davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

wcul6 - The promsiooa hride u -
other. She scarcely understood the
arrAngeWcnt, hut the lawyers v1nder-
1000 how Il vas. She had an idea
tnAt OLD 19r. Meager know more OF the
contents OF the win than he chooo Is
The next day. her birthday. when
- Laaney was sleeping. Molly stole
O0Wn 70 her beloved lnko--not 70 nah
out 20 dream ~ she used TO with her
eyes On top Of the hills
Inie Vas the fateful day! II they
gWer.
A branch cracked nsar her ana shs
turned. Harley she cried. holdin0
out her arms. then suddenly dropped
mem to her sisles- Don't come any
I've made up my mind to do a. the
win says" she said slowly with dry
Lips. for Aunt Lainey's sake"
Harley held out an envelope. IAN
r1ght. Molly girl! Don't worry about
me; It is your duty to stand BY Miss
Here II q note from Mr.. Meaeer ana
inside you will ind the name Of your
Nelly took the letter with trembling
myers. Harley's words pushed her,
ana his tone was almost dippant.
TIE note was ono OF congratulation.
Enclosed was another envelope bear
ing card. On the card was Written:
M Harley Meredith
| my Delovedl" he said kissing her.
mi. Meager knew It all tho time.
Your uncle, Mr.. Meager's best friend,
LETT blank space on the card for Mr..
Dearest Molly. arc you happy ?"-
SCopyrisht. 1914. by the Mcclure
Newspaper SyEdicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Journal Entries

The man doing the talking insists he
works the hardest
.
And the man who thinks he knows
more than anybody else 10 not a rare
specimen.
There always seems to be more at
fractions about the prizes the other
fellow wins.
.
Anonymity seldom Il used to conceal
tho identity Of the creator Of really
clever stuff.
Waiting for the stop-work whistle to
blow, often keeps the ears 20 occu-
pied that they can't hear opportunity
knock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
From, Other Pens
AUGUST.

August IL the silent month. This
may be challenged by those who Listen
20 the humming. the dronin6 or the
otrident scrapings Of the insects and
who hear the occasional calls and
ocoldings of the birds. But August
q natures silent month none tho leoA.
The winds rest in August. The time
OF the singing f-birds 10 gone save
TOT the music now and then of the
song sparrow. which can't keep oilei.t,
and the more or less continuous sing
ing Of the ovenbird and the red-eyed
vireo. The fields and the forests are
silent places in this midsummer
month. The birds retire to the road
side thtckets or to the depths OF the
woods. 1t IL the month Of trouble for
bird life. From the eagle to the hum
ming bird the pain runs. It IL the
melting season. and molting il no
pleasant process There are only two
or three birds which have tho grit to
sing when pain grips them. August
ushers in the fall, altho the Almanac
will not admit 1t. Late in tho month
the sumac begins to blaze and .he first
red and yellow show in the leaves Of
southwark OF the birds ID well ON b.
fore August goes. The black -throated
blue. the Blackburnian. the cerulean
and the other midgets Of the warbler
group fear treachery from the weather
in late August and hurry their journey
to the always genial land. Some one
has said that August IL silent because
rain, but not 20 intimately ~ 2eptem-
Der. August. however, IL the friend OF
the growing things. Nature nodded
the month to do her service. and she
knows what to do and how to do it,
Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Presumably. there are countless
Americans stranded in different parts
Of their own country who would ap-
preciate the assistance of the-federal
government In making it to their
homes III other and distant sections
OF the land. Will they get it? Prob
ably not, while the walking Is good.
The Americans who can afford to
travel in Europe, though, and who
happen to get stranded there in time
of war. are likely to be most influen-
tial citizens at home. Hence the
solicitude of the politicians in office
to extend them all possible aid in their
dilemma.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Emperor Williams attempt to shift
the blame for the war on the shoulders
Of Russia and France may appease his
people for tho time being. and cause
them to bear more willingly the bur-
dens that have been thrust upon them,
but that part OF the world which IL
watching the struggle from the side
lines is not likely to be impressed with
the adequacy OF the German emperor's
explanations. It was his attitude to-
wards the supposedly neutral territory
OF Belgium tina. dragged England into
the fray. and his rush into France
before q declaration Of war between
france and Germany does not look
--s.~h dlke h = the aggrieved party:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
Jayhawker Jofs


