davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
N4EAPT HND
ROME EALKS
"A ny. RIB PA ~
EI4gSEaaGH1TMa
Why Expect the Worst?

- HE postman had left a letter.
FTI Dear! dear!" h said, disconsoately, examining TN pos . ar
and handwriting, 81 wonder what has happened! raven hu
L a letter from these folks for a long m kno SONS y '""
m1sf he sick. Isn't 1t dreadful? Everybody is sick nowadays"
She broke the seal apprebsnsively. and reg 10 read a
her ace Frightened, There's nothing thu matter she sMo, a. IN mS"eu'
But L certainly expected bad new he n say ina letter
A oond MANY of MS are like that woman. IL " e receive a "tef h""
q friend al a unusual time, w think Immediately 'Some,hfns az 80 e.
wrong u" II son member of the family writes when W re ire n' 'ooA"s
for word h very envelope avs, Sickness" o m other ae W"e
ant NOT only do unexpected letters fill us with apprehension Ut "
regard tt many other things, do W e expect the worst.
If an automobile is bought. doesn't some In tn circle OF feia"'e@
nv trfands sav p1oomfr 81 lust know theren be an awful accident"
- II one is going OF a trip, isn't there some one to arise and proDhesy
sickness, Or the loss Of pocketbook " tckets7
And 10 It goes.
But why look or the worst?
Every n of these things al a bright ace al vel as q afA oe.
One is just as likely to be turned toward us as h other. 30 why expect
the unpleasant? .xn..,n
the worst =, u..os
we heretofore have known little, are atw work. We are beginning 10 ho
ut that in the realms O.. the unseen. al well as in thu realms OF the seen
this law of attraction holds good, II that like attracts M ha. II
mind is aled with the thought OF disaster, we attract tina disaster to US
oh saws THAT which greatly feared is m upon e And tina
which we give mental form to, may In time materahze.
So since expecting the worst does n % good and my DO evh, b LOT
result, /. gives us a gloomy outlook o n life. And thisfn itsef is depress-
inc II affects ~ health, and then things begin to go wrong
But sol will say life really has Ill in store or US. Eve so' why
II? And, too, We are beginning to doubt somewhat the estate
men and to see that life tsefE good, n tina 1t Is " 70 n WIS., II n
make 1T go wrong. -y~
And who knows?-we may give 1t the initial twist. by always looking
for the worst.
So, let III expect the potman to bring us good news.
Let us expect health, exhilaraton, delight the automoUhe.
Let is expect unaloyed pleasure from the trip
Let US expect the good that the Gtver of II things as created sc
bountfuny
r II we do, veil be In a happier name OF mlna' % e. tah IL We
expect the worstf
Ba~A-~~ /3~~.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
Coffee Atains.

To remove coffee stains from silk.
satin or any other material soak in glyc-
erin. then rub gently with a soft cloth.
Rinse with wnrn water. ove with a
dry cloth and iron the wet portion I'M
I'll dry.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
Submarine Sinks a. Launching,

Long Beach. Cal, Jan. 2O.-Sbiftinp
ballast caused a new type Of subma
rIne boat. built by n Los Angeles con
rern, to I'll and stink when Il was
lannched for its trial. The vessel cost
$4,000.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
;DaitY Riooles

l. Change ape to man In eight
moves, changing one letter at each
move and making a word commonly
used at each move.
2. Change lead" to gold" in six
moves
8. What is the tree where ships
may be?
4. ZEE marriage ee.
5. What bird is that which has no
wings?
Answers
1. Ape, ale, all, all, aim, rim, ram,
ran, man.
2. Lead, bead, beat, belt, blot,
bold, gold.
3. Bay tree.
A.. Too great (E's) before mar
riage, too little ease after marriage.
8. Jail bird.
Look at the "nrices of things" as
advertised in today's paper. Ii you
know values, and have a care for youi
purse. these prices will interest you.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
|ZN9KTFGHEN


EWARE of desperate steps
~ the darkest day,
Live till tomorrow, will have passed
away. -Cowper,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07

II OST boys and girls like to have their photographs tskaA Tack and
NV Evelyn did. When grandma told them she meant % ne them to
XVG the photographers to have their pictures taken they couId talk Of
nothing ao for aevarald DAYS
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
Fig Pudding.

