davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

Of the car, also the passenger In
front. but the two other men were
standing in the road apparently watch
Ing the chauffeur, and after a while
the one whom DrummOnd had recog-
nized as darlington came toward him.
I'm sorry" he began-and then
paused in surprise. why. surely It's
Captain Drummond!"
DrummOnd nodded pleasantly.
1.-The occupant of car is hardly like
ly to change In mile, is her" he re-
marked I'm afraid l forgot 10
wave as you went past, but | got
your smile all right. Are you likely
to be long, because II 80, I'll stop my
engine"
The other man was now approach
ing casually. and DrummOnd regarded
him casually. "A friend Of our little
Phyllis. Peterson" said Lexington, as
he came up.
ANY friend Of Miss BentOn's is,
/ hope, ours" said Peterson with n
smile. you've known her a long
time, l expect?"
quite a long time" returned Hugh.
I'VE have jazzed together on many
occasions"
(Which makes II all the more I'M
fortunate that we should have de-
layed you" said Peterson, II can't
help thinking. Lexington. that that
new chauffeur Is bit OF a fool"
"I hope he avoided the crash all
right" murmured DrunmOnd politely.
Both men looked at him. THE
crash !" said Lexington. There was
no question Of a crash. We just
stopped"
Really" remarked Drummond. II
think, sir, that you must be right IN
your diagnosis Of your chauffeur s
mentality" He turned cOurteously TO
Peterson. when something goes
wrong, for a fellah to stop his car,
by braking 80 hard that he locks both
back wheels, Is no bon. as we used
to say in France. l thought, judging
must have been In imminent danger
of ramming traction engine. l won
der II l could help your man." he
continued. I'm bit of an expert with
Rolls"
How very kind OF you" said Peter
son. I'll go and see" He went over
to the man and spoke few words
Isn't it extraordinary" remarked
Hugh. chow the eye of the boss gal
vanizes the average man into activ-
ity. AS long. probably, as Mr.. Peter
son had remained here talking, that
chauffeur would have gone on tinker
ing with the engine. And nOw-look,
in a second-all serene. And yet |
dare say Mr.. Peterson knows nothing
about 1t really. Just the watching
eye, Mr.. darlington. Wonderful thing
the human optic"
He rambled on with genial smile,
watching with apparent interest the
car in front. who's the quaint bird
sitting beside the chauffeur? He APP
peals to me immensely. Wish to
heaven I'd had q few more like him
in France to turn into snipers."
May l ask why you think he would
have been a success at the jOb?" LAX
ington's voice expressed merely per
functory interest, but his cold, steely
eyes were fixed on DrummOnd.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
Drummond gets busy and
forces the fighting.
CTO BE CONTINUED
PERIODS IN AGE OF EARTH
Figures Compiled by GeoIogist Are
Certainly Interesting Though Per-
haps a Little Startling.

A geologist describes by means of a
graphic chart the comparative lengths
Of the different periods Of the age Of
the earth. He places the age of the
earth arbitrarily at 100000 years,
represented by clock dial of "a hours
5000, 900 years to each hour.
On the above basis the first six
hours Of the clock represent AZoic
time, the earliest conjectural period
Of the earth's OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES O
years; the next six hours Eozoic and
the next eight Paleozoic time-1S,OOO,-
600 and 24.OO0,OOO years, respectively
periods of mineral and vegetable
formations. In the next three hours
animal life developed-MesOzoic time
100000 years--that is. from the
twentieth to the twenty-third hour
Thus the last hour Of the Pa, OOO. 900
years Of geologic time-represents
Neozoic time, which includes the APP
pearance Of human life In the Quater-
nary period.
This last division Of the "a hours.
the Quaternary period. il shown as
only ten minutes-in other words 500
600 years. The existence of human
life on the earth, therefore, bears the
same relation to the age Of the earth
as ten minutes does to twenty-four
hours. But since the period Of writ
ten history is estimated roughly at
only 5000 years, this last division Is
not shown on the chart, since 1t would
only be II seconds in DURATION
Scientific American.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

