davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Elbert County tribune., 1921-10-21
Dry Goods

When we quote value here it means
today's valuation, so that Che sale pric-
es are not only today's cost but consid-
crably less than today's duplicating
price.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
''Why shouldn't people en-.
Joy themselves7"
CTo BE coNTINUED.)
FAMED FOR GIANT POTATOES
District Just North Of Denver Has Es.
tabIished Its Reputation for the
sueeuIent Vegetable.

When Horace Greeley gave the
young men Of America a loose foot by
saying, some decades ago: GO West,
young man." he incidentally succeeded
in getting a very fine brand of po-
tatoes named for himself, writes Will
liam G.. Shepherd in the Saturday Eve
ming Post. A group Of men who went
to the West at that time settled in
a district north of Denver and east
Of the Rocky mountains, and perhaps,
because they thought Of nothing else
to raise, they planted potatoes. About
them, in the highlands, the only wild
potatoes in the United States were
growing luxuriantly. This district is
similar dramatically and otherwise to
the highland district in Chile, where
explorers are believed to have come
across the potato for the 1irst time.
These Colorado wild potatoes prop
agated themselves by means Of seeds,
and 1t is from the pods of these seeds
that the Colorado potato experts get
the material by means of which they
have produced the Greeleyville potato.
Eastern railroads, on which huge
baked potatoes, served in the dining
cars, have come to be strong allies Of
the passenger agent and heavy draw
ers Of patronage, send to the Colorado
district for the potato giants. Trans
continental railroads which use the
northern route send men into the Mon
tana and Dakota fields to pick out, al
most by hand, huge potatoes which
have been grown from the Colorado
seed.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08

to say, 'It's Hiram again. The poor
fellow Is out a-HiramIng."
William Snodgrass. the carpenter,
gave much thought and reflection to
the good fortune Of the GilIlgan girls.
If a hired girl could earn twenty-five
dollars a week and her board, a skilled
mechanic, who had to board him
self, ought to earn at least fifty. SO
he put up his prices. Israel Sneed,
the plumber, raised his scale to CORE
spond with that Of the carpenter. The
prices Of the butcher and grocer kept
pace with the rise Of wages. A period
Of unexampled prosperity set In.
Some time before, the Old Spirit Of
Bingville had received notice that its
services would no longer be required.
It had been an industrious and faith
full Old Spirit. The new generation did
not intend to be hard on 1t. They
were willing to give 1t a comfortable
home as long as It lived. It's home
was to be called The Past. There II
was to have nothing to do but to sit
around end weep and talk Of bygone
days. The Old Spirit rebelled. 1t re-
fused to abandon its appointed tasks.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
Work.

If the busy rich people watched and
pebuked the idle rich people, all would
be right among them; and If the busy
poor people watched and rebuked the
idle poor people, all would be right
among them. But each looks for the
fault of the other. A Woodworking
man of property is particularly OF
Tended by an idle beggar; and an or
derby but poor workman is naturally
lntOlerant Of the licentious luxury Of
the rich. And what is severe judg-
ment in the minds Of the just men
Of either class becomes fierce enmity
In the unjust-but among the unjust
only. None but the dlssolute among
the poor look upon the rich as their
natural enemies or desire to pillage
their homes and divide their property.
None but the absolute among tae rich
speak in opprobrious terms Of the vices
and follies OF the poor.-John Ruslkin.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08

