davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
IT IS NOT A POEM

' ONE WHO love to finger among harmonious words - dispeased with the Covenant of the League of Ma because it is neither blank poem. writer well known periodical has been disturbed by of the lngua that he written himself couched in simple and beautiful an guage; lyrical affair which doesn't itself long established and udcaly interpreted meanings guage, but rings the like musical glasses.
 There to be something beautifully simple gentleman; his unsophisticaion is simple be idea that world treaty ought to be anything but y precise instrument beautiful example specialized g 
 Poetry is the of highly generazed ideas When familiar elemental emotion such love- kisses caresses and
 Reading good thing it's place but not in the right form be law the ernment of jals
 Covenant of the of Nations prefer technical words to romantic words if the choice be tween sounding word and accurate word the must be selected Every word every every period will discussed, debated. determined by considerations of tone value but by the necessities of precise declaration. Since the delegates to the will always understand the meaning, words sometimes be selected meet compromise understanding. Since the instrument their closer parity with other words other tongues
 Sometimes choice must be made between preier word historical standing with respect to the matter that has acquired definite precise meanings by it's through term of years perhaps through centuries
 These considerations will keep of the category of poetry
 Poetry earaly arrival among the Scientific ternnnoog the accurate words of nmsakabe ing of much later date required gray matter.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
THE STORY OF KID LILLIAN

ID LILLIAN fighter He fought by night and work IA ed by day mechanic. When the came he among those who went He took the risk of bullets and all of German prisons. addition joined trench fever squad tents injected his arteries and, finally had the got the decision with noted French job. He applied says, used work, and haps." This cool reception for hero.
 Hezr fighter must have been a little chagrined He must reflected upon the speeches. welcomes the hand shak have been beraly provided by grateful people, and he must have felt that American gratitude is solid puff airy the circumambent ehe unsubstanal the fabric of unborn dream.
 There is cog loose somew here in the arrangements for providing returned soldiers with employment Another mitee needed to take definitely with the Bridgeport manufacturers association the matter of soldiers employment
 Perhaps the of is good organization to the committee The committee do its work with out banners rumpets. It suggest number of proper adopt equitable to the simple method
 When soldier wants employment not otherwise avail abe suspend from his employment alien who claimed emptiOn because of his aenage.
 soldiers about such aliens claim what preferences the employer who such aliens either from dislike to make the effort necessary change moved by selfish motives, which should be dspossessed.
 of leaving the soldier unemployed entire 9yoodangerous and to unjust business to be tolerated
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
STATUS OF CONNECTICUT WOMEN

TT HE SUFFRAGE Committee of the General Assembly reported avorably the bill granting presidential suf rage to The committee has abandoned it's old time conservatism It is much to be desired for the good fame of Connecticut that the legislature shall show equal bias to-
 It is well conservative There are plenty maxms that the Men before they leap They should not act in haste lest they repent at leisure.
 The man who is first to adopt invention may take the most profit but he the risk of bigger loss
 Conservatism has it limits At time the habit of taking thought becomes Xity, in which frozen like mammoth in a Siberian ice pack.
 Let us be conservative in Connecticut but not stupid: let slowly but move. Let us examine the trolley cars telephones aeropanes wireess automobiles and other inn provements with caution but adopt them in
 No object in nature ridiculous than the chap who has never been twenty miles from home and procams the fool shness of modern improvements.
 Woman suffrage is settled question: It has fought it's to victory through the discussions of more than hundred years Thomas Jefferson thought women ought to vote
 Woman suffrage has arrived, States where vote control 28I ballots in the electoral college.
 New York votes its Vermont and Maine have ferred the presidential ballot upon
 If Connecticut right denying the vote, everybody else The procession is passing and they're all out of step but the Nutmeg
 The the Suffrage committee hopeful There reason suppose place of nectcu in the social affairs of America to he that of museum.
 often happens so The progressive get the pride what they have done quit thinking and wind all covered with moss Connecticut the most progressive community in the the when Hooker suggested the first written constitution and made the the of all CT in government
 Now the world takes the other half of the people, the elgent thoughtful self denyng wonderfully competent en and gives itself full mind to think with.
 Connecticut lags behind Connecticu! hates 10 change. Connecticut wants to keep the old institutions, which the best in their Connecticut believes that everything proves, changes makes progress except society
 Society is regarded in Connecticut static affair thing that changes that from unater able the of the Medes and the Persan Where the Medes and the Peran nOo Where their unaterab laws? The law of change took care of them
 By adding the to the ballot Connecticut may aid those forces which make for by evouOn by with holding the ballot from Connecticut may the
  habit sitting the safety old in the of the first written constitution first sewing machine first and first telephone exchange.
 It's time wake up time to join with the rest of the peo- pie: time to admit that Connecticut competent and deserving New York time to like live ImonweaIth in living age.
 Give the women the presidential ballot
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
FINISHING THE KAISER


