davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
A Writer S Centenary

The year 1919 marks the centenary anniver.
sary of several leading American writer's. In
the period when New England was the intellect
ual center of the country, and when the national
literary development at it's high water
mark, these writer's had contemporaries such
authors as Poe Whittier, Emerson, Longfellow
and Hawthorne.
Following is list of some of these eminent
authors:
James Russell Lowell was born on February g.
1919, in Cambridge, Mass. He was poet essay
st critic and humorist; first editor of the Allan
tic Monthly, co-editor of the North American
and United States minister to Spain and Great
Britain.
Julia Ward Howe was born in New York city
May 81, 1919, and was the author of prose and
poetical works, including the Battle Hymn of
the Republic" She also was a philanthropist,
abolitionist and leader in prison reform and
woman suffrage.
Walt Whitman was born at West Hills, L. l.,
on May 81, 1919, and was poet, essayist, jour
nalist and iconoclast.
Thomas William Parsons, "The Poet" of
Longfellow's 'Tales of Wayside Inn," was born
September g. 1919, in Boston, Mass.
Susan Warner, author of "The Wide Wide
World" said to be the most successful work of
fiction by an American author next to "Unce
Toms Cabin, was born in New York city on July
II, 1919.
Charles Anderson Dana, founder and editor
of the New York Sun and assistant secretary
of war, was born in Hinsdale, N. H., August 8,
1919
Cyrus w. Field, founder of the cable which
Joined the Old World and the New, was born on
November 80, 1919, in Stockbridge, Mass.
Josiah Gilbert Holland, first editor of Serb
ners Magazine and associate editor of the Spring
field Republican, was born in Belchertown, Mass,
July "a, 1919.
Samuel Longfellow, brother of Henry Wads-
worth Longfellow, whose biography he wrote,
was born in Portland, Me-, June 49, 1919.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
LII n n e r
s tor / e s.

A nervous old beau entered cos
tuners and said: &i
| II want a little help in the way OF
a suggestion. l am going to the
French students masquerade ball to-
night, and 1 want a distinctly original
costume l can be quite
sure no one else will wear. What can
you suggest?"
! The costumer looked him over at
tentively, bestowing special notice on
his cleaning, bald and shining head.
| well, I'll tell you," he said, thought
fully, why don't you sugar your head
and go as pill?"
! Once upon a time there was in
charge of a certain Episcopal parish
down on Long Island youngish min
lister. who made decided hit with a
middle aged spinster of large means.
Her family, with whom the preacher
was less popular, used to torment her
good naturally about the "angel man"
as they called the divine. One day
the spinster brought the minister
home for Sunday dinner without pre-
viously declaring her intention to do
so. Her brothers and sister, who had
not gone to service, were in the big
living room when she breezed in, lav-
| ing left the preacher in the hall to re-
move his overcoat well, how was
! the angel man today?" they chorused
did he preach one Of his soul inspir.
ing sermons and was he as handsome
as ever" Sister made no move to
halt the flow of kidding, but, turning
toward the door, said: Here he is;
Judge for yourselves as to his looks
as for his sermon, perhaps you'd all
have been better off for hearing it."
That ended the kidding for all time
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13

but also the happy faculty Of minding it. Too
many persons neglect their own business to give
advice to men in other lines, to q detriment to
their own affairs. All of us are acquainted with
the busybody who is constantly venting his opin-
ion about how competitor or friend should run
his affsirs. This type of man usually does not
know how to conduct his own affairs successfully.
Observation shows that the successful man
usually is the man who finds no time to give
gratuitous advice to his neighbors and friends.
The man who scatters his attention instead of
concentrating it on his own business, will not get
very far on the road to success.
Intense concentration is required. man
must be specialist nowadays to make success
of anything. The success Of a man usually is in
proportion to the faithfulness with which he ap-
plies the old maxim, know your business and
mind it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
Know Your Business and Mind it

