davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-06-12

could be permitted 20 use the en-
blem.
EFT viii be one Of the biggest things
in advertising I'm FL Pas0.7 was the
opinion Of A. II. Fraser.
The trouble i'm handling the prop
0siti0u VIII come from the small adj
vertser." said Reuben Weinstein. cit
viii mean the elimination of fake
sales. and the life Of the EI Paso Ad-
club"
William r. Winch stated that the
emblem would raise advertising pres
tiEe so percent
Charles Shaffer was elected bust
ness manager of the club. At the
conclusion of the dinner. the entire
party accepted the invitation Of Mr..
Winch 20 see Mary Pickford as his
guests.
y. R. Segall. only director not pres
ent, was reported sick.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24
DINNER STORIES

Il see where another married man
got into trouble by taking a young
woman to ride in his automobile" re-
marked Mr.. Glithers.
Served him right said Mrs.
Glithers.
But he may have been simply CIV
ing the young woman a lift
'Umph! A lift to his lap. most
likely.'
daily to the bakers shop. His master
would give him a penny. which he
would drop out of his mouth onto the
counter, receiving in exchange a penny
bun.
One day the master said to the
baker: II should like to know how
much my dog really does know. Try
him with a two-for-a-penny bun to-
morrow"
When, the next day. the dog
dropped his penny and only a two
for-a-penny bun was given to him, he
with his paw, then in a dignified man.
ner walked out of the shop leaving the
bun.
In ten minutes he returned, accom-
panied by a policeman.
Some of you people don't seem to
realize we are in War"
"Oh, yes, we do" replied Farmer
Corntossel. I'VE don't keep talking
about it, for the reason that we've
done about all conversation can ac-
complish, and we're saving our breath
and strength for regular work.
Michael Tusick saw an electric drive
into a gasoline station, and was so
consumed by curiosity that he fol-
lowed it to see what an electric could
want of gasoline
1 The lady who drove the car" he
reports, bought a gallon of gasoline
to take home to clean an old sofa"
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1 bit into the idea of divorce with
fierce satisfaction. Now. at this
moment, it makes me feel sick all
over, the very thought of it. To
think that I, an intelligent woman
could not be smart enough to make
a success of marriage! l am like a
business man who has failed and
stands disgraced before the world.
And 1 am running away from my
babies-my little darling son with
his wistful eyes and his often too
pale cheeks; my tiny chubby daugh-
ter, sweet and loving. who may now
be crying for me and for the COM
forts that l alone know how to give
her. oh. Kate, never be sorry that
you have no baby, This whole
wretched wreck of my marriage
would be endurable if it weren't for
what l am doing to my children.
We are stopping at a place called
Needles, where Indian women are
selling strange wares as they squat
in the hot sand.
A trainman comes thru the car
calling a name. He has a telegram.
How l wish it were for me.
Kate-Kate! It is my name he is
calling. 1t is for me. MAIZE.
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HOW WAR BRINGS THRIFT.

Patriotism and saving are synon-
ymous now, and economy is a duty,
and many millions of American c-ti-
zens are doing their duty in this par
ticular.
The English have not been cons.d-
cred a saving nation, and one of the
most notable examples of the erect OF
patriotism on a whole people was the
fact that during the year 1916 atho
purchasing billions of dollars of war
bonds, the small savings banks depos-
itors in England increased their de-
posits over s60,0O0,000-
The patriotic appeal to the Ameri-
can people for war savings has net
with a similar response. Statistics for
the year 1917 are not yet available.
but reports from various sections of
the United States indicate that mem
bership and assets in cooperative
building or savings and loan associa-
tions, increased at least 10 per cent,
tho same rate of increase for the year
1916 and about the average rate of
increase for the last ten years.
The small savings bank accounts
show a similar increase in numbers of
dePositors and amounts of deposits.
Sales of war savings stamps also show
a great growth of the habit of savir G.
The American people have respond-
ed to the call of duty to economize and
save They have not only purchased
nearly s6.0OO,0OO, of liberty loan
bonds and war savings stamps but in
addition they have increased their
savings as above shown.
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HOUSEHOLD HINTS
The Table.