One cupful OF moiasses. n OF chop
ped suet, one of milk. three and one
Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-02-07
ContraHWfse

ContraHwfses
THAT cop always holds up our chauf-
teur."
SYes. I can zee he 10 down on him"
And She DID,
but, dearest. what are your rea'
sons for wanting to o. the street
right here in the very Eauddiest part
of 1T"
Just watch me and I'll show YOU.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

and so for coin they used delicate shells of
various sizes. To be sure they were bit
unsnbstantial, and if a man broke his shell the
loss was his. There was no government back
Of him to redeem the currency. But the ar
rangement seemed to satisfy on the whole,
for 1T was in vogue for many centuries.
In old Japan daggers were made into
money. They did not seem to find it hard
determining the value and the metal was
practical and substantial and lasted indef.
nitely.
The most terrible form of money the world
has ever known was that in vogue in the
days of the early Roman empire, when woIn-
en- were used quite frequently for money. IL
man owned a beautiful slave and preferred
land, the bargain was speedily made And
if the land or object desired were very yalu-
able he might have to yield several of his
women slaves.
Turbulent times there have been in the i
course of the long centuries on the subject Of
money. and many quarrels have arisen and
many battles have been fought And really
we don't half .,preeate the value of our SIM
pie dollar or the thousands of years it took to
bring it to its present simple form.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

and more hideous the pattern the better sat
ished is the girl. The hair is dressed very
deliberately, high on the head and profusely
decorated with combs, and pompoms, and
beads of all kinds and description.
Then, after hll that is duly attended to,
she is put in the fattinghouse /" and kept
there for varying periods, from a few months
to couple of years, according to the wealth
of her parents. For the board at such
place is not cheap, and often family's
purse is strained to afford the daughter
lengthy stay. She is not allowed to do any
work, nor to go out, except at regular in
teryals for exercise. And all the time she IS
most carefully and abundantly fed that she
may be plump and healthy.
1t seems that the Ekoi braves do not care
for thin wives, and it was because of their
tastes that such a custom originated The
girls are permitted no diversions either, ex
cept, if they wish, they may paint the walls
OF their room. But they are not allowed tn
wash their faces during the whole of their
seclusion, for If they do misfortune is sure 70
follow them in their married life Then at
the end of their retirement a wild festival s
held and then the marriage takes place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Where All Brides Are Plump;
No WillOwy Maid Need Apply.

i L is interesting to conjecture what Amer
lean girls who are about to be married
would think of the i" clearinghouse /" GUS
tom of the Ekoi tribes of South AZ
rica For there girls who have been be.
trothed are forced to go into retirement for
considerable length Of time, while they are
dieted and strengthened and fattened for
their coming marriage.
The girl is not permitted to spend months
in strenuous preparation for the ceremony.
The man objects to such proceeding. He
says quite frankly that he wants her fresh
and strong and perfectly rested. And her
parents gather all the money to be had and
spend'it willingly in giving her the necessary
seclusion.
First she is decked out in the conventional
fattinghouse" costume, which is of the
oldest The :" clearinghouse ornaments con-
sst Of long tassels and heavy, elaborate
chains, made Of dried palm leaf fbers aud
dyed vivid red. These are hung many
times about the neck.
The body, from the waist. is smeared heav-
lily with the some red dye, made from the
camwopd tree, and the face is painted IN
curions patterns and colors. Tire stranger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Your Son Is Not Eloping.

