davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22


 rather than numbers is the rule there This is the only college in Alabama that has department of this kind i and one of the few in the south. Pleasing Story About The Prince of Wales TIT HE other day, somewhere in Lon
 9 don," the Prince of Wales was out walking with brother officer. They saw woman ,notorist having trou. ble with her car, due to breakdown The young officers volunteered to aid her and the prince spent about 20 minutes tinkering with the recalci- trant engine.
 When he had it running smoothly he glanced at his wrist watch-it is net discriminating for an army off cer to wear a wrist watch-and eX- claimed, "Heavens! I shall be latep'
 The young woman whom he had as- sisted said, Hump in and I'll take you anywhere you like. It's the least I can do after the trouble you have pulled me out of. Where do you want to go?"
 "Thanks, awfully," said the prince. 'I'll go home, if you please"
 "Where's homer" asked the young woman, smiling at the naive reply.
 When the affable heir apparent answered, Buckingham palace" the fair motorist was considerably flab- bergasted.
 It's a good story, of course, but our favorite yarn concerns the bump tious whippersnapper clerk who in- suited everybody he could with i'm punity until finally he tried to show off to the other clerks by mistreat. ing an inoffensive old gentleman who was unknown to him, but was 1T reality the "big boss" and the subse- quent business of bouncing the clerk also the adventure of the quiet young man who thrashed bully on trolley car and was discovered shortly after to be celebrated pugilist.
 George Washington
 As Church Architect |L ACH year as George Washing A toms birthday anniversary ap- breaches enterprising publishers vi< with each other in bringing out fresh Washingtoniana. The pictorial stories appearing in periodicals during the last few days have been especially il luminating. Of rare historic valut are many of the scenes presented 1T the photoplates. The New York Sur of Sunday devoted page to George Washington In Washington's Foot Lsteps on Manhattan" New York, a: every schoolboy should know, was Washington's "first capital" as gen eral-in-chief of the revolutionary army; and despite the high speed oi social and commercial activities in tn, metropolis, people there yet pause when the 22d of February rolls rouns to call to mind the lofty patriotism O. the Father of His Country" New York landmarks recalling the "triAll I and tribulations" that the foren1os American had to face because of lacl of preparedness, due to laggars Congress, include the military trai which Washington often trod alone and Fraunces' tavern, scene of Wash 1 ington's supreme renunciation. But leaving Washington, the sol dier, aside, of singular charm is tn short, quiet story of Washington an the three parishes in Virginia vhic] he served as vestryman, printed l ! the Last issue of the Living Church.
 Every pilgrim to Mount yerpol
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22
SEEMS so.

SEEMS so. What is the word that is not in the bright lexicon of youth?" asked the for getfuI man. work" answered the wealthy father of a tango expert
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

A SCRAP OF CLOTH. Perdita bought some costly stuff A bathing suit to make But used it for handkerchief To give her brother Jake.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

to acquire for anybody. But Howard does right in not i .cluding it in it's newspaper work.
 The department of journalism at Howard college was established only few years ago. It has been distinct ly successful. Its enrolment is Him. tied to 25 students. Thoroughness rather than numbers is the rule there. This is the only college in Alabama that has department of this kind, and one of the few in the south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

iB. c. Forbes, in Leslie's.
 lHH1TNHE man with the hardest shell
 and the softest heart in 9 Anerica"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

It is rather unkind to say that Billie Burke will never see 30 again. but such is the case.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-22

America is richer than ever before. Yet New York has food riots What's the
 answer?
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
BY JANE MCLEAN

