davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

The old bee masters differed great
~ on the efficacy of the picturesque
custom of Bringing" bees, according to
a writer in the Detroit News. Edmund
Southern's Treatise Concerning the
Right Use. and Ordering of Bees"
printed in 1894. says: when
the swarme is up 1T Is no.
good to ring them, as some doe
nay 1t is a common thing where
there is no experience, to keep a
stirre and lay on either with a Ba-
son, Kettle or Frying pan taking las
the common proverb Isl great pains
and have little thanks: for, by such
means they make the bees angrie and
20 further to settle than otherwise
they would" ir'.*a
Samuel Puchas, a rector In Essex
at the time, wrote: "There Is this
benefit of ringing, that If you have
neighbors near you that keep bees
YOU may give notice thereby to pre-
vent wrangling If some OF theirs
should rise at the same time. But II
they will not be stayed, but Fastening
on still, go beyond your bounds. the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
DOES NOT AFFECT THE HEART
Natural Wealth Wasted

Cuba has turned much of its former
forest land over to the growing of
sugar cane, says the American Tree
association. The coast line of Santo
Domingo, and the lowlands of Porto
Rico, are dotted with plantations of
cocoa, coconut and cane.
But great deal more land has been
cleared of tree growth than is ever
going to be used for agriculture in the
islands of the West Indies. Much of
it Is wasting asset today. Porto
Rico and Trinidad have depleted their
once widespread forest to pitiful
fraction. The republic of Haiti has
hardly a stick of accessible commercial
timber.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Publishers Who Boost
Books With a "Shock"

George Doran, the "old line" pub
fisher, said in New York the other day :
"There is a group Of publishers here
and In London who make lot Of
money by publishing decidedly shock
ing b oks. They have brought things
to such a pass, in fact, that If a book
succeeds we take it for granted that
It's shocking.
"A grea. lady wrote her memoirs
not long ago, and one of these pub
fishers accepted them. He gave the
great lady $4,000 advance royalty.
"She displayed the $4,000 check to
her husband.
""There,' she said. That Is my ad-
vance royalty on my new book
"Her husband studied the check
with worried frown. Then he said !:
"'Well, my dear, all can say is
that l hope the volume isn't worth
it,"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
WHAT HAS GONE BEFORE

At the Warren ranch, the
"Three Bar" on the fringe OF the
Cow country" stranger ap-
plies for work as a rider. Will
jeanette Ann Warren-known to
all as "Billie," is the owner OF
the ranch. The girls father,
Cal Warren, had been the origi-
nal owner. The question wheth-
err the territory is to remain
"cow country" or be opened to
settlement is a troublesome one.
The newcomer is put to work.
Cattle "rustlers" have been
troubling the ranch owners, the
Three Bar, with a girl boss hav-
ing suffered more than others.
The new hand gives his name as
Cal Harris. BY his announce
ment in favor of ''squatters" he
incurs the enmity of a rider
known as Morrow. The will
made by Cal Warren stipulated
that half the property should go
to the son of his old friend, Will
liam Harris, under certain condi-
tons. The new arrival is the
man, and he discloses the fact to
Billie. The girl Is suspicious of
her new rider and takes counsel
with her friend, the ranch cook,
'Waddles." He quiets her fears.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
To Bring Back Forests

The West Indies do not cover much
of the earth's surface, and with the
possible exception of Santo Domingo
are not going to be important export
ers Of timber, says the American Tree
association. But they have an inter
est, because spread out like the pages
Of a book are the results of past cen
turtles of devastation. They are inter.
esting, too, because of what the vari.
GUS nations are trying to do to bring
back this almost totally destroyed
forest resource.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

A bee and honey exposition was
held recently in London and among
crossed the ocean In the mail. There
were three tons of honey offered for
competition and mnnv by-products of
the bee industry were shown. ii was
claimed by the promoters of the eX
first place. as seven ounces Of honey
are said to be equal to ~ ounces Of
beefsteak.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Fresh Water Cures Ducks

