davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-02-28

TRY bottle III Freezone for few cents,
su5iGeF 70 rid your lest OF every
hard corn, soft corn, or corn between
the toes, aud callusos, without soreness
or irritation. IrF il. No humaug.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Plate arnsor, 1927
and phrenetic horses. with

warriors and phrenetic horses, with
ar air Of detachment that seems
hardly justified by the circum-
stances. AS matter of fact, some
fleeing warrior has heaved a lance
at the Emperor which has missed
the royal mazzard by a matter of
inches. But he does not dodge. He
does not finch. He stands there
with his arms folded over his breast
after the manner of a Western
stump speaker. It seems rather re-
marAable that an Emperor was not
more often crowned on the battle
field as we'll as in public life.
\ breech loading cannon used in
1900 was upturned by dredge near
Seville. There are also a perrier or
lombard of the late fourteenth CEN
tury and a falconet of the fifteenth
century discovered in a Cumberland
swamp. Stone cannon balls were
prof ected from these primitive fire
arms, although the French had an
incendiary cannon ball made Of steel
and looking for all the world like &
miniature birdcage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

hibition in the European display
The label accompanying It says:
This basinet is said to have hung
above the main altar Of the Church
of Saint-Pierre du Martrol at Or
leans, where it was long known as
the casque of Joan of Arc It
bears marks of service ,no,e in
iuries caused by arrow, or borts) j,
and was evidently an ex voto. 1t
is Of French workmanship, and
from its date (14O0) may have been
Worn by the Maid Of Orleans, but
there is no documentary evidence
confirming this.
Ivory war and hunting horns show
rare quality of workmanship and
are among the most interesting of
the smaller exhibitions. In this
class come saddles and spurs. While
the spurs were designed with un-
doubted Furnishing capacity, in this
respect they would seem to only
slightly excel the saddles. a Ger
man saddle of the fourteenth CEN
tury, veneered with plates Of bone,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

suaded to enter the ancient harness,
but he did not fiji it. There were
inches to spare about the chest and
shoulders. The attendant s. GOD up
alone under the armor long enough
to be photographed, then resumed
his seat
Now that the figure is mounted
on full panoplied charger at the
entrance Of the museum, it is most
imposing. In his mailed fist the eff
figy Of the knight carries mighty
lance The horse is suitably COW
cred by brocaded blanket or robe
which gives rather a chaise-longue
effect. One is convinced, that with
reading lamp placed on the charg-
er's arching neck and a hve-foot
bookshelf somewhere alongside, the
knight could spend many a pleas
ant winters evening in his new
quarters.
A basinet which may nave pecn
worn by Joan Of Arc is on ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

forged iron obtained from a collec-
ton Of ancient arnor. said to be
Gothic, from the garrets Of the royal
palace at Munich.
While the neglect of these ancient
harnesses has diminished the col
lector's field it has whe%ted his ap-
probation for that which has been
preserved. In earlier times the
manufacture of armor and arms
was a calling patronized by kings
and their courts. A great sword
smith, Seraiino di Brescia, was ac-
copied by such an art lover as
Francis ! as equal in rank to Titan.
The Negroli We're ennobled, fortune
and fame came to the Colman fam
lily through the Austrian emperors
and "the imperial Maximilian is
pictured in his workshop with his
hand upon the shoulder of the mas
ter-armorer Seusenhofer.' 1t may
be that he was instructing Seusen-
hofer to take a little Of the steel
padding out of his shoulders and
lessen the load.
Raphael and Michael Angelo
studied the art, as did Dtrel, Leo
nardo and Cellini, who executed
shields and hits of rapiers and
poignards. Then there were Titan.
Clan Bologna, Giulio Romano, Hol-
bein, Peter Vischer and Donatello,
all of whom were led to the study
Of armor because Of its artistic
beauty.
In expatiating upon the Difficult
ties Of the art DR.. Dean writes
Its processes were varied and &
knowledge Of them was often
guarded jealousy, as heritage of
artist families or of ancient guilds
Its implements were things apart,
with scores of curiously shaped
hammers and anvils, and with a
formidable battery of eccentric
pincers, files, saws and vises-ob-
jects which their owners sometimes
deliberately ornamented, incsed and
sculptured.
There are, in fact, few copy
lists to-day who would attempt a
real armorer's task. And modern
work has ever in it hardness of
line. Persuade an artist to copy,
for example, the comb of a morton
This is the crest or ridge encircing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Dispeiiing q Paradox

