a heavy heart. The days dragged
by as slowly as they pass the beds Of
the sick, feverishly hot, inexplicably
hostile; till at las. he welcomed the
necessity Of a journey to replenish
his stock of goods. Colonel Posey
had once more postponed his return
to Corydon and had asked David to
buy whatever was needed TO carry
on the business. His supplies were
to be ferried across the river from
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

he said abruptly, "and has provided
for the enlistment of fifty thousand
volunteers in addition"
She let her hands fall to her lap.
"Does that mean war is sure"
"Not yet. But they talk of it freely.
England will yield to none Of our re-
quests"
She smiled proudly to herself at his
use of the word "our." He went on
with his news:
"Mr. Clay wants a stronger navy.
Curious isn't it?- that Kentucky
should be in harmony with the sea-
board states in this"
"Yes-they called US the wild men
on the Ohio last winter"
He smiled at her flash of resent
ment. care you still as eager for
war as you were onceT
Toinette shuddered. It was unnec-
essarx 20 reply to the thrust,
David went Gu evenly:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

standing on a bench and reaching
very far and working very hard. All
this he did, and then, just before go
ing into the house he thought he
would show his money to his oxen;
and so he held it out triumphantly on
his open palm and said, Good Star,
see what you have helped me earn!"
But Star misunderstood. He was
used to haying the family feed him
Jumps of sugar, and he thought this
was sugar, too. Quick as a fash. out
came his tongue mad licked up the
lovely coin A more surprised or a
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
731e
Old Shop
*
yy"
JAMES SCOLLARD


Peter Lessard sat down YEARLY be-
side Clarice, his wife. "Yes, it's what
we expected" he said. "I've got a
weeks notice. And that's called a con-
cession. They generally don't give no.
tice at ALL"
Clarice looked round the dingy fiat
and smOthered sigh. Their four years
of married life had begun so happily.
and threatened to end-nowhere.
Peter had dropped from a position
on a literary staff, at fifty dollars a
week, to a job as a semi-skilled work
man, at twenty-five. And their needs
and tastes were those of the sixty-dOl-
lar people.
II can't blame Cough & Co.," said
Peter. "The day of the unapprenticed
man has gone. I'm about the only man
in the shop who knows the trade from
it's foundations; but 1 wasn't appren-
And Cough & Co. are going to employ
only union labor. That's all, except
that they're the last of the big firms
to follow the lead. I'll have to hunt
day jobs in the foundries now"
you shan't!" cried Clarice, fiinging
her arms about her husbands neck.
"Peter, dear, last night dreamed that
you were all back at the old place,
working as you used to do. It's good
sign, dear"
Peter laughed mirthlessly. mo
chance of that" he answered. "They
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

hauled wood into the neighbor's barn.
Then. when the job was done, Mr..
Brown gave him a bright silver COIN
a fourpence-halfpenny-and q prouder
little boy you never saw. Do you
know how much money that was? It
is an old-fashioned coin long out OF
circulation, and worth about six and
q quarter cents.
With the money In his pocket John
drove his team home rejoicing. He
felt that he was almost a man and
well started on the road to wealth. He
could unyoke the oxen himself BY
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

Louisville to GAINESVILLE; and setting
off at dawn one morning, he staode all
day long through the silent woods.
The sun was going down when he left
the road, painted to the top of the
Silver hills and flung himself down on
the ground. Away to the south
stretched the broad and majestic cur
rent Of the Ohio till it passed out Of
sight among the blue hills of Ken
lucky; below him, in the frightening
shadows of the evening, rose the slen-
der columns of smoke from the cabin
chimneys of Clarksvilie, a cluster Of
dozen or so log farmhouses. Be-
yond, across the rushing waters Of
the Falls, he could distinguish the
roofs Of Louisville, bright In the sun
set light
He looked his fill upon the broad
expanse of the great river-the Beau
tiful river, as the Indians called it
its hurrying, tumultuous waters, the
fatboat ferry, slowly crawling across,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

