davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29
The Southern Ports Only Ask
Cair PIav


For decades the great ports of the
east were able to draw import and
export business by reason of perferen-
tial rates over southern ports. Dur
ing the war this situation was largely
corrected, for it was seen that from
an economic standpoint it was a mis-
take to make it possible for a few
ports to develop at the expense OF
the many others When the great
conflict was at its height the govern
ment and industry generally lament
ed the fact that the terminal facilities
of southern ports had not been more
greatly developed. 1t was quickly real
lied that the reason for this was in
the fact that the export and import
rates favored the great ports of the
east and the situation was corrected
During the past few years Jackson
willie along with other ports of the
South Atlantic and Gulf has developed
rapidly. Business in great quantities
which formerly was handled through
the ports of Baltimore, Philadelphia
New York and Boston is now coming
this way. This is possible by the
establishment of discriminatory
rates while the railroads were under
government control. Now the great
interests of the east are seeking to re-
establish discriminatory conditions.
They realize that the big ports are
losing their vice-like grip on import
and export business. They have ap-
pealed to the interstate commerce
commission for the institution of rates
which would serve these ports to ad-
vantage as against the numerous ports
of the south. A hearing on the oues-
ton is being held in Washington to-
day, but the south is by no means
asleep on the job. The south only
wants an equal chance to compete
with other sections for business, and it
certainly insists upon rates which
will make it possible to handle bust
ness originating in the south as ad-
to the shipper in compe-
tition with the ports of other sections.
The present rates are fair and should
be continued. The fact that the south
ern ports are handling more business
in the south is ample proof
of this.
We only ask fair piay.-Florida Me-
tropolis.
Advertise City Manager Plan
one OF Miami's loyal citizens who
wants to see the city-manager gov
eminent tried has brought The Me-
tropolis an editorial from the Musko-
gee Daily Phoenix. which urges every
body knowing OF the excellent results
being attained in Muskogee (Okla-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29
LULLABY.
BY Carolina Marine

Baioo. loo. iamunys now baloo, my dear
Does we lammy ken that it's daddy's
no here7
Yere rocking fun sweetly on mamany's
warm knee.
But daddy's a-rocking upon the salt
salt sea.
Now husnaby, lammy. now hushaby
dear:
Now hushahy. iamny. for mother is
near.
The Wild wind is raving. and mamny's
hearts sair;
The wild wind is raving, and ye din
ma care.
Sing baioo. loo, ianmy, sing baloo,
my dear;
Sing baloo. loo. lammy. for mother is
here.
Ny wee bairnie's doing it's doing
now fine.
And o may it's Weakening be blither
than ninei
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29
Adventures of
The TUins
aANoThER FRIEND
BY Olive Roberts Barts

Nancy and Nick jumped quickly
onto the Holsters back and in a trice
they were over the wall that sur
rounded the palace Of the wicked Jim
at the bottom of the sea.
NOW" said the lobster when he
had set them down gently on the
white sand, which shell did You hide
your box OF charms under when the
Jim brought you here?" Nancy look
ed around bewildered for there were
thousands of huge shells scattered in
every direction, and they all looked
exactlys alike. .I-don' know" she
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29


