davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1923-02-18

his hammock. oblivious to the hoarse
croak of frogs, the call Of night birds,
the strident shrilling of insects or the
distant scream of jaguar
Yet it Is only by such trips. by
weeks of slow, creeping progress up
the mighty rivers. by tramps through
mary miles of jungle, tha. we can
reach the haunts of Guiana's redman
the strange aborigines who dwell IN
the depths of the bush" and who
each year, move farther and farther
into the unknown, who are still as
primitive as before Europeans first
set foot upon American so !.
At last, after endless padding. Of
hauling through falls and of portaging
cataracts, the prov Of our boat was
run against the bank nd the end of
our upriver journey was reached. Now
was to come the most important por-
tion of the trip, for 1 was dependent
upon the limited knowledge of my In
dian informant. and very vague, in
deed, 1t was, as he had never been in
the vicinity and admitted that all he
knew of the village was information
impaired to him by other Indians.
Scarcely had we stepped ashore.
however, before we found evidences
Of Indians; a rotting woodskin, or
canoe. rested. half-buried, in the mud
of the creek; charred sticks told of
camp fires, a discarded "suriana" or
pack basket lay in the underbrush
and presently, one of my bucks called
out that he had located a trail. We
shouldered our loads, and. in Indian
file. plunged into the forest.
Only the trained eye of an Indian
could have followed that trail. Even
so, time and time again my Indians were
obliged to halt and search about un-
til the all but invisible signs of
pathway were again discovered. And
yet 1t was a trail beyond a doubt
and travelled recently, for the dead
leaves and moss were pressed to-
gether in a winding narrow path and
where 1t crossed the muddy beds Of
forest streams the imprints Of bare
feet could be distinguished.
X X ~
COON the ground began to rise and
y we were laboriously climbing the
foothills. Before long we were toll
ing with painting breaths up the pre-
cipitious mountain side, a mass of
rugged loose boulders and sharp
stones seemingly without end. But at
last the summit was gained, and, hav-
ing stopped for moment to regain
our breath and cool our sweltering
bodies, we again resumed our journey
through the semi-twilight of the for
est .s..-s
At length we passed the remains of
rude thatched shelter. Nearby my
Arekuna guide pointed at f1imsy
PLATFORM in a tree a dozen feet above
the ground. He explained that this
was a stand where Indians sat with
ready bow and arrow, or poisoned
blowgun to shoot agoutis. Presently.
through the dense canopy Of leaves
and the maze of trunks and lianas we
saw sunlight. We knew then a
clearing was close at hand. The
leading buck halted.
you makeum walk first. chief" he
remark ed in low tones; "mabbe Pata-
monas no sabby me fren' an make for
shoot"
knew that the Aregunas. the tribe
, of my Indians, and the Patamonas
had once been deadly enemies. but
did not think that such hostility still
existed.
"You makeum 'fraid Abraham
inquired. ---
"Patamonas worthless people.
chief" replied the Arekuna. PLENTY
bad men. NO likeum Arekuna., no
likeum other buckmen. Mabbe see
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there upon the skin. Of course, this
causes .excruciating pain, but, in the
mind of the Indian, it results in a
hunting charm Of exceptional pc
tency, for the worse the pain OF a
beena the more powerful it is. The
Indian will endure any pain for the
purpose Of beena. although he can
not withstand the pain. of an injury
or the sufferings caused by disease
with the stoicism of the North Ameri-
can Indian. =.
Eventually the subIimity Of the
scenery is forgotten. monotonous and
tedious becomes the trip. as day after
day and night after night the tar
paulin is spread between the mighty
forest trees and, watching the gleam-
fng giant firefiies, one falls asleep In
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Race Guiana unge Hunts and lights With Deadly Poso

tiop and learn the truth, but the mo-
lotony was often broken by success
full hunts in the later afternoons. by
shooting alligators and by fishing.
Otherwise our eyes gazed continuous
ly upon two jungle walls of thou
sand shades of green stretching away
as far as eye can see; two ramparts
of stupendous. spreading trees. of
giant ferns. feathery. palms, thorny
scrub. rank weeds and tangled brush;
between the greenery Il dark brown.
shinmering mile-wide lane of water.
smooth as FURNISHED metal oil-llke,
and mirroring the cloud-flecked sky
and verdure of the shores. Here and
there masses OF dull-brown rocks mar
Evening star., 1923-02-18

