davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Mrs. GoodsoIe feeding tramp)-YOu
seem to have a good appetite. Hungry
Higgins-Ah, mum. OATS all have
left in de world dat l kin rightly call
me own.-Exchange.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Pa" said Freddy, what is a social
scaleTr
Generally speaking" replied pa,
Its a place where they weigh money
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Samatimaa.

Tommy-Pop. a man and his wits
are one. aren't theyg TOmmy's Pop
Yes. my son; sometimes one too many.
philadelphia Record.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Nellie aged 6veI-Our family is aW-
fully exclusive. Is yOurs7 Bessie tagged
four)-No, indeed! We haven't any
thing to be ashamed of-New Orleans
Times-DemOcrat.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
causht Enouah.

MaryLrhe doctor says this illness Of
mine Is caused by a germ. Agnes
What did be call itI Mary-I don't re-
member. I caught the disease, but not
the name-Judge.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Tact.

Willie-Paw, what is tact7 Paw
Tact is the art Of making other people
think they know more than you do. my
son.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Hin Wainh.

what is the way OF the transgres-
sor?" asked the boob.
Fifteen ounces TO the pound" re.
p'Ied the grouch.-Ciucinnatl Enquirer.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Post-Thinks he's the whole thing,
does he7 Parker-Well. I'd hardly go
as far as that, but he certainly consid-
era himself a quorum-Smart Set
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Naturally,

"Are there any grounds for the real
estate boom in that particular neigh
bOrhoOdT'
Certainly. Don't they want to sell
'cm?"-BaltlmOre American.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

We must be careful to have Dur prin-
ciples and be ready to die for them.
But we must be careful not to label
N prejudices principles" and proceed
to die for them.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Az Il Often Happsns.

Mrs. upes-How do you like your
hew girl7 Mrs. Gumleigh-I don't
Seem to suit her at all-Chicago TTfb-
une.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

she-My pOOr mother begged me not
n marry you. He-True! That's the
only time she seemed interested IN my
wOlfarsNJudge.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

singlston-Have you decided what
you are going TO call the baby, old
man2 Wedderton - Certainly 1 am
going to call him whatever my wife
names him.[LOndOn Tit-BitA
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Cholly - have something on my
mind. Wobaht Ro~bert-stop a min
utai Sure enough. there Is a cObweb
on TOP Of y0ur head Baltimore Amer
icaa.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

II am glad you have bought a par
rot. papa. What will you do II IL learns
bad language-punish lit"
enc. SON: punish you."-HOuston
Post
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

visitOr-Do you help your mother
with the homework. Stella? Stella
(aged ive)-Yes, ma'am; l help mostly
by keeping out Of her way.-ChicagO
News.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Father. what is the constitution
MY son II IL a document that Is
most sacred 70 the party that IL not
IN DOWer."-New York Sun
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Another good thing about babies II
that they never go around telling the
smart things their daddies said.-Gal-
weston News.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
ooos the Rounds.

'.They tell me that woman IL q Cos
clip. Do you think she b reliabler'
II know that whatever abe Say4
gcea"-BaldmOro American. -
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
We'll. ia Suspended,

"Pop. tell me one thing"
"What is 1t. my SOM"
ais a suspended sentence a hanging
matter Baltimore American.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
Disoords.

THE very sound OF some peoples
voices is eXasperating."
quite true. Especially when they
say Move on or Pay up "-Birming-
ham Age-Herald
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Juror-We acquitted him out Of aym-
pathy. Friend-For his aged mOtherI
Juror-Oh. motor having such a law
yer.-Pbiladelphia Bulletin.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Sound common sense without elO-
quence Is better than folly with a ane
dow Of language
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
The Cranky Stage.

"What is the difference between sick
ness and convalescence. pa?"
The cO~nvalescent ms boy. generally
makes those around him siek."-BOston
Transcript
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Honors come by diligence: riches
spring from economy.-John Francis
Davis.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17
WHY. Indaad9

Mamma" said Little Willie. why
does the minister always say lastly in
the middle Of his sermon T"-Woman's
Home Companion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Friendship is the only thing in the
world concerning the usefulness OF
which all mankind are agreed.-CicerO.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Politeness and civility are the best
capital ever invested in business.-P.
7. Barnum.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Custom. though never so ancient.
without truth Is but an old error
Cyprian.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Uncertain ways unsafest are and
doubt a greater mischief than despair.
-Denham.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Hard work Is still the road to pros
perity. and there iS no Other.-Benja-
min Franklin.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

We prepare ourselves for sudden
deeds by the reiterated choice Of good
Or evil
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

To a well deserving man God win
show favor; to an III deserving be will
be simply just-Piautus.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

he Is not the best carpenter who
makes the most chips.-Old Saying.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Humility kneels in the dust but
Eazes at the skies.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

