davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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respectively, In the two periods.
In Philadelphia, the bureau set
forth, the average of, living costs in
March was 6S.2 per cent higher than
in December, 1914, while in San Fran
cisco and Oakland the level was 57.5
higher than at the end of 1914. March
prices at Atlanta were calculated 1873
per cent higher than in December,
1917, and at Birmingham, II per cent
higher.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18
Brood Mares.

The two main things necessary in
handling brood mares are feed and
moderate exercise Wheat bran and
oats are the two best grain rations
and arc better if fe.. together,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18
THOUGHT is NOT REALLY RAPID

comparative slowness of thought
waves is to assume that q man had
an arm IS miles, long and that, when
he was not looking a friend should
grasp his hand. Before the owner Of
that arm became conscious that his
hand had been touched, the friend
would have released it. and had time
to walk four miles or eat very ex-
tenslve dinner.-Kansas City Star
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

sensational disclosures follow involving serious monetary losses
unfounded Assistant
there nothing behind the sensaona
discharged
R.
dupicaton of Liberty $4O00O00O,
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

Time and Tide Is the name Of a
London newspaper which Is owned and
controlled entirely by women.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

Of
although indicate they would not dspeased at
direct
officials Of the government the executive branch.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

Experience teaches people lots of
things they would rather not know.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

tyx old She born In LeSeur county
D. Dickie and both her paterna ana
Minnesota 1856 Both her
in Civil
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

South Africa produces about $780,
100000 Of gold annually.
Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1922-05-18

will visit Italy and make brief of the continent be-
fore taking up II July in Czechosovakia
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

the people OF TINS town may con-
sumo that should govern the COST
for the more they use, the better the
water VIII be; ana the better II l5'
the more II VIII be desired lor 40
nestle use. Besides 1t VIII cost
practlcally as much TO MAINTAIN our
plant IN ldleheSS as II IL was running
at lull capacity. Nhat we heed Is
multlpiicl'E OF users not misery
doi'hS ol wafer Inc plant Is OURS
1t belongs 10 lhe people we pay
'he upke'p' h'I us nave lhe ""'er'
lhe more oi 1t the hct'eF'
ihc meetings reieFTeu 10 lpo''
were wen a'tehuea oE business men
ana cltiZehS' our clt! oihcI"iS were
present ana look an acIiVe ana com
mehuaDIe part III lhe proceedings
Mayor NIiNS deserves crealt ior lh'
stand ne TOOK ana upheId through
out the controversies he showed
That he was c"hVerSaht WIN the
city laws ana that he mad given IN"
Wa'erworks question profound at
tcniiun. While no one mas SO lar
as we know accused MN oi oelhh
actuated by improper Influences we
want to say his acts acqult nm OF
all such suspicion Ii ever there was
even that. we belleVe ms puDllc
acts are guided by his own hlgh
standard OF right and wrong to
which may be added his keen per-
ception of successful business re"
quirements Under TINS account
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

board We also think we should
have home plumber.and shall not
cease this demand until complied
with, or until we have been convinc-
cd Of our error, which will require
reasons and arguments not yet ad-
vanCed. But we want to be fair 40
all concerned, with the distinct M
derstanding that the interest of Hay
ii cannot be sacrificed to the inter
est of the Individual Consider
able notifications were made from
the tentative rates, as same wor"
reported to be for which we ,re
glad to give due credit. That is
as far as we want it understood that
our editorial referred TO cOmmends,
or conciliates. We would have been
glad to have extended our remarks
in full favor and without reservation,
and that we are unable to do so IS
not our fault or wish. To that end
we did our best, and the matter is
now up to the people. II further
notifications are desired as we'll as
alleviation from burdensomc taxa
tion, these must come through the
ballot box. In this respect you can
do more with your votes on the day
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10
UNCHANGED

