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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1921-11-04
De g. r. PASCU

ruieste unchiul, m am hotarlt sd
schimb felul meu de viata 81 sa
te angajez pc d-ta sa ma inveti
franceza 81 piano. Acum te rog
asculta 81 dupa acea DAFT parerea,
"Ti-am spus ca sunt vaduva,
dar asi putea zice ca sunt fata.
Eu nu stu ce-i barbatul. Stunt ca
aurul lamurit. Am avut casni-
Gle nenorocita, dupa voia tatalui
meu. Lam iubit iprea mutt ca sal
Gale voia, 81 barbatul meu a fost
subred, neputincios, 81 mama
n am avut ca sal spui ce am pc
suflet. Tati mia fost rusine 81 am
rabdat, am suferit. Peste un an 81
jumatate a murit tata. Ma hota-
risen atunci sa ma despart de Ell,
dar m m'am gandit ca va zice lumea
ca de-aIbia a murit tata 81 fmi las
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knita 81 Ia multi lie plac feme
solide. Eu sunt multi mai slaba, .
zise Sofia zimbind.
"Esti 81 mai tinara. Gait an
ai?"
''In Maiu viitor implinese
douazeci 81 patru.''
"Nezi, 81 eu is trecuta de doua.
zeci 81 opt.''
'Patru ami nu-i diferenta mare
la o femeie frumoasa, zise Sofia
zimbind.
'La inaltime lie cam potrivim
NJ sunt mutt mai marunta ca
d-ta."
'Numai Gu vre-o doua debete,
dar nu Sc observa."
Zee zici de Trandafirescu ?"
'Daca il iubesti null scapa din
mana. Eu null cunosc, dar pare a
II ON de onoare 81 foarte pla-
cut. Avere al. In limba franceza
progressed binisor, 81 char in
limba romana vorbesti mai CO.
rect. Nu esti taranca de mind, 81
sunt sigura ca daca stii sa aruncl
bine undita, il prinzi. Nu te arata
Gu, totul indiferenta fata de Vio-
reanu, dimpotriva, cand e Gu
[randafirescu cocheteaza Vi GU
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GUrnarsl.

