davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

fairly correct meaning for a word
fun credit should be given If the
word has several meanings 1t Is only
necessary to know one.
Nor need the definitions be of high
grade Here are some, which are
mostly low grade, but quite accept
able: =.
+. Orange-"An orange is TO eat
III is yellow and grows on a tree.
, Bonfre-"You btUn it out
doors you burn some leaves or
things" It's big fire"
3. Roar-"A lion roars." You
heller loud
A majority of average adults can
give G5 words, but only one-third OF
item can give 10 words--the test OF
tie superior adult-the supermaE
Ability to pass the test" says
Professor Terman, is relatively inde-
pendent of the number of years the
subject has attended school our busl-
ness men showing even a higher per
ccntage than high school pupils"
After the whole table of words has
been read, multiply the number o.
words known by 1S0 Ii johnny de-
fine 20 words correctly, he has
vocabulary of 20x1S0-3,600 words
Fifty correct definitions mean
vocabulary of 5000 words and so on
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
ENTIRE SUPPLY OF BEER FOR
GERMANS REPORTED SToPPEr

Zurich. Feb 2-The allgemeine lei
tung Fuar Brauerein general gazette
fer breweries), says that the supply
o. barley for German breweries will
b. stopped, thus bringing the whole
browning industry to standstll. Not
even beer for the army will be pro-
Guced, the periodical declares.
Tie measure is said by the pub
lication to be due to the exceedingly
b; d harvest of oats necessitating the
use of barley for fodder for the army
horses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
Dreadful Cough Cured.

A severe cold is often followed by
a rough cough for which Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy has proven espe-
cially valuable. Mrs, f. w. Olsen,
Marysyille, Mo, writes; About two
years ago my little boy Jean caught a
severe cold and cOughed dreadfully
for days ! tried a number of cough
medicines but nothing did him any
good until | gave him Chamberlains
Cough Remedy It relieved his cough
right away and before he had finished
taking one bottle he was cured ]
think it is just fine for children
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
TO INCREASE AMERICAS TRADE

Washington, Feb 2-Bneouraging
r"- orts of Ar ~icas chances for in
orca ing her snaIe of the worlds trade
are being brought to the department
Of commerce by special agents ana
commercial attaches after inyestiga
ton in South America the Oriont
Africa and Australia. Information
Of commercial peculiaritics and sug-
gestions for meeting the wishes of
foreign purchasers have been pre-
pared for the use of American bust
ncss men
Robert $ Barrett special agent OF
the bureau Of foregn and domestic
commerce reported today on his
study of the PAPER trade in South Am
er.ca. Ho visited every country of
that continent and listed the equip
ment and requirements of $500 news
papers and printing offices. He will
Undertake soon trip through this
country to confer with paper manu-
! factmers and exporters of how they
can enlarge their South American
/ business.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

From the many municipal buildings
In New York City some hundreds OF
tons OF ashes are dumped every day on
the site to be occupied by a new and
costly county coutr house Each
morning hundreds of men, women and
children from the nearby tenements
scrape over the ashes to pick the
humps of coal that slipped through
the furnace CRATES. Tons of coal are
thus carried off each Gay to warm
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
OIL LEASES AND PLATs

Oil leases and township plats f0
oil men, on sale at Leader office
Also assignments, affidayits OF DOS
session and affidavit of cash bonus
paid. All of the latest forms, and
coufol.m to oil leasing laws.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

DO you have periodic attacks of
headache accompanied by sickness of
the stomach or vomiting, a sallow skin
and dull eyes? If so, you can get
quick relief by taking Chamberlains
Tablets as directed for biliousness.
and You may be able to avoid these
attacks if you observe the directions
with each package.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
INCREASES IN LIVING
BOOSTS THE WAR BILL

Washington, Feb Increase in llv
ing costs have sent army and navy
subsistence bills soaring. The bur
eau of labor statistics today made
public a comparison Of prices paid
for feeding soldiers and sailors, show
ing that the army ration now costs
1926 cents daily or $12136 annually
while the navy costs 1881 cents daily
or $l599l annually, The daily army
ration was 2799 in 1916 and the an
nual ration $10217.
GUY WAR STAMPS" AND SAVE
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

but yot better let the wife read the
list off to you, instead of defining
tie list to Yourself You are apt to
think you know the meaning of a
word, but still not be able to define
IL
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