Oatmeal Bread-Two cups freshly
boiled water, one yeast cake, seven
cups flour, two cups oatmeal Gun
cooked, two cups boiling water, one
quarter cup molasses. one tablespoon
sugar. butter, salt.
rour two cups boiling water over
the oats and let stand until lukewarm.
Mix sal, sugar, butter, molasses and
two cups hot water. When lukewarm
add yeast cake dissolved in one-half
cup warm water. Add oats and flour,
cup at time, beating constantly.
When you have added six cups flour
dredge molding board with remaining
cup of flour and knead bread until it
is smooth and elastic Set to rise in
a warm place. When double in size
cut down and shape in loaves. Set to
rise again and when double in size
again bake one hour.
Very good table syrup can be made
by boiling one cup of brown sugar
and two cups of water. Boil until
it will almost spin a thread, add
little baking soda and put into jar.
Stuffed Cabbage-Remove stolk
end of head of cabbage. Leave hol-
low shell. Chop fine one pound round
steak with one slice bacon. one onion,
add one-half cup bread or cracker
crumbs soaked in water and wrung
dry; one beaten egg Season with salt
small egg and put in cabbage shell.
Cover with pieces of green pepper or
cabbage leaves and steam until tender.
Put on platter and serve with tomato
sauce. This with some potatoes
makes a fine dinner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24
GLOBE SIGHTS

IFrom the Atchison Globe
Some talk so much about being in
vited out to dinner.
An ass is man who says something
and calls it philoso ply.
A man who doesn't like flattery
never had enough of it to spoil him
What has become of the old-fash-
toned girl who wanted to be coaxed?
All men were born equal. but fool
ishness develops in some 8 oner than
in others.
War is like politics; neither side
will compromise if it thinks it has a
chance of winning
We hope you don't feel that you are
doing your bit merely because you are
using your mouth.
Ii is said of SO many rich men:
their wives have an awful time get
ting any money out of them.
A girl that isn't naturally pretty and
captivating shouldn't worry. Society
reporters can fix her out.
A switchman has this advantage:
When he comes home with a black
eve. he tells his wife he fell off a
box car.
Lafayette was only sixteen years old
when he got married. and for that
reason he early developed into a sue
cessful warrior.
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: Efforts which are being made from
time to time to put damper on bGsl-
ness. if carried to extremes, may result
.disastrously. One of the worst things
that could happen to the United States
at this time would be for improve
ment and development projects all
ever the country to stop, keeping
money from circulation and creating
general unemployment outside of ac-
tual war industries. Extravagant and
Unnecessary expenditure should stop
and stay stopped But there is no rea-
son for hating necessary enterprises.
The nearer America can come to the
condition of business as Usual" with
out interfering with war activities. the
better it will be.
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ON SPUR f Fl MOMENT

Alfalfa.
They're using it fer breakfast food.
1t leads them to a cheerful mood.
Alfalfa.
1t is one of the safest bets,
They're using it in cigarets.
An appetite for more 1t whets.
Alfalfa.
They make campaign cigars of it,
Tobacco they use not bit
With patriots it makes a hit.
Alfalfa.
Several gentlemen who manufac-
ture some certain article get together
quietly and fix price on that article.
Then softly but firmly they warn the
public that on account of the war the
price of that article is going to be
much higher.
How well they know it.
Learned yesterday that on account
of the war the price of birdSeed had
advanced so per cent.
But the stage beauties will not be-
gin to worry seriously until somebody
begins blowing up the talcum powder
plants.
The conductress in her khaki jacket
And her khaki womanalls has taken
charge.
Some queen, that new conductress.
The first time she yelled
Every man in the car moved quickly
And glanced behind him apprehen-
sively.
They moved so far they nearly
Crowded the motorman off his perch.
Every man thought it was his wife
speaking,
They seemed to recognize their mas
ter'S voice.
The Strap Hangers Club is a nice
tame thing now.
Hail the conductress,
The first thing that turns green in
the spring is not Christmas jewelry.
No, indeed. It's the black overcoat
that you paid s11 for.
What our Republican friends in
Washington seem to need most just
now is pie like Taft used to make.
Hoover may pull a good one yet.
Next Saturday is porkless day.
Tomorrow night: East Lynne"
The Millionaire.
Heave half brick at the duffer;
Give him lash with the knout-
Make all his interests suffer;
Rip him up inside and out.
Ruin his good reputation.
Give him jolt and a scare;
Drag him from off his high station
He's only millionaire.
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of Rochester and Albany, which voted
against the measure.

