davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald., 1914-08-31


 There never were prcttier blouses thaa those that are offered this autumn and here is one that includes all the newest features. The haring collar leaves ths neck just open enough to be pretty and the long sleeves arc both smart and proi tective while the fullncss at the front and back Is generally becoming. In the illus. tration, the material is crepe de chine and unquestionably, blouscs of washable silk will be extremely fashionable but thert are also cotton and linen fabrics per. fectly adapted to the design. If pre- ferred, the collar can be of white and thu blouse of color and, for the coat suit, ! pretty effect is obtained by using creps de chine. washable satin or some suck material in color to match the cloth. There will be a great many striped and fancy silks worn, however. and some of the striped tub silks arc exi ceedingly beautiful. One of these with the collar and perhaps the cuffs of white piquk would be both handsome and fashionable.
 For the medium size, the blouse will require yds. of material 27, as yds, 36, 2E yds. A in. wide.
 | The pattern 8367 is cut In sizes from 34 to A inches bust measure. It will be mailed to any address by the Fashion Department of this paper. on receipt of ten cents.
New Britain herald., 1914-08-31
WALKER CAPTURES PRIZE.

Clarence Walker. swinging for St. Paurs drum corps of Kensington in the annual state convention of drum corps in Middletown Saturday, cap- tured second prize in the baton swing ing contest. The St. Paul's corps was the only corps present from this sec- tion
New Britain herald., 1914-08-31

alike. They should be hung upon the same horizontal line and so placed that strict formality be observed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
HEALTH GUARDS PLEDGE.

Hare is The pledge to which recruits
to the National Health Guard must
subscribe as a condition of enlist
ment:
Whereas, the great war has empha-
strong, virile race to guarantee the per-
institutions. and
Whereas, II Is estimated that 1900
900 Americans are constantly i'll from
preventable disease. and that every
minute one life is needlessly destroy
ed from this cause. and
Whereas. this suffering, Iife-waste,
and the general impairment of the
physical fitness of our people are due
to ignorance or neglect OF simple pre-
tentative measures, / hereby declare
that
Prompted by considerations of pa
triotism and humanity, will. so far as
my opportunities permit. make an
earnest effort
1. To inform myself upon the sub
ject of personal, household and COM
munity hygiene. and to myself obey
the laws of health.
2. To encourage the practice of in
dividuals having periodic health exam
nations to upbuild physical efficiency
and to detect disease in time TO check
or cure il.
g. To give support and encourage
ment, and to urge my friends to do the
same, to the public health service and
officials who are laboring to protect
the most precious asset of the nation.
4. To encourage schools, churches,
social and civic bodies and employers
to give as patriotic duty all consist
ent help in stimulating public inter
est in and in spreading knowledge of
the rapidly advancing science of
health and life conservation.
.. To cooperate with and advise the !
Life Extension institute in its purpose
to reduce life-waste and to guard and |
strengthen the vitality and vigor of |
our race.
While Europe is enlisting so many |
millions and investing so many bill |
lions in a different kind of a war
America ought to make some progress !
in a campaign such as this
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
FARMS FOR LAW BREAKERS

Among the reforms that are now re-
ceiving public attention none Is more
important to the welfare OF humanity
than that OF prison reform. The people
of Cleveland. Ohio. probably the most
progressive city in the United States,
have solved the question locally by es-
tablishing a custodial farm at which
local violators OF the law are cared for
with the object OF making them better
men and women.
With the same humanitarian pur-
pose in view the state OF Iowa has I'M
dertaken the experiment OF a state GUS
todial farm. The state has purchased
500 acres OF land near Des Moines
where the first custodial farm will be
operated. II this proves the success IL
is expected to four other farms. OF a
similar character. will be located in
the four corners OF the state. The
prisoners at these farms will be employ
ed in raising corn and live stock and
other useful farm work. instead of be-
ing copied up in cells and making
goods TO compete with free labor or
sold under contract for the manufac-
ture of brooms, chairs. etc.
The trouble with our present prison
system. says the State Register. is
that II makes criminals instead %
making better men out Of those who
are imprisoned for first or second Of
lenses.
In the honest endeavor to find a solu-
ton OF the problem what TO do with
its prisoners TO make them better in
stead OF worse men the state OF Iowa
has decided IN test the ''custOdial
farm" with the belief that It viii prove
a success. Iowa is entitled TO the
commentator OF the people OF the
country. The citizens OF other states
will watch with interest the Iowa ex-
pertinent.
The local use OF "custOdial farms"
has proved a success. With proper
regulations there IS no just reason 20
doubt that state farms - d similar
character Will be equally successful.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

