davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-10-23

E,prt French Dy rcannc. iH
t.u>. Tailors aud Cleaners. Plume :sS'.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
CONSTANTINOpLE'S CUSTOMS
Aro Curious-Amcricnn Sailor Tells
of Many Strange Sights.

ConStantinople, March 2S.-There
are many curious things in this an
cicnt city OF the Turk which are un-
known to most people. 1t has re-
mained for Il sailor aboard the Uni
ted States warship Scorpion to clas-
#ify some Of these oddities for the
readers of Far Seas, Il paper pub
lished by American blue jackets in
Near Eastern waters.
Just imagine" he writes, "tying
up traffic on the main thoroughfare
Of big city during the busiest of
the busy hours Of the day by driving
IA flock Of sheep slowly down the
street. But they do it over here"
Some other alleged strange things
done by the Constantinopolitans he
cites as follows:
A street car passenger often bar
gains with the conductor about the
price he will pay for ride.
If youth takes a girl to the NOV
les once or twice her parents expect
him to marry her.
Turkish saleswomen, even in the
smallest shops, are required to un-
derstand or speak seven or eight Ian
guages.
Native men are accustomed to
rent" a pipe to smoke while they
sip their afternoon tea.
policeman, If he finds pick
| pocket al work, may beat him almost
insenaible and then lei his prisoner
, go.
Some Constantinopie stores have
signs in as many as eight languages
over their doors.
tourist may engage boatman
to row him for two miles for two or
three cents.
AS American paper money in Tur-
key is worth l 5 to 20 per cent more
than Turkish gold, it is possible for
one to buy a $50 gold piece for sew
enteen paper dollars.
Christmas is celebrated four times
a year-once for each Of the differ
ent religious calendars.
A man walking along the street
often may be seen followed five or
ten PAGES in the rear, by few of his
wives.
i bootbiack will give you good
shine for cigarette.
There is no limit to automobile
speeding in any part Of Constanti-
nople, but it's case Of call you can
make"
A Turkish barber is courteous, but
when he shaves you he never washes
off the lathcr. but covers your face
with powder.
A suit Of paiamas. or its equiva-
lent, is enough "evening dress" at a
| grand ball.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
Tho Statesman.
(N. Y. Christian Adyocate.)

The statesman throws his shoulders
back and straightens out his tie.
And says, "My friends. unless it rains
the weather will be dry"
And when this thought into our
brains has percolatcd through.
We common people nod our heads
and loudly cry, GLOW true"
The statesman blows his massive
nose and clears his august throat,
And says, "The ship will never sink
so long as it's anoat."
Whereat we roll our solemn eyes
applaud with main and might,
And slap each other on the back, the
while we say, "IIe's right"
The statesman wakes stern and warm
his drone becomes roar:
He yells, 81 say to you, my friends
that two and two makes four!"
And thereupon our doubts dissolve
our fears are put to rout.
And we agree that here's man who
knows what he's about.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
FIREWORKS CAUSE EXPLOSION.
Eight Dead, Many Iniurctl-Two Arc
.irrcStcd in Case. .H

Chicago, March Manufacture
and storage Of fireworks in a manner
prohibited by city ordinances was
blamed last night by city and police
officials for an explosion in the heart
OF the West Side tenement district
which occurred yesterday, injuring
hundred or more persons, killing
at least eight, and rendering many
temporarily homeless. Buildings for
several blocks away were damaged
Two men are held in Jail tonight
in connection with the disaster, and
two others. possibly killed in the en-
plosion, were being sought to-day by
the police.
The explosion wrecked the ware
house Of Well & Co., paper dealers,
where dozen men were working.
All are believed to have been killed.
Next door was the firm Of Singer
& Schaffer, dealers in novelty mer-
chandise. Chief Of Police Charles
Fitzmorris and Fire Attorney Shir-
ley High after completing investiga-
tions tonight, declared that the
Singer & Schaffer firm had manufac-
tured fireworks in and around the
warehouse IN violation of city ordi-
nances, and that combustion a4these
fireworks was 10 blame for the dis
astcr. They declared the firp fire.
! luenn" been warned to tiSton.
, un"% .. .nufacturc, aud he a&Ieen
, repe",ru|, warned that is<$orhs
! could uu. . 8torel. within lna eltS
limits. There is no QuostiQl. saiG
Chief Fitzmorris, "that this manu-
tacture Of bootleg fireworks caused
this catastrophe"
Max Singer and Edward Schaffer
nephew and son, respectively. of tho
partners, were rearrested and placed
in Jail tonight after they had beer
questioned and released to-day. The
elder Singer and Schaffer were be
ing sought, but it was believed that
! they probably perishcd in the explo
| sion.
According to Mr.. High and Chie1
FitZmorris, the two men held in jail
both admitted that the firm manufac-
tured fireworks and that it had con,
Quoted an illicit trade in this pro.
duct. Dozens Of salesmen toured the
Central West taking orders, they are
quoted as saying
More than a ton Of explosives is
believed to have been consumed in
tho explosion.
Only four Of the eight persons
known to be dead had been identi-
fed tonight. The other bodies were
so badly mangled as to be unrecog-
nizable.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
A TONIC

