davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
A,..,on. 70 ns Cared For.

The antelope, noted for its color
ing, delicate proportions and zephyr
like movements, is threatened with
extinction unless some measures are
taken at once to give 1t some protec-
ton. There are said to be 5000 In
the United States, and $50 Of these
are in the Yellowstone park. In 1908
there were 1900 in the park alone
Agitation on behalf Of the antelope
has been started by the members OF
the American Bison society, which
has done so much for the buffalo
The winter range in the Yellowstone
park is not nearly adequate for the
antelope alone and 1t is necessary to
share it with other animals. 1t Is
proposed to enlarge this winter range
and also to provide similar ranges In
California, Oregon, Utah, Nevada,
Wyoming and Idaho, and also to with
draw from public use certain parts
of the Yellowstone where the animals
congregate. The antelope herd In
this country suffered last year from
exposure and from the depredations
Of predatory animals.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
v.rlstv Of Summers.

st. Michael's summer in England,
and two other little summers" "corre-
spond to the American Indian summer.
According to tradition, st. Michaers
summer arrives about September 20
and stays two or three days. The
other two bursts Of summer due be-
fore winter really comes are st. Luke's
summer, due about October 18, and
st.. Martins summer. due about No
vember II.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Runs Will Not Slip.

A practical non-skid attachment has
been designed for rugs which makes
them cling to the floor without the
necessity of anchoring them with tacks
or similar appliances. 1t is an inter
liner, consisting of a netlike fabric
coated with rubber. 1t Is fastened
to the under side of the rug, and clings
to the polished floor. making It i'm
possible to slip.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
"Eye. Hath Not Seen.n

The storm abated. and toward eve
ming / crept on deck. I did not see
fair sunset, but there was rosy light
in the far west that might have been
the reflection Of golden glory such
as often adorns the sky over that
beautiful land far westward from our
rolling ship. We want to look beyond
any horizon we can see.-Franklin
Noble, D. d.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Commemorative Rebuke.

This conversation was heard on q
diner between the head chef and an
other chef who was sent on an errapd.
Being gone longer than the head chef
liked, the latter said to his assistant
on his return: "Well, niger, you can
60 the fudderest, the quickest, and
stay the longest, and do the lessest Of
any nigger ever saw."-Atlanta Con-
stitutiOn.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
combInation Of Head and Heart.

Friendship Is sentiment, but 1t Is
more than that. 1t is of the head, but
chiefly of the heart. He who has In
tellectualism only can have no friends.
He who has a great heart, and little
intellectualism may win the respect
of many, but the deep friendship of
few. This Is because both the mind
and the heart enter into the cultivation
of friendship
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Ma. ou,4s what Ne Meant.

Many examples Of babu English are
published from time to time, but an
advertisement that appeared In the col
umns of an Indian paper must be-
among the best. Here 1t is, word for
word: "Mahomed Osman, hair-cutterI
and clean shaver. Gentlemen's throats
cut with very sharp razors with great
care and skill. No irritating feeling
afterwards. A trial solicited"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
A Spiders Nest.

The trap-door spiders nest 10 like
Q net Of finest gauze. spread upon the
grass. The spider comes out Of his
nest at dusk, fastens back his front
door with silken cord. erects a long
web and settles down comfortably. At
dawn the web Is taken down, the trap
door lowered and the spider Ii not
ssen until evening, when the same per
formance II repeated.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Could Not Find "Mary."

A Sunday evening recently, shortly
after 8 o'clock, a young man stopped
at home in West Forty-second street,
and asked whether any one could tell
him where MARY" lived. He said he
did not know her name, but that his
sister had introduced him to Mary,
and he had taken her home in West
Forty-secOnd street. He was told that
no "Mary" lived in the blocks bounded
by Conser avenue and the Northwest
ern bridge. He walked away toward
the east with box of candy under
his sarm.-Indianapolis News.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Those Beneficial Blues.