This is an old adage that has been repeated
countless times and written into many thousand
copy books.
The maxim presupposes knowledge of a bust
ness, trade or profession, which has been gained
by study, observation experience. Many
young men have made careful study of a bust
ness, trade or profession, but lack the experience
which older heads have gained by contact with
problems that present themselves daily. The old
man virtually had been thrown into the discard
before the war, but the labor shortage brought
him out of retirement and proved to the employ
er that many of the old gray-headed men pos
sessed knowledge which the younger men lacked.
When these old men got back into the harness,
they quickly established themselves and made
their worth felt.
No one can succeed unless he knows his bust
ness we'll. Success depends upon knowledge, no
matter how it is acquired
knowledge of business not only is necessary,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
On tho Spur;
af4eN1O1lont
THE SITUATION.
S MORRIS MhLLk

A very much perturbed lady
Has telephoned in here to find out
The peace situation in Europe
What the commissioners are doing
And what the outcome will be
AS affecting our country.
The lady has to read paper
On this fascinating subject
Before the litry club next week
And she has been reading the papers
Until her mind is a tumble,
Or that is what she said,
Or maybe it was jungle
Our own opinion is that
The subject is too involved
For any litry club to tackle.
But we will give our understanding
OF the situation as follows,
After reading all We could
In the public prints:
Serbia will be satisfied If she
Gets all OF northern Italy
And two-thirds of Greece.
Peru demands Oporto as free port
For her pearl button trade.
Greece will be satisfied if she gets
Serbia and half of Roumania
Switzerland demands the
Freedom of the cheese,
And Lloyd George had haircut
In Paris last Friday.
Everybody favors disarmament
OF all the other powers.
And Wilson wears silk hat
On the Bots, but does not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
The Bolshevik Army

Bolshevism in Russia is reported to have an
army of million trained men. Carl Alderman
who has just returned to this country from an
investigation of conditions in Russia, says the
Bolsheviki are stronger today than they ever
WERE and that it is too late to conquer them.
This comes as surprise to most of us who
have been led to believe that the Bolshevki were
on the point of colapsing and that the conserva-
tives were about to take over control of the
country.
It seems that the Bolsheviki are rapidly gain
ing control over the whole country and that they
must be reckoned with as serious factor in the
solution Of the Russian problem Instead of rap
idly disintegrating as was predicted, this social
cancer is growing daily. All press dispatches are
to this effect.
Madame Breshkovsky, who was one of the
old time revolutionists, but does not believe in
Bolsheviki doctrine, says that she would recon-
mend Intervention by the allies if it is given for
the establishment Of true democracy and is
divorced Of all selfish purposes The Russian
people fear Intervention because they believe it
Avill mean curtailment Of their freedom and the
Aoisting upon them of institutions and principles
VI hich they do not want. This prejudice is deep
seated and has been cultivated assiduously by
GA rman agents.
If the allies believed they could escape deal
in,v with the Bolsheviki in settling the Russian
trouble, they were greatly mistaken from the
very outset, because as Mr.. Alderman indicated,
the Bolsheviki are the most powerful factor in
Russia at the present time. What success the
allies will have in settling the Russian question
in conference Of all the factions of that country
remains to be seen. The Bolsheviki are only one
faction. Scores of other groups of men hate each
other with the same degree that they hate the
Rolshe wiki, and are hated by them in return.
The absence of unanimity of opinion in Rus
STA, plus the dangerous doctrines of the Bolshe-
Wiki, leads many observers to believe that Russia
must go through period of internal strife blood
shed and arson before peace can be restored there
with any degree of success.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
THE ART OF NOMINATING

lights and the aimessy throngs of Main street?
Parental counsel good" books. fireside games, so
cia gatherings and Sunday schools do not hold the
modern youngster The trolley the motorcycle and the
mother far more inviting because they lead
somewhere So faces washed in hurry the hair is
sicked back curl is adjusted and they Off Then
father and mother sit down and wonder why the boys
and girls of today won't stay home more.
AS example the other side, consider John
Ruskin who called home "a place of peace; the
ter not only from all injury but from all doubt
and division. And wherever true wife comes
this home is always round Ter Ruskin doubtless got
his idea from his home, which he thus describes
l had never heard my fathers mothers voice
raised in any question with each other,
angry slightly hurt offended glance in the
eye Of either. had never heard servant scolded;
nor even suddenly, passionatey or in any
manner blamed. had never moments trouble
disorder in any household matter; anything
whatever either done in hurry not done in due
time.
Evidently the art of homemaking calls for thought
and the part of parents and of teachers well.
If the father and mother have real interest In intelligent
ly planning the home life then the children likely
be interested there If they neglect the home, their in
difference will be reflected children On the
of children lack of proper training failure develop
terests worth WHILE sends them aied for their
ments proper home atmosphere calls for enormous
investment not OF money but of and patience and
and love.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
BRONCHIk.. TROUBLE
FOR is YEARS, AND
COUCHED CONSTANTLY
Then Mrs. Crawshaw stopped her
cough 90 quickly II alarmed her.