Ars recognized AS subjects of SOW
clv.sn nation. Whoever pronounce:
t..cir names Will be subject 10 doubt.
1ale Foraney measure couldn't ex-
Actly De called a study in harmony
eAsept hat us flat.
Touring the East Coast in search OF
tosr.sss and neslecting the stranger
wilhin eur gates!
BsAnnlgan met o'Flaherty on the
street lAe.e was blood in Branni-
g@ns eye.
.OFlahertyl I'm hearin' yez told
M0roarly 1 was a dom liar! Did
yc1 do Il?
| did notl" Indignantly replied o.
flAaerty. Il thought he knowed it,
BY the time the immigration bill
IL passed all the Migrants OF Europe
Will have arrived.
5aow in Virginia! And we COM
pinsn OF a cool day.
Corn meal. sugar and yeast combin-
cd and sold as cane sugar are said
10 have been the base for home brew
ooacoctlon.
says Mrs. Maloney: Twins be a
groat misfortune
.MrB, Flaherty: sure they be Wan
o. this misfortunes that never come
single"
Cincinnati Enquirer
o
why did you strike the telegraph
OPERATOR" asked the magistrate OF tho
man who was summoned for assault
We'll, sir. | gives him telegram
70 send to my gal. an he starts read
in II. SO. OF course, ups and gives
him onc.'-London Tit-Bits.
90
The police department recently
caught i've mules in one night Need
city no-fenoe law.
VIII we have baseball here this
year? Wen say so!
When the women run for office
Roch's will GO out of business as po-
liticai swap-shop.
Earth trensors In Philadelphia were
que 70 the shifting Of the Earth's
balance. Taft was almost at New
York from Bermuda
--o-~
After few more sentences q. b.
Gibbons, who now has three OF Is 70
20 years, will begin TO think he has
a permanent situation.
small adding machine has been
designed for attachment to a type
writer.
"Rld" gloves are now being made
from the intestines OF whales.
Commercial development OF wild
Jute that grows as weed in South
Africa IL the purpose OF a company
recently formed.
A fish that can eject poison like
snake has been discovered in the
south seas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29
Revelations
of q Wife
How IL Hannanad
av ADELE GARRISON.

How II Happened
Miss Draper is no worse. Indeed
DR.. Petit thinks she has rallied slight
ly this morning. She is resting easily
now, has been since about 3 o'clock
when DIR. Petit went home
/ was hurrying into my clothes as
she talked Have you found out yet
how it happened?" / asked.
Il know what Harry does" she an
swered. HE says that yesterday the
girl appeared as calm, even cheerful
as ever, went with him to the man
ayers office, performed her dancing
stunt as cleverly as she did the other
night. and in response to the very
good offer the manager made her. ask
ed for a day to consider it. AS she
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

Miners of Germany are wearing
boots made Of sheet metal and solder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

nese Dombowskls from Esthonia
ARE recognized as subjects of SOW
civ.gn nation. Whoever pronounces
t..eir names Will be subject 10 doubt.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

Touring the East Coast in search OF
to1r.sss and neslecting the stranger
wilhin eur gates!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

1'ae Foraney measure couldn't ex-
Acily Us called study in harmony
eAeept hat lrs flat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

BsAnnlgan met oFFlaherty on the
street 1Ae.e was blood in Branni-
gAns eye.
'DFiaherty! I'm hearin' yez told
~ 'uroarty was a dom liar! Did
yca do III
| did notl" Indignantly replied o.
flAaerty. Il thought he knowed it,"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

BY the time the immigration bill
10 passed all the Migrants of Europe
viii have arrived.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

5now in Virginia! And we COM
plain OF cool day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

why aid you strike the telegraph
OPERATOR" asked the magistrate OF tho
man who was summoned for assault
We'll, sir. | gives him a telegram
70 send to my gal. an he starts read
in Il. SO. OF course, I ups and gives
him onc."-London Tit-Bits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-01-29

Corn meal. sugar and yeast combin-
cd and sold as cane sugar are said
TO have been the base for home brew
coacoctlon.
Evening star., 1921-06-08