on the Russian frontier had, IN way,
prepared the heart and intellect Of
BingvIlle for shocking events. Still,
these disasters had been remote. The
fact that the Gllligan sisters had left
the CroOkers and accepted an offer Of
one hundred and fifty dollars a month
from the wealthy Nixons Of Hazel
mead was an event close to the foot
lights, so to speak. II caused the news
Of battles to take its rightful place IN
the distant background. Men talked
of this event in stores and on the
street corners; 1t was the subject Of
conversation in sewing circles and the
Philomathian Literary club. That
day, the Blngs whispered about It at
the dinner table between courses until
Susan CrOwder sent In a summons BY
Martha Featherstraw with the apple
pie. She would be glad to see Mrs. ].
Patterson Blng In the kitchen imme-
diately after dinner. There was a mo-
ment Of silence in the midst Of which
Mr.. Bling winked knowingly at his
wife, who turned pale as she put down
her pie fork with look of determine
ton and rose and went into the kltch-
en-. Mrs. Crowder regretted that she
and Martha would have to look for
another family unless their wages
were raised from one hundred to one
hundred and fifty dollars a month.
"But, Susan, we all made an agree
ment for a year." said Mrs. Bling.
Mrs. Crowder was sorry, but she
and Martha could not make out on the
wages they were getting
cost so much. If Mary Gilligan, who
couldn't cook, was worth a hundred
dollars month Mrs. Crowder consid-
cred herself cheap at twice that figure.
Mrs. Bling, In her anger, was In
clined to revolt, but Mr.. Bling settled
the matter by submitting to the tyr
amy Of Susan. With Phyllis and
three of her young friends coming
from school and a party in prospect,
there was nothing else to do.
Maggie Collins, who was too old
and too firmly rooted in the village to
leave it, was satisfied with a raise
Of ten dollars a month. Even then she
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08

ing, for we must feed our children
well and give them good food so they
will be strong and so they will feel
like playing. |
"our great enemy is the old whale
known as the Killer Whale. From
his family name you can understand
that he is a cruel creature. That
would be quite clear to any one.
'Our cousins, the sea-liOns are very
much like we are In ways and habits
and looks.
"They too travel in the spring and
in the fall, living one place in the
summer and another in the winter.
''The Mr.. Sea-Lions are noisy crea-
lures, roaring and talking at the top
Of their voices, always. They're very
big of course, and suppose like to
make their voices seem equal to their
size.
"They are all wilder and drawer
than we are, but they're a clever lot!
l do not mind admitting 1t, because,
Of course, they're relatives of ours.
Sometimes they are known as the
Steller Sea-Lion family.
"But what / cannot understand Is
that people think It is strange that
we can always tell our own young
when there are such countless and
countless children seals on the beach.
ST would like to ask such people
this question, especially I would like
to ask any question of mothers.
"Would you not be able to recognize
your own children even II there were
thousands Of children aboutP
wouldn't you be able to pick out
your own children in a great big
school where there were several thou.
sand children abOut7
wouldn't you be able to tell your
own children II they were marching
In a huge parade with many, many.
many other ehildren7
wouldn't you be able to tell your
children on the beach when the chill
dren were iOeking to the beach in
hundreds7
"Of course you would I'm quite
sure you would Aud so can the
Mother Seal tell which are her own
children. For she knows her own az
any mother would. Don't you see, PEG,
pie, that that is quite easy 70 under,
standT
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
CHAPTER oNE-contlnued.

The great white bird in the Con.
gregational church tower-that being
Bob's thought Of It-hew out across
the valley with its tidings of good
will.
To the little Shepherd it seemed to
say: 'Blng-Bing-Bi -Blng-Bingi
Coming, Coming, Com-lnglr
Many of the friends of his mother
mostly poor folk Of the parish who
worked In the mill-came with simple
gifts and happy greetings. There were
those among them who thought It a
blessing to look upon the sweet face
of Bob and to hear his merry laughter
over some playful bit Of gossip and
Judge Croker said that they were
quite right about 1t. Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Patterson Bling were never to feel this
blessing. The Shepherd of the Birds
waited in vain for them that Christ
mas day. Mrs. Bling sent a letter Of
kindly greeting and a twenty-dollar
gold piece and explained that her hus-
band was not feeling "quite up to the
mark" which was true.
I'm not going" he said decIsIvely,
when Mrs. Bling brought the matter up
as he was smoking In the library an
hour or so after dinner. ''No cripples
and misery in mine at present, thank
you 1 wouldn't get over 1t for a
week. Just send them our best wishes
and a twenty-dollar gold piece"
There were tears in the Shepherds
eyes when his mother helped him into
his night clothes that evening.
II hate that twenty-dollar gold
piece he exclaimed.
"Laddie boyl Why should ye be
sayin' that"
The shiny piece of metal was lying
on the window sill. She took 1t in her
hand.
"It's as cold as snow-bankl" she
exclaimed.
81 don't want to touch It'll I'm shlv-
erlng now" said the Shepherd. "Put 1t
away in the drawer. It makes me
sick. 1t cheated me out of seeing Mr..
Bing."
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
MOTHER FUR SEAL.