A Jewell City man, name Berry. has
married sister at Shady Bend. named
Hull.
Give some people latitude and they
will take longitude. IL the way the
Anthony Bulletin puts 1t.
It's iust one thing after another, all
right. The Americas Greeting reports:
The ranks Of the chiggers are becom-
ing decimated and the musical mosqui-
toes are taking their place.
A feminine bore. explains Mrs. Homer
who talks SO fast and fulsomely about
the feats Of her fluent baby that you
cannot head her on long enough to toll
her Of the wise words Of your own
wonderful wonder.
An exchange, notes the Troy Chief.
tells Of a poor dcvil who arrived In town
the other day land didn't have the
price Of . bed" Another item In Il
tells how some Of the best families are
sleeping in their yar1s." And the
Chief thinks, probably they gave 1.-THE
poor devil' their bed.
Credited to Anon, by Mrs. Homer
Hoch in the Woman's Corner. in the
Marion Record: The little girl went
into the corner grocery to buy some
eggs and she said. ''Is you got any
eggs?" and the grocer said, II amt
said I amt" And she said. II didn't
say, il you amt said II you II. Amt
your"
Attention is called by tho Abilene
Reflector to the fact that T. Marina
duke Hicks of Sam Blythe's political
novel In tho Sat Eve. Post has nothing
on Robert Notson OF Herington. who
as q Democrat settled In q Republican
town. county and state ana In two
years landed $4,000 postofice job
under q Democratic administration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

the subject have found expreaaSon in
print In the whole range of Pesaiaa
literature. NO poet holds % peculiar .
position: II 70 widely known or has
occasioned such diverse criticism Be-
cause Of his ov% rtopping scientific at
tainments. he was -assed rather - .
mathematician and philosophers. than
~ = post, BY earlier writers. He has
been variously viewed ~ m atheist
ana matsrialist: pAntheist: . SUN
Of Suns; . freethinker: . contain
plAtor Of the Inflnite: . man Of learn
Ing: an ortho OK Nussulman: . bias
phemer: an epicurean skeptic: . pro-
found student Of human nature. and
one wholly rapt in things divine
These different opinions may be &C
counted for in part by Omars consist
emit Inconsistency. arising from the
various experiences and moods Of q
long life devoted to the contemplation
Of . wide range Of subjects: In part
by tho attribution to him OF views
or expressed: In part by the bias Of his
critics or Apologies; and largely by
that quality Of universally which Is
an attribute Of great thinkers and
writer's. Just as Shakespeare. OF
Stratford. was thought to have boen
lawyer or to have had any one OF
dozen occupations BY those who
studied him in vacuo. ana not with
relation to his times ana surround
ings. SO Khayyam has assumed vary.
ing shapes according to the Observers
viewpoint. that he was neither athe-
list nor waterfalls IL tie most authori-
tative opinion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

When We Work Best.
BIZ RUTH CAMERON.

Ny small nephew came home the
other morning from an errand on
which his mother had sent him. limp
ing painfully. His foot. he explained,
was very sore. and the long walk had
been too much for it.
He lay down on the couch and gra-
ciously permitted his mother to see the
sore spot which consisted Of q small
stone bruise. When he put ON his
stocking again 1t was with the grimace
Of one who is trying to bear up under
unbearable pain.
That same afternoon saw my small
nephew with two older boys. This time
he was not limping but striding proud
to parley. Where have you been?" I
asked. ITO Berry HILL" he said, ''to
pick blueberriee. See all we picked!
We're going to sell them and go to the
movies tonight" He had two quarts Of
berries. Berry Hill IL at least q mile
away and the ''movies'' are the same
distance in another direction.
but your foot" said; ''how could
you walk SO far? Doesn't it hurt
He looked bit shamefaced for a
minute. but recovered rapidly. 'Oh,
that's much better" he patronixingly
explained. Il guess it's going to get
fwell."
No. my small nephew 10 not a hypo-
critic and I'm not writing this to show
him up.
On the contrary, I don't doubt in the
least that his foot hurt him on the err
| rand and didn't hurt him when he was
having good time 1t seems to me
Illustration OF tho powerful influences
of psychological conditions upon work.
Many people are inclined to under
rate this psychological influence, to
call 1t imagination and to refuse to
reckon with 1t. This IL great mis-
take. The mar or woman who u real
~ trying to understand other men and
women does not make it.
For instance the efficiency engineer
studies the psychological conditions
Just as carefully as he does the phys
lcaL The motions Of q bricklayer
differing from his own religion. :"
| writes Frederick Taylor ''are often
vastly different from those that he Is
careful to make when the congregation
to occupy 1t coincide with his own be-
Again he declares, ''The contented
worker does not require 80 large per-
centage Of rest for overcoming ia
tigue."
You see. this man realizes that
to be sneered 1t or ridden rough shod
over. but to he reckoned with and
What he does with peasure. the
average person does more easily and
more successfully. Whatever he dis
likes to do he does painfully and prob
ably poorly, mot because he deliber-
ately intends to. but because It's ma
ture- We cannot always Be doing the
things we enjoy. I don't mean to sug-
stances a. facts which it u worth
while remembering In our relations
With other m&u and Uonen And
especially chi1dram.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
be Reasonabla P.r.ou.

