davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening journal., 1921-01-14
WHY DO THEY MARRY?

JEFFtltSONNILLt, Ind. Jan. 3. :
Why are there so many marriages and
divorces In Clarke county, Rcpresen-
tatives Of the Russell SAGE Foundation
are here TO find out More than 5000
persons were married here the past
year, although the county's popula-
tlon is only 10000. OF 297 suits filed In
the local courts since November 2S,
1919, ii3 have been for divorce.
Evening journal., 1921-01-14

rear ones being larger than the ones
in front. The entrance is through
the rear.
Evening journal., 1921-01-14

The Want Ads offer many excellent
bargains in real estate and homes for
rent or TO sell this month.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Troop No. 40 hiked to Chester on
Armistice Day leaving Wilmington
about $50 and arriving in Chester
iust in time TO enter In the parade
and were given the place of honor.
behind the Boothwyn band After
the parade the boys wen. a little
outside the city and cooked their
dinner, and played game of foot
ball.
Troops No. 46 and 4s will spend
the Thanksgiving holidays ara
Weekend at Beaver Valley Camp
with Mr.. Fritz as chef de troupe"
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Executive Committee, Dec. 6th.
Court Of Honor. Dec. 7th.
There we're not enough scoutmas-
tiers at the meeting on TUESDAY
night last to form a quorum. conse-
ouently there was no meeting. What
is the matter. men? Snap out OF II!
Troop % has made a creditaole
showing recently in all affairs. They
had five boys in the parade for CEN
eral Diaz. they have had IL boys
working for the Red Cross assisting
in Fifth Roll CAN. and seven boys
acting as ushers at the Garrick on
Armistice Day.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

nfnulNlA~ANIN sAAANnAARhf
Now is the time 10 show your IN
terost in Scouting in Wilmington
and your willingness to cooperate
in the activities Of the ci.y. hhe
Scout Minstrel show IS under way
We've got the songs You've got
the singers. Send us the names OF
the boys from your troop who can
sing. Mention soloists and chorus
men also those suitable for black
face comedy or end men. Can your
boys Jig? II so. send in their name.
AT least so per cent. OF your boys
will be used in one way or another'
but at present we want your line
up Of men for the minstrel. Troops
who have. az various times, given
minstrel shows. should have some
good talent
Remember thir Is TO be the big
gest affair that Wilmington has had
from the scouts for some time. and
YOU want to be in It.
nave you ever smelled the wood
smoke at twilight?
Have you ever heard the birch log
burning?
Are you quick to read the noises OF
the night?
YOU must follow with the others
For our Boy Scouts feet are turning
out TO the Beaver Valley Camp. tho
boys delight
Scoutmastor Nelson S'~itz gave Ar
illustrated lecture on he scont re-
Quirements and tho work Of he
American Committee for Devastated
France at The 2eth CenmrF CiUl
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Would it be more worthwhile to
increase our trade with Chile or
Argentina
How did Switzerland keep out OF
the war?
How has Japan reached such an
important position. economically
among the nations Of the world?
Panama Canal
Arithmetic Projects.
To teach the use OF the calendar.
Finding whether the lighting in our
room is enough.
To find whether our air space Is
adequate.
Estimating expense Of keeping au-
tomobile for month.
How best to handle our school
funds?
To measure distances in the school
district by stepping them.
How much will Il cost 10 paint
our room and get book shelves. etc.
Suggestions for teaching decimals.
Keeping our attendance.
Estimating how much our moth
ers save by buying at the reduction
sales.
To find the expense and profit Of a
poultry plant with a view TO rais-
ing poultry or suggestion TO others
who undertake IL.
Finding out how much money our
town government needs and how II
| Is provided.
Measuring high points OF interest
In our town.
English Projects. English phrases.
Getting out the first issue Of a
school newspaper Preference books
for small library.
How Greek civilization spread.
History Project: The Life OF
Marco Polo.
An example OF Purposeful Activ-
/ ity in Sixth Grade-Greek Project.
The Reconstruction Period after
Civil War.
List OF reference books for geog-
raphy and history.
Government documents and suE-
gestive list Of reference books for
small library.
While the issue almost is exhaust
ed. teachers may be interested &C
know that a few OF the sets. each
Of which cover 800 mineographet
pages, still are available and can be
procured. at a small price which
scarcely covers the expense OF IN,
paper and mimeographing by ad
] dressing Miss Rohr at the Women
College OF the University Of Della
ware. Educators who have exam
ined the plans prepared by Miss Rohi
say they unquestionahly will have ar
important and a beneficial effect upor
work IN the elementary schools n
all sections Of Delaware.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