The beginning OF excellence Is 10 b.
free from errOr.- Quinulian.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

He that will not be counseled cannot
be helped-German Proverb.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Mans great fault is that he has 90
many small ones.-Richter.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

While Doubt stands stil. Confidence
can make a fortune.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

True courage. as well as true wis
dom, Is not d~istrustfuI OF itself.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

A good lookout drives i'll luck away.
French PrOverb.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1914-07-17

Too much is worse than want-Ger,
man Proverb.
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he loved. 1t was evident that he
calmly took it for granted that she
would be mother to them as well as
wife to him.
But she had an uncomfortable idea
that the boys themselves saw through
her constrained efforts to treat them
ahectionately: They looked at her sui
lenly. And she was preSy sure they
returned the dislike. Their attitude
also couldn't come from jealousy over
the dead mother, because only Harold
remembered her. and he only dimly.
1t couldn't be because they dreaded
her authority. She had assured them,
plainly forced, that she wouldn't boss
them And she had oeen careful to
consult them about furnishing the new
home. Their father had vouched that
they, as well as he, would be glad to
move from the shabby old cottage and
say an eternal goodbye to the slovenly
old housekeeper who had cooked them
fnd1gestible messes so long.
So, to do her share toward making
a friendly footing. she had insisted that
each boy furnish his own room lust as
he wished. She had put in only a word
or two of advice. Their rather had yield
ed with smile and d shrug. Don't
humor them too much"
And they had gone with her sullenly.
selected chairs and wall paper sullenly
and really seemed to think that they
were doing her favor by coming down.
town at all. AS for the luncheon to
which she took them-well, they had
grunted there. too, until she was ashamed
in front of the waitress. She had men
tally decided that this was her last
shopping trip with them.
Little beasts!" she murmured to her
self. as she YEARLY ran UP the steps of
her boarding house. "Unmannerly cubs!
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movement those stupid faces at every
meal. There would be no spontaneity
or pleasure left in her intercourse with
her father. Quite likely they would 1is-
ten and laugh afterward and perhaps
rehash little incidents to the neighbors'
boys. Visioning all the annoyance that
'hey had 1t in their power to inflict, she
sometimes could scarcely repress
scream.
enc afternoon she was walking in the
heisnporhood of Herbert's home. She
! nau gwen up her pos ton to prepare for
her wedding, and this dav had had to
nunt laundry woman. Instead of TAX
:ns car she walked hoping by phys-
lIai exercise to stir herself into a more
eneerfui frame of mind
but a glimpse of the cottaee sent
ner BACK into the blues She hurried
on 10 get away from it, fearing she
might meet one or both of the boys
ana ~, nave to stop and talk to them
She was not in a humor to pretend
just then. A block from the cottage
there was a vacant lot, surrounded by
hign board fence. She head bab-
nie OF young voices-and shivered at
the sound, for through the combined
drawl.
Then over the shrill sounds came
one voice, clearer than the rest-"Aw.
Bert. he's just stuck up cause he's
gong to get a swell stepmother Maybe
she won't be so fine as YOU think she
is"
Shut up" amiably drawled Bert.
Maybe she'll make you jump"
II guess not"
"Betcha she does"
Jaw, shut up" said Bert Impatient
1y You don't know her"
II bet she wishes your pa didn't
have you"
OOH Alicia stood very still and
listened. She couldn't help it.
She likes us terrible WE'LL chimed
in Harold.
81 bet she's just pretending"
'She ain't"' shouted two indignant
voices. And then Bert drawled, Say.
quit talking about person you don't
know. But. say, she certainly does
wear good clothes" patronizingly. His
father had that same patronizing tone
sometimes. Alicia giggled.
"Oh, l have seen her. She amt so
much"
There was a plunging sound. Later
came other significant sounds. as OF
two boys pummeline one. Let me
up," "Ain't she"-"Il take it back
'You bet you will
oh" said Alicia softly, and walked
on very fast. She had heard enough
That night the boys father said wor-
riedly. alicia, I've been thinking that
perhaps you won't like two half-grown
cubs sharing our home. I'll send them
to a school if you wish
you will not" she said, promptly.
They're su!len kids
Not sullen," she corrected. u
thought SO at first. They're just bash
full. And at first I thought my love
for you could reach around them
YES" apprehensively.
But their love reached around me-
she said. $50 it's the same thing"
(THE END)
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Commissioners Have Labored
TWenty-Four Years to Attain
Objects of the Association