working hard all year only to put the
fruits Of your efforts in shack built
of a few boards as the only protection
against bad weather. The constant
exposure to the rain, frost and snow
will play havoc with the corn and cut
down its market value considerably.
This structure will be a valuable adj
dition for any farmer who raises a
good crop, and Is dOubly attractive be-
cause of its economy in construction.
Moreover, because of the installation
of the elevator it will be a splendid aid
to him in keeping help on the farm
satisfied. One of the big reasons for
the difficulty in keeping help Is the
back-breaking work which they have
to perform. In this case one Of the
hardest tasks has been made easy
Only through the construction Of
such buildings and the installation Of
the most modern labOr-saving equip
ment can the modern farmer hope to
stem the exodus Of the young men to
the cities. When the work is made
attractive they will stay. And only
by building substantial corn cribs and
granaries can the farmer hope to reap
the profits which should be his.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
Truth About Whales.

A member Of the Brooklyn Insti-
tute museum, Brooklyn, N. Y, who
has made a special study Of whales
in Newfoundland, states that the aV-
erage length Of a full-grown sulphuy-
bottom whale Is just under 80 feet
This estimate disregards the exagger-
ated reports sometimes spread by sail
Ors, and is based on actual measure
ments of many individual specimens
There seems to be creditable accounts
Of whales reaching a length Of from
IS to 95 feet, but this authority did
not see any Of that size. Whales ap-
pear to grow with great rapidity, the
length Of "yearlings" being estimated
at from 80 to IS teet-Christian Sci.
ence Monitor.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

fair 10 better than Red Indians and
things-but whether It's genuine. Am
/ to battle with murderers, or shall
l find a house party roaring with
laughter on the lawn
"As long as you laughs like ell
yourself, sir, don't see as 'ow II
makes much Odds" answered James.
THE first sensible remark you've
made this morning." said his master
hopefully. II will go prepared to
laugh"
He picked up a pipe from the man
telpieee, and proceeded to I'LL It,
while James Denny waited in silence.
"A lady may ring up today" Drum
mOnd continued. Miss Benton, to be
exact. Don't say where I've gone,
II she does; but take down any mes
sage, and write 1t TO me at Godal-
ming postofflce. II by any chance you
don't hear from me for three days,
get in touch with Scotland Yard, and
tell 'em where I've gone. That COW
ers everything II it's genuine. II,
on the other hand. It's a hoax, and the
hOuse-party Is a good one, / shall
probably want you to come down with
my evening clothes and some more
kit"
VERY COED. sir. will clean your
small Colt revolver at once"
Hugh Drummond paused in the act
Of lighting his pipe, and a grin spread
slowly over his face. Excellent" he
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
NEW TRICK IN PHOTOGRAPHY
What 10 Known as "Fuzzy" Effect Pro
dueed In an Ingenious Though
Simple Manner.

A certain fuzzy" effect in motion
pictures bears the name Of great mo-
tiOn-picture producer who was the first
TO use 1t.
Most folks suppose that the whole
thing is accomplished with a camera
slightly out of focus. That is not the
case, although the real method is sim
pie and curiously ingenious.
II the camera were thrown little
out of focus the result would be quite
different. Some parts Of the picture
would be recognizably distinct and
others quite distorted.
The new system is called "diffused
focus" The camera is equipped with
q lens made of two lenses.
In the diffused focus lenses, the two
lenses making up the system have
slightly different focal length. One,
say, throws a sharp focus at two inches
and the other at two and three-tenths
inches. Then. when the film is exposed
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
Studying Smoke.

Smoke is perhaps the chief enemy
of fire-fighters. 1t chokes ana may
kill. The United States bureau OF
standards has newly built WIFI 4
calls smoke house." for experimental
which are expected to be of prakticsI
usefulness to the fire departments ~
our cities. 1t will be used to deter
mine exactly what Is required to maka
"smoke masks" safe and sure mr.
lection for men engaged in subduInv
fires.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

ing above THU platform Is a sturdy
building Of frLme, built 80 as TO pro
vide a maximum amount OF Vendla-
ton without exposing the contents 70
outside attacks.
Two wide doors at each end hung
on a special door track which greatly
facilitates their operation, open Nno
way into the drive leading through
center of the building. At one end OF
this driveway is a platform scale set
in the floor. The load Of grain is
weighed as it enters the crib. From
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

