davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
SEE WIRE KILL BOY

Lancaster, Pa, Nov. 14.-Play-
fully grasping a live wire that dam
gled from a pole near his home, Z
year-old William Finefrock, son of
Mrs. Gertrude Finefrock, was in
stantly killed by a charge of 2,200
volts. A group of schoolmates saw
the boy killed.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
TAKES MINER AS ANARCHIST

Scranton. Pa, Nov. 14.-Macifico
Bellante, who has been living in this
city, was arrested while working in
the Mount Pleasant mine by Detec-
tive John Cartusciello on a charge
of being an alien anarchist. Gov
ernment officials have been trying to
locate the man for some time.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14

stops nose running; relieves head
ache, dullness, feverishness, sneez-
ing, soreness, stiffness.
'Pape's Cold Compound" is the
quickest, surest relief known and
costs only a few cents at drug stores.
1t acts without assistance. Tastes
nice. Contains no quinine. Insist
on Pape's!
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
BONES OF FOOT SEVERED

Rossvilic, Pa, Nov. IA. - Lynn
slough, 1S-year-old son of Irwin
Slough, farmer of Warrington town
ship, was seriously injured when the
ak which he was using glanced off
the wood and struck his right foot
All the bones of the top of the foot
were severed
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
OVERCOME BY GAS

Greencastlc, Pa, Nov. 1.-THE
family of Lee Coble, of South Wash
ington street, was overcome by coal
gas during the night. The gas es-
capped from a coal stove. Five per-
sons were affected and for a time
were in serious condition.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
LOOSE BELT SAVES HIM

LittIcstOWn, Pa, Nov. IA loose
belt saved Harry Althouse from
losing his right hand, when his
blouse caught in the betting while
applying a dressing to tihten the
strap. His hand came in contact
with a circular saw, inflicting an
ugly cash.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
PRIEST BUYS HOTEL PROPERTY

ItDanOn, IA, NOV. I4.-IHe heN.
Adam Christ, rector of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, yesterday pur-
chased from Ray L. Filbert the Os-
wego Hotel property at Cumberland
street and Liberty avenue, to be used
for parochial school purposes. The
price is said to have been $4,000.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
TAFT TO BE IN HANOVER

Hanover, Pa, Nov. 14.-Elaborate
preparations are being made for
the entertainment of former Presi-
dent William II. Taft on his visit
here on Thursday, November 20.
President Taft will come here to
give a lecture in the interest of the
local Y NJ c. A
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
PAYS SIS FOR POSING

Mahanoy City, Pa, Nov. H.
Charles Gidlakis, a miner at Vulcan
colliery, likes the idea of unionism
and wore button, although he never
Joined the organization. He was ar
rested, and to-day paid costs to the
amount of SIS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
WILL GET BUILDVNG

York, Pa, Nov. 14.-Captain f.
Fl. Ellis, leader of the local corps
of the Salvation Army, was advised
yesterday that $1,000 has been ap-
propriated for a building in this
city.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
OFFTCTATES AT FUNERAL

new OuInUcFIuhu, Pa, NOV. H.
The Rev. G. III. Heige. pastor of the
Church of God, officiated at the
funeral of Mrs. Hiram Brady at
Fairview Bethel Church, York
county, to-day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
CHOSEN LUTHERAN PASTOR

LcbanOn, Pa, Nov. I4.-The Rev.
Paul ID. Whitman, of Annville, has
been chosen pastor of st. James
Lutheran Church here, the election
being unanimous. The new pastor
is returned Army chaplain.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14
TuTEvINC ON AT SUNBURY

Sunbury, Pa, Nov. IA wave OF
petty thieving has swept the city
for some time and cash from milk
bottles, valises, tools, guns, revol-
vers and other articles have been
numbered among the missing.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14

(Other State News on Page FL
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-14

In leading cities are Quitting
thousands of men, women and
children with the best in cloth
:ng-The Butler Way-a little
down and the balance in small
weekly payments.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
Evolution in PartridQes.

