davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
4uoN" AT LITERARY FEAST
How orsat Historian Of civi'ixasie"
Sausiehsd the Jaekais Who Hae
lmaajnsd Him 0lseomhtse.

Lyulph Stanley was an Englishman
Of whom Lowell said that he "knew
three times as many facts as any
young man whatever had any business
to know"
He had but one rival in that line:
Palsrave, who compiled the Golden
Treasury" Much interest sprang up
among their friends when the two
went on on Q trip together.
ats an even chance which will ne
turn alive" said one man, solemniy.
When they did come back. Palgrave
was pale, emaciated. silent; but Stan
ley, It seemed, was unmoved and more
all-knowlng than ever.
One night. Buckle, the author OF
'sThe History Of Civilization" was lay
ing down the law on every subject.
with a magnificent pomposity that
made the table quake. At last he put
forth some statement about the burn
ing Of q witch, and set the date .
century out Of the way. Stanley. who
was present. had borne some preceding
Inaccuracies very we'll. with only .
slight shaking Of the head and q red
dening Of the face.
Suddenly his self-control gave way.
and he leaped to his feet. He extended
his hand, and piped forth. In q vigor-
Gus treble:
II beg your pardon, but the last
witch was burned at such.and-such a
place. In such-and.such year. in such
and-such q manner. And her name
was so-and-so, and you will nnd all
about It In q book to which I can
easily refer you, and about which You
evidently don't know"
Torrents Of Imprisoned knowledge
were thereupon poured on Buckles
head, and the historian Of civilization
sat wrathful. extinguished. mute. But
q little later he had his revenge. Some
one mentioned . new dictionary a. .
good one.
TT is." said Buckle with solemnity.
TT II one Of the few dictionaries
have read through with pleasure"
Tia intimation that he had read
any dictionary through with pleasure
70 astonished the quests that they for
got his past discontinue In new awe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
PREFERRED TO LIVE ALONE
Watsr.Hos Chose Lonely Existence In
English Pond to the cenhns.
rnsnt Of . MsnassrIs.

Two years ago a large and intelli-
gent water-hog from South America,
tired of the local British menagerie
which exploited him and his brethren.
crept away. and took up his abode In
a pond at Manning's feath, Sussex.
There he lived hermit-like existence.
swimming and diving, or scrambling
along the fringe Of the pond by way
Of exercise. and harming no man. un-
til quite recently q young foal disput-
ed his claim to the lake. The three
feet-long water-hog had the impu-
dence to chase the foal, and suffered
death at the hands of 4 gamekeeper
for his misdemeanor. The hogs life
In the Sussex pond IL regarded as all
the more strange because few Of his
species have survived the English
climate. Such creatures abound on
the river banks In South America.
and. while possessing the skin and
bristles of an ordinary hedgehog. can
swim and dive like a fsh. often re-
maining under water for lengthy
periods. They have long. curiously
nodded teeth, which enable them to
grind to a pulp the vegetable matter
that forms their sustenance. and al
low It to pass down the very narrow
passage of their throat. They bark
and growl like dogs. and are alto
gether unpleasant animals when
reused. The Manning pond specimen
was regarded by the villagers As quite
harmless, however. and they deplored
Its untfmely end.-London Mall.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Thermometers Grow Old.

Even thermometers become old, and
consequently inaccurate with age. mer-
curial instruments reading too high
and spirit instruments too low. In the
former case the bulb appears to
shrink, thus forcing the quicksilver
too far up the stem. This gradual
shrinkage is supposed to be due to the
fact that the external pressure on the
bulb may be considerably higher than
the internal pressure, the air rs far
a. possible having been removed be-
fore the glass Ia sealed.
On the other hand. the spirit Their
n,ometer is sealed with the bulb COW
cred In freezing mixture, In order
to lock up In the glass as much air as
possible. The instrument thus starts
With the Internal pressure which In
time appears to be reduced either by
expansion Of the glass under the In.
ternal pressure or BY leakage.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
What hs Liked.

