davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

proprietors was equal 20 it, They built on pns
assumption, that curiosity has a stronger
arm than conventionality. So they worked
a game, and this was II:
The Daily Warder started with a big cir
culation, and it did it by giving the paper
away. But that would have defeated its pur-
pose and have depleted the treasury in a
very few weeks had not they diverted the
stream OF free copies to a new section of
the town each day. In this manner the west
ern residents secured II on Monday then
missed Tuesday and Wednesday and were
visited on Thursday again. Inasmueh as the
warder was filled with the breeziest local
gossip, personal items, society paragraphs
and all else dear to the woman's heart the
lapses in delivery became highly annoying.
=
Subscriptions Came Rapidly.
Thus, Mrs. Double Name would have her
curiosity satisfied for one day and starved for
two or three. Very quickly the ONCE of the
warder was besieged BY men and women
asking that the paper be sent regularly, and
paying the subscription price. 1t was an
noying. they declared. to be kept up to date
one day a week on the free delivery system :
they wanted 1t six days.
In the face Of a rapidly growing paid sub
scripion list, advertisers were forced to take
space. An enlargement was quickly effected.
reporters were added, better plant was in
stalled. The new idea had come to stay
and to pay.
In the five years Of the warders exiStenc.
so far, the three weekly papers have come
upon melancholy days. The youngest Of
them succumbed some months ago; the see
ond is battling vainly for a living: the Oldest
still pays q dividend and probably always
will, but its proud control Of local affairs
was long ago surrendered.
The little chronicle Of achievement regis
tered by these ordinary lads Of q most ordi-
nary English town might be condensed to a
simple sentence:
The live man In the dead town Is rewarded
for his ideas-and not because he came from
somewhere else.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
C1assed with Minus Rela tions.


II such men cannot conform themselves to
the line in sport or will not how much more
is it true that they will disregard all the
rules Of fair behavior when more funda-
mental interests are at stake. To be sure,
their behavior seems more petty and de-
spicable when they are at play, because busi-
ness is more or less OF a struggle, but the
man who proves himself regardless Of the
simple laws Of sport for purely selfish rea-
sons is likely to be disregarding some Of tFe
most fundamental of human laws in his
other contacts with the world. He is more
than likely If he gets power enough, to be
one Of those men whose inhumantty to men
makes countless thousands mourn.
President William De Witt Hyde. IN little
booklet on "Self-Measurement. Scale OF
Human Values" with directions for per-
sonal application, makes list Of the funda-
mental relations OF Iife-Physique, work,
property. pleasure. science. art, family, So
ciety. country religion-putting them into
the middle sections Of a great parallelogram.
above them three plus relations and below
them three minus relations. Above physique,
for instance, he puts health, vigor vitality;
below he puts debility, intemperance. muir
der these last or minus relations being
classed as defective. perversive, destructive.
The plus relations he classifies as receptive,
productive creative.
Any man could make out such table for
himself. much of which but not all would
agree with this one OF President Hyde's. and
II would be a good thing to do. When It
comes to the plus relations We come to those
in which a man lines himself according to the
reasonable and best rules of behavior. The
minus relations are those that result from
stepping out Of the line.
!: 4
Out of the Line in Politics.
Take Presidents Hyde's little chapter on
Il. --..-..=,. a nd ga if the rninms ranks are
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Must Walk Many Lines Today.