''D-na Micsunescu, fiindca a
VENT vorba de Vioreanu, dti spun,
dar te rog sd pastrezi taina, el ma
iubeste. Mia dat sd inteleg de
cateva orr 81 mia TRIMS 81 cateva
scrisori, in carl a fost mai indraz-
net. Apoi a vorbit Gu unchiul, ii
el staruieSte sal iau. Peste o sap
tamana, cand m am dntors Gu ell
din Bucuresti mia zis lar, atunci
mia zis pc Sleau ca ma iubeste 81
Cd ma iubit de cand cram fata
81 sa intalnea Gu mine la hora,
cand vinea in vacanta. Nu lam
promis 81 lam zis sd mai ma gan
desc. Pana aici stunt Qegaturile
Sntre mine 81 Ell, 81 IN. vederea a.
cestei casatorii, pentru care sta
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'barbatul. Peste cateva luni "a
calcat un cal pc pept 81 a zacut
cateva luni. Doctorul mia spus
ca nu scapa 81 numai are zile
multe de trait. Am asteptat. Cand
s'a lmplinit trei ami de cand Fam
luat a murit. Trebuea sd vadu.
vesc un an pana sa ma marit
Asa-i obiceiul la tara, ca altfel
ride lumea. Am vaduvit un an,
am vaduvit dol, 81 nu m am ma
ritat, GU toate ca iubeam pc un
barbat ca ochii din cap, 81 stieam
ca ma iubeste.
'Cand sal dau sa inteleaga ca
il iubesc 81 sal spui 81 unchiului
de el, vine 81 imi spune ca cazut
in cursa unei femei Ti-am povestit
vinjoase, o strinse la peptul eli ca
tul meu. Inchipuieti ce suferinta
81 tarie pc vointa mea ca sd stau
Gu Ell sub acelas acoperis 81 sal
iubesc patru AMI 81 sd nu caz in
pacate Gu Ell. 81 cat ma durut
sufletul cand am vazut ca 81 iubi.
rea aceasta e nimicita!
'Acum, Gu Vioreanu, iti spun
drept, nu ma atrage mimic catre
el. Null iubesc. Nu stu de ce mi-e
teama Cd 81 casatoria Gu el va e
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|el, in fine, mai vorbim despre
asia. Sa he culcam cal tarziu.
Maine 81 profesoara 81 eleva tre-
bue sd fie recreate, ca nu suntem
III vacanta * zise Sofia ridi-
candu-se.
E proasta! A zapacit-o Tran
dafirescu. HIM! Ala no la. Vio-
reanu mia spus cal de familie
buna 81 nebuna sd Sc arunce
in bratele lui. Ce haz ar fl! In
cazul acesta perde 81 pc Viorea-
nu. HIM.. 81 are o multime de
banl. Ce proasta e. Spune tot. Ce
bine ar Fl sa Sc incurce Gu Tran
daflrescu. S'ar compromite 81
pana sa gaseasca altul aSi putea
stoarce de la ca ceva. Ocazia e
buna. De ce n 'asi profita de eat
Auzi, ce de banet a stors de la
vara-sa. Spune tot proasta! &c
vrei? Ce te astepti de la bada-
ranca? 81 eu!.. !. Ce parte au uni!
'Si All mia zis de cateva orr be
hume. &c sd faci! TIE plateste
doamna!'s Incheie Sofia reflec-
tile Ell, cand Sc urea in pat.
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20 nenorocire pc capul meu. Mi-e
nu poate sa-mi iasa din cap gan.
dul, ca femeie la trei luni sa-si
insele barbatul, daca e barbat, 81
el mia zis ca Ia inselat la cateva
zile dupa nunta. Oar sa zic ca a
fost ticaloasa ticaloaselor. Ca
Vioreanu barbat ca toti bar
BATH. Nu-mi place. NJ Sc lipeste
Gu mimic de sufletll meu, 81 acum
te rog pc dumniata, care esti mai
scotia ca mine al citit mai multe
ca mine, al trait la oras 81 al au-
zit mai multe ca mine, daca e
bine sal iau, numai ca sd flu ma
ritata, sa-mi leg viata mea tinara
81 curata de un ON pc care nu-l
iubesc?"
"Cat al suferit Al fost mar
tira !! Nu, sd nu te casatoresti GU
un barbat pc care null iubesti, 81
presimtirea d-tale poate sd fie
temeinica," raspunse Sofia.
''Iti multumesc pentru sfatul
d-tale,'' zise ninca 81 ridicandu-se
intr'un avant de inbire sincera,
cuprinde pc Sofia IN bratele ii
re Sc sbuciuma ca marea rascolita
de curente submarine si . saruta,
o saruta prelung, cum nu sarutas
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Despagubiri
de raZboiu
Schita.

=. .Fermecator miraj! Inchizi
ochii 81 te gandesti: Gear fl. !.
sa-mi deaf Q simpla ''declaratic'' g
conform nu stu carui decret-lege,
poate ma va face asa, din mimic
fericitul castigator al unui million
de lei! Orice s'ar zice, perspectiva
din cele mai seducatoare E re-
cordul celor mai indrasnete cal
cule 81 tot ce s'a putut inova mai
ingenios!..
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in viata de cat pc mama Ell, p,
cand Sofia, miscata de aceastj
manifestatie de dragoste sincera
simtindu-se 'bine, i'll bratele ace
stei femei, 0 saruta 81 ca de cate.
va orr.
Ell, ce ma inveti sa fac?" in.
treba Ilinca, dupa ce slobozi pc
Sofia din brate.
zee sd faci? Ce-ti spune inima
Sa lei un barbat pc care il iubesti
Cum vad iubeSti pc Trandafires.
Gu, 81 am observat ca al facut 0
impresie buna asupra lui. De
cate ori am privit spre el era Gu
ochii la d-ta.''
''Cand a plecat mia strins
mana," zise Ilinca zimbind.
ASA sunt barbatii. Stunt robiti
de frumusetea unei femei," zise
Sofia distrasa.
'CreZi Cd sunt frumOasa 2"
''Frumoasa? Auzi! De sigur.
Eu sd flu barbat, iii spun drept
ca m 'asi amoreza de d-ta.''
4.
ma magulesti. D-ta eSti mai
frumoasa ca miner' zise Ilinca
suspinand.
zee are-aface. Fiecare Gu fru-
lui D-ta esti IN al imnli.
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DIN PATRIE