have my address. They'd have written
If there were any chance Of starting
up again.
Go down, dear, and see If there's
kny chance of their resuming."
Peter laughed mirthlessly. II guess
the little old place changed hands long
ago." he answered.
Clarice sighed. That was just like
Peter, waiting upon events. lie never
did have initiative.
At twenty-five Peter had entered the
employment of the Babbitt Electrical
company. 1t was a small concern and
being crowded out by more prosperous
rivals. However, Babbitt had an idea,
and he had put all his resources into
it.
There was a certain process for
cheapening carbons, on which a dozen
men had been working independently
for years. 1t was a highly technical
affair and Rabbit had a score of trust
the scheme. But the hitch was soon
found. In order to bring it to perfec-
ton it was necessary to study all the
metallurgicai writings of the modern
German scientists.
Now, German scientists are the only
men who pursue the minutiae of chem
ical investigations for their theoretical
advantages. Perhaps ten men had de-
scribed the process, without reference
to it's practical application. Scattered
through German literature, Babbitt
knew for certain, were descriptions of
the new carbon process. These had to
be translated, brought together, ana
lyzed and reapplied. Peter had had a
German mother. He knew the Ian
guage. He had some literary gift and
a good education. And for year afte-:
year he had pored over these books,
translating, piecing together, until the
secret was within Rabbits grasp.
Then Rabbits money gave out and
the whole thing was abandoned. Bah
bitt had only one comfort. Nobody
else was likely to hit on the solution.
Nobody else had attacked the problem
from the same angle, and without this
careful spadework success was impos-
sible.
And Peter, who might have taken his
gleanings to any Of the dozen COM
petitors Of Babbitt, and made a for
tune, was either too stupid or too hon.
est, or probably both.
Next day he found q letter from
Cough & Co.. dropping him and inclos-
ing a weeks wages. He started out to
hunt for a Job. He hunted four days.
Everywhere It was the same story.
Only union men were wanted.
Peter tramped the city from end to
end. Work seemed impossible to at
tain. 1t was on the fifth day that he
suddenly realized he had come within
block Of Rabbits old place. Curl
ously, he strolled toward 1t.
He had heard that it had changed
hands; yet now, to his surprise, he saw
brand new sign, "Babbitt & Co." over
the dingy old doorway, and, stepping
forward to look, he was surprised to
see that the foundry was running
agaiG. just as it used to do.
The wild hope came to him that
there might be a job there after all.
1t was not likely any of the old staff
remained; but Peter had to get some
thing; if they wanted only union men
he would go as night Waterman or por-
ter--anything. He walked up the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

down in Maine. One day neighbor
came to ask Mr.. Smith whether he
would take his oxen and help him
haul some wood. It happened that
Johns father was away from home,
and John offered to drive the oxen in
his fathers stead.
Now John was little boy, nine or
ten years old; so little. In fact. that
he could not reach to yoke up the
oxen himself. So the neighbor put
on the great yoke, and John gayly
drove the oxen down the road. All
the morning he worked sturdily and
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04

more broken-hearted little boy than
John never lived. Indeed, he says
that he has not yet got over the dis,
appointment-and It was sixty years
ago that 1t happened.
Since that time he has handled vast
sums Of money, but nothing has ever
looked so big and so glorious to him
as that fourpence-halfpenny. And no
loss that he has ever suffered in the
world of finance has ever been to him
such a crushing disappointment as
the sudden loss Of that dazzling coin
Youths Companion.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
LINGERs IN HIS MEMORY
Successful Business Man Unable to
Forget Loss of First Money He
Earned.

A successful banker Of New York
tells the following story OF his nrst
experience at earning money; how he
earned what then seemed like half a
fortune; and how he lost 1t much
quicker than he had earned 1t.
John Smith, as we win call him.
was little shaver living on q farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1917-01-04
CHAPTER VII.
The Course OF True Love.

The Course OF True Love-
Corydon lay baking under the sun
Of August. Along the parched ground
the waves of heat, the "lazy Law
rences," danced maddeningly. Toi-
nette was rejoicing in the arrival OF
great box from New Orleans-sent
by flatboat to Louisville, hauled
thence on a clumsy oak-runner sledge.
jolted slowly over the rutty road, by
the patient oxen. Toinette cried out