davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The citizen., 1918-02-28
WANT A LITTLE FARM NEAR
BEREA7

| have FIVE, containing from 80 10
60 acres: some improved with nice
cottage houses. Prices from $50 10
800 per acre, Easy terms TO the
right man.
J. w. HERNDON.
Ad.-37. Berea, Ky.
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12
BY GARRETT SMITH.

NA/ worlds business will be in
Wv go terfered with on 2S1 days
as during 1918. In other
weeds. there will be only S4 days in
this coming year that are not Sum
days or special holidays in one or
more important commercial regions
of the earth. Nor is this an unusual
condition created by the war We
are accustomed to jump remarkable
conditions TITO the category of war
evils these days. On the contrary,
sonte of the fighting nations have for
the time being stripped their decks Of
minor and unusually superhuous holt
days.
~Evcr since man was condemned to
earn his bread by the sweat of his
esvw ne has been putting in lot Of
spare time trumping TIP methods of
beating the game. Next to working
into the boss's job the invention Of the
holiday has been one Of his ahlest
little achievements in this line. Like
wise ever since bosses and holidays
evolved, along about history's sun
rise, the former have been cursing
the latter as troublesome breaks in
the years work. BY the Middle Ages
holidays had become so numerous
that they seriously interfered with
industrial pursuits. A valuable re-
suit NJ the Rafar,pafian ro4 can ara III v
appreciated was the abolition Of a
large portion OF these holidays.
But as time went on poliEicns
and religious milestones accumulate4
again. Today. while the years over
load in any one country is by no
means as serious as in the Middle
Ages. the growth Of international
finance has made the worlds aggre
gate OF closed days serious factor
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12

own country offer particularly rich
FIELD. If one knew the meaning of all
the half hundred days celebrated in
the United States, with the collateral
events connected with each. he would
be we'll versed in the nations history.
One OF the first surprises in store
for such a student Is to learn that the
United States has no national holt
day. The reader will at once think
Of Fourth OF July and Of the Presi-
dents Thanksgiving proclamation.
But not even these are national Acts
of Congress and Presidents pro-
nouncenents in this respect apply
only to the District OF Columbia and
the territories The states usually
follow suit, but as matter of GUS
tom only and not Of law Here is a
chance to win some bets from your
friends.
or the 81 holidays of the United
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12

and an expensive one. Not until now.
however, has any attempt been made
to compile an exhaustive list of holt
days for the guidance OF bankers and
merchants This task has Just been
completed by the Guaranty Trust
Company Of New York city. The re-
suits have been published in a book
let that should be valuable addition
TO the, reference library Of eyery bank
In the county doing more than a pure
~ local business.
Importance Of Bank Holidays.
Suppose a bank has commercial
paper collectable in Picking or Athens
or Cape Town on January S 1t is
important to know whether the bank
in that particular city will be open
that day Does any one around the
place know whether January is a
bank holiday in Peking or Athens or
Cape Town? Usually no one does.
It's hard enough to keep tabs on the
54 holidays rampant in these United
States. 1t therefore becomes neces-
sary to send an expensive cablegram
to get the information. This sort of
thing happens not once, but many
times. In every banking house with
an extensive foreign business. The
Guaranty Trust Company found it
was spending several hundred dollars.
year in telegraph and cable tolls to
get this Information piecemeal. That
Is probably true Of all the larger in
stitutions doing similar business;
hence the value of having this infor-
nation compiled in advance
Contrary to the popular notion, the
new democracies Of the west enjoy a
greater number Of holidays than their
sister nations Of the eastern henri
sphere. or the 81 nations or depend
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12
Only 81 Days in 1918 IN
Which the Worlds Busi-
ness Is Not Interrupted
Somewhere by Holidays
and Sundays.
1cURlous HOLIDAY FACTS.

