davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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er Lassen Peak itself. is about ten
miles from the Peak. IT Is estimated
that this cone is probably two hun
dred years olds the result OF several
eruptions and 1t stands with its small
crater In lava field. 1t Is about
seven hundred feet high with crater
two hundred and fifty fee. deep The
story Is told that the Indians say that
about three or more THOUSAND years
ago the heavens were black with
smoke, forests burned to the ground
and general havoc prevailed until q
blood red sun appeared In tbs sky to
put an end to the eruption OF vol
cano.
The Hawaiian Park
Turning to our other Volcano Ma
tional Park we nnd in the Hawai-,
National Park an. unrivaled exhibit
consisting of two active and one Sleep
Ing volcano, Probably they are the
most unique In the Geld OF science.
At any rate though they are two hun.
dred and Atty miles from Honolulu
and twenty-cne hundred miles from
San Francisco. every year the number
OF s'ghtseers increases. Kiiauea Is or
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ated in the Sacramento Valley at the
southern end OF the Cascade Range
Lassen stands between The Sierra Ne
vada and the klamath Mountains.
Long before Government recogn.-
ton OF Lassen Peak. the Geological,
survey had been watching Its activi-
ties. and II was partly due 10 this
that I. was decided 10 set aside This
area with its volcano forest, streams
stocked with FISH, hot springs and mud
lakes. Little by little auto parties
while touring the parks Of the Pacific
Coasf have been attracted 10 the vol
cano area, and II will be only short
time before Lasser Peak vii! become
az well known as Mt. Rainier and
AT. Shasta In fact. Il. IL the real
center of an area on me Pacific Coast
which is glrdied for most OF its leng, n
by mountains and volcanoes
J. y. Diiier. Geologist. has been
watching this peak for thirty odd
years. He finds that with every erup-
ton the crater enIarges and II is now
estimated 20 be four hundred feet
long and one hundred feet Wide with
a depth 81 one hundred feet. This il
quite change from the early elgh-
ties when geoiogists discovered no
heat on the summit The first erup-
ton brought heat and the crater and
since then there have occurred dis
furbances on several occasions all OF
which have been noted In detail by
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

Ihs mask Of the sun god H.. OF
cour3s . huge aaais: likevtse- that Of

Tbs mask Of the sun rod IT, OF
courss . huge aaIair; likewise that Of
the moon god. who u . eonspicoous
nSurs In the ceremonial. But most
curicus Of all perhaps are the little
nnssr masks." worn on the hands OF
the Performers They arc disks or )
inches in diameter. each one carved
with = srinning facs and encircied by
fringe Of white hair from the belly
OF the reindeer. 1hAy- rspssssns Ia
sun (the white hair sssving for rays,.
are provided with rings that At the
fingers. ana are waved about by the
hands in the dancea
New Years In Moki Land
It y Interesting TO md how mil
versal among primitive people. q,
northern ATTITUDES Is the New Years
celebsation Of the return of the SIM
The Mokt Indians. though dwelling "A
far south ~ Arizona. make@tt their
principal annual festival. one Tea ture
OF being procession OF mas
queradcrs. who are gotten up IN queer
and picturesque costumes 70 represent
supernatural beings And here again
It Is the sun god In whose honor elab-
crate ceremonials are performed.
On the top Of the highest building
IN the town the Priest Of the Sun
stands aud looks away 100 miles 70
the southwest. where the San Fran
cisco Mountain uplifts Its rocky mass
out OF the desert. One end Of tho
mountain - prolonged In the Eldon
Mesa and by series OF foothills. Be-
tween the end Of the mesa and the
first Of the hills there Is a peculiar
notch. In which IL supposed to be tn.
Sun House--the place whore the sun
god has his home.
When the solar orb suks at night
fall into that notch. II has gone as fc.y
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