voice. Then from under that windfaH
came a sharp. splitting snarl and ugly
grOwlS, and few seconds later
brownish form with a round head ana
tail SO short that it was Joke
bounded out from under the further
side of the windfall, screeched once
and went up tree so fast that the
twins We're filled with envy.
Mother Bear stopped tearing at that
windfall and shuffled around to the
foot of the tree up which that brown
form had disappeared. Then she called
the twins. high above their heads,
stretched out on a limb, was one whom
they had never seen before, and Slar-
ing down at them were those terrible
eyes which had so frightened them.
There" said Mother Bear, lis one
of the biggest towards in all the
Green Forest. 1t is Yowler the Bob
Cat. When you were very small he
would have killed you if he had the
chance and had felt sure that 1 was
nowhere about, but he wouldn't dare
touch YOU now. despite his fierce looks.
He is coward and a sneak. He was
Sneaking after you and watching you
lust out of curiousity, and because he
was trying to make himself think that
he would attack YOU But he wouldn t
have done anything of the sort. He
is too much of a coward. He never
comes out in the open if he can help 1t.
HIS 1eet are pauueu 50 tHdt it teh
sneak about without making sound.
and that is the way he hunts the
timid little people like Peter Rabbit
and Jumper the Hare and Whitefoot
the Wood Mouse and Mrs. Grouse. To
them he is terrible, but at heart he
is coward"
All this time Yowler had been
growing softly and his funny stub Of
a tail had never stopped twitching.
Now, Mother Bear started to climb the
tree. That stub of tail twitched
faster and Yowler's Growl deepened.
but even the twins knew that that
growl was a bluff. Yowler waited un-
til Mother Bear was half way up the
tree, then with another dreadful
sounding screech he leaped across to
another big branch and from that to
the next tree. In less time than 1t
takes to tell it he vas down from that
tree and. snarling angrily, had bound
ed out of sight.
Mother Bear came down. Il don't
think that big coward will bother you
again" said she. IF he does, don't be
afraid of him. He'll run if you go
after him. Never be afraid of
sneak
And the twins promised that they
never would.
Copyright. 1921, by r. ". Burgess)
Evening star., 1921-06-08
THE AYENCER
BY E. PHILLIPS OPPENHEIM.
A Tale of Political Intrigue and Private
Revenge.
by Lit ittIe Brown Col
Copyright. by Little. Brown 4 Col

to tell us the whole truth-what she
was doing in Barnes fiat that night,
and all the rest of it? We. should be
forewarned them"
The colonel covered his face with
his hand for a moment. The question
obviously distressed him.
II can't. Herbert" he said. in low
tone. You would scarcely think.
would you. that 1 was the sort of man
to live on irreconcilabic terms with
one of my own family? But there it is.
Don't think hardly of her. 1t is more
the fault of circumstances than her
fault. But I couldn't go to see her
and she wouldn't come to see me-.
Wrayson sighed.
at is like the rest of this cursed
, mystery. utterly incomprehensible,
he declared. 81 shall never
With his glass half raised to his lips,
he paused suddenly in his sentence.
His face became 4 study in the eN-
preston of a bouHdless amazement.
His eyes We're fastened upon the fig
ures of two people on their way up
the room, preceded by the smiling
maitre d'hotel. Some words. or rather
an exclamation. broke incoherently
from his lips. He sat down his glass
hurriedly and a stain of red wine
crept unheeded across the tablecloth.
Look" he whispered hoarsely,
look
Evening star., 1921-06-08

strictest confidence. and not believ-
ing a word of it, he told the story
to Lily, his wife. The next day Lily
Brown met Alice Smith on the street
and, with much eye rolling and many
injunctions not-to-say-a-wo Lily
told Alice the tale. At once Alice
shifted gears and headed for home
on high, consuming oil like vol
cano. And. of course, she told Fred
every word. Whereat Fred volplaned
down to Jim's of1ice-and they're still
picking up the remains. All because
the human jaw works too freely on
its axis.
There are several ways of elm
mating yourself from the passing
show. You can sit on bomb-or
walk into the ocean-or eat bug
powder-or talk too much with your
mouth. The last method is the most
thorough, if you desire to cancel
yourself entirely. They may make
excuses and erect pretty tombstones
if you kick out via bomb, ocean or
bug powder. But if you perish
through an overworked jaw you'll
get nothing but hoots-and you'll
still be sticking around to hear them.
The Mexicans have a neat little
motto which covers the problem
exactly: Gel pescado por la boca
muere'-the fish dies by his mouth.
Generally speaking, and provided
that you're not a fish. the best use
you can make of your mouth is to
keep it covering your teeth.
Evening star., 1921-06-08
CHAPTER XVII.
A CONFESSION OF LOVE.