A curious example of the effects OF
environment and changed conditions
of life upon the forms of animals Is
furnished by species of partridge
that lives in the Canary islands. More
than four hundred years ago. says the
Los Angeles Times, the Spaniarhs
brought the red-legged partridge from
Europe to those islands. and the bird
has continued to flourish there; hut.
as recent examination proves, II has
undergone changes clearly brought
about by the conditions under which 1t
lives.
Its back has turned from russet to
gray That. apparently. is protective
coloring, since the bird passes its life
among gray volcanic rocks.
It's beak has become One-fourth long
er and thicker than that of its ances-
tors and of its European relatives, and
Its legs aNo have increased in length
and grown stOuter.
Those changes are exactly such as
were needed to suit 1t to the life that
It is now compelled to lead amid the
rocks and on the mountainsides OF the
islands, where 1t needs a stronger ply
steal development than II needed In its
former home.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
COUNTRY HAS GREAT FUTURE
Marvellous Fertility Of Brazil Is Bound
to Assure It High Place
Among Nations.

Geographically, the United States of
North America and the United States
of Brazil are somewhat alike. But the
main river system of Brazil runs from
west to east, the tributaries OF the
mighty Amazon spreading out like II
fan In such wise as to facilitate water
communication with the most distant
parts of the interior, and to make the
coast cities outlets for the products
Of regions reaching back to the foot
hills of the Andes.
1t is a country Of the future--a ter
ritory almost virgin. indescribably rich
and susceptible of wonderful devel-
opment. Nowhere else does the coffee
tree bear so bOuntifully, producing
four times the weight of fruit yielded
by the plant In Mexico. Cotton and
sugar cane grow like weeds. Rubber
and the chocolate bean are already ex-
ported In vast quantities. Fruits are
Of almost infinite variety. A catalogue
has been compiled of 22,OOO species
of wood {some of them the most beau
tiful In the world) found In the valley
of the Amazon alone.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
OBSERVING EARTH'S SHADOW
Possibly Not All Are Aware Of condl-
tions Under Which II 10
Plainly Visible.

Everybody Is familiar with the
shadow Of the earth as 1t appears when
the moon Is eclipsed. but not mary
know that they can see the shadow at
less rare intervals much nearer home.
All that is necessary is u clear sky
at sunrise or sunset, for then the
shadow falls upon the dust of our at
mosphere In most noticeable ana
striking manner.
II you look eastward as the sun
sinks behind the western horizon, a
broad band of red seems to appear on
posite the sun. 1t merges into yellow
glow above, and that in turn blends
Into the blue of the zenith che red
band rises. the under side n 1t fades
into dull slate gray, the umbra of
the shadow. The observation obtained
from q position that gives a clear
sweep of the horizon discloses the
form Of the shadow band as an arch.
the crest of which is directly opposite
the sun. The more depressed the sun
is beneath the horizon, the higher the
arch towers toward the zenith. AS 1t
rises 1t becomes less perceptible, until
the red band that borders 1t on top
spreads overhead in a rather weak
glow.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
Thinking and Doing.

"The end Of life," said Emerson.
as an action and not thought"
which leads US to remark how much
Importance we give to the thought
and forget the corresponding action.
This very thought Of Emerson Is
worth nothing unless 1t eliminates In
u deed. And the lesson now IL, never
to have q thought that does not orig
mate or eliminate In an action. A
thought apart from action is of no
worth. Thinking well and refusing
to do well Is destructive Of character.
Teach that philosophy at school, and
you understand 1t. gentle teacher, ana
II you don't stay home and wash
dishes. Saying nice things and doing
poor ones Is the calamity of life, from
which we should all pray to be freed.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
PECULIAR TEST FOR GUILT
Most Of Us Would Rather -'sxe
Chances With Even Jury
That I. Pre- udiced.

When judges or nrbitrators In Tibet
cannot come to a decision as to the
guilt or innocence OF wrongdoer, they
0rst assure themselves that the p-'s-
oner believes in "karma"-that he
must inevitably suffer the conse-
Quences of his oath-and then they
permit him to undergo an ordeal. Muir
derers and thieves are allowed to. take
the ordeal.
In the presence of the Judge, the
prosecuting attorney, the witnesses
and other spectators, the prisoner In
vokes the gods and the demi-gods to
bear witness to the truth Of his state
ment Of innocence. A copper or iron
bowl filed with boiling Oil Is placed
before him.
In this bowl are q black pebble and
q white pebble. each the size Of an
egg, and each tied in bag. The
swearer washes his hands in water,
then in milk, and listens while sec
tion of the law written on tablet with
the blood of cow slain for the pur-
pose is read to him. When the reading
Is ended he plunges his hand into the
boiling oil and brings out one Of the
pebbles.
II he has taken out the white pebble
without scalding his hand he is be-
lieved to he innocent and is released.
But If his hand Is scalded he's believed
to be only partially innocent. II 1t is
the black pebble that he brings up. md
II his hand Is scalded he Is pro-
nounced guilty and pays the penalty
for the crime of which he is accused.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
The Panama Canal.

