davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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chicken catcher. When we wanted
chicken for dinner, all we had to do
was show him the chicken and tell him
to go get it, He would corner the
chicken and then gently, with his
mouth. pick it up by the feet, wings
or neck. No harm was ever done.
Like many old people, Doc does not
like the modern disturbances Of cars.
One morning he lay down in the mid
die OF the street, in the busiest section
OF our town. Cars were blocked I'D and
down the street, horns were honking
people yelling. but Doc clamly took
his rest. After much confusion. a kind
hearted pedestrian carried him to the
sidewalk. which saved him from harsh
punishment.
But now Docs old age is getting
the better Of him. He is so deaf he
can't hear person standing right over
him yelling. Since rheumatism has
developed in his hind legs, he can
hardly get up and down the steps.
Soon Doc will cash In his chips and 70
where all dogs Of his age belong"
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her head; but it's an even chance
that she'll decide to carry out the
idea one of these days
NEITHER the doll house nor the
furnishings ever would have been
made, however. had not Constance
first become interested in modelling
dolls. The daughter Of an Army off,
Ger now stationed at Fort Belvoir, Va,
she once lived in Panama and while
there picked up as souvenirs two tiny
dolls carved from ivory
Soon she decided to make a set OF
dolls similar to the Panama pair but
carved from white pine instead OF
ivory. The result is that today she
has colony of dolls ranging in height
from y to 2 inches.
Though jointed at the waist, these
figures can be made to stand alone
and the features in their tiny faces
are so clear cut that it's easy to rec
ognize various characters among
them, such as Mr.. and Mrs Doll, who
are the proprietors OF the Doll House
the Doctor, Sambo, the Beautiful
Lady and many others.
When she became interested in
building house for the dolls, Con-
stance found it difficult to keep
her mind on ship models, and several
articles she started some time ago re-
main only partially completed.
The only members of her family
interested in modelling, she has
worked out most Of her technique
alone in a small home workshop. The
hobby has been inexpensive on the
whole. she said. For instance, much
of the material for the doll house
cost nothing. Cedar wood from an
unusually good quality Of cigar boxes
was given her for the house, she ex-
planned. and samples Of wall paper
were more than enough for the doll
house walls
Though she doesn't know just how
Tar she expects to develop her hobby,
Constance is planning to study archi-
lecture, and it seems quite possible
that her work on the perfect doll
house. may one day lead to similar
work on more perfect homes for
grown-ups.
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OmltLeQ from lQe miniature QWelllNR.
The perfect doll house is two
story structure with seven rooms, a
hallway and a sun porch with 13 VIM
dows
Real glass fills the windows. glass
so thin that spectators must be cau-
toned not to touch it.
The walls are papered. diminutive
staircase connects the first and second
floors and the little house is surrounded
by a picket fence made of half-length
match stems.
Trees and shrubbery are growing in
a grass plot about the house-green
sponge mounted on branches and tree
trunks being used to give the effect
Of foliage.
CONSTANCE cannot. of course. in
vite visitors to walk into her par
lor, as dolls more than inches high
would be uncomfortable there For
folks who like to look inside, however,
she moves a sliding wall and opens up
the roof, a portion of which is hinged.
With closeup view thus made pos
sible, visitors may examine the tiny
furniture and the little dolls inside.
Few models so small could be more
perfect in detail than this doll furni-
ture Constance has built beds, chairs,
tables. corner cupboard. secretary,
a spinning wheel and many others.
And not knob, not hinge, not a
drawer has been faxed.
One of the most intricate of her
designs is the secretary, which has
three drawers, several shelves and
even pigeon holes in the desk. Many
a housewife might envy the ease with
which these drawers open at a slight
tug from the knobs, which are heads
Of small pin points.
The sewing table is another fasci-
mating piece. When Constance was
designing this she thought for a mo-
ment that she would not bother to
make the pockets open. but her
friends would have none of that. Now
hinged leaves which turn back easily
cover the two deep pockets of the
table, hinges being made from thin
pieces of wire inserted through holes
bored by hot needle.
Her friends. by the way, even while
they marvel at the detail in models
so small, are always thinking of some
thing new for the house. and usually
she tries to carry out their ideas. A
recent visitor. for instance, was not
satisfied with bed which has springs
and piece of felt for a mattress, but
suggested that Constance make q
quilted cover for it. Constance shook
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girls about their hobbies, but so far
I haven't come across any like mine
MY hobby is collecting four-leaf
clovers.
Il first became interested in find
ing them when I used to live next
door to a lady who didn't take very
good care of her lawn So clover grew
galore
"One day, while lying among the
cool, sweet clover reading book, I
noticed a clover that had more leaves
than the others, SO I picked it and
sure enough, it had four leaves
There is an old saying that four
leaf clovers bring good luck to the
finders, so began to look for more
Ever since that day have been
collecting freak clovers and sometimes
I find one with five leaves.
Il now have in my possession three
five-leaf clovers. AS for four-leaf
clovers, I have quite a few of all
shapes and sizes and find more every
day keep them all in my big en-
cyclopedia.
LAS for lucknow that I think Of
five been getting along right we'll
lately, considering that I'm business
manager Of our school paper, Taft
Talk"
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at 6S09 Fifth street NV. She writes:
Dear Editor:
about seven years ago when I was
In Peiping, China, I had my most ex-
citing adventure.
Early one morning we started out
from Peiping by automobile along the
marrow, dusty, Chinese roads to the
Great Wall. As We passed through
the small villages the children yelled
and waved at us. Having come as
far as we could by auto, we then trans
ferred to q train at Nankow. The
tourney was slow, as it was mostly up
hill, and was uncomfortable. as we
rode on board seats in box car that
was crowded with Chinese soldiers.
Finally we reached the top Of a
mountain, and there before us was the
Great Wall stretching as far as we
could see over valleys and mountains,
and nearby was the famous Nankow
Pass. Waiting to carry us up to the
wall were small donkeys with Mon
golian drivers and coolies with carry
Evening star., 1938-05-08