X There is no national legal hol- ,
4 iday In the United States.
4 Massachusetts, does not OBJ
4 serve New Years Gay as a
4 legal holiday.
4 Five Christian countries do }
\ not observe Christmas as Ie-
X gal holiday.
4 New Years Day is the only
X holiday observed Throughout the
4 world.
4 Eleven different dates are OBJ }
\ served as New Years Day n }
4 different parts Of the world !
4 international business wili be !
interfered with by holidays Or
4 Sundays on 2e1 days in 1918, Of !
\ these 261 days being holidays
r. This leaves only 81 days N
4 which universal banking BUSH ]
4 ness Is possible.
x November, with 20 holidfRya )
4 In different parts of the world, J
X leads the months.
X March. with 10, has the few J
+sFest holidays.
~ Brazil leads the nations Of the J
4 world with "a holidays.
A. The United States comes next !
with 81.
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Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12

this particular Among the other bell
ligerents Germany, it is presumed,
viii observe 20 days next year. Great
Britain is, Japan $ and Russia IL.
In most OF these countries numerous
local holidays ordinarily observed
have been abandoned during the war.
The study Of holidays is fascinat-
ing to the historian. Those of our
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12

encies listed Brazil leads. with "a
holidays. The United States. with
81, is a close second. although she.
nnlilSe Brazil, practically Ignores the
church DAYS. Another popular delu-
sion is shattered when we find that
France has Only IS formally observed
days and Italy only 2S. We had sup
posed the LatIns always outdid us in
Martinsburg W Va evening journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1913-1920, 1918-01-12

States only IL are observed generally.
and some of those, like Memorial Day
and Arbor Day, fall on varying dates
in different states Thirteen South
and Central American countries share
our Columbus Day with us. There are
29 other countries with Independence
Days. though not one falls on our
Fourth of July In fact, that date is
unique in not being celebrated any
where else on.earth for any occasion.
excepting little Panama. which shows
its grateful friendship by observing
our independence Day as well as two
of her own. Several other countries
have more than one Independence
Day on their calendars.
Americas Red Letter Days
American local holidays are rich In
historical significance. OF such are
the commemorations OF Bunker Hill
and Bennington and New Orleans and
San Jacinto. the all but forgotten
Fast Day Of New England, still sur
.viving in New Hampshire; Patriots
Day in Maine and Old Defenders Day
in Baltimore. Pioneer Day in Idaho
and the various Admission Days pop
ular with other Western states, Con-
.Sederate Memorial Day in the South.
together with the birthdays OF Lee
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
But Who Ernptied the
Pail?

THIS story comes from the Eagle Hut
in London, as famous on the other
side as its Bryant Park counterpart is
here
a woman, one of 10000 British work
ing for the Y. N. C. A, was assigned to
scrubbing the Eagle Hut floor. She ac-
cepted the job without protest and went
down on her knees with pail of hot
water cloth and 2 cake of soap. Soon
the water in the pail was black. A man
in uniform passed. The woman looked
up and asked if he would mind emptyinp
the pail and refilling it with clean water
There was theatrical pause. then
this reply:
Dammit, madam, Pm an offlcerp'
Like flash the scrubwoman retorted.
Dammit, officer, Pm duchessp,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

government has also cavalierly treated an
interpolation of certain members of Par
Lament with regard to recent loans, reply
ing that as the Audit Bureau is inspecting
them it is not Parliament's business. None
of the recent farreaching financial trans
actions has been submitted to Parliament,
nor will any now Under negotiation come
before the people before signature.
"The most hopeful feature of the present
situation and the most remarkable develop
ment of recent times is the fact that the
opposition to the mlitarists is managed
by Chou Tzuch, the former Minister Of
Finance; Chu Chi-chien, the former Min
lister Of the interior and member of
party headed by LANG Shh-yi, now presi-
dent Of the Senate and at one time the
most powerful man IN China All were
very stanch supporters of Yuan Shih-kai
through thick and thin, but the depths to
which Yuan's old military henchmen have
sunk, the travail into which they have
plunged the country and the criminal man
ner in which they are greediy pledglng
the nations assets for money to keep 1t
convulsed have converted them not only
into strong opponents of miltarism, but
into advocates of foreign financial control
as the only means Of suppressing the
Tuchuns (mlitary governors) and saving
the country
Against these men the mlitarists will
now be ranged. They compelled either
to wipe out their opponents or to submit
to the demands for peace The latter con-
tingcncy is unlikely, because it is per-
sonally profitable for them to continue the
unrest.
"Chna is caught in vicious net, the
only way Of escape that seems open being
IN Allied effort to aid the people to over
throw the military regime, which has
Aouted the welfare Of the nation well
as Allied interests"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Shades of the Past
By Paul w. Heysradt

