davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily times., 1921-12-20

ture machine, good films. and an op-
orator. 1t sent out invitations in the
name of the three officials to public
meetings in schools and churches in
all parts of the county. TIL first
year thirty-fve meetings were held
and three-quarters of ali the rural
population of the county attended
them.
When the work started there was
one accredited rural high school,
now there are ten. An agricultural
high school is being built in each
of the five districts. The farmers
voluntarily raised for school purposes
twenty per cent more money than
the total amount of the county school
tax. They paid bonuses to get bet
ter teachers and to build permanent
cottage homes for the rural teachers.
Every country school in the county
has been furnished with an excellent
phonograph and records.
The bank held corn and apple
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
NEW GUINEA HEAD-HUETERs
Periodical Forays Were Until coHs-
parativsiy Recently q Regular
Thing In the Island.

Until six years ago head-hunting was
In full swing along the coast OF New
Guinea, writes Rev. Z. Cappers In
Catholic Missions. and describes one
OK these expeditions by the tribe OF
the MarInd-anim or Kaya-Kayas. The
practice. he says. has been consider
ably checked by military expeditions
Nevertheless head-hunting Is still quite
frequent In the interior. On the APP
pointed day men. women and children
would hasten TO the point Of embarka-
ton. At the approach OF their goal
the boats were anchored. and the en-
tire party stealthiiy entered the forest,
taking care not TO give the alarm.
Extra care was needed once the de-
signated spot had been reached. On
the day before the attack the hunters
kept hidden In the bush, and during
the night they advanced far enough
to launch the attack early before dawn.
Occasionally. the hunters were hotiy
received. but most Of the time the in
tended victims were reused from their
sleep by the sudden war-cry OF the
whole attacking party. and had no
time 20 defend themselves. Victims
were feiled by the dozen. many Of
them plerced through by the sharp
pointed arrows.
The victors yelled their war-cry and
repaired 10 their native haunts. where
| days and nights OF feasting awaited
them with song and dance. around the
gruesome trophy.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
GOT JOHN BURROUGHS GOAT
Great Naturalist Admitted That Iron
Wall Of Treasury Vault Had Bad
Effect on Him.

II was while sitting I'm front Of the
iron wall Of the treasury vault at
Washington that John Burroughs
guardian Of the $5O.OOO.OOO the vault
contained. wrote his frs; book. wake
Robin" In that book Il has been
thought that he got closer To nature
than In any Of the others. perhaps
I did" he said Of II. II know was
closer TO II in longing. That iron wall
reacted on me-"
Mr.. burroughs realized. Of course.
the necessity Of money TO provide the
comforts Of existence, ard his books
brought him q handsome return. And
this recalls an Incident of fox hunt
In which he and his brother, Ehen,
joined about a dozen years ago. Eben
burroughs lived az Hobart, in the
CatskLfs, and ON this particular hunt
the hOnors went To Eben. who shot the
fox. At that time fox skins Were
worth about s.. and the successful
brother relished telling Of his success.
Once when boastlng ~ II To n party of
friends he was halted by this from
Brother John: "You have Dragged
about that fox hunt long enough. You
shot the fox and sold the skin for 81
wrote a little account Of the hunt
and sold II ia n magazine for SO. So
there you are"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Where waa Itf

Miss T., n Terre Haute principal.
is n genius at finding things. Her boys
all know It now, too. Tho other day
a youngster was leaning over trying to
fix a Pen when he suddenly straight
ened up and announced that piece OF
the pen few into his eye. She accord
ingly excused him from work and gave
him all the attention accorded an In
valid. And he enjoyed II. too.
But that afternoon his enjoyment
was so evident that she grew suspi-
cious. She called him to her and
parsed a magnet close 10 his eye. of
course no piece OF steel came out 10
meet Il. but there did come a confes-
sion from the youngster that no was
playing soldier at the time, and that
no piece Of steel had gone into his
eye.-Indlanapolls News.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
CLOTH THAT CHANGES COLOR
Peculiar Effect Produced Through the
Use Of Chloride OF Cobalt
az a Dye.