of Rochester and Albany, which voted
against the measure.
Opponents to the suffrage amend
ment, who allege that If the truth
were known the majority of women
do not want the vote. also urge that
the question be submitted to a refer
endum. The suffragists refuse to do
this. Once a long time ago when
suffrage was not as strong as it is
now IN this country. the women, real
lzing the educational and advertising
Naiue OF such a measure, appealed for
referendum. 1t was opposed. Now
when they do not want 1t. when it
would mean the expenditure of a
great deal of money and energy to
ca mpaign for referendum and delay
the ratification of the amendment,
say the suffragists, their enemies are
III favor OF it
The suffra gists base their objection
TO referendum on the federal
amendment on legal and constitu-
tional grounds. when you say.
Submit the question to the people, -
said Mrs Gait, sit cannot be done,
for in no state in the Union are
women people. and it can only be
submitted to men. who are half the
people 1t is manifestly unjust to sub
init a question which concerns one
half the people to the other half, and
that is the reason why we do not want
d TeleFenOun1- On the other hand, II
you submit it to both men and women,
which would be democratic it is nei-
ther legal nor constitutional except
where women have it and where, con-
sequently, there is not need for sub
hitting t.
These are the reasons given by the
women as to why they do not want
Suffrage by the state method or by
referendum. Their reasons for want
ing the federal amendment are equal
iy numerous. They want it because
other nations are granting suffrage to
women by federal action: because they
want the same federal protection of
franchise that is already extended to
male negroes and. foreigners, and be-
cause now that twelve states have
given women the vote the ratification
by the legislatures should not be such
dlhlcul matter. In other words, the
federal amendment provides the most
direct method
Questions on tn above or any SUBJ
Iect upon which the reader desires in
formation, should be addressed the
Topeka State Journal Information
Bureau. Frederic ]. Haskin, Director.
Washington, ,. c., with a Scent
stamp enclosed for reply.
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learning fast. Before he could speak
again the encore had ended and his
partner had led him back to the palms.
The boy sat down in the chair, ap-
parent1y exhausted.
You silly thing. get up. I'm sup
posed to be girl. and but
Chester finished with an exclamation
of surprise. curl was hanging down
from the boys" head. The straight
black hair was wig
You're girN" Chester gasped.
And you're boy" the girl laughed.
who are you?"
But before the girl could answer
Bob Merrifield. Chesters chum, came
from behind a big palm and intro
duced them.
$50 you are Mural, and heard all
said about you,'' Chester groaned, af-
ter he recovered sufficiently to find
voice.
Yes; but what does it matter ?"
Mural smiled. This waltz is going
to be a splendid one. I have my curls
tucked up, SO if you will let me lead
you to the floor I'll promise to talk
a little
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24
TRAVELETTE
Dunvcgan Castle.
BY NIKSAH.

