davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

neurasthenia common or garden-bIues)
is a stagnation Of the blood IN the
splanchnic or abdominal veins, caused
by enfeebled abdominal muscles. To
quote: The erect posture of man places
him at a disadvantage in several direc-
tiOns, notably. however, by increasing
the height of the blood columns with a
corresponding increase of gravity on the
circulation, thus causing the blood to
gravitate into the intra-abdominal
veins.
Among the many resources of Ma
ture to combat this tendency, the vigor
of the abdominal muscles is paramount.
The tonicity of the muscles in question
is impaired by mal-hygienic clothing,
occupation. disease. lack of exercise and
a host of other conditions"
Prof. Abrams recommends massage of
the abdominal walls. any Strengthening
exercise for the abdominal muscles, res
piratory exercises and cold or cool
baths.
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

coffee, tea or tobacco, bodily disease
any of these may be the contrtbutory or
sole cause of the susceptibility of the
s.ervous system.
Worry may be said to be more a
symptom of the blues than a cause, for
the acute nervousness caused by the
real worry-Over the threatened health
Of a loved one, or actual danger to
life or fortune, for instance-cannot be
sad TO be the blues in a strict sense,
though a continuation of 1t might per
manently weaken the nervous system.
Worry over trifies, however, is a prom
inent symptom. Professor Abrams cites
the case of a woman who. when asked
about her health, replied. Il feel very
well; but always feel bad when I feel
well, because I know I'm going to feel
worse afterward."
But t. main cause of sDlanchnie
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treatment and cure.
You no longer have the blues" you
have splanchnic neurastkenia.
Prof. Albert Abrams. AN. Md,
FIRMS. Of San Francisco. is respon-
sible for this, and in his book, The
Blues; Causes and Cure" &c. B. Treat
& Co, N. Y, 1900, he handles the sub
ject thoroughly and Interestingly.
Professor Abrams defines the blues as
the popular term employed to express
a multitude of ill-dehned symptoms,
mainly nervous" but he adds that they
are really an attack of acute neuras-
thenia or an aperiodic aggravation of
chronic nervousness, for which there
are many causes" Heredity may be re-
sponsible, but both heredity and envi-
ronment may be effectually fought by
personal effort.
Overworl5, worry, the abuse of alcohol.
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

