davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

Another angel of summer is abund- ance. It is the time of plenty. The Lord of nature is prodigal of flowers and fruits, of perfumes and rich color ings. The seasons gifts are scattered in remote corners as lavishlyf as along the broad highway Flowers born to blush unseen in some secluded thicket are as beautiful as any in a million aires garden. Food is comparatively abundant, the earth yielding her in crease to any who have taken the trouble to scratch the surface and throw in the seed. Work Is generally plentiful and performed under health full conditions. There is air to breathe and water to swim in: one need not wrestle with coal bills nor pay for thick clothing. The poor man has a chance dn summer.
 Another angel of summer is freedom. Tn the harsher seasons one Is "cribbed, cabined and confined The four walls of 8 house shut us in from perfect liberty of movement. One is in the bondage of furnace fires and iron water pipes and storm windows. Now the fires are out. the doors are open We come and go with a meas ure of freedom and without undue pre- cautions as to wraps and rubbers.
 It is pleasant, moreover to think of summer as the vacation season. Noth- ing marks more surely our rising sense of social justice than the feeling that a vacation of some length at least is an inahenable right of every work ing man and woman. For how ma1y does summer hold a period of rest and recreationI Millions of toilers all over the land will look back on days or weeks of the present month as a bit of blue in the gray and monoto- nous year. And for that reason, if fol no other. the passing days are notable Next week we are going to speaE of some aspects of summertime that are not so pleasant to contemplate But surely the blessings should b, i emphasized first. No August passei 1 that some do not learn to say w1tl Henry Van Dyke,
 1 These are things I prize l And hold of dearest worth: Light of sapphire skies.
 l Peace of the silent hills, Shelter of forests. comfort of tn,
 grass,
 Music of birds murfnur of little rills l Shadows of cloud, that swiftly pass And, after showers,
 The smell of flowers
 And Of the good, brown earth- And best of all. along the way | friendship and nirth,
 aakzM6naam 4.~@@.-a---.s4--- ItaE EAlt<S0A
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

Here is Prof. Moves who comes forward to tell us that the world con- tains seventeen hundred million peo- pie. and that the increasing rate is l2,0o0,e 900 souls year. which would add every ten years a population to the globe greater than the population of the United States. It may be well to remark this is not the birthrate, but the excess over the death rate The death rate at IT per 1000 foots up 2S,- 900,000 a year, so it is apparent the total birth rate of the world is almost 41,000,0e0 souls. When the world reaches an era of permanent peace and good fellowship, and there is no war and fewer pestilences something diffe-- ent has got to be done. As an able writer declares the nations have got to get together in a system of CO., operation and drop this cut-throat sys- tenn of competition because a thous- and people perfectly organized can live comfortably where a hundred un- organized people would starve'' The hog in man has got to take both feet out of the trough and learn to give the titman an equal chance for life and enjoyment.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

What does the average man know of conspiracies and conspirators? The social conspiracies by far outnumber the commercial and political. Some conspiracies which appear to be small affairs at the start prove to be big with disaster at the finish. The con- spirators be they male or female are moved by motives the honesty of which they do not question and seem to be blind to the injustice or i'm morality of them. Conspiracy is one of the rankest products of selfishness. When mamma conspires to make a good catch for daughter and the motive is purely material and loyeless. the re- suit is seldom lovely. It is the deslr- able male victim who lives to learn hell has no fury like the fury of a maddened woman. Whatever the con- spiracy it has beneath it a hidden de- sign and a combination Of wickedneSs which have to be answered for somc- where. People who profess piety do not think deep enough to realize the perfidy and immortality of the game they are engaged in, and no one ven lures to hint of the misery which comes of such unholiness.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

can tell what he would do with it if he had it. Money always has entailmen, s and influence and the trend is always towards selfishness not liberality, to- ward pride not humility. It is not what you have in your purse that can give strength to what you have in your heart. If we really had wealth 1 sus- pect we should conduct ourselves just as wealthy men have before us. Yearn- ing for money that you may do good IS foolishness. Most good in this world has been done by the poor in purse and the rich in spirit.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