"They think it is funny" said
Mother Fur Seal, that / am able to
recognize or know my own children,
but would think it funny IL Z
couldn't.
. 1.-THE reason that creatures think ID
is funny that ] know my own children,
is because we mothers stay about on
the same great beach and there are
thousands Of mothers and children all
about.
"But always would know my son"
said Mother Fur Seal.
"Our children are such DEAR play
full, merry creatures. Especially when
they're very young, and even during
the first four or Eve years of their
lives there is nothing they enjoy SO
much as swimming and playing, diving
and playing tag and other games.
"We're known as the Alaska Fur
Seal family, and we live interesting
lives.
"In the spring or very early in the
summer we travel sometimes as much
as two thousand miles. Gracious.
wouldn't 1t be an expense If we had
to pay for our journeys the way peO-
pie do?
"But then people wouldn't care for
the way we travel, through the great
ocean, whether it's stormy or calm,
whether there is rain or sunshine
above.
1--WE go on and on, and no matter
how great the fog may be we never
lose our way, but go swimming steadi-
ly on and on until we reach the islands
we're going to for our summer.
"When we reach our summer home
we begin to think about the seal
babies who have arrived after we
have been at the island homes for
awhile.
1--WE stay out of the water for long
periods of time, often to make sure-no
harm will come to our babies. And
we go back and forth for our market
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
CHAPTER TWO
rhe rounding Of the PhyIIIstInes.

The Founding of the PhyIIlstlnes.
One little word largely accounted
for the success of ]. Patterson Bling.
It was the word mo-" It saved him
in moments which would have been
full of peril for other men. He had
never made bad investment because
he knew how and when to say no."
It fell from his lips so sharply and
declsively that he lost little time in
the consideration of doubtful enter
prises, Sometimes 1t fell heavily and
left a would, for which Mr.. Bling
thought himself in no way RESPONSE
BILE. There was really a lot of good
will in him. He. didn't mean to hurt
any one.
'Tlme is a thing Of great value and
what's the use Of wasting It in idle
paIaver" he used to say.
One day, Hiram Blenkinsop, who
was just recovering from a spree, met
Mr.. Bling at the corner Of Main and
School streets and asked him for the
loan Of a dollar.
"No slr" said Mr.. J. Patterson
Bling, and the words sounded like two
whacks Of hammer on a nail. mo
sir" he repeated, the second whack
being now the more emphatic. II don't
lend money to people who make a bad
use Of It."
Scan you give me work. asked the
unfortunate drunkard.
"NOi But II you were a hired girl,
I'd consider the matter"
Some people who overheard the
words laughed loudly. Poor Blenkin-
SOP made no reply, but he considered
the words an insult to his manhood In
epite Of the fact that he hadn't any
manhood "a speak Of. At least, there
vas not enough Of It to stand up and
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
RuaaIan EoIk sonaa PathstIo.

The Russian songs are most pa
thetic in character. Many of them
are written in the Phrygian mode,
and even those that begin In a major
key often end in the minor, or per-
haps on the supertonic Of the key, or
on some other minor chord which
sounds strange and melancholy to
western ears. The Russian folk
songs are remarkable for their poly
phonic tendency. According to Mel
gounov, a great authority, the "hOro-
vodi" or choral song, was accom-
panied by secondary parts called
"podgoloslKi," which ornamented and
Initiated the principal voice in a kind
Of free counterpart. These part
songs are mostly in celebration Of &c
.lesiastical festivals, Of the different
seasons, or Of country pursuits and
occupations.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08

received a third of the minister's sal
airy. His wife being a swell Teddy
who had no time for wurruk, sure the
boy was no sooner married than he
yelled for help" as Maggie was wont
to say.
All this had a decided effect on the
economic life Of the village. Indeed,
Hiram Blenkinsop. the village drunk
ard, who attended to the lawns and
gardens for a number Of people, de-
manded an Increase of a dollar a day
in his wages on account of the high
cost of living, although one would say
that Its effect upon him could not have
been serious. For years the historic
figure Of Blenkinsop had been the des-
tination and repository Of the CASTOR
clothing and the worn and shapeless
shoes of the leading citizens. For a
decade, the venerable derby hat, which
once belonged to Judge Crooker, had
survived all the incidents Of his adj
venturous career. He was, indeed, as
replete with suggestive memories as
the graveyard to which he was wont to
repair for rest and recuperation In
summer weather. There, in the shade
of locust tree hard by the wall, he
was often discovered with his faithful
dog Christmas yellow, mOngrel,
good-natured cur-lying beside him.
and the historic derby hat in his hand.
He had a persevering pride in that
hat. Mr.. BlenkinsOp showed a sur
prisIng and commendable industry un-
der the stimulation Of increased pay.
He worked hard for a month. then
celebrated his prosperity with a night
Of such noisy. rlOtOus Joy that he
landed In the lookup with a black eye
and a broken nose and an empty pock-
ct. AS usual, the dog Christmas went
with him.
When there was a loud yell In the
streets at night Judge Croker used
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08

