davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

JofEoa. with his son and
nephew. gRzed down upon her,
white and radiant. perfect in
every detail. He guessed her
value NJ once. for he knew that
old statues. dug up. had a
great price IN foreign eyes.
especially when they were en-.
tire. And his statue wan abso.
luisly perfect
Soon after n,umbllnE upon
this almost priceless treasure
OF ancient Greek sculpture.
sorgos showed tho Venus 10
two young French naval Of.
ficers. who were exploring
Meios from tho navy stores
ship Ia Cheyrctte. ono Of
them was Ensign Dumont
d'uryillo. who later became an
admiral. tho other was Lieut.
Mc,tcrrr, Both Of them re.
ALLEGED the immense value OF the
Venus and they bought her az
once Tor France.
Neither Of tho officers had
sufficient money 20 pay tho
entire purchase price. but 10
neal the bargain they giyo Jor.
SOS a liberal deposit and told
him they would inform the
French ambassador at conatan.
tinoplo Of their great discovery
and that he would complete
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

the bargain and take delivery
al the earliest possible moment
When the two French naval
officers arrived In CONSTANT
noplo with their story OF tho
Greek peasants astounding
find tho French Ambassador AZ
once sent 81. Marcellus. one OF
tho embassy secretaries. 10
Molos. with Instructions 10 Oh.
tain tho wonderful piece oil
ntatutnry at any price.
Unfortunately. MnrcelluA ar
rived too late. Upon reaching
Neloa. no found that JorsoS
had sold the statue again. THIS
time 20 tho primatos OF me
island. who desired 20 send u hS
a glft TO Greek prince with
whom they curriod favor They
had paid half the price. but tho
French also had paid a lump
sum on account and Jorgou
had aligned papers declaring he
held the statue in trust for
France.
Tho Marquis Do Rivlere. Tho
French ambassador OF conhian'
tlnople. had sent tho French
war schooner L'Esiafcite 10
transport the statue 20 France.
when the ship arrived In tho
harbar OF MeIoa the commander
saw tho Greek brig Gala1idion'
flylng tho Turkish flag, an.
chorea nearby Worse. he saw
a crowd Of Greek and Turkish
soldiers approaching. painfully
carrying the upper half Of tho
Venus OF Milo on n stretcher.
There was n fight for the
statue between tho rival own
ers And ia tho midst Of Il tho
delicate upper half Of Venus
was thrown from tho atreieher
on which u wan being carried.
There are deep rope marks
visible on the statue today
where those Greek and Turk.
lah oonisndora had pulled and
sawed on tho delicate marble.
The French were victorious
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
How Many Drinks Are There?

An Irishman and Frenchman got into argument
about the total number of beverages alcoholic and other
wise, in existence. Pat claimed there were 83. The
Frenchman insisted there only g. They made bet
"Pll name the 49," said Pat First, there is
water"
Ah, you win the Frenchman interrupted. II had for
gotten all about that one"
This story, told by DR.. William J. Robinson the dean
of medical writer's suggests that the world prohibition
movement eventually will focus on France which probably
will be the last Of the important countries to go dry
Castle Europe with pet goat which
not her husbands
We haven't been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
The Tears of Women

Women" says the governor of Oklahoma, will have
to be educated along certain lines which have since the
beginning of time been peculiar to their SEX Many OF
those traits shared by men also Men are jealous OF
each other decefu and treacherous the same as women
but it is left for alone tory.
Sure Tears the strategy, the appeal the defense
the relief the refuge of womanknd They high
and always trumps. A good God gave them to woman
because He she would need them from the moment
she looked first this world of peopeof men. Maybe,
when she first looked Adam Eve burst into tears
Without womans tears we would have world grown
hard and hopeless and not at all worth while.
tho show that the
bes OF equal What tho
ask In the Of rights than hats
metallic sound made by Judge Gary as ho marks the
1..hour day down to eight
Sailor Kicked Angeles other this Is
luck
old has closed In Vienna found the first 100 years
The easiest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
ArmleSS Venus Riddle Solved
BY STERLING HELLO