"HE United States alone, ex-
elusive of numbering IN Alaska
and the islands owned by this
country, shows vast waste
Of wood. The forestry service estl-
mates that the total waste approxi-
mates 3S,0cO,000,000 feet of all the
timber that is milled. Much or this
waste is due to cutting. The branches
cut from the logs after they nave
reached the mills are consigned TO
tho scrap heap. Chips cut from the
,umoer are not included In the total
,v,s,e, ana not the least of all this
is the sawdust. Eleven billion CT the
~ 900 ,OOo. 900 feet classed as waste
material is sawdust.
1t has been declared that II the
II O0O. .O0o. 900 feet of sawdust could
be utilized for building purposes It
would make between 1,O00 and 2'ooo
structures. 1t is further declared that
these buildings would not be weak
wobbly shacks, but substantial frame
cottages.
The great percentage of this waste
is waste from the standpoint OF lum-
Der. 1t has been demonstrated that
goodly portion of the so-called
waste can, be successfully utilized.
Small articles are constructed from
the pieces of wood that would other
wise be useless. Again. much Of the
waste can be changed in character
by chemicals and so made market
uble.
In the first instance wooden laths
arc made from small pieces of wood,
also clothes pins. insulator pins.
handles for all kinds of tools. picture
frames, trimmings for furniture.
wooden buttons, typographical boards
and countless other articles.
BY subjecting the wood to chem
ical process, charcoal. alcohol, wood
pulp, turpentine. etc, result. The
United tSates is at present SO we'll
supplied with hard woods and soft
Evening star., 1923-02-18
Il HAD FOUND MY WILD INDIANS AT LASTa

diums, but certain grasses and nuts
are also used and one of the most po-
tent beenas is the mucous of live
frog. or the ashes of a burned frog
rubbed into a cut. In every case,
however, a different plant or material
is used for a certain beena. Thus,
deer beena is a white and green ca
ladium; tapir beena is black
spotted caladium; the aguoti beena is
a red-leaf caladium and the jaguar
beena a caladium variegated with red
and white spots. AS a beena for the
curassow or "powi" a ground nut is
used and this loses all its virtues If
the plant is touched or looked upon by
a woman. Even hunting dogs are
treated with beenas and a certain
grass, powdered and rubbed upon the
Evening star., 1923-02-18

frantic beat of paddles-and life
hangs in the balance while one listens
with bated breath for the crack of a
breaking paddle, which would spell
death.
Thrills there are a-plenty; hair
breadth escapes occur at every turn
and yet one soon becomes accustomed
to the eyer-recurring dangers safely
passed. to the marvellous wealth of
vegetation, to the strange birds and
dozing alligators. to the fairy-like
world of reflection.
In such passes as these, my Indians
retained implicit faith in the power Of
their -"beenas." or charms, to insure
success, good fortune or skill in vari-
Gus occupations or undertakings So
absolute is the belief in these Of
Evening star., 1923-02-18

the CLASSY water. or wooded islands
bits of detached 'jungle-hide the
shores from sight, while over all
reigns the silence of the vast wilder
ness, broken only by the strident
screams of great red macaws, the
screech Of parrots, the Gathering of
toucans or the querulous cries Of
black caracara hawks. Such was the
scene hour after hour, day after day,
as in the -bottomed river boat.
propelled by brawny, copper-skinned
Indian paddlers, / pushed my way
into the heart of the Guiana wilder
ness.
A score Of times a day. a dozen
times. perhaps. within an hour. the
heavy boat must be hauled by brute
strength up tumbling cataracts, the
men leaping into the torrents. SWIM
ming, wading. struggling and tug
ging at the ropes until, inch by inch.
the way was won. The boat, breast
ing the racing waves. rests at last
Evening star., 1923-02-18