If the bone saddle seems to be
an evidence of a sporting spirit on
the part Of the German fifteenth
century this paradox is dispelled by
the exhibition Of a cap of closely
wound rope which the Teuton wore
under his helmet. After first pull
ing this rope cap tightly over his
sconce he superimposed his iron hat,
thus gaining the same advantage
that is to be observed in his coat
Of chain mail. The Englshman 8
coat of chain mail was constructed
Of very porous chain, something like
100000, but when the German
built his he did it 100000.
The Englishman Of the fourt eenth
century, with his knee guards and
greaves covered with linen or vel
vet and his arm guards and armor
owes, was everything that a gentle
man should be. he wore a plate
''Dtt NfNeNo-24 NS4 POAiltCN4 az lliC TX,
and his progress, we trust, was not
marred by series Of trips.
The Merovingian arms Of the
fourth to seventh centuries, includ-
ing swords, axe heads, shields and
spear points brought up from the
bottom Of the Seine, are a quaint
collection of weapons made from
minerals. They appear to be more
primitive even than the Egyptian
collection of an older day
The tournament book of the EN-
peror Max.m.llan of Austria
1902, has one print which shows &
small segment Of a medieval battle
field. All is intense confusion, all
that is, except figure who is sup
posedly the Emperor. He stands I
little apart from the mob Of fleeing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
The S,caf Impulse

The introduction of armor for
lighting and mock battle is a normal
development. Man is endowed with
a primal impulse to swat at some
thing, a baseball or the office cat,
for example; but he has always
strongly objected to being swatted
in r~asrn. Since he could not over
come hts oesire to take an occa-
sional crack at his neighbor it was
necessary that he prepare to re-
ceiveth what he SO buoyantly gaveth,
and out of this necessity grew
armor. 1t grew and grew, even
fourished, you might say, until by
1890 man had built up chain mail
first line of defence that turned back
spears, war axes and lance heads
with equal effectiveness.
Fast as new weapons were de-
vlsed, guaranteed to separate a
geutlsman from his head. new armor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Armor Is Scarce

But the objects of the armorer are,
after all, exhibited at the Metropoli-
tan Museum not because of their re-
,ation to war but to art There are
SC few exhibitions in this country
Of arms and armor that their bear
ing upon the life of their contempt
raries is not readily understood
With the constant Improvement in
firearms. armor went out Of date
and lost its dignity. In many cases
it was destroyed, lost or utilized, as
in the case of the gate Of the botaui-
cal gardens at Munich, which was
made early In thu Last century Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
.4rnor Of To.kugoca period, about 1880

comfort it should have been demon
strated in this case, especially since
the wearer was then in his prime
and in good training. Nevertheless,
the armor proved more than burden
some; it seemed to gain steadily in
weight as the night wore on, and the
difficulty in breathing in closed
helmet became ever greater. To add
TO his distress the wearer found at a
critical moment that he could not
raise his visor-something had gone
wrong with the ancient spring clasp
and he probably would have been
overcome had not a good friend come
to his rescue"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Siege of Jerusalem

But in the plethora Of royal
arms, Italian hunting swords, Saxon
foils, German swords ard sheaths
and Italian blades We should rot
overlook a Burgundian tapestry
which hangs against tie east wall.
1t carries the legend, The S.eae Z
Jerusalem, - aud was executed III tha
fifteenth cenu-y.
This siege as worked into silks
occupies space some twenty feet
high and thirty feet long The
artist spared no pains to work
everybody in Jerusalem into me
picture. The streets are crowded
with the besieged, who seem to be
giving one another the elbow -
practiced IN q modern s4bway. IN
Their attempt to reach the exact
center of town, where few
prisoners of war are being slaugh-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