The commissioners on uniform state
laws have labored for twenty-four
years to accomplish the objects indi-
Gated by the name of their organiza-
ton. 1t Is not voluntary association
OF lawyers, nor a committee Of the
American Bar Association, as some
persons have supposed. according to
Charles Thaddeus Terry, the president,
but is an official body, whose personnel
Is appointed by the governors Of the
states. and 1t is required to report to
the governors and state legislatures.
The commissioners meet in annual
session. for what is called a conference.
Since they have been doing so, as the
result of their work, a negotiable in
struments act, uniform as to provis-
ions. has been passed in all the states
of this country, as we'll as in Alaska
and the District of Columbia. Twenty
six of the states, as well al Alaska and
the District of Columbia, also nave
adopted the uniform warehouse re-
ceipts act of the commissioners; eight
states and Alaska have adopted their
uniform stock transfer act; ten states
and Alaska have adopted their bills OF
lading act, and ten states and Alaska
have passed their sales act.
Business Not Sole Topic.
The commissioners do not concern
themselves only with laws relating to
business subjects. They are nnw work.
ing on, and have been for several
years, uniform marriage and divorce
laws. uniform automobile laws, as well
as many other laws which differ in
provisions in the various states and
territories The research required Is
enormous, the difficulty of reconciling
differ ences laborious, and the progress
made is necessarily slow. In time,
however, the commissioners hope to
bring about the adoption In the states
of many uniform laws in addition to
those already passed.
Discussing the organization OF the
commissioners today with a reporter
for The Star. Mr.. Terry said 1t origi-
mated twenty-four years ago as the
idea of Judge Beekman of New York
Every one knows what month Is,
in the computation of time." Mr. Terry
said, but II you ask a lawyer what
day is, he will ask you:
I'm what state?
IF the lawyer attempts to reply, on
hand, he falls into a trap. very often,
and gets his client into difficulties. A
three-day period of grace in note
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THE DAILY STORY.
LOVES REACH.
Copyright. 1914. by W. werner.)

Alicia loved the two boys father so
much that without him life would not
be worth much to her She was thirty
years old and had never supposed her
self capable of caring SO much for a
man as she did for this clever lawyer.
Herbert Collins. Her life before she
met him seemed now in retrospect a
gray. lifeless stretch of business days
She remembered with amusement how
once she had prated .hildishly about
the independence of the business woman.
Now she looked forward with secret
delight almost childish. to cooking
for one man, mending his socks and
even sweeping up tobacco ashes after
him.
But she did not love his two sons
And as for cooking for them, looking
after their clothes well. some
times, being a reasonable, fairly good
hearted woman, she actually felt
wicked under the intense feeling of
dislike that came over her at sight of
them. Bert was twelve, Harold was
fourteen. Both We're ugly. stolid fea-
tured boys, sullenly silent whenever
she was around She tried to like
them. She felt dejectedly that there
father since it could not .each to these
his flesh and blood. But it couldn't
reach and she did not know whether
she could stand the wearing daily con-
tact with them which marriage insured
Some days she was sure she could not
Other days she tried to persuade her
self that her dislike would dull and
perhaps change to tolerance. But
these latter days were vary few
-, IT !. b was not not jealousy Of their dead
that excuse. But she was too reason
able to feel jealous of woman dead
ten years. Besides, she was too sure
that Herbert loved her sincerely
Sometimes she had half a notion to
tell him that she didn't like his sons.
He had never guessed her feeling
toward them, she was sure. But she
could never bring herself to the con-
fess1on. 1t sounded so dreadful to put
into bald words: II dislike your stupid
sons 1t might overthrow The entire
sdihce of his love. She knew that
like all men, he idealized the woman
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

Boys tastes too much?'' with a laugh
''Unmannerly cubs, aren't they? But aft
er they've lived with you while l fancy
they'll be different"
Not at ALL she answered politely to
his second question. But inside she gave
fierce assent
She had worked downtown in an office
for years and had little experience with
any but the pert, poised office brand of
boy. But she had seen other kinds
pleasant voiced. polite little fellows at
some of her friends homes. also some
who We're not pleasant voiced nor po-
lite. but still human youngsters whom
one could like, if not love. She told her
less woman. If the boys were not so
stolid and stupid she could endure them.
But at every sight of Harold's pale,
solemn. blue eyes, at every accent of
Berts stolid. nasal drawl. she was ir-
rltated afresh. She quaked to think of
the future. 1t would be terrible, those
stoild but all-seeing eyes on her every
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Must Notify Purchaser.

