davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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At Alexandria, Georgetown (Wash-
ington then being a wilderness), Bal
timore, Philadelphia and Trenton
ceremonious welcomes were arranged,
and from each town crowds escorted
him to the next, while thousands
flocked to the roads over which he
passed from the surrounding country.
There was hardly mile of his route
upon which he was not greeted by
citizens clamorous to pay him hom-
age. This journey, therefore, may
properly be called the longest inaugu-
raj parade in history.
At Philadelphia Washington en-
tered the city on a big white charger
which had been taken to Chester for
his use. Decorated arches spanned
the streets over which he passed, sa-
lutes were fired and church bells
rupg. big banquet was rendered
him at night by the governor and
other officials and for the first time
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The gathering quietly broke up; the
women tucked me in and poured a
few walnuts into my pukai (the Chi
nese quilD to keep away the spirits,
and these nuts rolled down and set
tied in the small of my back and kept
me from sleeping. None the less, /
was happy to be alive and. doing.
dreamed of Little Precious Pearl.
x X X Z
NEXT morning the whole village
walked with me far out on my
road to Burma. Every man, woman
and child escorted me.
Little Precious Pearl, who had
greeted me with a respect due to an
extremely aged person of my rank,
rode by special privilege my favorite
pony
Men were humbly apologetic and
hoped that 1 would not hold the in
cident of the previous day against
them. Women had me lay my hands
on their red-eyed urchins and wept
as they strode along. The old hag,
with readiness of speech and bril-
lance Of ina agination that any So
ciety lady might envy, entertained
them all with the story Of my great
ness and the meagerness of their own
hospitality. And so. when about 3
miles on my journey, they all stopped
and one by one bowed in ceremonial
salutation for a safe journey, ! felt
that their tears were sincere; and |
admit that my own eyes were not dry.
l determined that if ever I returned
that way ] would visit the Village of
Ten Thousand Winds.
Time went on. l crossed China, re-
fitted my caravan down at Rangoon,
returned up that marvelously scenic
Irrawaddy, intending again to pene-
trate into the far west and recross
the republic and ultimately to make
my way down the Yangtzekiang TO
Shanghai. This l also did.
And so, about nine months after
ward I found myself three days away
from the Village OF the Winds. There
was new crowd in my caravan, the
only man of the old gang being my
personal servant, who had been
through many a scrape with me, but
who none the less had disowned me
on that fateful afternoon. / told
them that I had decided to change
my route to visit my friends at the
VILLAGE Of Ten Thousand Winds.
Ten Thousand Winds they echoed
wild men wild men
we won't go,"
And nothing would make them go
I coaxed and cajoled and threa tened
but they were adamant. Lao Chang
my servant, was the only man who
volunteered, and he did so because
he had no face to let me go alone
! Accordingly we went. he carrying his
bed and l carrying my own and APP
| preaching the village frsm a gently
| sloping road to within few hours
march of my destination.
| 1t was a hard trip, but it proved to
| be worth it. When l arrived the en-
| thusiastic greeting of those poor peo-
! pie, their thoughtful kindnesses and
/ their great generosity, giving to me
| the best they had and counting it as
| nothing, touched me to the quick
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osity. | impIored the whole assembly
to spend this quarter of a dollars
worth of silver upon something well
worth keeping in memory OF the wan
dering foreigner. These wondering
men and women We're dumb with ad-
miration. They had no face" they
said, and the aspirants to crime look
ed at each other and stroked their
cheeks, saying among themselves:
We have no face, we have no face.
and this is the man we wanted to
murder this afternoon. Wonders
peyer cease"
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Then I know that 1 had won.
was hypnotizing her. IL seemed,
though how was not clear. She gazed
fixedly at me. Then, gradually, she
began to smile.
Look" she exclaimed, az if dis
covering ii for the first time, "he S
laughing, he's laughing
Her amusement increased; and
others, catching the spirit of the
scene, also began to smile. First one
and then another smirked. and gig
gled, finally ending up with a burst
of laughter. Others began with a
chuckle or snigger or mere
cackle; some shouted with mirth
some fairly cried for very merriment
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(being interrupted) Little Precious
Pearl, 1 told them that it would be
regarded as a beautiful name any
where in the world. / went on and
described to them the oyster and the
pearl-the little creature glowing
with a personal pride that she had
never known before.
