davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1921-03-23

When Umpire Cook called the game
on account of moonshine. Skillet
called the players into the shower
baths and held a fifteen minute skull
practice. He admonIshed the team
severity for it's poor scoring and con-
cluded by remarking that If 1000
runs are not scorec in the game TO-
morrow with Nome, he will fire the
whole club and go back to bootlegg-
ing. Later Skillet buzzed your cor
respondent about like this:
"Why. look mt POnxi, that cripple
outheldcr who plays right, center and
left with one hand bnndaGed behind
his ears. He. only stole eighty bases
today. I hired him for his nurlOln-
The Washington times., 1921-03-23

Meanwhile Skillet Finn. crafty
majordumbo of the Igloos stood just
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
FROM COURIER FILES


Hickm7ns epidemic 81 house
trc King clme ro or end ora Thursday
nlrur with fha arrest ~ Jim williams.
cnu-ht when hr was fea r-rg n ha1ty re-
treft from the borne % Henry sanger.
Tbs popui. rion Of Tn'or CITY accord
ins TO the 1910 census is fos9
IL has teer srrresf.i that TIE city
limits of Hie.r.n should be- extended
so rs % Include fu tNr rIrv The various
new additions end suburban residence
~, lions
hUF >urrgnnu MiuEo - Carol
county Tenn. hrs accepted the pastor
ute of tbe oell Blnfist church
II was said rru arriret pear and
plum crors were silica The cold snap
OF sunday night lid the work
n r. trnorirr % Lcwisport XIV.
WIS rcre seeking a location Cor "a gents
Furnishing store
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
Wall Is An OLD ONE

II Is intcrcstiuz 20 learn from a
pap-rus in tie museum of the Tn
versity 20 Pennsylvania. o. which il
s-lfut.on many Important areheoio-ICa.
finds have been male iu THE old world
that the n'eh cost of l.lus ar.
excess se frrilht rates Mere is~u
20 least i-ao years ago. and
peculiar COINCIDENCE chat tr-
complaint arose o. Tlerle.rlu. q
name closely allied Co thtl of IhHa.
deiph.a which ike other American
cirie~. has tt.n .vrr~tIIu- ,th ,.e
Gust of food and tle rates ou autlra-
cite cost
% ss.m~ a- 10 rfere l- norh's- net
under fhe -uu chat fhe same ISSUES
prevail anf rHaf ta- same Struggle -
being wa-.i
However lf seems certain r.nt rf
aurseitt-- nr, mu,l BETTER .H fuln th.
fellntreu of E-Eut .n rhe apostolic a-
or even than fhe small landed pro
nriefors. wha had to rat a- mar'
rr-Ietr cas- fh, rru.tc Arl'l b-'r Co.
trunsportaron ora the Niie.
We ger glimpse of ufs rrIer tnn
Ptolemie~ Boz E-gui when fhr -.uurre
was drained to furnish Rome ui'. lu.l
n T. an amazing fhii- chan DOB
the Favoum district. which iff.r
pocket az the westward ~ rle NuF.
fiimsy records on papyru~ should haFr
been preserved 20 this GAS ih'- -
only possible in land of perpetual
dryneSs E-ypt has thriten without
rain through ten miiieuuiums because
the necessary water comes rnt from
the skies but along the Nie from Che
center q Africa.
Eight centuries may seem long
time 20 Us bur AZ the time the co-1-
piainf ~ freight rates was meurnnri
there had been M least 5osn years ~
recorded history In Egypt and un-
foubtedly many millenniums which
have LEFT no record.
The poor fellahecn. the actual ruiri-
vsror % the soil comprised sort ~
patfenf animal who had hfrufne ir-
ured 20 oppression and greed and
who never had the sliEh.est prportu-
nitv FOR self-development until within
The period embracing the lasr Sd wears
when the British government So him
on his feet and gave him not only
freedom from lashinES nv the cour-
hash from compulsory labor on TIE
4itches from extra taxation. bur per-
r,itted him 20 accumulate a little some
thing or his own account and 20 be-
come more than tool - the officials
Detroit sunday News.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
WINTER ATTENTION TO EWES
Success or Failure % Lamb Crop Next
Spring Depends on Care Given
Breeding Flock

Tho success or failure q The lamb
crop next spring win depend % large
extent upon The care given the breed
lrc fork durin. The winter. tn order
20 secure active. well developed lambs.
a large percentage II which are twins.
% 81 absolutely necessary to have the
ewes Dob % thrifty condition ar mating
tiue. and conditions az feeding and
management during the winter months
must he such that the hock VIII be
maintained IN good flesh. strong and
vigorous
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
WAY TO AVOID HOG CHOLERA
Prevent Exposure Of Susceptible AMI
mails TO the Germ Which Causes
the Disease.