Mr.. T. had visited the d. family
long enough to ind that they were
strong on culture but weak on com
forts. such as sufficient supply Of
hot water. food and even heat. One
cold night he shivered In the living
room while the members Of the family
held . discussion on their pet hobbies.
One said that she dearly loved great
paintings" another professed q fond.
ness for great works Of literature"
and the third spoke eloquently on
great works Of sculptors."
Finally 1t came the guests time to
converse. He shivered q minute and
then gave 4 feeble smile Fright
now" he said earnestly. II have Q d.
cided fondness for crate IRE"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
.LIttls Pitehers," Etc.

Little Jeanne gazed long and
thoughtfully at the young man who
was calling on her grownup sister
Maude.
MAY climb up on your knee. Mr..
Greene?" she inquired at last.
"Yes. Of course. dear" smiled the
young man. who wanted to make q hit
with the family. "Want to pull my
hair-ehf'
"NO; want to see II Gun ind that
word" replied the little girl.
"What word7" asked the visitor. In
bewilderment.
II heard Maude say this morning
that II man ever had the word idiot
written all over his face that man was
youl"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

Austin J. Hartman Of Custer, Okla,
has Invented what he calls Q new
and improved tombstone" It II de-
signed to represent q life-sise human
hgure standing erect. For Instance.
II might be q soldier. The material
Is galvanized Iron. made hollow. 20
that the lower part Of It may be filled
with cement to make q heavier base.
The body 10 hollow in order that, II
desired. II may hold an urn containing
the ashes Of the deceased. A boe the
head. II Is meant to be screwed on.
and may b made . likeness q the
person for whom the tombstone 70
efseted.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Noises Mass BY EIsphanta

The elephant uses both his trunk
and his lungs In calling. and he has
large variety Of sounds and COM
bInadons Of sound with which to ex-
press himself. writes Charles Mayer in
Asia Magazine. When rushing an en-
envy he trumpets shrilly. when enraged
BY wounds he grumbles hoarsely from
his throat; he expresses fear BY q
shrill. brassy trumpet and roar:
and pleasure BY q continued low
squeaking through his trunk.
When apprehensive Of danger or
when attempting TO intimidate an en-.
es.y; 10 raps the end Of his trunk
smartly % the ground and trumpets.
The peculiar noise sounds like that
produced BY the rolling up Of 4 sheet
Of tin.
In Q moment Of danger. the elephant
coils his trunk to protect II from In
jury. When he II engaged In heavy
WORK. such a. piling lumber, he may
use his trunk to balance the load he
10 carrying On his tusks, but never to
bear part Of the burden. II an unhar-
messed elephant must pull q rope. he
holds II in his mouth. taking good caro-
to keep his trunk out Of the way.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

ried women repent at leisure, whether
they married In haste or took their time
about II.
II sometimes think that the longer
an unmarried woman contemplates the
man she is going to marry. the less she
knows about him. II there is q pro
tracted courtship. the man has every
opportunity to work up a reputation
that doesn't belong to him.
"Just this morning my present wife
was telling me that II she had known
what sort Of a man I really was she'd
never have married me. Yet she had
six months to study me before the wed.
ding bells rang out their glad chimes
and she thought I was an exemplary
man. I'm naturally of q slouchy dis
position. I never did take much pride
in my appearance. even when was .
young man, and as I waxed older be-
came downright careless. / considered
II waste Of money and effort to have
my clothes pressed. and having my
ahoes blacked seemed merely vanity
and vexntion Of spirit.
"Yet when I began counting the ex.
cellent woman who II my wife, ]
braeed up in the most surprl-'"S way
I always did that when l went court.
ing. And the surprising thing IL that
II never seemed q dishonest proceed
ing. It never struck me. until my wife
called my attention TO the matter. long
afterwards. that I was obtaining mon
~ under false pretenses, 10 to speak.
when l created the impression that !
was the glass Of fashion and the mold
Of form. r.lIA. ...
I'D 70 to see that woman all logged
out like young man who Ii billed to
sing q tenor solo. I'd have my Wills
kers and hair trimmed. and my shoes
AHMED, and my teeth manicured. and
I'd he wearing q collar a. white as
the driven snow, and q handkerchief
In keeping. 1t seemed the natural and
proper thing to do. yet was working
. himham game with the best inte0.
lions In the world.
'-The more Arabella considered me
the more she was convinced that was
Q marvelously neat aud tidy man. and
she was 30 impressed that she married
me without the slightest hesitation.
No sooner were the last sad rites per
formed. however. than lost all inter.
est In the task Of dolling myself up,
and I've been q sort Of scarecrow ever
since.
my wife has to remind me when
It's time to change shirts or have my
hair cut. and she's completely disheart.
ened. l don't blame her In the least
for I realize now. since she has ex-
planned the matter ten thousand times
that she married q counterfeit.
TT would have been far better had
she caught me when I was running
wild, and married me without taking
time to think the matter over. But she
studied me for several monthS. and
you nee what sort Of . prize package
she drew.
II believe a woman. or . man. eth.
er, will do well to trust to luck 10
matrimonial matters."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
spppiy o. ossr.eh Feathsrs.