The man who goes wrong is not as
 bad as we think he is. Lack of train ing and lack of knowledge is at bottom of bad habits and rabid conduct, and
 such persons become the victims of il-conceiVed ideas. The schools spend ten times the effort upon good speech, clear expression, skillful calculations and masterly writing than it does up- on self government, the curbing of selfishness or how to be man instead of an idler. slob or fool. The schools say the thing of first import ance is health, second knowledge, third
 manhood, and then they seem to ex- haust their force upon knowledge of everything under the sun except knowledge of themselves which is the only dependable foundation for all the
 rest Many a bad boy of the schools
 has become a man of great learning
 and power; and many a good boy of the schools has spent most of his life doing time in prison. The famous dunces of history still outshine the juvenile precocity of their time. Learning how to live and how to make a living is of first importance and the other learning should not be neglected Most men go wrong because they have never been set right.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01
THE MAN WHO TALKS


 Have a care how you regard your self. The life which is yours wash t created as a bad dream. The wor.a holds for you whatever you can work out or honorably wrest from it. One of the first requirements of a man IS to have confidence in himsef-in his capability and capacity. If you radi- ate cold instead of warmth it is De- cause you will to. not because you must Do not mediate upon the wrongs or misfortunes of life but put full value upon it's blessings and pleasures. The blues and grays and purples of life are not heart colors, for the yeIlows and reds and greens are brighter and more soothing. Do not get in the habit of indulging in irT7t- ants-the vacations go as we give them less attention The mind is your dynamo and you can tur m it's full power in favorof or against yourself Keep it forging for progress and every good thing and see that Dis appointment don't reverse it. Hay you realized that the only man who is It the bottom is the one who knows ae i is
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

How to do good to others and to sue ceed in it is one of the most serious /! problems of life. Mortals are sensi- i tive creatures and most of them think they are just as good as anybody and | 1t would be a stunt to prove they are l not, for some people who appear fine and have secret vices are a thousand 1 times worse than other men who have open immoral habits and are spoken of as vile. It is evident God never gave men measure to measure men with, i he reserved that for Himself. We can 1 see through the honest bad man (this phrase will bear analysis), but we cannot see one whit of the hypocritdl 1 heart of the professedly good one How would you feel should you learn some one was bent upon doing you good? It was Thorean who said if he saw a man coming with intent to do him good he would take to his heels. There 1 IS no welcome hand for the fanatic 1 with mission. The one way to heip l the other person to be good is to per l feet ourselves in every way so that we I are daily recognized as a good exam l pie. The man who gives sustaining 1 work to the people is greater than he who is doling out in charity ten times as much Teaching a person how tc
 take care of himself is better than tax ing care of him"
 suppose you have thought how 1 much good you could do if you only had money. Have you ever realized
 what common. idle dream this is7 Il is what the people who do not have I money think, but when they acquirs l wealth forget to fulfill. Money ism half as necessary to accomplish bis Il results as the world thinks. Tn, l worlds greatest thinkers and doer4
 have lacked fortunes. What has none,
 to do with spiritual power? Just com. pare in your mind Jesus with Caesar
 or Booth or a Vincent with Jehn D
 Rockefeller. No man who haan't monel
Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-01

n 9FSdL many pcOPtc WuO WOuho nv
 be guilty of living on canned goods subsist through life on canned ideas
 Their opinions on all subjects they prefer to take ready made. They wor- ship as their parents did. vote as their fathers did and spend time and money keeping the family up to the old mark instead of venturing to make a new mark. They strive to honor their ancestors but do not strive to become an ancestor worth honoring. You must have known such folks be- cause they are really common. This is why it is often better to have no am cestors to honor, for the chances are better to become one to be honored- If a man is conscious he is a doubter it is more honorable for him to say so than to be a pretended believer of any thing under the sun. If man be- lieyes in anything of importance he should be able to tell why he believes 1t. It is no credit to him to believe because scores of great men have and millions of lesser lights have pro- fessed to. It doesn't matter how go od your creed is, you can never be any better than your character; and your own opinion is better than borrowed one, just as your own coat is more to your credit than a coat borrowed.
Douglas Island news., 1914-12-16

Notice-The First TerritOr ial Bank will hereafter collect the water rents.-Adv.
Douglas Island news., 1914-12-16