"Duck sickness" such as occurs IN
various places in the sem-arid West,
due to alkali poisoning, can be pre-
vented by the introduction OF fresh
water. This however, is not always
possible and the only remedy In such
instances is In collecting the sick birds
before II is too'late and placing them
In fresh water. Such treatment has
been found eflicaciOus and most OF the
birds affected are rapidly restored to
health.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Meteorite Causes Worship

That the fall of the meteorite near
the village of Kanth, India, which
killed two men and injured Il third. Is
a sign of divine wrath, Is believed by
natives of that country. AS result
many devotional ceremonies are being
held. The meteor Is reported to have
made II hole in the ground 10 feet In
diameter and 20 feet deep. The sound
of the fall was heard for 20 miles,
The government Is investigating.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Potential Wealth in Bog

Oil from peat might be produced nj
Tregaron bog, n vast stretch of valu-
able peat land between Aberystwyth
and Lampeter, West Wales. Engineers
and experts have surveyed the area
and taken samples and levels. IF their
Investigations show that The produc
ton Of such oil there Is feasible, II
new industry will spring up.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
CAP 80
AND 9M1EN
aE III IA
BY ANY OTHER NAME

A motor car manufacturer had
adopted the plan of naming his cars
after flowers.
Il was thinking of calling my car
the Crimson Rambler" he told o
friend.
The friend, who had been out in the
new car, replied unkindly:
"Why not call 1t the Virginia
Creeper?"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Under the Ban

Music was prohibited during certain
hours in the precincts of the college.
but one undergraduate found the saxo
phone more engrossing than his stud
les.
Next day he received note from
the higher authority:
"Much against my better judgment
and for purposes of discipline only
| am compelled to regard your saxO
phone playing as music" - Exchange
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Busy Water

n EWTON CREEK forms a part of
~ the boundary line between Brook.
Ign and Long Island City. Its navi.
gable length is approximately five
miles, its maximum width probably
is 25O feet and its greatest low-water
depth is perhaps 25 feet Four bridges
enable vehicles, street cars and pedes-
trians to cross 1t at convenient street
intersections. 1t empties into the
East river, which separates Long is.
land and Manhattan island, opposite
Thirty-third street, New York city. Its
eastern end is near the geographical
center and Its western end is near the
center Of population OF Greater Me-,
York.
By virtue of the fact that its en-
tire length is near to both the whole
sale and the distributing centers of
Manhattan and that 1t penetrates one
of the worlds leading manufacturing
centers, which is growing with aston.
ishing rapidity, this little creek has
the reputation of being the busiest wa
terway of its size in all the world.
Statistics indicate that during a
recent year receipts and shipments via
this little waterway aggregated more
than 5,0O0,OOO tons of freight-manu
featured products, sand, oil. stone, um
Der and ore constituting the chief
items, having an aggregate valuation
of something like $300,OO0,OOO. More
than 10000 arrivals and like number
of departing vessels were recorded
during that time. Allowing for the ad.
ditiona tug, lighter and barge move
ments which necessarily took place. 1t
seems safe to conclude that it's waters
were churned some $4,000 times dur.
ing those twelve months.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Lucky Child

Some people are born lucky, even in
small things. The child had asked fol
money for gum.
NO" said mother.
"For candy, then?"
mo" said mother, II shall not give
you any money today to spend on such
things" And she went on brushing
the grownup daughters spring coat
which was hanging on the line. She
quickly turned pocket inside out IT,
get rid of the accumulated dust-and
then dumped package of gum and
fudge bar.
"O-o-o-ol" said the child In delight
and with one pounce she scooped III
gum and candy. "And you can keep
your old money!"
ut seems absolutely impossible Il,
discipline some children" murmured
mother, "for the gods are always on
their side" -Springfield Union.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Legal Tender

United States notes, commonly
known as greenbaoks, are legal ten
der for all debts, public and private.
except customs and Interest on the
public debt; receivable for all public
dues; redeemable In gold al the treas
ury.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Anal y CIeul