Lest our editorial relative to the
waterworks, headed Our Waterworks
Is Ours" be construed by some to
mean that we have undergone a
change from the stand we took last
week, we hereby declare that such
is not the case We expect to con
"~,'e i''s' as vehement nc ever for on
IN t. "a ~ Q" e.
..u, nd whAe reductions have been
n de from proposed prices, yet we
think the rates fixed for residences
too high, That is, we believe fiat
rate of $l2 for domestic use, to in
-'"de II necessary requirements,
r'N"P ~oven"e IN n
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

The festest trains in the world are
said to be two on the Great Western
Railway, which at certain stages OF
their journeys travel at a speed of
7S5 miles per hour.
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10
OUR WATERwoRKs is OURS


Last week we captioned an edi-
toral with the Interrogation: Whose
waterworks is Ours?" That Ques-
tion has been answered satisfactor-
lily. The people began to talk. Then
they got together. Meetings We're
held several nights in succession
Our people and the city officials met.
They faced each other face to face.
The questions raised in our editorial
feeling prevailed. There was some
differences, but not as much rs
might be expected. Results are dl!
decidedly beneficial. A spirit ol
better understanding seems to pre-
vail. In any community there l.
always great diversity of sentiment
This is natural OF the human family.
1t was from the beginning, and so
it will be to the end. That is why
get-to-gether meetings are necessary
and helpful. 1t is more often than
not that we all desire to reach the
same end, and our differences merely
arise in the views we take as to the
means of accomplishment. That
covers the differentiation OF ideas in
the management of our WaterworkS
Officials and citizens alike all want
to make the most of our new enter
prise. All want the plant to ren-
der the most service at a minimum
cost In other words, how to make
the plant as near self-sustaining as
possible and serve the greatest mum
ber, is the policy that commands
general approval.
In our editorial last week we made
some suggestions. We might have
said more or we might have said less.
1t wasn't our intention to step on any
body's sore corns or rip anybody s
- he Blk And. as nobody
4 .Wa n
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

the best business policy. The rate,
we think, is not too nigh nor too low,
tho we are not sure that fiat rate
for residences, regardless of the mum
her of CONNECTIONS wo",d not no
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The following are announced as
for Office, at the City
Election to be held on Tuesday,
April 4, 1922:
For Alderman, Ward No. i
w. II. (BilD FINCH
For Alderman, Ward No. Q
|. KOHN
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10
FOR SALE

Two houses and lots for sale, near
Frisco depot sell at bargain. See
Mrs. Ida Farrenberg, Hayti. 1914
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

of election than we can do with this
newspaper. After all, that is the
only way to remedy the evils of the
community, of the state and of the
nation. The worst mistakes th"
American people make is at the bal
lot box.
The business men and property
owners of tlayti got together in a
business meeting Thursday night,
and discussed matters pertaining to
the general interest of Hayti. Fifty
or more were present which is indica-
tive that our people are waking up
to the fact that they must stand to-
gether, or they viii not stand at all.
Among the actions taken was the
placing of two candidates in the field
for aldermen to he voted on at the
next election Agreement to do this
was unanimous, and the men select
ed, Bill Finch for ward one and |.
Kohn for ward two, were wise
choice II is not believed there will
be much opposition TO these gentle
men, for our people will be better
off to discourage any factional fights.
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

-Oxfords in the new spring styles
new spring hats, too, at Buckleys.
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

Mrs l.. r. Condit was in Sikeston
last Saturday in attendance at the
Sunday School Convention of the S.
E. Mo. District Adults Superinten-
dents.
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

.. ..d 4 5, We don't suppose we
have made any deadly enemies. The
fact is, we have heard nothing but
commendation. Some few did look
d title queer" but we believe they,
too since thinking it over, are on our
side now. SO, let us take new start.
Let us all join hands and work to-
gether for the best interests Of our
town. Gentlemen, The Herald Is
with YOU. We had rather praise
than censure We would rather
boost than knock. But, don't for
get-if necessary, we will knock
"a ,v''l come down with sledge
hammer blows that will do justice
to hell beating tanbark," if there
b rk to beat. Our course
is set 1t is straight ahead, With
this said we hope the future express
sions of this pander of publicity will
not be mistaken.
AS said, we made some suggestions
in our first article on this subject.
We advanced the theory that tn 9
plant would come nearer being self
sustaining by fixing the most reason
able rate for installing and use OF
water than it would at higher rate
This no one disputed, and the result
is, water will be furnished at about
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

