davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
Ramsay Explains.

"a very pretty theory interrupt
ed Abner. But what OF the key?'
Very simple retorted RAMSAY.
The Hidden Hand saw It on the
inside. He unlocked the door, threw
the key out into the hall. then lock
ed the door again with a skeleton
KEY"
Scarley smiled. And Fiat, dead,
rang the bell, ! suppose" he in
sisted.
Ramsay picked MP the hour glass.
You'll notice that the bottom is
Broken out Of it, he observed.
The Hidden Hand did that next,
swapping of, the empty half. He
must have placed the other half
fun OF sand on she top shelf, care
fully balancing IL so that the sand
would driBble down over hhe edge
Of the shelf and fall.
Then he took this book" con-
tfuued Ramsay, picking M the
book which was ling or the aCOr.
He must have balanced the book
ser e~curs'|y pr ih" edge II TIE
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
Do You Know That

eiated with magnssia. soda GAd
lime in varying proportion. Thus
there are potash mica. consisting Of
silica. alumina and potash: and
inagnes.a mica, Ia which the
alumiua IL partially replaced By
maEnesia. pasSinE-Es the propoP-
ton OF msEnesis increases-into
soft tale, which IS chiefly composed
OF silica and masuesia.
King Gustav. OF Sweden, is ons e
the best tennis players In Europe.
one room TN the royal palace q
Stockholm is devoted 20 his tre-
phies a. such. many Of them wen
against all Corners. and the court
which lie has constructed inthe most
saIubriOus neighborhood of the cap-
ital Is the most perfect covered one
In Europe.
Hawking Is a favorIts pAstins b
Persia Every great parsonage has
his faIconer and faIconry - evsrY
"squireen' his partridge hawks and
hounds.
At a depth Of two thousand faith
oms under the sea the pressure Of
water is two tons to the square
inch. snd the temperature Is only
just above freezing point.
There are 100 colleges in China
devoted 10 the study OF scientiAs
agriculture.
About 1861 the first steam launch
appeared on the Upper Thames
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
Advice to the LOvelOrn
By BEATRICE FAIRFAX

give more attention 10 other PEG
pie and give them the preference.
particularly my aunt. When he
brings these acts TO my Rtten-
ton il usually starts an srGU-
meut, and although | am usually
wrong in doing these things IL
Is not done Intentionally. and
when / tell him this he says /
ought to be able to control my
actions and thoughts. believe
the trouble with him Is that he
is too sensitive about such mat
tiers.
Don't YOU think lie Is a little
too anxious 10 pick my errors up
go quickly: TROUBLED.
IF THE young man scolds you for
InconsequsntiaI little things now,
fear when you are married lie
may I've great deal more OF q
scold. Insist that he look at his
conduct from your side. Suppose
you found fault with some trivial
action of his-probabiy he would
call It "naSglng." What does ne
call It now? lie ought to break
himself OF this hsppiness-destroy
lag habit.
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
The Hidden Hand
A STORY OF COMPELLING INTEREST.

lower shelf. It was rather . neat
idea, I think. and one worthy OF
that criminal genius.
with the book accurately ball
sGced on the shelf below, and the
sand from the other half of the
hour glass pouring down on il in
a tiny stream, don't you see what
was bound to happen. since the bell
was just below the balanced book.
He could then go away-have time
for any plan that might be in his
mind--befOre the bell was rung, APP
parently by Flat. oh, it was cleyeri
Just watch"
Quickly, for the benefit Of the
SIM scOrnfully doubling Scarley
and Abncr. Ramsay picked up the
hour glass. as Doris looked eagerly
Oh the carpet and desk at the scat
tered grains Of sand. Impatiently
Ramsay seized a piece OF paper and
scOopcd UP enough of the sand from
the carpet.
Must l repeat It for yoU?" he
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
The Gulf Stream.

II has been estimated that the
total amount Of warmth diffused
by the Gulf Stream would cause \
river Of metal as large as the Mis-
sissippi 10 flow, or would raise
from a constant winter to a constant
sun,ncT temperature the whole OF the
air that rests upon the British Isles
and France. The fOEs to which
England is So subject are IN a grea,
mort owing to il. and through %
The western coast Of Ireland enjOys
a temperature two degrees higher
Than that OF the cas-
The Washington times., 1918-01-03