The great detective glanced around
the room with practiced eye The
pictures were torn into shreds the
chairs were broken. the table lying
on the top of the piano. great
splash of blood was on the carpet
"Some one has been here" he said
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
P.lbIicify

Uncle lobe was taking the editor
of the Plunkville Palladium to task
"You say | was seen on cracker
box in front of the grocery every
day last week."
"WellY'
SIS that slam?"
"Whats the trouble with you, Uncle
lobe? That's society news
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Methuselah's Sister

Jenkins-Miss Beggs Is much olde,
than | thought.
TOmpkins-HOw that2
Jenkins-l asked her II she had
read Aesops Fables, and she told me
she'd read them when they first came
out.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
That in Its Eopor

Blinks The buggy ride Gems pref.
ty tame now when You look back
on 1t.
Jinks-Yes, but you never had a
blowout to interrupt your courting Ia
those days.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
CLANS GrouO Slowly

It takes from Two to four years for
claims to grow to edible size. the exact
time depending on food conditions,
temperature of the water and other
conditions.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
A Merry Game

Traffic Cop-I'm sorry. miss, but
I've got to tag your car. You know
what that means?
The Sweet Young Thing-Certalnly
Now chase somebody else and tag
them and then they're it.-Cleveland
News
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Clothes and the Man

He-The Blynks must be awfuly
rich, judging by the clothes they wear
She-Not necessarily. Some of the
most gorgeous flowers haven't got a
scent, you know.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Seek 70 "Harness" Thunder

Three engineers are occupied on
the Monte Generoso, Italy, In studying
the possibility Of harvesting the cleo
trio power produced by thunderstorms
This laboratory Is nearly $500 feet
In the air
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

Bee Masters Not in Accord Over Ringing

ancient law of Christendome permit
teth you to pursue them withersoever.
but our common law is more uncivil.
for If your bees bee out of your
ground your property is lost, If you
bee not more courteous"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Too Rough

Liner WHAT'S the maj
ter?
Steward-The captain Is seasick.
Observation-Disclosures
Steward-Yes, one of the nappel
passengers has been teaching him the
Charleston
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
NEARBY
! AND
YONDER
Goods Acre" Forlorn
Observation-Disclosures

NOWN on the lower East side of
-. New York city, almost within the
shadow of Brooklyn bridge-on New
Bowery street, to be exact, behind a
tall iron fence, a tablet carrying the
following announcement unexpectedly
attracts the attention of the passer-
by: This tablet marks what remains
Of the first Jewish cemetery in the
United States, consecrated in the year
1856, when it was described as Out
side the city, During the War of the
Revolution 1t was fortified by the pa
triots as one of the defenses of the
city,"
History records that this resting
place of the departed was in high es-
TEEN for many years, many who were
prominent in their day having been
tenderly inferred therein, but as the
encroachments of the commercial &C.
tivities of the living practically pushed
the dead out of their own, many of
the bodies were moved to larger
place then far beyond the city con-
fines where supposedly they would re-
main undisturbed forever But, as
America grew and New York city ex-
banded, this once beautiful place also
has had to give way to the march of
progress.
All that is left of the original GEM
etery is small plot of ground, con-
tanning probably one hundred tombs
of unknown dead. The inscriptions
have been worn by time to state of
ELIGIBILITY, the actions of the elements
have badly disintegrated the stones
and caused the vaults to crumble in
decay. The rear windows of surround
ing apartment houses frown upon this
hallowed spot and an Oil station ad-
joins to the south. more forlorn
sight would be difficult of Imagination.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Few Found Unfit

The natioral average for physical
reflections OF drafted men during the
World war was 81 per cent. Mary.
land had the lowest, only 4.94 per
cent
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Pitiable

Jones What'd that snappy sales
nan sell you this morning?
Smith-A book on how to cultivate
sales resistance.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