others stretch themselves in the sun at
full length, enjoying, in this slightly
sheltered nook, a portion of the sleep
which they may well claim as their due
after their troubled nights Of sentry
duty and gas alarms
"The colonel was away at a confer
ence at the headquarters of his divi-
sion, but on his return he made US well
come in the lowly hut where he was
forced to put up. Maps of the sector
encircled the flag of the state where the
regiment had been organized Attached
to the fir-plank wall, it was the only
decoration to the narrow barrack as it
Rugged the shadow of the little knoll
of ground in the rear.
"a tall man, somewhat slender, with
sturdy build, yet carrying himself with
true grace, the colonel had much to say
about the ardor and enthusiasm of his
men. In civil life he had been at the
head of big establishment and a large
number of those in his employ had en-
listed on purpose to go along with him.
With smiling simplicity the colonel con-
fided to US that he preferred this tum-
bledown novel to his own hotel in New
York
"At his invitation we paid visit to
the battalions on the line of defence.
After an hours walk we came to
point where we climbed into cart that
was drawn by mule over the steel
rails of the railroad track, and which
led us through wood where trees here
and there had been felled by the shells,
directly up to the defences of the posi-
ton. We then had only few hundred
metres to walk to reach our destina-
ton. 1t was a delightful nook of YER
dure at this hour of summer, but all that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
What Escape for China?

TNHE United States and the Allies
have recently protested against
Il conditions in China. A dispatch
to. The Times" Of London,
nom its Peking correspondent gives
some idea Of the situation there. He
says:
The President has followed his inau-
sa'ston by a slower Of decorations on the
''''hy and unworthy alike, and has dis
appointed those who expected some original
acton toward the termination of inter
seine war b. following the time-honored
''S'orn Of issuing useless and 'platitudi-
4'qsiy phrased mandates having effect no
''''her5 than the walls OF Peking. The civil
.aesiS are exhor,ed that they should
y % understand the sufYerings Of the
,.pe, and pacify and comfort them
;'Ssso'ngly, and the military authorities
we Provinces ard told they should real
me menace Of brfgandage, and are
s''ueted that bad characters should be
49,. "ee' 80 tnat the people may each
~ ~ a living in peace, and warning
,..a'd be given 70 the bad elements in
49,. 49,, 70 show NY desire to protect the
Ss,e' The word must does not appear
1 'as whole document. The President
=. course, surrounded by military repre-
~, .''lFes, who frustratc any attempt TO
49,. : period 10 their activities, but his
~. as a1sisade has flied people with de-
ts 'ss'ssns Of the populace in the Sham
,..' s and Fukien pyoyinccs are placing on
ga 80 their opposition to the Japanese
r.as, connected with railways and mines
= s.'1nsssslvely, which have been contracted
ss 4 ''s' Petitions have bcen forwarded
n ~ capital demanding the cancellation
80 ''ans, but they are ignored The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17
Tolstoy on Bolshevism

the past. All we can do toward shaping
that future is to inculcate the love Of unity
and freedom among the people and fra
ternity among all nations"
Count Tolstoy's mother is living at Yas
maya Polyana and has been able to lead
comparatively quiet life All her relatives
have taken refuge on the estate, where
they are closely watched and guarded and
share all they have with the soldiers, but
are not otherwise molested
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

