davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
-

~ SUPPOSE I'm about as squaboy
n looking baby as you could nnd'
q unless you found my twin sister,
q that's she over yonder dressing
We are both big, mushy and awk-
ward. with precious few feathers as
yet. but just wait until we get about
six months old. and have our fuil
plumage and you will see as me
pair of pelicans as there is in the
State of Florida. But right now, III
have to admit that we are anything
but pretty, as baby prettiness goes.
I don't believe people would rave
much over me. if 1 were all dressed
UP in dainty white. with a wide blue
sashe and riding in one of those nifty
dollar wicker go-coats. One reason
why I'm not nice to look at, is be-
cause my feathers are just coming
through the skin. and make me look
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

away to dry. though it is possible to
do all the painting at one time. As
semble the pieces. smooth the ends of
the wooden pins If they are used in
stead of the metal split key, and paint
their ends white where they come
through the outside of the body and
ears. With a fine pointed brush and
smoothly flowing paint make the eye.
lines showing the mouth, the wrinkles
under the jaw. around the mouth and
upon the legs. Paint similar lines
upon the other side.
If the pins fit closely, but not so
tight that the pieces cannot be moved.
the dog may be made to take many
| life-like and amusing positions. If 1t
| is desired to make a larger dog, draw
| squares upon a piece Of pasteboard
which will be large enough to make
| the dog Of the desired size. copy the
lines and locate the holes carefully
maintaining their relation square by
square. cut the pasteboard out to con.
form to the lines and proceed as de-
Scribed above
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

tail
In using the coping saw to cut
around the lines. follow them closely.
being sure that the line is left upon
the very edge of each piece. The
holes should be bored in the ears and
the tail before they are sawed. as they
might split if the hole were bored
after saving them to exact size. These
holes should be Il" to receive a split
pin or a wooden or cane pin which
must be fitted closely. Bore the holes
of the same size through the larger
spieces, smooth the edges of each piece
with a file or sandpaper. and remove
the burr from all corners and around
the holes.
Paint all pieces white on both sides
and lay them away. resting upon the
corners to prevent marring the fresh
paint until they have become thor
oughly dried. Paint the black spots
on the head. body. legs, ears and tail
being sure that they are painted for
the right and left sides. and set them
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

nULLY-BOY'' may be made or
"a cigar box wood, though three ply
b wood is to be preferred as it Is not
~ so likely to split while it is being
worked. The only tools necessary are
the coping saw, file and small
twist drill. "a will do. Best results
will be obtained if pasteboard patterns
are made; to make these lay a piece
of pasteboard upon a table. place
piece of carbon paper upon 1t. lay the
sketch of Bully-Boy upon the carbon
paper and make a tracing, following
the lines of the sketch carefully; the
carbon paper may be omitted and the
lines pricked through, or made with
a tracing. wheel If preferred. Cut
these pieces of pasteboard carefully to
the lines. lay them upon the wood and
mark around them. marking the holes
accurately First mark the bodies as
they are the largest pieces. following
the dotted lines under the legs and
marking the location of the holes:
then the head, the two hind legs. the
two front legs, the two ears and the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
, Sal ; OR THE YOUNG PEOPLE @.

tossing his sack into the pasture. i
didn't know anybody wanted them"
We'll. somebody does" replied the
older boy with a scowl. picking up
the sack. This place has been sold
and it's ours now. I'll let you fill one
of your pockets from the sack and
would give you more only we can't af-
ford It. We had to take a mortgage
to buy this place and we aren't any
too well off. il you want to know the
truth"
II have a pocket full. thanks" said
Jim. II don't mind giving the plum
der TO the rightful owner
Now that the other had come closer
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
IL JON1oR COOK
CHEESE AND PEPPER
SANDWICHES

Take one package of cream cheese
CHE whito).
Chop sweet mango peppers very
tInc or put them through the coarse
grinder.
Mix the pepper with the cheese
adding
tablespoonful of sweet cream to
make a paste.
Cut neat slices OF bran bread.
Spread the slices with the cheese
mixture and cut in two crosswtse
making trIangles.
If the sandwiches are to be served
at home for tea or party. do not put
a top slice on as the green and white
of the cheese makes a very decorative
sandwich. If they are to be used for
a school lunch slices OF bread would
be better. making the usual covered
sandwich.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