The sun shines bright at Beaver
Valley camp.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
FIRST-AD COURSE

Membership Of the machine shop
group OF the Vocational Training
school met on Wednesday night
when +. j. Brown. physical instruc-
tor Of the High School. instructed
them In frst-aid treatment. Direc-
tor Brown plans 20 teach the neccs-
sary requirements for "nrst aid. such
as dislocations. fractures, sprains
bruises. burns. cuts. etc. Il IS very
necessary that the shop boys have a
knowledge Of this type OF "hrst aid.
Every day some little accident hap
pens IN Industrial plants and li
viii be the purpose or Mr.. Brown
to instruct not only In the treatment
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Of Smyrna. on last Friday night
He was entertained by Rev. Thomas
Getz Hill and the SMYRNA Troop
and members Of the Century Club.
81 members Of Troop 81 visited
Beaver Valley Camp last Thursday
and stayed until Saturday afternoon.
They heartily enjoyed the trip that
was made possible by the Commun-
ity Service. and highly recommend
10 to any other troop that likes
"roughing It," They engaged in such
a variety Of activities including
great camp-fres. marsh-mellow
roasts. etc. that 10 Is almost impos-
sible 20 enumerate them. They en-
tertained one scout from Troop No.
as. one from Troop % and one from
Troop s all Of whom claim 20 have
had the time Of their lives. Armis-
tice Day wasn't neglected for the
campers all stood reverently for
two minutes as the unknown hero"
was being buried at Arlington. The
Community service commended
Troop 81 for the manner in which
they extinguished a fire that might
have proven very serious had It not
been for the prompt action and
cool headednoss Of several OF tlie
members Of this troop. Mr.. Harry c..
/ Tazewel. who accompanied the
/ troop IS TO be made an honorary
member OF them. His assistance es-
peciary "over the kitchen stove
will long be remembered, and as a
| chef de cuisine" he's there. The
troop viii "ten the world" that any
troop not taking advantage OF tho
/ hospitality Of the Community Ser
vice in going to Beaver Valley is
losing an opportunity that can't be
beat.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19
Helpful Plans For
DelalUare Teachers

Il WIN interest the people OF Del
aware to know that a number OF very
suggestive plans for teaching eli
ncniary school subjects, especially
geography and arithmetic, are being
~idely distributed among the teach
--s 81 this State. The greater num-
Nsr OF these were worked out care
Funy last summer by students at the
University OF Delaware Summer
.shool under tho direction OF Miss
Mamie Roh-. The many teachers
more ;han one hundred and fifty
TO whom they are being sent have
been anxiously awaiting them, and
expect 10 fnd them full Of sugges-
lions for vitalizing school work. and
for developing in pupils better hab-
ita OF study.
There arc in each set more than
three hundred Autographed pages
Tho following index. which accom-
panics each set. is an indication OF
the wide and splendid scope Of this
material;
Geography Projects.
To learn the story OF a loaf OF
bread.
Why my home town grew (Clay-
tomb
To find how children Of the cold
lands live.
How and why seaford started and
why it is a good place in which &c
live?
How do people travel and NOV,
80
Have we better ways Of travelinl
than we used to have?
How we get to the land OF thu
silk worm?
What the Government does t,
protect Qua commerce?
Why is Delaware called the Dia
mond State?
Why has New York grown to b.
our largest city?
To lake an imaginary trip to New
York.
Why the raising OF corn in IN
middle section OF the United State
became Of such great importance.
DO the Desert Sands furnish any
thing OF value TO the rest Of tn
world? Could they be made NOR
valuable to us7
Does It pay the Government q
spend money retaining our vast
lands2
To compare the Desert OF Sahar
with the American Desert.
How and where our paper is made
and why # Is made there.
Why should our forests be con
served and what is our Government
doing to accomplish this?
Why has the Steel Industry be
come our most important industry
Why is Brazil such a coffee Pre-
ducing country?
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

lIg!!g5 ....................