iuXurlant greenery served only as a
screen to the emplacements of the ma
chine guns
THE blacks hold that point with tena-
ciouS stunpornness. They are past
masters at the art of the coup-d e-main.
the sudden desperate surprise attack
Only the night before they had carried
out one Of these successful attacks and
brought back some prisoners, who were
no little surprised at being captured bv
these soldiers, of whose presence on the
front they were in total ignorance For
an instant the sector was quiet. The
warriors, on the watch at their loop
holes, did not mark anything out of the
way. 1t is the night, however which
suddenly upsets the peacefulness of this
forest; through the radiant afternoon
its impressive beauty goes undisturbed
save only by an occasional cracking
"a number of handsome, very black
fellows passed US, and their broad
smiles revealed their white, cleaning
teeth
"At length the colonel spoke to q
black officer, for there are several in
the regiment. This one was little short
of a Colossus, however, and from the
way he hustled about among his men
we could entertain no doubts as to his
prowess. The colonel wished to intro
duce him. We had heard something of
the customs of the colored folk in pri-
vate life, yet we were hardly prepared
for the surprise we received. The colo
mel did not turn hair as he brought
the giant forward
"'I want you to meet each other said
he. This is Captain Napoleon Bona
parte!'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

~ VI HING IN the Inc OIL ma
- tional a d N / I tion has
L. equalled the enthusiasm Of
the French people for their
American visitors in khaki. But
even French enthusiasm may receive
slight surprise now and again, as
the following incident from LES An
males" (Paris) goes to show:
at was in little village of the East
around which, as the houses in ruins
bore witness, there had been some vio-
lent fighting at one period Of the war.
In the midst of the ruins battalion of
an American regiment, just relieved
regiment was composed entirely of
blacks, every one volunteer. band
of husky fellows they are certainly, and
on top of their frizzled, woolly heads
they wear, not without something of a
swagger, the special foraging cap
adopted by cur overseas allies for the
hours when the helmet can be laid
aside. They are a jolly lot, and their
good humor stays with them even in the
thick Of the fighting. They had been
under fire only little while, but this
troop already has fifteen citations.
sin their hours of liberty these black
soldiers dance to the music of banjo,
expcrtly played by one of their number
Others delight themselves by following
the various operations of tho camp
cooks, fussing around huge pot. Still
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

MOUNT lLfA IOLSIC1' son OF the
great writer, has been forced to
N% flee Russia completely disillu-
stoned of the Bosheviki. On his
return to Russia from this country, where
he had been lecturing on his fathers theo-
ries of peace and good will, the unity Of ma
tions and mutual help, he founded paper
that he thought would please the Bolsheviki,
but he very soon found that to please them
was impossible His paper was suppressed,
his friends and employees were arrested
or sought safety in fight, and he was
branded as an anti-revolutionary and had
to go into hiding. Finally he got on
Swedish steamer and was able to join his
family in Sweden. When he got there
he gave his opinion of the Bolsheviki.
"The Socialist experiment is running
Russia" he said. THE country is being
reduced to Wilderness, thanks to Boshe-
visit terrorism. It has become the theatre
of the greatest amount Of suffering the
world has ever known There are doubt
less, added Count Tolstoy, some good
things in Bolshevist theories of equality,
self-reliance and the rest, but in practice
they have reduced them to the most ego
istic, revolving brutality. Life is no longer
possible under their tyranny and oppres
sion. 1t is still only possible in the coun-
try, far from the towns and great GEN.
tres.
What the Russia CT the future will be
no one can tell Probably it will be some
thing quite different from the Russia of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

MOUNT ILYA T0LsToY, son Of the
great writer, has been forced to
q flee Russia completely disillu-
sinned of the RolsheviLi On his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-11-17

r OTHING in the line of ma
tional a d m tion has
equalled the enthusiasm of
the French people for their
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-05-11