At . small country church = newly
married couple were receiving como
advice al to their future conduct.
You must never both get cross a
once: 1t ID the husbands duty to pro-
tect hia wife. ana . wife must love and
obey her husband. and follow him
wherever he goes."
But. Sir" pleaded the youna
bride.
Il haven't finished yet" remarked
the clergyman. "She must"
But. pleas sir. can't you alter that
last part? Ny husband il q postman.
Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
PETER AND THE MOUNTAIN OF 0oLD-Part n

I will be as large a. want you to grow.
but will go to sleep while you are
growing and you can do the same"
But Peter did not sleep. He kept
| awake and as soon as the giant snored
he took another drink from the Gun,
This made hi.-a almost as largo az the
giant.
Peter went to the kettle. He was 20
big now he could reach It easily, ana
this time he took . good biz drink.
By the time he had finished 10 va a.
big again a. the giant, and Peter saw
q way to get the boots.
He awoke the sleeping giant, who
sat up, rubbed his eyes and looked a.
Peter first with astoniahmon& ana then
with fear.
Take or your boots" aid Peter.
And the giant obeyod. petor nut
them outside the door Of the ceve.
Then he thought Of somethlJha. -
did not want to be - large q he vas
all the time, 20 he asked the Riant.
who sat thembling ON the floor, how
he could become small aGnin.
The giant told him In q hurrv. fnr
he thought he could set his boots
back when Peter was ouaa11 aenan
He ran to his cupboard and took
from It jug and poured some liquid
into q bowl.
Drink this" he said. holding II
toward Peter.
NO." said Peter, 'syou drink flrrt. !.
The giant began to trembIe ana sten
away from Peter. But Peter foliovoS
him and told him to drink, He looIre6
20 big and strong the frightened eianf
oOeyeo. ana Peter: - he wnkc1sed him
grow small, made aim dfink am6
drink until It last he Wao smailef thar
Peter had been. >1'
Drink more" said Peter. - n.
giant-or what had been the e1ant-
stopped dr1n. Ing. He took one more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
On the Spur
Of the Moment
NJ ,


