davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
aIet CO. Once In 4 While.

Half the joy of life is in letting 60
every once in awhile, and, IL you lei
go twice every once in awhile, II seem,
that you have just that much more fun
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
Sable PhlIosopher.

De hymn tells you bout beln' iii
heaven thousand years" but dari
some folks what couldn't stand sicl
longtime prosperity.-Atlanta Consti
tuition.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
Wanta TO Get Even.

"when a lazy man has to work.
said Uncle Ehen, "de first Job he wants
Is dat OF policeman TO keep Other
folks FUN violatin' antiloafn' laws
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
Bowels Out of KiItcr?

That's nature calling for relief.
Assist her in her daily duties with DR..
Kings New Life Pills. Not a purgative
In the usual dose, but mild, effective.
corrective, laxative that leases the
bowels into action and chases "blues."
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
Eriehdshlp,s Ohlinations-

! must feel pride in my friends ae
complishments as II they were mine
and property in his virtues.-Em-
erson.
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
CINDEREllA'S HEEL
BY GRACE wEArHeRBY

Margle wanted pair Of white
pumps. That was how Il all started.
This summer, the girls In the Office
wore white u good deal. and Mnrgie
wanted pair 81 the dainty white
pumps TO match her new white linen
dress. She took few Of her cherish
ed dollars, and bought the coveted
shoes.
The next morning, arrnyed In spot
less white. she entered the Office, anH
went 10 her desk. A feeling II sup
pressed excitement was In the air. and
Margie presently asked one Of the girls
what II was all about.
40 you mean 10 tell me you haven't
heard" nskcd Ruth. swell, II Is this.
the senior partners son. Bob East
mnn, ha. just finished college, and he
~ To join the hrm ns third partner.
They say he II n fine fellow. lie comes
today. Say. but your dress is pretty"
In the duh once this was Indeed n
piece Of news. Mnrgie was glad she
had worn her new clothes. Il wonder
what he II Ike" she unused. The
morning seemed unusually long. and
the new partner had not come. BY af-
ternoon the girls were fretful. and very
much ais"pp"'n'ea' AZ nNe O'CLOCK,
NUN ''os'u "'' o'sh' pu' on Nv. nat
anu went uo"h 10 the street. Ihcre'
she gave a little gasp Of dismny. The
streets had Just been srrinklcd and ev-
e'."h''e WIRE niue puuo'es VI huuu'
water.
oh' my poor mug s"pp'rs' tney
VIII get All dir'yr the signed. she
e"did NOT s'hhu on the soe"hik u'
they ored, 80 the began 10 cross 'he
pusy street. stepping sihgeriy 10 AVON
the puddies
Inc trnmc was very mick that nf'er'
noon. and as Margie lodged a uuck'
she would very nearly run INTO "o.-
ley. suddeniy' her slender french
heel caught In the hole OF water
drain, and STUCK there. she tufIed at
IL In vnin' out oouidnt budge H. 1ehrs
OF vexsuon came 10 hef eyes o'ur'
ring her sight Inc trucks became one
mass nnd rs she $1,000 mere 'ues'hs
ana pulling strong hahn was p'ac'u
on her shoulder.
step out OF your shoe' me man
commanded terscly' Mhfsie diu rs she
was 'oio' ano he'u h.r l'e' ~ W. "n'
80 as 10 prevent soi''he her s'oesihe.
enc lsid hsf hnho ON 'he proao un.N
bending beside her 10 STEADY her. Inc
stranger gave one vigorous pun, an.
the slipper was iooee' nu. .ne nee' nhu
come on ~ was p'tiho'e Ssn' now
The once rpouess ~h''e pump was
now hec'iess ana very air,y' Mars'e
gnzed biankiy AZ her ruined shoe, anu
then Of the stranger. Al ne sa'u was
one nt'ie woru' put una, one mao .
wor'o OF meaning IN IL 1h's was no
time for thought however. ana inc
stranger rehiiheu u. ne ss.'s.eo NM
ee 10 'ne Pa'e"e",' ~. a@ -
ing un aus pa' "'' ~. " a.
was NO help io' " anu ""'s. 'n"u.
the pest OF oao uas'nes s..
stranger was 'eh"y 'e.' A'nu s
tucked ne, snoe,.ss 100. " un ,,ans
skift anu iean'o oa'. on ,"e ~.
sheh' suioeu Ny an ''npuse' e"' w
the man aoou' inc w" pa'u.' nv
now the sho's 'nean' W '"''. =" w.
"ph. ] say. ne peRhh s"k"aro'y'
"ie's go to Cnmeyers' ana get ne"
pair"
Thank you. no." replied Mars'e'
primly, 1T Isn't at all necessary snu
couldn't think OF letting you sne
remained firm In her decision ano Ill
he could say Old not move net
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
Report of the Condition
OF THE
Bank Of Bryantsville