The ptOmaines must not be confused
with the toxins: The toxins are poi
sonous substances derived from germs
In the course Of their life and growth.
They are the active principles Of the
germs, to which the germs owe their
characteristic effects upon the human
system. 1t is the toxin Of the diph-
iberia germs, for example, which
causes most Of the mischief when In
lection has taken place.
The Kenna record. (Kenna, Roosevelt County, N.M.) 190?-1924, 1921-04-08
EVERYBODY DOES 1T.

Synopsis.-In the village Of Bing-
Vile thirteen-year-old Robert EN-
met Moran, crippled son of a poor
widow, is known as the Shepherd
Of the Birds. His world is his
mother and friends, his little room,
the flower garden of Judge CroolSer,
and every flying thing he sees from
mis- window. The painting Of pic
lures Is his enjoyment, and little
Pauline Baker, small daughter Of
a neighbor, the object Of his boyish
aftection. To him, ]. Patterson
Bing, the first citizen of Bingville,
Is the ideal Of really great man.
The village becomes money mad,
rejecting the great world in its
state of unrest The Bing family
Is a leader in the change.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-08
MOVING AND STORAGE.

WINTER BUILDING STORAGE
en.e0o "a ~ Be-t storpGe IN the r1ty soc
Rooms fos Hous~eoid Good q xerrhsa<lse.
Expert Packers, Craters q Shipp-ss
CITY. suburesn . Loas Ds-uses Nsvfat.
Tsi. n. ss<S-Free Est.natss-i<ss o.
The Washington herald., 1921-10-08
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE
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The Washington herald., 1921-10-08

los ACRES. PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY:
eighteen miles south Of washfastee:
$3.50 cash. OWNER. i21s lith st. ~.
-
FIFTEEN ACRES: SIX ROOM COTTAGE:
buf dinrs excellent condition: right nf .tn-
'fiou on W. B. q A. midway between Bs a.
more .ssd Wssbington: prize. 5000; terns.
BOX 16s-D. Herald Office. 10
The Washington herald., 1921-10-08

Have your fortune tcid b. the fr~st
Egyptian paiuist: tells your past present
and future; gives sdvi~~ On az imporis isuf
sfsfrs Of life. You viii end tr,,e no . b1
consulting this fsmou. Eey7tian pnlni,t
Special resdinss. boc s2s 18th s NV.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-05-05
Ellen Richards, Chemist.

Intuition is the headlight put IN
woman's forehead uniquely for her
when woman lost common sense IN
Eden. Just a few females have been
able to clutch at the skirts of common
sense, and to retain its hard pan use
fulness. These have plunged into hard
pan studies. and In the crucibie have
evolved some good things for the
world. Among the nut Der stands Ellen
Fl. s. Richards. chemist born In lS42,
died in 1911, skilled instructor in the
Massa chusetts Institute of Technology.
Not only was Ellen Richards chem
list. but she was a pure food expert.
Her books and pamphlets are valuable.
Among their titles are these: The
Chemistry of Cooking" conservation
by Sanitation" 1.-THE Cost of Clean
ness" and Home Economics. All
honor to you, Ellen Richards, who pur-
sued the hard paths of practical out
put unadorned by the jessamines OF
romance.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-05-05
Honey Yields Higher.

The average yield of surplus honey
IN 1919 was so pounds to colony OF
honey bees, as estimated by the bureau
Of crop estimates. United States de-
partment of agriculture. This is con-
siderably above the average OF 20
hounds in 1918, and of 41.6 pounds for
the five years 1913-1917. The relative
proportions in which the honey of the
last two years was marked are in,
dicated by 50 for extracted honey, 81
for comb honey. and 10 for bulk
honey. About one-third of the product
r4ts to "outside'' markets.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1921-05-05
Lenine Without federation.