CHILDREN WANTED-Kind woman
used to children will be willing to
care for children for busy mothers by
the hour Phone 7S0.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

Here are the standards for differ
ent ages, as determined by the vocab-
ularies reached by 60 to 65 per cent
oe the subjects of various texts
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
FUNSTON SOLDIERS LOVE
MOTHER SCHUMANN- -HEINK
Noted Contralto Sings Before ALL
Kansas Regiment At Camp
Doniphan and Boys In
Khaki Applaud

Camp Funston, Feb 1.-The st Louis
symphony orchestra had just finish
ed playing the Oriental March The
applause of an audience of fully 5000
men and officers in olive-d drab and a
srinkling of civilians had just died
down in the great auditorium of the
Eccreation building of the 353rd all
Kansas regiment.
Suddenly, and without warning
announcement, large woman in
vlite coat abundantly trimmed with
far fairly breezed onto the stage 4
Smile lit up her face and she waved
her lacy handkerchief
"My Boys, Love You"
AS she gained the front of the stage
SHE threw out her arms and brought
tbem back in hugging fashion, and
the sweet voice of Mother Schu-
marn-H Heink called feelingly.
My boys-I love you every one. ~
The audience was on its feet. The
applause to the great concert singer
was genuine and deafening The boys
at Camp Funston love Mother
Schumann- Heink.
In her kindly, feeling way. the noted
contralto sang her inimitahe melo
dies And as she sang the sweet song
eff Danny Boy" her favorite tears
cWrsed down the cheeks and just
once there was little break in her
voice Yet always she held her kind
ly, motherly smile.
Not few big, husky soldiers
brushed away tears unbushngly.
Ehcored Time After Time.
Time after time the noted concert
singer was called back, and each time
she seemed T. please more than the
tune before In the last number, "Thc
Star Spangled Banner" tho clear,
rich notes of the woman who has sons
Oh both sides in the worlds great
conflict rang out strongly above the
eIGhty-piece orchestra. She's an AM
eIiean.
IN ordinary attraction would not
have brought out an audience such
as filled the all-Kansas hall this aft
ornoon and again tonight Madam
Schumann Heink's train was late and
SIZE arrived just in time for the last
Fart of the afternoon concert It
was bitterly cold, a stiff north wind
intensiryng the below zero tempcra
tu.es
Fig Orchestra Pleases.
The st Louis symphony orchestra
EcoYed a wonderfully entertaining at
traction at both concerts from the
time conductor Max Zach took his
baton and started America" until he
gave his stick a final tWirl to end up
The Star Spangled Banner" The
boys seemed pleased with Poet and
Peasant" still better pleased with
Guiana" and Meditation" and sat
spell bound through Marche Slave,
the Oriental March and several oth-
el numbers
Both Madam Schumann Heink and
the orchestra members gave their
services free and small admission
vas charged to help delray travelling
and incidental expenses. Obtaining
the attractions was a master stroke
by Col James II Reeves and Capt J c
| Masseck of the 353rd infantry, and a
| great advertisement of the "Go-G Get
Il ~ spirit Of tho all Kansas regiment
There will be two more concerts to
/ morrow
II was announced that the Boston
Grand Opera com. any would give
three performances IN the Kansa,
auditorium today and tomorrow.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02
AT CARRIER.

At CARRIER.
The Humphrey Petroleum company
No 9 on the Neil farm in section 10
29-2 west, which caused so much ex-
element Saturday last is still holding
up at the rate of 1000 barrels day.
/ No is making close to 800 barrels
daily. 1t was drilled in the sand last
August.
The Humphreys No ! O'Neil, in
sec ion 1922 west is drilling at 1880
feet, This company has many wells
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

Yale.
The Carter Oil company is rigged
III for its test in the southeast quar-
ter of the northwe It quarter of section
S-ll9-G, and the Twin State Oil COM
pany has a rig up for test in the
northwest quarter of the southeast
quarter of section 32-20-6, one mile
east of uay These locations are
very important and will make good
test for this territory.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

"HELP WIN THE WAR" BUY
SAVINGS STAMPS.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

7 Leonard, the sensational
ght champion of the world,
II assigned to Camp Upton, at
IL T. ], as boxing instructor
soldiers OF the national army,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-02-02

nearing the interesting stage and we
should have more news from THIS
vicinity.
Qray.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
29 H|NDUS AND HUNS GUILTY 0f REVOLUTION PLOT Will Be Sentenced Tuesday by United States
 Judge.