courage all travellers 10 California to
visit this region. Most persons start
from the camp at Drakeshad to go
through the Lassen Park and guides
and horses are obtained here. There
Is excellent fishing and those acquaint-
ed with topography and geology assert
that II Is a region which affords won
derful opportunities for Learning OF
the tremendous manifestations OF Ma
'ure. Much Of Lassen Park is forested.
There are many kinds Of pines and
cedars. wild flowers As we'll as fields
OF lava. patches Of obsidiAn. sulphur
springs. hot springs and lakes. The
few eruptions that have occurred on
Laasen Peak have wrought many
changes and piled nearby meadows
with boulders. rocks and debris. Ali
Of this Is Of great interest to the
visitor who comes largely to see this
havoc though he may ride to the top
OF Lassen Peak on horseback ana 90.
to the takes several OF which appear
TO guard .Cinder Cone.
Cinder Cone
Cinder Cone, the greatest attraction
In Lassen Volcano National Park afr
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ing back OF day and with /, opportun-
Ivy to hunt and ACKNOWLEDGMENT
mat have had to be almost entirely
suspended for several months.
1t Is a festival In honor OF the sun
god. But all the Eskimo dIvinit,er
take part in 1t. being represented by
persons wearing grosesque masks. For
several weeks before hand everybody
Is busily engaged HI making false
faces. The Eskimo arc born artists
and exceedingly clever at carving (the
material used for this purpose being
driftw God, for lack OF any other In
that high latitude). and they vie with
each other as to who shall produce
the weirdest and most extraordinary
masks.
A surprising extravaganza Of fancy
Is displayed in the m aking of them.
some OF the masks being held In place
by stout straps over the shoulders OF
The performers. while others. on ae-
count of their great weigh, and size.
are suspended from the rasters Of the
ceremonial house. the actors standing
behind them
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- It will 80 to the South, Formx
notice Of the fact Is given BY the sa-
Priest. and OF the expectation tia
very soon the goa OF day will .bsgg.
his journey nor,hward. n q thef
that various divinitia6. Sfrangely All.
tired. appear in the town. aud the sr.
rival OF the New Year LIS celebrated b,
a mystery play. symboi,zine me sarux
gle Of tho sun god against powerful
devils who try % keep .== As,. PACK sss.'
prevent his return.
AppfasinS The snake Demon
The god. 1t appears. has numh
OF dangerous enemies-hostile diytY
ties am ong whom the mos. formtdaL.s,
Ia the Great Piumed Snake This Ne,
pent demon is Of ancient Aztec orsg;..
and was worshipped all over Mex.ca
and Central America In prcnisiort.
times. On one occasion Re Lrouvi,
about deiugs which Hooded sht
valley In which the anees;nrs o IT,
Moki dwelt. Afterwards he atfi,cts..
the people In other ways. sn~thus th~~
were Obliged 10 migrate rorth war-i
into Arxona- !
The Great plumed Snake figure,
Importantly in the New Years mysfevy-
play. with huge go,np TOR he'd
and q rsd leather tonEue--the mar
who takes the part causing he hsssI
TO wag and the mouth 10 roar ia I,
terrifying manner. Eventually hnw ]
ever. he is appeased with prayers arst
offerings OF sacred meal and III. per
torrance winds UP with a COMBAT be- !
tween the sun god represented By Il
man with round shi@'d painted ~
look like the SUM. and number of
devils who try TO push hTnI Sark amt
hinder him from starting northward
toward the land OF the Maki Fycnsu-l
ally. Or course he.w!ns the fight
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chief performer assumes the part Of
the Cannibal Spirit, monster hldeous
ana horrible. He is called the wisest
One. being a sort OF head devil. and
wears mask that looks like the head
OF an alligator. The mask. with great
Jaws. dts over the mans own head
and Ia carved out of wood. with a sort
OF wig OF cedar-bark to represent
hair.
AS might be supposed. the cannlbai
ceremonial Is weird and unpleasant to
an extreme. There Is much aboriginal
jazz-music to accompany dancing, the
latter being pantomimic largely Of
man huntiug and the killing and cook
Ing OF the victim. Also there Is singing
II any participant utters a wrong word
IN the song, or misses the rhythm OF
the music. every gentleman present is
privileged to take a bite out Of any
body else. and does SO.
Eskimo New Years
Far to the North. in Arctic Alaska,
are found the Eskimo. who are the
mildest and most gentle OF semi-wild
people. They have their own New
Years festival. chisfest OF all ceIebra
tons, as might be expected in a region
where the return OF the sun. after the
long night OF winter means the com
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