You can easily practice throwing and
quick starts. 1t helps if you have what
we call good hands" too. That means
big hands with powerful finger grips.
You can help develop them by grip
ping a baseball in each hand and
squeezing as hard as possible. Try this
every day for while.
You'll need plenty of practice at
fielding. Get friend to bat to you.
Try catching hits on all sides. hard
ones and slow ones. You will have to
learn to judge ball Some you can
get by charging in, others will come so
fast you have to go back for them.
The idea is to get to the ball as fast
as possible.
nONT be afraid of the ball or fight
it. Get behind it every time you
can. so your body will stop it if You
tumble Use both hands If possible.
Many times, however. you will be
lucky to get one hand on 1t. That's
where lots Of practice counts.
Now let's take look at the various
infield positions. Well start with first
base and end up with third, the one
know best.
Small men have made the grade at
first base, but most big leaguers are
big fellows like Lou Gehrig, Jimmy
Foxx and Hank Greenberg. A big man
offers his teammates better throwing
target, and that's important. Practice
starting toward first as you field a
ball. Always get there as fast as you
can when another man is fielding the
ball. Keep your feet out of the run
ner's way. You need only toe on
the bag to make the out.
A second baseman should be even
faster than the first sacker. He should
practice backing up his shortstop and
first baseman. Learn to keep your eye
on ball when some one else runs in
front Of it. Always cover second when
a ball is hit toward third.
IF SHORTSTOP is your position,
practice throwing the ball as fast
as it comes to you. Shortstops start
most double plays Study various
plays so you will always know the right
base to throw to- Learn to throw from
every position
My greatest trouble at third base
was throwing. No matter how good
fielder you are, you must be able to
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HISTORICRAMS X By Leslie Hartley