It has been said that water Mt the
Pacific endt of the Panama canal is
permanently higher than it is in the
Caribbean sea at the northern end of
the canal. The statement of the cauai
commission Is to the effect that there
Is no difference between mean sea-
level in the Caribbean sea ut Colon
and mean sea-level in Panama bay on
the Pacific side of the isthmus, but at
Colon the tide rises only about nine
inches above mean sea-level and falls
nine inches below mean sea-level {:
while ut Panama the water at high tide
rises to ten feet above sea-level and
falls at low tide to ten feet below
mean sea-level. The water at Panama
at high tide is slightly more than nine
feet above elevation Of the water at
Colon, while at low tide the situation
is reversed and the water at Panama
is slightly more than nine feet below
the level of the water at Colon. One
of the reasons for building locked
canal S5 feet above sea-level is that
there are sometimes relentless floods
created by the Chagres river. which
has been known to rise 251a feet In "a
hours.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
Sad Fate Of Chinese Widows.

Very few Chinese widows ever re-
marry. AS rule, customs Of society
do not go further, but in some parts Of
Fukien the self-destruetiOn OF widows
In their devotion to their dead hus-
bands has assumed almost barbarOus
forms. For example, when a man dies
his wife will generally declare her In.
tention to kill herself to demonstrate
her faithfulness toward him. Then
the elders Of the family will cause u
high stage to be erected and invite
their relatives, friends and acquaint-
ances to witness the heroic deed.
When the appointed hour has come
and the spectators have assembled,
the lady will ascend the stage to hang
herself amid the admiration and ap-
probation of the spectators. Then u
stone arch will be erected to her mem-
ory. and the family will be regarded
AS illustriOus for possessing such de-
voted wife,
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
FORCED TO WAIT FOR NEWS
People Got Information Slowly Before
the invention Of the Telegraph
and the "Wireicss."

Today when the latest news Of the
day Is flashed all over the world by
wire and wireless, we are apt to
forget the difficulties of gathering
news before telegraphs were In gen
eral operation. The earliest fast news
courier service OF record was reported
by Marco Polo, who relates that Geng-
his Khan, ruler of Chinese Tartary In
the thirteenth century, sent relays OF
cOurlers across the country, covering
about 300 miles each day.
David Hale, manager of the New
York Journal of Commerce from 1927
until some time In the 30s, found his
paper shut out Of news-gathering
combination, so he organized m inde-
pendent service. He first created
private news boat service, which en-
abled him to scoop all his competitors
In bringing the first news of the French
revolution to this country. During the
exciting period OF Jackson's admins
tration he established horseback ex-
press service from Philadelphia to
New York, which resulted in the insti
tuition of the celebrated Halifax ex-
press"
Richard Haughton, founder Of the
Boston Atlas, used relays of horses to
gather election snews In Massachu-
setts and he was able to print the
returns of the election of 1890 at 9
o'clock on the morning after election
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
FOUNDATION OF ALL SUCCESS
Energy Has Been Well Defined as the
Very Central Power Of Charae-
ter In Man.

Energy enables man to force his
way through drudgery and dry de-
tails, and carries him onward and up
ward In every station in life, says
Smiles. 1t accomplishes more than
genius. Energy Of will may be defined
to be the very central power of charac-
ter in man,-in word 1t is the man
himself. True hope is based on it
and 1t Is hope that gives the real per-
fume to life. No blessing is equal to
the possession of stout heart.
Charles IN of Sweden was firm
believer in the power of will. even In
a youth. Laying his hand on the head
Of his youngest son, when engaged up
on difficult task, he exclaimed, "He
shall do it, He shall do it,"
Nothing that is of real worth can be
achieved without courageous working.
The timd and hesitating find every
thing impossible, chiefly because 1t
seems so. 1t Is pluck, tenacity and de-
termined perseverance which wins SOL
diers' battles, and, indeed, every bat
tie.
The reply of the Spartan father who
said to his son. when complaining that
his sword was too short, add step
20 it." Is applicable to everything in
life.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
In AffeetIon's Garden.