San Francisco, April 24.-Sentence will be pronounced next Tuesday by Federal Judge Wm. C. Van Fleet on 29 persons, Hindus, former German consular officers, business men and others who were found guilty by a jury early Today of conspiracy to vio- late the neutrality laws of the United States through plots to foment revo- lution against British rule in India.
 Thirty were on trial and the only verdict of mot guilty" was returned in the case of John F. Craig, head of the Craig Shipbuilding Yards, Long Beach, Cal.
 The German defendants were not entitled to bail, the court ruled and the following were ordered interned pending sentence:
 Franz Bopp, former German consul general at San Francisco; E. Il. von Schack. vice consul; Charles Tatten- dorf, "bodyguard' to William von Brncken, military attache of the Ger man consulate; Walter Sauerback, navigatin~ officer of the German gun boat Geier; Capt. Edward de lnat, commander of the steamer Holsatla, German merchantmen interned at Honolulu: Capt. Heinrich Elba, com mander of the steamer Ahlers, Ger man merchantmen intened at lilo: and Henry Kaufman, chancellor ot the German consulate.
 The bail of each Hindu defendant was fixed at $25,O00.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Humcrlng People Isn't Pleasant

"Humoring a man" sounds like $
 easaut and comfortable thing, but
 hen one links humosing with the position of who makes the money. it bes not seem very fiattering 10 the umorer or the humoree, says a writer
 the W0man's Home Companion |nd what lamentable sight is that i the humoree. what deep inequality implies and what an absence of any pal respect O. understanding between Ro people in whose lives humoring
 part of the daily routine! When De one to be bumored is a woman 1t pay mean that man has been forced pto the craven part of dcing anything pr the sake of peace. There are few |oncessions some men vii: not make 2 avoid a domestic storm. Some un prtunate men there are who even lve ur vital friendships, legitimate |orms Of recreation, and even their |wn individua.lties In this unworthy |ause.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

daughter, Barbara, have returned from seven weeks visit with relativ- es in Chicago.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Hand PIow Built From Bicycle.

A farmer in California had n" hand blow, so he proceeded to improvlse one. says the Popular Science Month ly. The body of the blow he made from an old bicycle frame. The bi- cycle handle-har was taken off, turned backward and set soiidly in the frame The wheel was taken from large gate valve, The p]owshare is attached to the frame by U-bclt.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
Patha to Happiness.

It is the most beautiful truth in moraln that we nave nc such thlng as distinct or divided interest from our race. In their welfare Is ours, ana by choosing the broadest paths to er' feet their happiness we choose the surest and the shortest to 0lr own.- Bulwer Lytton.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
WoVHN Connect aeas.

new project of American engi-
 eers Is g giant canal 25O miles long ' connect the Arctic ocean and the pa'''c sea- extending from Randall [sAa' on the White sea, to Tornea, [.ar 'ne swedish frontier on the Gulf
 alnland. The cost is estimated at |l5o.0oo.0Co. '1 "
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
The enlistments follow :.

J. P. Schneider, 51S West Fifth avenue, railroad rate clerk, Alex Frank, care Froug's, interpreters; A. Lorig, care Jefferson Hotel, band master; R. B. Lynch. Pine Bluff, rail road employee; c. l. Shell, Fine Bluff, clerk; Fred w. Hogenson, Fine Bluff, railroad clerk; Owen G. Goodman, Teague, Texas, accountant or clerk :;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

Owners of motor boats must re- port descriptions of their boats for taxation under the new revenue laws. according to Meyer SolmsoH, deputy internal revenue collector. with Of-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
10 SKILLED MEN
 ENLIST FOR DUTY

Ten skilled men in the draft age have answered the governments cali for voluntary enlistment fer special duties and have sent their names to Local Exemption Board No. ,. En' ]stments will be accepted until April
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

w. R. Mead. civil engineer E. E., Reynolds, civil engineer; Crawford Strickland, Brinkley, automobile mechanic.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

Dr. A. Goldenstein, pastor of the Congregation Anshe Emeth is in Lit tie Rock.
 MT. and Mrs. c. F. Campbell of New Gascony were in the city yester- day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
His Ambition.

ll De glad when I get big enough " wash my own facc," said little ov'''s' as his mother finished the cper- u,oh' Why so, dear?" she asked.
 oause then won't wash it." he re-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25
[lYFLfRS TAKE
 IT - ? THIRD STRAIGHT l FROM NASHVILLE
], 6 to 4 Game Played on Field at Camp
 Pike.