J. FRANK GRIFFIN. list CLASS YEoMAN
WHO A WALK l. FASHION UP THE
HIGHEST BUILDINGS
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
For Sheriff of Boundary County

| desire to announce that / will be
a candidate for nomination on the re-
publican ticket at the coming primary
election, as sheriff.
l respectfully request the support of
the voters of Boundary county and as
sure them that if nominated and elect
ed, the laws of this state will be strict
ly enforced regardless of whether the
violators are rich or poor, friends or
enemies. l am experienced in the
duties of the office / seek and would
conduct it in the most economical and
efficient manner 1 have lived in
this district for II years and respect
fully ask those who do not know me
to look up my record both as an officer
and as a private citizen.
w. III. Heathershaw.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

ire box offices through just one play
Harry T. Morey, the Vitagraph star,
has re-created the role of Joe Carson
in the stage success, within the Law"
His work is of such character that it
far outshines anything done by any of
the actors of the legitimate stage when
they assayed the role of 1.-The best lit
tie forger of the United States"
Carson is a regular crook, always
outside the law, until he meets Mary
Turner, upon her release from prison,
after serving a sentence for theft COM
mitted by another. She persuades
Carson that being dishonest within
the Law" where he is immune from ar
rest by surrounding himself with clev-
er lawyers, is not only perfectly safe,
but much more curative.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
For County Commissioner

I hereby announce my candidacy on
the republican ticket for nomination at
the primary election, September Bird,
as County Commissioner of the Second
District.
l have been a resident of this coun-
ty since 1910 and feel that l know the
conditions and needs of all parts of it.
If nominated and elected l will fulfill
the duties of the Office with efficiency
and economy and will endeavor to give
the taxpayers full value for every dol
lar expended.
C. ]. Wagner, Addie, Ida.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

/ hereby announce myself as a cand-
idate for nomination on the repub-
lican ticket at the primary election,
September 3rd, for county assessor.
l feel that my experience in past
years as an accountant, merchant and
farmer, has so fitted me that 1 can fill
the Office of assessor in a manner
which will be acceptable to the tax
ers of the county. l feel that it is
needless to assure those who know
me that 1 will, if elected, devote all of
my time to the work of the office and
will give every person, rich or poor,
equitable assessments of property.
NJ. l.. Rowe, Boomers Ferry, Ida.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Red Cross knitting Tea

A Red Cross knitting tea will be
held at the X. p. hall from two until
five o'clock the afternoon of Friday
August End.
Refreshments will be served at a
charge of ten cents each and those in
charge of the tea are urging that ev-
cry woman in the county, who can pos
sibly do so, attend this meeting, Wheth-
err they are members of the Rer Cross
or not.
All ladies who are knitting are es-
pecially requested to attend.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30

During the past few weeks a number
of people have been in Boomers Ferry
who have attended the Ellison-White
chautauqua in towns in Washington,
Oregon and Idaho and these are all
of one accord in saying that the enter
tainment which is coming to Boomers
Ferry beginning Saturday of this week
is the best which has ever been placed
before the public by the Ellison-W White
people.
The series of programs offered have
already been given in most of the cit
les west of here.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
For Probate Judge

I hereby announce myself as can
didate for nomination on the republi-
can ticket at the primary election on
September Bird, 1918, for the Office of
probate judge of Boundary county.
If nominated and elected, | shall
serve the people with all the fairness
and wisdom of which l am capable and
feel that my experience in past years
has fitted me for efficient performance
of the duties of the office.
Joseph ID. Banning
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Methodist Episcopal Church

Services will be as follows next Sun
day: Sunday School, 1000 a. m; the
morning worship at HOO a. m, SER
mon subject, Giving and Receiving"
Evening worship at 500 p. m, SER
mon subject, "Our Needs Supplied"
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 500
D. m. Leader, Mrs. Frank Richard
son. Subject, "Why 1 Came To Bon
ners Ferry"
You are cordially invited to attend
the above services.
L. S. Crowder, Pastor
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-07-30
Oliver c. Wilson
To the Voters of Boundary County :

l hereby announce myself as a can
didate for the office of Sheriff of Boun-
Diary county, subject to the republican
primaries. September 3rd, 1918.
l am not making any promises as to
what l will do in case l am made the
choice of the people, for I believe ]
served as deputy sheriff long enough
for the voters to know what to expect
from me- do not want anyone to
give me their support for nomination
who will not give me their support in
enforcing the law if l am elected to
the office.
Respectfully Yours,
Z. ii. Callahan