lie old diplomatic veil which for long has clothed the
statue of the Venus Of Milo in mystery has been torn
aside and il possible to restore to the incom
parable Venus her arms. which she has been without
for more than 100 years
But the question which is botheriug the curator Of
sculpture in the Louvre is where TO find girl whose
could serve model Partisan professional models
will not do. Generous nutrition makes for feminine
beauty and the Greek girl who posed the Venus of Milo
must have had nourishing food since childhood
than the fair slips of Parsiennes who start in life
poor they must become models for artists.
Nor do the professional models anywhere in Europe
get the exercise that would build up Melian Venus.
They are too SLIM and their wrists are clumsy and
their hands are without distinction.
Suzanne Leduc, famous Partisan model, is tall
enough for Venus but her form is much too slender
And Lucie Bens her greatest rival in feminine puchri-
tude. has the perfect modern figure lat her arms
would ft better on enlarged Dresden doll than on
Venus Of Milo
Nowhere in Europe can we find those arms" says
Monsieur Curator. Noble robustness exists among
peasant girls who work in the fields but with ii goes
rustic chunkiness the lack of the aristocratc line
Svete grace and lines of pure beauty, not without
pest Paris models but they have not the proportions
which pouallv in tho snoiled
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
Daniel Webster and Hiram

They are likenng Hi Johnson to Daniel Webster
That is in way Daniel refused the vice presidential
crown twice, whereas, had he accepted it either time,
he would have become president.
Hi Johnson refused this twice during the
Chicago convention that nominated Harding Had he
cepted the proffer he would today be Sitting pretty
where he long has aspred to Sit nasmuch Senator
Knox the other proposed running mate.
In justice to Daniel it must be stated that between
him and Hi there is other likeness discernible-ye
Daniel failed to attain the presidency after persistent
effort. AS to Hi, he is only persistent, so far.
Russell famous Irish attorney, asked
heaviest penalty bgamy? Two mothrslniaw
Russell answered.
doubles the length his existence lived
with existence live tHceaal
getting hardly time
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

"saprIs,ir' cxelaima tho ART
critic Of tho Gaulois. There
la only ono modern type 10
wear those arms. and that n
the well nurtured. athletic,
open.air girl Of America. those
Yankee goddeaser who scare us
by their splcndor as they
stride thru Europe. They are
big girls: their long legs swing
freely. ARC they a new typoG
No. an old one, They arc
Vcnuses Of Milo"
Up until recently all propos'
ais 60 give back 20 Venus her
long missing arms stopped
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

with heated disputes concern
inE their original position, Tho
position was made mystery
by a diplomatic secret which
waa guarded 20 closely that no
onc has been able 20 fathom u.
Hut now. after iOg years. no
further doubt exists about the at
ti,ude otlho arms OF the match.
iesa Venus when The peasant
Jorgos. while digging in his
field. pried loose a big stone
and looked down Into tho dim
vault whore the goddess had
stood FOR 1000 years. That
was Ia March. 1880.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18
THRIEDA'S
Il OLLIES

He always worked in his garden,
While tho most beautiful flower
lie possessed flirted ouira geously
With the other man.
UnHuspecting. he dug away.
Planting rose bushes.
This morning l stood by pity
inRIy.
Who seems so constantly
Who seems so constantly
In your wife's society,"
A relative. / presume
They are 50 affectionate.
had made up my mind
That morning. at least.
Something besides rose bushes
Was 10 be planted
II was.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

arm sustained her fallen girdle,
no said. and her left. raised and
crooked. held an apple in the
hand And below the sketch
he quoted d'Urville as confirm.
ing all OF his statements.
SO. now that the mySisry OF
the position OF the arms has
been cleared upysome American
girl VIII have 20 pose as a
model when the long missing
arms are restored.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18


weseeq in in
an a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

doubles the length Of his have lived
existence Hice-siartia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