The colonel turned bodily round in
his chair The couple to whom Wray-
son had drawn his attention were GER
notice anywhere. The man was lank,
elderly, and of severe appearance. He
was bald. he had slight side -whiskers,
he wore spectacles and his face was
devoid of expression. He was dressed
in plain dinner clothes of ld-fashion-
ed cut. The tails of his coat were
much too short, his collar belonged to
departed generation, and his tie
was ready made. In small Scotch
town he might have passed muster
readily enough as the Clergyman or
lawyer of the place. AS a diner at
Luigi'S. ushered up the room to the
soft strains of La Mattchiche," and
followed by such Il companion, he was
almost ridiculously out of place. If
anything, she was the more noticeable
of the two to the casual observer. Her
hair was daZZlingly yellow, and ar
ranged with all the stiffness of the
coiffeur's art. She wore dress of
black sequins, cut perilouSly low, and
shorn little by wear of its pristine
splendor. Her complexion was as ar
tifcial as her high-pitched voice; her
very presence seemed to eXude per-
gume of the patchouli type. She was
the sort of person. concerning whom
the veriest novice in such matters
could have made no mistake. Yet her
companisa seemed wholly unem-
b<-+1assed. He handed her the menu
and looked calmly around the ROOM
who are those people?" the colonel
asked. Rather a queer combination
aren't they?"
'The man is. Bentham. the lawyer
Wrayson answered. His eyes were
fixed upon the lady, who seemed not
at all indisposed to become the OBJ
ject of any stray attention.
That Bentham!" the colonel re-
peated. under his breath. But what
on earth-where the mischief could he
pick up a companion like that?"
Wrayson scarcely heard him. He
had withdrawn his eyes from the lady
with an effort.
"I have seen that woman some
where" he said. thoughtfully-
Somewhere where she seemed quite
Evening star., 1921-06-08

as much out of place as she does here.
Lately, too"
HIM" the colonel remarked, lean
ing back in his chair to allow the
waiter to serve HIM. She's not the
sort of person you'd be likely to for
get either, is She?"
And, by heavens. / haHen't" Wray-
SON declared. suddenly laying Gown
his knife and fork. Il remember her
now. 1t was at the inquest-Barnes'
inquest. She was one of the two wom-
en- at whose fiat he called on his way
home. What on earth is Bentham
doing with her?'
You think the colonel remarked,
quietly, that there is some con-
nection-"
"Of course there is" Wrayson inter-
rupted. Does that old fossil look
like the sort to take such creature
about for nothing? Colonel. he doesn't
know himself-where those securities
, are. He's brought that woman here
| to pump her."
| The colonel passed his hand across
II am getting a little confused" he
murmured.
| "And l." Wrayson declared, with
| barely suppressed excitement. '.am
| beginning to see at beast the shadow
| of daylight II only you had some en-
! f1uence with your daughter, colonel
The colonel looked at him stead
| faStiy. Wrayson wondered -,wheth er
| it was the light, or whether indeed
| his friend had aged SO much during
| the last few months.
Il have no influence over my daugh-
ter. Wrayson." he said. Il thought
| that l had already explained that.
And. Herbert" he added. leaning over
the table. why don't you let this
matter alone? 1t doesn't concern
you. You are more likely to do harm
| than good by meddling with it. There
may be interests involved greater
| than you know of: you may find un-
iderstanding a good deal more danger
| fair, anyhow. Take my advice! Let
| it alone
Il wish could" Wrayson answered.
| with a little sigh. Frankly, l would
! if l could. but it fascinates me-
"All that 1 have heard of it, the
| colonel remarked wearily, sounds
sordid enough.
Wrayson nodded.
81 think" he said. that it is the
sense of personal contact in a case
/ like this which stirs the blood. l
have memories about that night. col
onel which 1 couldn't describe to YOU
| or any one. And now this young
| brother coming on the scene seems to
| bring the dead man to life again. He's
one of the worst type of young
with. A creature without sentiment
| or feeling of any sort-nothing but
an almost ravenous cupidity. He's
wearing his brothers clothes now
thinks nothing of it! Hasn't single
regret. haven't heard single
decent word pass his lips. But he
wants the money. Nothing else! The
money"
DO you believe" the colonel asked,
that he will get it?"
CONTINUED in Tomofrow's Star) =
Evening star., 1921-06-08

twins began to wonder if they really
had seen them.
Suddenly. with bawl of rage.
Mother Bear flung herself on that
windfall and began to tear it apart.
Very terrible she looked rs she tore
at those fallen trees. and even the
twins had shivered at the sound of her
Evening star., 1921-06-08

six little frightened Dummies. The two
men stood speechless with amaze
ment. They had agreed to swap the
rooster of one for six rabbits which
belonged to the other. The village
gossip was mistaken in the thing she
Just knew"
1t pays to go slowly when incliued
to suspicion. 1t pays to believe ..ae
!, best just as long as one can. When
we stoop to suspect those about us
isn't it very likely because we. our
selves. would in like ease act in ac-
cord with our SuspiciOns2 Suspicion
is deadly in its venom. Overfaith
may sometimes bring sorrow. but at
least il does not rob US of self re-
Spect.
Evening star., 1921-06-08
The Coward.
By THORNTON W. BURGESS.
The coward may be strong or weak,
But always he will prove sneak.