To avoid hog cholera: First. avoid
exposure Of susceptible hogs 20 the
germ which causes the disease; sec
ond. hogs when exposed 70 hog cholera
should AZ least be- injected with anti
ho--cholera serum. which viii protect
them through the period OF exposure;
third produce permanent Immunity IN
the hogs by administering virus at
the same time protective serum y IN
fecfed
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
GRADE is IMPROVED ANIMAL
Strictly Speaking n Is one ihat Tas
One Purebred Parent the Otner
Being Mixture

Strictly speaking. tie Eiaue - an
animal thar has one purehreu parent
-, o,t.- b..fne a MIXTURE. The term
- n s,,,..,i,,,ss s-,,lied 20 an ami
80 80, n f-o,, ,rnnroved ancestry
,-,.,l,e- mr. not (, has one purebred
&c., However not every animal
that IS NOT purehred Is srane. Inc
animal with Inferior mixed hi''u ines
Is strictly = scrub.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
HIGHER PRICES FOR HORSES
Animals for Breeding and Fairs work
Have Advanced Rapidly Within
Past Six Months.

Prices on horses FOR farm work and
breeding have advanced rapidly with
IN the past six months and the fact
that only about 10 per cent Of the
mares in the United States are IN
foal and not more than 10 PER cent or
the yeariines we should have are here.
indicates that prices are due to go
higher than we have ever known them
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

During 1919 there were 1.o40.O0O
marriages in the United States and
only 10000 new residences completed.
o
Dr Il l.. BuShart and wife visited
Mr. and Mrs a. NJ Hornsby last Tues
day and "Wednesday
One-fourth Of the worlds savings are
held bv inhabitants Of the United
States
Strictly home cooking al Frost's.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
4 WISE 81 y.

You can always tell barber
by the way he parts his hair
You can always tell dentist
When you're in the dentists chair
And even a musician
You can tell him by his touch;
YOu can always tell a printer.
But you cannot tell him much
-Fetter Clippings
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

For sale: Four-r room hnu-' and ilr-
q. JOx1JO. GA NJ snolia -. East llirt
an. house newly painted ani uap
& . good oufhnu~t~. pfc Terms e-
government bonds Geo. GrIn
uuu. Hickman. rs
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
FROST PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS

We have millions of tho finest open
field grown plants ready now. Early
jersey. Charleston Wakefelds. Fiat
Dutch. Parcel post paid. 3D- sl.oo:
500. $50 LOCO. $3.50 express. 1000.
81 81. 5000. $50: 10000. Si2-5O. Send
for price list. Sweet potato and torna-
20 Parker Farms. Moultri".
Georgia. 81
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

soas Feeding Some Distance from
Sleeping CHARTERS on Order 20 Sc
cure Necessary Exercise.
and free from smut 0r mold. She
do IS nnf relish or thrive on such I'm
fe-.or feed II Is very arf % cause Sc
we're digestive troubles. and may lead
20 rha Joss nf her litter.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

An electric fan has been invented
with q combination nichrOme heater
This is used 70 heat a room quickly an'
economically.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

The State department issued 1913
passports during 1920.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

Nickie steel. with platinum covering.
il being used 10 displace platinum wire
IN incandeScent lamps
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

\. W. Henry. Of Alexandria. state
agent and adjusier Of claims for the
Aetna Insurance Company In Louis
lana. is visiting in the city this week.
having arrived Monday afternoon. He
was Ioned here Tuesday by Mrs Henry.
who will spend a few days in the city.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

FOR SALE-White Jeghorns. $1-25
n piece while they Iast-Paul Choate-
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

Kentucky had on December 81. 1921
a population Of 2.fl6oi3, among which
number. l12 So automobiles were di
viied. giving population Of 2i-2O in
hahitanfs 70 every car.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

A nice line OF canned and bottled
goods ~ Bettersworfh's
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24
Colds Cause Grip and Influenza