't1AO ELA0 cfL . "A OE Of'
MARY JEMISON IN THE
NATIONAL MUSEUM WAS USED
AS A MODEL FOR A BRONZE
STATUE ERECTED IN HER MEN,
DRY IN LETCHWORTH PARK.
N. Y. SHE IS DEPICTED IN
INDIAN CLOTHES. WITH A
SMALL SON STRAPPED ON HER
BACK.
MARY JEM1SON. the White
A Woman Of Genesee." was cap.
tured and adopted by Indians in
her girlhood and made her homo
with them thereafter.
Born about 1743 on the high
seas when her Scotch-Irish par
ents were on their way from Scot
land to Philadelphia. Mary was
taken to live in a settlement near
what Is now Gettysburg. During
the French and Indian War. when
members Of her family were cap
tured by Shawnee Indians and
French soldiers, her life was spared
and she was sent to Fort Duquesne.
There she was adopted as a sister
by two Seneca women who had
just lost a brother.
Reared like the Indian girls
about her. Mary was twice married
to Indians and became the mother
Of eight children. Her first hus-
band was young warrior and upon
his death she became the wife Of
an old Indian chief.
At the close of the war Mary
was offered her freedom, but her
Indian family persuaded her to
remain with them. In the mean
time she had moved from Ohio
to the tribal home on the Genesee
River and there she was granted
q tract of land Of her own choice.
Making her home there, she was
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OCDD1 LIE WlO,
Who at 21, is the youngest
Ueteran infelder in the major
leagues. He has been a regu-
lar for three seasons and last
year led his club 1Uith most
runs scored, most hits made
and most home runs.
throw accurately and quickly. You
throw to first more than any othe,
base, so practice that most. Don't
worry about bunts They are actually
the easiest balls to handle when YOU
expect them. Go in fast and get then
with the bare hand when you can
Know your shortstop and don't try
to cover his territory.
Watch good infielder and try tc
initiate his style I learned a lot by
watching Ossie Bluege. You can't &c
wrong by watching such fellows as Joe
Kuhel, Gus Suhr, Jim Collins, Charley
Gehrlnger. Luke Appling. Arky
Vaughan, Lyn Larry, Red Folfe. Dick
Bartell and Pinky Higgins. How many
of them do you see each season?
Merit Ueek Cecil TRAVIS, one OF
the American Leagues leading hit
ters, will tell you how to bat. Ira
us plays shortstop for Washington,
and is Buddy LeUis' "roomie."
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Junior Page Letter Box
Five Prize-Winning Letters From Weekly
Contest Published.
Contest Published.

ing chairs. I chose to ride a donkey
and soon was started over a rocky
mountain path to one Of the huge
stone watch towers.
When I reached the tower ]
climbed to the top and tried to walk
up the steep incline to the second
tower. Much to my dismay the stones
worn with age, were very slippery and
could only walk by holding onto the
small wall on either side. The view
from the top of the Great Wall was
magnificent, though, and I felt fully
repaid for whatever discomforts I had
experienced"
"HOW SPENT ONE VACATION"
SOME Of the interesting things he
saw on vacation last summer
are described as follows by Fred
Junior Wilburn, 9, Of Silt Third street
NV:
Dear Sir:
1T was about the first of August
last year that my father, mother, sis
ter and started on our vacation. We
went as far as my aunt's, in West
Virginia, for the first few days. We
were in the country there and it was
very mountainous all around.
MY cousin and went up on top CT
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Riddles