1t has been estimated that a gem
tIe wind travels about I'VE miles
ner hour. high wind about thirty
70 forty-fye miles per hour, and .
great hurricane eighty to ons hum
dred miles rer hour. The velocity OF
the earth on its own axis exceeds, q
Is believed, one thousand miles an
hour. The velocity Of the earth
around the sun is calculated to bs
Sixty-sIx Thousand miles Der hour,
and tho velocity of the moon 20 rs
two Thousand two hundred snd
seveuty-three miles per hour
Lightning is OF three k,ads-zlg-
zar. and sharply defined at the
edges. in sheets OF light. IlIuminat-
ing a whole cloud. which seems 10
orsr and reveal the light within Il:
ami in the form Of dre-ha!Is. Tbs
duration Of the hrst two kinds
scarcely continues the huudrsdth
part OF second: hut the Slobuiar
lightning moves much more SLOWLY,
remaining visible for several sec
OEds.
Insects recognize each other by
smell Among the bees each dis
tiuctIve cIass OF workers the
guard. the tanner. the pollen car
ricr. the waNmak"F. the architect,
etc--haS its u'VTr distinctive Odor.
And besides this each bee has its
own separate hive odorf which is
IT'S passport into its own particular
home
Mi. So uaraed from its being
divided into IA. .rn,u-, scales. CON
s.sts OF s!lica and a!umina. assO-
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
EPISODE Z.
"The Fire Trap
Copyright. 1917. by Star Company.

Copyright, lSlt. py SLAf Nou'pNby.
~ AMsAY glanced at the hour
X glass. The bottom was out
~ of # and on the desk and
floor were the sands from the
glass.
Slowly he began recoRstructing
with his keen analytical mind, what
Il was that had taken place.
somewhat more than an hour
ago." began Pa: say. Flat must
have entered and locked the door.
He sat at this desk. How lie got
the locket I do not know, but he
mus. hsye had both that and the
pacSe. to discover the secret. He
Inserted the loClSct in the side o. the
packet. opened it and took out tho
hsndpsints-
The Hidden Hand saw him DO H..
Perhaps Flat heard him-he must
rsve doue so, for otherwise Fiat
would uot have been writing Be
des. there is something else, ] sus-
psct. that Flat did besides replac-
irg the handprint in the packet and
closing it
If il was an hour ago. how could
he have rUnE just now :: demanded
ScarIey disdainfully.
Doris glanced al Ramsa yineager
admiration. Slowly the Young Sc
c-et Service man continued to re-
construct the case.
While Flat was writing hast
ened Ramsay. tho Hidden Hand
appeared at the window and crept
in. Flat heard him and started to
his feet, but before he could move
from the desk the Hidden Hand shot
at him the poisoned gas. Flat top
pied and fell as we found him. The
marks on the window sill show how
the Hidden Hand entered. Then the
Hidden Hand IN triumph seized the
locket and the packet
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
He Is Much at Fault.
nr.R Mics FAIRFAX

~ am twenty-five. considered
attractive and recently engaged
"a a very nice chap who does
everything TO make me happy
except
lie is constantly asking me to
siou doing aud saying things.
and he claims that ms often as he
asks aE often repeat doing ;he
same things that he wishes me to
stop lie also says l seem "
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
By Arthur B. Reeve,

mystery stories, which appear e1-
elHGiFeIy in COSmoPOlitsa MREaElne.
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
This Day in History.

THIS the anniversary of the impeachment of Charles
of England by the English Parliament in 1912 Charles
who chung TO belief in the divine right of kings
finally condemned TO death and beheaded in 1649 in
spite of the pleadings of European monarchs
The Washington times., 1918-01-03
The Friendly Banana.

NATURE to have intended the banana TO play an
important part in diets for besides being nutritious
it is universally liked always in all meat
lent for the lunchbox good when cooked uncooked
and always wholesome
The Washington times., 1918-01-03

Mi. -" uaH"d from its being
di,idcd into ~. l-n,u-, scales. CON
s.sts OF s!lica and a!umina. assO-
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20
wlLLIAMsvILLE
(Near selbyville)


The influenza has been very bad the
past week but is better now and the
school is open again.
Holly wreath making is quite an in
dustry in this section, some families
making as much as s2Oo for the season,
with the prices running as high as 20
cents each. hut the standard price now
is about 10 cents each.
Otis J. Williams has erected a new
store house adjoining his old one which
he is now occupying and is ready for
business.
Tilghman Johnson spent the latter part
Of the week in Wilmington, attending the
Great Council Of the I. o. r. NJ.
Peter S. Goodwin has moved to Sails
bury, where he has accepted a position.
Miss Edna Hudson recently gave a
birthday party.
n s. Lynch recently killed a porker
which weighed 41S pounds
James Tyre and family visited Fred
MCGEE and family on Sunday.
Wheat and fall sowing OF grass is look
ing fine around this section. The acreage
is much larger than in former years, ow-
ing to the high prices.
Thomas Gray spent Sunday with his
parents. He win return to Camp Meade
Monday,
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20
GREENWOOD