ID UMORS FROM the peace conference assert that the 1\ consider responsibility for the has guilty but that there is inerna topal law that meets the situation
 The World accepts this view, saying:-
 Unhapp1y herei intern
 after All
 
 whatever ofense
 II punishment
 And in this it seems that contemporary departs the soundness judgment and the historical accuracy that uay characterzes it's thought
 International furnishes precedents enough for the captured kings History is full of such prece dents The period in which captured kings have been spared very much shorter than that in which they executed
 In Egypt Babylonia Rome and India they fayed capur ed kings otherwise killed them kept them for slaves drag ged them at chariot wheels; threw them to the animals otherwise disposed of them.
 One would not adopt the harher of these methods into the Twentieth century. There mder examples in modern times.
 If the Kaiser is responsible violation rules of warfare the harsh treatment of prisoners murder of civilian populations modern custom furnish abun dant precedent for his taking off.
 The French cut off the head of Louis XVI The English shortened Charles Stuart The Prussians British French and others sent Napoleon to St. Helena The latter surely ternationaI precedent,
 But the whole matter dealing with the Kaiser not to be settled in the of rights under the past customs Lsages.
 is hined that his person is to become the object of n ternaonal which implies, perhaps species of imprisonment, other detention
 Any form of restraint laid upon the Kaiser by nterna tonal decree will be in accordance with established law, will be the result of expos faco regulation law made after the fact
 objection therefore appears only the imposition of the death penalty by regulation the which that the Allies not regard it wise 10 inc the death penalty.
 But penalty of Imprisonment if there is international law punish the Kaiser, much ex-pos methods, the death penalty would be.
 The antpahy of English speaking peoples 10 post faco laws does not apply to laws imposing the death penalty than to laws imposing imprisonment deprivation of property ard the like.
 The Times compelled the Kaiser will be dealt with policy directs
 very simple method would be to turn him a ri- bunaI of his people, with whom he stands deserer from the military forces of the nation.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
TAGGING CATS

PT~ LEARNED senators have passed the bill requiring 1 licensed and tagged. Presently the cosmic intelligence point where the people will be tified asking senators to make it oense ci his rat flea beetle not
  rowing grevous Rats that do not stay at home be of this excellent legislation There no limit possibilities of good that may fro such
 Last of people had gardens, poaoes bottles appeared of the gardens, wandering freely restraint from their did damage other gardens This These flea beetles licensed and tagged found with m ag or licenses been executed by public beetle killer
 the reform is begun at the end. is prac caIlv impossible estimate damage done untagged rats everybody knows what the unagged flea beetles did Why public killers for which do little damage, be- fore there killers flea beetles which damage.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
THE ICE PLAT RIDDLE

NT AYoR FITZGERALD of Now Haven is struggling with MI the problem. considering. he says, an printed today The Times Farmer two methods meeting the situation.
 He will buvn natural ice and sell ii to the citizens
 Or he will manufacturing plant installed
 Mayor Fitzgerald has employed experts. who tell him plant by June i. at cost of $25OD0
 This is the riddle:
 Mayor Fitzgerald build 50 ton ice plant xhy Mayor Wilson build one for S20Q0OO?
 Ansuer:-.Mayor Wilson doesn't to build an ice plan
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
sPRAGUE MUST EXPLAIN.