I ETS all celebrate Mothers Day!
How about entertaining your
mother with some Of these new rid
dies which the riddle man has just
received? See If she can guess them!
l. What is the difference between
one yard and two yards?-Lawrence
Sorrell.
2. What has tongue, goes all over
the place, and sits in the corner at
night? Madeline Garrett.
3. What Is it that Is bought by the
yard and worn by the foot?-Mike
KelSo.
4. What does a car have that isn't
any good to it, and yet it can't run
without it?-Gertrude Rhoden.
ANSWERS.
l. A fence. 2. A shoe. ,. The car
pet. 4. Noise.
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The definitions:
ACROSS.
1. You and I.
3. Hotel
6. Proposition Of place.
7. Women honored this Sunday
10. Young dogs.
IL. Cried, shed tears.
13. Word used with either"
IA. Company (abbr).
II. Ships officer.
20. Kind of food.
%. Parts OF an automobile
"a. Street (abbr).
a5. Tiny pencil mark.
26. Him.
DOWN.
2. Ostrich-like bird
3. Possessive pronoun.
a. New England State (abbr).
S. Fresh.
6. A serpent.
8. To perform piece Of surgery.
8. One who saves another.
10. Father
IL. Toward.
IS. Part of ito be-"
16. Neuter pronoun.
49, Toward the rear of a ship
10. Finish.
20. Encountered socially.
81. Remains of fire.
%. Perform.
Now we come to very suitable
word diamond The second line Is a
word for father, the third Is a girls
name, the fifth means shabby, and the
sixth is a pig pen. Can you complete
the diamond?
PARENTS
T
S
am q three-letter word. BY putting
various letters in front Of me. I be-
come Cd q connagration, CD mud,
go a father, a. the rim of a wheel,
(5) a thin band Of metal.
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one mountain, near q clear spot, and
we could see for miles and miles.
There was a large. old-timey water
mill near my aunt's. Gee, it was fun
to see the water turn that big, old
wooden wheel around and watch
them make flour. They would pour
in wheat and when it came out it
would be lovely white flour from
which the bread we eat is made.
Then We went to Ohio to visit an
other aunt and uncle, who live in the
country on farm. My uncle was
making hay while was there. had
fun riding on q big load Of hay.
They had a gang Of 80 or 40 little
ducks and while 7 was there I kept q
pocket full Of feed and when would
go out Of the house the ducks would
run to me and follow me all around.
I'VE visited pottery near East
Liverpool, across the river. It was
just wonderful to see how the dishes
are made. There were hundreds of
stacks Of plates and saucers 3 and 4
feet high.
The scenery was beautiful over the
mountains and up the Ohio River"
"AN INTERESTING PET"
DOC is a dog about 13 or II year.
old and to Carter Dawson he /.
almost like human being. Carter
who is 13 and lives at 10e Washingtor
street, Rockville. Md, has given thu
following vivid description Of Doc:
Dear Editor:
Doctor Dawson, or Doc. . collie ant
Newfoundland mixed, is the most In.
teresting pet I have ever owned. Do.
is an aristocratic dog. II you can pic.
ture one, and very dignified in . dog.
gish way. He has q large white cola,
of fur around his neck, four white
feet and brown, white and rust mixet
together are the colors Of his body. HI
IS about 13 or IA years Of age and verJ
childish, like many old people.
doc used to be professional
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Damp Dry.
pATTENT PARENT:

PAT1ENT PARENT: What on
earth is the matter now?"
Young Hopeful (who has been
bathing with his bigger brother: will
lie dropped the towel in the water
and he's dried me wetter than I was
before"
Evening star., 1938-05-08
For the Puzzle Fans

HERE'S crossword puzzle with a
silhouette Of q mother in the
center.
FOR MOTHERS DAY.
Evening star., 1938-05-08
High School Girl Models
Perfect Doll House
Miniature Dwelling Exhibited
At Central High School Is
Completely Furnished.
BY FRANCES LIDE,
Junior Page Editor.

small slender install
furniture exhibit
~ School
The modeler Reddigwho
suddenly
decided
the
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I. Crossword puzzle solution.
2 The diamond is c, Mae, motto,
catcher, ether. DER, r.
3. Straight, strait.
4. Shortstop, coach, pitcher and
trainer
5. T-hut-rut-RUN.
BASE - bale - hale hole -
HOME.
Evening star., 1938-05-08

And there, next door, beneath the
porch,
He found the neighbor's pup
With Cuddles' little sawdust doll,
About to chew it up.
(Copyright. 193s)
Rather Left UnSaid.
CCENE-A concert for the poor.
Distinguished Amateur (about to
make his first appearance in public)-
"Oh! I do feel so nervous!''
Sympathetic Friend-"There's no
occasion to be nervous. my dear fell
low They applaud anything"
Evening star., 1938-05-08
By BUDDY LEWIS.