Il had suffered with lung trouble.
bronchial trouble and asthma for IS
years: In January. 1904, had an un-
usually severe spell resulting In pneu-
monia and was confined to my bed for
my cough never left me.
Ihe following October. tried MiIks
Emulsion. After taking 1t few days
my cough gave way. and ceased entire
sudden, In fact. that became alarm
ed. Getting over my fear, 1 took
bottles more. For months previous
mad coushed night and day. butt my
have had the best medical assistance
and used all kinds OF medicines until
became skeptical. But the results
lion. rom Miiks Emulsion were nothing
Iowa.
For real quick results in bronchial
or 1tner severe coughs. or hard colds.
me whole system is built UP ana
strengthened to throw off the trouble.
Miiks Emulsion is pleasant. nutri-
tive food and corrective medicine. 1t
restores healthy. natural bowel action,
doing away with all need of pills and
physics It promotes appetite and
quickly aSias put: the digestive organs in
of flesh and strength. NiIks Emulsion
Is strongly recommended to rundown
nervous people. and 1t has produced
amazing results in many cases Of as
thma, chronic bronchitis and tubercu-
losis OF the lungs. Chronic stomach
trouble and constipation are promptly
extraordinarily in one day.
Ihfs Is the only solid emulsion made
and SO palatable that it is eaten with a
spoon like ice cream. A truly wonder
ful medicine for weak, sickly children
NO matter how severe your case, you
are urged to try Milks Emulsion under
OIL y - .tnA Tai
with you. use it according to directions
and II not satisfied with the results.
your money will be promptly refunded
Price soc and $1.20 per bottle. The
Milks Emulsion Co., Terre Haute. Ind,
SOLD and guaranteed by Thistleth-
v1afte's Drug Stores.-Adv.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star
w e beginning to make effort to put house
" keeping more or less scientific basis. We
have classes in cooking, in sewing. in decorat-
ing All Of these necessary But in with
them a curious thing is observed. While a mastery Of
these subjects ought be part of the equipment
housekeeper yet does not necessarily imply in
difficult though related art-the art of home
making. The woman who cook and and take
of the house. sometimes finds herself baffed in
ating a home atmosphere Now home atmosphere is
readily defined by saying that it the thing
noticeably absent in the ordinary dwelling places Of
families Ebert Hubbard few years ago called home
"a place where you 60 to change your clothes go
somewhere" Improvement this definition is hardly
possible Another way of getting at the definition
recall the assertion Of Lord Haldane the German
kaiser couple of years before the Hadane was
suggesting the need of curling aggressive by
international pressure. and the kaiser asked how
he could define aggressive armament. II don't
many grains make pile of sand" the reply "bu
there is no trouble in recognizing a sand pile"
We all know what home atmosphere is, and feel
its lack even when cannot tell precisely what
sing The trouble to be that living conditions
have changed rapidly in the last generation with the
yeopment of transportation and amusements, and do
nestle living conditions developed correspond
ingy in many homes. The question becomes pertinent
how is the American home to be made fair competitor
with the variegated side society that the
youth of the cities continually ION the co. and the youth
of the districts continually restless for the bright
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
When We're First
Vegetables Sold
in Market House

First market house, then Metho-
dist church, then Jail, and now a
market house again. That is the his
tory of the old building at Sixth and
South A streets
Built many years before the civil
war, there are no records of the exact
date, it was conducted as a market
house, after the immemorial custom
of town markets, until few years be-
fore the great conflict.
After being closed for several years,
it was transformed into a Methodist
church; then, still later, bars were put
on the windows and the walls
strengthened, and the structure was
put in use as jail.
When the city market plan was
again revived, the old building was re-
modelled and modern improvements
were made.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
TEN Y EA RS
1 Ago T oda y
in r. ich m on d