Here's a doctor saying good word
for the blues. AS means of calming
excitable temperaments and highly
strung nerves, an occasional gloomy
outlook on life, he says, Is distinctly
beneficial. And of course we all know
how profitable it is for dentists to feel
down in the mouth.-Boston Evening
Transcript.
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And He Didn't Mean That, Exactly.

kNuO TIC "Sdu 6NdShtys
1t was a concert in connection with
the Sunday school anniversary, and
when Freddy was called upon to give
his recitation his nerve failed COM
pletely. Standing trembling before
the sympathetic audience, he seemed
as If he could not make a start.
Persuasion was tried, but in vain.
He broke into sobs and finally was
sent back to his seat.
The officiating minister seized the
opportunity to pour out consolation
and also give encouragement for the
good of the boy.
swell. friends" he remarked, ut is
not very nice thing to stand here
and look at all your faces"
Then he wondered why the audi
ence smiled.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
HabIf Of catd16.

Some South American catfish have
remarkable way of getting upstream.
Being encased In stiff armor, they
cannot jump. So they deliberately
leave the water, using their side; fms
which have sharp spines. like feet and
crawl around the falls. entering the
water on the other side.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Americas Amusement Bill Runs High.
The Treasury department reports
that approximately $63, 100000 Is
spent each month for amusements
throughout the United States. The
bulk of this money is spent at the
moving picture shows, the theaters,
at circuses, and at amusement parks.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

! Musoiss Used In Simple Action.
We exercise "a muscles In the half
second that elapses between raising
the heel Of our foot In walking and
planting II on the ground again.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Hard Road for Ruined Man.

It is not poverty SO much as pre-
tense that harasses a ruined man
the struggle between a proud mind
and an empty purse-the keeping up
a hollow show that must soon come
to an end.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Concerning Riches.

There Is a burden Of care In get.
ting riches. fear In keeping them,
tsmptation In using them, guilt in
abusing them. sorrow In losing them
and q burden Of account at last to be
oven up concerning them.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
"Cock and Bull Storles."

The origin Of the term "cock and
bull story" has been discovered by
a British newspaper man, who says
It came from the stories told in two
hostelries, the Cock and the Bull, In
q small English village. Neverthe-
less we can't give the British all the
credit for cock and bull stories.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Crossed Ocean In Sma

Crossed Ocean In Small Boat.
The first crossing Of the Atlantic in
small boat was made by Henry May,
who was wrecked on the then unin-
habited Bermuda islands in 1922. He
built himself a little boat out Of the
wreck Of his ship, and actually
reached England In safety.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Woman Preacher In EnuIish Town.

The little English town Of Summing.
dale is thoroughly up to date, for 1t
now has woman as sole minister of
its Congregational church. She is
Miss Norah Thompson, who has made
name for herself as an excellent
preacher. She has officiated at mar
riages, baptisms and funerals, and is
fully qualified for every duty.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Keen Sense Of Smell.

]. L. writes that while he was rid
ing on an East Boston tunnel car
little boy in the seat in front Of him
said to his mother "Oh, mamma,
know we are under the water now, for
I can smell the fish.-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
WaterproofIna With Paraffln.

To waterproof canvas with paraffln,
dissolve one part Of parafiin In four
parts Of gasoline. Allow the canvas
to soak in this solution. then hang H.
up to dry Be careful about keeping
away from fire during the process.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Moral and Immoral llsa

The man who gives himself entire
" to the service Of his appetites
makes them grow and multiply 30
well that they become stronger than
he; and once their slave. he loses his
moral sense. loses his energy, and be-
comes incapable Of discerning and
practicing the good. In moral life we
govern ourselves. In immoral life we
are governed by our passions
Charles Wagner.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Must Be Worthy Of Friendship.

Must Bs Worthy Of Friendship.
Triendship, after all, comes through
being what we should be, doing what
we should do, striving for the best,
and trying to be worthy Of our friends.
This IL life as 1t should be. and he
who lives such a life has, and deserves
to have. the friends that are worth
while.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
SkllIful Workers With Gems.