LAXATIVE Bso.o oU,rs = -able,s remove thu
-suse- There l. only one "Bromo ouinine
: W. GROVES signature on box Soc
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

The number ~ cN service mon WI
hnve taken rdr.urH ~ OF the bench
offered tv fhe federal beard Tor vOc
tiou1l cdueatiaU during fhe last t~c
yer has Increased from 1905 90 moi
than $4,000.
Allslk bought more thrift sfnmf
f-'r capita iu 1890 than amy state in o.
Union.
F1t uf the Busy Eee.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1921-02-24

home cooking at Frost's.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
ARE SYMBOLS OF AFFECTION
Nicknames Never Bestowed on Those
Who Prove Unpopular or Are
. unduly Dignified.

The selection Of name, for the
baby is a very important matter in
most households, and Of course it
should be considered sufficiently to in.
sure the poor helpless mite of hu-
mainly having a label that it will not
be ashamed to sign the rest of it's life.
Any good plain English name will do
that. /. But matter even more impor-
tant and not so easily disposed of is
that Of the nickname. What names
will this young person acquire as he
goes through life? That depends
largely on himself and the kind Of as
sociates he has. The very last thing
to be wished for him is that he should
never be nicknamed. Usually the
only people who are never nicknamed
are either very unpopular or very dig
nified, though there are exceptions.
But the nickname is Il sort of express
sion of affection, and those who &C
cumulate many as they 60 through life
should regard them as insignia of
friendship and hence Of honor. The
final word on nicknames was written
many years ago by Oliver Wendell
Holmes:
When fades at length our lingering day.
VINO cares what pompous tombstones
Read on the hearts that love us still,
ALE jacet Joe; hic jacet Bill"
Ohio State Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
DEMAND FOR LUMBER
CONTINUES TO GROW
Hardwood Market Continues to
Improve and Supplies May
Be Adequate

n The demand for lumber continues
brisk and prices still exhibit an up
ward tendency, according to the
Weekly Market report from the
American Lumberman at Chicago.
The volume Of buying will probably
be slightly less this week than last
week, but this is largely due to the
diminishing supplies of stock in most
demand. Factory business is pick
ing up, and the railroads are buying
certain amount of material. The
possibility Of the railroad strike has
caused some companies to buy tran
sit shipments, but on the whole it has
had little effect upon the lumber
market.
The hardwood market continues to
improve and everywhere predictions
are heard that supplies of stock will
be inadequate to meet the demand.
In the south, logging can not be done
economically in the winter and con-
sequently little progress in filling up
stocks can be made until next spring.
While winter logging can be conduct
ed to some extent in the north, saw
ing operations will not be heavy I'M
til next year. ~.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
Dumb Animals Pay Taxes.

It will be surprising to some people
to learn that all income-tax payers
are not human beings, and that some
i of the Canadian governments income
is derived from pet animals whose hui
man owners and benefactors provided
for their future comfort by an endow-
rent. Such is the case at London,
Ont, where several such pets are
annual contributors to the city's cof-
fers. One large dog in that city re-
ceives an annual income that many
small families would appreciate, due
to-. the fact that the animals legacy
was a large one and grew from year
to year by the accretionary process.
Gold bonds, deposited in trust, keep
him in comfort and also yield small
return to the city tax office in income
. levy. A beautiful Persian cat, now
sleepily rounding out life Of adven-
ture, also receives an income left by
an eccentric master. There is a par
rot, too. All these are contributors,
though some one else has to fill out
the tax form for them. There are
doubtless many such animals in other
countries. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
TONNAGE ON COUNTRY ROADS
Report of Bureau Of Markets Shows
Extent to Which Highways
Are Being Used. r 49,.

The necessity of keeping country
roads in good condition is shown by
report recently compiled by the
bureau Of markets and crop esti-
mates, United States Department Of
Agriculture, showing the extent to
which they are used in hauling farm
products to market. According to the
report, which. shows the tonnage Of
IL products hauled on country roads,
giving the yearly average for the pc
Rod. from 1916 to 1919, there were q
tons Of these II crops hauled for ev-
cry 100 acres Of land. The average
tonnage of the IL crops hauled on
country roads each year for the Pc
Rod mentioned amounted to S6,560,00O
tons. The IL crops referred to in the
report are corn, wheat, oats, barley,
rye, rice, flaxseed, cotton (including
seed), tobacco, potatoes, and cult
waited hay. X ILL.,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
Horseshoe Myth Universal.