Charged with using automobiles owned by Alderman Thomas Con nors and Alfred Peloquin without permission. and later abandoning tha cars and leaving them on side streets Charles Sprague. 1a, Of 17+ Sylvan avenue. appeared before the CitE. Court this morning, attired in the uniform of a doughboy. The case was continued until the 18th ana bonds were fixed at $500.
 Spragu- has been passing himself off as discharged soldier for th~ past several weeks
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
THE VOTE IN MICHIGAN

N HE VOTE in Michigan is disappointment to those who had hoped for expression of popular favor in be half of temperance policy permitting the of light Michigan prohibition state The vote to the prohibition feature the constitution I be overwhelmingly in favor of hone dry policy
 Connecticut shows its predecton for wetness submitting state amendment prohibition
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
JTTNEURS FIGHT

II cost David Cohen. 101 Lee ave 1ue s35 and costs in the city court his morning for assa ulting Ernest J. Minor. POS Nit. Grove Street The two neu are jitney drivers and the assault grew out of an aItercatior in which
 ie h1-of-WAx vas d4&a12tAA-
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18

taken the house, overwhelmingly in the negative
 AS far as the eve can see prohibition policy is firmly established in United States It can only be dsestabsh by a constitutions! amendment repeating the amendment substine it. Whereas the amendment could have been prevented by thirteen states enough being Since there at least thirteen states soidy permanently committed to prohibition the future of legalized alcoholic beverages is gloomy.
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18
THE TREATY OF PEACE

TT HE NEWS that out of Paris is interesting A alarming The great powers evidently close to and feel that the preliminary agreement the edge of being settled It will be safe to that Mr Wilson will get what he goes after He wants little noth that selfish, good deal that is altrc and much that is for the safety of mankind
 What he wants he will get, for two the justice of his demands reason; the economic financial military power of America is another
 America should walk of the peace council an France and Italy would find themselves in difficult situation with Russia and the Central Powers.
 They would not be confronted with but by quite different situation would exist than first began
 Germany has been stripped of most of the paraphenaa military power but the three hundred millions of people Europe, united proetarat fighting with the fiery feeling could make conditions difficult deed.
 Americans may look upon the future far the nego- tations concerned, with mind MT. Wilson will home before the American views assented to.
 WORK FOR SOLDIERS
Republican farmer., 1919-04-18

N N MANUFACTURERS will readily understand that the sol WI diers returning expect employ have the right to find it waiting for them It unfortunate industrial intelligence vet point where it knows how to organize that body willing to work may work. For this failure the country may have to pay very bitter price day
 of the shops and all of the big foreign aliens who for not joining the color that he the subject of foreign power
 These in every where it is necessary to find soldier may we'll be displaced It will be found that large percentage the soldiers But aliens they when they willing to fight for America and they have claim when there not jobs enough round
 Many willing to America. who called Married aliens exempt for the time being native born Americans
 An number of jobs soldiers be had with disturbing aliens excepting those who obtained tions because they aliens.
 The foreign soldier finds it difficult to obtain mostly lacks the acquaintance and influence that native born soldier has
 Let Bridgeport make it his business to that o these foreign born soldiers neglected They fought for America. and America will look out for them
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28
Deaths and Funerals
JOSEPH u. WILCOX

Joseph p. Wilcox. formerly of this
city, died on Wednesday afternoon
at his home in Washington. The
body will be brought to this city
this evening and funeral services
will be held at Packers chapel,
1914 Derry street, tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. Burial Will be
in the Paxtang Cemetery.
MRS. SARAH NOUFT
Mrs. Sarah Nouff. 65 years old,
died last night at Ais Granite street.
One sister and several sons survive.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28