styles came in to thwart the lethal
intent. and until the eighteenth GEN.
tury the competition was even. By
that time armor suits had grown so
heavy that the average knight cast
them aside in the heat Of battle. No
doubt he felt that whatever hap
pened he could not possibly be worse
off than when weighted down and in
cased in steel pantaloons, an armor
jacket and casque which had an
aggregate weight of one hundred
pounds.
1t was said that the weight of such
suit grew with each passing hour,
until in the midst of brisk engage
ment the armor was averaging about
forty ounces to each of the one hun
dred pounds, and the valiant knight
was often led to the suspicion that
N an unguarded moment some one
had placed q grand piano on his
back. For that reason, and because
he found breathing raised to the
level Of science under the conditions,
he shed his suicidal vestments and
came out into the open.
'In this regard I recall an incident
which is so much to the point that
am tempted to tell it," says Dr.
Bashford Dean, curator of the arms
and armor collection. During the
Second Empire a distinguished col
lector of armor appeared at the
Goupil ball in q complete suit Of six
teenth century armor. 1t fitted him
admirably, and he wore under it
copy Of the clothing which would
have originally accompanied it; in
word, his physical envelopes were &C
curately of the period Therefore,
if armor were Worn with moderate
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

ceedingly broad Of shoulder and
about 2.75 of waist.
1t is this inevitable breadth Of
shoulder and slenderness of waist
which leads to the assumption that
if the average tired business man
of the present day were charged
with entering a coat Of ,.4u ne
would, as a matter of necessity,
draw it on in such q manner as to
wear the shoulders about his stom-
ach, while tucking the waist firmly
up under his chin.
Not until recently did the Met
ropoltan Museum put in place it's
choicest piece of armor. The origi-
nal ownership of this war trap
ping is ascribed to Seur Jacques
Gourdon de Genouilhac, said to be
a courtier and warrior of the court
Of Louis XII and Francis |. Sieur
Jacques was a master of artillery
and a great figure of man.
The museum obtained this suit in
1914 from the descendants of Seur
Jacques, but owing to the subsea
menace it was thought unwise to
ship it to New York. Thus it ar
rived only recently, bearing on sew
eral of it's antique parts the date
1927. The armor has been in the
keeping of William II. Riggs, whose
distinguished collection already Is
on exhibition at the museum When
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

and to take whatever came his way
he was a fine figure of romance.
How far he travelled to enter the
lists his chroniclers do not say, but
there is every reason to believe that
with a spare tire hitched on behind
and an auxiliary gas tank depend
ing from his shoulders he could put
past him vast distances.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
Preceding the Tin Hat

Pate guards and iron hats Of the
olden days were the forerunners OF
the celebrated tin hats Of the mod
ern trench. The museum has a COM
prehensive and interesting collection
used In the late war that is startling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

| is retained in glass case in a state
of open defiance. 1t is evident
that in the olden days the knight
had to conquer both the horse and
the saddle before he could appear
| in public with that calm insouciance
which SO well BELTS stored knight
hood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

the German long-range guns began
playing on Paris Mr.. Riggs re-
moved the armor to Bordeaux.
whence it came to America. Now
it is safely at the museum and oc-
cupies for the present a place Of
honor to the right Of the main en-
trance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
ACiiant

Whatever conjecture IS mixed
with the history of this armor suit
in no wise affects the proposition
that the man who wore it was
giant in figure. The largest attend
ant at the museum, man who
stands we'll over six feet, WA per.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

Japanese lord.
urmor, four and the knee
tenth centurye u q r d n d
greaveso I shall
not trip on them"
mo, m lord"
Jenkins, aren't there about two
fingers left in that bottle Of Scotch ?"
There were, sire"
Pour it, Jenkins Now
I'll be going
So saying, the armored knight
fares forth to the tournament. He
IS emboldened by the sense of his
inpenetrability. 1t may be that dur
ing the course of the afternoon he
viii break lance and be thrust
from MS fiery steed by the cunning
Of an antagonist, but unless he is
al out Of luck he Will escape seri-
Gus injury. Only a pneumatic steel
drill could accomplish that.
Yes, the knight Of old was bold
He was, in addition, as imposing in
appearance as he was intrepid Of
heart. Going forth to give battle
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