You're not paying fat retainers to big
corporation lawyer to look after your litigious
business, to a world famed surgeon who
keeps himself in readiness to remove an ap-
pendix that at any moment may become in
famed
Your son is not eloping with the worlds
most beautiful chorus girl, and your daughter
Is not becoming enamored of your chauffeur
When your tax assessment is published
your neighbors sympathize with you. They
do not arise en- masse and declare you have
lodged the issue.
Because a wealthy stock manipulation erects
costly mansion in your street is no reason
why you should extend yourself in building a
palace to compare with it. millionaire is
nil without sumptuous dwelling.
While the millionaire is giving away IL
braries and endowing universities the masses
declare he is bestowing these gifts with his
right hand and robbing the poor with his left
The cry of tainted money" does not reach
your modest hoard
Last years touring car or runabout is
plenty good enough for your wife this year
A garage stocked with six or seven autos and
three or .oul chauffenrs would take away
most Of the pleasure you now find in driving
your own car. Statisticians are not figuring
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Women Once Legal Tender;
Other Odd Forms of Money.

~ o YOU ever stop to think, when yoa
have dollar in your hand, just when
- 1t first came into existence, and what
people used hundreds of years ago, be-
fore such coin had ever been heard of?
In the old civilizations of Italy, Greece,
Egypt, and Asia Minor there was no such
thing as money. Instead, the most valued
possession Of each country served as a basis
for finance, and troublesome times they did
have when one race of people traded with
another and did not agree at all on each
others standards of value.
In ancient Sparta. for instance, huge,
gorgeous chariots served as dollars II
man wanted to buy house and lot he had
to drive a certain number of charots to his
desired place of abode. and then give. them
in exchange for the land he wished. Some
times whole days were spent in deciding and
outsiders had to be called in to assist in de-
termining the value Of the goods to be bar
tered.
In Africa they were little more sensible
in choosing for money articles of smaller
size The natives were extremely fond of
jewelry and fancy decorations of all kinds,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

Fellow" There are hundreds of applicants
for succor, and one of his greatest response
bilites is to give where the giving is most
yitally essential.
Mrs. Millionaire attends innumerable social
functions to which the husband must of ne
cessity escort her. The invitations she re-
ceives, coupled with those in her husbands
lionaire's time. Riches lead him into So
cial maze from which he cannot extricate
himself with fitting grace. He must dine and
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

the protection of your property and person.
No gang of brigands has sent you blood
eurding demand that few hundred thousand
paltry dollars be left at midnight in the ho-
low of the old tree behind the old mill
If you were an elderly millionaire you'd
worry over the thought that perhaps your son,
at your death, might not be competent to step
into your shoes and carry on the warfare of
dollars you have waged. And if you were the
heir of millionaire you might grow wrinkles
because of a conviction that you weren't able
to take up the cudgel the governor has thrown
down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

wine, entertain, and be feted time and oft
In the light of these revelations doesn't
your modest apartment seem all the more al
Turing? You can take Friend Wife " to a
theater, or you can spend quiet little even
ing at home. 1t costs you So or 81 to see a
good show. On the night the million
aires banquet represents an expenditure Of
perhaps thousands of dollars.
You have bully good time, but, due to
constant repetition, the millionaire finds his
feast a dull affair,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Have You City Folks EUer Noticed You Are Shorter
Country Cousns Well Scientists Haue Proved It,
Millionaire! For Verify His is Hard, Hard Lot!

wears an evening suit and mingles with the
upper crust is no reason why he's half so
happy as you should be. Playing golf and
scratching the andirons isn't what he does
all of the time.
When you talk with millionaire and get
his focus of things you'll learn he's only
common, bored mortal who'd be tickled to
death to get back in your class if the worlds
exactions would only permit of the change.
You don't find it necessary to pay large
salaries to a Gordon of private detectives for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

The difference between the sexes also ex-
tends to the hair. With European men the
length of the hair rarely exceeds 81 inches
while with the average woman it is 25.59
inches. In certain straight haired races the
hair OF the head is as long with men as with
women In frizzly haired races the hair is
equally short in both sexes among the Bush
men. the Hottentots and negroes it is longer
among the men.
The highest races have coarse straight hair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

The scientists found that the men of the
taller statures and the men who were best
cared for had the best brains, although much
depended on the state of culture. Topinard
found that the brains of 519 men of the
1,675 grams in weight. Demker found that
the brains of boys averaged 334 grams in
weight, while the brains of the girls aver
aged 2S7 grams.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
E you were a millionaire !