YOU the nfeld? Well before advise
- ask yourself few questions
is
- S at
inhed has throw
the ball.
things nfelder have regardless
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Out of Reach.

UHT OF Re0CH.
ROBB1E-"Say. Pa, bee huns,
doesn't he?"
Father-"Yes. my boy: but run
away and don't bother me-"
Bobbie-"Well. Pa, If that's 50, ain
bee q humbug?"
Evening star., 1938-05-08

The names Of two European coun-
tries are hidden in the sentence be-
low. Can you find them?
Although the scream was one of
anger, many thought it was pain.
ANSWERS TO LAST WEEKS
PUZZLES
Evening star., 1938-05-08
my MOST EXCITING
ADVENTURE"

CLIMBING the Great Wall in China
was a real adventure for Margaret
Morse, who lived for several years in
the Orient Margaret, who is l6, lives
Evening star., 1938-05-08
Major League Star Gives
Advice on Baseball
Infelders Must Have Speed,
Buddy Lewis Says in First
Article in New Series.

This the articles phtch
ball the Future
batting base running playing the oufeld pitch
n catching
Evening star., 1938-05-08
"MY HOBBY"

MY HOBBY"
GLORIA JONES, Is, of 4601 East
ern avenue N E.. who believes
that her hobby is unusual, shares
her idea with Junior Page readers
in the following letter:
Dear Editor:
For some time I've been reading
the stories written by other boys and
Evening star., 1938-05-08
p A r E N rs

I am q three-letter word BY putting
various letters in front Of me. I be-
come Q a conflagration. (2) mud.
90 father, a. the rim Of wheel,
(5) q thin band Of metal.
Evening star., 1938-10-24
By LILLIAN COX ATHEY.

These flowers are given Greek
name with a root meaning of order
illness: which in turn means beauty
and Of ornamental value. That is one
reason perhaps that the cosmos is be-
coming more and more desirable as an
autumn plant. It is an annual or
perennial herb. Today 1t is grown not
only for its flowers but also for its
value as background.
Do not think you have to have rich
soil for your cosmos. II you do you
Will have more plant than flowers.
Give your cosmos a sandy soil and
when the small buds appear pinch
most Of them off 50 the plant will
become bushy and symmetrical in
stead Of tall and spindling. If you
live in the East, plant your seeds in
doors, and during the latter part Of
April transplant them. Seed sown in
the open ground, after all danger of
frost is over, will produce flowers un-
til late autumn.
The typical shades of cosmos are
crimson. rose and purple, with one
lovely yellow species. There is the
shlack cosmos" known to cosmos lovers
~ bidens, or dahlia. 1t is dwarf
and not really black but dark red.
Sometimes it resembles one strain and
again another of the two from which
it sprang The field is wide and the
opportunity great for new types to be
developed.
Until 1895 we were satisfied with
two leading species Of cosmos and
these were of three strongly marked
colors-pink crimson and white. Grad
ually new delicate shades were devel-
oped and the smaller blossoms were
increased to larger petals until we
have some inches across, getting
wider each year with careful pruning
while they are young buds. There are
wild cosmos, escapes no doubt, but
there Is never a white one among
Evening star., 1938-10-24
Natures Children
Cosmos
(Cosmos bipinnatus).