The horseshoe in it's most primitive
form is Of great antiquity. ! An old
and very popular superstition, almost
universally prevalent among peasantry
ascribes to the horseshoe Especially
to one which has been found in the
road by chance) the power Of barring
the passage of witches. For this pur-
pose the shoe is nailed to the door Of
the threshold, and Hone In his 'Year
Book" says, Mailing Of horseshOes
seems to have been practiced as we'll
to keep witches in as to keep them
out. In Monmouth street, London,
many horseshoes nailed to the thresh-
olds, were to be seen in 1897; in 1918
Sir Henry Ellis counted seventeen
horseshoes in that street, but in 1852
only eleven remained. The great Mel
son was of a superstitious turn, and
having great faith in the luck Of a
horseshoe had ore nailed to the mast
of the "Victory." ~
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
WORLD HAS CHANGED LITTLE
Electioneering Methods In Old Pompell
Much Like Those in Vogue in
Our Own Time.

Archeologists have uncovered at
POmpeii barroom singularly reminis-
cent Of the heater sort Of drinking
places that were to be found in Ameri.
can cities before the days Of pro-
hibition, and they have found the dried
lees Of the liquor in the jars. .~
The outside walls Of the saloon are
covered with appeals to the voters
Of the city to "Vote for Lollius for
duumvir." The duumvir was a sort
of selectman or half mayor, an official
whose powers or perquisites made the
office one that was much coveted. The
election notices are everywhere to be
found on the walls of Pompeii, usually
in red paint, sometimes in black. They
seem to have been the customary
means Of notifying the citizens of
nominations that had been made.
The crafts seem to have acted in
place of party caucuses. "The bar
bers nominate Trebius for aedile," says
one placard, "All the goldsmiths
nominate G. Cuspius Pansa for aedile,"
says another. Sometimes a man is
referred to as v. b., which means vir
bonus, or a good man. One is cert-
fed as Gan honest young man." OF
another it is said that che will save
the peoples money"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
Meridian Of Greenwich.

The meridian of Greenwich is gen.
orally accepted as the starting line
from which to reckon longitude and
time all over the earth. But objec-
tons are, from time to time, raised
against the universal adoption of the
Greenwich meridian for such pur-
poses. Recently Italian savants have
emphasized these objections by point
ing out that on the meridian Of Green
wich clouds and bad weather are fire.
quent, interfering with astronomical
observations. They suggest that the
civilized world should agree to adopt
the meridian Of Jerusalem as com
mon reference line, because there the
skies are clearer, and the possibility
of making Palestine neutral territory
would eliminate political objections.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31

-. .E O.. -,
feeling that he alone Is responsible
for its condition. While these men
work under the direction Of the coun-
ty engineer, the details are left large
ly to their judgment. ~
A specially constructed light road
machine, called locally a "road fixer,"
Is used. 1t has a long wheel base and
two cutting blades rigidly connected
with the carrying frame Of the ma
chine. The rear wheels are on sep
arate axles, controlled by separate
levers. The patrolman carries the
necessary small tools for clearing
weeds, trimming shoulders, cleaning
bitches, and for handling surfacing
material. He makes his own repairs
in the county repair shop under the
direction of a skilled mechanic.
: The annual cost Of this system,
states the bureau Of public roads,, av-
erages 1923 mile, which is less than
other counties pay where roads receive
attention .tonly when they need II"
Grant county has graveled roads sec
ond to none in the state, and it's peo-
pie are enthusiastic supporters Of the
patrol system. # 49,.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
Weak need Officials Are Destroying
the Local Self Governments
BY j. FOSTER SYNS, s. District Attorney Colorado.