Dentist-Open your mouth wide
and won't hurI you bit.
Patient Ga few minutes lnter) Now
I know what Ananias did for living.
Boston Post.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
1t Should

He-You know. dear. we have had
our new home just IL months.
She-GraciOusl And II seems like
year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Where He Stands

The man who weds a widow finds
To his surprise alas too late.
That she's the captain who reminds
Him that he's only second mate.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Frankness

"What do you suggest for cam
paign issue?"
"Relativity," answered Senator
Sorghum
"But so very few people under
stand it,"
"True. But they are willing to ad
NIT the fact and go on about theD
BUSINESS Washington Star.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Different Method

Results In contrast fortune quotes
For lifes endeavor here and there
The prma donna sings her notes
write mine, with laborious care.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
ONLY Real Test

The virtue of man ought to be
measured not by his extraordinary ex.
ertions but by his everyday conduct
Pascal.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
Cause and Effect

SIS she Invited out muchi"
mo. and that's why she Is always
put out"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
First Come, First SeruedI

Wife-Ill meet you at the theste'
at S:15.
Hubby-All right, the midnight
show suits me, too.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21

The cow that's first up gets the first
Of the dew.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
One Way of Doing 1t

81 see she pencils her eyebrows"
SWELL she wants to make her mark
somehow"
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1928-12-21
HE RAN A CAR

"Does your son run business?"
mo, he makes business of run
ming car"
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
ReaItor's Plan Meeting
To Name Division
Officers

The annual meeting OF the as.
sociate division Of the Washing.
ton Real Estate Board viii be
held at Wardman Park Hotel,
Monday. October /. at p. m.
Lloyd r. Gaines, chairman OF the
division, will preside and an cleo
ton of officers for the coming
year will be held.
Keen competition is expected IN
the selection of two assistants to
serve with the boards appraisal
Z committee, Gaines stated. These
assistants serve a term OF six
months each, and during such
term sit with the appraisal com
mittee in it's deliberations on ali
actions made by the board.
The practical training in real
estate appraising, Gaines pointed
out, was the outstanding al.
vantage which this position
offered the younger men in the
board.
At this meeting the following
officers will be selected, chairman.
vice chairman. secretary and
member of the arbitration COM
nittee as well as voting delegates
to represent the associate division
N the board. The number of vot-
ing delegates Is based on the per-
centage OF the aggregate member
ship.
The meeting which will be fol-
lowed by buffet supper and in.
formal smoker is being arranged
by the chairman OF the division.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
KEEFER SPEAKS
To VIRGINIA
REALTORS

At a dinner meeting last night
of the Acknowledging on-Fairfax
Real Estate Board, held in the
Washington Golf and Country Club,
C. A. Keefer, executive director
of the Northern Virginia bureau,
said Greater Washington Virginia
area possesses unexcelled adj
vantages as an aviation center and
that the members as realtors or
Northern Virginia should give close
attention to the rapid development
and changing conditions in the fleid
of aeronautics.
In reviewing the progress made
in aviation in this territory AAeefer
pointed out that during the last
three years four commercial air.
ports and flying fields have been
established in Arlington and Falf-
fax counties and that an aFplane
manufacturing plant has been To-
Gated In Alexandria.
Expansion Expected
He pointed to these developments
as only a beginning. .basing his con-
tentions on the fact that their To-
cation was ideal, being only a few
minutes distance by automobile
from Washington's main business
district and the completion of the
immense Federal building program
in the Mall will place every i'm.
portant Government department in
terested in aviation within most
convenient reach of the Virginia
fields.
washington, in all probability,
will become one OF the focal points
of world aviation, Mr.. Keefer stated,
and the nearness of these natural
facilities to the downtown area of
fers exceptional advantages for the
development of airports and indus"
trial plants producing aviation equip
ment. Recent developments in avia-
ton indicate the possibility of revo-
lutionary changes in heavier than
air machines which may eliminate
the unfavorabIe features OF flying
which have hampered widespread
development of the Atlantic sea.
board.
Smaller Fields Likely
The speaker stressed the fact that
such changes may result in smaller
landing fields and cautioned the
realtors to keep ahead of the times
l. aviation matters in order to be
able to meet requirements for air.
ports satisfactorily and efficiently.
The board discussed plans for the
State convention which is to be held
at Roanoke, Va, October 1913.
An opportunity tn rent the apartment
your needs require presents itself in
today's Classified rental columns.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29