His democratic life in Northampton
probably best illuminates this Ques-
ton. His home there is a duplex
which he, his wife and their two
sons occupy with another family. on
the rare occasions last summer when
he had n chance to run down from
the statehouse, he could be seen out
on the lawn in shirtsleeves and sus-
penders pushing a lawnmower or
chatting with his neighbors. Or per-
haps it were better to say listening
TO his neighbors chat, for Calvin
Coolidge is no more loQua cious in
private life than he is in the Gov
ernor's office.
4 story is told of q visit he made
to Washington some months before
the name of Coolidge had ever been
heard of by many statesmen of the
national capital. He was accompa-
MED by u group of friends. who
were ever watchful to play on his
lack of emotion. They took him up
the steps on the west side of the
Capitol, and there pointed out to
him one of the most impressive
views of the city. Coolidge gazed a
long time at the beautiful buildings
before him before anyone spoke.
Then one of his friends incurred:
What do YOU think of that. CaI?"
Without change of expression.
Coolidge replied in a placid, color
less tone, THAT is u view that would
arouse the emotion OF any man."
But there was q twinkle in his eve
as he said ii, for this stole Coolidge
is not without his sense of humor.
humor none the less ENJOYABLE
from being dry.
Decided to Tell Father
Going back TO his early days in
Northampton, there is another story
related of Governor Coolidge. While
in Amherst he had won a medal in
prize essay contest in which stu
dents in colleges all over the land
competed. When he went to North
ampton n member of the law firm
under which he first worked. han
pening to hear of the honor, asked
his young associate:
Did you really win a medal in
competition with boys from all oS er
the country"
Yes. sir" replied the young man,
with some embarrassment.
Well. tEis is something like.
Where's the medal?"
Coolidge fished the medal out of
his desk.
Il suppose your folks were pretty
PlOuu VI NOu MS lTlenn inquired.
To which the lad replied:
''Well-er-I don't think they
know. I haven't told them about it.
But maybe I had better tell father"
Coolidge doesn't talk much about
his accomplishments even now. He
doesn't have to. His friends do that
for him, and down at Washington
there are some who already are men
tioning his name among possibilities
for an office higher than that of
Governor of Massachusetts,.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28
PERSONALS SOCIAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Hayes and
small daughter, Barbara Hayes. OF
Delaware, are spending several days
with their aunt, Mrs. Charles +. Et-
ter. EOS Pine street.
Mrs. Luther r. Massey went home
TO Cleveland. Ohio. after week $
stay among relatives and old friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville s. Porter. of
Pittsburgh. are visiting MIR. and
Mrs. Herman s. Marshall, of Penn
street, for the weekend
Miss Anna Henderson, of Ill
South Front street. is taking a trip
to New York, Philadelphia and
Summit. y. j.
Robert Andrews, of Princeton Uni
versity, is spending the Thanksgiv
ing holidays with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. James w. Andrews. 1906
State street.
Captain and Mrs. Elias Hale Eisen-
beis. of Chester. are in the city for
visit of several weeks with their
daughter, Mrs. Chris A. Hibler, 1924
North Second street
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Gamble and
little granddaughter, Mariana Cam
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28
FRENCH LEADER
IS NAMED TO BE
LABOR DIRECTOR
Albert Thomas Selected to
Take Charge of Internal
Office
By associated Press.

Washington, Nov. sS-Albert Thorn
as. the conservative labor leader OF
France was sclectd to-day by the gov
erning body OF the International La
Dor Conference as the first director
, general of the International Labor
office and the League OF Nations. Ar
thur Fontaine. of France. was select
ed permanent chairman OF the gov
erninE body.
Mr.. Thomas was chosen to act pro-
visionally until the governing body
had beens&dnS- constituted. but it as
rcsarted as probs BILE that he would
serve for the next thre years
The International labor conference
resumed its sessions to-day under
ter. will speak at the Kesher Israel
Great Britain. said was n time sched-
ule." The program had been arranged
with the idea of ending the confer
cnce work tomorrow. The first sub
tect discussed was the report OF the
special commission considering the
application OF the eight hour agree
ment to countries in the tropics and
the Orient.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28
"HONEST CAL" COOLIDGE, SILENT
CHAMPION OF AMERICANISM 4
Victorious Campaign,
of Anything Else. .-sr-"