Indoor state field meet is planned
by local Y M. G. A.
Arley Clawson has leg cut OF by
train when he is descending from box
car,
Nine thousand Lincoln stamps sold
at postoffice.
Charles Potter, township assessor.
names Is men to take assessments in
township.
Names of William R. Roberts,
George Butler, Lewis Fox, Wood Cox,
Walter Burden, filed with secretary of
state as trustees OF Eureka lodge, K.
Of p.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
EASY TO CALL GERMANY's BLUFF

Indianapolis News.
Chancellor Ebert has sounded warning against
pushing Germany too far; but he doesn't define the
limits take chances predicting what will hap
if they passed To the disnterested onlooker
the chancellor's warning would appear to be a mere
hangover Of the old style German bluff AS to what will
happen, Germany will do it is told less
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13

MOREOVER, IT is GOLDEN.
Detroit News.
Above the tumult of the peace table the silence of
Colonel House can be heard
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-02-13

Ride a motorcycle.
That is the situation
In a nutshell.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25
ouol.s Really Ancient Game.

The quoit Is flattisli ring of iron
used in playing. II is generally from
eight and a half TO nine and a half
inches in external diameter, and be-
tween one and two inches In hrendth,
convex on the upper side and slightly
concave on the under side. so TINT the
outer edge curves downward. and is
sharp enough to cut into soft ground.
The game played with such rings re-
quires two pins. called hobs. driven
part Of their length into the ground
some distance apart; and the players,
who are divided into two sides. stand
beside one hob. and in regular sue.
cession throw their quoits, of which
each player has two. as near the ether
hob as they can. The side which has
the quolt nearest the hob counts a
point toward the game. or. II the quot
Is thrown so as TO surround the hob.
II counts two. The game slightly re-
sembles the ancient exercise of throw
Ing the discus. which has, however,
been often translated by this English
word.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25
HUNTER DRIVES BARGAIN
oresonian Trades Wolf for II.
cense to Wed,

Wilbur Holcomb, young farmer of
Holley, Ore, traded gray wolf for
Hawk the other afternoon and only
had to give County Clerk Russell 80
cents to boot. The Hawk was OF the
Hoiley variety and very rare, in the
opinion of Mr.. Holcomb. Her name
was Lulu g.. and she is now Mrs
Wilbur Holcomb County Clerk BIZ
yeu tied the nuptial knot.
MIR. Holcomb is somewhat of hunt
err as well MS n successful soldier in
Dan CuTid's regiment. He shot the
gray wolf, brought It Into the clerks
office, secured the bounty of $3.50 and
straightwny applied II on marriage
license. His application was also
sent In to the state game commission
FOR the larger premium of $50 offered
by the state for the extinction of
grny wolves In Oregon, and the lone
gray wolf may pay part of the honey
moon expenses OF the newlyweds.
They win make their future home near
Holley.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25

The English income tax. first I'm
posed by PITT in lT0S Ms a war tax,
was abolished at the Pence Of Amiens
In 1901. and again imposed on the re-
sumption If hostilities in 1905 At
the downfall OF Napoleon it ceased to
be levied for twenty-six years-lslG
lSi2-when 1t was reimposed by Sir
Robert Peel. In June. 1872. at seven
pence In the pound and produced
about five million pounds. As show
ing the rapid advance Of the country
in prosperity. the tax which produced
about secen hundred and ten thousand
pounds for each penny Of tax in 1912
yielded two million six hundred and
niuety-one iirousnnd four hundred and
twenty-five pounds per penny in 1903
1910. and at the present time consid-
erably over three million pounds for
each penny
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25
OCCULT POWER BASIS
OF SUIT FOR SIS SUM
Indiana Woman Makes Million
alre Oil Operator Defendant
in Novel Suit.