One of the most interesting features
Of Manila industrial life Is the wonder
full skill of its women lapidaries and
gem settlers, whose tastes and work.
manship have far surpassed the pow
ers Of the men.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
soIomon's Springs To-Day.

Two Of the leading hotels Of Jeru-
salem, whose proprietor recently came
70 New York on visit, are supplied
with water from King Solomon's pools.
These famous pools watered the gar
dens Of the ancient Hebrew ruler 5000
years ago.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Passing Of the Seahorse.

That remarkable fish, the seahorse,
has been growing scarcer in the north
ranges of the Atlantic coast waters.
The gradual extinction Of this pic
turesque animal Is believed to be due
to the heavy fuel oils used in vessels.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Mania Ealse Gravity.

There is false gravity that Is
very Ill symptom; and as rivers which
run very slowly have always most
mud at the bottom, so solid stiff
ness in the constant course of a mans
life is the sign Of thick bed Of mud
at the bottom Of his brain.-Saville.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Easier 70 Get Than to Keep.
II has always been more difficult for
Q man to keep than to get, for in the
one case fortune aids but in the other
case sense 10 required.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
WeQht and helaht.

Keep a record in your diary or on
the back Of the calendar Of the height
and weight Of each Of the children,
every month II convenient, or at least
twice a year. to see how they are
growing.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Grows an It Moves.

What the tender and poetic youth
dreams today, and conjures up with
inarticulate speech. Is tomorrow the
vociferated result of public opinion,
and the day after is the character OF
nations.-EmerSon.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
sIamese Debtors Must Work.

In Siam the law allows q debtor q
clear three months. Then, If he fails
to pay up. the creditor can apply to
the court for an order to seize him.
when he is compelled to work with
out pay until he has worked out his
indebtedness.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Mankind Never Satisfied.

You may as soon fill bag with wis
dom, a chest with virtue, or circle
with a triangle, as the heart Of
man with anything here below. A
man may have enough Of the world
to sink him, but he can never have
enough to satisfy hint. Brooks.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Must Give servlea.

The man who fails to render to SO
ciety the service Of which he is capa-
bic has no. claim on 1t. Indeed. he for
feits all consideration from society
and, for what he receives from 1t, be-
comes In the full meaning Of the term
q subject for charity"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Graciousness Tells Much.

If Q man be gracious to strangers,
1t shows that he Is a citizen of the
world, and his heart is no island, cut
Off from other Islands, but continent
that joins them.-Bacon.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
A B0ttor Sfon.

A road reads: "Drive slow; you
might meet a fool" A better sign, in
some instances, would be-: "Drive
slow; two fools might meet."-Florida
Times-Union.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Advising husbands.

It's awful. Marie. to be married to
an aviator. As soon as mention q
new hat, or even If I only express an
opinion different from his own, right
away he goes up in the air."
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
bad Nsws Never Welcome.

Though 1t be honest, It Is never
good to bring bad news. Give to a
gracious message host Of tongues !;
but lettill tidings tell themselves when
they be felt-Shakespeare.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Art Of Conversation,

The art of conversation is to be
prompt without being stubborn, to re-
fute without argument, and to clothe
great matters in a motley garb.-Bea.
consfleld
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Raanurlna.

Proud Wife Ito nervous friend In
sutomobile)-I feel so safe with
George driving, now that he has
3oined the Red Cross He Is learning
Arst aid, and knows where all the hos
pltals are.-London Opinion.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Still Another Want,

A Swedish inventor has patented q
glass bottle that won't break. Now
for some genius to invent a broken
bottle that won't cut an automobile
tire. - Nashville Southern Lumber.
man.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Happv Thouoht.

eyes," said the Arctic explorer. %at
one time we came within an ace of
freezing to death. Luckily, however"
he gazed thoughtfully at the ceiling
1--WE had the presence Of mind to fall
into a heated discussion. on."-Boston
Evening Transcript.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
BrIuhter Days Ahead.