In the middle ages men of might isolated
themselves in strong castles and often re-
fused to own allegiance to any one. In this
modern day in less than a century. men have
gathered themselves in mighty agglomera-
tions called cities, where no living would be
possible without a thousand, yea, tens of
thousands of forms of cooperation. New
laws the natural laws which are the out
growth Of the conditions, are growing up. In
a quarter Of a century the word social has en-
larged its content most wonderfully. To be
a social being today means far more than It
did Of old and it is coming to mean more
every day.
To be a social being you must work with
other men to promote the greatest good OF the
greatest number. And this good will be
your good You are better of IL the poor
sufferer from the white plague does not make
your clothes or those of your children in some
foul den. You share the benefits OF a COM
munity made safer in every respect to live
in. more sanitary, more commodious, more
beautiful, more full Of happy and prosperous
people. You are behind the times II you do
not understand the new reading OF mutual
benefit
The vast organizations of today require
that the men who belong to them shall keep
in line according to very definite laws which
were made a condition. or which grew out
Of the necessities of the organization. and
they will. Many a man of the most errant
impulses in all other respects will in some one
thing walk strictly as needs be. But the
crowded life of today requires that a man
who would be most effective should walk
many sorts OF lines without stepping out
from them.
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Once a Prosperous Man.

But the visitor had reasons for examining
the old man closely. Fritz Meyer was once
a man Of standing in that particular neigh
borhood- His harness shop vas always
flied with people. The drivers and team
owners OF the district bought all their wagon
and harness accessories from him and kept
him busy and good natured.
Fritz Meyer was an important person at
election time-and in fact. all the year round
The drivers and teamsters always took his
advice as to who was the right man TO vote
for and what man was not Politicians Of
the district sought his friendship frequently.
The window where now sat the Greek fixing
old shoes was once used for displaying the
wares OF the harness maker. Why such a
change then? How has it happened that the
Greek shoe repairer has supplanted the Ger
man harness maker in his own store and has
sent the harness man to the rear to ply his
humble trade there? How?
These questions were conveyed TO the old
man first in English and then In German
The German language was resorted to in an
effort to overcome that brittle look in the old
mans eyes. And It did not fail to have the
desired effect. The old harness maker
yielded to the lure OF speaking in the tongue
Of the fatherland. and he spoke freely.
You see 1t was an uneven battle from
the start and l lost out" he said. The
great stores and the big coal teaming. and
express companies were too much for me
They broke me and they broke me at time
when was too old TO try to fit in with the
new order Of things. You know the saying.
you cannot teach an old dog new tricks
= =
Came to Chicago Before Fire.
"I came to this country before the Chi
cago fire and went to work at my trade
harness making. Everything went well with
me. earned money and saved consider
able OF what l earned married two years
before the Chicago fire and was a thousand
dollars to the good at the time OF my mar
riage. Not had start eh?
Then came the Chicago fire. Mrs.
o'Leary's COW kicked the candle or some
thing like that. At any rate It was pretty
bad fire. The man worked for was burned
out and had little insurance. I, on the other
hand. lost little in the fire. Our household
articles We moved. AS for the thousand
dollars in cash, we had 1t safely tucked away
in the house and saved II.
With that money I started a harness
shop Of my own. did fine for the next If
teen years. not only supported my family
comfortably but I even managed to buy this
property. 1t is my own place I am working
in. Not much Of place, but it cost me all
OF 5000.
1t was in the year 1890 or thereabouts
that the son Of teamster, who was plan
ming to buy horse and go into business
on his own account, came to me one day
and announced that he had taken job with
a department store as a driver. was con-
siderably surprised. The young chap told
me that the department store was delivering
its goods to the customefs homes and that
they needed delivery boys. They paid pretty
good and you did not have to invest any
money = team. They had their own horses
and owned the stables where they kept these
horses
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
NszzsD Among Men Who Hand Brain HEaAA]
How to Make Steady Customers;
Old Salesman Tells His Methods.
Rv WILLIAM B. MAYER
By WILLIAM B. MAYER.

burg in Ohio. The fellow speak Of was
about as small as ], was large, and he had
wife and son even larger than /, who (espe-
cialIy the latter made life miserable for
bFra
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
A Rule to Follow in Sport.