doing business at town of BryGntsville,
County of Garrard, State of Kentucky,
AT THE CLOSE or BUSINESS ON THE
The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-11-28
AUG

which lies right Mulberry Church miles Shebyv w
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

night New Britain has been made
clean and kept clean There is COM
parltlvely little crime worthy of men,
tlon. Undesirable characters. Of both
SEXES, nave been made to realize they
are not wanted here. We have a city
where mothers ana fathers need not
worry constantly concerning the m oral
safety of their sons and daughters.
rms IN great measure, is due to the
polcemen. A city is no better or
worse than the vigilance OF its police
guardians. Present conditions mirror
the nigh morals of the men in blue,
Our standard has been established
Keep it there.
II the Common Council decides that
the superior officers should have an
increase in their salaries no objection
can PC offered. # it is shown that
conditions warrant giving them higher
remuneration they should by all
means receive what is due them. but
the wages Of the patrolmen should
not be lowered. Their case has already
been proven and the jury has once
returned a verdict. The fifty cents q
day increase should be allowed To
stand.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
FACTS ABOUT THE AMERICAN NAVY :
Anti-U-Boat Rules

must all load be we'll slowed but it
must be secured in place.
Every effort should be made TO
embark the passengers, crew, troops
etc, in order and in safety. None
must be permitted to sleep below,
Through the upper decks everyone
can be awakened quickly and any dis
order handled with proper dispatch.
In this connection emergency lights
should be fitted in case the dynamSs
go. IT'S bad enough to be alone IN
the dark. But alone with a few mil
lion other stricken people---oh
you shin GuardS
OF course there will be some of
the crew in the engine and fircrooms.
Adequate means Of warning them are
required. And their boats must be
kept free for them If possible.
When the ship is in the danger
zone boats should be rugged out and
otherwise prepared for quick lower
ing. Provisions and water must not
be forgotten. Since so much depends
upon tie boats being properly low
cred regular trained mon arc to Ire
stationed at the falls and painters.
And last Of all don't forget that tin
can bailcr. A boot will do in a PINCH
But whose bOOC is T1uCN TOO serious
for argument in an open boat 100
miles from the nearest.
As a substitute fer and in addition.
to the boats must DC carried a mum
Der of life RATS sufficient to accom-
modate so per cent. of the crew.
Rats, however are most successful
In romanccS of castrwaYs and othaS
fortunatcs who have never seen a
submarine.
Life belts. blankets. warm clothing,
and the picture Of your wife, are not
to be left behind under any cirounl-
stances. Woe betidc the man VINO
forgcts his pipe--faithful even in
death (unlc*s the tobacco and
matches get wct.)
Then you will wait, and you will
shiver, and you-well if you never
ever gave the Navy Il passing thought
in all your life before, YOU will pray
for it now. And you'll love it like
life itsclf whom over the storm torn
horizon bobs a black T. S. destroyer.
Fut it's worth while going if You
have the chance. Ask Che man that's
been.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
TODAY'S TABLOID TALE
The Mysterious Stranger.
BY Joe Blast.


Lovely, but inconstant Lis
terina Spruce had been en-
gagged so many times that when
she announced her engage
ment to a certain Dinuiddie D.
Pintz, her friends just laughed
it off, ia king it for granted
that it. was like tho others. per-
haps Just temporary infatu-
alton for fascina ting name.
But no, cards were issued
for the wedding, and the
specified morning found the
guests seated in the church.
which was taStefully decorated
with spyloX blossoms and kistee
ferns, gazing spellboun dishly
at tho ravishingly gorgeous
bride, who, in white canDufus-
lin from head to feet and car
rying an eighty dollar cluster
Of ditch lflhes made a pic
ture no artist would dare try
to paint.
But suddenly an excited
whisper began to sniggte wick
=
was something strange, perhaps
scandalous, about the wedding!
mysterious looking man had
heen observed, convention
aIIY-Shaped man, neither tall
nor snort nor yet quite me-
dunn, whose harried eyes be
traycd a growing, desperate re-
solve.
Perhaps it's one of her past
ones who's going to rise and
OBJECT at the psychological mo-
ment!' hazarded Kitty Fru-
menty.
And everybody made agitat-
ed guesses, MageHa Tizpins
suggesting that it might be her
rousseau maker determined
to hold up the ceremony until
the wedding gown was settled
for, and Madge Maybe wonder
ing if it could be an agent of
the fuel administrator ready TO
arrest everybody If the place
got too warm, and so on, like
that.
Suddenly, with conVuls1v
movem emit Of his organs of To-
comotion, the mysterious
stranger reached the brides
side, and a murmur of relieved
disappoint ment arose as every
body realized that it was the
groom.
Copyright 1913 by George
Matthew Adams)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