"Don't marry man who hasn't any
sense Of humor," the Rev. John NJ.
Moore of Brooklyn advises girls. Well.
that would solve the housing problem
In time.-New York World.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Excellent Qualifications

Some commonplace things you ought
to make sure Of: Good sound health.
perfect truthfulness. temperance, in
dustry, courage, then fortitude, that
II the power to bear pain and trouble
without whining.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Use Discretion In JokIno.

Never risk joke, even the least
offensive in its nature, and the most
common. with person who Is not
well-bred, and possessed Of sense to
comprehend it.-Bruyere.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Free and Frank Opinion.

"You ask me-" said the harassed
editor, "if you ought to write on both
sides of the paper. In my opinion you
ought not to write on either side Of the
paper"
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Iona Worfia

In respect to legitimate words most
authorities agree that first in rank
comes s"antidisestablishm
(2S) letters, followed by "honorif-
cabilitudinity" (22 letters).
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
knowIsdus Must 30 Used.

knowledge Must Bs Used.
All knowledge Is lost which ends IN
the knowing. for every truth we know
10 q candle given us to work by. Gain
all the knowledge you can. and then
use It for the highest purpose.--John
1uskin.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Ruins Everywhere,

"A man ain got no mo- right livin',"
said Charcoal Eph. ruminatively,
"aftah he miss chicken on de loves
roos' on a moonlight night. Rich
mond Dispatch.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Blood Travels Fast

All the blood in the human body,
about fourteen pints, passes twice
through the left ventricle of the heart
and all around the body In single
minute.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
ThA lJaaful Dictionary.

It II q good idea to have a big die
tisnary about the house 1t will
settle many a dispute and convert an
ordinary chair into high chair
Atchison Globe.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
First British Cotton Mili

The nrst cotton mill wherein ma
ohinery was used was built at Bir-
mingham, England, In 1874, power being
transmitted by two mules walking
around an axis.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
No Problem at All.

"What happens to all liars when
they die7" asks Broadway preacher.
Easy. They lie still.-New York Amer
lean.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
PreludQed.

Folks dat we don't know, but jes'
hear about" said Uncle Eben, "allus
seems heap better or heap wuss
dan whut dey is."-Washington Star.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Dad In Better Market.

Many a boy makes his way through
college by writing fiction, but he al
ways sends 1t to his father instead of
a publisher.-Boonville (Mo) Repub-
lican.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Age Limit Of Marriage.
Only one woman In thousand mar.
ries after she Is sixty years Of age.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
llfeJs Real Glory.

The glory Of life is to love, not to be
loved to give, not to get; to serve. not
to be served.-Hugh Black.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Up to You.

The world owes you living, but Il
demands that you acquire some ability
as a colector.-Boston Evening Tran.
script.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
A rrouehlna Tale.~

Many persons who admit their mis-
takes put the admission in the form Of
Q hard-luck story.-Boston Evening
Transcript.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

japanese "oray Matter" Light
The brains Of the japanese, both
male and female. average less In
weight than those Of the Americans
and English.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Art and Artista.

The highest art Is always the most
religious and the greatest artist is al
ways a devout man.-Prof. Blackie.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Lumber Seasoning speedsd.

GUWUoT OodSuHIHU Speeuou.
A French method for kiln drying
lumber In two days with heated air
containing an excess of oxygen is
claimed to produce stronger material
than older, slower processes.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

is-sInkIno an Ancient Art.
The art OF die-sinking was prac-
ticeds IN Greece by Pyrgoteles In 1886
B. O.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Seventeen Countries Organized.
The International Federation Of Uni.
versity Women includes national or
ganizations In IL countries
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Man Embrace In Zealand.

Men Embrace In Iceland.
In Iceland men kiss when they
meet, but a man rarely. kisses a
woman,
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Thought for the Day.

A man Is like tack: he can 60 only
a. far az his head will let him.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Thouoht for the Dav.