TT shall be unlawful to sell or offer
for sale any article of food which has
been held In cold storage either within
or without the state for period of
thirty days or over, without notifying
persons purchasing, intending to pur-
chase. the same, that it has been so held
by the display of placard plainly and
conspcuously marked. Cold Storage
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1 simply can't live all my life with them
wonder" dreariIy, "if Herbert would
feel dreadfully bad If I asked him to
send them away to SCHOOL, good
strict. military school. that would put
some courtesy into them
But she didn't ask him. She couldn't.
She was just enough to remember that
after all their claim on him had cnme
first and she had no right to ask him to
put them away for her If she had been
younger she might have selfishly insist.
ed. hut at thirty you have learned-if
you are CAPABLE of learning-that your
rights don't always come first in the
world. SO she tried to be resigned. and
succeeded in being doleful.
'Headache?' Herbert asked her that
night as they motored along the lake.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
DANIELS RETURNS TO CITY.
To Resume Speaking Campaign
This Week, Going to New York.

Secretary Daniels has returned to
this city from a short speaking trip IN
the south. He expects to resume his
campaign work this week, leaving
Washington Tuesday to speak in Rep
resentative Oglesby's district in the
Bronx, New York city. Wednesday
he will speak in Stamford. Conn. and
on the following day in Hartford. Next
Saturday he speaks at Portsmouth.
N. H.. and his northern tour will wind
UP at Elizabeth, N. j., next Sunday.
Next week Secretary Daniels is
scheduled to campaign in the middle
west, beginning in Missouri. but the
exact dates and places of his address,
es have not yet been fixed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

Goods on the bulk mass or articles OF
food and it shall be unlawful to repre-
sent or advertise as fresh any article of
food which has been held in cold storage
for a period of thirty days or over.
1T shall be unlawful to return to any
cold storage warehouse any article OF
food which has been once released from
storage for the purpose of placing 1t on
the market for sale. 1t shall be unlawful
to transfer any article of food from one
cold storage warehouse to another if such
transfer is made for the purpose of
avoiding any provision of this act. and
such transfer shall be unlawful undess
all prior stampings, markings and tag
gings upon such article Shall remain
thereon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
Short-Term Notes.

The last batch of treasury notes was
issued at less than ga per cent. but these
are short-term notes and must be repaid
within six months. The possibility of
making new loans on these terms will
depend entirely on the state of the money
market at the end of the six months. In
any case sooner or later the government
must come to the country for n perma-
nent war loan. 1t is expected that such
n request would meet with a generous
patriotic response. not only from finan-
ciers, but from the investing public In
general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18
BRITISH TREASURY ISSUE
FOR CONDUCT OF THE WAR
Fourth Sum Of $4,000, 900 Made
Available-Big Total Of Daily
Expenditure.

Correspondence OF the Associated Press.
LONDON. October e.-The new issue q;
treasury notes by the government this
week makes tie fourth sum Of SIS, oG0. 00c
since the war began and indicates that
the conflict is costing between four and
five million sterling weekly.
At the present moment the government
is able TO borrow on very moderate terms
because Of the giut OF money in the finan-
cial district.
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Ship Duty for Lieut.. E. C. Blakeslee.

Lieut.. E. c. Blakeslee has been de-
tached from duty as assistant to the
United States naval attache at Berlin
and ordered to the North Carolina. This
is in pursuance of the policy of with
drawing the assistants to the naval
attaches at the various European en-
bassies during the continuance of the
war, as they have been unable to ex-
ercise any useful functions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

Gas was first used for lighting the
streets of New York in 1925, and at
this time Drummond invented the lime
light.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-18

transaction in one state. for instance,
is not the same as a three-day period
In another state. There is always the
question of what days are to be count
ed IN the computation.
I'm other words, men with immortal
souls are obliged to spend months OF
study to find out what the phrase a
day actually means. If there is rule
of practice permitting the lapse of ten
days before action may be taken, or
within which action must be taken, We
must look up the differing state laws
to see just what is meant. This is SO
because the laws have not been based.
in many cases. on common sense.
Take, for instance. the manner IN
which it has been necessary to exc
cute instruments-some state laws re-
quire that they shall be executed be-
fore notaries public. others before
commissioners of deeds. and they vary
in all states, so that while a will may
be perfectly valid in Pennsylvania it
may not be of any validity in Vir-
ginia.
Cites Case to Show Meaning.
Suppose you have property-real
estate-in several states. You mean to
leave it all to your wife, and you exc
cute a will with two witnesses. You
die. Your executor finds that one state
requires that there shall be two wit
nesses to your will. and that another
state in which you have left property
requires that there shall be three wit
nesses to your will. In the latter state
your wife would not get your property
under that will, because the instru-
ment would be invalid in that state, as
it had only two witnesses instead OF
the three required.
"All this is illogical, and no one dis
putes the fact. So Judge Beekman sug-
gested that commissioners should be
appointed by all the states to recon
cile these differences in the various
laws. and to bring about the adoption
Of uniform laws in all of them This
we are trying to do
The commissioners now in session at
the New Willard Hotel include con-
spicuous members of the judiciary, well
known deans of law schools at the
leading universities of the country, and
active practitioners before the bars of
the various states.