'fthis LiszS' to be invited TO dine with
the court, saying that he had heard
much concerning the pianist's great art.
The appointed night came and found
the Emperor in great good humor and
full of graciousness toward the Meis-
ter At the end of the dinner the entire
party assembled in a room which had
been arranged, by the aide-de-camp, for
a recital There was very fine grand
piano and when the court were seated
a splendid beauty having the place of
honor at the Cars right hand-His
Majesty turned TO List and said:
II have heard much concerning your
self and your art. Meister. VIII you
kindly play for me? L am not able 10
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You shall next play that in public, -
he cried, all energy and enthusiasm. Il
will also play with you my four-hand
arrangement Of Schubert's Hungarian
Marches"
I wonder If he knew how excited I be-
came at the very thought of it! The
night came. I played first alone. and as
1 came out on the stage List left the
audience and came and sat down at
the other piano. He was not to play,
and of course 1 wondered why he should
do such a thing. I will never forget it..
"Afterward he told my mother that
he knew she was nervous. and because
it was my first appearance he decided to
be at the other piano, and If I should
become so nervous as to forget my notes
the Meister was going to take the music
right up and play on. However. did
not forget, and received. much applause
Then List and I came out together
and sat down at the two pianos, the old
man and the hoy, IA or Is years old
AT the end of the selection there was
much applause, and List and I came
out and stood side by side. The Meister
bowed, while I stood up straight and
stiff, with my face right ahead. We
came out once more, and List bowed
gracefully, while 1 again stood like a
wooden ball.
Suddenly List noticed me looking
like a tin soldier. He gave a great
snort, and at the same time clutched the
back of my neck, bending me over
nearly double That is how made my
hru- 70
"Of course there was an uproar. and
we had to repeat the marches. went
home the happiest boz in the land
List and the Car.
Nothing daunted Liszi. I well re-
member an anecdote he used to tell. The
incident occurred during the Meister's
first Russian tournee, which had been
so tremendously successful that List
felt justified in making a request of
royalty itself.
Accordingly. since he much desired
to meet the reigning Car, Alexander
l., whom he knew to be a most august,
and indeed veritaEle oId-Russian type,
Liszt appealed 10 the Emperors aide
de-camp, asking him if a concert could
be arranged. After a great deal of dis
couraging parley Cthe aide-de-camp con-
WINGED that His Majesty could not be
Interested the subject was brought to
the Cars attention
AS the aide had expected, the Car
was frankly bored, but finally ordered
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{ go to concerts and shall much appre-
ciate the favorr'
List seated himself at the piano and
began a Chopin nocturne- Very soon
the Gar commenced to talk in a low
voice to the beauty beside him List
heard him and looked around. AS the
murmuring continued the Meister played
more and more slowly. until, finally, he
broke off short, and fairly ran from the
piano. The Car himself called to him:
"Meister. why do you stop in the mid
die of the composition"
oh" replied LisZt, Il know too well
the law of autoeratic Russia. It is.
that when the Car speaks, others shall
be silent, 1t took more than a Gar
of all the Russias. even, TO make List
play to an christening audience, al
though he did have to bear the
ridiculous insult which Brahms gave
him the first time he went 20 him-he,
Brahms, a young man. begging the
opinion of Meister on his early efforts at
composition.
When the young mans music was all
attended to. the Meister was goo1
enough to play something Of his own.
He found, at the close of his compost
ton, that the youth was calmly sleep
ing. Now Liszt could never have done
such thing. Wherever there WAS ar
tistic merit, whether In his work or
that Of another, he was all interest and
encouragement.
It was that which made. him appre-
ciate Richard Wagner when all the
world was laughing at the new music.
The two men were ahead Of their day,
but they understood No one did as
much for Wagner as did List. 1t was
he who gave the very d.st perform
ance Of "Lohengrin."
And all this generosity came from
heart saddened because the Meister's
own great compositions were not IN
derstood and appreciated Great; great
pianist, but not a great composer said
the blind world The Meister knew his
own power and was tortured. at times,
longing to be acknowledged while alive.
But he was sublimely patient
''Ich Kann WartenT' q can waltz, he
would say, with strange smile, and
eyes which looked into a future which
would hold his name and fame but from
which his body should have departed.
He has waited and the result is known
In the musical world, which at last has
discovered that here was a pioneer, a
seer, one born ahead Of his day, an
The Washington times., 1904-04-10
Damage Caused by The Fires of Careless Campers

~ were last Spring. several 6res
started Up in remote, unfreouent
laces were fairly attributed Do
men Of this class, some Of whom
reported as having been seen in
Ocalities.
itherto we have had small success
-Osecuting these offenders, because
as so difficult under the circum-
ces to secure the positive evidence
ssary to conviction. The local ju-
too often in sympathy with de-
ants, refused to render a verdict for
State on presumptive evidence sole
The only remedy is TO employ pa
in sufficient numbers so that every
ing party can be followed and
-ched. This would be expensive, but
cheaper than lighting the fires that
uld result otherwise"
he State and some of the railroads
We employed patrols to watch the
ms and follow along the tracks,
ting out fires started by locomo-
res.
The State, through the fire wardens
pointed in every locality, undertakes
hght and eXtinguish these forest
res. The wardens head crews of fight
81 who 90 into the woods and stay
the hres till they are put out.
People who have watched great fires
a city blocks have little idea of the
erocity Of fires in the dry woods. once
hey are under way. 1t is one Of the
sights in the world 10 see 4
whole mcuntainside ablaze at night. as
frequently happens in the Adirondack
lection. in the White Mountains Of New
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When / was eleven years OF age
my mother and father first took
rle TO see List. 1 had been studying
with Louis I>ohler. who wrote the great
sianoforte exercises. He and List were
old friends and ii was Kohler who sent
me to List
Ny mother was all interest, for she
was fine musician and had been my
first teacher. And I, Of course. thought
/ knew what was best for me.
When we entered the room where
List received I saw a whole story in
his face. It was this: 'tOh. a Wunder-
kind, / suppose. What n bOrer' There
he stUOd-Uall. straight master in
every sense Of the word. His face was
the strongest I have ever seen. Very
like his photographs-the straight long
hair. beaklike nose, large mouth and
piercing yet kindly eyes. When we
showed him Kohler's letter the whole
expression Of his face changed He be-
came very friendly and. turning to me,
said:
What can you play2"
I somehow managed to find my voice.
and stammered:
Some Bach. the Beethoven Hammer
can play for you"
Him." said List. THE Beethoven
Hammerclavier, Ell? That is a pretty
big morsel for so email a chap I did
not play il when SO young as you are
little Master Reisenauar. Play the Bach
first"
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