Alan Chandler Just before the break
ing out of the revolution in Russia some
years ago went to St Petersburg-now
Petrograd-on business. He had stud
led before going the Russian Language
under a Russian Instructor and could
converse fairly well in that tongue
On the train between the border ana
st. Petersburg he fell In with young
Russian who on hearing that he was
an American chatted with him agree
ably, expressing much interest in the
great American republic.
where are you going TO stop In st
Petersburg?" asked the young Russian.
who gave his name as Peter Alexan-
drovich.
"I suppose shall go to a hotel until
1 can find apartments" Alan replied.
II have rooms in the house of an old
lady who is very motherly and is al
ways attentive to her lodgers' wants.
1 dare she say she may have some va
cant rooms"
Alan jumped at this chance Of get
ting settled, for he disliked hotels and
was glad to avoid them even tempo
rarily. He went to the lodging house
Alexandrovich interviewed the land
lady. Then he and the landlady rejoin-
ed him, and the latter said that there
were no rooms vacant at the time, but
an occupant was soon to go away. If
meanwhile the American would accept
n couple of rooms of Alexandrovich's
suit that he did not need he would be
welcome to them.
The landlady, Nine. Groutsky, was
indeed a motherly woman. Her face
was especially benevolent; her hair
was white; her features bore the
stamp of suffering. It seemed to
Chandler when he looked at her that
he was gazing upon one of the Chris
tan martyrs who had lived nineteen
centuries before. He had only few
hours acquaintance with Alexandra
vich, too short to warrant his trusting
the man, but was so drawn to Nine.
Groutsky that he resolved to accept
the offer for the sake of efecting an
entrance to the old lady's house.
There was but one other roomer in
the house besides the American and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS a Pole. He
was seldom there. but when he was
there be and Alexandrovich were sew
eral times observed by Alan to have
their heads together. Stanislaus was
the person who was expected to va
cate his rooms. But day after day
passed and he showed no sign Of do
ing so.
Meanwhile Alan was taken Ill. He
was so carefully nursed by Nine.
Groutsky that when he recovered he
would not leave her on any account,
although there was something mystic
rious about Alexandrovich that excited
his distrust Alan could not discover
that he had any occupation. He would
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
augusta ,Ga1 Chronicle. }

augusta tGa.) Chronicle)
For a year or two past a certain
class of writer's. who seem to prefer
TO make their living by slandering
their fellow citizens and playing on
the ignorance or prejudice of a certain
other class OF citizens. have made
the welkin ring with charges of "trea-
SON. against hundreds of thousands of
Americans who are members of a fra
ternal and benevolent order known as
the knights of Columbus.
There was no more reason why
these scurrilous writers should have
singled out this particular order for
their deliberate misrepresentation
and diatribes any more than there
was why they should have pounced
upon the Knights of Pythias. knight
Templars, or any other benevolent and
fraternal order-except that the men,
bers of the Knights of Columbus are
communicates of the Catholic church.
And it is an easy matter to make
certain class of people believe any
thing about Catholics.
The burden of their song was that
the knights of Columbus prescribed
certain oath for its members. which
alleged oath pledged their fealty in
temporal as well as religious matters
to the pope of Rome. They went so
far as to repeatedly publish that al
legged oath, as proof that all who sub
scribed to il were traitors to their
country-as they would have been had
they ever taken such an oath.
OF course. no such oath ever exist
cd haf nr
benevolent order In this country, and
IT is doubtful IL even the men who
made capital of IT believed in Its gen.
uineness. AS a matter of fact. il was
proven, time and again, that this al
legged oath was a pure fabrication
manufactured by some malicious and
INSCRIPTIONS person for the very pur
pose to which II was put.
And yet. tens of thousands OF as
good citizens and patriotic Americans
as this country can boast were forced
for a long time to submit to the charge
of treason" and TO unavoidable abuse
for the reason that no individual
member OF any secret fraternal order
is permitted to make known the obi
cation of his order without special per-
mission from the supreme order, no
matter how harmless that oath or OBJ
legation might be.
OF late, however-in justice to its
members all over the country-the
supreme council of the Knights of Co
lumbus have felt called upon to make
known to impartial and disinterested
board and committees the true oath of
their order. Very recently this oath,
together with the ritual of the order,
was submitted to board consisting of
a number of California Masons of high
degree, and this is their report there
on:
1--WE hereby certify that by author
ity of the highest officer of the
Knights of Columbus in the state of
California, who acted under instruc-
tons from the supreme officers to the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