Groves Tasteless chill Tonic restores
Energy and Vitality by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood When you feel its
strengthening. invisorating effect, see how
1t brings color to the cheeks and how
II improves the appetite, you will then
appreciate its true tonic value.
Groves Tastcless chill Tonic is simply
Iron and Quinine suspended in syrup. So
pleasant even children like it. Tho blood
needs QUININE to Purify it and IRON to
Enrich it. Destroys Malarial germs and
Grip germs by its Strengthening Invieor-
ating Effect. 60c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06

There Is moro Catarrh In this section
OF the country than all other diseases
put together. and FOR years 1t was sup
posed to be incurab.c. Doctors prescribed
local remedies, and by constantly falling
to cure with local treatment, pronounced
1T incurablc. Catarrh Is 6 local disease,
greatly Influenced BY constitutional con-
ditions and therefore requires constitu-
tional t.oatmcnt. Hans Catarrh Medi-
cine, manufactured b, r. j. Cheney r.
Co, Toledo, Ohio. is Il constitutional
remedy. Is taken internally and acts
thru tho Blood on ,he Mucous Surfaces
OF the System. One Hundred Dollars re.
ward - offered for any case that Halrs'
CAterrh Medicine fail "a cure. Send for
circulars and testimonials
F..J CHENEY & Co. Toledo. Ohio.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06

The velocity Of earthquakes has
been known to be as high as 900 feet
q second.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
Asleep 3 Years; Wakes; Sleeps Again

Fort Smith, Ark, March 30.--Jas.
S. IIslinger, "a years of age, who has
been asleep for nearly three years,
awoke at $40 this morning in the
county hospital here, yawned, and
then went back to sleep, according
to the nurse attending him. lie did
not speak, shc said.
Eslinger entered the hospital in
1914, sufferer from pellagra, ply
sicians say. In August, 1919. he fell
into the sleep which was broken for
the first time to-day. He he's been
fed through a tube and has not lost
in weight
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06

our tanners VIII Dc tempted AZ lne
last moment not to reduce their cot
ton acreage as much as they had in
tended to do some thirty or forty
days ago. Any one travelling in the
Piedmont will be impressed with the
fact that a great deal Of land is be-
ing prepared for cotton, and, owing
to weather conditions, the prcpara-
tion is Of a most excellent character
that will have Il decided effect on
production.
TO my mind there is only one an
swer to the arguments Of some OF
our farmers as above set forth, and
that argument should be driven
home on every OccaSion--namcly
that ten or twelve milliOn-balc
crop will most likely sell for cents
pound this fall, and that a six-mil-
iion-Dale crop under these circum-
stances will bring in more money
than a twelve -million-bale crop.
We will have on July /, 1921, a
surplus Of nine million bales OF cot
measure have to be consumed by for
cign countries. We must appreciate
the conditions in Europe as being
far from normal. TIL armies Of
Great Britain, France and Belgium
are invading Germany. Peace seems
to be in the distant future. and until
peace is declared and the purchasing
power Of the people in Europe is re-
stored in Il measure, cotton will Of
necessity not be in dcmand and any
surplus that may exist will have Il
greater influence on the market at
this time than at a time when ordi-
uary and normal conditions prevail
The production OF a six -million- bale
crop holds out some hope that our
agricultural interests may in the
near future be placed on a safe and
sound basis. 4 ten or twelve million
bale crop means a continuation Of
present c, nditiOns.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
WILL OUR FARMERS REDUCE
Cotton Acrcagc?-Anothcr Big Crop
Greatly Reduce the Price.
tBy Director w. w. LOngD