TO be Royalty tailored, have
Buckleys' make you Royal tailored
suit.
The Hayti herald., 1922-02-10

The Ladies of the NJ. +. Aid
will hold cake and pie sale every
second and fourth Saturday in each
month. Any one desiring Ger
tain kind Of cake or pie call either
Mrs. Jessie Jackson. Mrs. Ethel Dor
ris or Mrs l.. c. Averill, and tell
them the kind you want and they
will see that you get it. 14-15
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A4MERlLAIV TROUBADOR LAYS ASIDE LYRE
AS BALLADS Bow TO IlAZZ Nv PUBLIC FAVOR

he has written not only the words but
also the music to most of his songs.
Sounds queer, doesn't III" hs
smiled. "Wcll, to be song composer
it amt necessary to know anything
about music. You just got to have .
head that's good place for stray tunes
to knock around in. And tunes may
come. on you any minutc-while you
are shaving, when you're at your meal.
Sometimes the words of ballad
you've written just naturally suggest
the right melody. Anyhow, once the
melody IS running through your head
you go to musician and hum the tune
to him. and he sets 1t on paper for
YOU. And you give him pay for that.
At least that's the way ! did It. I
dictated my tunes to musician, just
I like you dictate n letter to a stenog.
raphcr.
"Of course it was different about
those ballads on calamitics. Wouldn't
be any time to compose a new tune
then. Besides, you really had to have
n melody that everybody knew. That
helped convince them they ought to buy.
SO | used to select the most popular
tune of the day.
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bricks. and on top of that four, and on
top of that eight, the wall wouldn't
stand up, he used to say. If you want
the wall to stand you'll put ten bricks
on top of ten bricks. And he told me
It's the same way with n poem. And
that's the way learned to write songs
with meter as we'll as rhyme
From 1873 on for about six years
Mr.. Delaney was puzzle editor of Noah S
Sunday Times, New York weekly.
At the same time he was interested In
amateur journalism. In 1881 he was
amateur and puzzle editor of Harrigan
and Hnrt's New York Boys.
At that time there was n great deal
of interest in amateur journalism among
the youth of the land. Cnprofession-
ally, and still in knickers, many boys
tried their hand at writing, and there
cropped up numerous wceklies. often
edited by boys, and always read by
them. In 1876 there was organized,
Mr.. Delaney said, the National ANA
teur Press Association.
James NJ. Beck, who became solici-
tor general of the United States, was
one of the founders. And remember
how we forced him up on chair-hc
wore knickers--to make Il speech.
don't suppose many people know that
Governor Spr0ul, or pennsylvania. ana
old Joe Daniels and Cyrus III. X. Cur
It's are members of this organization"
In the eighties Delaney was editor
and publisher Of The Boys of Goth.
am. weekly which lasted only one
year. 1t was published for boys by
boy, at subscription rate of twenty
five cents year. There were 200 sub
scribers and it lasted only a year.
Early in 1898 l sold my first song.
1t went to The Clipper and was called
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-04
Made Non, de Plume
From OlUn And0ran,s

~, You know my names are anagrams.
Change the letters of Ned Yale around
and you get Andy Lee They are NV
of my songs
Mr.. Delaney was born August 16,
1913, in what was then called the Gns
House District of New York, where tho
boss OF Tammany was more than lord
and master.
II just had a grammar school edu &.
cation. But when l was thirteen I be-
came a messenger boy and then a
printer. ! had lots of chance to learn
things. And one day l met the song :
writer who lies dearest to INV heart.
Somehow or other was always in :
terested in puzzles, and In my young
days everybody else seemed to be. There
were all kinds of puzzle magazines, and
most of the newspapers published puz-
zles. as they do today, but they were
different kind. They weren't pic
lures; they were poems and charades
and anngrams.
"Well, in 1876 or thereabouts be.
gan writing puzzles for the Sunday Citl-
zen. It was an Irish paper, and the
poet of the paper was John Locke. His
great ballad called Morning on the
Irish Coast was wonderful fne
thing. lie took liking to me, and l
to him, and to emulate him ] began
writing songs. But never got them
right. I'd always make the lines to
rhyme, but some lines would have seven
Syllablcs, some ten. some seventeen.
They'd vary. didn't think it mat
tered, so long as the lines rhymcd. y
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Sinking of the Maine
Marked First Big Hit