which it said on sign outside that
she could even tell you your name.
Madame was washing her hair but
she quit when 1 come in and took my
hand in hers which was still dripping
would do a lot Of travelling this yr.
mostly on water. This was certainly
hitting the nail on the hammer as II
was only a month ago that I signed
agreement to stay on water for 1
yr. from date. Then she says l would
live to be 7S yrs. old but from Go yrs.
Evening star., 1923-02-18

buck come. thinkum Kenaima, make
for killum. No killum white man, him
all same God. They no Christian
chief. all same me-"
1 could not help but laugh. Con-
sidering that Abraham believed i'm
plicitly In good and evil spirits, IN
the water mama" in the weir.l half
mystical, half supernatural power Of
the Peaiman and that he never started
on voyage, hunt or other urdcrtak-
ing without first resorting to
"beena" or charm to insure success.
his reference to his own "Christiau-
ity" and his evident contempt for Pa
tamora paganism was grotesque.
That ! myself was safe ! fully be-
lieved. and I greatly doubted that
there would be danger to the Indians
who were with me. / was convinced
that the Arekuna had merely dis
Evening star., 1923-02-18

played the instructive caution of the
aborigine when approaching strange
place or the home of another tribe.
We stepped from the forest into the
brilliant sunshine of an extensive
clearing. Instantly I knew that my
journey had not been in vain. Be-
fore me were half a dozen large be-
nabs or huts and. standing about,
resting In their hammocks and gaZ-
ing curiously toward us. were In
dians by the score-men, women and
children-naked save for the laps or
loin cloths of the men and the tiny
bead aprons of queyus of the women.
Their limbs were wrapped with bands
of beads, strings of teeth hung about
their necks and their bronze skins
were wonderfully painted / had
found my wild" Indians 1T last.
Copyrjcht 1923
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upon calmer waters above the falls.
At other times, by herculean efforts.
the craft must be lifted bodily over
jutting fangss of rocks. or. by prodig-
ious feats of padding, forced across
sinister, yawninG, black whirlpools
where, often for minutes at a time
the boat stands motionless, trem-
bling like frightened horse TO the
swirl and drag of waters and the
Evening star., 1923-02-18

noses of the dogs, is supposed to in
sure their success in tracking the
paca or labba
Another powerful beena is the 'ant
beena." This consists of a frame of
parallel strips of palm or bamboo
through the interstices of which liv-
ing ants art thrust with their heads
exposed on one side. and this array of
biting jaws is then pressed here and
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Guiana Indians, that even civilized
bucks" retain a conviction Of their
potency. r,
X x ::
HUNTING beenas as a rule consist
J. i of rubbing certain plants or
other materials into incisions in the
skin.
Most of the plants used are Gala
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Traveller Seeking Haunts borgnes Makes Long Journey Wd
Pers Won
Who Have Moved Each Year Farther Into the Depths the Bush and
Still Primitive When Europeans First Foot Soil
Prodou Feat Padding Performed by Native Guides
Evening star., 1923-02-18

Red hot and still burning" said
Mr.. Owens.
X X X
4 T this point l got 1 of my cough
I \ ing spells and left the theater so
as to not spoil the show for other
folks, and the next tent l visited was
Madame Turlulu, fortune teller,
Evening star., 1923-02-18