make Just as good pot pie as the
scarcer game birds.
Luxury loving people. observes the
Quincy Journal. are not contented with
ordinary fowls and meats. Some
scarce titbit from the woods is need
ed. something inaccessible to thinner
purses. with which they can give an
air OF distinction and originality to
their feasts. The price is immaterial.
so long as the dish is different"
Thus in every region where game
birds abound, a tribe of pot hunters
has grown up. They turn the birds
that save the crops into millionaire
hotel dinners. Also they are making
game birds so scarce that a man has
to travel hundreds of miles for lit
tie sport. whereas formerly. he could
get it on a single days nearby ex-
cursion.
The wholesale hunting OF game has
become a form of monopoly that
should be stopped. What wild life
remains is the property OF the COM
mon people.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Associated Press)-There is some
newspaper speculation as to whether
the war will follow precedent in insti-
tuting any change in fashions o.
what some of the writer's delight to
call face fur" The Waterloo cam
paign introduced the moustache
among the English troops, for it was
first borrowed from certain Austrian
officers, then allies. 1t was taken up
by the Guards, who resented very
much any attempt to follow the fash.
ion on the part of mere line regiments,
while as for civilians it will be remem-
bered. says the Manchester Guardian,
how great snub Give Newcome
grew upon himself by wearing a fero-
cious moustache.
The Crimean war, brought in the
whisker again, in desperate civilian
emulation of the gallant officers, who,
having grown all their hair from sheer
necessity and perhaps from a certain
companionable warmth in the bitter
winter in the trenches. brought back
their new appendages to grace Bond
Street and Pail Mall.
The British war Office has made
some effort to encourage the growth
of moustaches among subalterns with
out conspicuous success, and there
are few signs that the trenches of 1914
are going to bring in a new fashion
of boards GAS far as one has OBJ
served" says the Guardian, the aver
age British soldiers first desire when
he gets a breathing space from the
trenches themselves, is to rid himself
of the beard and whiskers, though one
has seen a few stalwarts in base towns
still bearded, and it must be con.
fessed that they look much more awe
inspiring than the clean-shaven vari-
ETY.. French soldiers near the firing
lines are much less abashed by boards,
and contrive to wear the most ragged
growth with something of an air.
while the younger Belgians seem TO
for clean shaving"
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the
Associated Press. -Immediate af-
ter the declaration of war reservists |
OF the several continental nations that |
were implicated proceeded by previous
standing arrangements back to Eu- |
rope or to various centers of mobiliza- /
ion in the far east. The Germans I
went to Tsingtao: Frenchmen to var
ious garrisons along the coasts or pro .
ceeded homeward: Austrians went by /
way of America back TO their native
land The British have only now be-
gun to move. Reserve officers, OF |
which there are number in the FAR
east have been summoned TO rcturp
10 England. ana with them several
young men are leaving China.
throwing up their positions and pay.
ing their own expenses back home to
volunteer. German, French and Aus
trian business houses were at f1rsr Sc.
ricusly effected as a consequence 81
the drafting of their clerks, Now the
British interests are beginning to sul.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
THE ADEQUATE WAGE.