Jenkins" says
the knight Of 1850,
do my bastinet and
and visor recon-
mend themselves? ~
Eyes, m lord"
And my arnor
coat? Is there a
wrinkle about the
neck ~
No, M lord"
How about the
hahn mail below
he waist?"
Up erf ect, m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02
By Louis Lee Arms

\ NE can better understand
the holiness Of the knights
of old after q little journey
through the arms and armor
ment Of the Metropolitan
~, 80 Ut
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

The Egyptian, Cretan, European
and Oriental exhibitions of arms
and armor are those that may be
seen. To the eye there is consider
able Of sameness in the exhibition.
That is probably so because there is
so much Of arms and armor to fiji the
eye, there being 1900 European
and 1000 Japanese pieces, not
counting the additional Oriental or
the Egyptian and Cretan devices
that are to be found elsewhere in
the museum.
1t is certain that the warriors Of
different European nations Wed
with one another in the style and
effectiveness of their metal gar
ments. The complete Gothic armor,
Italian, of the 1850 period differs
widely from the German suit Of
1925. One is made Of steel sheets
hammered into masculine contour,
the other Of chain mail that has q
certain resemblance to a porous un~
derwear that is often discussed in
the remote pages of our popular
magazines.
There is a stiff, ready-to-wear
look about the Italian get-up that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

the top Of a somewhat hat-shaped
headpiece, which the ofd armorer
would develop out of a single piece
Of metal to height of six inches,
and at the same time leave the
maximum strength at the top of
the crest where it was needed. II
the modern copyist attempted such
a task his result would be lacking
in finished symmetry or in the grad
uation in the thickness of the metal
in the exposed parts. The only
artist who might become a danger
Gus faussaire is the one who would
be willing to copy the same object
scores Of times"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

is in sharp contrast to the informal
ity of the German garment which
carries the skirt effect that has
been widely popularized on the
California beaches. Which is the
better we do not presume to know,
nor do the labels tell. Both arc ex-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-11-02

"Casque IN the antique style exc
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-09
Regarded as Enemy.

Washington, April 8.-State De-
partment officials are much inter-
ested in news from Mexico City to-
day that Luis Cabrera has been an
pointed by President Carranza to sue
ceed Rafael Nieto as head of the
treasury. 1t is understood that this
change has been contemplated for
some months. Nieto has Just re-
turned to Mexico City after fruitless
effort to secure loan for his gov
crnment from New York bankers.
Cabrera is regarded in Washing
ton as one of the bitterest enemies of
the United States in Mexico. During
the war he toured Latin America, en-
deavoring to align the Latin republics
in policy of neutrality with Mexico,
where the German minister, Won Eek
hardt, was operating his anti-Ameri-
can activities unchecked.
During the revolution Cabrera was
close to aCrranza and to him is at
trlbuted largely the adoption of new
constitution instead of the old one of
1857 to which the "Constitutionalists"
headed by Carranza were supposed %
have pledged themselves. The new
constitution permitted the "confisca-
ton" of properties against which the
United States, British and French
Government have protested and which
is now the point of issue between
these countries and Mexico.
Cabrera was member of the Mex
lean commission that came to this
country at the time Of the ALB. G.
conferences. At Atlantic City his
conduct there so aroused Judge Gray
and Secretary Lane that the negotia-
tions were for a time suspended.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-09
]. K. BREEDIN WRITES OF
SCENES IN France
BrosL. France. March lS 1o1Q