One does have be connected with the legal department of the
United States for great length Of time impressed with
the extent Of federal jurisdiction and the powers exercised from Washing
ton the health safety business and morals Of the average citizen
Frg wont call for outside help,
law and oder but regulate the habits of their feowmen
the utmost degree the village constable will not maintain ORDER it
inevitably follows that the state and national government will and when
this happens the authority Of the smaller political units permanently
crippled Federal be called upon after all other
have been exhausted S.=@. ~ @<<. H.
Weneed local officials causing this destruction of local self
government which going today by Sinking their public duties and
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
+ Il 4 \ 4 4 T. 4 y \ y 4 y u =
RAGLEY
kkrt tfkkt X y X X X =

A. J. Wiltse Of Bemidji spent the
week end at. the home Of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Wiltse.
Miss Helen Olsen, and Richard
Samuelson of zCroolsston spent Sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hedge
son. .@.z~,. ..~
| Alvin Hahn returned home last
week from Minneapolis after short
visit with friends.
II Miss Marie, Barness arrived home
Friday from Bemidji, having recover
ed from an operation performed some
time ago at St. Anthony's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Helgeson and fam
lily and Mrs. M. Helgeson who were
guests at the H. Helgeson home here
Saturday, returned home last Sunday.
Miss Ella Larson spent Sunday with
relatives, returning to St. Vincent
Saturday. r.
Mrs. A. j. Peterson left on Thurs
day for Bemidji where she will spend
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
IMPROVED
ROADS
PATROL SYSTEM is FAVORED
Pointed Out by Department Of Agrl'
| culture as illustration OF Eco
nomical Maintenance.

/ prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
The road patrol system used in
Grant county, WASH, is pointed out
by the United States Department Of
Agriculture as an illustration Of how
highways can be maintained most sue
cessfully and economically. Other
counties in the state use the "gang'
system, assigning to each gang long
section, upon which they make repairs
at intervals, seldom reaching all the
necessary points. In Grant county the
plan is to prevent a road from getting
into bad condition rather than to make
repairs. u ..
There are 13 patrol sections, each
from six to ten miles long, in the 1888
miles of county highways. Each sec
ton is in charge of a patrolman, who
works constantly on his piece of road,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
No Proof of Race of Giants.

The myth Of a race Of giants has
its counterpart in those other crea-
lures of the imagination, the ancient
pygmies. These tabled people, who
were so small that stalk Of grain
was tree to them, which they
chopped down with tiny hatchets and
brushhooks, were said to inhabit
Ethiopia. They were always at war
with the cranes, but lived on such ex-
cellent terms with the cartridges that
they were able to harness them into
their carriages. They lived at first,
according to the fable, in Thrace, but
were driven out Of Europe by the
cranes and took refuge in Ethiopia.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31

"Ghauffeur" Fireman in French.
The word chauffeur means fire.
man or stoker in French, and be-
cause the early cars were steamers
and required two men to operate
them, the Trench termed the oper-
ators the "mechanician" and the
"chauffeur"-the ''mechanic and the
fireman." -. =. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
BUILD IN FALL. AND WINTER
According to Engineers Money Spent
In Constructing Roads in Spring, D.
x =. Is Wasted. - :

The building Of roads in the spring
is opposed by good engineers, who in
sist that money spent at that season
Is largely wasted. They hold that
work should be done in the fall and
winter, when the ground is in better
condition and when foundations can
be laid with greater permanence.
They also criticize the skinny manner
in which foundations are laid, pointing
out that subsequent repair bills make
the whole cost much greater than the
cost of solidly-built roads. -.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
UNDERSTANDING,

Some peop1e-even married people
never get really to know, each other.
Leonard Merrick writes: lit is not
time that enables people to under
stand one another; it is temperament.
The world is heavy with couples who
have sat opposite each other for 40
years and are still stone deaf to each
others hu1nor and stone blind to each
others moods; and a recent acquaint-
ance may say the right things to BOTH"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31

a few days with her sister, Mrs. r. E.
Richardson. PHI "ta
Albert Heckleman of Bemidji spent
the week end with friends in Bagley.
Misses Alice and Theresa Peterson
spent the week end at their home
here. " ,sa.s4 ia,
A. C. Lukkasson returned Wednes-
day from the Twin Cities where he
spent several days attending to bust
ness matters connected with his bust
ness here. En- route he visited briefly
at his home at Brooten. q .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1921-10-31
JuaqIers in oIden Days.

Our word "juggler" comes to us
from the Latin "joculator," which
means a "jester" or player Of tricks"
Among the Romans there were many
kinds OF jugglers. One. Sort called
"acetabularii," used little pebbles with
which they performed wonderful
tricks. Another kind known as "ven-
tilatores," were the same as our mod
sern knife-throwers. "A third variety
was known as "pilarii," or ball play
ers. All of these varieties of jugglers
exhibited their skill at the ludf' or
public games Of Rome. . -