Executive Committee. Dec. 9Th.
Court Of Honor. Dec. 7th.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19
What
the



Through the courtesy OF Miss
Elsie Janis. disabled veterans at
Brandywine sanatorium will attend
the matinee performance Of Miss
Janis and her gang" in a New
Attack" at the Playhouse today.
The veterans Will be transported
to and from the theatre in automo-
biles secured through the Laurence
Roberts Post, No. q. American
Legion
Miss Janis Is extremely popular
among the vets. her work in France
during the drcary days of the World
War having given her big place
in their hearts. Speaking Of Miss
Janis last night. one OF the ex-ser-
vice men said Even IL she didn
have the ability she does possess.
she would still be popular because
OF her pep and enthusiasm"
The three local posts OF the
American Legion will meet at their
respective quarters on Monday night.
The John L. Fisher Post. No. is.
will elect officers for the coming
year. and the other two posts will
nominate officers.
The Women's Auxiliary OF Della
ware Post No. /, will meet az the
home OF DR.. Florence Seward. 1912
West Eighth street, on Monday night
at S o'clock. All members are re-
Quested 10 be present, as well as all
women eligible 10 membership. The
Auxiliary is planning a series of
entertainments TO be given for the
patients at Brandywine Sanatorium.
The success OF the Armistice Day
observance speaks well for the abil-
ity OF the City Committee. IL is the
opinion OF many Legion members
that the City Committee handled tho
observance much better than the
various posts could have done alone.
The pool tables at Brandywine
Sanatorium are in very bad shape
and this feature OF entertainment
which is almost the main thing IN
the lives OF the disabled veteran.
there. is almost a thing OF the past
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

OF injury, but also in the prevention
OF such.
James T. Chandler. a member OF
the Board OF Public Education Wis
tied the evening Vocational School
and was Impressed with the progress
made.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Another bunch Of Signal FLAGS
have arrived at the Office. It will be
remembered that headquarters had
these semaphore flags cheaper than
thew can be obtained elsewhere
80 cents per pair.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

The Want Ads will advertise to
GOOD profit. rooms to let and apart
....-,sc N lot
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

It is said that no feelings al all
would be hurt II some charitable
person would unloose his purse
strings and patch the tables
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

The week Of December attn 10 lOth
will be observed as National SaleN
Week" throughout the country. a
letter was received at the Office from
the Highway and Highway Trans
port Education Committee. TO reach
school boys and girls, and a prize
contest or essay contest among
grammar school pupils and a lesson
contest among grammar school
teachers has been undertaken. There
viii be three National Awards ana
AIS state prizes for the best essays
on the subject How 1 can make
the Highways more safe Each
essay TO be 500 words in length. IL
Illustrated by drawing or photo
graph clipped from A newspaper or
magazine. or made by the conies-
tant Essays must be handed 10
the school principal OF person oe-
signated by him on or before De-
cember 10th. Ask your school
teacher or principal about this u
would be fine II the scouts would
send in some prize essays. BE
Prepared"
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Troop No. as held their Father
and SON night at St. Paurs NJ. z
church last evening.
Evening journal., 1921-11-19

Several letters from the Execu-
tive, who is az his home in Easton'
Nd reveal that he is improving in
health. and expects TO be back on
the job soon.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19
Elrsf Paymsnt of Rsnt.

II would be hard to ind exact rec.
ords Of the first rent paid. It is said
that when the Germans conquered
parts OF GauI, the land was parceled
out to chiefs, lieutenapts and private
soldiers. In return the holders Of the
lands promised military service when
needed. Some Of the land was given
to favorites. who were allowed to pay
IN money instead OF service, and the
system WIS established. Rent was
certainly known In the days that Rome
aourished. there being Latin names
for rent under long leasehold tenure
rent of farm, ground rent. rent Of
state lands and the annual rent pay
able for the right to the perpetual en-
joyment of anything built on the sur
face Of the land.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19
sian, rhlrtx.Two Year.

Surety a subject for the speculative
psychologist is the record sleep In
dulged in by Caroline Ohlson. q
Swedish girl. In 1875, when only .
child OF fourteen years, she fell into q
hong trance in the Island Of okuko. In
the Raltic. and remained unconscious
FOR 80 years. Food was administered
to her. although she seemed quite un.
concerned. Nor did she respond to
any inquiry during that long time.
Then suddenly she Awcke. no IongeG
girl, but a middIe-aged woman. and
the most careful examination could
not reveal the slightest weakness o.
mental effect. After coming out Of her
long trance Caroline enjoyed very good
health.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19
Moral Forcea.