Bulldog Drumnond
The Adventures of a Den,obiLzed Cvrl McNe;le
Officer Who Found Peace Dull "sppe"


"a small boy, sir. Said I was to be
sure and see you got 1t most particu-
lar" He unlocked a cupboard near
the window and produced a tantaluS
whisky. sir, or cOcktailY'
whisky, think, James" Hugh
carefully folded the sheet Of paper and
placed 1t in his pocket And his face
as he took the drink from his man
would have left no doubt in an OnlOok'
er's mind as to why, in the past, he
had earned the name Of Bulldog
Drummond.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

One farmer who overlooked this fact
reports half his corn was ruined after
it was placed in the crib and another
farmer in Iowa reported that rats ate
and injured enough to pay taxes on
400 acres Of land.
The chief source of attack by this
vast army of rodents is the corn crib
and granary. Here is stored the crop,
the reward of a years arduous toll.
1t behooves the farmer to seek pro-
lection from pests and the elements.
In addition to the loss incurred by
rats, millions Of dollars are lost yearly
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
CHAPTER I-contInued.

"'Admiring my treasuresf he re-
marked. Pretty things. aren't they r
i couldn't speak a word: just put
them back on the table.
Wonderful copies,' he went on, of
the duke Of MelbOurne's lost minia-
lures. think they would deceive
most people
"They deceived me- I managed to
get out.
"All the time he was staring at me,
q cold, merciless stare that seemed to
freeze my brain. Then he went over
to one Of the safes and unlocked 1t.
Come here, Miss Benton he said.
There are a lot more-cOpies.'
II only looked inside for a moment,
but have never seen or thought of
such sight. Beautifully arranged on
black velvet shelves were ropes of
pearls, gorgeous diamond tiara, and
a whole heap Of loose, uncut stones.
And in one corner l caught glimpse
OF the most wonderful gold chaliced
cup-just like the one for which Sam
uel Levy. the Jew moneylender, was
still offering a reward. Then he shut
the door and locked it, and again
stared at me I'm silence.
IAN COPIES he said quietly, won
derful copies. And should you ever be
tempted to think otherwise-ask your
father. Miss Benton. Be warned by
ne: don't do anything foolish. Ask
your father first"
"And did your" asked Drummond.
She shuddered. "That very eve
ming" she answered. "And daddy few
into a frightful passion. and told me
never to dare to NEEDLE in things that
didn't concern me again. Then grad
ualIy, as time went on, 1 realized that
darlington had some hold over daddy
that he'd got my father in his power"
Her hands were clenched, and her
breast rose and fell stormily.
DrummOnd waited for her to com
pose herself before he spoke again.
"You mentioned murder. too" he re-
marked.
She nodded. 1--WE got no proof,
she said, less even than over the
burglaries. But there was a man
called George Dringer, and one eve
ming, when darlington was dining with
Us. I heard him discussing this man
with daddy.
"Hes got to CO. said darlington.
Hes dangerousP
And then my father got up and
closed the door; but heard them ar
guing for half an hour. Three weeks
later a coroner's jury found that
George Dringer had committed suicide
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~Adnirlnu my Ir~asuresr ne he
marked. pretty Things, Aren't
They7"
while temporarily insane. The same
evening daddy. for the first time In his
life. went to bed the worse for drink"
The girl fell silent, and Drummond
stared at the orchestra with troubled
eyes. Things seemed to be rather
deeper than he had anticipated.
"Then there was another case" She
was speaking again. do you remem-
Der that man who was found dead In
a railway carriage at Oxhey station.
He was an Italian-Giuseppe by
name; and the Jury brought In YER
dict Of death from natural causes. A
month before, he had an interview with
darlington, which took place at our
house: because the Italian. being
stranger, came to the wrong place, and
Lexington happened to be with US at
the time. The Interview finished with
a fearful quarrel" she turned to
Drummond with a slight smile. "Not
anuch svidenca. Il therey Only I know
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
Second Floor Plan.