AKOME on. Old ScOut! called Art
~ Jennings to his tagging COM
" .panion. 50 Here's the place.
~ Jim Dale hesitated.
don't exactly like to go In when
II says No Tresspasslng.' he re-
marked
"oh, that sign!" laughed Art
That's an old sign. It's been there
for years and nobody pays any at
tcntion TO IL. You see, the people
that own this land don't live here. and
II we don't take those chestnuts they'll
rot on the ground. Why, I've been
coming out here for three years and
getting chestnuts off that tree!'
Il suppose the nuts would just be
wasted II VIC don't get Them" said
Jim
And wasted. IL we dol" laughed
Art, gaily. climbing the barb-wire
fence. See? They'll end In waste or
waist Id rather have them in my
waist. Come on. old top"
Jim knew Art was a good fellow
hut very hcadstrong and quick. Con-
scqurntly lie was always in trouble
at least. almost always.
You know. you've gotten me into
more than one scrape," he said, fol-
lowing his inlpctuous friend.
In IL short time both boys were on
way to the istrgc chestnut tree which
stood i'll Il thin fringe of trees skirting
one side of an old pasture where the
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

sides there was something menacing
about the way the latter came striding
toward him. Jim's legs just naturally
began to bear him swiftly towards the
fence.
Hey" shouted the stranger "You
young theft I'll teach you to steal
peoples chestnuts!"
Jim paused a moment to shout:
I'll pay you for them!"
You bet you will" came the re-
ply, and the stranger began to give
chase.
Jim was by now near the fence and
he did not delay about getting under
"Bere're your nuts" he called
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

better move along as soon as we get
our sacks full"
They worked furiously and soon
agreed they had enough. Jim picked
up his sack and struck off over the
field while Art was still knotting his.
Hurry up. Art!" he called, and
hurried himself. anxious to get of the
grounds.
He was half way over the field when
a shout halted him. He looked
around and saw a tall powerful youth
of around fifteen stalking in his d.
rection. Jim was no coward, but he
was a slight fellow and younger than
the newcomer by several years; be-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
PETER PELICAN -


get through with this morning duty.
we sit down on the warm sand. and
walt for mother to come. After
while, we see her away off over the
water coming as fast as she can, but
that's not very fast, as she's slow
fiier, and we know that breakfast is
going to be served shortly. This is
how she feeds US: She first catches
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

brings. A funny thing about pelican
children, is that their faces look as
old and solemn as their parents, and
no matter how much fun they may be
having, when a crowd are playing. no
one could tell 1t from their counte-
nances. as they look as serious and
dignified as their mothers and fathers,
and they look like SO many feathered
funeral directors.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
& PUzZLE
CORNER
PROGRESSIVE WORDS

PROGRESSIVE WORDS
The last letter of each word forms
the first of the next. (Three letter
words).
1. A tree.
2. To spoil.
3. An animal.
4. A measure of weight.
5. At the present time.
6. To gain.
z. To scoId continuously.
s. A vehicle.
9. Happy.
10. A Japanese coin.
DIAMOND
NY first is in last.
My second produces honey.
My third does not stay
My fourth is a girls name.
My fifth is a vowel
ANSWERS
PROGRESSIVE WORDS-Elm. Mar
Rat. Ton. Now. Win. Nag. Gig
Gay. Yen.
DIAMOND
L
B T. E
LIE A We
E v A
e
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

as there are two eggs in each nest, you
can figure out how many little pelican
children we have to play with. And
how their mothers can tell which are
theirs, is more than 1 can understand.
as they all look exactly alike, ami they
all make the same kind of a squawking
noise But each mother knows her
own, and never makes the mistake of
giving the wrong ones the food she
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

a lot of little fish. and swallows them.
and while she is fishing, and the time
it takes her to fly home. they are be-
ing partly digested and when she gets
here they are soft and just like we
like them. So she opens her bill as
wide as she can stretch it, and we run
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