Ministerul de agriculture a
luat laudabila initiativa de-a tri-
mite parte din absolventii scoa-
lelor de agricultural din vechiul
regat spre a face practica la in
stituSiile agricole din Anglia.
Ministerul instructiunei publice
a primit credite pentru subven-
tionarea scoalelor confesionale,
Ele au fost acordate dupa stats
tica invatamantului.
Consiliul de ministri a aprobat
Gu conditii ratificarea imprumu-
tului de 40 milioane franci elvc-
tieni.
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~ eioO0O Ii viii dCcSCc gall
|duri care te farmeca 81 te chi
nuesc in acelas timp, care te
poarta pc cararile trandafirii ale
celor mai ademenitoare sperante
81 care-ti deschid totus din cand
in cand portile fagasului dezama-
girei, ''nefericitule" daunat de
razboiu!
Din ceasul cand al PRINT foita
aceea mica citatia - care-ti
punea in vedere sd te infatisezi
inaintea ''Comisiunii pentru con-
statarea 81 evaluarea pagubelor
de razboiu' ca ''reclamant", 81
pana te prezinti All in ''preala-
bile ca sd faci 'dovada", pre-
cum glasueste legea, teal tot gan
dit 81 rasgandit: adica, judecato.
rul va putea ghici, stiind sal
aleaga din minciuna Oar daca
martorii vor spune bine? Daca Gu
voiu raspunde curajos, 81 daca
hartiile mele ~ probele vor f
luate de bune? La urma urme
judecatorul, desi e ON drept, poa
te sa Sc fnsele 81 intre doua: am
da lipsa la cantar, sau ami trect
de la ell, cred ca nu va sta La in
doiala so faca pc ce-a de-a doua
81 de ce n'ar Fl asa?.. . Da dir
punga lui? Da de la stat, care {
bogat, lar daca Neamtul plateste
Gu atat mai bine.. ce-a cautat ;
gasit!
Stunt ganduri care rascolest
mintea 'daunatului'' de razboiu
Toata grija lui, tot eel preocupa
sunt martorii.. Sa spuie bine
altceva, nu doreste.
La 'prealabil'' in fata unu
singur judecator, daunatul is
administered probele'', lar du
pa cOmplectarea lor, chemat il
fata comisiunei care constata s
pretueste paguba.
Iata-ne intro asemenea sedinta
'prealabila". Grefierul striga:
= Botoaca Stan!
Aprodul repeta numele Gu glas
prelung, lar ecoul Sc izbeste GU
vibratiunl puternice de peretii ca
merii.
Botoaca Stan, e un biet satear
necajit VENT dintr 'un sat de
munte indepartat.. IAlat de la gri
jile 81 nevoile lui, ell paseste rar, $
rasucindu-si palaria in mana, pri
veste sfios in ochii judecatorului
Din toata infatisarea lui ghicest
ca nu sc simte de loo bine in mil
locul atator 'boeri"
Sc 'ncep intrebarile:
- Cum te chiama?
= Botoaca Stan!
= De cati ami esti?
= Pal, de, stu eu! Oh hi de
vre-o cinci zeci!
= De unde 'esti?
- De la Valea-Seaca!
= Gu ce te ocupi?
Aicl, nu mai raspunde. Judeca
torul vazand incurcatura lui Bo
toaca, revine:
Ce meserie al?
Muncitor Gu palmele!
Dreapta pc cruce 81 ri dup;
mine: ma leg pc cinste sin cuge'
curat jur 1naintea lui Dumnezeu
care site toate..
Botoaca o ia repede Gu vorbs
.dupa Indicator, ca sa nu ute ju
ramantul, apoi, agitand bratu'
drept in aer, face Q cruce mare s.
saruta Gu sgomot 81 evlavie chi
| pull rastignit al lui Cristos. tin.
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cilului" de Botoaca, care foarte
uimit nu putea pricepe cum poate
lumea sd raza, de fata GU domnul
Judecator, care are o fata asa de
serioasa, cand imparte "drep-
tatea" :.
Tuliu Goruneanu.
(Din 'Romania Viitoare'c
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TUT pc crucea din fata judecato-
rului.
.Cand la spus boerul sd vie
la oraS ca martor, Botoaca s'a
gandit: Conu Miluta care, mai
inainte asuda tipand ''razboiu,
razboiu 81 poarte Nemtilor" la
sosirea acestora s'a facut coada
de topor in mana lor 81 de vreme
ce "cucoana" sta nemteste, a dat
Dumnezeu de STA SPORT averea,
ca ar putea All sd dea multi ina
inte, bogatasilor de antari. 81 to-
tusi 'iboerul'', Ia asigurat ca a
avut mari pagube de pc urma
''hotilor de Nemti'', 81 asa il ruga
sd faca 'bine veni la oras, caci
la pus martor la despagubiri.
BotOaca n 'avu incOtrO. Era in
taia CARA cand ''boerul" ii ''ru-
ga" pc ell, un biet ON nevoias. 81
apoi, daca era vorba sd Sc duca la
oras fara cheltueala, Gu ziua de
munca platita, ba 81 Gu O cinste
din partea lui conu Miluta, lucrul
nu era de lepadat. De aceea Bo-
toaca, ca sa fie mai sigur, plcca
din ajun 81 ajunse la usa tribu-
nalului din oras inca din zorii
zilei, asteptand Gu grije sd file
strigat.
Judecatorul lua in mana lista
lunga, pc care 10 intinsese conu
Miluta: era ''inventatorul".
Dupa ochire repede asupra eli,
omul legii Sc adresa martorului
- E drept? conacul s'a rui-
nat?... Usi, ferestre, dusumele.
coloane de marmura s'au pra-
padit?
- Pal de, o hi!
- Mobila lipsa?
- Lipsa!
- Cine-a luat-O9
= Nemtii!
Conu Miluta multumit; mar
toru raspunde ''bine".
- Cam ce mobila a avut recla-
mantul?
- la, de toatea alea!
= 4S scaune de bambus a avut.
= Da!
= "A fotolii avut!
- Da!
s sifonere, da?
= Da!
- 4 chaise-longuri?
= Da!
- I'm armoir-a- glacc!
= Da!
Botoaca a pierdut de multi in
telesul cuvintelor cell adreseaza
judecatorul dar cum un biet ON
slmplu ca ell nu putea sd intrerupa
vorba omului de legi, socoti ca c
mai bine sd aprobe mereu, spre
deplina satisfactie a ''boerului''
Judecatorului, glumet, ii veni
o. inspiratie:
= Da, Stink avut?
- Da!
= Leopard avut?
- Da!
-'Perpetuum mobile" a avut
- Da!
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Oar ''delirium tremens'?
"A avut, avea boerul de toate
- 81 ce s'a facut Gu ele?
- Pal, ce sa sc facial. . Iaca
le-au luat Nemtii pa toate !...
Lumea din sala rase Gu pofta ;
numai Conu Miluta rosu-stacojiu,
arunca privire furioasa ''imbe-
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Columbia
ReCorduri rOm1neSti