The photographer has hard time
II he makes a picture that doesn't look
like us, we don't want It: II 1t is just
like us, we won't have 1t.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
satIsfaetIon Msans staon,tIon

Satisfaction Means stagnation.
: Be always displeased at what thou
art, If thou desirest to attain to what
thou art not; for where thou hast
pleased thyself. there thou abidest-
st. Augustine.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

radio Tune Plan Successful In
Part" says a headline. It couldn't
have been the part we heard.-New
York Morning Telegraph. :
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
1normous Structure.

Enormous Structure.
The weight Of the great pyramid
Of Egypt has been estimated at eIO00.-
600 tons.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
BY No Means.

A feature writer tells US "A kiss
speaks all languages" But it's one
sort Of talk that isn't cheap.-Nash.
Vile Tennessean.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Deceivino.

Don't trust to appearances" said
Uncle Eben. "De toughest chicken may
wear de finest feathers. Washington
Star,
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Thought for the Day.

The more we try to convince others.
the more settled we become In our own
convictions.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
strav eit of Wisdom.

A mans manners are mirror in
which he shows his likeness to the
intelligent observer.-Goethe.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Power In an Even Temper.

Setting an example of 'invulnerable
good temper is one Of the most potent
forms of virtue open to people of
every grade of intelligence and re-
fnement.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Towpaths Beside Thames.
There are 1873 miles Of towpaths bs
side the River Thames in England.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Cave Of Enormous Depth.
A great cave In Frederikshall. Nor
way, is 10000 feet deep.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Mahomet,a Wise Words.

Every good act is charity. A mans
true wealth hereafter is the good that
he does in this world to his fellows
Mahomet.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Pin and Pen.

Some folks think they have pep
when they only have the pip.-Debs'
Magazine.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Champion WeIoht Carrier,

In a lockers weight-carrying COM
petition In France the winner carried
Q burdsn Of Tie pounds a distance Of
ID yards.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
COURAGE AIwavs Admired.

Courage is a quality so necessary
for maintaining virtue that It is al.
ways respected, even when It Is asso-
ciated with vice.-Dr. Johnson.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Few Have That. Qualify.

He 10 happy whose circumstances
suit his temper; but he Is more excel
lent who can suit his temper to any
Neutrality-suspicious..
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Human Hart. Measurad.

The human body generates enough
heat during the day to melt A pounds
Of ice and raise the liquid to boiling
point.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
New Testament pIvIsIona.

The New Testament was first d.
vided into verses by Robert Stevens,
a French printer, In 1861.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

Most any man is willing to give
three cheers. II that viii discharge his
obligation in the circumstance.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
croseea Sea $50 TImas.

One veteran captain In the trans
atlantic service has crossed the ocean
$50 times.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
First Iron Railroad

The first iron railroad was laid In
England In 1767.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

crabs Shift shsils Annually.
Grabs change their shells annually.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Many Women Run Farms.

More than 25,OOOOOO acres are oper-
ated by women farmers in the United
States.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
"count That Day Lost =

The most wasted Of all days Is that
on which one has not laughed.-Cham-
fort.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
SOAP Contained In Body.

The average human body contains
enough fat to make seven cakes Of
soap.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
, oss bv Rust and corro,Ior.

Equal to one-third Of the annual
world output of iron and steel, rust and
corrosion cause loss Of, 81, 500 100000
q year.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Comes Natural to Thorn,

Getting into trouble is generally
expensive, but some people must have
expensive things.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Heartbeats Differ.

Women's hearts beat faster than
those Of men. |
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
LsarnIna Through Mistakes.

Learning Through Mistakes.
A man who does not know show to
learn from his mistakes turns the best
schoolmaster out Of his life.-Henry
Ward Beecher.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
ThoiIohfsfor the Da,

A word that lasts is better than the
last word.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Most Desirable Qualification.

Common sense is the genius Of hui
manity.-Goethe.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15

/! Thought for the Day.
T! Circumstances do not make the man
,-they reveal him.
Catoctin clarion., 1923-02-15
Heavlness Of Gold.

Gold weighs about 20 times AZ much
40 its own bulk Of water.