here the wagon or truck Is backed mp
to the elevator pit, where the load lie
dumped.
In this corn crib the builder has
installed a device which has done won
ders in lifting much Of the burdensOnS
work from the shoulders Of the farm
er. He has installed what Is known
as an inside cup elevator. This ap-
paratus consists Of a revolving chain
carrying a number OF cups from the
grain pit in the driveway to the cupola
above when they automatically dump
the grain into a spout leading to any
one Of the grain bins or corn cribs. In
this way all actual handling or shovel
Ing by hand is eliminated. A great
quantity Of grain can be put into the
granary in a short space Of time.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
CUTTING chiIdren's EarG

1t is a senseless practice to cut
children's ears, and arises from fool
ish superstition. Many years ago II
was thought that backward children
could be cured by making an incisiOT
In a certain part Of their ears. The
belief exists in some parts of the cOun-
try today, the operation being per-
formed usually by a woman at the
change of the moon. Needless to say,
1t results only in pain and misery for
the child.-LOndOn Tit-Bits.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
THOSE DEVILS"

6ynopsis.-In December, 1918. four
men gather in a hotel in Berne and
hear enc OF the quartet outline a
plan TO paralyze Great Britain and
at the same time seize world power.
The other three, Hooking. Amert-
can, and Steineman and Won Gratis,
Germans. all miliionaIres. agree 70
the scheme, providing another man.
Hiram Potts, an American, Ia taken
IN. The instiEator Of the plot gives
his name a. Comte de Guy. but
when he leaves for England With
his daughter he decides {" use the
name Carl Peterson. Capt Hugh
(Bun-Dog) Drummond. q retired
oficer. advertises for work that
will give him excitement. signing
Xlo." A . result he meets Phyl-
lh Benton, . young woman who
answered his ad. She tells him Of
strange murders and robberies OF
which she suspects q band headed
By Peterson.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

there are two images, each a little
different from the other, though each
Is sharp alone.
The blending of these two large i'm
ages gives the artistic fuzzy" effect
so pleasing to most movie patrons ana
quite the thing among society phOtog+
raphers.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
AneIents Knew Of Compressed Air

The principle of compressed air was
known to the ancients, having been
experimental with by Hero, who lived
from 2S4 to POI B. e. The compressed
air pump was invented by Otto Won
Guericke Of Magdeburg, In 1854.
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
ConXlneinn

Election Candidate sNow
friends, when you vote you DOM ~.
to vote for pig in a poke. vo,, va, "ans
to vote for me and get the renn,n. MI.
article london Tit-Bts
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Llnht Literature.

The Angler-Pve bought a fly book
for each Of Us.
The Novice-Do you suppo,e wen
have time to read itI-BOstou Tran.
scrtU2
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09
TWO.


The 80 h.p. two-seater made short
work OF the run to Godalming. AS
Drummond thought Of the two guns
rolled up carefully in his pajamas-
the harmless toy and the wicked little
autOmatic-he grinned gently TO him.
self. The girl had not rung him up
during the morning, and after a COM
Portable lunch at his club, he had
started about three o'clock. The
hedges, fresh with the glory of spring,
flashed past; the smell Of the country
There was a gentle warmth, a balm
mess in the day that made 1t good to
be alive. and once or twice he sang
under his breath through sheer light
henrtedness Of spirit Surrounded by
the peaceful beauty Of the fields, with
an occasional village half hidden by
great trees from under which the tiny
houses peeped out, 1t seemed impos-
sible that crime could exist-laugh-
able. OF course the thing was a hoax,
an elaborate leg-pull. but being not
guilty Of any mental subterfuge, Hugh
Drummond admitted to himself quite
truly that he didn't care a d-n II
It was. Phyllis Benton was at liberty
to continue the Jest, wherever and
whenever she liked. Phyllis Benton
was a very nice girl, and very nice
girls are permitted lot Of latitude.
A persistent honking behind aroused
him from his reverie, and he pulled
int the side Of the road.
An open cream-colored ROlls-Royce
drew level, with Eve people on board,
and he looked up as 1t passed. There
were three people in the back-two
men and a woman, and for q moment
his eyes met those Of the man near
est him. Then they drew ahead, and
Drummond pulled up to avoid the
thick cloud Of dust.
With a slight frown he stared at
lean over and speak to the other
man; he saw the other man look
around. Then a bend in the road hid
them from sight, and still frowning,
Drummond pulled out his case and
lit a cigarette. For the man whose
eye he mad caught as the Rolls went
by was Henry darlington. There was
no mistaking that hard-lipped, cruel
face.
Presumably, thought Hugh, the
other two occupants were Mr.. Peter
son and the doubtful daughter, Irma ;
Presumably they were returning to The
Elms. And incidentally there seemed
no pronounced reason why they
shouldn't. But, somehow, the sudden
appearance of Lexington had upset
him; he felt irritable and annoyed.
What little he had seen Of the man
he had not liked; he did not want
to be reminded Of him, especially just
as he was thinking of Phyllis.
He watched the white dust-cloud
rise over the hill in front as the car
topped It; he watched it settle and
drift away in the faint breeze. Then
he let In his clutch and followed
quite slowly in the big cars wake.
There had been two men in front
the driver and another, and he won
dered idly II the latter was Mr.. Ben
ton. He accelerated up the hill and
swung over the top; the next mo-
ment he braked hard and pulled up
Just In time. The Rolls, with the
chauffeur peering into the bonnet, had
stopped In such a position that It was
impossible for him to get by.
The girl was still seated In the back
The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1921-07-09