lie slSr ca att pcere dac la Crlcr att prmi
Vlzlt dea oamen Aurescu Orchestra Romana rches
ira tgileasca Banda Columbia 81 Manescu Aici avem re-
corure cele mai noui Columbia roneste uncle sunt
special pentru Crcu Fmia dtra sau prieenii de sgur
vor apreca u cadou de Merge un Regulator Co.
umba 81 spuneti sd cne noue paci Columbia ne lima
Novembrie.
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on conditions.
OF more interest, however,
is the remarkable quality of
the eXaggeration i'm the Bun
yam legends. This quality is
worth analysis not only be
cause it shows universal ten
denotes, but because it is the
basis of what has come TO be
known as typical American
hUmor. The tendency i'm all
legends is TO eXaggerate, to
make the physical strength
or craft of the hero much
greater than normal, TO make
an Ajax or an Odysseus of
him. But i'm classical romance
and epic this eXaggeration is
a thing of slow growth. 1t
happens naturally, thru a de-
sire to make the deeds of the
hero seem more wonderful,
and not deliberately, thru a
desire to arouse amusement
10y gross eXaggeration; 10 is
an apOthesis. not a caricat-
ure. The eSdggeration i'm the
legends of Paul BUnyan is
certainly of a difficult sort
from that in classical legend;
it is more Munchausenespue.
The teller of the tale of the
pea-soup lake, and of the
camp-distillery, and of the
great Round River drive has
two motives; first, he wishes
to excite wonder: second, he
wishes to amuse. In their
wonder-motive t h e Bunyan
legends belong to that num-
erous class of travellers tales
typifed by the fabulous &C
counts in Mandville and Hak-
luyt, and in the books of 9th
er collectors. They are stories
designed TO be swallowed by
camp followers and tender
feet for the entertainment of
hardened dwellers i'm the
woods. In their humor-mo-
tive they belong to that
large class of stories which
depend for their effectiveness
not upon true representations
of facts but upon gross de-
partures from normal stand
ards. Humor is a difficult
thing to define. but one of its
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important n d unanticipat-
ed contemplation of an in
congruous variation from the
normal. Good taste has
gradually set limits to what
cultivated persons regard as
legitimate humor, but the
child still laughs at the
drunkard and to some the
abnOrmality of insanity is
still amusing. HumOr has,
accordingly, very often taken
the form of gross eXaggera-
tiOn or caricature, especially
under the spur of a contest in
yarning. This type of humor
is typically American. 1t is
really only a natural develop
ment of the attempt to
"boom" new sections of the
country by representing con-
ditions as superior TO what
they actually are.
The Bunyan cycle of legends
certainly contains a great
many tales w h i h sound
strangely familiar to the per-
son who meets Bunyan for
the first time. 1t is alto
gether probable, i'm fact. that
a great many of these stories
had their origin elsewhere
than in the woods and have
simply been added to the
BUnyan collection. We have
been told on good authority
that a legendary blue OK ex-
lists i'm a certain mountain
district of Tennessee and
that in this same district not
only men but even all the an
finals have short legs to adapt
them to hill-climbing. The
tale of the man who jumped
across the river Sin three
jumps" is, as has been point
ed out, widely distributed.
Some of the Bunyan stories.
on the other hand. almost
certainly originated i'm the
woods. To Professor Cairns
of the Department of Eng
lish at Wisconsin we are in
debted for an ingenious ex-
PLANTATION of the possible
origin of the tale of the by
ramid forty and its prodig-
ious supply of timber. In the
early days of numbering i'm
the North more than one
man staked out a claim on
single forty and. ignoring
section lines, cut govern
ment pine" for miles around.
securing, it was humorously
reported by those who know
but winked at the robbery. a
great deal of timber from one
forty. This cutting of gov
eminent pine appears defn-
itely in at least one Bunyan
story, the tale of the method
adopted by Bunyan TO pay off
his crew. Excepting for
stories of this sort. however.
which seem distinctly confn-
ed to the lumber districts.
and which would. indeed.
have little reason for exist
ing elsewhere, the majority
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discovered that they h a d
,trayed into hollow limb.
Occasionally one h c a + 5
ONE account of Paul Bun
JAMS boyhood exploits on his
fathers farm. 1t is said that
On one occasion he and his
father went out TO gather a
huge watermelon which was
growing on a side-hill above
a railroad track. They care
lessly forgot To prop the wa
cr-melon up before they sew
cred the stem with a cross
cut saw. and as a result it
broke loose. rolled down hill.
burst open on striking the
rails. and washed out two
hundred feet of track. This
tale and similar ones do not
seem TO belong strictly to the
BUnyan cycle. but To be.
rather. like the animal fables,
mere appendages.
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of the Bunyan legends are
very likely adaptations of
tales which have elsewhere
an existence in some form.
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The first winter Paul Bun
yam logged on the upper Wis
consin river was the winter
of the blue Snow" He
built his camps on the north
shore of White Eagle lake,
about two miles east of White
Birch lake. On the north
bank of White Birch lake was
located one of the old-time
Wild Cat Banks licensed by
some of the eastern states on
which currency was issued by
the banker-proprietor W h o
paid a license to go into the
banking business. He was a
crook and selected the most
obscure out-of-the-way place
he could find, so he followed
Paul Bunyan up, built a shack
and started in at the point
Continued ON Page ~
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History of Paul Bunyan
CONTINUED from Page ~