I'm not quite as citified as you and
know a cow when | smell one"
He followed the direction of the
roar and smell, while Jim went on
harvesting.
81 was pretty near right" Art said.
when he came back a few moments
later. 1T wasn't a cow though. It's
bull. But it's tied"
Il don't like it here" Jim said.
Let's hustle up and get out"
1.-THE rope didn't look any too
| tough." Art replied. Il guess we'd
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER
- HE first faint frost is in the air
q And makes it jolly cold.
- | he flowers hide their sleepy head
Beneath the hardening mould.
The pines and frs lift up their heads
Where leafess trees abound.
And chipmunks seeking winter homes
Run lightly o er the ground.
The banks beside the little brook
Are empty now. and bare.
And signs of coming winter
Are noticed everywhere.
The empty nests in tree tops
The bonfre's cracking cheer
The sights in Grandmas kitchen
AL tell that winters here.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05

1, 1857. Canova, sculptor
2, 1855. Marie Antoinette
8. 17s4. William Cullen Bryant
4, 1887. Edmund Kean
5, 1494. Hahs Sachs. poet
6,1e3s. James Gregory, inventor
1857. VIM. Stickeley. antiquarian
s,16O4. Edward Pocock, scholar
e,17s1. Mark Akenside. poet
King Edward VII OF Eng.
10. 1859. Frederick Shiller
II. 1851. DR.. ]. Abercombre. author
IL. 1870. Joseph Hopkinson, author
of Hail Columbia"
IL. 1850, Robert Louis Stevenson
IA 1897. Sir Charles Lyell. geologist
Is. 1888. Sir William Herschel
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-11-05
The Monthly 5Irthdag Book
NOVEMBER

hDER
f6. 1911. John Bright
IT. 1855. Louis XVIII of France
is, 1910. Asa Gray. botanist
1s, 1910. Thorwaldsen
20, 1852. Thomas Chatterton
Il, 1890. Edmund. Lord Lyons
%. 1853. Prof. Duga1d Stewart
metaphysician
eS.1616. John Wallis. mathematician
24,IS15. Grace Darling
25.1s37. Andrew Carnegie
&c. 1894. Sir James Ware. antiquary
27,1s09. Fanny Kemble
2s.17s5. Capt. George William Man.
ly. inventor
%. 1922, Louisa NJ. Alcott
80. 1929. Rubinstein. composer
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
SKELETON OF OLDEST
INHADITkNT FOUND IN
PREHISTORIC MOUND
tBy Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 1.-THE COM
plete skeleton of one of Indiana's old
est inhabitants, said by Dr. w. n.
Logan, state geologist, to be that of
a mound builder, has been placed in
the state museum at the statehouse.
The skeleton, more than six feet in
height, was found by T. G. Heistant of
Bloomington, and Dick Guersney, OF
Bedford in excavating a prehistoric
mound near the east fork of White
River in Lawrence county.
DR.. Logan says the time when the
mound builders inhabited Indiana can
not be determined as to years but
that it was a long perod before the
first record of the Indians is GER
tain.
The mound from which the body
was taken was in the form of a square
with a vault system constructed OF
slabs of limestone brought from the
river bluffs some distance away. The
upper part consisted of loose sand in
which bodies had been buried promis-
cuously. The skeleton was obtained
from the lower level and was lying as
buried with all parts intact and in
position with the exception of some
of the more fragile parts.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

marks its advent with its gorgeous
street parade headed by an inspiring
Dlass band
The appearance of the Barney and
Bailey and the Ringing Brothers show
is no more deserving of being referred
to as the circus day" than is the day
set apart for the coming of this big
minstrel company being regarded as
minstrel day"
The Neil O'Brien Ministries long
have been established as almost &
national institution, and this being its
tenth annual tour no effort has been
spared to accentuate and amplify its
well earned distinction of being the
foremost organization of its kind in
the world
The scenic production will be mas
sive and magnificent, and the peerless
excellence of the big company of COM
edians, singers and dancers, under the
skillful direction of the acknowledged
creator of progressive minstrelsy, Mr..
| Neil O'Brien promises to set a new
standard of rare and enviable attain
| ment.
MURRETTE.
During the filming of THE Sign on
the Door" the highly successful First
National attraction, now showing al
the Murrette theatre, Norma Tel
madge, the star, set aside one day tc
hold a reception with her sister, Con
/ stance for newspaper and magazine
writer's, who, though they had beer
writing about them for the past five
years, had never actually had the
pleasure of shaking their hands.
| But when the day come, Constance
/ who lives two doors below Norma, q
the ST Regis, in New York, was taker
suddenly i'll, and the doctor declared
she must have absolute rest and quiet
Norma. in alarm, went to visit Con
stance and caught a germ, and wa!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
The Theatres
WASHINGTON