A QUIET little man sat calmly be
~ hind his desk in the State
House of Massachusetts and
listened for quarters OF an
hour while labor representatives eN-
pounded upon the adViSa bility of
permitting the patrolmen of Boston
10 unioniZe. Gaining confidence from
the quietness and attentiveness OF
their listener the labor representa-
tiVes became more vociferous as
they proceeded and finally threat
ened strike of the police force if
he did not accede 10 their request.
Throughout the haransue the man
behind the desk moved scarcely a
muscle. Not once did he interrupt.
and his visitors had ended several
moments before he spoke. Then he
politely inquired:
Well. gentlemen. have you said
everything YOU care to say
Being assured that they had fin
ished. he arose and still quietly re-
marked:
Very well. All have to say is
this: Law and order will be main
tanned in the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts. Good-day."
Coolidge a Quiet Man
The interview took place some
weeks before the notorious strike OF
Boston policemen. When the walk
out occurred. riot held the city for
little while-but only for a little
while. Then law and order" be-
gan to be maintained, and the quiet
little man of gentle speech became 4
national figure. He was Governor
Calvin Coolidge, Republican, whose
firm stand for Americanism won him
the concentrations of the Demo-
cratic President on the occasion OF
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28

BILE Boyle. OF Philadelphia. are
Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Haifieigh
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul NJ. Marshall,
of Brooklyn. are in the city for a
short stap. with their relatives, MIR.
and Mrs. David NJ Hollis. of Market
street
David Smoke. of 3O9 Hamilton
street, spent yesterday at Orrtown
assisting relatives in a butchering.
Miss Phyllis Davidson went home
to Ithaca, y. ". this morning, after
spending a brief holiday with rela-
tives in town
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry NJ. Gross will
occupy their new home. 1922 North
Second street. the LIST of December.
Miss Ellen NJ. Jackson, of Chi
cago, is visiting her relatives, Mr..
and Mrs. George w Kennedy. of
Green street, for week or two.
Mrs. Clifford L. Solomon of New
York. is a guest of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Claster. sol North
Second street
DR.. and Mrs. j. George Becht have
arrived in the city after their we'd
ding trip and are occupying apart
ments at 1907 NorthAFront street.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28

dustry will plague mankind ne
more.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-11-28
The Bee and Ant Exposed
UFrom the Philadelphia Record)

For centuries every man whose
system craved n day oft has been
confronted by the example of the
busy bee and he has been put to
shame, and. what is worse. put TO
work. thereby. Every man who
would "loaf and invite his soul" has
been sternly admonished to "go to
the ant. thou sluggard, consider her
ways and he wise"
Both insects are frauds. They
have been exposed, 1t is useless to
eXhort the beneficiary of "otium cum
dlgnitate" TO elevate his part of hu-
manity to the dizzy altitude of the
insects. They have been found out.
Aesop and solomon We're imposed
upon. They were not scientifically
trained observers. They thought the
bee and the ant set laborious ex-
amples that human beings ought to
rise to. The insects kept up this
humhug for great while, but they
can do so no longer We know all
about them.
From Hampden County, Massa-
chusetts comes demand for ton
and Il half of sugar Ito feed starv-
ing bees Didn't the flowers bios
som last summer? Certainly they
did. Then why did not the bees pro-
vide honey for the coming winter
because tneN are not busy bees
They loafed. Instead of gatherinG
honey all the day from the flowers
of the field, they idled away theil
time around pans of sugar-sugal
extracted by machinery from Cubar
cane and refined by the sugar trust
They laid up nothing for the winter
because they expected those pans ot
sugar TO be set before them daily.
And what did they produce
Honey? Nothing of the sort. The,
just transformed sugar from the
pans to their hives and gave it 1
little flower flavoring to enable un.
prinCipled farmers to practice com.
mercial fraud upon the public.
This busy bee" does nothing thai
he or she, or probably it. can get ou
of. 1t is necessary to supply thi.
monumental humbug with a comb
with the heXagonm cells stamped
| upon il by machines. And then it i:
necessary to supply it with imported
! sugar to put into its combs. Ever
| the most rest-loving man could dC
| as much as that.
! The ant has been studied and hi!
true character exposed by Lord Ave
| bury and Henri Fabre. We know
what his habits are. An example for
the sluggard, is he? fIe is as indus