"AT BLACK, YAWNINC WHIRL-
POOLS WHERE, FOR MINUTES
AT A TIME. THE BOAT STANDS
MOTIONLESS AND LIFE HANGS
IN THE BALANCE"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
8 iCl:LAssIFlED DISPLAY 1is
eLEGAx. NOTICES

zoNINo COMMISSIONS or THE Dis
TRICT or COLUMBIA WanhinGtcn.
Aprii IS, 1873. In compliance with the
SrssS' sppfavsd Marsls /. 1870 tpnSaie
No. 1S5, eeth Congreo9, eut5tiod ..An
act TO rewulete thS height. AREA aud use
OF buildings IA the District Of Comma
ana 70 create Z zoning commissloA. aad
for ether PURPOSES nofice q HEREBY
giyen that public Eearing will be held
me y sn :, s seeo rSo a L. Ssss ss
the purpose OF consld sring the fe1ioNin4
proposed changes IN the boundAftsg 81
s son SFs rsfuIafIons 49, ts. lev c;1IfzNc8
FROM RESIDENTIAL TO FIRST C0M-
MERCIAL: ErcntAge on west side e
ana Mintweod Place Property in square
eel Lot 81. square 3057i located -
southwest corner Of WafdeF street ana
Eswton Pace y ~ y;k. AlI Iaa. sysa "
e6 and SOS, square slS<. located On nerth
aide Of 3 stfeet M w. between .isth
s RnEsrpRNrt Al rs SECOND co1it ~ is
sC1ALss Square sat. Lots Bouthslok lot
SIS, square zee3 70 present first eola-
eEN re FS TsRss'an no u.s.
FFoM FIRST COMMERCIAL no nEsI-
DENTIAL: North 80 1eet by fun N.ldth
srty IN square NJ of 1865 Frontaks "a
south side OF street y. W. bslHe cen
T1RsT COMMERCIAL no SECOND
COMMERCIALS. k1Iey property -
square 81 Square zg1 CHANGE
F4 hSM eosfS SH e.. :. r. TTsftass 81
west side Of 18th street n W. between
Ii and n street1sS CHANGE FROM 49,
70 "a AREA: belmont Read between
AMEND SECTION XIX or ZONINq
REGULATIONS BIZ ADDING Tf1N
EQLLQwLNcs n TIE aFse
Is aproftbitedgs y. 81 BESB0N. CUNO
H RUDOLPH, JAMES p. OYSTER G.
@. sHEARILL, ELLIOTI WOODS.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
HOUSES ron SALE ~

GOOD room. brick. IN excellent n. &C.
location, front and back lot nliey
! furnace heat. good tconditions vacant,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

FOR those who seek a real home, should
come to College Park, Nd, and see the
Power Built Homes; overlooking. the
University of Maryland. For sale by
owner on reasonable terms. Elmore
Power, owner and builder. Phone,
RerUtvn INV -
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07

USED cars sold by us are priced lower
than the same cars sold by other deal
ers--WHY? 80
Because every car we sell is sold on
demonstration, and it's merits. Before
we appraise them, their condition IL
guaranteed to us-n fact. we are even
MORE careful about incoming cars than
the buyer Is, in his own selection, ...
has been completely overhauled, slip
covers OF the best grade have been put
on by us-and will bet refinished to your
own selection-we believe in this car you
will find the utmost in used car value
for your money.
LIGHT SIX STUDEBAKER, SEDAN
very recent model. This car complete
ly overhauled and will give about the
same service as a new one. Five good
tires. 1t is repainted; standard color,
with fine gold stripe-a nice. we'll APP
or cash, $1,065
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
"a Room for Rent WantAd in The Evening Times and The
? Morning Herald Brought 20 Calls the First Day -
AUTOMOBILES
AUTOMoBILEs ron SALE

JEFFERY, 7-passenger. Sedan, Al cog
dition sin all respects, mechanical con-
dition absolutely guaranteed; just the
car for hacking purposes.
A.. y: G. TRUCK CO..
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-05-07
AUNCTTON eALMs.