Cloth changes color with a change
OF weather. IL Il Is died with chloride
Of cobalt. In clear weather IL Is q
blue; when change Is near II turns
to violet: and for rain Il turns 20
bright pink. The change Is due 90
moisture and IT can be produced by
breathing upon the cloth.
This property Of cobalt salts has
been applied 10 the construction Of
little barometer flowers. The petals
Of artificial flowers are tinted with
cobalt salts. and vary In color from
blue TO pink. according TO the weather
Their action, however, Is different
from that OF n barometer, which In.
dicates a change OF pressure of the
atmosphere. and is also usually behind
the change Of weather. The barome
ter indicates the cause of the storm
and the colored cloth shows its effect
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
THE WOODS
By DOUGLAS kAll0cH
The SPORT.


MY BOY. It's the end Of the
Your campstake you've got In your
elo'es;
f. isn't much use fer 10 reason
With you. suppose.
I know how the dollars ere burnin
A hole In your pocket right now;
YOuTl blow 'em-what use to be
learnIn'
A lumberjack howl
They're waitin' down there fer you,
brother:
The barkeep is loadin' the gin:
Each guy has some game er another
Fer takIn' you In.
The danes tibet are plastered an
painted
Are putin on powder fer fair
The ladies whose kisses are tainted
Are waifin' you there
rive been through the min, an ] know
it,
know Jest the fool thef you are;
oh. you'n be q sport. an you'll thro"
In gObs on the bar.
It's Drinks fer the housed" you'll be
yelIin';
The buns viii be there to partake-
They'll laugh at the stories you're
tellin'.
| An gobble your stake.
While you have been pullin' briar,
With beans an sow-belly to chew,
The grafters have set by the fire
A-waitin' fer you
The streak up their backs II IL yellah.
An life without work Is the rule;
They'll say you're a prince Of feilah
An think you're a food.
So work like a dog In the winter.
An act like an ass In the spring;
Some guy with a jack-knife an splin-
ter
WIN say you're king.
It's blood, an It's bone. an it's muscle.
You're THROWN up there on the bar;
Next week fer a Job you kin rustic,
The fool tibet you are.
oh, yes. they all think he's the candy.
A sport. good fellow, who spends
hope. when they say you're dandy
You're proud of your friends.
When you know Jest how little there's
In Il,
VIII you hand out your good money
still?
When you kaOw they're but friends
fer a minutef
You probably viii.
(copyright)
80 :
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Auauslnnl

A Hoosler author was recently asked
what she regarded as her most hum0r-
Gus experience. She studied n few
minutes and then related Il. One sum-
mer she lectured at Chautauqua
where another woman lectured on the
subject Of health"
zone night" laughed the author.
"she gave wonderful lecture on the
care OF teeth. We went home together
and as she was worn out I offered
to go with her to her room and read
to her. "That was a splendid talk that
you gave tonight" told her az she
finished making her toilet 70 retire.
"Yes, think Il Is real good myself. !"
she beamed, and absent-mindedly
reached into her mouth and took from
Il complete set Ut false teeth and
relaxed ready for the reading.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

he had kissed
We'll. what In the world can one
say to that, except that young people
are very thoughtlessT'' remarked the
doctor. disereetiy.
but, don't you see. doctor. how
Co be piaIn-between you and me-
have also kissed shat girl. Perhaps
I. too. may he down with the disease"
"Yes. by Jovei That Is the next
thing to expect"
And / kiss my dear wife every
morning and evening. so we risk .hav-
ing her."
Gracious goodness" exclaimed the
doctor. bringing his fist down with
emphasis, then I too may catch IL J"
London Tit-Bits.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

egfate tzS or s55.540, exhibition n.
censes Of 5000. boxing club license q
$50 and the state tax for boxing IT
Sos .9o0.1S.
The total attendance reported from
the various shows. as thereto az
pended. was Ole, 402. Professional box
ing alone attracted 270.O76 pers6as.
Amateur boxing came into It's own and
was unusually patronized, the Hsa
tournaments bringing out 2S.06S per-
sons for a federal tax OF s2.7So10.--
New York Morning Telegraph.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Nam. seemed to Carry Curse.

Pope John ] was imprisoned by the
King of the Goths The duke OF Tus-
cany drove Poye John X from Rome.
After being imprisoned by his brother
Pope John NJ was poisoned. Pope
John XIV suffered the same fate.
Pope John XIV was. forced to fee for
his life from Rome and died Of fever
In Tuscsny. After being most brutauy
tortured John XVI succumbed In pris-
on to his injuries.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
poa.s Remarkable Fidelity.