orchestral composer Of remarkable
genius-a spirit whose speech Is
strengthened with the years.
AS we, his pupils, carried the dear
body to the grave at Bayreuth, where
the Meister died. at the home Of Rich
ard Wagner, the Frau Cosima being
his daughter, each one of US felt he
had a sublime message to give the
world
So whether pianists or orchestral
leaders, we have increasingly placed
the compositions of Franz List on our
programmes. thereby doing our little
share toward wearing the laurel
wreath which surrounds the brow of
that sinEularly commanding and YER
satile figure Of all musical progress.
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

piano achopin Very
low voice to the beauty
looked around As the mumuung
played slowly UNTIL finally ne
broke off short and fairly piano Gear himself
"ster why you stop middle of the cOmpOsitn7
"oh" replied Lz well the law of autocratic Rue
speaks, others shall be sient!"
The Washington times., 1904-04-10
Millions of

- ISHERMEN who ent
North Woods with {
OF the ice in the
streams viii this y,
areas Of wild land
and bIackened by last year.
but few Of them will rea
IN money TO the State. the
and to individual land ow
suited from these confiagra
When it is remembered Il
half a million people ann
the woods as guests at n
mer hotels and camps. sor
danger TO property is attai
These people leave cam
throw away matches that
and in some instances &C
est fires for the exciteu
them run through the un
liam f. Fox. superintend
ests Of New York. in his
tin gives some statistics
Of forest fires and the /
Mr.. Fox says: AT thi
year (the late Spring. v
is dry) there are a Ia
fishermen in the woods,
belonging TO a careless,
unworthy OF the name
They employ no guide
ainlessly through the
out whenever night owe
LAS they move on fro
they generally leave
burning. When they n
at noon they make III
to extinguish the small
that purpose. With q
The Washington times., 1904-04-10
THE PATHOLOGY OF "TTIE BLUEs'-TEE LATEST Disc

gave you ever had the blues" ?
Have you ever been the victim
Of those indigo devils that
prod you with unwelcome
memories Of the past, rack you with
distrust of the present. and torture you
with a sinking dread of the future?
If you are a normal human being
you have; and you have, also, in all
received only mockery
aad laughter where you looked for
sympathy. There is nothing the mat
ter with you: ir's only an attack Of
the blues
But at last, after all these years of
neglect and contempt, the blues are
to receive Justice; to take their place
as a recognized and respectable dis
ease, decorated with a dignihed SCI
entific name and subject to diagnosis.
The Washington times., 1904-04-10
Playing for List.

Zach, bravo!' cried the Meister, when
finished. How proud I was.
Now the Beethoven" ordered List.
After that he made me begin the Hum
mel Concerto. But as I was playing, he
swept me of the stool and sat down
himself, rushing through the remainder
Of the composition. his eyes so dreamy
that 1 knew he was thinking Of the DAYS
he himself had practiced this work.
That was great habit Of LISTS Of
ten during class time he would fairly
shove pupil off the stool and some
times would play on for three-quarters
of an hour.
At the end Of the Concerto List rose
and said:
so you want to study with me. do
you?''
Yes. oh. yes I cried.
Then my mother said: Alfred wants
to give UP his gymnasium course and
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study only music. but that is go
his parents wishes
Certainly" cried List, his eye
ing.
But Meister, you yourself
fnish the gymnasium course" v.-.
the small boy.
"Aad Why?" criei List.
my parents were too poor. "
TO go on the stage as a WI
when my feet were about a
the pedals! No. my boy,
bring me the certificate that
passed the gymnasium exam
viii take you for a pupil"
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

other, and It was a true affair of the
heart But, for all that, it was a dark
drama and its shadow never left the
Meister.
Let me tell you what List did the
The Washington times., 1904-04-10

first time played in public.
One day, during my first year at
home in Leipsic, when the school days
were over. played to Liszt his Taran-
tella, "Venezia Napoli''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
THEY ARE NOT IDLE.
Opponents of Judge o. L. Moore File
Nomination Papers.