In the garden OF our affections
there are certain loyal natures that
continue faithful through all things /;
as In the kingdom Of vegetation there
are certain finely organized and sem
sitive grOwths Of flower and vine.
which are so susceptible to warmth
and light. and beauty, that they do
nothing all their lives but look at the
sun. In the dawn, with II sublime
faith, they watch the east for his COM
ing. Turning on their slender stems
all day long. they follow him as he
makes the circuit of the sky; and at
nightfall. after he has sunk from
sight, we behold again these flowers
their faces westward now, with the
dewdrops shining on their petals, like
tears gathered in the eyes of purted
frlendship.-John McLandburgh.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
PAID FOR FAULT OF EMPRESS
How ross. .stuntlng Of Chinese Women,
With Its Accompanying Asonies,
Was Originated.

A small foot was at one time more
greatly desired by the women of China
than any other item of feminine beau
ty. How the practice Of stunning
the feet originated is told by
Henry Charles Sirr In "China as De
scribed by Great Writer'S" He says: !:
"The empress of an emperor. who
reigned in China before the food
was found by her liege lord near the
apartment of one of the principal Off
GERS of the household. who had the
reputation Of being lady-killer. Re-
ceiving from the emperor severe
reprimand. the frightened woman
pleaded in her defense that II was not
her fault. but the fault of her feet.
which were so very large they bore
her to the forbidden precincts against
her will. Thereupon the emperor or
dered the fore part OF her feet ampu-
tated. To conceal the fact the en-
press announced that she was to in
troduce a new fashion of small feet,
and all about her were ordered to do
likewise.
At six years Of age the Chinese girl
started to curb her feet. The foot.
below the instep. was forced into
line with the leg. the toes then
doubled down under the sole Of the
foot. the big toe being made to over
lap the others. Bandages were then
applied with horrible pressure. and
for six weeks the child suffered In
tolerable agony. After this period
the pain subsided and the child could
totter about on the stumps. This GUS
tom was abolished. with other relies
of early Chinese practices, by royal
edict several years ago.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
MUST BE ATTIcS SOMEWHERE
Possibly They Differ From Those Of
an Earlier Generation, But They
Are Not All Gone.

An eastern newspaper laments the
passing of the attic. The modern
home Is without this historical mu-
scum of the family And as for the
fiat-why. the attic of the fiat is 4
miserable little stOrerOOm In the base
ment. Where the attic once -four
ished in the old-fashioned mansion
with the clock on the stairs, there Is
now luxurious suite for the cook, or
Tor the boys. And the walls have pa
per with pink roses on 1t, and there In
plumbing and all that sort of thing
Where are the trivial fond records OF
the family's long or recent past now
kept?
In this section of the country We
take heart of grace. A sale to aid the
cause of woman suffrage reveals the
Outpouring, II not Of the old familiar
attic, yet something that must have
taken its place-possibly the larger
and more frequent closet with win
dow in it."
The attic may go, but the atti:
spirit remains. Somebody in the world
somewhere wants these things. They
come out and are snapped up" IL
there is no attic in the modern house
there must he something that cOrreN
spends to it. Is 1t big closet some
where. or is there n room at the top
Minneapolis Journal.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
laroest Earth Embankment.

The Belle Fourche irrigation dam in
South Dakota Is the largest earth ON
bankment In the world. Its cOnsr"uc.
ton was authorized by congress at a
cost of $5.OO0,O0O. From an engineer
ing standpoint this project is one of
the most interesting which the govern
ment has yet undertaken. Its princl-
pal structure is the earthen dam. This
dixie, which closes the lowest depres-
sion In the rim Of IA natural basi?, is
62O0 feet long, 20 feet wide on tor and
Is feet high In the highest place. The
inside face Of this structure, which
has slope of one to two. is protected
from wind and wave action by two
feet OF screen gravel, on which are
placed concrete blocks each 4 nv 6
feet thick. The cubical contents Of
this dixie are 42.OOO.OO0 feet. or pnout
half of the famous pyramids Of
CheOps In Egypt. The reservoir Gre
ated by this dam covers about 1900
acres and will be the largest lake In
the state.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
seashore and Mountain.