Who is Rex Ingram?
This was the question asked after
the first showing in New York of the
film version of that remarkable novel
THE Four Horsemen of the Appeal
ypse' by Vicente Blasco Ibanez, and
it will doubtless be the question asked
by those who see the picture at the
Washington theatre.
Much of the credit of the success of
the picture is said to be due the now
famous director whose name until
quite recently has meant little or
nothing to the general picture public.
Working from scenario written by
June Mathis and approved by the
great Spanish author himself, Ingram
has produced a play which it is claim
ed will take its place among the great
screen stories.
Who is Rex Ingram?
This is the information we have
| about his career and achievements: :
Mr.. Ingram is an Irishman. He is 29
years old, was born in Dublin and
| graduated from the Trinity college
! where his father was a professor
Having studied about life in the
| classroom he started out to find out
! about life as it really was. He has
| been sailor, an actor on the stage
| and screen, a scenario writer, direc-
tor, and he saw service in the great
war as a member of the Canadian
Royal Flying corps.
1ngram's first picture experience
was with the old Edison company
writing scenarios and acting for the
screen, and from this concern he
went to become member of the old
Vitagraph stock company, playing op
posite Lillian Walker, Leah Baird
Helen Gardner and Clara Kimball
Young, as well as continuing to write
scrips. Later he was with Fox anC
the Universal companies.
In 1917 Ingram joined the Canadian
Royal Flying corps in which he wa:
commissioned second lieutenant.
MURRAY MINISTRIES.
Probably no announcement of the
I theatrical season is received will
! more acclaim than that of the comm:
of the Neil O'Brien Great American
Super-Minstrels which Manager Osca
F. Hodge will present at the Murray
matinee and night, on Thursday. SepI
, 20. and the usual keen anticipation
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
(Beaufiful September)

Beautiful Septemberl That's the month
! love so well.
September time IS always dear to me.
AS this favorite month approaches,
bygone days I quick recall,
When little boy / stood by daddy's
knee.
He would help me with my lessons, IN
the evening after school,
Then I never knew the nature Of a
care;
And all my little hardships, such as
schoolboys always have,
This daddy with me willingly would
share.
Now. I'm way up in forty. and my
hair is turning gray;
Still September is time love to see
The children bright and jolly, as they
travel off to school:
II brings back happy boyhood days
to me,
Beautiful September! Why prize
you most of all;
And of all the other months you are
the best
My birthday. I remember, was in The
chill September;
That's why l love you better than the
rest,
R. E. MELDRUM.
Copyright 1921.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
Movies Made By a Naturalist
By FREDERIC >. hAsKIN

up of pair of scales weighing the
material. The result revealed that
the ants load was about in the same
proportion as 800 pound load carried
by 1875 pound man.
Filming an Ant War
I'VE also have pictures of great
ant war. We secured two distant ant
colonies in solid blocks of earth, be-
ing careful to capture the queens, and
transferred them to the studio table.
We set the table legs In water, SO
they could not escape, and then ran
a sash cord from one table leg to
the other. This formed bridge. That
was all that was needed. In a short
time, the first ant scouts were across
that bridge, shifting each others col
onies and on the warpath.
These tiny warriors, you know,
have an uncanny way of recognizing
their friends and of Immediately iden-
tifying ants from strange colonies. A
stranger thrown into a nest of ants
will be almost instantly killed.
Wild activity started up in each
Of the camps. While some guarded
the entrance to the underground gal
leries Of the nests where their queens
lived, others started in droves across
| the bridge. The royal guard remained
around the queen with their mandibles
or jaws wide open, ready to defend
| her to the last.
THE battle lasted several hours IN
til the field was covered with wounded
and one side finally triumphed. Proud
ly, they carried the dismembered bod
les of the vanquished back to their gall
relies to be stored for winter food.
The eggs of the enemy queen were
also captured and removed to the vic
| torious camp. These eggs, we believe,
are allowed to hatch out and the young
are kept as slaves. At any rate, the
eggs are not used as food, but are
taken as part of the booty while the
enemy queen is always killed. We
got charming silhouette of the/last
procession of victors (greatly en-
larged, of course) carrying their loot
across the cord bridge into camp"
Which of the zoo animals is the
most dangerous to photograph" we
asked.
THE tiger is the most treacherous, -
replied DR.. Ditmars. but none of them
is actually to be trusted We some
times wear protective apparatus. The
Black Mambra (See Dr. Ditmars'
book on reptiles) will spit poison in all
directions when frightened. which
would be most dangerous if we didn't
wear goggles to protect our eyes
Il believe moving pictures are OF
the greatest possible value in teach
ing the public natural history" the
zoo director concluded 81 have been
producing them for years and have
worked out my own Photographic
equipment. Among other things
have found light English make o.
camera most effective. The average
American moving picture camera is
extremely heavy and hard to move
weighing at least 125 pounds. The
one / use weighs Is pounds and the
tripod Is.
Il have made over 10000 feet O
motion picture negative which l an
F.. arranging in much the same fashion
as II were writing very elaborate
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
CONNERSVILLE DAMAGE
CASE is NEARING END