A letter from our old friend Charlie Carleton. who now lives at Alma, Maine, says that after nearly two years of continuous residence in that country, he is beginning to feel at home, but he always looks for the News to see what is going on in Alaska. Charlie is no" planning a trip to the Coast for next wear to see the fair. He sends his best regards to old friends in Douglas.
 Today is pay day, aud the moon changes, and it's raining and showing, with remnant of slick ice under foot, and there is no telling what will happen before night. Nevertheless, it is the good, old fashioned weather that cheers the heart of the sourdoughand relieves those who have been suffering from rheumatic twinges during the past few weeks.
 Speaking of Christmas and Christ mas presents, if you have a friend ID the States who is interested in Alaska, perhaps is planning to come North next summer, six months or a years subscription to the News would be the most appropriate gift you could send him. Write his name or address on a piece of paper and hand it to us' We will do the rest. Oh, yes, the cost. Just 9 cents the month, one or many
 Hose Co. No. l, of the fire depart ment. held an interesting meeting Mon- day night at the city hall. Chief Nell son, who was present, reported that a company had been organized on Thlin. get avenue, to be known as No. 4. This company will have charge of one of the chemical engines No. also selected chemical engine team to give first aid with the engine from the City Bakery in case of fire. Foreman Hen. son was especially insistent that all members of the company should familiarize themselves with the work ing principles of the chemical.
 There was a large crowd out to wit. ness the ladies' basket ball contest last Wednesday night at the Natatorium, Douglas vs. Treadwell Although, ac cording to Ouuie Honkaneur not the greatest of indoor sports basket ball under such conditions has it's attrac- tions. To the surprise of everybody, the game was not tame nor insipid, but the players plunged into the contest with the savage enthusiasm of an Euro pean war. They were all stars. The score was Douglas, l2; Treadwell, c. A second game is announced for next Monday night at the same place, when, we are given to understand, the score may be reversed.
Douglas Island news., 1914-12-16
Notice The First erritor- ial Bank will hereafter collect the water rents.-Adv.

the water reIltS'- -AQV'
 The horrors of war are coming home to us now, since the war tax has gone into effect.
 The Juneau Empire announces with qlee that c. E. Bunnell has been elected to office in Valdez lodge. Sure! But the Empire had nothing to do with the campaiga.
 One of the largest assortments of pipes ever brought North may be seen at Keist's Pool Room. There are pipes that will it any kind of mouth, from a college boys month with cupid curves to an old worn out mouth with grooves for the tobacco juice to run off. Keist also has extra stems aud repairs for your old pipes.-Ad
 A minstrel show is planned to pay the debts of the Treadwell football team. Why have they debts? Because the Juneau team got cold feet after that Hrst game, in which they were de- feated by a score of 71 to O. The agree ment was for two games, and had they been played there would have been no debts. That is a plain and true state. ment of the case and it is not neces- sary to say much more, except that the boys are all right, and we shall stay by them to the end.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-18
IT WAS A FAMOUS VICTORY

It was a summer evening,
Old Kaspar's work was done.
And he before his cottage door
Was sitting in the sun.
And by him sported on the green
His little grandchild Wilhelmine.
She saw her brother Peterkin
Roll something large and round.
Which he beside the rivulet.
In playing there had found.
He came to ask what he had found
That was so large. and smooth and
round.
Old Kaspar took it from the boy.
Who stood expectant by:
And then the old man shook his head.
And with q natural sigh.
'"T1s some poor fellows SKULL" said he
Who fell in the great victory.
Now tell us what twas all about"
Young Peterkin he cries;
While little welhelmina looks up
With wonder-waiting eyes.
Now tell us all about the war,
And what they fought each other for"
1T was the English" Kaspar cried,
who put the French to rout;
But what they fought each other for,
I could not well make out.
But everybody said." quoth he.
THAT twas a famous victory"
MY father lived at Blenheim then.
Yon little stream hard by;
They burned his dwelling to the
ground,
And he was forced to fly:
So with his wife and child he fled.
Nor had he where to rest his head.
with fire and sword the country
Was wasted far and wide;
And many a childing mother. then.
And newborn baby died;
But things like that you know must be
At every famous victory.
They say it was a shocking sight
After the field was won.
For many thousand bodies here
Lay rotting in the sun;
But things like that. you know.must be
After a famous victory.
Great praise the Duke of Marl-
borough won
And our good prince, Eugene"
"why. twas a very wicked thing!"
Said little Wilhelmine.
Nay nay, my little GIRL" quoth he;
1T was a famous victory"
"And everybody praised the Duke
Who this great fight did win.
"And what good came of it at last?'
Quoth little Peterkin.
why. that I cannot TELL" said he.
But twas a famous victory"
ROBERT SOUTHEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-18
BELIEVES 4 BIG
COMBINE EXISTS
CONTINUED from page l.,