Some of the supporters of Judge J.
4. Dickerson do not propose to allow
the judgeshfp contest in the Eighth
judicial district to drop now. even
though Judge Dickerson has received
a federal judgeship in the Indian Ter
ritory and therefore cannot be the
Republican candidate for judge in the
Eighth district They propose to fight
the nomination of Judge o. L. Moore
anyway, in the hope of knocking
Moore out and securing the nomina-
ton of some one else.
With that object in view Thomas
Dever, of Junction City has filed with
the secretary of state the nomination
papers of Judge Dfckerson. certifying
that he was nominated for judge by
the primary election held in the
Eighth district on April &C. Dever
and others had already formally pro-
tested to Moore's nomination and
their protest had been set for hearing
tomorrow, but now the hearing has
been postponed until Wednesday of
next week. May IL, in order to let the
Moore contingent protest against
Dickerson's nomination.
If the opponents of Judge Moore can
get the election board to declare that
Dickerson was nominated. he will then
have to withdraw to accept his Indian
Territory job. which will leave a va
cancy to be filed by the committee or
by a new convention And if the Dick
erson committee should have the nam
ing of the candidate Judge Moore
would have little chance. So the con-
test is not now so much for Dickerson
as it is against Moore.
1t is said Mr. Dever would like the
judgeship himself and has at least
hope of securing from Governor Bal
ley the appointment to serve from the
retirement of Dickerson until after the
election next fall. Besides Mr.. Dever,
r. L. King of Marion and Judge
Moore himself are applicants for the
appointment at Governor Bailey's
hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

The Brooklyn Eagle, taking the Dali
zelI-Cockran episode for a text, de-
Iivers some very forcible observations
on the subject of the lavish use of
money in our politics, and holds the
two great parties equally responsible.
After deploring the fact that enormous
sums are raised and expended in ma
tional campaigns. it says:
9Th ere are states which may be said
to believe in political corruption, at
least both parties practice it. Both
parties in Pennsylvania believe in it.
Parties in Rhode Island apparently
believe in it. Political parties APP
parently exist in Indiana. Nevada,
Wyoming, both Dakotas, Utah and in
California, as well as elsewhere, for
the purpose of being corrupted, and
for no other controlling purpose
whatever. Each party, of course, de-
nounces the other as corrupt but
neither omits its corruption on that
account.
I'VE are not saying that all of the
people or most of the people of these
and other states are corrupt. The
politics of those states is corrupt. The
people of those states ordinarily &C
quiesce in the corruption of their
pOuucSs ana IN the praCUCe OF cor
ruption by their politicians. They do
so because the conduct or policy of
their national and their state govern
ments is affected, or is held to be af-
fected. by a relation to their business
interests"
On these observations the Washing
ton Star comments as follows:
'eWhy was the name of New York
omitted from this list? Can this
moral be effectively pointed, or this
tale be sufficiently adorned without
that name? AS a rule New Workers
accuse each other on this score. They
themselves are responsible for the po-
Iitcal reputation the state bears. The
whole country has come to know
Tammany hall, not only from its rec
ord. but from the Characterization of
the organization by the Democratic as
we'll as the Republican press of New
York city. Then the stories from AL
bany whenever the legislature is in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the AtchiSOn GlObe.1
When they have you dead to rights,
don't deny it; refuse to talk.
We like spring, and winter, and fall,
but dogon the good old summer time.
When a real meek man gets good and
mad, he comes mighty near having fits.
There are lots of cooks who can make
fresh vegetables taste like canned.
A woman isn't in it these days unless
her hair is done up in the shape of n
breakfast bun.
Have you been out to the woods to
gather violets? Have you done your sa-
cred duty to Spring?
After a man has become real well ac-
quainted with the MissOurians,' he never
contradicts them
When guests arrive their hostess ser
want girl leaves, and her husband doesn' [
because he can't.
We have noticed that when people ad-
vertise for a girl now, they say; Wanted
A girl to HELP with homework.
After a woman passes 125 pounds in
weight or 80 years in age, she should not
climb a step-ladder, even if it is house.
cleaning time.
When a man and his wife walk along
the streets they should avoid the appear
ance of wrangling. This may seem a Hap
py Hollow hint, but it is not.
Say what you please about the women
being shielded from the world: when it
comes to being carefully guarded, what is
the matter with the married men?
Bill Simpl1ins, the farmer, was roaring
today about hard times and about the
country going to the dogs. 1T amt the
country, BILL a neighbor said; its you. p"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
E. P. RIPLEY TALKS.
President of santa F'e Discusses Strike
Question.