With great ceremony, l took my
pocketknife 0tself a wonder of won
ders) and slit my Chinese gown. TAX
ing a small piece of silver from the
lining. This / presented to Little
Precious Pearl, and as / did so roar
OF approval went up, most of them
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BY EDWIN J. DINGLE, F. r.. G. $

bf EDWIN j. DINGLE, F. II. G. s.
~ ET'S do something that no
man has ever done before, "
i said. Lets walk across
IL China" Macs face beamed,
and with glasses reflled
we pledged each other.
This was in Singapore. Our friends
IN that prosperous colony solemnly
declared, as soon as they heard of our
project, that we We're a pair of fools.
We never would be able to cross
China We would either be killed
by bandits or buffaloes or be poisoned
or robbed by our servants. They
added sufficiently narrowing stories
of the tortures we would undergo if
we were held for ransom.
All along the line we received dis
enlargement. But we were not to be
swerved. Arriving by a French mail
steamer at Shanghai, we decided, on
the sound advice of my bankers, to
ascend the Yangtze Rapids, through
the beautiful gorges to Chunking, in
a wupan. Accordingly at Ichang, a
city at the foot of the gorges, we en-
gagged this small boat, and COM
menced the tedious, mysterious but
indescribably scenic journey through
the dangerous rapids. The Yangtze
is the fourth largest of the worlds s
rivers. and in those days when you
left Ichang you left behind you all
signs of the foreigners civilization.
And then-just when we had con-
cluded the exciting river journey to
Chunking-Macs thermometer fell.
He confded in me that we had erred.
What we should do now was promptly
TO return and go down the YangtZe
again, leaving the crossing of China
on foot to others. At my refusal to
give it up, but push on alone if he
decided to abandon the adventure, he
made me agree that l would not hold
1t against him-and so Mac went
back.
But 1 had made a pledge to myself
that l would walk across China or
die. And l did it. But several times
it nearly cost my life-my death was
even reported in the American and
European press.
A FTER many weary months in
~Awalking across the Chinese repub-
lie, from the Pacific to Burma, / came
at length to within 90 days of my
long journeys end and of civilization.
I had taken the notion, in the in
terests of geography, TO travel
through through the wild Chinese
Far West, where no white mans foot
had ever turned the clay-in fact,
where human beings had scarcely
penetrated at all, with the exception
of the poverty ridden families who
grow crude buckwheat and corn TO
keep them from starvation, and hemp
to cover their nakedness. l was now
in a wind-swept, barren and forbid
ding region. The few tumbledown
huts that faced me, and far above
where 1 then stood, boasted the apt
name of the Village of Ten Thousand
Winds
The pack mules had been fed the
bill had been paid, and 1 sat waiting
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and still none knew quite what
they were laughing at
And there the whole village stood
in quite uncomfortable laughter.
rose from my stone seat and at
tempted to say something to one of
the men, but burst out laughing in
his face. Men came to me, but were
unable to speak for laughter. Our
sides ached Not one of us could stop
that hysterical laughter, and when
one had thought he had reEained
control of himself. another would
step in and start the ludicrous ex-
plosion again.
At length. however, leaning a little
more heavily on her staff, the old
hag came towards me. She led me by
the arm, saying "Oh, you must be
very hungry. Come and let us give
the great teacher something to eat"
and still shaking with occasional
bursts of laughter.
She tried to speak aloud, then
laughed; she tried again, laughed
again, then cursed herself for being
fool, lost her temper, turned to the
others and cursed them for persist
emily encouraging her to laughter
when they knew she was old and
might die laughing. Finally, she as
sumed control to show me how eff
ClenC Sne was In Otner ways. stand
ing at the entrance of her own little
hut, she shouted instructions.
Coarse tobacco rolled into strange
shaped cigars was offered me by the
| men, even those who had stood ready
to kill me. We smoked while the
women prepared the meal of unappe-
tizing buckwheat and ill-nourishine
corn and dirty honey from an old
! clay pot which had hung 70 the
! smoky rafters for many a twelve
month.