Dunvegan castle the anci ent strong
hold of the Mcleod clan, is one of the
oldest inhabited dwellings in the
world. For seven hundred years it
has been the home of the chief of the
clan. The present chief has modern
lied a part, but in the main it remains
as it has been since the beginning of
the thirteenth century. Grim and
gray. like a warrior of the old days. it
perches high on the ledge of a huge.
rough rock almost an island. The
waters of the loch, without which a
Scottish castle is incomplete, beat upon
the rock On three sides. which is, per-
haps, one of the reasons that the
castle remained in the hands of the
McLeods even during the troublesome
ages.
Dunvegan is a fairy castle; the for
tunes of the clan have always been the
special care of the good little people.
Chiefs of the clan have married fairy
brides. The castle still holds proofs
of these strange unions. Brides of the
McLeods must sleep alone on the eve
of their wedding day in the fairy
tower, so that the fairies may inspect
them and see if they are worthy of
the clan. To approach the fairy tower
one climbs narrow spiral stair in the
ancient keep, to a small bare chamber
no record of what the fairies do if the
unfortunate bride fails to live up to
their expectations.
A gift of the good little people to
the castle is the fairy flag. now too
fraiI TO be shown to visitors. 1t il Q
square of pale yellow silk embroidered
with gold crosses and red spots. The
flag, SO the legend tells, was given to
a Mcleod by his fairy bride. Three
times the waving of the flag will save
the clan from danger 1t has been
waved twice. Perhaps next time will
be when some Zeppelin threatens the
ancient stronghold.
Another treasure of the clan is the
drinking horn of Sir Rory Nor, q
chief of the sixteenth century. The
heir of the McLeods on coming of age
must drain the cup at a draught to
be worthy of his race. The original
of the cup was two bottles,
but in recent days the force of the
movement has been felt,
and the inside of the cup has been
filled with metal and now holds only
a glass or two.
~'he castle holds in its possession
another cup, said to have been stolen
by third chief from the fairieS
drinking hall, when on a visit to his
mothers kindred. The Dunvegan cup,
as it is called. is made of solid oak,
heavily embossed with silver It
stands four silver legs. In other
days the cup was studded with rare
gems, long since removed.
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LETTERS OF
TWO WOMEN
The Brcakaway.
BIZ ZOE BECKLEY.

On Train Going East.
My Darling Kate:
I feel like semi-lunatic, who is
deliberately doing an insane thing,
and realize it. I have left Los Angeles,
left my job in the candy-lunchroom.
left my home, left my two babies, left
Curtis Bond, my husband. left my
mot everything on
for, except you, And now 1 am on a
train speeding toward you and Paul,
the only refuge l have upon earth!
don't know whether I shall ever
see Curt again Or my children. 1
only know that 1 am striking out
blindly and desperately, seeking ac-
ton. action. as the only remedy know
for a situation grown insupportable-
/ scarcely know, Kate, how / ever
got here, on this train, clothed and
packed apparently serene and sane
like the other passengers. My heart
is in such a tumult that l feel 1 must
look queer. have just stolen a
glance at myself in the little mirror
between the wide windows by my seat
and even I myself am amazed that
so little of my emotion shows upon
the surface.
Well, dear, 1 have left Curtis.
have left my husband. Forgive me if
/ write like person dazed. L have
to repeat the fact in order to make
myself realize it is a fact-that l am
And l have left my two babies. If l
had read anything about a mother
going away and leaving her children
to be cared for by a tyrannical hus-
band and a fiendish motherin-law
(who nevertheless is devoted to the
ba bies in her way), l should condemn
her to the deepest hell of my scorn.
Yet now l know that no one should
Judge another by mere surface facts.
Until the heart is understood, the ac-
tons cannot be.
l have been forced into this Kate
swept forward by circumstances
stronger than myself Each step I
have taken was the best step I could
manage at the time. l did my best
to make my marriage successful Il
did my best to subdue my faults and
live for my children.>I tried to force
Curt into reasonableness by getting
that job in Los Angeles. And when
that plan failed to make Curtis prom
Use me peace from his mothers tyr
amy, I seized upon your offer. But
Curt would not let me bring the baby.
Oh, Kate, Kate, WILL he keep his
promise to let me hear from him as
soon as he gets things thought
out? And will he send for me to
come back again and start afresh?
Or will he lapse deeper and deeper
into his cold anger and-and agree to
divorce.
oh, can hardly bring myself
even to write it, A little while ago
1 was SO wild with resentment that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of Men in
Americas Fighting Service