Anxious as a hen that has Matched
ducl1lings and sees them scuttle to
the pond--just that perturbed is the
country over it's merchantne gone
to the war. AS a, guide to safety a
set Of rules has been drawn up for
those crossing tho war zone.
Water>tght bulkheads, passages,
and their doors come first. Upon
them depends the ships floating pow
er if any part of her is shot away
Since the whole hull is divided up
into thousands of cells separated by
steel bull1hcads. to carry out this one
rule seems pretty nearly a life job.
Yet the Chief or the Navigator can
take it all delegate certain parts to
certain men, and turn in a complete
inspection report every night.
Openings in the ships sides are to
be guarded against. Not a joke at
all. There are ash and slop chutes,
injection and discharge valves, sluice
other holes through which wa.cr
might rush If they are not properly
secured. The jar of explosion can
easily unseat good valve il not
properly fitted and screwed down:
Sometimes deck hatChes, ports.
and headlights arc Carelessy left
open. II the ship is IN a sinking con-
dtiOn a sudden heel will then scoop
half the ocean and down she Will so
like a lump of lead.
The inevitable must he prepared
for. Pumps are of vital Importance.
IF efficient they can take care CT
even large holes providing the bulk
heads don't give way from pressure
beneath
In pumping out or draining ort re-
pairing someone must first open the
proper gates and valves, No better
opportunity for losing ones temper
can occur than to find that dozen
tons Of cargo have been slowed eX-
actiy over the valve that If opened
might save the ship.
Cargo also affects the trim. A
wound on the star},pard side will I'll
all adjoining compartm entS. The
ship will roll deeply to that side. Let
a few hundred cubic feet OF heavy
cases go adrift in the hold and moth
ing can prevent her from capsizing.
TO avoid such an accident not only
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
a WORD I FAN WOULD SAY.

Ihave a word 7 fain would say-lst
patiently. Light of my lives;
A ceaselcss longing fills my heart
thy face to see, Light of my
Eyes.
How have I sinned that thou shouldst
thus offended be, Light of my
Eyes?
The world is stated with the world,
Il starve for thee, Light Of
my Eyes.
A sea of blood is in my heart, and
tears forever fill my eyes;
No salve can heal my wound. the
cure in my beloved's presence
All sick of love I lay, and watched
her pathway with my longing
When T was dead she came; twas
but the layer-out who heard
her signs.
Fair springtime now Is fully here.
the meadows gay with leaf
and flower;
The hill-sides strewn with violets,
the nightingale sent to the
bower
But why cannot his voice be heard"
O thorn tree, whence thy
cruel power?
THY branches pierced his heart;
the rose was mourning left
within her tower.
The scarlet poppy thought to tempt
and lure the wandering night
ingale,
When he was dreaming of the rose
tied round with wisps of basil
pale.
None pitied hm--the rose WAS
pIuclled by those who first
came to the vale.
Alas, poor nightingale, the hedge
has caught and pierced thy
body frail.
God knows my life count but
nought; for thee I'd give it
ioyfu1ly.
Come, let us taste Of loves delights,
let him that listcth envious be.
No wish Of thine shall be refused, so
but thv face I radiant see.
If immortality thoudst have,
nv love shall cen bring that
to thee.
And if T had a thousand woes no
murmur from my lips would
rise:
Thou art my Ruler, none beside;
no sovereign own I otherwise.
Swat Nova says "Hcartless one
death is not death for him who
dies
SO thou but mourn him WITH thy
locks spread over him. Light
of my Eyes"
TRANSLATED by Isabelle G. Boyajiar
from the Armenian of Sayat Nova
| I712-1t9J.)
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
TEST NON SINKABL SHIP.
Daniels Appoints Board to Investi-
gate Merits of Invention.