! have lived by the seashore and by
The mountains. No. l am not going Is
say which ls best. The one where
your place is is the best for you. Bug
this difference there Is: You can do
mesticate mountains, but the sea Is
"ferae naturae." You may have Il hut,
or know the owner OF one. on The
mountain side; you see light half
way up Its ascent in the evening, ana
you know there Is home. and VOC
might share 1t. You have noted GER
tain trees. perhaps; you know the par
ticular zone where the hemlocks loot
so black in October, when the naples
and beeches have faded. All its reliefs
and intaglios have electrotyped thens-
selves In the medalliOns that hang
round the walls of your memOry's
chamber. The sea remembers moth
ing.-Holmes.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
Make the Minutes Worth While.

Weak characters yield the future to
the passing minute. And you can't tel
them about 1t. The best way to make
people dislike you Is to be constantly
reminding them Of the use Of time
Each man prides himself in being his
own boss, but coming days will givs
the lie to that little fiction that we can
use tine present in frivolity and REAP
glory in the future. The trouble with
most OF us Is that we have the wrong
lGea Of pleasure. We find 1t only In les-
lty and nonsense. This is bore &c
the man of brains. Minutes that De
not contribute something worth while
to life are counted lost. He finds jog
only in what adds to greater fitness
und develops the broadest characte.
.--lsxclianye.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
AVOID THAT DOUBLE CHIN"
Investigation Has Shown II Can Be
Controlled u Not Entirely Done
Away With.

Among the other strange ideas ad-
the one which would make it appear
that the personal form of plumpness
known as q double chin Is not strictly
patriotic. The critic, presumably a
person Of lathlike build, declares that
double chin is an indicator of dis
regard for conservation, Generous
feeders are usually marked by this
fleshy excess.
OF course nobody wants double
chin. AS far as known 1t never has
found welcome. Nobody desires to
lose the precious neck line of youth.
A double chin with its curving crease
Is quite enough Of an anxiety without
coupling it with an intimation Of dis
regard for loyalty.
Happily the charge has brought a
quick response. An investigator de-
clares that the double chin can be con-
troiled and very LARGELY mitigated. II
depends largely upon the carriage and
pose Of the head. The person who
has a repeated chin. or Is threatened
with one. should recall and practice
DR.. Edward Everett Hale's famous nd
vice: "LOok up. not down." The per
son who sits. or stands. or walks. with
an erect body and keeps the chin up
tilted. can defy the crease and the fat
ty ridges-yes, and defy the insinua-
tions of the lathy critic.-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
er,doe Patched With conere,e.

Much success is reported from the
new method OF Strengthening old
bridges recommended by the county
surveyor Of Shropshire, England. An
old bridge Of Thomas Telford. built
95 years ago between Shrewsbury and
Ludlow, was found to owe its unsafe
condition to two seriously cracked
cast iron ribs, and restoration has
been undertaken by incasing the ribs
In ferrO-concrete. The accomplishment
Of the work, restoring the way again to
heavy traffic, IL said to have made the
structure even stronger than when first
built. the work ON the defective ribs
was done from suspended platforms
without interference with rhe road
wny. and the repairs have nol appre-
ciabiy changed the appearance or the
bridge.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
Express Yourself Accurately.

Few of us are ever called upon to
quote Latin phrases, or discuss those
achievements that have made ancient
history. hut today every one of us is
expected to he able to express him
self accurately. in plain, simple
language-"wOrds" that the average
person understands. The wonders
and glories and triumphs of a dead
past make pleasant reading for people
who have the time to thus indulge
their tastes, but for the girl who
must make every minute count-and
the struggle for bread and butter
means just that-practical books thar
will help her to express herself con
rectly. are the works she should read
In her spare time. II she is in doubt
as to what subjects she ought to take
up let her quickly seek the advice OF
some good. sensible friend, some per
son who is competent to select the
most profitable kind of matter, and
then she should act faithfully on this
coaching.-Exchange.
Gilpin observer., 1919-03-06
Palestine in Christ. Time.

At the time of the birth of Christ
Judea. that portion In which Jerusa-
lem was situated, was dependency
of the government Of Rome. In the
year 70 A. D., about thirty-five years
itself was captured by the Romans
under Emperor Titus and was de-
stroyed. IT. was rebuilt by the Ro-
mans and held for varying periods
by them. by the Perslans, by the Mo.
hammedans. by the Crusaders and
by the Turks. 1t was under Turkish
rule from 1915 until capture by the
Srltish.