In his argument on behalf of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
before the board of arbitration which
is considering the wage dispute be,
tween enginemen and western roads
Warren S. Stone, head of the organic
alton said:
/ would lay II down as a fun
damental principle that If physi-
cal or technical examinations, age
limitation, or service requirements
beyond the limit of human endur-
ance are to deprive a man in mid
die life from earning a living at
his profession, then in fixing his
pay he should not only receive a
living wage but wage that should
enable him to live in comfort the
remainder of his years after he
has been disqualified.
So apparent was the justice of his
grounds that il is not to be wondered
at that attorneys for the railroads
waived immediate reply. reserving the
right to answer at later time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
SAVE THE GAME.

Every fall. as the hunters come
back from their jaunts. their bag
seems to be a littel smaller. Yet
sportsman's clubs are working all over
the country for closer legal regula-
tons. More game wardens are being
employed to enforce the laws But
every few years sees some species ex-
tiIct that the older people remember
as abundant
AS population grows. the game
area narrows down. Sportsmen take
more frequent and longer vacations.
The hunting grounds acquire a larger
human population
There IS a constantly increasing
number Of alien residents who speak
no English and do not understand
the game laws. nor good sportsman
ship. TO their minds, song birds that
are useful in destroying insect pests
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
The Daily Story
An Odd Group-By Grant Wheeler.
f,opvriebted 1874 by Associated Literary rsureau.

, be absent sometimes for DAYS. ana
when he returned instead of mention.
ing his absence or any incident con.
nected with It he never referred TO n
One day when Alan returned fror,
the transaction Of certain business he
had on hand he found Nine. Cro,,.
sky talking with handsomely dressed
young lady. The girl looked M AZ
Alan with a pair of eyes which. SO lone
az they were fixed upon him, held him
spellbound. What it was In their darL
depths to make him feel that for their
possessor he would jump Off the brink
of a cliff he did not know, and yet he
saw her only Il few moments wbils
passing through a room to the stair.
case leading to the second floor.
Not a person Chandler met undsr
this roof but impressed him. They
were all different, but were all linked
together by some mystery. The land.
lady seemed to be the guiding spirit
At least, Alan could not but notice
that they all seemed to look up to her
with reverence. Though the ceptIest
among them, she appeared to Be the
strongest.
The girl who had fixed those won.
drous eyes on Chandler never came 10
the house again. He was minded 70
ask the landlady who she was. but
somehow he felt that there was q
barrier between him and the others In
the house that he was forbidden 10
pass.
One day when he was walking on
the street a police officer tapped him
on the shoulder and directed him 70
go with him. The policeman took him
to q police station, where sat an officer
at a desk Pulling out a drawer. he
took therefrom a little leathern case
and, opening 1t, began to look from 1,
to Chandler and vice versa. Presently
he handed the article TO Chandler. ask.
ing:
'Is that your passport"
Chandler, thunderstruck, said ne BE-
neved that it was.
You Americans are very incau.
tious," said the officer.
What do you mean?"
81 will show you If you will come
with me-"
He led the way TO a sleigh standing
at the door and motioned Chandler to
enter it Then they were driven out
of the city to a road along which
in the distance a crowd were seen
slowly approaching. When they reach
ed the sleigh Chandler saw that they
were prisoners marching TO Siberia.
His eyes rested on Stanislaus. then
on Alexandrovich, then on Nine
Groutsky. Lastly his gaze met that Of
the girl with the wondrous eyes.
They have been plotting to assassI-
nate the car" said Alan's guide
Luckily we had evidence that you
were not one of them or you would
now be with them. What they want
ed of you was your passport"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
William Brady.M.D.
Headache and Its Causes.