In an English newspaper recently there
was an article on half-mooning, In ref
erence to partridge shooting, the following
paragraph from which pretty well describes
the man who irritatingly dIsregards the
ethics of the line:
There are other lines of all manners of
shapes which it is necessary to organize in
the cause OF sport Be your line Of what
ever shape you like, it must be formed and
kept evenly from one end to the other not
only for the sake of safety but to gain such
advantage as there may be in its particular
shape. The hardest thing in the world to get
men TO understand out shooting Is that
everness in a curved line is just as impor-
tant as straightness in a straight line. II not
more so. Yet there are far too many men
who have shot for years and years and ap-
parently possess good deal OF intelligence
in the daily affairs of life who show a sort
Of mania for getting ahead of others in the
field of sport. They must be everlastingly
ahead Of the next man on either side. You
may tell them in the plainest possible way,
but in q minute they are at 1t again. From
such men deliver me- after they have been
told twice. The best means OF cure can
suggest is a keersy pointed triangle of pike
hooks, placed in touch with some tender
part Of their person. with a sound line In
the hands of a reliable walker"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17
Keep Your Place in the Line
to Make the Most of Yourself.
By c. S. MADDOCKS.

not gained by stepping out or always keeping
out Of the line, which Is much the same thing.
He writes:
Do you violate the laws when you can do
SO without being caught? Do you neglect to
vote? Do you take no interest and exert no
influence on political questions? Do you find
It more profitable to mind your own business
and let somebody else take care Of the busi-
ness OF the public? Do you work with no
party? Or II you call yourself an independ-
ent, do you make no serious effort to give
your vote and that Of your fellow independ-
ents, so as to help the party which puts up
the best men and stands for the best meas
ures? Then your political indifference puts
you below the, line that separates the base
from the noble. and gives you rank Of minus
one.
DO you sell your vote or help to buy an.
other mans? Do you use your political infiu-
ence to secure advantageous contracts for
yourself at the cost OF the public? do you
seek for yourself or secure for your friends
ofices and appointments without regard to
fitness or capacity for rendering service?
Do you cast your vote and make your cam
paign contribution with an eye, not to the
interests Of the country. but with view to
the policy you support upon your private for
tunes, through tariffs, franchises, contracts,
licenses, exemptions, and special favors?
Then you are a corrupter and traitor, and
your rank is minus two.
Are you against all government? Do you
prefer the unrestrained exercise Of your in
dividual caprice to the orderly life Of the
community? Would you tear down every
thing to remedy some real or fancied wrong
before making plans and securing adequate
cooperation for rebuilding the fabric Of the
state? Do you believe that assassination is
a legitimate weapon of political warfare and
dynamite exploded in the public squares Is an
instrument of progress? Then you are the
common enemy OF all nations and OF all man
kind: and your rank is minus three"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

- My after close scrutiny did the faint
letters OF the window of a weather
beaten uptown Chicago store building
yield up the words: Fritz Meyer.
Harness Maker"
The Washington herald., 1912-11-17

IF you or have a good place in a waiting
line Of people we do not enjoy having
some one come and stand beside US and
l a Attle ahead, so that they may slip In
front Of US If chance offers. 1t is irritat-
ing. According to an unwTttten code OF
ethics they belong at the end Of the Aps and
should take their place there.
There are a large number OF people In the
world who will not conform to such laws OF
courtesy and fairness as are here involved.
They are the same people who will slyly win
a game by subtertage, just as they will push
in ahead OF US II they can. Wemay set them
down as undisciplined people or natural
cheats. OF supremeIy selfish individuals, but
whatever We do We should never initiate
them They are not popular members Of
society. They have not the respect OF their
fellows, which is so sweet and for the pos
session Of which there always comes a time
when they would give their very souls.
There are a good many things that a man
should exercise concerning thrift besides
money. 1t is even more necessary to hoard
the regard of men. to save it up and keep
II at interest by his every act 1t is pitiful
to see young men boast on the way they
played it over somebody " or got ahead Of
some one in the line. They begin inevitably
to wear the look which the sneak cannot
escape, because he is sneaking. The sneak
Is OF more than one type, but OF whatever
type his chief characteristic is written on
his countenance. for the person Of clean
mind and heart TO read II he is possessed OF
the slightest worldly wisdom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
GORDON Has 4 NOVEL SUBJECT
Will Preach Sunday Night on IKE
Numbering Another Mans Wife.