TRUSTEES SALE or TWO LOTS on
FOOTE STREET, BETWEEN b3RD
BY virtue of 4 certain deed OF trust
recorded in Lfber 1857 ct folio $50 one
Of Land Records for. the District Of Co
iumbfa and It the request Of the party
secured thereby We VIII sell utsfpublic
auction within the office OF Thomas
DowIlng q Co.. 111k Eye street north :
west on Friday May IL 1913 At 4
O'clock p m. Lois nssn. bered and q -
EDWARD M Pines suDdisleions Of part 81
sthe Sheriff Estate known az East Dear-
wood
poait required on each lot At time Of
sale. All conveyaneinE and recordine
at purchasers cost. Sale to be closed
within go days from date Of saies
0usrfao Del Feccnfo, Trustee.
Fiorangelo Sacchetti. Trustee:
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SITUATIONS WANTED NAL. g
TELLER, employed Treasury, who un.
derstands bookkeeping, desires part.
time emp. Box 141, TimeS-Eerald.
CHAUFFEUR-Expert all makes
cars. Wishes position with private
family. Refe. 43l Delaware ave s.. W.
SITUATION WANTED FEMALE .
WOAIAN--Industrious COL days cleaning
or laundry: best refs. Lin. 1851. :
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Germany Says "CaH Rope"

The other day we watched couple of school kids dis
putting over which should be 1T in n game they
playing Pretty they FLASHED and began 10 "wrassle"
all over the lot until rpped the other and threw him
ON his back AStride the fallen boy the victor demanded
peemptoily SAY calf rope den va say calf rope" Tho
vanqushed lad hreShed about violently for while wall
mg Then he lay quiet for spell, apparently hoping tho
top boy would get tired the teacher would appear the
scene or something else would happen to his advantage
Nothing did.
Finally. from underneath there came tired humble
Say it louder doggone va. Say it louder" yelled tho
boy on top.
Calf rope" beloved the boy on the ground Then no
got up brushed off his clothes and said chppery Come
on. Red less play. I'll be it,"
Finally, Germany has said "caf rope to France. Ever
since the armstce German politicians have been trying
TO get out OF paying or doing what they honestly could to
pay for the damage done in the Germany started,
Their policy has been based entirely the belief that
If they held out long enough the allies would split up
France would crumble, or something would happen so
they would not have to pay But nothing of the sort has
occurred So Chancellor SreSsmann announces Germanys
second, and this time perhaps unconditional surrender in
the Ruhr. Anything may happen in Germany now. As
the result of sorey disilusoned people there may be
monarchy revolution, red uprising, ACKNOWLEDGMENT
mixture of all these, nothing at all lot of noise
and smoke tnged with minimum of bloodshed
Our guess the last named. II is also sincere hope
Premier Poncare not sitting asride Germanys pros
trae form FOR nothing He wanted TO get her In the
frame of mind where she would play ball instead of try
ing to crab the game at every turn The indications
that he has succeeded If Germany will only get up
brush off her Clothes speak, and cheerfuy go about
being TT for while long enough to set herself right
with the world, nothing and nobody can hold her back
Waiting for her there is still that place in the SUM-
driving IN Chicago million
to satisfy some people.
coffee really keeps awake preachers should condemn
hay due
Let people talk about themselves and they enjoy conversation
bigger a big fool fool who doesn't know H.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Waking Up Hank and Hi