Above all 1t is ever to be kept In
mind that not by material but BY
moral force are men and their ac-
tions governed. How noIseless is
thought No rolling Of drums. no
tramp Of squadrons, or unreasonable
tumult OF baggage wagons, attends
the movement. In what obscure aud
sequestered places may the head be
meditating which Is one day to be
crowned with more than Imperial au-
thority; for kings and emperors will
be among its mInistering servants; II
will rule not over but in their heads,
and with these Its solitary combina-
lions Of ideas, as with magic formu.
las, bend the world to Its will. The
time may come when Napoleon him
self will be better known for his laws
than for his battles; and the Victory
Of Waterloo prove less'e momentous
than the opening OF the flrst meehan-
les instItute.--Thomas Carlyle.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19

I'm coinins. snowblrd.- mnn:S sssd,it
voice was shouting. She whiried with
a sob Of tiankfulness
Al that instant the cougar epfnng.
Tergined though she was. Snow
birds refexes had kept sure and true.
Even as the great cat leaped, q long.
1.-THE shadow out OF the shadow, her
finger pressed back against the trigger
OF her pistol. She had been catryA
Ing her gun In front OF her, and hhs
fired II, this last time. with no con-
scious effort. II was just q last In
stinctive effort to defend hersalf.
One other element affected the Is.
sue She had whirled to answer Dana
cry just as the cougar left the ground.
But She had stili been In range The
only effect was to lessen, IN some de.
gree. the accuracy Of the spring. The
bullet caught the beast IN mld-air !;
but even II It had reached its heart,
the momentum Of the attack was too
great to be completely overcome.
snowbird only knew that some vast,
resistless power had struck her. ana
that the darkness seemed to roar and
explode about her.
Hurled to her face in the trail, she
did not see the cougar sprawl on the
earth beside her. The flame In the
lantern almost clicked ont as It fell
from her hand, then flashed up and
down, from the deepest gloom to q
vivid glare with something Of the et-
feet Of lightning flickering in the sky.
Nor did she hear the first frenzied
thrashing Of the wounded animal
Kindly unconsciousness had fallen, OBJ
scuring this and also the sight Of the
great cat, in the agony OF Its wound.
creeping with broken shoulder and
barred claws across the pine needles
| toward her defenseless body.
(To BE CoNTINUED.)
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19

know soul and his being there didn't
matter TO anyone. And he was right
but he set about changing that condl.
tion, and he didn't nnd even New York
lonesome very long. For the lonesom-
est place Is no question OF geography
or population or economies. The lone
soonest place is always the human
heart which hasn't learned how to
reach out to other human hearts IN
the sure knowledge that there VIII
be something In common. that II Il has
affection to spend. and loyalty and
truth and friendlIness, there are these
things in return waiting TO welcome lt
Milwaukee Journal
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19
WORLDS MOST LONELY SPOT
Not a pesolate island Nor the Center
Of a Crowded City. but the un-
friendly Heart

Asked to name the lonesomest place
In the world, traveller once answered,
.'The island of Tristan d'Aeunha, far
OF the coast Of South America. Its
population Is 70, ana Il Il visited by
a vessel only once 10 two years"
But the traveller was MI wrong. iso-
lated, remote, limited In society, the
island may be. But why ionesomei
The last thing we heard from II was
that all the inhabithrts were working
together to fight q dangerous plague
o. rats. When people can get toseth-
er for u common purpose they aren't
lonesome.
A mao told 40 the other day thHt
the lonesOmest plhee ~ ever found
was New York city. where be didn'l
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19