ID AIN descended in torrents as, after
IN dinner. / sat with them all over
| a small coal fire in a hole dug in the
center of the mud floor. The ques-
| tion of ages came up. / was being
kept off the mud floor by a four-incf
| form, a fiat seat, which was shared
by a slight bearded old fellow, wear
| ing gigantic horn trimmed spectacles
About him was an aspect of auStere
dignity; he was in his ninetieth year
| That l was younger than go he would
not for a moment believe, and wher
one of the "bloodS" suggested that
possibly might be, the infuriateo
headman brought his bony hand with
such a whack down on the head oi
| the culprit as to knock him into the
| fire and capsize several of the assem-
bled company.
| Among these was the little spritt
of a girl who had intervened in my
| behalf, and as it had now been es-
tablished that l was the oldest in the
| company, ! assumed the privilege o1
| talking with the females-an aspec
| of Chinese etiquette with which one
| should be careful to conform. Call
| ing her to me, / put my arm around
| her, and, as / quietly spoke, telling
her that / thought she had been The
means of saving my life that after
noon, every one hung on my words
That was a service, l told her, that
found it hard to repay.
When she told me her name wal
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on such an occasion a band was en-
gagged to furnish music. At Trenton,
in memory of Christmas night, 1875,
an arch was erected on the bridge
over which Washington crossed to
enter the town, bearing the inscrip-
tion, THE hero who defended the
mothers will protect the daughters"
and little girls strewed flowers in the
generals path at his approach.
Washington was met at Elizabeth
town, n. J., by a committee from
Congress and escorted into New
York City on an elaborate barge,
built and decorated for the occasion.
1t was propelled by 13 oarsmen.
Washington and his party occupied q
raised and canopied platform at the
stern. Master pilots acted as oars
men, each representing State.
Landing was made at what would
now be called lower New York, and
on the wharf Washington was met
by Gov. Clinton and a great crowd
of officials and distinguished person.
ages of the city. Among others was
Col. Alexander Hamilton, who had
been his secretary and aide-de-camp
in the Revolution, and another dis
tinguished Revolutionary hero, Col.
Aaron Burr. Hosts of other COM
panions in arms were present, all
III III III NdHloil WCI .
shot off and church bells were rung
as Washington rode through cheer
ing crowds to the house of Walter
Franklin, on Franklin Square, which
had been provided for him by Con-
gress.
A WEEK interviewed before inaugu-
"A ration, which was finally held
on April 80 The chief cause of de-
lay was debate over the form of SAL
utation to be used by the Senate in
addressing the President and over
the selection of the person to ad-
minister the oath of Office. John
Adams, who as Vice President would
preside over the Senate and the in
augural ceremonies "a job to his
taste because of his long experience
at foreign courts), thought Wash-
ington should be addressed His
Highness the President of the United
States and Protector of their Lib
critics." but he was voted down. and
1t was finally determined that the
general should be addressed simply
as 1.-The President of the United
States" After long wrangle 1t
was at last agreed that the oath
should be administered by Robert r.
Livingston chancellor of the State
of New York the first man to hold
that office. The selection was ac-
cepted as particularly appropriate.
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of President Coolidge's inaugu-
ration if the customs of early
~ inaugurals had been continued
until today. 1t would have been
substantially the report of Washing
tons second Inauguration il such
events had then been handled, from a
dress standpoint. as they are now.
The diamond garters, the jewel-hilt-
ed sword, the cream coach bedeck ed
with cupids. and the gentlemen wav
ing plumes were all in evidence-and
nobody but the most extreme Repub-
licans, headed by Thomas Jefferson,
thought that they were out of place.
The presidency was an exalted posi-
tion particularly in the opinion of
Washington and of John Adams, his
Vice President and ultimate success
sor), and most statesmen of the time
believed that large amount of form
and ceremony was necessary in order
to impress the people with the power
and majesty of Government.
The inauguration was held in Phila-
delphia, March 4, 1898, in Congress
Hall, a plain, two-storied brick build
ing at Sixth and Market streets, where
the Senate chamber was housed up
stairs and the House down. The oath
was solemnly administered by JUS
tice William Cushing of the United
States Supreme Court, in the pres
ence of members of Congress, depart
ment officials and distinguished fam
lilies of Philadelphia.
washington's first inaugural was
marked by less pomp and display
Evening star., 1925-03-01

Edwin j. Dingle, an American
and writer of recognized standing
on China's geography, commerce
and people, is the only Caucasian,
30 far as is known, to cross that
great and mysterious country on
root. Some of his most extraor-
oinary experiences are related
IN the following article. A signal
recognition of his explorations
was his election as a fellow of the
Royal Geographical Society.