Lenine decries anyone and every
one who does not accept his gospel of
world revolution. He is particularly
posed to his program. Writing of
"the military program of the prOletar-
lat revolution" he concludes his ar
ticle in the November "Class Struggle
for 1919: "Whoever, in v.w of this
last war, istnot willing to carry out
this demand. let him be good enough
to refrain from uttering large words
about the international revolutionary
democracy, about the social revolution
and about the war against wars"
OF those who have dared to de
nounce militarism and demand disarm-
ament Lenine has written:
"What will the proletariat women do
to prevent this? Merely denounce all
wars and militarism? Merely demand
disarmament? Never shall the women
of an oppressed and revolutionary
class resign themselves to so despic-
able a role On the contrary they
will say to their sons: You will soon
be grown up. You will have gun.
Take it and learn how to use it-not
In order Ito fight your brothers, as is
the practice in this war of plumber,
but in order to fight the bourgeois OF
your "own'' country; in order TO put
an end to misery and wars, not by
means Of "kind wishes" but by over
throwing and disarming the bour-
geoisie.'"
The third international" was called
together to organize the movement
against the peace of the world. 1t
met at Moscow from March to March
s. 1919; II adopted manifesto"
which was sigpcS by Leu4ge and
TsofzRy. the IeadiHg spirits o. tho con
gross Of the cofnnunisf international.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-23


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thence East Anse and Huron Bay sae road sG ns
along a South
parallel line and 900 feet thererom 10 e
shore to place OF
and5 II 16 Us 40 W IA ~
Township North CT Range SO West :. M 10 IN
North Of Of SWA36 oo 30 - ss 10
in IAnse and Huron Bay state Oad max o @
North owned BY Maria Shields thence west 70
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-23

FOR SALE One milch ow.--Joseph
Decota, Arvon. HAnse, P. o. COS
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-23

To
described
following
within
Of
additional
Of
Of
nsi proceedings for possession of the land
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1921-12-23

in County Baraga, State Of Michgan.
- = (Signed) JOHN r. McCOLL.
Place Business Michigan
First December s-Iast January 8, 1927
Thomas Dryer
Ala company and Franz T. Hal william wetm who were also
stock holders Of said company
Evening star., 1921-09-10
SHOWS HOW TO CORRECT
SIGHT WITHOUT GLASSES
American Electrotherapeutic Asso-
ciation's Convention Comes to
End Here Tonight.

Following demonstrations of the
many electrical instruments on dis
play in the hall, scientific sessions
meeting of the American Electro
therapeutic Associations convention
at the Hotel Washington today.
Owing to crowded program. the
subjects were grouped in order that
all business scheduled will be fin
ished by tonight, when the congress
will adjourn.
That errors of refraction in human
eyesight can be corrected without the
aid of glasses was demonstrated by
DR.. Samuel ]. Harris of Boston at last
nights session.
DR.. Harris pointed out that near
sightedness. far-sightedness, squint
and most all ether forms of eye all
ment can be cured by electrothsra-
penuuc means and tina, all errors of
refraction can be corrected by relaxa-
ton.
Advancing the theory that all
be rest, exercise or electricity. are
merely different ways of obtaining
relaxation. DIR. Harris declared there
is no form Of eye trouble that will
not respond to acknowledgements
treatment.
The speaker cited himself as an
example of what can be done. stating
that during the past year he had
thrown away his eyeglasses after
having worn them for sixteen years.
DR.. Shepard L. Franz of st. Eliza
beth's> Hospital, specialist of mental
and paralytic diseases, said that many
of the cases now being treated at the
government hospital were really not
cases of paralysis at all: that many
of the subjects in that institution
were obsessed with the idea that they
are paralyzed and that as a result of
this thinking they were unable to
move whatever member of the body
they believe to be stricken.
Under acknowledgements treatment,
declared DR.. Franz, it was found that
muscular coordination could easily be
restored.
Evening star., 1921-09-10
BRAND RECEIVES CRANE.

PARIS. September 9.-Premier BRAND
today received Charles r. Crane,' former
American ambassador to China, who is
returning to the United States.