The pet dog Of Chester. Penn.
family was missing since the death
of their two-ycar-old baby. Several
days after. the family visited the
chiid's grave to place flowers on L.
The dog was found guarding the grave
and was so exhausted from hunger
that II was nearly unconscious. The
baby and the dog were constant com
panIOns before the child died. The
dog is believed to have followed the
f,,naraI carr ana rs.saalaad naar Aha
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
slmplIelty Of Greatness

Really great men have very simple
natures"
Sometimes they have" said Miss
Cayenne; "and on the other hand. they
sbew their powers of discrimination by
seeming so gentle and truthful that
you couldn't suspect the slightest mo-
tive Of personal interest"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
WITH -
nEN 1[A]


"a popular novelist says women are
not as intelligent as men,"
IF I were In his shoes wouldn't
book reviewer.
why notT'
He might cut down his royalties
There's a close affinity between bon
bons and hest sellers.'"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
skiitfuI Surgery.

A boy was born In Chicago with
shoulders quite smooth. and no arms.
AT the age of twelve he has been
operated upon, muscles extracted from
his chest and artificial arms fitted.
as a result of which he can make
several movements.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Wasn.t aolnn That Ear.

Country Parson Ito farmer belabor
lag his horse)-Say, my good man,
Eith al this cursing and beating %
]s2<---1sersc. you'll never get to
heaven. =
Farmer Hays-That might be. but
I'm only going TO town with load
Of pertatersl
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Very considerate.

did the motOrist who ran over ron
show any consideration whateverT'
"He certainly did" said the victim.
"And I marveled at the exhibition.
He examined that COMPOUNDED car OF
his from stem to stern to see IL Il had
| been damaged anywhere"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

leflak tENau SCa
let fever. The
doctor. of course,
expressed regret
But" continued
the anxious faith
er. the y0un 9
fellow has con-
fessed that he
caught the dis.
ease from the
hOusenaiti. whom
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
The RulInu Class.

The DepositOr-What's the idea Of
this new clearing house association
rule fixing noon for your opening hOurf
Think It'li salt the publicf
The Bank President-No. not that.
But our cooks and chauffeurs object
TO getting MP SO early.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Practical interchanae,

"a soft answer turneth away
wrath" remarked the expert In quota
tons
''True,T replied Mr.. Dustin Stax !:
hut In regular business soft answer
Isn't as valuable as a hard bargain
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
cn,,ldns4 GET IL.

Mamma" said the inquisitive child
"I don't think that toweling Is such
a loud colorr
"It isn't. son. what makes you say
thatf'
Then why do they call 1t crash 2
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Something 10
Think AbOut
BLONDES AND BRAINS
By +. #. WALKER

s5@-sssta4.s-e~-s~
"A ouoted as announcing from MS
bench that he would not approve Oh
blonde ladies aS members OF tury
which was about TO hear case under
his Jurisdiction.
"BIonties are tickle" were the words |
| attributed to tire justice, intiihntihs
| that f,ckIaness IL bar TO what the
law is supposed to assure the person
on trial.
| wear or so ago big Western EN-
pIoyer I'm advertising for Office heip
announced that he would not receive
the applications of blondes, giving as
u reason that he, had found them In
attenti>. to work and temperamentai
In disposition.
There has always been n good deal
NJ discussion regarding the relative
.,@4roctiyeness of blondes md BRO
nettes despite the fact that In the
long ago when the caveman was the
highest type Of civilization, we were
MI blonde or ut least red hair was
the darkest tint.
The reason why nature covered
nrimcval men and women with blonde
mr. red hair was twofOld; that II
served the same purposes Of low Wis
,hu,,y which Is gained by the animals
whose fur coats blend with the sur
round,ngs In which they live and the
foe, that those cOlors better protected
the skin from the effects of direct sun
light.
We know that these colors OF hal
nreyailed because In the discovery
almost every burial place OF people o
that time light or reddishiy uhee
hair has been found.
II Is interesting to note that IN
three parts of the body which longes
resist the dIsintegraiiOn which follow
death are the teeth. the finger nan
and the hair. and of these the la
two are very nearly Of the same cha
acter.
which Is getting some little W.
distant from the contention y"
blonde women are not Mt for jury gu
because they are fickle.
dido. queen Of Carthage. OF who
Virgil writes In the Aeneid. was
eehle. although she was blonde. ;
stuck 70 her hero through thick. ~
min and killed herself with swo
that he furnished.
Cseopatra. who had red hair
shade darker than the real bion
was not what one might caii aosoiu
II n constant in her deyouons, put
modern society she might not De lis
II as extremely tickle.
II But the analvzIng of society. anci
III mr. modern, according to the Color
III the hair. would not furnish very
HI stan,iai basis for judging either W.
Il en- or men. blondes or orunettes'
7, "a what IL just under their
that establishes the real qualifcatl
for any sort OF duty.
Brains are all one color.
II the color Of hair determi
ability what would become OF the
sortunates who haven't any han
am
Never mind about your hair. u
lady readers. Don't bother aoou'
color. and don't spend too much
fixing" II.
II you are to be anxious about
thing be anxious about the insio
YOUR head instead Of the oui
That's the side that counts
Ccepyrishil
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Practical.