"A second article upon further
personal adventures of Mr.. Dingle
Will appear next week
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First American Inaugural Parade
From Mount Vernon to New York
BY OLIVER =. NEWMAN.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March A.
With the pomp and ceremony of a
European court. Calvin Coolidge
was inaugurated President of the
United States today. He rode to
the Capitol in a magnificent, cream
colored coach, decorated with en-
bossed cupids and drawn by six
cream colored horses. Footmen
and outriders accompanied the
equipage, and two couriers in
white satin preceded him on foot,
waving white plumes.
For the ceremonious occa sien
President Coolidge was attired in
a superb black velvet suit, consist
ing OF long-tailed. skirted coat,
knee breeches and embroidered
silk waistcoat. His lower limbs
were incased in black silk stock
ings, and he wore diamond garters
and bright silver buckles with low
black shoes. His hair was pow
dered and done up in a bag drawn
to a point in the back, and at his
side was suspended, in a rich sha-
green scabbard, a beautiful dress
sword with a jeweled hilt.
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= UGH would now begin the report
of President Coolidge's inaugu-
ration if the customs of early
! inaugurals had been continued
until today. 1t would have been
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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-03
SCHOOL BONDS
GET MAJORITY
Vote Is ia to /; to Let
Contracts for Build
ings Soon

Brownsville will have a new ward
school, and improvements to two of the
present buildings in the city as soon as
the bonds can be issued and contracts
let. as the bond election in the city
yesterday carried with ia votes for it,
and one vote cast against it.
Voting was light in the morning, only
20 votes having been cast by noon. In
the afternoon the voting was heavier,
with the same overwhelmingly majority
in favor of the issue. The lack of OPP
position was given by members of the
board as one reason for the light vote.
Tax payers in the city will have no
additional burden as result Of this
bond election. The present tax rate is
81, which il the limit allowed by law.
The only way the board could raise
taxesc would be to increase values, ahc
this will not be done it was announced.
The additional bonded Indebtedness will
be cared for by decreasing percentage
of tax money which goes to the main
tenance fund, and increasing the per-
centage in the interest and sinking
fund. This will be made possible
through additional valuations, the prin-
ciple item in which is the new bank
building.
Block 80-A, which is two blocks west
Of the Gulf Coast lines spur which
crosses Elizabeth street, and two
blocks south of Elizabeth street, has
been purchased by the board for the
new ward school. to be known as tha
First Ward school. This building VIII
have six rooms, and will be modern and
we'll equipped in every respect. 1t VIII
be built of stucco, with tile roof.
A two room addition will be made to
the West Brownsville school, and a
similar addition to the junior high
school. Plans for this work, have al
ready been prepared by M. L. Waller
San Antonio architect.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-03
PLAN TOPROBE
FLOCCER BAND
Wholesale Arrests Pre-
dicted by Louisiana
Sheriff
by The Asso lated Press.) y

SHREVEPORT, / May 2.-Fulther
investigation into, ivities of band
of floggers and ,rists at Cedar
Grove will be made it was announced
today by Sheriff T. r. Hughes and Dis
'triet Attorney Lal @. Blanchard
The sheriff said that he had obtain
ed information that would lead to whole
sale arrests and indictment of citizens
responsible for several floggings in
Cedar Grove during recent months.
The trial of w. @. Oliver and w. z.
Miller alleged members of the band
which ended Friday with the conviction
of Oliver and acquittal of Miller on
charges Of conspiracy to commit assault
and assault and battery, is only the
opening wedge for an extensive probe.
authorities say
Due to the method of operation the
floggers have been able to keep their
deed covered up through threats against
their victims if they reported to au-
thorities. The trial of Miller and Oliver
brought out evidence showing that a
reign of terror has existed in Cedar
Grove several months and that citizens
had been warned to leave town and had
been assaulted.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-03
9DROWNED AS
BOAT CAPSIZES
0NLAKE ERIE
Rough Seas Cause Sand
Sucker to Roll Over
When Hold Fills With
Water Through Hole
(By The Associated Press }


DETROIT, Mich, May g.