Late portions tho country show that tho
OF female births about equal What
wome ask In the Of rights than thaif
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-08-18

These days getting you hardly fly
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

As a general rule, the woman
who goes in for snakes as pets is
awfully fussy when it comes to
picking husband.
The Washington times., 1923-08-27
1863 Gland Tests
Made by Physician

GlandOgen Provides Simple Metnou
of Taking GIandular Treatment
Proving again the efficacy OF
glandular treatment. the head phy~
slcian of one of California.s STATE
institutions has announced that SOTo
Of over 900 patients received un-
usual and sometimes marvellous
henefits through the stimulation OF
the vital glands, Not only have
patients experienced IA regeneration
Of mental and physical powers. oue'
chronic ailments have disappeared.
bringing about general better
n,ent OF health,
Hundreds of men and women are
now turning co glandular treatment
To helm regain lost strength, vigor.
vitality and health. Since Science
has prepared a gland compound In
convenient, compact tablet form
CSlan,alsen4=-it Is u simple matter 20
fake glaAdalar treatment. Glando-'
reu Ia a scientifically prepared laho-
-,atory tested gland compound COM
hinine the extracts OF vital glands
~ healthy young animals with other
efficaclous ingredients, 1t is OBJ
,ninahle at all stores OF the Peoples
prug Go. -
The Washington times., 1923-08-27
HAVE "A SMILE
WITH US
BY Nat N. Dorfman.

LOST anyone can write
Nv song.
AVA To amateurs they tell it;
The writings easy. but. oh boy.
Just you try to sell i'll
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

A poor man. inheriting $1,000
600, says a news report, built
himself a $4,000 home. Evidently,
to descend to the vernacular,
this is the house that jack built.
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

A bore is usually a fellow who
talks about his own exploits
when you want to talk about
yours.
The Washington times., 1923-08-27
TODAY'S
PROGRAM
NAA-Naval Radio Station, Airing
ton. (5,95O Meters. C. w. Arc.)