"I know that 1 could do it," she
said to herself; why, this time L
really know it. Beatrice ought TO
realize it, too, and let me have the
money, but L don't believe she Will.
The little woman with the keen eyes
and the weak mouth looked up from
! the piece of paper on which she had
been scribbling, her face stern with
resolve. III go over and ask Bea-
/ trice, and perhaps she will see 1t my
way. It's only $40. Surely she
could spare that much"
Mrs. Hurd found Beatrice, her
| daughter, dressing little Paul and
Mary in clean slips before sending
them out to play. She looked up
smilingly as her mother entered,
] but the smile quickly faded as she
saw the look on the face she knew
| so well. Mrs. Hurd only wore this
! look of stern resolve when she was
about to embark upon a new scheme
! and needed some one to help her.
That some one always was Beatrice,
and it hurt the young woman to
| have to refuse her mother anything,
even while she knew how foolish
and impracicable all her schemes
were.
tiently, what is it this time?" y
Mrs. Hurd flushed. IF you're not
the most uncannny person reading a
persons mind like that"
| Beatrice smiled and did not di-
i vulge the fact that the look was
plainly obvious and needed no keen
observing glance to ferret it out and
understand it.
well, It is something, isn't it?'
Beatrice continued.
We'll, Beatrice, you know I want
to make money. I'm still young, and
this time even you'll admit that
can answer the requirements
We'll, what is it?"
It's a process of coloring photo.
graphs. You know how well work
with water colors. don't you?"
YES" the younger woman wa!
forced to admit; yes, you do"
well, this concern buys every,
thing you do, and even you know
that I can paint we'll"
But where's the catch?" Beatrice
persisted.
Mrs. Hurd flushed. well, there.
only one requirement. The concerI
insists upon a certain kind of water
colors and the outfit must be bough
from them"
Again that weary understanding
smile crinkled the corners of Be
atrice's mouth.
How much is it?" she asked.
'It comes to twenty dollars" Mrs
Hurd said quickly. But surely yol
can spare that much, Beatrice. II
pay it back to you in two yeeks
Why 1 can make twice that after
get started"
Beatrice shook her head. 9Th,
children need things" she persisted
I'VE couldn't spare it, mother"
Mrs. Hurd rose angrily, two spot
of color deepening on her thil
cheeks. 'I might have known 1t,
she said fiercely. 81 was fool t,
come, but 1 thought I'd try you be
fore l asked Mr.. White"
Mother, you wouldn't borroy
from a stranger. You know hoy
your schemes have never amountet
to anything, and the money you'v
wasted. Please don't do that"
But Mrs. Hurd was past reason
ing. She picked up her things hur
riedly and stormed out of the place
leaving Beatrice stunned for a mo
J ment. Then with a sudden resolve
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
Fashions of To-Day By May Manton

If you want a very new and
smart blouse to wear with your
coat suit you will be sure to
welcome this design. You can
make it all of a soft satin or
all of Georgette crepe, or you
can make the sleeves and under
portion of Georgette or of
chiffon, and the over-portion of
satin. In such case, it would be
pretty to make the collar to
match and to put a little bit of
embroidery worked with heavy
threads on it.
For the medium size will be
needed, 315 yards of material
27 inches wide, 8 yards SO, eS
yards a., or, M yards of ma
terial a. inches wide for the
under-bodice and M yards a.
for the over-portion, if two ma
terials are used.
The pattern No. $3.50 is gut
in sides from SO to a. inches
bust measure. 1t will be mailed
to any address by the Fashion
Department of this paper, on
receipt of fifteen cents.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30

putting more food into the stomach.
Girls and women with sallow
skins, liver spots. pimples or pallid
complexion, also those who wake up
with a coated tongue, bad taste,
nasty breath, others who are both
cred with headaches, bilious spells
acid stomach or constipation should
begin this phosphated hot water
drinking and are assured of very
pronounced results in one or two
.eekA tHss
a quarter pound of limestone
phosphate costs very little at the
drug store. but is sufficient to dem
onstrate that just as soap and not
water cleanses, purifies and freshens
the skin on the outside, so hot water
and limestone phosphate act on the
inside organs. We must always con-
slider that internal sanitation is vast
ly more important than outside
cleanliness, because the skin pores
do not absorb impurities into the
blood, while the bowel pores do.
Women who desire to enhance the
beauty of their complexions should
just try this for week and notice
results.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
ALPS w ell That
~ Ends Well y

she hurried into her outer things
and followed her mother. She wait
ed outside of Mr.. Whites office, a
man they scarcely knew, and, un-
observed herself, saw her mother
come out with triumphant look in
her eyes and her fingers hastily fold
ing the crisp bills into her handbag.
She followed the older woman
down the street and into another
building and watched while she
walked up to a counter. If Mrs.
Hurd had not been forced to wait
for a young girl who was just ahead
of her, she probably would have
bought the paints and proceeded to
repent the results, as she always had
before. But the young girl ahead
spoke in a clear, youthful voice
which could not be disguised. She
was plainly being refused, and GER
tain bits of exquisite photography
carefully colored lay on the counter
Beatrice, as we'll as her mother
heard everything that was said.
But you haven't bought but one
picture from me since 1 begar
work" the girl was saying. IT cam
live this way; it looks as though
YOU simply wanted me to buy the
paints, because 1 know my work Il
all right"
The man at the counter looked
beyond the girl with furtive glance
to see if any one were listening. Per
ceiving Mrs. Hurd and Beatrice, HI
tried to silence the girl, but she was
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30