I E you were miIlIOnalreI
No doubt you've heard only of the one
Fide-the side wherein your millionaire
bother has played golf all day, gone home
and called for his valet, put on pair of ex-
pensive slippers, rich smoking jacket, or
dered box of choice Havanas and bottle
of rare vintage placed at his elbow, rested
his feet on a pair of antique bronze andirops,
and dreamed of making the course in less than
boyle. That's the life you've fancied.
But it's all very different! Because man
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

WOMA N
You are 5 feet a inch
tall.
You have 1920 grams
average brain weight.
Your hair is $3.50
inches long and is less
straight or wavy than
mans.
You rarely have a
beard.
You have a rosy color
but fairer than man.
You have brown eyes
but lighter than man.
You earn $3.50 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Are You an Average Man
or an Average Woman?
IF YOU ARE

MAN
You are S feet 5 inches
tall.
You have 1901 grams
average brain weight.
7 our h air is ll.81
in ch es long and is
straight or wavy.
You commonly have a
beard.
You have a rosy color.
You have brown eyes.
You earn 5000 a year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

or wavy hair while the lowest races have
woolly, curly hair.
Beard Common TO Some Women
A beard is a mark of the stronger sex.
though it is common to women of south Du-
rope. This is especially true among the Span
ish women. In most races women appear to
have clearer compilations than do men. 1t is
said by some that the hair of woman is lighter
than that of man, especially the European
races. The complexion of people varies from
the florid or rosy color peculiar to the Scan
dinavian, English and the Dutch to the sooty
and coal black common among the Melane-
slams and certain negro peoples.
Those of the forid or peculiarly rosy color
are supposed to be the most civilized, while the
darker brown and black races are counted
among the least civilized. 1t is only In fair
European races, such as the Scandinavian
English, etc, that blue and gray eyes are
common. Light brown eyes are seen among
some Mongolians. In all other populations
the eyes are dark brown or black.
In primitive life the average man Is in
dolent, he spends his time hunting and fishing
He looks upon his wife or wives as his chat
tells. He looks upon them as means of get
ting work done he is unwilling to do. The
women look after the household and the chill.
dren. They make the utensils, often build the
huts, dress the skins, make the clothes and
even till the soil.
In view of all the evidence that can be
gathered, it is fair to say that the adult male
wage Garner in the Industries of that section
of the United States lying east of the Rockies
and north of the Mason and Dixon line re-
ceives total average wage of about 5000.
This falls to $500 in some of the industries
employing the largest number of persons, but
rises to 500 and $3.50 in few skilled indus
tries. The average annual earnings of fe-
males in the same area are about $3.50, with a
slight range in industries employing large
numbers of adult females
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
RE you an average person?

~ If you are the average woman you
\ are 8 feet u inch tall, your hair is
2559 inches long, and your brain
weighs 1890 grams.
If you are the average man you are 5 feet
inches tall, your brain weighs 1851 grams,
and you are earning 5000 year.
These are some of the interesting conclu-
sions reached by scientists who have just fin
ished taking measurements among thousands
of men and women to ascertain what con-
stitutes the normal.
And it is the normal that is sought nova
days. Genius is no longer at premium. In
vestigators in sociology and psychology have
come to the conclusion that the high average
is needed more than unusual individuals.
Rare men and women needed to lead and
to initiate, just as great generals are necessary
to lead well trained armies, but it is the rank
and file who make or mar nations.
These investigators find that mans height
varies from 5 feet 1 inch to 6 feet q inch
man below 5 feet 1 inch is considered a
dwarf; a man over 6 feet ~ inch is con-
sdered giant.
1t was found that the average height for
woman feet u inch. This inequality
in height between men and women exists from
birth.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