them. What Is needed is deep rich
red variety, and to date there is no
double variety that is certain. Some
believe that the cosmos Is q descend
ant Of the China aster.
The leaves grow opposite and are
pinnately cut in the regular garden
variety Of cosmos that we know. They
Evening star., 1938-10-24

are very narrow and slender and in
some species are foot long and even
longer. They give to the plant lacy,
airy appearance that is especially
charming for cut-flower purposes. The
leaves add to the beauty Of the bou-
quet, enhance the artistic effect Of the
flowers, and their attractive shade Of
green is a fine background for the
dainty color of the flowers.
(Copyright, 1889
Evening star., 1938-04-21
A.E.L. UNIT WINS
TRANSIT DISPUTE
Right to Represent $500
Workers UpheId-Wage
Talks Resume.

The right of the American Fedora
ton Of Labor's union to represent the
$500 workers of the Capital Transit
Co. was upheld in effect yesterday by
the National Labor Relations Board
against a counter claim of a union of
the Committee on Industrial Organi-
zation, and officers of the A. F. of l..
union planned today to resume nego-
tiations with the company for a new
wage agreement
The A. F. of L. union, the AmalHa-
mated Association Of Street Electric
Railway and Motor Coach EMPLOYEES,
told the board it represented 1921 of
the street railway employees The board
dismissed petition by the Transport
Workers Union. c. I. o. affiliate. to
call collective bargaining election
among street car and coach workers.
The N L. r. B held there was no
dispute requiring an election.
The unions wage agreement with
the Capital Transit Co. expired April
l. but was extended to April 80 pend
ing negotiations, which had been de-
layed by the fight of the c. I. o. to
represent the workers.
Offlcers Of the A. F. of L. antici-
pated no difficulty in effecting a new
wage pact Negotiations are expected
to be completed before the end Of the
month.
The Central Labor Union, A. F.. of
l.. body, voted recently to investigate
G. /. O. activities in Washington.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
Rx THOMAS r. HENRY.

Along with the plague a terrible
curse fell on 18th century London.
Hitherto upright, honest men, loyal
husbands and fathers of families, be-
came victims Of a degenerating, habit
forming drug which made them lower
than the beasts. They became deaf
to all appeals to their better selves,
all the piteous pleas Of their stricken
families.
The foresaken wife Of such a man
is described as most fearfully fuming
forth very fountains of blood, bowling
for anguish Of heart, weeping, wailing
and wringing her handes together with
grisly looks, staring eies, with mind
amazed. with thoughts perplexed, with
body shivering and shaking in every
joint while she pitifully pleads with
her spouse"
But the diSsolute fellow, hitherto
a prop Of society, probably had sunken
too low to be moved by such horrible
spectacle.
The medical profession was aroused.
The terrible drug. they said. had its
place, but should never be used except
Evening star., 1938-04-21

prohibition. James I, who had a
violent animosity to the Virginia weed,
raised the duty on it 1000 per cent.
As result it became worth about
500 pound, bootleggers got busy
peddling homemade stuff filled with
sticks and leaves, it became a symbol
OF wealth to be able to smoke a
thimbleful, folks took pride in cir
cumventing the law, fashionable
women started smoking. and even
the clergy began attending boot
legged tobacco parties
The whole story is told in the rare
books and manuscripts in most of
the modern European languages, which
Mr.. Arents has picked up in his
travels. 1t is the worlds greatest
repositories Of tobacco curiosities.
Evening star., 1938-04-21

co was the best safeguard against the
plague, and lots Of other doctors agreed
with him.
An Italian healer, Francesca Redi,
thought oil Of tobacco was a mar
velous antiseptic when injected. into
the veins. He tried 1t on dogs. 1t
cured what was wrong with them but
killed them!
But one and all these doctors agreed
that the American weed was. a dam
gerous drug which should be used only
on the prescription Of qualified ply
sicians. Otherwise, they said, 1t re-
duced men to the level OF beasts.
England had one tobacco-chewinp