Wy IlltSlol w. w. ILollS.)
Not since the early 90's have the
cotton farmers been SO pcrpleXed
and demoralizcd as they arc to-day.
At that time cotton was selling for
to S cents a pound. 1t was most
difficult to secure credit at anything
like a reasonable rate. The banks
in the state could be counted on your
two hands. 4 great number Of our
farmers Of to-day remember those
conditions, and they are reasoning
with themselves about as follows:
II have made cotton at cents Il
pound and made little money.
am going to make this crop on the
basis Of s and 10 cents a pound for
the reason that I am not going to
purchase anything for myself or my
tenants that l can do without. am
going to practice the most rigid
economy. Cotton Is the only crop
that l can grow that will bring in
any money for myself or my ten
ants. 1t is absolutely necessary for
my tenants to produce a crop that
they can readily sell for cash, other
wise they will leave me-"
With these thoughts in their
minds, and in their state Of perplex-
ity. with the little more favorable
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06

olives were cultivated in early
times not for the fruit, but only for
the oil.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
Georgia Negro Population Increased

Washington. March 29.-Geor-
gia's negro population in 1920 was
1.206,3G5, an increase OF 2 3 per cent
over 1910. The white population was
l.GS9, II, an increase of 18 per
cent. and the Indian, Chinese and
Japanese and other colorcd races
numbered 353.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06

Doesn't hurt bit. Drop a little
'freeZonc" on an aching corn, in
Stantly that corn stops hurting, then
shortly You lift it right off with
fingers. Truly.
Your druggist sells a tiny bottle OF
"Frcezone' for few cents, sufficient
to remove every hard corn, soft corn
or corn between the toes, and the
calluseS, without soreness or irrita-
tiOn.-aQy
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
Department Says Fat Onions.

Washington, March ~ - Eat
onions was the advice given to the
American people to-day by the De-
partmcnt Of Agriculture. Unless
there is increased consumption of the
vegetable, the department said there
will be great waste Of the "a crop,
Of which there is now an estimated
carry-ovcr Of 2,500 cars. Failure to
consume this surplus will mean also
large surplus in the spring crop,
which was reported to be from two
to four weeks earlier this year than
usual.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
Tho oulnlne That Does No. Affect tho Head

Because OF Its tonic and laxative effect, LAxA.
TIVE BROMO QUININEi Is better than ordinary
Quinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing In head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature Of Il. w. GROVE. 3Oc
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
WHY NOT GROW STAPLE COTTON
Varieties early and May be Expected
to Succeed Despite Boil Wcrvil.

Clemson College, March 81 The
length Of staple plays an important
part in determining the price OF cot
ton, and for this reason the lon. sta
pie varieties OF cotton bring l2;ter
price than do the short staple. 1t is
natural that this should be the .2so
since the longer the staple. other
things being equal, the better the
grade Of cloth that can be prodUcCd.
However, the long staple varic lies
have not had the popularity thai The
short staples have had. due in ;he
main TO the fact that the long staple
varieties which were formerly grown
gave poor yields Of seed cotton.
This defect OF the long staple va
rietics is now being overcome by the
breeding methods employed by some
Of our best seedsmen. In the past
few years varieties Of long staple
cotton have been produced whose
yields Of seed cotton compared favor
ably with some Of the popular short
staple varieties, says G> II. Ceilings.
assistant agronomist. For instance.
in the 1920 cotton variety test at
Clemson College, in which % vari-
eties were tested, Delta type Web
ber, a 1 1-16-inch staple, stood fifth
from the top. Wannamaker's Cleve-
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
God tho Souls Highest i0aI.

God tho Souls Highest GOal.
No worlds have power either to make
or mar,
For what we make of life is what we
are;
And true success comes not until the
soul
Seeks God, and finds in Him its high
est goal.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06

u,"u. long otapiU Varieties, such
as the Webber 40 and Weber 50,
a inches; Hartsvlle -. N
inches; Dixie-A;n, I II inches: Kee-
nan, Il inches, may also he count
cd upon to produce good yields dur
ing average years. The Dixie \ III fl
is aslo a good wilt-resistant variety.
All OF these are early long staple va
rieties and may he expected to sue
coed under weevil conditions.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1921-04-06
Not Easy to Got.
{ Boston TRANSCRIPT !