Sup aAN AAAAA tfNA ~aAN ANa--. a-+
10 a small lake and heated
the mess by firing the slash
ings around the shore. Ac-
cording To another account
the totc-teamster was driving
across a frozen lake when a
sudden thaw overlook him.
The teamster saved himself.
but the OK was drowned.
Bunyan damned up the lake.
fired the slashings around the
shore. and then. opening the
dam. sluiCed down the river
20 his lab0ring crew an album
darcc Of excellent hot pea
SOUP with OX-tail flavor.
The legend Of the estab-
Iishmcnt of the camp distil-
lcry Is one Of the most en-
tcrtaining Of the Bunyan
tales. Paul had trouble in
keeping any liquor in camp
because the men sent L.
town for il drank II all up OF
the way back.
"One day the bull-cook
spuds
lie hears a sizzlin' In the
parin' spuds
And finds the peelin
strange To sag.
Are all fermentin' where
they Law.
Now Sour-face Murphy in
the door
Was standin'. And the face
he wore
Convinced the first assis-
tant cook
That Murphy soured 'em
with his look.
And when he had the peel
in's drained
A quart Of Irish booze re-
NAMED.
The bull-cOok tells the tale
To Paul
And Paul takes Murphy of
the haul
And gives him. very viii
lingly,
A job as camp distillery.
- DOUGLAS MallOcF
Paul had a wonderful crew
so runs the story. One of The
men had two sets of teeth.
and. walking in his sleep one
night. he encountered the
grind-stone and chewed it to
bits before he was fully
aroused To what he was do
ing. In the adventure of an
other member of the crew we
have the man who jumped
across the river IN three
jumps. The crew sometimes
showed ingenuity on their
own account as when they
rolled boulderS down the
steep sides of the pyramid
forty. and running after them
ground their axes 10 a razor
edge against the revolving
stones.
Near Paul's camp they
found peculiar animals. There
is the bird who lays square
eggs 50 that they will not roll
down Hill. and matches them
i'm the snow. Then there is
the side-hill dodger. a curious
animal naturally adapted
life ON a hill by virtue of the
circumstance tnat ii has two
short legs on the uphill side.
OF this creature il is said
that by mistake the female
dodger once laid her eggs
tfor the species seems to re-
Semble somewhat the Austria
llaU uANh-NlllN Ml0NE Gnu
around. with the terrible re-
suit that the little dodgers.
Matching out with their short
legs down Hill. rolled into the
river and drowned. The pin
nacle grouse are birds with
only one wing. adapted by
this defect for flight i'm one
direction about the top of a
cOnical Hill.
Bunyan'S method of PAYING
off his crew at the end of the
season shows the hero's Graf
tinesS. Discovering i'm the
spring that he had no money
on hand. Bunyan suddenly
rushed into camp shouting
that they had been cutting
government pine and were all
10 be arrested. Each man
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-21
"REMINISCENCES OF
BUNlAN.