The First Church Of the Brethren was
dedicated last sunday although the
weather was very bad.
Many people are moving 10 their new
homes for the coming year
Miss Willie Morris has been critically
III for the past four OF five weeks Her
sister Mary. is also sick, but at this
writing is improving
Mrs. Jesse Spence is seriously IN with
double pneumonia. which followed an att
attack Of the influenza. Three of her
children are also i'll with the influenza
Oscar Draper spent the weekend in
Wilmington
The Civic Club held their meeting last
saturday evening
Mrs. Iona Murphy is quite i'll at this
writing, suffering from an attack Of the
influenza.
Horace Pearce and Horace Wiley have
returned home after being at work in
the city for a short time
Dorothy Johnson has returned home
again after being mt work i'm the city for
J short time.
\ Harry Watson and wife have both just
from the Salisbury Hospital Mr.
Watson had his arm broken about three
months ago and it never healed. so it
had to be operated upon Mrs Watson
was taken suddenly i'll with appendicitis
and was operated on the day following
Mr. Watson's operation They are slowly
improving and have been visiting at the
home Of Harry Rogers.
Charles Thompson and Miss Anna May
Laughery Of near town were quietly mar
,ied last Saturday night.
Mrs. Charles Cox, who fell about five
weeks ago is slowly recovering but is
not able TO walk yet.
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20
FRANKFORT.

! Nrs. Matte Walter and son, John, are
| Philadelphia visitors this week.
/ has been decided TO have as little
vacation as possible during the holidays
in cur school Therefore, the school will
close the Monday before Christmas and
reopen the following Monday.
on account Of illness of the pastor, Rev.
Henry r. Gebhard there viii be no
preaching in the Presby yterian Church this
Sunday. but he will preach his farewell
sermon December 29, as he has resigned
20 return to his home at Red Lion, Pa.
His resignation is caused by illness in
his family He has been here one year
and has been very successful in his church
work. He has also made hosts Of friends
in this community, all of whom regret his
departure Besides his other duties he
was Intensely patriotic and was a leader
ia the various war work activities.
Mrs Mary Huxford. who has been
spending some time in Philadelphia, has
reopened her home her and will stay un-
ill sometime in the winter. During the
holidays She viii entertain her son. Lieut..
Harry y. HuXford. and bride, also her
son-iu-law, Norman c. Gum. and wife.
The town authorities have had the
streets repaired and put in good eondi-
tion. Several car loads Of shells were
used. The work was efficiently looked
after 10y William H. Trultt.
Lieut.. George Hudson and wife. who
have been visiting relatives here, have re-
turned to their home in Norfolk Va
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Il. Lockwood, Jr !
Of Philadelphia. are visiting relatives in I!
this community
William Truitt is closing Out his stock /
of general merchandise at the corner Of /
Knox and Thatcher streets and will re-
turn to his carpentry work.
Fidelity Lodge of odd Fellows gave an /
oyster treat to their members and few /
friends last Saturday evening.
The parents, friends and relatives Of (
,ur soldier boys We're made glad recently /
oy receiving letters from the soldiers
A. far AS can be learned all who have
gone from this neighborhood have been
leard from.
Mr and Mrs Everett Long are receiy-
rag congratulations on the birth Of fine
on.
George a. Furman has been confined
% his home for a few days on account Of
s.ish, illness.
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20
DELAWARE BOYS AND GIRLS
DOING WORK EARN PRIZES
Practical Work Being Done by Boys and
Girls Through Club Organizations
Names Of Prize Winners.

The annual Corn Sho-. which was held
at smyrna December 9Th and 9TH was
very interesting TO those who attended.
The exhibits for prizes embraced ten ears
from one crop BY any one individual and
the individual contest was as follows:
For judging three 10-ear samples Of
yellow corn and three lO-ear samples Of
white corn the prizes We're awarded as
follows: lsi. Ably Benioff, Viola. s.: End.
Rober, Wason, Pennington, 5; 3rd, J.
Earl Pryor. Clayton, 81: 5th, Wallace
Cook Newark. 81.
The next judging was the Corn Club
Exhibit G0ear exhibi0. The prizes were
awarded as follows: LIST. Wallace Cook.
Newark. s.: 2nd. Paul Skewis Milford,
81: 3rd. James Ashton. Hartly, 50; 4th.
Stanley Short. smyrna. 81; 5th. Lester
Layer. Hartly, 81.
Five moving picture reels on club work
in me a. S were shown at the Opera
House in the evening.
Milford chronicle., 1918-12-20
DON'T NEGLECT A =
! RHEUMATIC PAIN
Go after it with SIoan's
Linimene before it gets
DANGEROUS