Attention has just been officially
called to the signal bravery of Robert
Ausburne, a navy radio electrician of
the first class who went down when
the United States army transport An
titles, was sunk. When the ship was
struck, Ausburne and a fellow cleo
trician named MacMahon were asleep
in the radio room. Ausburne, realiz-
ing the seriousness of the situation,
told his fellow worker to get on his
life preserver. AS he left to take his
emergency station at the radio key he
shouted to his companion Goodbye
Mac" This was the last seen Of him.
Going to the radio room. MacMahon
found it locked and realizing that the
ship was fast sinking, attempted to
get Ausburne out but without success.
This heroic operator originally en-
listed in the navy at New Orleans on
February rs, 1908. After eight years
of service he re-enlisted in 1915 at
the receiving ship. Norfolk, Va. His
nearest relative is Robert Ausburne.
employed at the Union club. Fifth
avenue and Fiftyfirst street. New
York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

The war is bringing to the front
many persons previously unheard of.
a modest, retiring. private citizen, dis
trGstful of his own powers, may be
transformed over night into "a SUI
premely self-conscious government Of
fetal. with a tendency to lapse into
truculence in the discharge of his GU
ties, and with mind closed against
all impressions or convictions not orig
mating in the office with which he
happens to be connected. In position
of governmental responsibility even the
business man is apt to forget the rules
that guided him in the condnct of his
private affairs; the professional man is
pretty sure to behave as if ordinary
business rules were negligible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

Thrift stamps and war savings
stamps are the most democratic of in
vestments and America expects every
American to show love of Republican
institutions by investing in this demo-
cratic security. The aggregate amount
of the investments and the number of
Investors in these war savings securi-
ties are in a way the answer of the
people of this great democracy to the
call of the cause of democracy thrut ut
the world and the vindication of civil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

The cost to the business of the
country of the unintelligent inter-
ference of incompetent and unframed
government agents defies calculation.
and perhaps the severest strain now
Imposed on the patriotism of the bust
ness community is the necessity of
submitting to it in silence. The only
Consolation that can be extracted from
this trying experience is that it will be
turned to good account when the aIol-
ogy for incessant official interference
with the conduct of private business
has passed away
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

The money which the president has
asked congress to provide for the gov
eminent operation of railroads he calls
a revolving fund.- At Washington
some irreverent spirits speak of it as
..revolver fund"
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ization and humanity. They afford
every person. however humble and
however small his means, the oppCr-
tunity to contribute his part, to do his
bit, in this great struggle against the
military masters of Germany who seek
to dominate the world in contempt of
justice and right and freedom ana
without conscience and without mercy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

The Republican national committee
is planning to enlist the aid of women
in the next campaign. Probably it
will exercise more care in making it's
selections than it did in 1916. There
is a widespread belief that the women
campaigners were not of much assist
ance to Mr.. Hughes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

The government is planning to
check competition for the labor sup
ply. What will be done when Kansas
makes her annual call for 10000 har-
vest hands?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

Ratification of a prohibitory amend
ment by the Kentucky legislature and
the seeming imminence of similar ac-
ton regarding the suffrage amend
ment have stirred Col. Henry Waiter
son to a frenzy. From mis- winter home
in Miami, Fla. he has launched a
three column editorial full of argu-
ment and invective which appears in a
recent number of the Courier Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

Senator Stone might have COM
manded more attention and respect
from his colleagues and from the
country when he made his big speech
few days ago, if he had not lined up
with that little group of willful men"
last spring. The public has not had
TING to forget.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

In the governments report on the
value of last years farm products by
states Rhode Island stands at the foot
of the list. If an estimate were made
on the production of millionaires. she
probably would be placed well toward
the top.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

The government may be operating
The railroads with a greater degree of
efficiency than prevailed before it un-
dertook the job, but the roads are
making less money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-24

Al a meeting of the Wholesale Rakers.
association in New York City it was said
that every bakesho7 in the country would
be forced 10 close II there WAS strict com.
pIisnce with the food administrations order
for one-pound, seven-cent loaves.