In 1914 there were 100000 ostrich.
% In South Africa. These are now
reduced to 900. 600 Germany and Aus.
tria are still out Of the market for
feathers. England u taking . few
and they are too costly for France.
The ostrich feather business Of the
world In now In the hands Of about
six men, with headquarters in Lon.
don. They hold from 100000 to
s10.000.O 600 worth Of ostrich feathers.
In normal times the worlds supply
for q year. The United States being
practically the only market for the
feathers. this country has the say Al
to the price. and u giving from SeO
to 500 q pound, when In an active
market they should bring from 500
to 800.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

Mr.. II. @. Wells has no exalted opIn-
ion Of the works Of modern authors.
judging from the following story.
Some time ago q friend was talking
to him about the good times that
noveiists Of today have compared with
those Of the past.
"You modern writers do not work
20 hard" he said, "and you are paid
twenty times ~ much a. you ought
to be-"
Mr.. Wells gently shook his head.
You labor under Interpretation,
my boy" he replied: "the chief DIFF.
ference between the old authors and
those Of today 10 simply this: They
die and their works live; our works
die and we live-as best We cant"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

think he did some
thing pretty clev-
er. but there's an
old saying about
marrying in haste
and repenting at
leisure"
ats worth just
about as much as
the rest Of the old
sayings" said the
village patriarch.
They're all cheap
goods, and you
don't get a chro-
mo with any Of
them. Most mar
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Beard and Mustaeh. Defended.

DR.. Arjan Das, in the Indian Nedi-
cal Journal, deplores the fashion for
cropped hair which Ii gaining In India.
He says hair IL an additional orna-
ment for a rich woman, and often the
only ornament Of the poor. The shaw
ing Of mustache and the epilation Of
nasal hairs 10 bad. - they prevent the
introduction OF even minute particles
Of dust entering the nose. Worse still
IL the increasing practice Of shaving
the beard. as this protects the throat
and hinders dental neuralgia. Shaving
has become the fashion both with
Bindus and Mohammedans, though a
bearded man among the latter Ia
shown more respect.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Japar., on OUTPUT oeersasss.

Recon advices from Japan indicate
there HIS been q decrease In produc-
ton of petroleum Of about 10 per cent
compared with the first half Of last
price Of 10 to IS cents has been inauR
urated for all kinds Of oil. except naph.
tina. Accumulated stocks and q de-
crease in demand by the rubber indus.
try have served to keep the price Of
this product low.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Australian wool Industry.

The capital invested In wooden man
ufactures In Australia amounts to
about f3.OOO.OOO t$13,5OO.OO0). at pre-
war prices. and It gives employment to
between 5000 and 5000 people. Oas
company was recently organised at
Melbourne with = capital Of k5O0. 0O0
(42,25O.O0O). about two-hfths Of which
represents English and the balance
Australian interests.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
N TIGHT CORNER
Trapper Tells How II Feels to b
Trapped.
Bear Hunter Experienced unesmsset
able Night In Saars He Had Pre-
pared for Fsroeious Old Grizzly.