Again he trotted within one hundred
feet Of the girl.
Three times more he tried to stalk
before he finally gave 1t up altogether.
This game was like the porcupine-
simply to be chased down and taken.
And in the case Of all animals that
hunt their game by overtaking II,
there was no longer any occasion for
going silently. The thing to do was to
come close and spring from the trail
behind.
Though the fear was mostly gone.
the cougar retained enough OF that
caution that most wild animals ex-
hibit when hunting a new game so
that he didn't attempt to strike Snow
bird down at once. But as the chase
went on, his passion grew upon him.
Ever he crept nearer. And at last he
sprang full into the thlckets beside
her.
At that instant she had shot for the
first time. Because the light had left
his eyes before she could find aim
both shots had been clean misses. And
terrible as the reports were. he was
too engrossed in the chase to be
frightened away by mere sound. This
was the cry the man-pack always
made-these sudden, startling sounds
In the silence. But he felt no pain
He crouched a moment, shIvering
Then he bounded on again.
The third shot was a miss too: II
fact, there had been no chance for Q
hit. A sound in the darkness is al
unreliable target as can possibly bC
imagined. And 1t didn't frlghten hin
as much as the others. he waited
crouching, and the girl started on.
She was making other sounds now
queer, whlmpering sounds not greatly
different from the bleat that the fawI
utters when 1t dies. 1t was q fear
sound, and II there is one emotion
with which the wild beasts are &C
qualnted, in all It's phases, It is fear
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19
Mrs. Dinunsan Tells Of Adventure
Of Childhood When Fathers
Ship Vas Wrecked.
RELATES LATER EXPERIENCE
Declares That the Way TanIao Re-
ttored iisr Health u More He
u'Arkhbis Than AnythIn0 she
Has Ever Had Happen
70 Her.

'Tve had some remarkable expe.
riences In my life. but none more won
derfpl than the way Tanlac overcame
my troubles and made me gain TWEEN
~ pounds" was the statement Of Mrs.
Christina X. IDlnginnn, 1915 Alice st.,
Oakland. Calf. One OF the experiences
to which Mrs. Dingman refers is well
known to her friends. When a child
Of three years, accompanying her fa-
ther, a noted sea captain, on an ocean
trip, the vessel was wrecked, but she
was almost miracuIously saved. the
smnll box into which she was put be-
ing washed ashore. According to her
statement, Mrs. Dingman enjoyed the
best of health until three years ago
when she begnn to suffer from a bad
form Of stomach trouble and later.
from rheumatism. How she was COM
pletely restored to health is best told
In her own words.
Nobody knows how / suffered for
the past three years. No matter how
carefully ate would endure ago
nies afterwards from smothering and
sinking spells. Sometimes they were
so severe would fall to the floor and
would have to be carried to bed.
went for days az time without eat
ing rs dreaded the misery ] knew
would follow. no matter what ate.
Then rheumatism set In and my shoul-
ders and arms hurt me so couldn't
comb my hair. Ny back felt like 1t
was breaking in two.
''I was almost In the depths Of de-
spair when began on Tanlac, but this
grind medicine has made me wen
and happy woman. I'm not even trou-
bied with constipation now, thanks to
the Laxative Tablets. which are far
superior to anything Of the kind ! ever
tried, r. seems almost too good to
be true. but here am in the best OF
health and spirits after l had given
up hope, and I'll always praise Tanlac
for It." - f,
Tanlac Is sold by leading druggists
everywhere. e.-Adyertisement.
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19
A cuIlnsry Wound.

They were discussing a case Of
sIlootiDg and one man rentured TIE
opinion that the victim would get
wen. 4Get welli'' cried tbs other.
''Get welli Who ever heard Of a man
with a bullet IN bic utensils getting
weilf'- Boston Transcript
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19

She was afraid of him, then, and that
meant he need no longer be In the
least afraid of her. His skin began to
twitch all over with that terrible mad
ness and passion Of the fiesh-hunters.
This game was like the deer. and.
the thing to do was lie in walt. There
was only one trail. He wasn't afraid
Of losing her In the darkness. She
was neither feet like the deer nor
courageous like Woof the bear. He
had only to wait and leap from the
darkness when she passed.
When Dan Failing, riding like mad
over the mountain trail, heard the
third shot from Snowbird's pistol. he
felt that one OF the debts he owed had
come due at last. He seemed to know,
MS the darkness pressed around him,
that he was to be tried in the fire. And
the horse staggered beneath him as
he tried to hasten.
He showed no mercy to his mount.
Horse-feah Isn't made for carrying O
heavy man over such trail as this
and she was red-nostriled and lath.
cred before half mile had been COY.
cred. BE made her leap up the rocks
and on fairly level stretches he looseC
the relns and lashed her into gallop
Only a mountain horse could have
stood that test. He gave no though
TO his own safety. His courage wal
at the test, and no risk OF his OwI
life must interfere with his attemp
10 save Snowblrd from the dange
The Jasper news., 1921-05-19

Many a man has risked acquiring .
wife In order 10 acquire sister,