Los Angeles. Cal. May 4.-The Elk
press today publishes the following
from President z. P. Ripley of the
Santa F'e system on the subject of
the strike of the machinists on the
Santa Fe lines:
THE company will have no diff
Guilty in filling the places of the men
who have quit work. We have no
quarrel with unionism among our
men. We deal with unionism in the
case of conductors, engineers, fire
men, and trainmen, but those unions
have never made outrageous demands
to which we were asked to submit by
the machinists and which would have
transferred to the machinists' union
the management of our shops.
of the men who left our employ, prob
ably at least one-half did not want to
strike and Were not in sympathy with the
demands made en- us by the union, but
felt obliged to go out with the others:
for this class I am very sorry, and real
ize the difficult position in which they
We're placed. 1t may as well be under
stood, however, that no semi-public cor
pOration, owing duties to the public, such
as the railroad and street cars, the tele-
graph, telephone, etc, can for one instant
accept the principle OF the closed shop
or surrender its power to maintain order
by discipline. There never was order
among large bodies of men without dis
cipline, and there never will be-.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04

JAYHAWKER lots

The drouth is broken around Dodge
City and so are the predicted wheat
crops.
Lightning injured the operator keys
| at Window the other day, also a few
of his fingers.
Strong City thinks the town deserves
a new depot. But can they so convince
| the Santa Fe officials.
A coyote scalp hunter found the
tufts of 20 youngsters around Will
| liamsburg which ne will deliver to the
1 county clerk
Senator Burton has returned to
Kansas with his wife. Some of the
statesmen that once pointed with pride
now view with alarm.
A Dickinson county man has just
died who spent his last Is years in
bed Don't worry over your ordinary
/ troubles.
To save the grass at Medicine Lodge
the commissioners have ordered the
bo1-elder trees killed. It's seldom that
Kansas trees are dug out"
An Emporia man raised a bird dog
good enough to ship to New York.
After a while those fasteners will be
willing to accept our Kansas maidens.
Salina man has cashed in dia-
mond for $500 that cost him $3.50. 1t
was a lottery scheme that doesn't pass
the mails or we'd all want one.
An old fire horse that has done
valiant service in the department at
Ottawa for Is years is to be pensioned
off His future home will be a green
pasture.
There is some talk of inviting Carrie
Nation to become chief of police of
Topeka There is no doubt that the
little woman would make a smashing
good officer.
A Chicago firm is asking a Kinsley
man to pay $1,000 for a sugar beet
plant, long since rusty iron. What
sort of attention do they suppose we
Kansans pay vanished industries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-04
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A photograph repeats everything that's
told to it-just like woman.
What this country needs is fewer laws
and more enforcement thereof.
It's a fortunate thing for the public
when a bucket shop kicks the bucket
Every man imagines he has a lot of
friends until he has occasion to use them.
Usually when womans voice is tried
by a professor of music it is found guilty
When woman feels blue she cries;
when man feels blue he goes around the
corner and Smiles.
A man occasionally takes his pen in
hand, but the umbrella he takes in hand
usually belongs to another.
If you see a lot of women coming out
of a church crying it indicates that a
wedding has just been pulled off.