Rev. Robert Gordon, pastor of the First
Baptist church, has announced he will
speak Sunday night on, Remembering
Another Mans Wife" On being asked by
a State Journal reporter whether that
theme was found in the Bible the
newspaper, he replied, In both, my
friend, There are three striking Scrip
ture stories dealing with that topic but
you newspaper men consider this your
specially. and usually give it the front
page and set it up under tall head lines.
I'm fact the suggestion that preach on
this subject came from my board of
deacons. They feel as l do that there is
need for plain speaking on some specific
sins. Read the gospels through with this
idea in mind and you will that Jesus
very seldom spoke in generics. He said
to the young millionaire dying of acute
covetousness, Go sell all that thou hast
and to the woman who was living with
one not her husband, Where is thy hus-
banda?
"Of course that sort of talk isn't popu-
lar; it disturbs equanimity. But then that
is the preachers business, IS 1t not? There
isn't much profit in asserting we are all
miserable sinners. A package of needles
makes no impression but one point
prpessed home gets under the skin How
ever I shall have nothing to say that a
sixteen year old girl ought not to hear Z"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
HAVE 1.-THE GANG"
Four Boys Arrested in vacant East
Side Vacant House With Plumber.

The arrest of four young men which
was made last night by the police de-
partment viii relieve the members OF
the department of conside Bile worry
for time and will relieve the citizens
of much fear. The young men are
August, John and Frank Ruck and
Joe Higgins alias Brown. Officers
Otto Anderson Maize and Summers
The arrest was made at 400 Bran
ner street and a number of Iaprobes,
horse blankets, the remains of an over
coat made of buffalo hide, a pearl ham
dled revolver, a guitar and two cush-
ions that have been taken out of a ca
boose, were recovered. In addition to
this the police believe that they have
the gang, the members of which have
been snatching pOcketbooks in the city
as well as those which have commit
ted other rObberieS.
Members of this gang stole the mus
ic box out of the Railroad Y. NJ. G.
A. BUILDING New Years day and SKIP
ped it, with a. quantity of other goods,
to Sharon Springs, and the police be
lieve that they will succeed in recoN-
ering a part of the stolen articles
M EN- bers of this gang grabbed peck
etboOk out of the hands of Miss Carol
Hannum Thursday night and it IS
thought that some of them grabbed
the pocketbook out of the hands Of
Miss Mihleison.
A number of other deeds are charg
ed against this gang and the police
think that they were lucky in pulling
off such a successful raid. They re
gard it as the biggest catch that has
been made in the city for several
months.
The boys were given a severe ques-
tioning this morning but have not tod
very much. However. the police have
learned that one of the boys was with
Bert Mills several weeks ago when he
grabbed pocketbook from Miss Hous-
ton in the western part of the city
The boys were found in vacant
house al 406 Branner street. Two of
them intended to leave Topeka last
night but were arrested before max
ing the start. The other two planned
to remain here until the latter part
Of next week. during which time they
had planned to pull off several stunts
before leaving the city for a while.
Higgins alias Brown is one that was
hunted by the police last fall and was
wanted on the charge of burglary He
and two other boys burglarized a house
on Third and Locust streets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
TWO new CUTTERS.
First Vessels Completed Under the
Eight Hour Law.