Bruce Bement, millionaire oil opera
tor of Terre Haute. who owns and OPP
erates big oil holdings In Pike county.
both east and west of Petersburg. Ind,
was made defendant In novel suit
hied In the Pike circuit court by Mrs.
Minnie Hershman. of Petersburg. lad.
She claims she Is endowed with hyp-
motto powers aad asks Judgment
against Benent In the sum of $4,000.
sixteenth part of what he received
for a half interest in some oil proper
~ which he sold TO the Central Rein
Ing company several months ago. She
also asks for sixteenth interest In all
If Dement'S remaining oil property In
Pike county.
In the complaint Mrs. Hershmnn says
she has hypnotic influence over Hor-
ace !. Wiley. of Mt. Carmel, ILL.,, and
that she can put Wiley In trance and
while under her influence he divulges
things beyond the human eye. The
complaint further AYERS that on July
l5i 1917, Bement, who was then oper-
nting for oil in Pike county. came to
her for information and after she hyp-
Noticed Wiley she told Bemeut that oil
would be found on the Dough Barker.
Pearl Barker Burkhart, Wills Chew
and Rumble leases. 1t Is asserted Be
ment prospected these leases, finding
much oil and the Central Refining com
pany paid him 5000, 900 for the proper
~ that included the leases named by
Wiley while In a trance.
Mrs. Hershman also asks for six
teenth interest in the gas property own
ed by Bement which includes both the
plants In this city and Winslow. Wiley
is party to the suit. Bement came
here number of years ago from Terre
Haute and opened offices. He has had
remarkable success in the new Pike
county oil fields, but Is now engaged
in developing Texas oil lands.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25
FRS. wheat Grown in c-naaa.

The first wheat that ripened in Ca
madam sunshine was grown In 1907
at Port Royal. now annnnails Basin.
Nova Scotia. Here Cmlmplain and de
Monts founded post and built a fort
They were Joined by Mare I.escarhot
a lawyer Of Paris. a poet and the
earliest writer OF Canadian history.
Love of adventure drew him to Port
Royal outside the paiieades of the
fort he cultivafee plot OF land in
part Of which he sowed wheat
brought. Of course from France, His
sowing was fall or winter wheat. II
grew we'll Fipened perfectly. and with
sickles Lescarbof and his associates
cut the crop That WIS the first wheat
crop harvested on land now within tn,
Dominion OF Canada
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25
BIBLES THAT ARE PRICELESS
Four Copies Of Sacred Book Regarded
as Treasures by Their Fer
tunate Owners.

Tho lnrgesl BIble m existence l. In
the ROYAL library nj sto,khoIm The
covers are nade M solIa nIanks faur
inches thick and tbe nar.s measure =
yard In length /, * estimated I'm,
100 psses' skins must have neon nsad
10 furnish The aoo narchmen, lesvas ~
this colossal bool II Is considered
priceless
welI.to.ao New yorker K tho
nroud nossessor of II manuscript, Pihle
written nv his onlv son crInni. ue
oo,,a al, -. ,on, 49,. -,
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25
cRoss-EYEs HIS INK
An Ankle and a Car Involved In HIs
Undolng.

Retribution overlook Michael NIcki
OF Philadelphia.
Nicki. who is cross-eyed, was drlv-
ing car In which were two comp1n-
ions, Ernest Becker and Joseph Gan
idi. A street car was approaching and
a perfect 80 in short, tight skirt was
crossing the street. The motorman
was sure Nicki was looking at him.
Those on the sidewalk were sure he
was gazing ankleward.s
Anyway, street car and automobile
met, and so did Nicki and the police.
The car, 1t was found, had been stolen
a few hours before. Nlcki and Becker
were given medical attention. then
locked up. Ganldl was taken to the
brIdewell hospital to recover from
minor injuries.
And then the police remembered
three men who looked exactly like
Nicki and his comrades were driving
an auto truck stolen from ]. Peterson
when II collided with another automo-
bile a few days before.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25

Mai. II. w. Insley, who had not seen
a real porcelain bathtub while In
france attempted to board one on the
TRANSPORT Zeelsndia, while en- route TO
New York. but it bucked and broke
two Of his ribs.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-09-25

An order to burn the courthouse at
Dover. Del. in order TO secure the iron
nails used in its construction was ex-
ecutea February 2, 1851, according to
paper just found.