said. "And see if you can find that
water-sQuirt pistol l used to have
Son of a Gun, they called it. That
ought to raise a laugh, when 1 arrest
the murderer with it,"
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
"coekIes Of the Hearth

Psychologists will tell one that there
are no Cookies" in the heart. and yet
people have asseverated for many
years that certain incidents have
warmed the cookies of theirs hearts"
Etymologists have been puzzled over
the expression, and so far have sought
in vain Its derivation. The theory
most favored lies in the general re-
lsemblance more fancied perhaps than
real, between the human heart and
the cockleshell, the base Of the heart
being compared to the hinge Of the
bivalve. 555
Whether by coincidence or other
wise, the scientific name for the
cocklcshell family is cartlium, mean-
ing the heart, from the Latin, although
originating in the Greek language.
The, cockleshell long ago was the EN-.
blem of the pilgrim returning from
the Holy land. IA. 81
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
First PAPER Mache.

The durable substance made from
wood pulp called papier mache is
claimed by Germans to be the inyen-
ton of one Martin, a snuff-box maker
of Nuremberg, about 174O. While re-
cent researches have confirmed the
fact that he made the first papier
mache snuff boxes, they disclosed that
the method itself had been taught him
by Frenchmanl named Lefevre.
Baskerville, the Birmingham print
er, became interested in the process
in 1745 and laid the foundation for
what later became great industry.
After a while the Germans again
took It up and until about twenty five
years ago had virtual monopoly of
IT. Then England and America at
tackled the problem in earnest and
have since made millions out of It.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1921-09-15
london HAS DOG CEMETERY
founded Nearly Twenty Years Aao.
s Ground Get OF 10 Now ovsr-
Nh crowded Witt, Aoravss.n


Comparatively few Of LOndon's Wis.
itors-or Inhabitants either, for that
/ matter-find their way to the dogs
cemetery in Hyde park, says a cor
respondent. Situated In corner of
the park 1t is SO shut In by trees and
thick hedges that the ordinary passers-
BY would hardly notice IT.. but It IL
well worth a visit. Nearly 30 years
ago the favorite dog Of an old gentle-
man living near the Victoria gate
died. His master obtained permits
sion to bury his canine friend In; the
garden belonging to. the cottage Ocr
cupfed by the gatekeeper, and SO the
dogs cemetery was started. Soon
there were other applications from
people who wanted to find q quiet rest.
ing-place for their pets, and now the
cemetery is so crowded that more
ground will have to be taken or the
cemetery closed, and dogs funerals
things of the past. Not being reserved
solely for dogs. cats and even one
monkey are buried there. The ceme-
terry is neatly and carefully kept. The
graves are marked by miniature head
stones, while on many, flowers are
planted, and some are kept constantly
bright with fresh wreatlis. Some Of
the epitaphs are curious, while many
are pathetic, and nearly all express
9 hope of meeting in some future
world. s. III d S'ssi