wears. appropriately enough. neck
lace OF skulls
Csnnibal Ncw Years Spirit
Nest terocious Of the demons is .
eana.oai spirit. who Is constantly en-
gagged Ia the pursuit Of human beings
FOR his table. The smoke Of his
chiEreS +. ia calar-nf blood. aud IL
His house he keeps a. q servant A Tab
ulcrs bird which yves on the brains
~ It's masters victims. cracking their
skulls with i's besk.
TIE man who lakes ths mar. 81 tns
bird servant wears an ss.onlshinr eos.
tune. Being disguised as non..rous
forl With wooden bin four feet N
isnE'h He holds In his hands strings
which on heing pulled cause the srea.
eeas 70 cren ard shut rapidly. pro-
ducing loud e'appertnr sound.
The performance . conducted Ia
fhe iodge-house o. the tribe. A build.
inE OF considerable size. and a Are is
KEEP. going ny the stage MANAGEMENT.
Its flames being supposed to rise from
the underworld. Gu. OF this Ere. dur
'ng the progress Of the mystery play
come voices The hero disappears
,n'c II: and, later on. an image rep
resentsrg a ghost rises out Of IL. carry
ing him IN It's arms.
The AIM. OF course. is to achieve
me effect OF the SUPERNATURAL The
cerem oniai Is religious In character,
and with all primitive religion magic
IS intimately associated. Behind the
ERE, which is at one END OF the lodge,
there 10 deep ditch. and 1t is into
this excavation that the hero drops.
Speakingtubes Of dried giant
kelr" arc laid beneath TIE Annr Of
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80 TT ssTFZ--E "a 9eopTsS ~
1orsaarr }&tstGGes rAe oer arfrr
81 g@a New yes- means e great
- 3es@ gsore .1&z .- does e Us. II
szg-2@ss re s&u (~rsce .zey desyl.
Las s2sTs1 80 IS return Tourney from
IRA Sc@cA
Ee eses@ F7&a& 90 Csce -zsaer II as
1@e s@1rrass &sT = tas year. A. a
-zssa~ % tat re sun Al taas psygcd
Aas re AerTea4 ~arce CO moving neithsr
Ncr%4 coz se4ss Tor three or four
Gays $500 es1ee tae terri ~solsefcs. -
@2*sa -@@@x sss=4sne stUl. By New
Ta&-1s CSag = Las made a VISIBLE start
11~Fa@arG: a1etrsr yAa- begins.
Tee S.@aaas ~ tAe northwest coast
tHris-s& Coj9a1 bal. celebrate this be-
E2zf1S o. t1e New Year With a car.
H5wA .. Faes.s- j; IS very elaborate
eK7A-c r,s- Gs~VeS from : tradition
ssRt tells CT journey made by an
@eTss iGrcEs aeTa 20 s region beneath
fae eArta i1a@hgted by phansons.
Tie hero Is IN sact she sun god, and
see festival is supposed "a give de-
acriptive picture Of his vas.i 70 the
underworld whsrs he encounters
various hcrrise demons who try their
hssf 20 prevent h!Tr from returning TO
slss surface OF the earth. The sub
ferra.n san Region being an abode OF
dea IL. the mar who takes the prin-
cipai par In this NEUROLOGICAL drama
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tire iodge-house so as to terminate in
the fireplace, and the mysterious
voices Understood to be those Of
shosts', are really those Of persons
hidden in adjoining and secret rooms
The officiating priests alone are ac-
auainted with the means OF Illusion
atnpted-- and the- effect upnn the In
tutored audience Is all that could be
wished
II may be worth while 10 explain
that the giant kelp Is a marine plant.
which has hollow stem often 500
feet long and bearing At its top a
huge floating air-hulb that supports
an enormous tuft Of streamer.like
leave. The stem. when dried. can be
made admirably TO serve the purpose
OF spcaking-'ube.
Fierce savsgcs OF Fort Rupert
Separated from Brist!sh Columbia
by the Strait OF Georgia is land.
mass as big as three OF cur sma Hest
States. 1t Is called Vancouver Island.
and at It's south end Is the i'm portant
City Of Victoria Nearly all Of II is
denseiy wooded. and its backbone Is a
chain OF mountains whose peaks IN
places rise TO 1000 feet
At the north end OF this island dwell
the Fort Rupert Indians. who are
accounted the most primitive savages
Of AL the northwest coast Formerly
they had great reputation as can
nbais. fully deserved. and there Is no
doubt whatever that they still! have
the man-eating habit. pursuing II oc~
casionalIy and when not under civil
ICED observation.
These wild feik hs~s . New Years
ceremonial OF their own. IN which the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-28