"Old Nose" was one Of the most t.
rocious bears In the Rockies. He was
4 notorious bad actor" according 10
Mr.. A. L. Corson In the Wide World
Magazine, and foiled all attempts to
shoot or trap him. Indeed. he seemed
70 have q charmed life.
On one occasion q man named Han
cock tried to trap him. In placing
the bait inside the trap. Hancock &C
cidentally touched the trigger, and the
logs came down and imprisoned him.
He tried to pry the heavy timbers
apart, but found that he could not
shift them an Inch. From ous side Of
the trap to the other he went, unconv
sciously Initiating the movements
Bruln would have made In hunting
for q weak point. AL his efforts wGs
fruItless.
The pangs Of hunger were now com.
ing on. and night was near. Hancock
scraped up some chips and twigs, made
4 fire and roasted part Of the deer
that he had brought to bait tho trap
with. Being lightly dressed. be sui.
fered keenly from the cold night air.
He lay down on the ground. but sud
denly he heard shining sounds cot
side and detected. BY the dim light Of
the moon. q dark form casing through
the chinks between the logs. Hancock
felt safe, although his gun was stand
Ing by q tree some distance from the
trap; Mose-for 1t was no other
aeemed IN r~slixa thA fart
Knowing his savage nature, Han.
cock withdrew to the other side Of the
trap As the big form rose up on his
hind legs. He could feel the bears
hot breath surging through between
the logs upon his face: and, fearing
that the brute would thrust his claws
in, he kept moving from side to side.
Daylight came at last and Mose
trotted of. Again Hancock built .
fire and cooked the rest Of the deer
meat. He almost decided to set one
end Of the trap on fire and burn his
way out. But what II he were UNI
nble to control the bla1ei II he could
reach his rife. he would be In Q POSI-
ton to shoot his way out, for he had
q belt full Of cartridges.
His horse. tired Of standing round,
bad long ago made for home.
The next morning. the nsighbsrs.
seeing Hancock's horse In the yard.
surmIsed that the "outlaw Of the Rock
les" had secured another victim. Sew
eeral cattlemen started out in search
Of Hancock. In the middle Of the
afternoon they heard shooting. but at
first they could see nothing.
Hancock had torn his shirt into
strips, making q rope about 20 feet
long. He had then tied two stones
to string about yard long and fas-
tened one end Of the long line to the
middle. Then he threw the stones
out between the cracks Of his prison
toward the rife. After two hours
Of practice he was able to drag the
gun within reach. He then tried des-
perately to "ut his way out by shoot
Ing holes through q log about Q foot
In diameter. Before he got very far
his comrades had located the shots
and released him.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

Come, now! Don't look 70 missr-
able" said Tumllnville photogra-
pher. aJust pretend In your own mind
that you are going to get married 10
MORROW"
"Dad.burn the dad-burned luckl T" ~
turned the Arkansas sitter. that's
precisely what am going to dol"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

Rogers was walking with an absent.
minded friend.
Yesterday" he said, MRS. Fslsome
half recognized me. She asked me II
my name was Rogers"
"And was III" asked his friend
Tit.Bits
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
sss.Is Hurss Pulp Industry.


A gray-green beetle has much to do
with the present shortage Of paper.
The beetle 10 the adult form Of the as
pen boref. q grub which often destroys
whole plantations Of the trees that are
20 essential to the pulp industry.
The beetle Gnaws . slot In the bark
and deposits one or two eggs therein.
From these eggs come the trouble
making grubs that gnaw into the heart
and sapwood and 70 riddle the tree
that the nrst strong wind snaps the
weakened timber.
Poplar and aspen-both fast grow
ing trees, and for this reason very val
liable to manufacturers-are the OBJ
jects Of this borers attacks. The i'm
ported Lombardy poplar and the COM
merclal cottonwood Of the Mississippi
valley are very seldom injured. but all
other native varieties are damaged by
the grub.
In some areas, where poplar and
aspen predominant. the standing dead.
fallen and dying trees exceed so per
cent Of the total stand.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Glad su. Confusing New Year.