=
NAA-NavaI Radio Station, Airing
: ton. $3.50 Meters, c. w. Arc)
9:15 a. m.-Ilye stock reports.
10 a. m.-Weather forecast
HIS a.. Tn.-Hog flash, Chicago
and st. Louis
1870. a. rin.-Fruit ea.5 vegetable
1:40 p. m.LFruit and vegetable
markets.
3:45 3. nl.-Closing live stock.
p. m.-E4ay and feed market,
Monday Wednesday and Friday.
$3.50 p. m Daily market, grain.
10 o. m.-Weather forecast.
ASS Meters, Radioph0ne9
GAS a. n1-Ldve stock market.
1905 q, m.-Weather report, daily
and Sunday.
1895 q. m.-Fruits and vegetables.
1926 q. m.-Live stock market.
sos to $40 p. rn.-Treasury De-
partnent, Bureau of 1.-The United
States Public Health Service, broad
cast No. III. THE Cause of Com
municable Disease"
1906 p. m-Weather report. daily
and Sunday.
f4S5 Meters. RadiOphone.r
Il m. and 10 D.. fn.-Time signals.
1901 %. nn.-Weather reports, ship
-
WH-Wiliam r. Boyer Co.
(s7s,. Meters.l
g.. to a y. m.--Musical program;
market reports.
ENTHUSIASTICALLY Electric Co.
".0A r
$50 10 S;sv ?. 49,. n,s114"uSlca' '''
=.
,WIL-Continentai Electric 20.
$50 Meters.l
$50 to $40 p: Whimsical pro-
gram. =.
WRC-Raiio CORPORATION Of Amer
lea. (469 Meters.)
IA. m-roreipn exchang quota
&C.. ,,-ara,.eJ Nv the washington
20 s.r,..t fsoy,,I,any.
m1Cbi1drer,,s hour by
1re.;.tt. stockord AIhion.
: WE .Wags from Wash
,reton hv Theodore Tiller.
$50 D. m.-Solos BY Ethel M.
BaKnam.
$50 D. m.-Solos by Jacques Ho.
nfer.
$40 n. m.-Song recital by Sue
rxsn1edy
$50 3. m.-solos by Eva satt.
-s:fS D. m.-song recital by Sue
Kennedy.
$50 p. m.-SoEos by Jacques Ho-
mier: ....,o
- oS -
10 m-Soloa Inv Eva Satt.
WCAP- Chesapeake and Potomac
TeaepnOne company.
40 tn su. m-Concert of United
=
racks. washington. d. C.
.-.xo1,s
DaoLlAC1 oAt.AAU4S.
tric. East Pittsburgh, Pa.
(326 MetersJ
eastern Standard Time)
s psSm.-Baseba1i scores.
6;45 p. m.-The children's period.
Tsp. m.-Baseball scores.
sp- m.-Ba:e6all scores:
Hals. Weather forecast.
observation-disclosures Electric, Spring.
field. Mass. 337 MetersJ
81 n.-Baseban scores.
$50 p. m.-Hedeame story for the
e al
- ". 1ssepaai s'Itr' .Nl l
eoncer.
% p. m.-Dasepau scores. beo
tilne story Tor grownups.
10 p. m.-Arhngton time signals
WLW-Croaaev Mfg. Co. Cincinnati
r.... s...Ss
1n.so Waa.S 1ns..t
h,,sS,sS.. - e0tnei AoeS''
S>1.an 1,,.; ,arts
=. 9usinesS IePorls.
lions.
a p. m.-Special music by Jen.
ME Kehrt, and Babson report.
s to 10 D. m.-Program Of music,
drama, etc.
A1W-WesCngn0us Cheago, H.
tS4S MecefsJ
Central Standard Time.)
p. m.-Latest news of the day.
$50 p. m.-News, financial and
final market and sport summary.
$50 D. m.-Children's bedtime
story.
1853 a. m.-NaxaI Observatory
time signals.
IS p. m-News and weather re-
port.
VIVID r-..-xs pA D,..:,,
ul1ia. 900 Mefersl
daylight Saving TimeD
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

If there's going to be coal
shortage next winter. we hope it
happens in July.
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

Did you ever know 1T to fail?
The most interesting parts Of a
novel are usually covered by
series of asterisks.
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

MKoST anyone can write
AV To amateurs they tell it;
The writings easy. but. oh boy.
Just you try to sell i'll
As a general rule, the woman
who goes in for snakes as pets is
awfully fussy when it comes to
picking a husband.
A poor man. inheriting $4,000
900, says news report, built
himself $4,000 home. Evidently,
to descend to the vernacuIar,
this is the house that jack built.
A bore is usually a fellow who
talks about his own exploits
when you want to talk about
yours.
Hysterical Note.
People laughed at Noah when
he said it would rain for forty
days, but just look at the laugh
we're getting at the expense of
the prohibition guys who said
America would be dry from 1918
ont.
The girl wearing high heels is
never content unless the fellow
she's with is well heeled as well
Did you ever know 1t to fail?
The most interesting parts Of a
novel are usually covered by a
series of asterisks.
If there's going to be a coal
shortage next winter. we hope it
happens in July.
The men who used to fly off
the handle at the least provoca-
ton are now playing safe by hav-
ing self-starters.
Revised Version.
Oh. don't you remember Sweet
Alice, Ben Bolt,
Sweet Alice. whose hair was so
brown?
She had it dyed blonde last week.
Ben Bolt,
And now she's the belle of the
town! :
The Washington times., 1923-08-27
Hysterical Note.