out comparative tables showing that the
amount Of money you spend annually for gaso-
line would feed the impoverished for four
months and seventeen days.
\: II
When the Millionaire Works for You.
You're not member of eighteen or twenty
boards of directors. The millionaire spends
many hours of his valuable time untangling
the affairs of powerful corporations You've
got few shares of some dividend paying
stock. You get your dividends regularly with
out working for them. That is one of the
instances where the millionaire works for
you.
You get an occasional letter from mother
or some friend. It's pleasant pastime for
you to sit down and answer such communca-
tons. It's matter of but few moments.
Suppose, however, your mail averaged hun
dreds of letters week? Many millionaire
is burdened with such receipts If he's
good citizen and charitably inclined he an
swers most of them.
These epistles vary in subject. One CON
tains a request that the millionaire finance
invention that means millions if properly
handled" Another, that the recipient inter
cede with the governor for pardon for
penitentiary inmate whose wife and five chill
dren are destitute. Would the millionaire
submit to an interview on subject of vital
interest to the community? Follows a request
for adyice-would the millopaire buy certain
mining stocks, and is designated company
reliable?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28
Continual Feast Pals on Him.

COHlHIUuI TeuSI 7 dIIS on HIM.
To be a representative millionaire you'd
have to be patron of societies, institutions,
and clubs You would be called on to lend
financial assistance to movements which meant
great things for the commonwealth The in
cessant opportunities of charitable bodies and
persons may not be ignored. A millionaire
must dip into his purse and become " Good
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

City People Shorter Than Country Folks.
The Investigators found that people in
towns were shorter than people living in the
country. They decided this to be the case
because of bad hygenic conditions in towns
and factories, lack of eercise, and the habit of
drink. Hard working men in the mines were
found to average FIVE inches less in height
than others of their countrymen.
Tall statures We're found limited to the
United States and northern Europe where the
wages are higher, the standard of living bet
ter, and the environment of the shops and
homes better.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-09-28

or wavy hair while the lowest races have
woolly, curly hair.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-11
Governor Will Offer
Reward to Stop Race
Troubles in Forsyth
Chief Executive Determined to
Catch Men Who Are
Prosecuting Negroes.

Governor Joseph NJ. Brown is de-
termined to stop prevailing race trou-
bles in Forsyth and neighboring coun-
ties il the offering of substantial re-
wards for those responsible for them
can accomplish his purpose.
Many negroes have been driven out
of Forsyth of late, in numerous in
stances by violent means, and warn
ings have been given hundreds more
that they must move to other points
Recently a negro home in Cumming
was dynamited and the occupant. with
his entire family, made to leave the
county. The governor has offered q
specific reward of $500 for the pepe-
traitor of this crime, and has announced
that he will, upon request of the proper
authorities, as is required by law, offer
similar rewards for other criminals Of
like character in the other counties af-
fected
The governor desires it understood
that he will gladly CO operate with the
authorities in suppressing race trou-
bles wherever they exist, and he par
ticularly invites information concern
ing the same. 1t has come to his ears
that these troubles are not investigated
by some county officials as they should
be. largely because of political line
ups and environments.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-11
Minimum Clothes Law
May Be Result From
Vice Conditions Probe
Barrett O'Hara Says Measure
May Be Recommended to
Regulate Stage Attire.

CHICAGO. March IA minimum
clothes law may be one Of the results
of the investigation Of vice conditions
by a committee of Illinois senators.
Lieutenant Governor Barrett O'Hara,
who was in charge today. going over
the work of the committee, admitted
that such a law might be included with
other recommendations by the commit
tee. Other members of the committee
are in Springfield,
The clothes law would fix the mini
mum that might be worn by a perform
er on the stage. Further recommends
tons would include a law recommends
ing the regulation Of phrasing of popu-
lar songs a state inspection of cabaret
performances and cafe entertainments,
and law fixing the minimum wage to
be paid women and girls.
The committee will meet tomorrow in
Springfield to consider the next moves
to be made in the inquiry.
Lieutenant Governor OHara today
said the investigation would take the
widest possible scope. Vice in the re-
sort districts and alleged concealed vice
in the residence districts will be inves-
tigated.