! Wcnderful Invention.
Electric ian.
TO you I sting:
You are. indeed
A wondr6dH thing
l listen to
Your merry hum.
You put hot weather
On the bum.
All day / sit
And catch your breeze,
And then ] sneeze.
And Wheaxe. :
But when step
Out Of your zone
I'm dog -one hot.
Ill havo to own
| must stick right
By you all day:
| perish when
l move away.
You are Q true
And constant friend:
I'll ding your praises
Without end.
You ARE the thing,
love you WE'LL
! hope they have you
Down in-Well-
You know, I ween,
The place I mean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Old HI Sphinx. the greatest fisherman
IN tho United States. says:
Hocently while flshing ON q steam
yacht Ia Plaster Creek turned the
s,,ser sharply to port to avoid strilsine
100 covered with moss and grass and
being the rent1ng place Of q snipe'a
nest l DID not turn quickly enough.
however. ana the collision awoke the
sturgeon which had at first taken
TOT a log; I reached for = boat-hook
ana tried to spear him.. but he only
raised his head a little, laughed and
dove from sight. Quickly grasping the
prass from the bow Of the yacht I
catted it In feverish excitement with a
couple Of hams from the galley and
attaching an empty beer barrel to the
caole Tor q bobber, threw my tackle
overheard and anxiously awaited q
bite. In q few moments my prey be-
gan to nibble. and I then tied the end
Ct the cable to the capstan and grasped
the tfller. Az soon as he began tow
ing the yacht reversed the engines
and braced myself. He towe- us nine
teen miles and was able to land the
nsh by winding up the capstan and
shooting him with q three-inch rapid
firing gun used on the yacht for salut-
Ing purposes.
when we dressed him we found in
his interior the following goods: Thir-
~ AOOt III Al0llelnCn CS1Oi6e ONO OfdSS
anchor, two ham bones. Is barrel
slaves. two iron hoops. a sofa pillow, a
treadle from q sewing machine, q
cake of ice. . life prsserver. 70 pounds
Of clam shells. a quart OF buckshot and
the three-inch shot from our cannon.
The small shot were. of kind used by
the Indians. and by this I compute the
surgeons age at e years."
Signs of the Times.
Bitter feeling in the navy against
Secretary Daniels Is reported. You can
lead q naval OFFICER to grape Juice. but
you can't make him drink 1t.
There is no use in consulting a
thermometer. Walk across an asphalt
pavement. II you leave heel marks.
the weather is warm. K ;t
There il cat in Milwaukee that
has hved f6Fty days on beer. Other
cats around the country should not
read sthts and grots jealoYs
Louisiana has repudfated horse rae
ing. but tho millennium VIII not arrive
until she repudiates the Mardi Gras
The foreign minister Of Mexico says
the national dignity has been saved.
Perhaps. but was 1t worth saving?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

1--WE will tell you what to do and help
you to do 1t Also said the little brown
man. I'VE are the gnomes and we
know what to do: If you can do
the same time you will be paid for
what you do by having the finest farm
| anywhere around, for back Of the old
giant cave Is q beautiful garden filled
with vegetables that grow larger than
any In this part Of the country
AS the Gnome spoke h. clapped his
hands and the side Of the mountain
opened. for they were inside it, you
remember. an6 Peter saw the largest
horse he had ever seen, saddled and
waiting.
sGet on" said the Gnome, who did
all the talking. Peter did as he was
told. Az quick ~ = flash all the little
mon sprang ny after him. They perch
to his name and hung to his legs: in
fact, Peter could not see the horse at
flies.
Away new the horse. for he ala not
walk. ~ Peter soon discovered. and
looking down no saw . tiny pair Of
WINGS on each Of it's feet.
They landed on the top OF q noun
tain and the Gnome told Peter to dis
mount You must go to that cave
land there You will find the giant. You
must find some way to get his boots"
Peter ran down the mountain to the
door Of the cave without thinking
what he should do when he rot there.
What il that hear ?" said q voice
which sounded to Peter like thunder.
please, SIR, I want Q drink Of
water" said Peter. not knowing what
else to say.
.where did yeu come fromr" asked
the giant.
81 came up the mountain to see
you" said Peter.
well. whit do you think Of me,
now you have seen me?" asked the
giant
Il think you are the biggest man I
ever sew, and did not think any one
could grow to be 30 large. wish I
DO you?" asked the giant well
that gives me an idea Come in here"
The giant led the way into his cave,
which was the whole inside Of the
mountain. and 10 high that Peter
could not see the top.
The giant went to . kettle that was
hung over q <re and put some herbs
into It This he stirred and stirred
and then he poured It into . cup that
was 80 large that Peter had to set It
ON the floor and climb up ON the side
sThat II enough for now said the
giant. after = while Jon can take
some more"
Peter felt himself growing TN and
the giant told him TO take = second
ssNow - vim wait : while. :. aid
TIE giant 'Ehis, VIII make you half
- hrop = nx4 fns tnifJ1 Arink
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
DIVERSE VIEWS OF OMAR.