To look ones best and feel ones
best is to enjoy an inside bath each
morning to flush from the system
the previous days waste, sour fer
mentations and poisOpous toxins be-
fore it is absorbed into the blood.
Just as coal, when 1t burns, leaves
behind certain amount of incom--
bustible material in the form OF
ashes, so the food and drink taken
each day leave in the alimentary or
gans a certain amount of indigesti-
BILE material, which, if not eliminat-
ed, form toxins and poisons which
are then sucked into the blood
through the very ducts which are
intended to suck in only nourish-
ment to sustain the body.
If you want to see the glow OF
healthy bloom in your cheeks, to see
your skin get clearer and clearer,
you are told to drink every morning
upon arising, a glass of hot water
with a teaspoonful of limestone
phosphate in it, which is a harmless
means of washing the waste mate
rial and toxins from the stomach,
liver, kidneys and bowels, thus
cleansing, sweetening and purifying
the entire alimentary tract, before
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
|Life'sProblems
Are Discussed
Bv MRS. WILSON WOODROW.

BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW.
I was stroliing along the street
one day in a happy mood. when 1
met two friends. They looked at me
commiseratingly and simultaneously
exclaimed:
"Oh. your poor little sister!"
My sister," 1 gasped. why
what has happened to herr"
They appeared distressed. as IL
they regretted having spoken at all.
"Oh. if you don't know" one of
with: "Oh, I wish we hadn't men
toned it."
Horrible visions pursued each other
through my mind. 1 saw my sisted
under the wheels of a motor truck
or dragged on the fender of a trolley
car"
"Oh, do tell me, quick" implored.
Instead they exclaimed and apollo
gized and reproached themselves.
They were entirely occupied with
their own feelings, quite oblivious to
the fact that they were keeping me
on the rack. At last I managed to
wiring from them a disconnected
statement of the disaster. which was
the simple fact that my sister had
lost a shopping bag with three one
dollar bills in it.
have always wondered at my selt-
control that 1 didn't choke them both
on the spot and leave them writhing
on the pavement. l am sure the only
reason l didn't is because they were
both bigger than 1 am.
1 tell this story because 1t so ad-
mirably illustrates the pitfalls into
which we are apt to blunder in the
attempt to spare another's feelings.
Tendency to Expect the Worst Deep
ems Crimes Committed I'm the
Name of Tact.
Upon most Of us at one time or
another there develops the duty of
breaking a piece of disagreeable or
tragic news to the person most af-
fected. 1t is an unpleasant task; and
the fact that we shrink from it is
the reason that it is so often bun
glingly and clumsily performed. That
idea of preparing" the recipient for
the news in such a manner as to
minimize the shock is responsible for
all this torturing circumlocution, and
makes the victim the prey to a thou
sand aEitating and narrowing sur
mises.
knew a woman who undertook
to inform a nervous invalid that her
pet cat had been poisoned; but she
was so diffusely tender of her friends
feelings that before she reached the
actual disclosure the invalid had
guessed every one of her living rela-
tives as the subject of almost every
possible calamity, and was thrown
into such a state of hysterical ex-
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30