Rough seas and shifting car
go of sand turned the sand suck
Ell Kelley Island over in Lake
Erie, about two miles off Point
Pelee this afternoon, and nine
members of the crew Of Is were
drowned, the keeper of the Point
Pelee light told the Associated
Press over the telephone to-
night.
OF the nine members of the crew
that drowned, four were in the hold of
the ship, trying to stop the rush of the
water through the hole in the ships
side. The captain stayed in the pilot
house until the last
The dead:
Captain VIM. G. Stackford, of San
dusky.
Frederick Holder, of Oak Harbor,
chief engineer.
Paul Everett. fireman, of Oak Harbor.
Oscar Dill, deck hand, address not
known.
Everett Martin. deck hand. Sandusky.
ROLAND Wills, deck hand, Sandusky.
Oily Kriss, first mate, Sandusky.
William Myers, deck hand, Sandusky
Tom My, address not known, deck
hand
The sand sucker was at anchor fill
ing her hold with sand to be trans
ported to Cleveland. Rough seas caused
the captain to order the hose. through
which the sand was being sucked. to be
pulled in. 1t was through three foot
hole in the side of the ship where the
hose had been fitted, that the water
poured in. The water filled one par
tition of the ship causing a slight shift
ing Of the sand cargo, which coupled
with the heavy sea. caused the ship to
roll over. The seven surviving members
of the crew were picked up by the fish
ing boat "Flossie B. which sighted
them while three miles off.
Survivors said tonight that an in
vestigation will be asked by Candian
and American marine authorities into
the failure Of one tug and four steam'
boats which passed within mile Of the
overturned ship to offer aid. Members
of the Kelly Island crew said that the
ships were sq close that deck hands
could be seen walking the decks.
The tug which passed the Kelly
Island was eastbound and passed the
sand sucker ten minutes after the sur
vivors managed to Chamber on the bot
tom of the overturned ship. The next
three ships were Detroit bound and the
last steamboat to pass before the "Flos-
sic B" rescued the men, was bound to-
ward Buffalo.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1925-05-03
TWO BALLOONS
Still IN RACE:
3LANDSAFELY
Two Entries Disquali-
fled for Refusal to
Take Gas at Proper
Time
(By The Associated Press.)

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, May 2-The ma
tional elimination balloon race that
started from here late yesterday had
been narrowed down to two contestants
tonight and there was the possibility
that one Of these would be ruled out.
The two entries still aloft were the
st. Joheph, piloted by the veteran Cap
tain H. E. Honeywell. and the Good
year III, piloted by W. T. Van Orman.
Captain Honeywell and Herbert V.
Thaden. who landed near Selma, Kansas,
early today, were disqualified tonight
by referee A. B. Lambert because of de-
lay in starting yesterday Mr.. Lambert
informed Carl H. Wolfrey, manager Of
the lace, that there was no excuse for
the action of these two pilots in refus-
ing to take gas during the afternoon.
He said they had been warned repeated
ly that they would delay the race.
meeting ef the local contest committee
was Immediately called by Wolfley to
take action on the referees decision
This committee it was explained, has au-
thority either to uphold or overrule the
referees decision.
The pilot balloon, with Major Baurice
Smith in charge, landed safely near
Crenshaw, Miss, early tonight, having
covered the greatest distance of any
entry that has come to ground. This
balloon, however, was not a contestant.
The st: Joseph and the Goodyear III
probably were somewhere in lower Ar
kansas or in Mississippi tonight, it was
indicated by reports from those sec
tions. Two balloons we're reported to
have been seen over Cotton Plant, Ar
kansas, this afternoon, about 400 miles
from here. An engineer on an Illinois
Central railroad train reported at Mem
phis tonight that he had seen balloon
this afternoon at Courtland, Miss. This
is about 20 miles south of Crenshaw,
where the pilot balloon landed.
The Detroit, piloted by Thaien, had
travelled about 125 miles when it was
forced down near Selma. Kansas, be-
cause of leaks in the bag, at 2:3O a. m.
Thaden explained that the bag was
three years old.
The S14, an army entry, piloted by
Lieut.. William j. Flood, made "a safe
landing near Batesville, Ark, this after
noon. Less than 400 miles had been
travelled by this balloon.