The Bankert-Schlicte damage case
which has been before the Wayne cir
cult court for the past week, is ex-
pected to go to the jury Wednesday
afternoon.
All evidence in the case was com
pleted Tuesday evening. Judge Bond
allowed the attorneys two hours and
a half for arguments which started
Wednesday morning.
The action is for $4,000 damages
for alleged personal injuries received
by Mrs. Bankert when she fell down
stairway in a store operated by Mr.
Schlicte at Connersville. The case
was venued to Wayne county from
Fayette county.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14
LEADERS
URGED TO AID ALIENS
TO BECOME CITIZENS

INDiANAPc Ind, Sept. 14.-As
a result of n ,tlon of the citizen
ship amendm 10 the constitution
an appeal was Issued yesterday by
e. NJ. Wasmuth, Republican state
chairman. urging members OF tine
party throughout Indiana to assist for
eigners In completing naturalization.
Active organization of men and wo-
men Is requested In the statement TO
encourage foreigners to become full
fledged American citizens and to In
vite them to Join the Republican party.
Mr.. Wasmuth's appeal is as follows:
Now that the voters of Indiana
have decided to require full citizen
ship for suffrage hope Republicans
throughout Indiana will assist our sor-
eigners IN completing their naturall-
cation so that they may participate
actively in public affairs and enjoy the
privileges of citizenship. 1t is great
thing TO be a citizen of the United
States and l trust foreigners will avail
themselves of the opportunities of citi-
zenship and also share its obligations
without delay.
Il ask Republican district, county
and city chairmen, as we'll as Repub-
lican precinct chairmen, men and wo-
men alike, to encourage our foreigners
to become full-fedged American citi-
zens. Republican state headquarters
at Indianapolis is ready to answer all
inquiries regarding citizenship and
assist in this important work tor our
country and our party.
Calls II Splendid Service
81 do not mean at all to suggest that
this work be put on a political basis
but believe it to be a splendid service
for Republicans to assist foreigners
in completing their citizenship and
believe it entirely proper for Republi
cans to explain to our foreigners wha'
the Republican party stands for anC
to invite. them to join the Republican
party.
This work should be undertaken
without delay and should be done IL
a high-grade way. Let us explain t
them what the Republican party ha!
always stood for and what it stands
for today, with an invitation that for
eigners join with us in the great worl
being done by the Republican party.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

Lowell Sherman is one of the mo-
lion picture stars who attended the
party in Fatty Arbuckle's rooms in
a San Francisco hotel from which
resulted the death of Virginia
Rape.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-09-14

put to bed an hour later with a bad
case of bronchial trouble which later
developed into grippe. Both girls sick
in bed and forty members OF the press
coming to tea! Poor Constance was
too i'll to see anyone, but was Norma
daunted? Not bit! 81 shall receive
from bed" she said. And she did
under a lovely rose canopy, propped
up against a dozen silk cushions of
pastel shades, in a rose negligee and a
rose silk and lace quilt. The affair
was tremendous success.