This is true even where there is
no deceit in the particular case, it
being the evident purpose of the
legislature to forbid the use of such
methods because of the probability
that they would be accompanied by
deceit" the New York attorney gen.
eraI says.
Backs Up Work
Action by real estate license COM
missioners over the country IS
strongly backing the work which is
being done by real estate boards of
the association and by better. bust
ness. bureaus in cooperation with
them to- acuuaint the public with
the generally misleading or down
right fraudulent character of the
various devices for promoting real
estate sales by free lot methods.
Power of the New York real es-
tate license officials to move against
firms using free lot" bait in dis.
posing Of their tracts Is indicated
in the attorney generals opinion as
follows:
Penal Law Section 421 bears the
heading Untrue and Misleading Ad.
vertisements.' 1t is a very broad
provision. broader than the heading
would indicate, and l am of the
opinion that it utterly forbids use
of the free lot scheme.
I'm the case of real estate brokers
and statesmen guilty of violations of
Penal Law. Section 421, by using
the free lot scheme as an aid to
conducting their licensed business,
there need not necessarily be any
proof that deceit was employed in
the particular case or that anybody
has actually been defrauded in order
TO justify exercise by the Depart.
ment of State of the disciplinary
powers vested in it under Real Prop.
erty Law. Section 441-c."
Scheme In Detail
The Attorney General outlines
the usual working of the scheme
as follows:
Il am informed that the method
Is to invite prospects to enter freely
into a drawing for free lot. In
due course each of those persons.
or some of them, is notified that
he has won a lot. but before a deed
IL issued to him he is required to
make a small payment, in the par.
tlcular case $35, which is more or
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
House Without Nails,
Built in Ceylon, Sold
In Wisconsin

A nail-less house is sold. The
house without nails was brought
to Lake Geneva, Wis. from the
Island of Ceylon via the Chicago
Fair in 1893. 1t was built in
Ceylon some 40 years ago and
exhibited at the Chicago Worlds
Fair. The heirs of the J. J.
Mitchell estate. Chicago banker,
recently sold the Lake Geneva
structure to F. l.. Maytag. manu-.
facturer. Of Newton, Iowa.
The house is an exact replica
of the Buddhist temple and is
fastened together with wooden
pegs. Mitchell brought Ceylon
workmen to the United States to
remove the building from the
Chicago fair grounds to Lake
Geneva.
The Washington times., 1928-09-29
DUNCAN DEATH
MOURNED BY
FRIENDS

At the regular meeting of the
executive committee of the Wash
ington Real Estate Board Thursday
formal action was taken IN cor
nection with the recent death OF
David j.. DUNCAN, member Of the
board. The following resolutions
were written in the minutes OF the
meeting and a copy sent TO the
family.
Resolution
Whcscas, the members Of the
Washington Real Estate Board
were shocked and grieved to learn
of the untimely death of tf1eir fei-
low member and associate, David
j. DUNCAN.
And. whereas. he was an out
standing example to the Young
men of our board in that his vision
courage and determination brought
him success in an unusual degree
while still in the prime of life. and
Whereas, his constructive ability
has been an important factor IN the
upbuilding Of our city, and
Whereas. we loved and admired
him for his sterling integrity and
high business principles.
NOW. therefore, De IL ESSOIVSu'
that the executive committee IT the
Washington Real Estate board N
meeting assembled expresses the
sympathy of the entire membership
of the board over the passing of 4
fellow realtor and sincere friend,
and
Be it further resolved. that these
resolutions be spread in the minutes
of this meeting and copy sent to
the family of the deceased.