Apply a ltLle, don't rs5, let it ssns.
Irats, and--good-by twingel Same for
external aches, pains, strains, stiffness
Of joints or muscles, lameness, bruises
Instant relief without mussiness or
soiled clothing. Reliable-the biggest
selling liniment year after year. Eco
nomical by reason of enormous sales,
Keep a big bottle ready at all times.
Ask your druggist for Sloan's Liniment-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
TAKING BIGGER VIEW OF LIFE
Crisis in Worlds Affairs Has Led to
People Giving Less Consideration
to Little Things.

Nothing is more important than talk
ing the big view Of life, especially Mt
the present time, which Is Il crisis in
the worlds history. Men and women
have been too Sc]lf-ccntcrcd to be of
much use or service to anyone even
to themselves. but now, If at no other
time, there must be Il settlement Of
his stage Of affairs.
~Sclf-ccntcrcd folk merely consider
small events, and the natural n%frronts
they take at petty things which are
OF no moment whatever, cause Il loss
OF big opportunities in the consld.
Grafton Of these affairs, which are so
trivial that they are not worthy a mo-
mcnt'S notice.
The woman who has spent 50 much
time considering what other folks say,
and what the worlds opinion means in
every passing event OF her life, has
begun to feel that after all "thcy say
does not count for much, ana il is what
she is really doing that amounts to
anything. If She has any worth whit
ever, She will mako up for lost time by
conserving The strength wasted in anSl-
city over silly hcarSay ana concentrates
her efforts To accomplish dccds OF
value ana good service.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23

AMERICAN TROOPS ARE BRlGAD.
ED WITH BRITISH ON THIS
MOST IMPORTANT SECTOR.
BETWEEN HUN AND THE PORTS
less Than Two Months Required to
Get Them Across and Into
Position.

American troops are awaiting the
time when they will be thrown into
battle on an entirely new part Of thte
battlefield in France. The announce.
men that the Stars and Stripes are
waving with the British Union Jack
and the French Tri-Color on this bat.
tlefield and that the Americans were
completing their training in the area
occupied by the troops which are
blocking the path of the Germans to
the channel ports" which may indicate
that somewhere along tie line from
Merville to Ypres is the point where
General ~Pershing's men will once
more strike the Germans.
This is the fifth section Of the front
where Americans have been located.
The others are east Of Luncville,
northwest Of Toul, north Of st. Mihiel
and on the heights Of the Meuse, and
in the Montdidier secto' Of the Pic
ardy battle area.
How many Americans are behind
the British front, when they arrived
II the part Of the United States
from which they came. are as yet un-
known. 1t is probable that they are
not to be used as a separate unit but
will be brigadcd with the British in
meeting the next stroke OF the Ger
mans in the northern battlefield.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
!, G NEGRO S0In'En Y7l.
Jones Layton, Drafted from Rion,
South Carolina, Commits Oou.
BILE Murder at Camp Upton.

Special from New York. = James
Layton, u negro soldier in training at
Camp UPTON, was locked in the Tombs
charged with the murder Of Private
Michael Maloney and Mrs. J.. Harrity
Of Brooklyn at tho cantonmcnt on
May s. The police say Layton has
confessed he killed Maloney when he
came to the rescue Of Mrs. Harrity,
whom the negro had attacked and
then shot the woman to seal her lips,
Layton, who is 90 years old, was
drafted from Rion, s. G..
Layton will be held here until feel
ing at Camp Upton, which the author
tiles rear mighth result in an at.
tempt at lynching. has subsidized. He
will be tried by courtmartial,
Layton told the police, they declar.
ed, hat he escaped after the double
murder by hiding in bushes and later
appearing on a camp highway with his
rifle over his shoulder. He was as.
signed by officers to stand guard over
the bodies Of his victims.
Layton declared Maloney, who had
left Mrs. Harrity fora few minutes
during a walk with her about tho
camp. ran back when he heard her
screams and placed his hand ON his
,eVolver.' The negro told his %inquisi.
tors he hot lin self-defcnse." they
asserted.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
Unknown Man Killed.