years. An ancient ie.edd IS 10 tls.t
eject that the ruling King OF the -
lands can always make. an eruriss 4
cease u he visits the crater ar {
throws various articles stn,oASN shas
the gods may DO propitsa,oA ~ ].
was done as late a. 1850. buf-it utn,s
be confessed there have AeSn finsss
when the throwing Of pigs. and othts|
animals into the crater hHx had NJ
effec, on The powers OF Peie.
The Hawniian Volcano Observatosy
keeps strict record or all pheno n,en1
and any changes and under The a.
rection OF this Observatory many lnsS
teresttnx photographs have been
taken. L. A. Thurston. OF Honoiu.u.s
is credited with first proposing tAats
these volcanoes should be epcio4ed IN
park and there II 30 much irAs9t
10 these islands that this park tA
known almost as we'll - the pAfke ~
the United ,states. A. 4 mat{ss uf
fact the business activities os tls&Ae
'aiands have kept them before thS en- IS
merctal world ever since snnnaIvs
was the chief export AZ vet! ~ ni4s
alum OF exchange. with the. comma
OF the whaiers Hawaii bcca mo " VIM
ter rendezvous and a cns.vcnieAA n;Ac&
FOR trans-shipment whales is11s IN
foundation for many arfortuasl sAsi II
Both Of our Volcano Patlt1 t1A
Las.-n Volcano Nat!ontl sfxtk NM
me Hawaii Volcano National Raf1fs
are NATIONAL scenic asaesa. famous IN \
the world Of science. No-photpErAYNe
can d. justice to them. II -suSpfaaer,
most visitors to- ana that mnca eo1s
these park areas II fcrAsted ana thnt 4
- some sections Wild flowers ero~ IN
profusion but II must Be remXtHb4fAds
that both Parks contain large ff1xiA
ana the volcanoes. while. thS Si|t13
scenic attractions. occupy only ~
The crAtera are visitors into sgJoHe9
but conversation breaks out !. srSoN
whsn they 80 the large for1st fs1es
p Lasssn and the forty feet
FERNS and Brilliant songhlrds h III
e spite Of sulphurous fuY64a
% the Hawaiian Park. n Ii<t4 >, r.
parks we're created not aionG %
'pportunity to visit weird .,epe
'ut to preserve trees and tet14
Seasures Of rare value. " q M
s 81
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Our Two National ? arksAre
Wonderlands OF Strange
and PeautifuI S ghts- Mt,
Lassen and kiIauea Are
Both Active.
Cepyr..ht. la!a. Tae Internatlona! syndicar

Copy rSat 1918. Tee intsrnattonsl Syndicate
NHlLACEA. the great active vol
cano ID The Hawaiian National
Volcano Park has been unusual.
" active OF late. The lava in
the central PIT has risen and sen.
forth streams n al directions and
broken ali records for duration OF
overflow aud formation Of lava lakes
Many trails have been buried under
lava and small wooden observatory
sster several removals was DESTROYED
In shor' time. It is estimated that
lava has buried a shelter house used
by tourists SO deep that II viii never
hs seen again and the great lake Of
Ere has been exceedingly unruiy. The
Hawaiian National Fark IN which
KnaueaG is situated is ore Of two
volcano areas set apart by our Gov
eminent and both al Zines have raised
enough rumpus generally 10 he worthy
o. extended visits. Posh If them are
near the Pacific Ocean and both sre
attracting more and more attention as
their attractions become better known
The Hawaiian Volcano National Park
to on the Island ~ Huo IN me
Hawaiian group ard the Iaeven Vol
cano National Park Is in California
After The Lassen PARK nas been seen
one becomes possessed with q craze
Tor volcanic curtosities. and the tour
LIST who has the price OF The journey
starts for the wonderful Hawaiian
chow place.
Gssscn Park
Perhaps ten thousand person. visi;
the Lassen area In q season II IN
cludes some s5.sSo acres and holds
LAsssr Peak. the only active volcano
IN the United States. ana ClnGer Cone.
IN extinct volcano. Scientists were
snteressed In Lassen long before II he-5
came a National Pagk tor Of all por-
sicns Of the Cascade range. this Las
ssn Peak retains the largest remns Mt |
o. volcanic energy and recent erup-
ssorx have .aiEe9 torrents az heated !
rocks and hoGiders 20 that invesfiga-
tors have had 6icrcuIty IN reaching |
ths edge OF fhs danger gone Stu !
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the slope of Mauna Loa. which also
has = crater. but this is only occasion
ally active. Haleakaia. the third vol
cano in the group. 10 on the island
OF Maui. Hilo 10 the nearest seaport
to the volcanoes OF Mauna Loa and
kilauea. while HAieakala. which Is
ten thousand feet high. and has an
extinct crater. Is reached from Kahu-
lui.
/ Kilauca
Mauna Loa Is the second highest
peak In the, Pacific. and it Is the de-
light Of mountain climbers. but chief
interest centers in Kilauea. which has
an almost continuous activity and a
pit In which the molten lava. rises
and falls And boila. This magnificent
lake OF lava ID one thousand feet
across and splashes on its banks like
huge seawaves. All sorts Of whirI-
pools, rapids and blue flames ana
rumbling gases disturb its surface
and Its ever changing aspect - part
:, OF the wonder. Kilauea belongs to
the "calcera" clAas ana the lava pit
Is sometimes called 'TIalemaumau. the
House OF Fire" Some visitors enjoy
trying to walk around this crater.
others take the horseback road. An
immense drawing card Is 1.-THE Road
to He'll" q maSnificcnt automobile
road. which leads to the very mouth
Of Hal~maumau. wall protects tn.
sightseer from danger and curves
have been eliminated IN the road 30
that the trip IL the experience Of a
life time. Though the active rim OF
this volcano is four thousand feet
above the sea the crater IL a broad
forested plateau. Since 1905 the
Hawaiian volcanoes have been unusu-
ally active and their spectacular dis
plays have attracted persons from al
parts OF the world.
Moana Loa
Mauna Loa has an active crater
thirty thousand feet above sea level
and It ~ q rule erupts every decade.
It Is crowned with perpetual snow and |
Il throws up huge rocks when Il 10
most active. There are many interest
Ing stories regarding the Hawaiian |
volcanoes for the natives say hey
have been eruptine for two hundikd |
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Mystery Governs The Cele-
hration OF the Anniversary
With These Strange Peo-
pies The Gods Take Part
In Weird Plays, and Also
Demons That Would De.
suoy the RetuI mig Sun.