citement that she did not recover
from the experience for days.
Oh, tact! What crimes are COM
mitted in thy name!
AS a matter of fact, all this travel
ing around Robin Hoods barn, this
striving to moderate the shock, is
in most cases worse than useless. 1t
is a popularity of human nature that
We always expect the worst. All we
need is but hint of evil tidings, and
our imaginations will do the, rest.
The mother instantly thinks of her
best-loved child, the husband of his
wife and baby.
So if the lightning hasn't struck
so close at home, or with such fright
full force, the knowledge that the
house has been burned down or the
family fortunes swept away brings
with it a certain feeling of relief.
But even suppose that one is the
bearer of the heaviest and most sor-
rowful tale that can be told, there
is nothing to be gained by beating
about the bush. Sooner or later the
stark facts must be known, and a
swift. sharp thrust is always easier
to bear than a prolonged dragged
out agony. There is a quality of re-
sistance in the mental fiber of most
of us which increases according to
the force of the blow.
All that we want when bad news
comes our way is. If people would
only understand 1t, to know the
| worst and know 1t at once; for our
imaginations can usually picture
| blacker things than any we are likely
| to encounter
This does not necessarily mean
that one should club a person over
the head with a blunt, brutal state
ment of catastrophe. unprefaced and
unsoftened. 1t merely means that the
central and salient fact should be
made known as quickly and with as
little digression as possible. The de-
tails and the efforts at comfort may
/ be given later.
If You Are the Bearer of Bad News
| 1t Is Better to Get 1t
Over Quickly.
! OF course one has to take indi-
vidual characteristics and individual
| circumstances into account 1t i
| best Just to say that one is tn
| bearer of bad news. and then stat
the facts. This will invariably cal
forth a quick rush of questions, an
in the answering of them you Wi
find that your own task will be mad
easier and also that you will be abl
to mitigate the shock and sorrow c
the other person.
But the question of what to te
and how to tell 1t must be largel
governed by conditions, and by tn
nature of the person with whom yo
are dealing.
1 have received a letter which pre-
sents a complicated problem.
young man is in love wit ha gil
who he says returns his affection
They have been engaged TO be maj
ried for about a year. The girl ha
never been very strong, and recent
her health has failed to such an eS
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
DON'T BE A SLAVE
TO THE PAKGS OF RHEUMATISM.

your blood, that the disease is the
result of millions of tiny pain de-
mons which infest your blood, and
that the only relief is to drive them
out of your blood.
S. S. S. is the one remedy that has
successfully led the attack on all ir4
regularities of the blood. This rem%
edy is guaranteed purely vegetables
being entirely free from any mineral
substance. Hence it acts by driving
all impurities from the blood. S. S. 81
is the best remedy for RheumatismS
and you will be delighted with the
results of it's use.
Go to your drug store, get a bottle
of S. S. S. and start taking this old
reliable medicine to-day. 1t will be-
the beginning of the end of your
suffering. Don't take a substitutes
Write our medical director for spe->
cial advice regarding the treatment
OF your case, for which no charge is
made. Address Swift Specific Coz
223-J, Swift Laboratory, Atlanta, Ca
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30

tent that the physicians hold out
very little hope she will not be an
invalid for the remainder of her life.
These facts have been kept from
her in order to save her the deprss-
sion of spirits which the knowledge
would cause her. and which would
certainly react upon her physical
condition.
The young man is anxious to prove
his devotion and to marry her.
whether or no; but his parents and
friends are protesting vigorously
against such a step. They say that
or even a few years to live they
would offer no objections. but that
there are probably stretches before
her a long life of chronic invalidism,
and that he would be throwing away
all his chances of a happy and useful
future by tying himself to such a
fate.
In This Case the Girl should be
Given n Chance to Break
the Engagement
He puts the matter up to me.
Should he act upon the counsel of
his friends. and if so, how shall he
tell the girl?
1t is a question I cannot possibly
answer. 1 have nothing but the
young mans statement to go on. ]
do not know the people involved
their temperaments or characteristics
There is only one fact that stands
out clearly-and that is that the girl
has a right to know of her condition
The doctors diagnosis may be
wrong: they very frequently are. and
no one should accept a sentence oi
lifelong invalidism. There are toe
many cures of cases which have beer
pronounced hopeless.
Still, If her constitution is so frafI
that she cannot be real helpmeet
and companion to the man she mar
ries, she should not contemplate such
step. But she should be given the
opportunity to break the engagement
herself, and not have it broken fol
her.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
Old Fashioned
Indigestion Remedy
Cheapest and Best
Stops pain almost instantly
OR MONEY BACK