.They married for lovef"
"Yes."
"And now she's suing him for d.
vorcef"
Eyes. Discovered that she had to
have something to eat as well"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
.,.,, u,a.,v o,a.rino crops.>

A Maine farmer made both hay and
ice IN the middle OF February. There
was n meadow with a good stalzd OF
grass and he cut this for hay. Then
he took his horse and cut his Ice.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Has Qualities.

Thomas-IIardup admits he Is too
proud to beg and too honest to steal.
Peters-Also too fOrgetful to pay
back what he borrows.-London An
swers.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Not Then.

Mrs. Eye-Misery loves company.
you know.
Mrs. wye-Not always. my dear.
guess you never had on very tight
shoes when company called and stayed
three mortal hours.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

"Y' know" said Bings. "y know
what puzzles mer'
"Naw; whatf" inquired Jings.
81 en- never figure out which end
c be sorry for when Q mans exer-
cisIn' a pet dog on n lead chain"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Maybe So.

Maybe 80.
THAT doctor must know his biz'
I feel better already"
"That's the result Of stepping out
Of his gloomy old anteroom into the
sunlight"
.swell, maybe he knows his biz. at
that"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
All Set

Are you ready to go to trialf"
"Sure." said the lawyer for the fair
defendant. We've just closed con-
tract with the notion-picture people.
--BIrmIngham Age-Herald.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
The Art of the oH-tiand.

THAT latest speech Of yours sound
ed as II II were thoroughly extempore."
.yhanks." replied Senator Sorghum.
II worked over II for weeks In order
10 make II convey that impression"
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
go, - ~, ArrO~Is FIIoht.

Power I'm the Arrows Fbgn1
The Lisso warriors Of the saiwin
valley. Yunnan. China. make use OF .
bow and arrow. and the latter is hurried
with such force that it viii pene-
trate a dart board one inch thick NJ :
distance Of 70 yards.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

Alack--what's funnier than O one
armed man trying TO wind his wrist
srHtcha
Knutt--A gIass eye at q keyhole
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

She stood before the mirror
With her eyes closed very tight
And tried TO see just how she looked
When fast asleep at night.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

care you fond OF dumb animalsf@
ayes" replied Mr. .Eunrox- MY
objection 20 the pets around the house
in that most OF them are vOcalists.
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
- The -
Scrap Book
TROUBLE POSSIBLE FOR ALL
Doctor ceusd See Where he Night 7e
On fer Attack Of Scarlet
Fever.

A business man called on his doc
tor, and told him that his son was suf-
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18
Bia Taxea

That Madison Square Garden is the
biggest parcel Of taxable property In
ullaez .eanRiEE laaasiRaz NmEispsIm enase-'
ard for the first six months he mas
held the reIns over the famous am
phitheater.
From September. 1910, to March,
1921, he has turned over to Uncle Sam
s172. 39l rs federal tax, not counting
SiO5. 6161s for New York state and
city revenue tax. which includes q real
Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-08-18

ANEcEssARY STEP
Judge: What are the prisoners
charged within
Policeman: They are q couple OF
Golfers who got into scrap over .
stroke, your honor.
judge: Send for the court ~
terpreter.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-15