Washington. beb. 19.--Sccretary
Daniels has announced the appoint
ment of special board of officers,
headed by Rear Admiral Winter
halter, to make a careful study of the
former Austrian stca mer Lucia, which
Vice Chairman Saunders of the Naval
Consulting Board says has been madc
unsuitable. The board will includc
Capt. Rooster, Naval Constructors
StoCker and Du Bose and one other
officer to be named.
Tho members Of the board Will
visit the ship. which is now at New
Orleans" said Mr.. Daniels. and
probably will travel from that point
to New York, when the Lucia sails
North. They will make careful
study of the work done on the Lucia
TO make it unsuitable, after which
they will make survey of the entire
subject and submit a report"
1t was suggested that practical
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
CHTTTENDEN AGAIN
YALE SHEF DEAN
Corporation Re-elects Him for Five
Year TeIm--CtiftS for Yale
War Service.


New Haven, Feb. 19.--Foliowing
the meeting of the Yale Corporation
here yesterday it was announced that
Prof. Russell Fl. Chittenden had been
reappointCd director of the Sheffield
Scientific School for a term of five
years, as requested by the governing
board. Director ChIttenden is now
abroad on government service, and
Prof. Percy Franklyn Smith is serV-
ing as acting director during his alb
senCe this spring. Announcement was
also made of the appon tment of
John II. Black, M. D, commissioner
of health Of the state Of Connecticut,
and of Walter II. Brown. M. D.,
health officer of Bridgeport, as lee
tlrers on public health for the next
year.
Among the gifts announced was
one Of $4,000 from Robert w. Kelley,
B. A. 1874. for the work of the Re
serve Officers Training Corps in
Field Artillery, and another of s14,-
600 more towards the cost of the
Yale armory from Arson Conger
Goodyear, r. A 1899. The latter,
who is captain in the 307th Field
Artillery at Camp Dix, but is at pres
ent at the government School of Fire,
Fort Sill, Oklahoma was the leader
of the movement initiated among the
graduates long before the United
States entered the war, to erect a
suitable armory at Yale for artillery
training. The building, situated near
the Yale bowl, was dedicated last
commencement and has been enthus-
iastically commended by officers OF
the government.
The corporation discussed plans de-
signed to increase efficiency and econ
omy in the teaching Of chemistry in
tho undergraduate schools, and mat
ters connected with the awarding of
degrees In war time.
Leaves Of absence made necessary
in order to render service to the gov
ernment were granted to Andrew
Keough, the librarian; to Assistant
Professor Henry Iaurens, to DR..
Richard M. Elliott. and to George p.
Conner.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
uO0yFR'S SCOPE RESTRICTED.
Food Conservation Bill Gives No
Specific Power.

Washington, Feb. 19.-The House
committee on Agriculture has or
Gcrcd a report on the food conserva-
ton bill to enforce "meatless" and
''Whcatless" days and to eliminate
waste of foodstuffs. The committee
made the powers specific instead of
general, although Mr.. Hoover had
asked for blanket authority
The bill gives the President spe-
cfc authority in limiting. regulating
or prohibiting the use, preparations
sale or waste of any foodstuffs by ann
person operating public eating
place.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
FIGURE THIS OUT.

Some people would be dissatisfied
if they got the earth with a fence
around it. They would then kick be-
cause they had to repair the fence.
The calamity shoutcrs are now
employed in the favorite pastime Of
figuring out how much a ton of coal
costs when saved under the Garfield
order. The prices given vary ac-
cording to the distemper Of the
mathematician Some say it has
cost $3.50 for every ton saved on
these "heatlcss Mondays" Our
Mornings morning" the Hartford
"Courant," points with a glow of
satisfaction to the New York Suns
estimate,-$289 a ton for coal saved
1t, is computed that the shutdown
cost in wages and production some
81, 900, 900, 900. and more. These
wages lost were, of course, wages
never paid. No manufa curing con-
Germ that we have heard of paid
B its men during the first five days the
h coal order was in effect. Nor have
Il we yet had our attention called to
any firm paying wages to men laid
off on the past few "heatless Mon
days"
Granted four billion dollars were
lost in this way,--wf1at of it? Sup
pose a certain amount of goods which
might have been produced were not
what of that, too? We will even
con cede that so much money, which
was never earned, was lost; but we
pause to ask this question: Has any
one stopped to figure out how much
money the boys in France lost by
being taken away from their peaceful
occupations and placed in the army
OF the United States7 Has anyone
him come forth with the facts. They
will prove interesting.
Our boys with the American FIX
Evolutionary Force we're not parasites
when they wore the multi They must
therefore have been money-makers,
os +be term is known in America.
They earned fair wages. Some of
them received good salaries. When
these fellows volunteered, or were
taken under the Selective Service
law, it matters not which, they gave
UP their regular pay, with chances
for promotion, and placed themselves
& In the keeping of Uncle Sans pay
masters. Notwithstanding the fact
Il that the American soldier is the high
n est paid fighting man on the face OF
n the globe his pay is not high in COM
nj parison with what he might earn in
M the civil walks of lifc,-and this
81 goes as an average. Therefore. rca-
81 soning on the premises furnished by
M the critics of the fuel order, there
Is loss suffered by every man ir
M the ranks
u If 100000, 900 in money never
ri earned was lost because of the Gar
~ field Fuel order; and, if the Ameri.
81 ran Cove -nment's loans to the En-.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