Newport News. Va, Feb 10.-With
the launching here today of the new
revenue cutters UnaIga and Miami by
the Newport News Ship Building com
-pany the United States is adding to it's
revenue navy two notable vessels for
the work of saving life and property
at sea In connection with their duties
OF enforcing the custom laws.
For the ceremonies in connection
with the launching of the vessels
party composed of the Secretary of the
Treasury Franklin MacVeagh. numer-
Gus senators and representatives and
prominent officials had arranged to be
present
The honor of christening the UnaIga
fell to Miss Eliza beth Hilles, daughter
Of G. D. FiIles, secretary to Mr. Taft
MIS- Barnes Richardson, daughter of
Representative VIM. R Richardson. of
Alabama. named the Miami.
The Miami which is to be stationed
at Key West. Fla, and the Unalga
which Will operate in the waters of
southeastern Alaska, are sister ships
and are the first United States vessels
completed under the eight-hour law
With large coal and water capacity
they will be able to make unusually
long trips. Each will have an arna-
ment of three, six-pound rapid-fre
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
CATLIN IS At HOME
says He Had Many Chances to Sell
Topeka Players.

Additional mileage but shorter visits
a home and around the circuit will
mark the new schedule of the Western
league according to president Arch"
Catlin of the local club who returned
this morning from the schedule meat
ing in Chicago. After 4 games at
home this spring the Kaws jump to
Lincoln for four games. Then the
team comes home for 8 games Then
the players leave for a twelve game
trip. And so theschedule for the en-
tire season runs.
The Topeka team has u Sunday
games at home. Two of the Sunday
games played away from home are at
St Joseph and two are played in Den
YER A number of Saturday games are
to be played by the local players at
Denver Although the local manage
ment opposed the long schedule the Of
hcers have no kick to make. admitting
that underline long schedule plan tha
present schedule is Q. K
All Want Our Money!,
The most important part OF the meet
ing in Chicago, according to Mr. CatIin
was the number Of chances he had to sell
three Topeka players They are King
Emory and Lee, the new shortstop FIN
DRY was more in demand than the others
but there were a number of offers for the
shOrtstOppeF and several inquiries as to
what would be asked for King Mr. Cat
lin refused to put a price on any of the
players.
Dale Gear has sold Pitcher Luddin of
the Pennsylvania State league to the
Wheeling team Luddin didn't look airy
too good and Gear received more money
than was paid for the twirler.
Mr. Catlin says that Walsh, the brainv
second base candidate whom it was
thought might decline to sign his con
tract, has signed up and Gear is thus
made happy.
one Of the acts Of the owners at the
schedule meeting was the reducing of
the waiver price to $500. This price has
sIo7
only other class A organization, for sew
eraI years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
new INDUSTRY HERE.
Aurel Rulings to Establish Pattern and
Metal Company.

A new manufacturing company is being
organized in Topeka which will be known
as the r. and NJ. Pattern and Metal Co.
At the head of the institution will be
Aurel A. Rulings, a Topeka boy who has
rad wide experience both in this city and
elsewhere.
Rulings is an expert in pattern making
and woodworking. For ten years he was
with the Santa Fe. and later was fore
man of the pattern shops of the Chrome
Steel Co. Chrome n J.. for a period of
two years. At the time the Smith Auto
Co went into the hands of the receivers
he was with that firm In the past II
months he has been with the Hewitt
Manufacturing Co.
The new company will undertake to
make patterns of all kinds, models Of
every description, and brass, bronze, and
aluminium castings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-10
ROOSEVELT BOOMERS.
Five Governors, Including stubbs,
Meet in Chicago.

Chicago, Feb. 1o-Ffve governors
conferred today with Alex H. Reven
president of the National Roosevelt
league before a general conference Of
representatives of various states was
held The meeting was to consider
ways and means to further the nomin-
alton of Theodore Roosevelt as the
Republican candidate for president
The governors present were Stubs Of
Kansas, Osborn of Michigan. HadIey
of Missouri. AIdrich of Nebraska and
Vessey of South aDkota.
The session was executive. Later a
committee on permanent organiza ton
was announced consisting of f. J.
Brundage, Chicago, chairman; G. A.
Nichols, Michigan; Walter Brown,
Ohio: Leslie Combs, Kentucky, and E.
H. Crimson, Georgia