The remarkable popularity OF the
old-fashioned remedy for indigestion
dyspepsia, gastritis, sour stomach.
ETC. which is so easily prepared at
Carbonate with one ounce of Mag
nesia Carbonate. is said by chemists
TO be due to the fact that teaspoon
ful Of this mixture taken in little
hot water Immediately after eating or
whenever pain is felt, instantly neu-
tralizes the acid, stops food fermenta-
tion and enables the stomach to pro-
ceed with painless normal digestion.
owing to the almost invariable sue
cess Of this remedy most druggists
now keep 1t put up ready for use un-
der the name of Bi-nesia and give
with each bottle a binding guarantee
of satisfaction or money back. OF
course you can mix the powder at
home and get just as good results, but
II you want a guarantee of satisfac-
tion or money back, be sure to ask
for Bi-nesia.-Advertise
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
s. S. S. VIII Break Your shacItles.


If you are one of the thousands
hopelessly bound within the clutches
OF Rheumatism, here is a message
that will help you shake off your
bondage, and lead you back to free
dom.
1t tells you how to get on the
right track and avoid losing further
time looking for relief from the
wrong treatment. No one has ever
been permanently cured by the use
of linements and lotions. What right
have you to expect that you will be
the exception?
If you would be rid of this painful
and disabling disease, follow the
teachings of science. which show
that the cause of rheumatism is in
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
CAMP HANCOCK SOLDIER WEEDS

Marietta, Pa, Nov. 30.-Sergeant
George II. Ormod. of the One Hun
dred and Eighth Machine Gun Com
pany, stationed at Camp Hancock
Georgia, a son of John Ormod, presi-
dent of the Donaldson Iron Com
pany, of Allentown, came home for
a furlough and yesterday married
Miss Clara Elizabeth Lesher, of Lam
caster. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Stengle, of
the Lititz Linden Hall Seminary.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
MINSTREL SHOW For A.nD CROSS

MINSTREL SHOW FOR A.aD CROSS
Halifax, Pa, Nov. 3o.-Halifax
Branch of the Red Cross has devised
q new means of raising money for
the cause and will stage a minstrel
show in the High School auditorium
this and tomorrow evenings. The
cast will represent some of towns
best talent and will include: Charles
r. Bressler, Miriam Rettinger Mrs.
NJ w. Etter. Mrs. r. r. Charles
worth, Mrs. l. S. Marshall, Russell
Neff, Howard Heisler. Charlotte
Heisler and Guy Clemson.
An orchestra has been secured
from New Bloomfield, Perry county
There will also be vocal and instru-
mental music and plenty of good
minstrel jokes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-11-30
clearly angry and refused to be


II understand just what kind of a
place this is now," she continued.
And, turning quickly to Mrs. Hurd,
she said, clearly: Don't buy any
paints from him, because he won't
buy your work if you do"
Beatrice who had slipped behind
a column, had the satisfaction of
seeing her mother walk out of the
place a few minutes later. the pre-
cious money still in her handbag.
IF it could only be q lesson to
her." murmured the girl. "Well
perhaps this time it will be-"
South Bend news-times., 1917-10-22
CITY AND COUNTRY BOY AT WAR.

A generation ago DR.. oliver Wendell Holmes
gued In his novel Elsie Venner" that city life is ply
scay mere wholesome than country life it is still
popularly supposed that rural America produces
physically stronger type OF than does our urban
communities. This popular view. which rea
esfing the recent assertion of army that
the boy sup erior physically to the
age country boy. We hardly believe that the
ge boy from the office desk-uness cultvates ath-
Ieticss than the boy from the plow
lut there much testimony dating far back
war of lS61-65 20 show that he develops greater
durance and more cheerful adaptablity under
strain and long demanding the minds unhagging
support OF the body's effort.
Though it may incredible that the hot house"
civilization city produce
taying quality than the physically hardening labors
and healthfully simple pleasures of the country,
certain that sustained enthusiasm what tells in war
Ions and there are reasons why city
boy may develop this fully than his country
cousin. Perhaps in part the advantage is de
rived from the power of mind matter A. a rule
city boy better educated and. having the
broader intellectual view fully oomprehends the
ISSUE at stake more clearly sees the imperative
need Of victory. II easy understand that in con-
sequence ne might endure more cheerfulIy and per
sist not any more manfuly but with a more lasting
determination