By Gene Shepard OF Rhine
lander W h q knew Bunyan
at the time he was logging
here.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-21

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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-21
Paul Bunyan'> Hammer

He is bringing his hammer
an enormous wood mallet to
use as a pry on the big piae
stumps. An old badly decay
ed Paul Bunyan Hammer
was found i'm Forest County
and has become known as
Paul Dunyan's hammer stump
Fuller. Often he will hitch
the Blue Ok Babe To all the
StumpS on an acre. Paul will
be able TO pull out small
stumpS by hand. He also eX-
poets 10 have a large pillow for
the big OK. 1t is said that
this breaking pillow cuts a
furrow u feet wide.
Paul used TO log Off a forty
along the river then with his
blue OK he would drag a new
timber forty down 10 the riv-
er 50 as TO save much hauling.
Naturally much is TO be eX-
pected when Paul comes back
10 take the stumps with his
great OK and his wonderful
strength. He is expecting to
work a few hours on every
farm i'm Villas County. In
this time he will clear at
least ten acres for each
farmer.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1921-12-21
(Stump Puller)

Paul Bunyan's Hammer or
the Mallet Stump Fuller was
discovered i'm use by Richard
Scharf near Crandon. Forest
County. for pulling stumps.
Ii Is entirely a hand made de-
vice and new settler farmers
can find the "makin's" every
where. OF course a strong
team will break the handle
If il is too long or if it is not
made Of stout wood. Iron
wood is good but il will not
stand weather very / o n 2.
Chains and swamp hooks are
on most farms. For
the small team a long handle
will help. The device will
strength of team
from > TO ) times depending
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-04-20
PUZZLE FOR COURT
Must Decide Whether Gas Killed
Husband or Wife First--TitIe TO
Estate Involved in Dispute.

Martinsville, w. Va April 19.-The
effect of carbon dioxide upon a per-
son IN close proximity to the wall ofsa
room as compared with its effect Upon
one nearer the center of the room, is
being considered today by Judge ]. NJ.
Woods. of the circuit court.
Upon the courts decision rests the
title to an estate. Some time ago
George Sheig and his wife were found
dead in a room of their home.
They were asphyxiated by carbon
dioxide from hard coal. Sheig's body,
when found was resting near a wall
while the woman's body was in the
center of the room.
Mrs. Sheig's beneficiary Instituted
the court proceedings in an effort to
gain title to the estate, claiming that
Sheig died before his wife. The case
is against the unknown heirs" of
Sheig.
In presenting the argument for the
beneficiaries counsel submitted a
written opinion of L. ]. Desh of Lex
ington. Va, a chemist, in which it was
held that carbon dioxide emitted from
a stove rises to the ceiling and in cool
ing, follows tie walls when dropping
by its natural weight to the floor.
The chemist suggested that a person
hear the wall would be affected soon
er than person in the center of the
room.