CONTINUED from page II
They own twenty thousand bags bought
before the raise which they are selling
for IS. I think circumstances indicate
sugar brokers and refiners have COM
bined to raise prices. Offering as their
excuse therefor the war condition in
Europe. Testimony of all flour pro-
ducers here with combined daily ca
pacity about 5000 barrels show all
charging about the same prices for
their products.
THE Southwest Miners league, with
headquarters at Wichita. sends out
bulletins to its members containing
prices OF all mill products in Kansas.
Missouri. Nebraska, Oklahoma and
Texas. This being the territory from
which the membership of this league
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-18
BIG FAIR CROWS
Exposition at Topeka Has
Made Remarkable Progress.
All Premiums Are Paid-Emer.
gency Fund Is Provided.

The management Of the Kansas State
Fair association, topeka. is tc be con-
graduated upon the progress of it's pre-
psrs.tions for it's 1914 exhibition to be
held i'll Topeka. September IA to Is,
inclusive.
Be It remembered that during each
OF the past four seasons this fair has
been rained out making the financial
game difficult. - t,.,.-.. ---
The exhibition CT last var was seri-
ously affected v rain there having
been only two days Of fc ir weather dur
ing the entire week. Despite the di-
minishing- effect en- gate receipts and
other sources of income. the manage
ment has paid in full the sum total of
premiums earned and all other debts.
Rainy Day Fund.
The citizens OF Topeka and Shawnee
County have this year placed in the
bank the sum of $4,000 as protection
against the rainy day, or as a guarantee
of the payment Of the premiums earned
ard bills incurred this season- This
places the association in a better finan-
cial condition than it has ever before
been and in a better condition than IL
that of any fair organization within the
state.
The progress of arrangements for
this years exhibition is such as to .fndi-
cate that the coming fair will be bigger
and better than ever before. The exhi-
bition of this association has for some
years been the largest within the state
anr has in fact been on a real static
fair basi. The position. will be held
this year.
1t is a fact unqucsticned that the
facilities for holding a big fair at To-
peka are uuequaled by any other town
within the state and these facilities are
as good as are offered by many western
states which have state supported fairs
backed by liberal appropriations.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-08-18
Cut Down Your
Cost of Living
by buying your table supplies of
Fraser Bros. Here are a few of
our Prices. Read them over:
Best Granulated Sugar, O.
Is lbs. for ............Qx
with q - order of other goods


O0A1S0O0y 0pCC10A0
Cornflakes, Monarch, the
finest quality, 1Oc pkgs.
z for .15f
Swedish Bread, carton Zoe
Olives, short quart jars. :. .24f
Cocoanut, fresh threaded. bile
Mixed Candy, good quality,
Compound, best quality, ID. 1Of
Flour, a good bread flour,
AZ lb. sack .O0
Salmon, choice only, red, fine
flavor, 6 tall cans. 81. 90
Butterine, lb. Z2Af, zoe,
17Af, f5t and 1zNf.
Butter, best Creamery, plain
wrapper, Id. .32f
Rice, whole grain, s lbs. for use
Soap, Pearl White, z bars. .25f
Soap, White Rose, 10 bars. .25f
Grapes, fancy, about Glib.
baskets ..............3 SOC
Peaches, fancy liberia, small
baskets IL. 16t
Peanut Butter, fresh, Id. :. .15t
Potatoes, homegrown, Irish
cobblers, fine eating, Is
lbs. to the peck -.... Use
Hardwater CASTLE Soap, lOc
bars, 2 for .15f
Coffee, fresh roasted, h.. zoe
Vinegar, gallon Use
Regal Flour, q fancy Kansas
wheat flour, 48-lb. sack $1.22'
Boiling Beef, fancy quality,
10. $685.. -. lOf
Cigars, "Cubanos," made in
Topeka, 2 for ...........5f
box Of SO 81 20
Matches, SC pkgs-, 3. for. 1Of
Kippered Herring, can .10f
Dill Pickles, dozen .........15t
fRASERBnOs'
COP E52&fa3
NDUEav M 8Sr 49, - Ds10gu1A
e. z CosnR Slxth and Jncseon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
METcAIF RESIGNS