The girl wearing high heels is
never content unless the fellow
she's with is well heeled as well.
The Washington times., 1923-08-27

The men who used to. fly off
the handle at the least provoca-
ton are now playing safe by hav-
ing self-starters.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
Dampening Wet Hopes

In a dry time, politically,
French Springs has been flowing
with copious oracles. Many pro-
minent Democrats have been 60
ing there-merely by chance, of
course during the period of
Governor Smiths relaxation.
With one consent they speak of
him as an admirable and lovable
man, who it is deeply to be re-
GREETED, cannot be nominated
for the Presidency. They do not
mention the conclusive reason,
known of all men, but confne
themselves to the effect on Gov
ernor Smiths political fortunes
of his signing the bill to repeal
the State enforcement of prohibi-
tion in New York. Notwithstand-
ing the Governors decree of out
lawry against the saloon and his
protest of answering support of
the Constitution of the United
States, this act of his has stamp
ed him throughout the country
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
KERR AND CONGRESS

The Congressional Executive
Committee of the Second Dis
trict has rendered the nomination
to fill the unexpired term in
Congress from this district to
Mr.. Mills kitchin. Mr.. kitchin
has refused the nomination
under the prevailing con-
ditions in the district. AS
the candidates are now free
to enter the primary or seek the
nomination through the Commit
tee, we take pleasure in present
ing the name of Judge John H.
Kerr for the consideration Of the
Committee and the voters of the
district.
Judge Kerr is known through
out the district and greatly adj
mired for many fine traits of
character and for his ability as a
lawyer and Judge. He has won
his way not by pulp or inhu-
ence, but by the will and pleasure
of the voters of the district, and
no candidate whose name may
be presented to the voters has
more claim for recognition be-
cause of the fact that he has
been faithful in every trust be-
slowed by the people.
If it be the pleasure of the dis
trict to send him to Congress the
public may be assured that he
will ably represent the people
with whom he has mingled for
years.
His love for his fellowman, his
ability to know the right at all
times should be the determining
factor in giving Judge Kerr the
nomination from this district to
succeed the Hon. Claude Kitchin,
and it is, therefore, a pleasure
for the people of Warren to give
him their warmssfs and sincerest
endorsement. W -Nsafen ss.fen Record.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22

as wet" And the unanimous
verdict of the visiting politicians
at French Lick is that the Demo.
cratic platform next year will
not be wet and that no candidate
we'll understood to be wet will be
chosen to stand upon it.
These opinions cannot have
come to Governor Smith with
any shock of surprise He was
clear-eyed about the inevitable
consequences of his signing the
repeater, and could not have been
ignorant of the general attitude
of his party toward prohibition.
1t is in the South, remarks Sena-
tor Mack ellar of Tennessee, that
the very highest opinion is enter
tanned of Governor Smith, yet it
is from the South that delegates
for him in the National Conven-
ton will be entirely lacking.
This may seem to confirm the
estimate of a recent English in
quirer who spent some months in
this country. He reported that in
New York people speak bitterly
of the Nolstead act and do their
drinking secretly. In the South
they have nothing but praise for
the Volstead act, but do their
drinking openly. Inconsistent or
not, hypocritical or the reverse,
the sentiment of the South
nevertheless has to be reckoned
with as solid political fact. 1t
will not knowingly favor for
high office any one who is against
prohibition or who talks about
weakening the Federal and State
laws to enforce it.
When political observers allow
this truth to penetrate their
minds, and when they behold so
hard-headeG a politician as Mr..
Thomas Taggart of Indiana as.
serting that the Democrats will
never think of nominating a wet
candidate next year, they will be
cautious about predicting even a
modification of the Volstead act
by the next Congress. Mr.. Up
ham, Treasurer of the Republi-
can National Committee, has
been telling the newspaper men
in London that it will be easy to
secure legislative Interpretation
of the Eighteenth Amendment
permitting the use of light wines
and beer. But he will undoubted-
ly sing a different tune when he
gets home, or receives an official
hint not to sing any mors at all.
New York times.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
CHAUTAUQUA?