The coward may be strong or weak,
But always he will prove a sneak.
| Mother Bear.
Never had the twins felt quite so
excited as they stood up to watch
Mother Bear. They no longer felt
afraid. With Mother Bear there, there
was nothing to fear. No harm could
come to them now. OF course not. So
side by side they stood up. their
mouths half open and their little eyes
round with excitement, as they
watched Mother Bear shuttle toward
the big windfall where they had seen
the terrible eyes that had frightened
them so.
There was no sound save the shuttle
of Mother Bears big feet in the dead
leaves and a low growing from deep
in her throat. Nothing moved in the
big windfall. The terrible eyes We're
no longer to be seen. They hadn't been
seen since Mother Bear arrived. The
Evening star., 1921-06-08
Just Between Ourselves
BY DELLA Il. STEWART.

oh. those people who Gust
know" things that are not SO!
How they cumber the earth at times
In an eastern town recently mother
committed suicide because the neigh
bors insisted upon misrepresenting
facts concerning her daughter and
her daughters baby. When the truth
was disclosed, they found that they
had most woefully misjudged. but it
was too late. The happiness of a
Evening star., 1921-06-08
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY ELSIE ROBINSON

The Browns and the Smiths have
busted up. Yep. that famous friend
ship of ten years standing has all
gone fuzzy. 1t happened this way
Jim Brown heard something that
was said about Fred Smith. In
Evening star., 1921-06-08
whole family had been spoiled.
In a suburb Of western city on

In a suburb Of a western city one
evening. a woman saw two men with
burlap sacks over their shoulders
rfeet and earnestly talk for minute
before exchanging their burdens. She
at once telephoned the police ex-
citedly.
Hurry as fast as you can up TO
my house. There are two men here
who just now are swapping liquor"
she informed the local dry squad.
The latter rushed to the scene by au-
tomibile, arrived just as the two men
were separating, seized the two bags
and opened them. Out of one popped
an Indignant rooster, out of the other
Evening star., 1921-06-08
To Pickle Cherries.

Select some large sound cherries.
To every quart of cherries allow one
large cup of best cider vinegar. two
cups of water. two cups of granu-
lated sugar. six whole cloves, one
stick of cinnamon broken in small
pieces and one blade of mace. Put
the water. vinegar. sugar and spices
on to boil for twenty minutes. Wash
and pit the cherries. pack them into
jars and pour the boiling vinegar over
them. Cork tightly. They are ready
for use right away.
Evening star., 1921-06-08

Gray and yellow are colors that
are often combined in the smartest
of the summer frocks. One frock of
gray has cuffs faced for several
inches with a rich. deep yellow, and
the collar is yellow lined.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-04
THE MONTH OF JANUARY
Named for Janus the Two Headed
God

Named for Janus the Two Headed
God.
January. first month Of the new year
is at the threshold. A good, keen
standard, reliable month it holds fresh
opportunities for everyone. Several
months were named after Roman gods
and january, named for Janus, was one
OF them. Hc was Il god given two faces
that looked in opposite directions, anc
his adoption as 4 month name led to
the idea that the month of January
looked rcminisccntly to the past and
hopefully TO the future.
According To one writer Janus meant
the spirit of opening" and the double
head indicated gate swinging both
ways. The Romans thought that this
god was interested in all their enter
priSes and so they honored him by
naming Il month for him.
The custom Of exchanging presents
and calls on New Year. Day, Jan. l.,
dates back to the time when the month
w;ls named, for then the Romans ito
start the new year right" forgot their
personal enmities, exchanged presents,
made calls one upon tho other. and
installed their cnnsulS. No wonder
ia nllary was named for Janus, for, by
the wise men Of early Roman days,
Janus was believed to be the doorkeep-
O. Of heaven.