Owing TO III health, John b. Met
calf has resigned as chairman of
the county republican central com
mittee. Israel Nelson takes his
place.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
Investigate the Neal
Drink Habit Treatment

Those who investigate the Neal
Treatment are eloquent In their
testimony that the longtime slave
~ drink can. IN Just three days
time. again become master OF him
self. All men and women who
drink regularly or periodically airs
poisoned with alcohol Each drink
adds 10 the poison In the system.
and IL IN this accumulated poison
that causes the irresistible. nerv-
Gus craving and necessity for more
Of the same poison. alcohol The
Neal Drink Habit Treatment thor.
oughly eliminates the alcohol from
the drinkers system and neutral
izes it's poisonous effect When
this Ia accomplished the craving for
drink IL gone and everything alco
holic Is abhorrent. Hypodermic In
iections are never used The Neal
Treatment can be taken at the Seat.
tie Neal Institute. 1875 18th sy.. or
at home. Now In the time for
treatment. before something ter
rible happens 10 you. or 10 your
husband or son Can, write or
phone East 1881 for full particulars.
City office. s02 Northern Bank
Bldg. All drug habits treated
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
WOODY FILES FOR
COMMISSIONER

Mayor s. r. Woody Of Bothell al
noon today filed for county. com
missioner I'm the North district. on
the progressive ticket lie IN out
on business basis" platform. His
opponents are Walter T. christen-
sen. on the progressive ticket. and
Krist Knudsen on the republican
ticket.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
AMBULANCE
TAkESITSTIME

For fully three-qvsrtsrs Of
an hour after being removed
from meat hook In front Of
the James Henry Market. 822
Western as.. upon which he had
hung suspe nded by the arm IN
III rescued after falling from a
ladder. Louis Strickland. ~. lay
In agony pending the arrival Of
a city ambulance.
When Strickland was first
injured the city hospital was
notified 10 send an ambulance.
None arrived and a second
summons was sent In.
Then some one at the city
HOSPITAL wanted 10 know "
THE INJURED MAN COULD
NOT WALK to the hospital. =
A final summons was an
swered by the ambulance three
quarters Of an hour or 90 later.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
Acmns ss,s

Nik WhiltnEfoFd ANEW. 3 rnons
sleeping porch! terms 90 suit Phone
owner. Eas, 81. ssk for Repps
One lot. spxis1. and b.rueSn house. 1850
iik1 down. balance Easy payments
sist and THIRD sv. y W. house sii1
List your property where results are OBJ
tanned. Charlie. W. wiexsi. top white
oHex
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
FISH STORY

II. II. Brooks. an employe OF the
city light plant. at the Cedar river
dam. figures the Good Samaritan
plan is poor one. He was fined
SIS today by Police Judge Gordan
for fishing In the dam. He said
the woman cook nj the construc
ton camp was suffering from stom-
ach trouble. and could eat nothing
hut fish. He went forth to catch
them in the pond and was caught
himself.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
LEAPS 40 FEET
TOELUDE COPS

Harry Ice. alias y. w. Hilton.
drove an auto into the Commercial
Garage. Fifth and Battery. last
night and said he would call for r.
at 8 n m today.
Because the old license number
had been painted out and q new one
painted over It. the garage people
called the police.
Motorcycle Patrolman Webb met
Lee. or Hilton. ~ he approached
the garage this morning. Lee fled
Webb and William Cody. of the
garage, gave chase and finally
nabbed him. after he had leaped
40 feet down bank near the Denny
school Because his explanation
Was muddled at headquarters he
was held pending an investigation.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
DAVID M,KENzIE FILES

David Mckenzie. chairman OF the
board OF county commissioners. has
filed for reelection from the First
or City district. Mckenzie has
served four years. He filed as a
progressive.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-07-30
FIND FLOATER

The body OF man about 60 years
old was found floating down the
river near the Oxbow
bridge at Georgetown by Andy
$3.50 Maynard av.. today
II was recovered and taken to the
Undertaking parlors.
The body was clad In blue serge
suit. but all papers or other clues
10 Identification we're missing.