Tn community falls down in
the sale of season tickets for its
ninth Chautauqua-the guaran-
tors facing the first deficit to be
made good in five years, if our
memory serves US right. Just
what the reaction of the one hun
dred public spirited citizens who
signed the guarantee and must
now make up the three hundred
and fifty dollars deficit will be is
problematical. The most obvious
conclusion is that if the commu-
nifty as a whole, after nine years
of Chautauqua, still does not ap-
preciate it enough to give it the
very moderate support necessary
to save the guarantofs from loss.
it were better discontinued.
This reasoning is the more OBJ
vious and the more superficial.
If Chautauqua is Of value to the
community, if it raises the tone
of community culture, if it
broadens the intellectual outlook
of the thinking part of the audi
ences who attend its sessions, if
its work among the children is
of constructive benefit in train
ing them for citizenship; in short
if Chautauqua fills a need not
otherwise met. then it is worth
having though there be a deficit
to meet every year.
That is the gist of the situa-
ton and it is on that basis that
the question of the return of
Chautauqua for another year
should be decided. All of the in
strumentaIities of civilization for
the dispersion Of culture and
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
Fur Goats Are to Be
Simmer Next Season

Fur coats will be slim next year, If
we are to believe what designers say.
This seasons coats and capss have
been rather voluminOus, falling IN full
lines from shoulder to hsm. The pres
enl French styles, however, are far
more slender in silhouette than ours
and we will undoubtedly be following
their lines next season.
Already importers are showing ad-
vance models based upon French i'm
ports with long, slender lines. 1t is
presumed that the long skirt vogue
will continue throughout the coming
year, hence advance models all CON
centrate on the o1.inch length. with q
decided tendency toward the narrow
ankle line. In some cases the ankle
line is so scant that inside straps and
under lacings are provided to make
walking mere comfortable.
Goats and dolmans are gaining over
the cape for daytime wear. The caps
with the side slits for the arms viii
probably remain staple for evening
wear.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22

the mental and moral uplift of
the individual are supported by
taxation and public bequests, as
in the case of schools and col
leges, or by donations and sub
scriptions as we carry on the
work of our missions and church
es. Chautauqna is no exception
to this rule. The question at is
sue is whether or not Chautau-
qua in this community is needed
sufficiently to justify its support
by our citizens.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
One-Piece Dresses In
Gay, Peasant Colorins

Little one-piece dresses for children
are made with embroidery at the top
Of the hem, around the neck and where
the frock opens in front. over the
shoulders and around the sleeves In
gay. peasant coloring. The materials
used are light colored linens. Some
dresses are embroidered with round or
oblong medallion designs, and when
the linen Is white heavy linen lace IL
scantily quilted around the medallions.
Fudge aprons, tea aprons and fancy
work aprons all come In for their
share Of embroidery. and some Of
them are very original and attractive.
One in old blue linen had oblong, en-
broidered motifs In white and gay col
ors, and around each motif little
erocheted linen lace was quilted, which
gave a very foreign effect to the work.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
How We leared Our Summer Home
Of Rats" by Mrs. erry.

when we opened our seaside
home last May, it was alive with
rats. They'd gnawed all the up
holstering. We cleaned them out
in a week with RAT SNAP. |
prefer this rat killer because it
comes in cake form, no mixing.
Saves dirtying hands and plates"
Three sizes, 35c. Csc, 1.25. Sold
and guaranteed by Roanoke
Pharmacy Co., Roanoke RAPIDS.
Roanoke Rapids herald., 1923-06-22
FARM NOTES FOR
HALIFAX COUNTY
BY w. o. DAVIS, County Agent,
Wei 'on, N. c.

Travei;.g g fruit tree agents will
soon be visiting you selling trees
for next fall delivery. If you are
expecting to put out fruit trees
next fall see me before you buy
and let US help you selectvarieties
suitable for our conditions and tell
you where to buy them. We can
save you money and be sure you
are getting good trees.