casr~ss>t 1919 -. ss,-r7assazaI sys asests
New-York tribune., 1919-03-02
DO We Tolerate
Prohibition

Your New Yorker gets used to every
thing. That bewilders me at times He
lacks the British indignation about things
The way in which New York is accepting
the coming dry law was shock to me.
The Englishman would never tolerate it.
britons are more jealous Of their little in
dlvidual liberties than of anything else
Perhaps this is because the American, who
has grown UP with q consciousness of de-
mocracy, readily submits to its limitations
because he never need fear his liberty will
be taken from him. A man is apt to resent
any threatened encroachment on thing he
is never quite certain of safely possessing.
Since the early days when the British asked
the Danes to come over and protect them
from the Picts and Scots, the Brton has
been engaged in struggle for his freedom
Our public would rebel at once against any
threatened restriction, even from the gov
New-York tribune., 1919-03-02
The Subway as a Seat Of Philo sophy

Simple, isn't it?" he continued All
there the matter with me was, to use
a vulgar but forceful expression, that I
could not put my personality over on some
body else Other people could put them
selves across better than ! could, quicker
and better. 1t was up to me to make
better impression on my employer, TO pro-
ject my personality on him
"'But how you ask, how did you manage
to do t?'
when | tell you how absurdly simple
it was l doubt if you will credit it, At the
risk of being sensational | am going to tell
you something. Listen
His hand fell on my shoulder. If had
not continued to look at him, I think he
would have shaken
I'm fifteen minutes one evening just ff-
teen minutes, | raised my salary from S35
a week to (and here again he named that
astounding sum-. That was all, just fifteen
minutes Of reading the simple tenets of
little book. 1t was called The Race for
Life, or the Science of Self-Projection.'
"Oh, know you laugh at the title, but
it is not ridiculous. The sooner that you
realize this existence is the quicker
you will get on. You are here to beat some
one else, or he will beat you. Figures com
piled by the life insurance agencies show
that you only have a few years to do it.
Therefore you must hurry. Hurry, my boy,
and leap on the wagon of success before
it pulls away from you forever.
"And the way to do it is to take hold of
something mentally. Grasp it and pull it
toward you. Master it and use it to take
hold of something else. In that way you
find yourself going up the ladder hand over
hand, through the press on the lower rungs
up to where there is light and air. At the
Office took hold of little ideas of the busi-
ness, mastered them, and at the same time
| studied the art of successful conversa-
tionalists. BY seizing upon those details I
came under the eye of the board of di-
rectors. Once I was modest and tongue
tied but look at now, I can talk to
any one about anything in what hatter
myself is such interesting manner that
l become the dominant personality in the
room wherever go. BY studying that little
book for fifteen minutes have succeeded
in projecting myself beyond the average"
Here kerwan relapsed into his chair, drew
forth and lighted cigar. A subtle change
had come over him. He had ceased the art
of projection.
Il could tell you about we'll known West
ern magnate who has had exactly the same
experience as had, but what's the use
You are a sensible man, and I know YOU
will grasp the opportunity. AS I think of
it, my advice to you bols down to a simple
sentence"
Kerwan glanced hastily at his watch
ut is this he said: Get out of the sub
way; forget the subway spirit, and come out
into the opsn."