Columbia.-An unknown white man
OF about % years Of age was found
dead near the main track Of the
Southern Railway with a 39-caliber
pistol bullet throuh the brain, enter.
ing the left temple and coming out
just above the right. The body was
found by the engineer and fireman of
q train coming into the city, lying
near the track and the police were
Immediately notified. Investigation so
far has failed to reveal the identity
Of the body, as absolutely no mark Of
Identification was found.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS

Experiments in the department Of
agriculture have shown that cottage
cheese is equal in food value to meat.
The department believes hal its use
should be extended and encouraged
wherever possible in order to put to
food use the great quantities Of skim
milk now either fed to animals or
wasted, and also t o provide a cheap
and palatable substitute for meat.
j. l.. Lilies Of Orangeburg has an.
nounced his candidacy for lieut., nant
governor.
w. p. Beard, former editor OF the
Greenwood Scimitar. has entered upon
his one-year sentence in the Federal
prison In Atlanta, being convicted OF
dislOyal u~tterances.
Harold j.. Reyes, private. stationed
at Camp Sewer, G%rcenville. was given
a 25.ycar sentence in the Federal pen
i~tetiary at Leavenworth, Kansas, for
deScrtiOn.
The city council Of Woodruff has
recently purchased a fire truck and
With the volunteer fire brigade which
has been organized is expected to
'endcr valuao ole service should Wood.
If have a serious connagraticn.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
Three Kinds Of Field ARTILLERY.

Camp Jackson, Columbia.--About
"a French 75's and approximately the
same lumber Of British guns have ar
lived at camp, and will be placed In
the hands Of artillerymen as early as
possible. This makes three kinds OF
field artillery at camp, American.
British and French, all of which are
proving their worth on the battle
front. The several kinds are being
placed in the hands of the men in
training so that when they arrive in
France they will be familiar with any
type that may be given them.
Several Of the field pieces show evi.
dences Of having bcen in the hands or
the camouflaging squad, especially the
British. Numbers of the French guns
have also beer treated for invisibility
but it apparently was some time ago,
y the delusive paint is wearing
Oft in spots. Each Of the pieces has
ccmt fully equipped and the array of
armament on the drill ground to the
north Of headquarters looks extreme
ly busineSslikc. Officers in command
state that eventually enough arma
rGant will be broughth here to trair
an entire brigade at II time.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
FrightfuI Wreck at Camp jackson.

Camp Jackson, Columbia.-As tie
result Of a light railway car plu.g;Lp
from the trcstle owe Wild Cat Creek
at Camp jackson ninn soldier; were
killed and % more minced. some Of
V nom may die later. III, sollirps
wore members OF the Three Hundred
and Twenty-first Infantry and had
Just entarained for transportation to
Camp Sewer. Practically a, OF the
dead were in the light woo,icl. .oach
which was completely crashed by The
force of the fall. The wounded are
being cared for at the base hospital at
Camp Jackson by the medical corps Of
the military post.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
Stand by Wilson.

Rock Hill.-With the election OF Of
flcers. the selection OF Chester as the
next place Of meeting and the adop.
ton OF resolutions indrrsins tho work
Of President Wilson and members Of
his cabinet in prosecution OF the war,
the South Carolina division. Travellers
Protective Association, came to an
end here The session was declared
to have been one OF the best held in
years and the reports submitted by
the officers for the year were most en-.
c%ouraging.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
AT NEW YORK TO OPEN
BIG RED CROSS DRIVE

New York.-Presidcnt Wilson came
to New York to review the great Red
Cross parade II to open the Red
Cross drive for a 500, 900, 900 war
fund. He was met at the station by
Colonel and Mrs. Edward NJ. House
at whose home he and Mrs. Wilson
dined before going to Il thcatcr
Although the time OF the PrcSi-
dents arrival was u"nannounccd. thou.
sands Of persons at the station and on
the street leading to the hotel at
which he stopped recognized him and
chccrcd as he passed. Later in the
day crowds hOmcward bound from the
downtown district ave him an ova-
ton when with Colonel IIou'" and
Mrs. Wilson he went 70 IA 15.minute
ride through the city.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-23
Beard Bold Bad Bow.

Greenville.-A federal warrant was
ssued for the arrest of w. P. Beard,
former editor of the Abbeville Scimi-
tar, charged with making disloyal ut
terances against the government, thus
~hindering the prosecution Of the war.
Beard was convicted on a similar
charge last November and sentenced
to one year in the federal peniten-
tiary at Atlanta. This case was APP
pealed and Beard is now out on bond.