:..,o Rock, April 24.-Li!ttle |! Rock ROCK [ittsa [ittle NHrl, Nashville 6 to 4 in: the first st gated !aas@sociation game played at
 theT1ii pike today. The short fences mp rl,nonsible rlne for three home runs: [Ie Rock made clean eSl sweep s"ora. oA
 thfee-s""'N GOO 130 010-5 8 Z shVl1,e neoL O1O 100 211-6 IF Z Hrecl Ile H0 and O'Neil; Hardgrove' koo- |on and Brottem.
 Birmingham ' Q bbile
 !nairskk ,annieka and Smith; Cavett and lenan. t.
 Atlanta s11 | w ynch W'' and Picinich; Phillips and tchin.
 Memphis z ,9 a n Pr;est, er.a Fentress and Hargrave; yhmen and Higgins.
 AMERICAN LEAGUE.
 St. Louis-Chicago, rain. |,
 Detroit @ ,n | Erickson and Stanage; Bagley, ;mbeth and O'Neil. ) Philadelphia 9 1 1 |Gregg and McRvoy; Ruth and Az, Wv. ] New York l5 l fashington b 4 Russelk Love and Hanna; Ayres, baw and Ainsmith. NATIONAL LEAGUE.
 Boston 3 5 hiladelphia 5 U Hughes, Hearn and Wilson, Mayer Id Burns.  E Brooklyn 3 7 lew York 6 10 7 Coombs and Miller, Cheney; Bar ks Love, Demaree, McCarty and Rriden. { Chicago 2 6 1 ]. Louis o l 1 Vaughn and killifer; Meadows and pnzales.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-04-25

fees in the postoflice building. The name, measurements and value of the boat should be mailed to MT Solmson. MT. Solmson also advises persons giving dances and public en- tertainments or benefits to confer with him as to the proper amount Of war tax to be charged.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
STATE PRESS
Reduc Size
governor.

In beginning its 46th year the
Essex County Herald, published at
Island Pond in Essex county, an
nounces that it will go back to a
four-page paper rather than to raise
on its subscription price as some
other newspapers are doing. In the
case Of small country Newspaper
it is more easily possible to curtail
space than to increase the phce, and
the Essex county paper is in = posi-
ton 10 eliminate considerable
matter that is really not essential to
it. The Heard IS an interesting
paper and it deserves whoie-hearged
support from is field Of operation.
-Barre Daily Times.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16

Men In Australia Have Strange Ways
of Keeping Count of the
Days.

Each boundary rider on the i'm
mense sheep ranches Of Australia has
district to look after, and he has
to keep the wire fences in repair and
see that the sheep come to DO harm.
1t is hard, lonely life in which the
rider rarely sees another human be-
ing Many of the men have strange
ways of keeping count of the days.
One rider named Eagan tried sew
eral plans to keep count Of the days,
but always failed. At length he hit
on a novel and attractive method. He
made a big damper-the name the
Australians give to d cake of -four
and water with a seasoning of salt
on Sunday and marked it into seven
parts. Each section was a days al
loWuace, and the slices that remained
told him the number Of days that
must pass before Sunday came again.
For several weeks lhis method never
failed him. Unfortunately, one Tues
day he fell in with a fellow rider who
was very hungry. EGgan stinted him.
self in uruer that the ravenOus one
might be satisfied with that days sec
ton of the damper. But 1t was no
use. The host saw the knife cut the
boundary line and the hungry rider
carve into the almanac. He could
stand it no longer.
"Stop, now, stop" Ne yelled. as he
clutched the remain, of the damper
and glared at his visitor There" he
went on, you've eaten Tuesday and
you've eaten Wedn sday, and now you
want to slice the best Of the mornin'
off Thursday! Not if I can stop it,
sonny! won't be knowing the day
of the week ~
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
PRAYING PALM TREE DEAD
Used to PROSTATE Itself in the Evening
While Temple Bells
=. Rang.