VVuo 00t V0nvUtIHU INV vOAr.
II wish you a happy nrst Of jan
uary. Nineteen Hundred and Twenty
One!" exclaimed the person who Ii
genial but precise.
"You have been going through that
rigmarole over and over again." pro
tested his wife. why don't you say
Happy New Year, and let 1t 60 at
that!"
II want to keep myself reminded Of
the change In figures. never write
the date correctly until the middle Of
February"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
MARRY IN HASTE

SScAM OWLEY brought his bride
y home last evening"" announced
the horse doctor, "and they're going to
begin housekeeping right away. Sam
says he married the girl three days
sitter first seeing her, and seems to
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Willing to 90 the Limit

0 " Wv wv SUVV@
Paying Telier-Rastus, you'll have
to indorse that check.
Rastus-lndorse ~ Say. boss, m
eulogixe dat check II you'll Jess give
me dat good old money.-Carteoas
Magazine
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
A Real Sport.

"But, man, you would make thou
sands in the deal. It's a sure thing"
'.Thanks! But prefer to take .
reasonable chance"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
ossslns Away with ..

Il bought q felt hat today and
charged It to the drm," chortled the
click salesman.
"what ASP queried his interested
companion.
overhead expense. L..
G3oa Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19
Frsnsssdsr Finance.

Roberts - what's the matterl
Finances bothefing youf
Richards-Yes. I owe Rogers g. and
today I've got Il, and he knows I've
rot II, and he knows I know he knows
I've sot .t-American Legion Weekly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1921-11-19

Necessarily Vhue.
sAnd Jones, you tell me you believe
u logSf"
"Of course: certainly"
at 6rst sightr'
NATURALLY. Dyuh think anything
NE that cd fellow Q seceod iookS
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08

Silk and cotton Span
ish Lace scarfs, spleu-
did patterns, priced at
$500 s4.S' S6 30
$500 and %OscV
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08
SANTA TO GIVE
5000 BAGS OF
CANDY TO KIDS
Makes Sensational Parachute Drop
Saturday Morning on Leyee
and Gives Gifts.

Not SO very many years ago when
Santa Claus made his yearly visits
to the little children Of this planet,
he had his faithful reindeers and
his sleigh to bring him 70 the
homes of the ''kiddies." But now
Santa is becoming used to modern
ideas, and he has adopted the aero
plane as his transportation vehicle.
Few children of Rock Island
that Santa was an aviator and that
his aeroplane is large enough TO
carry 5000 bags of candy. But
they will be able to witness this
Saturday when on the invitation of
Rock Island merchants, Saint Mich
olas will make a parachute leap OF
1 500 feet, dropping on the river
levee at about Eighteenth street.
at 10 O'Clock in the morning.
From here be will be escorted by
a committee who will receive him
in an automobile and will be taken
to Eighteenth street, between Sec
ond and Third avenues, where all
the children in the city are asked
to come and shake hands with him.
and incidentally receive a bag of
candy. The Riddles are asked to be
III oAAAeC Ao<1itG~ VII AA0RO 'CA
limited time here as he has many
other cities to visit during the day.
Although the candy will interest
the children, groWnups are expect
ed to gather in the streets of the
business district Saturday morning
to See the spectacular parachute
drop which will be made.
Crowd Streets for Gifts.
"Grownups" celebrated their gift
day this afternoon when the mer-
chants of the city, in connection
with their great holiday sale, dis
tributed hundreds of presents. The
streets were crowded early in the
afternoon. Many had come to town
to shop in the morning where spe-
cial attractions were awaiting them
at the various stores, and stayed
through the noon hour, so that they
would not miss the aeroplane fight
in the afternoon.
Men, women and children at
tempted to follow the plane as it
moved along the business district,
hanging low to drop envelopes
which contained valuable trade Ger
tificates directly in the paths of
those waiting for them.
The certificates were redeemable
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-08

With prices very low, these fine silk
umbrellas should prove attractive for
gift selection They contain many
novel and attractive handles; featur-
ing handles Of white ivory, leather and
silk cord. Others with colored bone
rings. Ribs are white ivory tipped.
Choice Of colors Of navy, Kelly green,
taupe, brown, purple, red and black