Eddie O'DOnneu, former high
school basketball star in years not
long ago. has lost none Of his ability
AT the net game. He is captain and
right forward of the Springfield
Training school i'm Springfield.
Mass During the season just
passed Eddie has piioted his crew
through successful year and
wound up his career by cha.king up
a victory over the Springfield "Y"
team for the city championship.
The game was bitterly fought. the
final score being 80 to Is. Capt
ODonneu starred i'm the fracas.
toalling % points for the evening
work lie dropped five field goa S
i'm the netting and made is addi-
tional points from the foUl line
That was quite an achievement but
that's the way Eddie has been going
all year. so Eastern scrlbes aver.
They say il was nothing unusual for
Eddie since it is rather expected and
taken for granted that he will per-
form so capably.
The record of Eddie ODonne.l
goes 10 show you what south Bend
lads can do i'm the sport world when
they want To and local ambitious
youngsters can do well by holding
up O'Donnells record 20 emulate.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-15

PRODUCED his stuff and then packed
up his grip and hoped a train and
went back home again.
Yale baseball players have caught
the spirit. A flock of them 90
south for training shortly. Macon
Ga, is the spot
It's remarkable the amount Of in
terest there is just now in whether
or not football rules are changed,
What?
Babe Ruth is noted for his large
appetite He's even eaten into many
pitchers records.
There can't De much truth i'm the
report that Yousiff Mahmout. noted
wrestler was killed in the war. He
arrived in New York from Europe
recently.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-15

Never did like to loaf" says he.
Then he switches to baseball chat
ter.
Cant see why Ruth won't break
his own home run record this sea-
son.
Saving His Whip.
Babe hits for homers every time
The brings his bat around. I drive
the ball with my arms and shout
ders, without putting all Of my body
back of the swing"
Sisters taking his time, saving his
whip, and paying a majority OF his
attention TO getting his eyes so he
can depend on them.
Il don't need much training TO
timber up, anyhow he explains.
I keer in condition the year
around"
Sisler had the best year Of his
career in 1920.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-03-15
GET ANDERSON IS
WAR CRY OF SOUTH
BEND HIGH SCHOOL
Local TOssers Plan Surprise
for DOWNSTAIRS in Tour
ney at Capital.

Get Anderson" Is the motto OF
the Orange and Blue basket tossers.
The entire local squad had the
pleasure Of seeing the Anderson FIVE
} display wonderful ball at Lafayette
last Saturday. and fully realize that
they will meet one OF the fastest
and most aggressive outfits that this
state has ever produced when they
buckle up against the Anderson five
in their opening game OF the state
tourney at Indianapolis. Friday
Anderson has undoubtedly the
most aggressive five in the state
possessing three wonderful floor
men in Burdette, williams and
Mansfield. Burdette and Williams
have wonderful eyes for tho net
work and also posses speed that
would make the majority of fivcs
look bewildered when they passed
! by.
The Anderson defense work re-
sembles that Of the locals. but their
two guards do not rate in the same
class as their forward and center.
With the Benders having a slight
advantage on the defense, the Won
derful scoring machine of the
Anderson five should be kept down
considerably.
Expect Hard Fight.
a strong guard like Scheer Will
have his hands full in helping his
mates take the pellet down the floor
and then get back to stop the ter
rife onslaught OF the Anderson five
and the dribbling and passing Of
Scheer may have TO be eliminated
by the local mentors in order to
! keej he scoring down. This will
check the offense OF the locals con-
siderably. but the speed and eyes
that Capt. Nyikos and Edwards have
in store may be all that is nee
essary TO give the Anderson men the
time of their lives.
South Bend had little or no
trouble with Angola. outclassinG
their northern opponents from the
start. and never being in fear Of
losing the fracas. Although the To-
Gals had little trouble. it cannot be
stated that they showed their usual
brand OF ball. While the floor work
was up 10 par, the glass back boards
at the Purdue gym took them of
their feet when it came to register
ing the pellet
Anderson, by the display the 10
Gals made in registering the bail,
will think they have rather a snap
and this will give the home boys
big chance to take them, off their
launches. South Bend. If they can
display the same ball they did
against Frankfort and several other
strong teams, can make the strong
est Of bids Cor a cleanup OF An
derson and with this TO her credit
championship is we'll within South
Bends reach.