(Boston Transcript.)
Wife--"What shall get my mo-
thcr for her birthday?"
Hub-"Gct her to 60 home. If you
can"
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
Much Despised Phillies
Hop Giants for lis Win
Meadows, Quaker Hurler Slaughtered in the
Opening Game. Comes Back and Tames
McGraw Clan-Burns Gets Homer.

PHILADELPHIA, April 16.-Su-
pine for two games. the Phillies to-
day turned on the Giants and
thrashed them with the utmost
fidelity to detail. They scared the
air with fifteen whistiing base
blows and beat New York II to S.
Bill Donovan's reformed forces rus
tied Bill Ryan off the eminence in
less than two innings, plastering
Fred Toney hard in many places and
bastinadoed the schooled and sedate
Slim Sallee even worse.
So passionately did the Phillies
smite the ball that they made no
fewer than four booming home
runs. Wrightstone. Bruggy, Meusel,
and even the bespectacled Lee
Meadows, swiped the circuit slaps
and these four licks accounted for
five of the eleven runs scored by the
Phillies.
1t was sweet revenge for Lee
Meadows, who was knocked out of
the box in the first game of the
season by the Giants.
George Burns accounted for three
of the Giants runs when he
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
GRIFFMEN NOTES

Stanley Harris boot in a pinch
yesterday was only an incident.
With that exception he performed
with his usual class, and. in addi-
tion, led the hitters of the day with
three singles. On one occasion he
went past second base to snag a
ball, and threw his man out.
Charity continues to lean against
the bali. Both of his triples yes
terday were regular hits.
Manager Duffy seems to be un-
certain about his team. He is
shifting the lineup daily in an eff
fort to ind a winning combination.
If Thormahlen continues to pitch
as well as he did yesterday, and If
Pratt and Ruel CONTINUES their good
work. the Boston fans will have no
reason to kick over the loss OF
Harper. Schang. Hoyt & Co.
Boston jumps to New York today
for a session with Babe Ruth. ct al.
In view of the big trade between
the two teams last summer. the
series ought to be a big drawing
card.
With Collins on third and Scott
on first. the Red Sox were foolish
enough to try a double steal in the
fifth. Charity pegged through to
Harris, whose return easily nipped
Shano at the platter. F..
Del Pratt gave a fine exhibition
Of broken field running when he
was. caught of first. He made the
ensuing chase a wild nd merry one.
but was finally tagged out by Judge
Forty-four hits In the first four
games Is the@record of the Nation
ais. which is pretty fair hitting.
The Red sox gathered a total of
Stnffy McInnis is still unsigned.
and will confer with Frazee today.
This Is his last day Of grace.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
CENTRAL HASEDGE
In TITLE SERIES
Defeat of Western Shows Mt.
PIeasanters Have Neces-
sary Punch.
High School League
Standing

In the race for the local high
school baseball championship. all
the Eve teams have shown their
wares in at least one game apiece,
Western, Central. and Business hav-
ing competed in two each. With
four games already played out of
the ten scheduled. the most i'm
portant question about which one
will be the 1921 champion nine seems
to have been answered. as Coach
Menefee's slugginG Central nine has
swept Business aside and taken
Western. the team considered to be
the strongest contender for the flag,
into camp.
The defeat Of the Red and White
by Central plainly shows that the
Mount Pleasanters are much
improved nine over the aggregation
of 1920. because Western still pos
sesses it's best hurler. Hair, and has
only two inexperienced men in tht
| lineup. or course. there has beer
a reason for the greater strength
OF the Blue and White contender
ana IL lies Will IDI
Rauber. and Goodman. three new
faces on this seasons team. Tht
| frst-named pitched the first no-hi
game Of the local high school seasor
against Business: the next just eat,
them up around short and wields :
mean stick. and the last-mentionet
is first-saCker and fielder Of merit
He jumped into the work at frs
base against Western Friday sfte'
Lemon was hurt. and won the ad
miration of more than one spectator
with his performance.
Besides the added strength giver
| by these three. the rest Of the team
has advanced wonderfully. espe'
cially in the offensive department
where they have collected an i'm
mense total Of forty-one safe hit:
in only two games. Whether haC
opposing pitching or not. thi'
number Of blows indicates a punch
with the fail. They soCked sIS
doubles. three triples and a homer
in their two contests in the series
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
STARS TO APPEAR
ms A. MEET HERE
Big List of Entries Received
For Event at Georgetown,
May 1914.