The praying palm tree of Faridpur,
about which certain interesting facts
were published, is dead. 1t may be
remembered that this tree used to pros
trate itself in the evening while the
temple bells rang, calling the people
to prayer, and it erected its head in
the morning. This process was repeat
ed every day, to the bewilderment of
thousands of Hindus, who naturally
came to look upon it as the abode of
some "devata" (god). Hundreds Of
fered pujahs to the unknown "devata,"
which all went to fill the pockets of
the owner of the tree. Miraculous
cures were reported as a result of pu-
jah offerings.
The curious phenomenon attracted
the attention Of Sir j. C. Bose, who,
after much difficulty, obtained permis-
sion of the owner of the tree to inves-
tigate the matter. He devised special
instrumeQts-all of swadeshi manufac-
ture-and began to take records. He
found that the palm tree fell with the
rise of temperature and rose with its
fall. Records obtained with other
trees brought out the hitherto unsus-
pected fact that all trees were moving,
such movements being in response to
changes III their environment.
Sir J. G. Bose holds the opinion that
"the whole of the vegetable world, in
Guiding rigid trees perceive the
changes in their environment and re-
spond to them by Unmistakable signals.
They thrill under light and become de-
pressed by darkness; the warmth Of
summer and frost Of winter, drought
and rain, these and many other hap
penings leave subtle impression on
the life of the plant"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
Swiss Toy Barometer.

Familiar all over the world is the
Swiss toy barometer that gives notice
of storm or sunshine by the appear
ance of q little man or little woman
outside of a miniature house. If the
nrosnect be of fair weather, the wom-
an comes out; If of storm. the man.
Thes toy is really fairly reliable
of coursa extremely simple, the two
e. So sc+tng in response to the
twisting piece of catgut. (which con-
trocts in dry weather and expands
t1Sen there is moisture in the air, thus
t m the LITTLE platform on which
tbe maniKins stand.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16

Southern climate is no protection
against summer colds. Helen R.
Sauners, 626 End Av., w. Palm
Beach, Fla, writes: My severe
cold on the chest was relieved by
Foley's Honey and Tar compound"
This fine old family remedy can be
depended upon to relieve summer
colds, hay fever, asthma and Group.
John w. Thurston, Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16

The Vermont boys are taking an
important part in licking the Huns,
but this is not the first time the
Green Mountain Boys have stopped
their raids of pillage and murder
At the battle of Bennington, fought
141 years ago this month, they
hit them as they are being hit today.
The Anti-Saloon league should
amend its pleadings in some partic-
ulars. For instance: Its statement
that Vermont would be a "slacker
state" if it failed to accept the Shep-
pard amendment, shows that zeal
gets the best of judgment. Such
assertions are not arguments. Call
ing one a Stacker" never made a
patriot or won a vote. We are in
favor of nationwide prohibition but
we know that all the good people are
not found in the prohibition party.
The people of Island Pond were
glad to hear Congressman Greene at
the food conference last Tuesday.
If they had known Of his coming the
house would have been packed. He
gave some new ideas on the war sit
uatiou. His forceful, impressive
message told how completely our
members of Congress are given to
the great work of winning this war,
the seriousness Of the situation, the
ever present faith in the ultimate
outcome for victory and lasting
peace, asbroader vision of democracy
land the great part America would
take in shaping the future safety OF
sIi1dtaanitsE Vermont's delegtlon IN
gyess Is sure giving Loyal, pat
riotic service 10 the government ard
bringing honor to the state.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1918-08-16
Echoes From The Fourth.

The following is the editorial COM
ment of the ocal paper Jon the 4th
of July address Of Congressman
Porter H. Dale delivered i'll that
city:
At the meeting of the executive
committee that had in charge the
Fourth of July celebration, last week
the sentiment was universally eX-
pressed that the great success of
the parade was due to W. S. Rogers,
more than to any other person and
a suitable vote of thanks was passed
to Rogers.
The SPLENDID work of the food
committee" was especially commend
ed and a warm vote Of thanks was
given Mrs. F. A. Stoddard and all
her associates. The transportation
committee were also remembered.
We feel that the very deep
gratitude of this entire community
is due Congressman GIynn in secur-
ing for us such an orator as Con-
gresham Dale of Vermont. The
latter, a Connecticut man by ances-
try, has a wonderful knowledge of
the Constitution State" and paid
a splendid and discerning tribute to
the men of this town and county
who were so instrumental in shap-
ing the destinies of the Green
Mountain State.
-'C Congressman G,1ss. Dale is full of good,
,oJ hood. a patriot to his finger
, ti,. and the message he gave on the
ttnnr ~ was full of inspiration. The
foot that he spent some time over !