The popular conception Of Omar
Khayyam. .. . Mr.. Eben Francis
Thompson Of the Worcester (Aass.)
bar i'm the August Case and Comment,
the lawyers magazine. IL that OF .
bearded pronigate. cup in hand. sur
rounded by his companions Of the
Kharabat. or seated with some fair
one by the side Of a flowing stream.
The more intimate and serious opin-
ion concerning the acknowledged
seems to depend largely upon the
viewpoint OF the writer. 20 that :
most startitng variety q idsss upen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

With Villa making ready to stage .
revolution against Carranxa and the
Constitutionalirts who have given him
the cold shoulder, the peace that was
to prevail in Mexico seems to be in the
dim distant future
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Great enthusiasm in the German
army, no doubt, because the kaiser
has renewed the Order OF the Iron
Cross, which is conferred on soldiers
and officers who render conspicuous
service in action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRES

The state Journal IL . member Of the
Associated Press and receives the I0Il o1y
ganixatlon Tor the exclusive aftefu0S"
publication in Topeka
The news II received IN The state jour
nal buiIdinx over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Subscribers Of the 9tAte Journal
away from home during the summer
may have tAo paper mailed regularly
n TEN cent? q week or thirty Cenfs
. month (by mail on1y).. Address
Obameed n ofteQ - desired. While
ont q town the State journal VIII DO
% you IKE . daily leeser nom home.
Advonco payment - requested on
thee Mort dime Subscriptions, 70 aAve
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Don't let your excitement over the
war ana politics make you forget to
boost on every possible occasion for
the Topeka fair that opens its gates on
September H. It's going to be a great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

This European war will also make 1t
most convenient for an indefinite post
ponement Of the proposed attempt to
fly the hyd-oaeroplane. America.
across the Atlantic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

What q lot Of bloodshed could have
been saved. suggests the Washington
Post, II Noah had left himself and
family out of the ark.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Plucky little Belgium! Here's hoping
that she will be able to Withstand the
rushes Of the Teutons until her allies
and friends can get to her assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

BILLY (who 10 putting in . long Sunday
teternoon)-'I,et'as play auto with Il
Nhairs. mummy. and you take q ride win
Hpe!' Mother with IN eye to the uplift)
II guess not. dear: / really don't ap-
prove OF pleasure rides on Sunday" Billy
(after q moment Of earnest thought)-
but this isn't pleasure ride. Wen play
I'm taking you to see q moving picture
show OF scenes from the 0iblo."-Iife
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Successful candidates at the -pri-
maries would confer a great boon on
a long-sufferins public II they delayed
the beginning OF their election cam
paigns for a full six weeks or SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Emperor William should have de-
layed the war until the winter time
Then the suffering incident to 1t would
have been more acute and intense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Germany's emperor is likely to find
out that ruling by "divine right" does
not assure divine assistance in waging
an unholy war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

And the sympathy Of the whole ma
ton goes out to President Wilson IN
this, his hour cf greatest trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

1t would be interesting to know
whether the emperor OF Germany
sleeps we'll these nights. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Those who count the ballots cast al
the primaries and elections in Kansas
must be enormously large bodies. they
move so slowly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

There are also some needy Ameri.
cans at home who could use assistance
from the government very nicely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

News from abroad indicates that
civilized warfare is more horrible than
any other variety.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Seeing America First" stock ough'
to enjoy q boom during the immediate
future.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-07

Having gone into the Republican pri-
mary to contest the nomination with
former Senator Charles Curtis. Major
Harvey and H. H. Tucker, it was the
duty Of Senator Bristow to abide by
that decision and support any honorable
man who las nominated. To give the
public to 'l-.derstand. as he did few
days before the election. that IL Senator
Curtis should be nominated he would
bolt him and not support him, was
hardly straight politics. although many
statesmen consider this sort Of thing
permissible. Whatever effect It may
have upon the individual concerned. 1t
certainly Is a thing which, If carried out
by candidates generally. would result In
the destruction Of political parties.
Great interest is now felt in the
question whether Senator Bristow
will actually carry out his intimated
threat Of not supporting the nominee Of
the Republican state primaries for
United States senator, or get into the
harness and pull with his fellow polit-
zeal workers. whose party he mot only
said he had returned to. but which he
even denied he had ever left
Senator Bristow. while he has knitted
the Republican party a. a party in the
United States senate and elsewhere.
has nevertheless done q large amount
OF creditable work and many vital. Inn
portant acts OF congress bear Bristow's
mark and service.