That the competition in the field
events of the outdoor South At
lantic meet to be held at George
town University varsity field May
13 and II will be the keenest in
this division in years is evident
from the performances of the men
in this department of the track
game.
In the high jump. Archer and
Chamberlain of the University of
Virginia have been the most con-
sistent performers during the in
door season and in the recent dual
meets. Archer has done six feet
and two inches but his teammate
Chamberlain has gone him two or
three inches better in the meets so
far.
To pick a winner in the run
ming broad jump is difficult as
there will be undoubtedly more con.
testants of ability in this than in
any other field event. Virginia
Polytechnic Institute. the Uni
versity of Maryland, Virginia Mill
tary Institute, the University oi
North Carolina and Georgia Tech
of doing between twenty-one and
twenty-five feet.
The University of Virginia and
the V. NJ. l. have been performing
very we'll in the javelin throw
155 and $50 feet being reached or
different occasions.
V. p. l. will show strong in the
discus throw and Red" Barron oi
Georgia Tech has been doing as wei
in the pole vault as he did last
fall in the backfield of the South's
Golden Tornado.
The field events, always an in.
teresting feature of a track meet
will provide more spirit in this
meet than in previous meets on &C.
count of the class of the competi-
tion and the number of competitors
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
FRATERNALLE
TEAMS PLAY TODAY
Elks and Redmen to Meet
Gibs in Two Games at
Union League Park.

The Elks and the Redmen of the
Fraternal League, which is due to
open the season at American League
Park on May .. win both face one
of their hardest pre-league games
today when they stack up against
the fast Gibraltar A. c. at Union
League Park.
The Redmen are scheduled to take
the field against the Gibs at IL
o'clock this morning. while the Elks
and Gibs will stage their battle al
p. m.
All three teams are in great form
but the Gibs have a slight edge
over the lodgemen in that they have
already come through three hard
games successfully, while their op'
ponents have not yet gone through
a full game this season with theil
regulars in the lineup.
Lefty Payne or Joseph Herzle will
probably face the Gibs in the boz
in the morning engagement Both
Payne and Herzle are in grea'
shape. but they have yet to go the
full route this season. II is likely
NA'0N NiANs bSSh SCI d ShdAlNN ~
show their wares today.
In the afternoon tilt either
Owens. Pfeil. Patterson, Cantwell OF
Bryant will start for the Elks
while Ballenger, ace of the Glib:
hurting staff. will probably get tht
call from Manager Karst. Though
the Elks have played the Griffs anc
went through a workout against
the knicks this will be considered
their first real preliminary game Of
the year and judging on the form
they displayed against the Mats 4
will take a good team to stop them
The Fraternal League has LEASED
the Union League Park for the en-
tire baseball season this year $,
independent teams who wish to us'
the park Saturdays and Sunday.
must communicate with c. J. Ben
ner. 1927 .Thirty-fifth street north
west: phone West 2479.
The Lodgemen. with FIVE games &
week scheduled throughout tn,
year, will be seen in the parl
every day except Saturdays land
Sundays
The Washington herald., 1921-04-17
MARYLAND VICTOR
IN LACROSSE GAME

COLLEGE PARK. Nd. April 10
University of Maryland lacrosse team
this afternoon triumphed over its
time-honored rival. St. Johns Col
lege, of Annapolis. 4 TO .. in a we'll
contested game. The College Park
ers were the first to score, Mat
thews registering a tally just a rev
minutes after the opening whistle
sounded. Incidentally, Matthews
scored all of Maryland's points.
Maryland got its last point just a
minute before the final whistle blew.
Beatty and Street accounted for the
lAnnapolitans' markers. Maryland
next plays Penn State here on ..ay
which will be the College Parkers'
last game.