ofeSL, france, Marcn IL, 1919.
We shall leave in a few minutes
for Paris.
We went to an ancient Chateau
just now. 1t is the Chateau, when
one refers to it here because of it's
antiquity and renown. 1t was built
as a castle and, like all ancient
castles was, was military strong
hold. 1t is an immense structure 0
stone with great high walls and
moats, iron gates, vast dungeons, and
subterrancan passages.
1t was begun in the Fourth Cen
tury A. d. Think of that-over
fourteen hundred years old!
Brest was an ancient fortress. The
town is secondary. The place was
fortified entrance to Franco, \, =!
miles Of great, thick walls and moats
which were flooded as additional bar
rier against every approach. We
have nothing like it in America be-
cause we have never feared invasion.
1t all bespeaks the age-old thought
of hostile approach.
This morning we went out to the
great camp at Brest-siX miles out.
The newspapers are making savage
attacks on the camp conditions, but
soldiers say they are better. What
could be expected of a place where
it rains $50 days in year? 1t is
raining now.
On, this language and this money !
After doing our best to pay for
something we finally hold out hand
full of coins and the right change
is taken, presumably.
The women work and can be seen
carrying great packs on their backs.
Yesterday l saw great pile of
brush, as we would regard it, being
carried to little retreats for fuel.
These people don't have things in
abundance as we Americans are ac-
cuStomed to.
Their frugality is based on strict
necessity. They have so pitifully
little to plan with that every centime
is real consideration. 1t takes 100
ccntimes to make franc and d franc
is only fraction over 10 cents. So
you see why they are thrifty. Their
coinage bespeaks the pancity of re-
sources.
The poor wear wooden shoes and
they clatter over the cobblestones like
children walking with skates on
pavement.
This is the province of Brittany,
originally Breton, think.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-09
PROGR s NJ.

The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Manning NJ. +. Church South will
meet next Monday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. J. " Rigby at five
o'clock.
Topic: "The Wesley House as a
Strategic Center for the City,"
Bible Lesson: The life Of Prayer
a life of devotion. (Matt. ] :35; Luke
G:12D
Voice: "Praycr al its heart is
keeping company with God"
Hymn 703.
Prayer.
Reports from officers and commit
tees.
Topics: "Our task in the city and
what we have,' by Mrs. r. VI. MouZon.
Duet, Mrs. G.. l.. Dickson and Mrs.
J. h Drvin.
Reading: "The Lost Granddaugh-
ter" by Mrs. 4. +. Broadway.
Hymn G97.
Prayer.
Collection of dues.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-09
CAPT. w. S. ENRICH, NOW MAJOR
Major Enrich Made Many Friends
Here on Recent Visit His Sister,
Mrs. Leon Weinberg.

1t will be learned with interest by
his friends here that DR.. Wm. s.
Enrich recently Divisional Neural
arist OF the 33rl Division has re-
ccived commission as major. This
honor should have reached Dr. Enrich
several months ago, but due to
changes of address the order Of this
commission has followed him over
the American EXpeditjonary Forces in
France, thence to the United States
and finally reached him in Baltimore
where he is at this time doing special
surgical work with DR.. Hugh Young
at Johns Hopkins University This
high honor conferred on so young a
man as DR.. Enrich comes as a mark
of merit for the especially fine ser
vice he has rendered his country in
this time of need.
Mrs. Enrich and young daughter.
who are guests Of Mrs. Leon Wein-
berg will leave in about two weeks
to join Major Enrich in Baltimore.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-09
TREASURY CHIEFS
CHANGED BY CARRANzA
Luis Cabrera Succeeds Rafael Nieto
as Secretary
NIETO FAILED TO GET LOAN
Cabrera Regarded in Washington as
Bitter Enemy of the United
States.

Mexico City, April 1.-THE resigna-
ton of Rafael Nieto, who for tour
years has held the post of under sec
retary of the treasury and who for
more than year has been in full
charge Of the department, was ac-
ccpted today by President Carranza.
LUIS Cabrera, former secretary of the
treasury, has been named to fill the
position and will take the oath of Of
flee on Wednesday.
Senor Nieto is expected to enter the
campaign for the governorship of the
State of San Luis Potosi.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-04-09
R. D. COTHRAN WRITES AS
TO TOBACCO SITUATION

and cattle to walk on, and tobacco
can boast Of the fact that it hasn't
had its name taken in vain from day
to day. l hope that after all that
cotton will get out of the dirty barn
yard and take on a white f1cecy ap-
pearance and bring it's master an
abundant harvest. Let us hope that
1t will be thirty five cents pound.
Now boys l VIII not take up more
OF your time reading this. Here's
hoping that we may have success
full year, one of the very best of our
career.
Yours very faithfully,
r. D. Cothran,
Manning, S. G..