test might he made by opening the
seacocks of the Lucia in deep water
If this process were followed by a
modern battlcship it would not sink,
since the water would enter only one
compartment. Naval experts un-
familiar with the construction of the
Lucia were unable to say definitely
whether the opening Of the scacocks
would constitute a fair test.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
SOCIALISTS DISCUSS NIISACE.

Paris, Feb. 1S.-Thc socialist NJ
tiOnal convention adopted today u
resolution accepting as Il basis OF
discussion by the Inter Allied ConTcn-
ton a memorandum prepared BY the
British section Albert Thomas. ioE-
mer minister Of munitions, speaking
for the majority. said referendum
regarding Alsace Lorraine, though
accepted BY the ma jority and a grea Il
err part Of the minority, must not De
considered an indispensable question
previous to annexation
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
FACTS MD FANITFS.

When one reads of the physical
training men have at Aver and the
forms of amusement devised for
them and the good health in which
they are, he begins to wish that he
were young enough to be a soIdicr.-~
Norwich Record.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

Brotherhood Of Carpenters and join
ers due here to take up the situation
with government officials, complete
settlement of the recent trouble in
eastern shipyards seemed assured.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

Mayor Hylan's campaign issues last
fall inc1nded mnniciDal ownership of
public utilities. He now disnisses
tho subject, as he must, with the
statement that wing to financial
conditions, the city should mot en-
ter upon nov improvements and en-
terprizes however meritorious they
may be. that are not Of immediate
necessity. "-SpringfeI Republican.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

thing taking place 49, ~
For Russia. be it una erstoosy s IN
toxicated with what itsSpeop1e believe
to be Liberty. Switching over from,
an autocratic form OF government to
the new regime was too much for
people who had been held in check
so long. 1t is as if someone mad
vertently let the inmates of a peni
Tertiary loose. What they would do
under tho circumstances is about
what the people of Petrograd and
other Russian cities are doing now
not all the people, but some of the
people. When the American colonies
threw off the yoke Of England the
people here had been prepared for
what was coming. With Russia it
was as a nightmare. The awakening
there was too abrupt. Russia got
out on the wrong side OF the bed.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

The boss who thought he coull
operate his shop on voorhees, Mon
days because he used electric power
and thus conserved coal is much like
the girl across the way who says that
on wheatless Wednesdays her moth
err always saves -four by serving ma
caroni and trisket.-Shore Line
Times.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

Don't be too modest about that in.
come tax report Uncle Sam NIGH
mistake your modesty for som ct1llne
elsc.-PaSsaic Daily News.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
BAR STRIKING CARPENTERS
Staten Island Company Said to Have
Asked Returning Men to Sign New
Wage Scale.

New York, Feb. 19.-Thirty- eight
striking carpenters, who sought today
to return to work at the Downey
Shipbuilding Corporation at Staten
Island, according to John Rice, or
ganizer OF the United Brotherhood Of
Carpenters and JoinerS, were refused
entrance TO the yard unless they
made new applications for their old
jobs at Il changed scale Of wages
The men, who had been working at
a fiat rate Of so cents an hour. re-
fused to sign up for 81 to 60 cents
and LETT the plant. Their afidavits.
Rice said, would be sent to William
L. Hutchcson. president of the broth
crhood, now in Washington pronar-
ing to go before the shipping boa "a
IN the nope Of effecting an adjust
ment Of the shipyard controversy.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

It's bad enough to make a pro-
German kiss the American flag, but
when a lot of 7. w. w. louis are
forced to go through osculatory form
OF recognition, Old Glory, at least,
should have a good washing after
ward.-New York World.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19

or course the German spies can't
be executed, as there is always a
comma Or a ssemicolon missing in the
indictment against them-Paterson
Press Guardian.