apprehension. or increased pressure
within the skull, is most frequent di-
rect factor of headache. This is char
acteristically present in cases of brain
tumor, but even in the headache of
simple constipation the apprehension
within the skull is the direct explana-
ton of the pain, while the effect of an
active cathartic is obviously due to
sudden reduction of apprehension.
The headache of heat exposure is
due to apprehension. So is the head
ache complained of by the habitual
drinker. the excessive user of tobacco.
and the tea or coffee fiend.
All Headaches Are Nervous"
Certain individuals will faint away
under comparatively slight provoca-
ton, because, as we say. they are
nervous or neurotic. So il is in
the complaint of headache, what one
will describe as a mere fullness or
dullness, another will describe as a
severe headache. A great many suffer
ers imagine they have nervous" head
aches. and that cure is therefore out
of the question. That is a mistake
Slight cause will produce severe head
aches in those of nervous tempera-
ment. but there is always a cause in
the patients own economy. and usu-
ally this cause can be removed.
Auto-intoxication, from food stasis
CONSTIPATION, kidney insufficiency,
uraemia. and inactivity of the skin. is
a frequent cause of periodical head
aches The poisoning is more or less
continuous, but the system manages
to warehouse overloads of toxic waste
products for a certain time. then,
through some external influence per-
haps. there comes an overflow and a
seizure OF headache.
Anaemia, lead poisoning. syphilis,
malaria, unsupported Bright's disease.
high blood pressure, hypertrophied
turbinate bodies in the nose, impact
ed molar teeth, and enlarged tonsils
or adenoids are common causes of
headache.
To take medicine for headache with
out making a consistent effort TO
search out and remove the cause is a
foolish and often a dangerous policy
Pain IN or about the head is just as
serious an indication for medical at
tention as is pain about the heart In
either case the cause may be trifiing
or not; thorough examination may re-
veal factors which the patient has
never dreamed OF
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
That knights of Columbus Oath

, order In the United States, we we're
furnished a complete copy of all the
work, ceremonies and pledges used by
the order, and that we carefully read'
discussed and examined the same.
I'VE found that while the order Is
in a sense a secret association, II Is
not an oath-bound organization ana
that its ceremonies are comprised in
four degrees, which are intended TO
teach and inculcate principles that
lie at the foundation of every great re-
ligion and every free state.
Our examination of these cere-
monials and obligations was made pri
marily for the purpose of ascertainins
whether or not a certain alleged oath
of the Knights of Columbus, which
has been printed and widely circulat-
ed. was in fact used by the order and
whether. IL 1t was not used. any oatn'
obligation or pledge was used which
was or would be offensive to Protest
ants or Masons, or those who are en-
gagged I'm circulating a document OF
peculiar viciousness and wickedness.
1--WE find that neither the alleged
oath, nor any other oath or pledge
bearing the remotest resemblance
thereto in matter, manner, spirit or
purpose is used or forms a part OF the
ceremonies of any degree of the
knights of Columbus.
THE alleged oath is scurrilous,
wicked and libelous and must be the
invention of an impious and venom
Gus mind. We find that the order OF
Knights of Columbus, as shown by its
rituals, is dedicated to Catholic relig-
ion, charity and patriotism. There is
no propaganda proposed or taught
against Professionals or Masons or per-
sons not of Catholic faith. Indeed,
Professionals and Masons are not refer
red to directly or indirectly in the GER
emonial pledges.
1.-The ceremonial OF the order
teaches a high and noble patriotism,
instills a love of country, inculcates
a reverence for law and order, urges
the conscientious and unselfish per-
Torrance of civil duty and holds up
the constitution of our country as the
richest and most precious possession
of a knight of the order. We can find
nothing in the entire ceremonials of
the order that to our minds could be
objected to by any persons.
MOTLEY HEWES FLINT,
"33d Degree. Past Grand Master of
Masons of California
DANA REID WELLER,
"32d Degree. Past Grand Master of
Masons of California.
WILLIAM RHODES HERVEY,
"32d Degree. Past Master.
SAMUEL S. BURKE,
"32d Degree. Past Master and In
1t might seem that this report. clear
and emphatic as it is, and coming
from a body of Masons would be suf-
ficient to forever silence the calum-
MES that have been so persistently
and maliciously launched against
those of our fellow citizens who hap
pen to be members of this particular
fraternal and benevolent order