Cheer up Our solatonsts will be bombed out of it yet
Henry Cabot Lodge who broke the heart of the world
and kept out of peace bids fair to wake up fine
morning to learn that there is nothing left of his native
hamlet of Nahant Mass but ragged hole in the ground
Hiram Johnson, who thinks the United States is still
million miles from nowhere and wants to stay there
and tell the rest of the world to go hang may yet make
undged dive for the tunnel under the senate office
building get out of shower Of two-ton bombs drop
Every day the speed capacity effective radius endur
and general performance of war planes are ncreas
ing -
Lieut. All Williams has just sent his navy plane boiling
thru the blue the breathess speed of 266 miles hour
between four and five miles minute!
At that raeand they're getting faster and faster all
the me-a squadron of apanes could cross the Atlantic
ocean from England, France Germany and unload
death and destruction Boston, New York Baltimore
But ah,' say the sceptcs, Williams was flying rae
ing plane. Heavy bombers can't fly so fast
Listen folksl Less than 20 years ago there was no
such thing airpane. The man who let it get noised
about that he working on flying machine was at
once set down as harmless nut Not fool, but nut
Today man outfes the bird. He flies higher faster,
further and longer. He flies upside down, forward back
ward and sideways He shoots as he flies and kills as
he goes.
The time is nearly here when hostile powers in Europe
or Asia can sit tight their capitals and send wireless
controlled fleets of invisible panes-invsbe because OF
low visibility paints and the height at which they can
fly-and cities and destroy our populations
Oh yesl Two play at that game. But do we want
to? Would not be displaying more intelligence and
higher type of civilization we to figure out way to
world peace instead of world war; and take the lead IN
With the exception of our Hanks and our Hirams we,
as people, coming more and more, TO THINK So Even
they will wake up some day -
It NAV take quite JOLT but if they don't hurry they'll
get it. For old Timus is a-fugiting and a-fugtng FAST
Monroe Mich man drove JAIL the asked him
to please stay awhile
Autos have selfstarters. they self shoppers
Most women can they beauty hints.
The only successful fly swaters 5 cold weather.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
Booze in the Ca pitol

Haynes director of prohibition enforcement says proh
btion is working fine and the land is getting der and
drier
The Washington Post administration paper, and so par
an that asaoetda smells like altar Of roses if the admin
istraton says so, publishes this:
Loads bearing peYotead days
the offices they
summer according Just submitted to dry
scores office secrotcd
malbags
learned of the haul at the senate office build
obtain the bottles with their genuine abes
them keen and the workmen in charge Of
the building cleaned respectable amount Some
labels unImpaicd brought 50 cents each
Not that the above tells anything did not know,
for booze still flows freely in this alleged Sahara prohb
ton agents and official propaganda to the contrary not
withstandng
Thirty will
according Wallace TIM
very, happily
always the hardest
Indiana janior Skipped out with the firms They
the best he cleaned
Loranport killed probably proving
do drink bootleg.
everybody hands, would wash The dishes?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27
DR.. Suzzallo and Sir George
Can Editorial From the Spokesman-Review Spokane)

Colonlst termed "a beautifully
phrRsed and scholarly address,
In which no expressed little
hope for tho suceoea Of tho
league OF nations IN attaining
It's prescribed purposes"
IL you strike too high and do
pend on legislation with no pub.
10 opinion behind a." said De.
suEzalio. "the inevitable result
will DO niiure and tho people
viii despair OF being ablo 10
DO anything. Far better 20
siriks low. aim 20 accomplish
PER cent and b. happy " you
aro rewarded with per cent.
on the whole. Dr. suEHnllo'a
address was OF the Kind that
damns a thing with iain,
praise.
Speaking the following eve.
ming AZ tho same place and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27

before the tams audience, the
Canadian speaker add; Tho
eminent speaker who addressed
you last night left you with
tho impression that tho league
Of nations was something con.
eeived over night and that ho
did not have faith IN tho
pcrmanencs or efficacy Of a
movement conceived Ia a night
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-09-27

until the habit Is changed and
the favorable sentiment required
10 give the proposition a sound
and lasting foundation Is OBJ
tanned"
In conclusion the Canadian
speaker veniured the opinion
that sooner or later the United
States. whose hear beats true 20
tho yearning for peace, VIII Join
US and hasten the day OF tri.
umph for the league OF nations.
The United States wiz come in
as she came into the warm
her own good time-and when
she comes we win welcome her"