"Ihc day the Maine was sunk III,
ship came in When news of tina, dis.
aster reached us, ! knew that a song
about 1t would so big. In one day ]
wrote song TO the tune of The Cum.
berland Crew My sister Annie and I
set the type for 1t. We rushed it to
newspaper office and had Il million
struck off The very next doy Whom
folks were talking about the tragedy
my song was on the streets. II w.,
hawked by men on the corners and II
sold like hot cakes. Here it is"
From dusty shelf the old troubs.
uo,ir got down pile of song books. lie
iished out Of the pile the boot; con-
taihlng the verses called "rhr l,attir-
ship Maine:
oh, shipmotcs, come gather aud list TO
my story,
IT'S a ,tcrriJic accident that happcncd
Of late; '''' ''''
Orcr tro hundrcd brarc tars dicd in
their giory,
when Mc JatIcship Mainc met her
sad fatC
February the Wtccnth-a daic zee wu
frC0SHr----
Its memory is trcighicd with soyyo,
and pam:
'lis pits hat God up Qborc us shoaid
measure
Such a sad end 10 the bdHlcship
Mainc,
On that iH.i day, about ten in the
HapanS,. ar CITY. Vas peaceful amd
.H T. H 81
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VA Song Shop Is Lost
Among Mercantile Mnrts

"Delaney's Song Books" is ,ho
laded ign that stretches across q
%a narrow brick building on Park Row
"e Drlght, blatantly advertised
tu.efeantlle t., stores on the row hide
wis one sign quite away. If you are
o., y" 'he west side of the street vou
s, san even see the sign, because the
G,ated railway covers it.
,. "'' It you walk up the dark md
von "W '., stairway and turn to your left
oro. w." enter still darker place. And
w;n,, :" 'he corner, sitting by n dirty
NJ. M'"' you will make out the figure of
Hni,. H, n,'lancy-or Willie Wildwovo
10 Ncall him, ""' us you choose
dor .1u"y you'll find him with his shor,-
con, ~ a brace. lie was reorhins o" s"n
do'9 OF one of his song hooks the ~, n,hon
did,, djl, asnGped, and had nasty foll which
rroat rUt",'d his shoulder. lie suffcr. y
sun'i, ucil of pain, but he has poodIv
hmpply OF Irish humor, and insistsS s'ttr; tha;t
stoirsS ir"S Just 'imitating the man dawn.
n "aS m VINO tried to get the bettor ot "VTm H.,
tn" b"V"M "a before by falling off n cboir :"
bnck 'ah downstairs only got n bruised
10 ,Lhd "hd Mr.. Delaney declares hc had
,Tho Th"W nm really "how to do it,
SNn%%r Shop is us dusty as tho winIows
wniI'"N "t song books res, nr,inst ,ho
stamI, :, larS" unpublished barrel sto,c
an o,, III the center of the room. viii
sion nn's pan upon it. The imprcs-
timitv" entering the shop is one of an
over b,s wnen the old proprietor peeps
and ,o n,s steel trimmed glasses at Won
h his .s you catch the merry twinkle
slsev e, you begin TO like this second.
X ont; you; discover It has, n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-04

Too long have zoe stood Spain's gibes
and Spain's sneers;
They'll find out, ere long, they're but
O small faction
And soon they oilI heed American
tears.
God bless our brcve tars Uho in Cuba
are sleeping,
Let speet holy music play its soft
strain;
America 0rieres and sadly ts 1eeptn9
For her gallant sons on the battle.
ship Maine.
Folks who weren't old enough to
remember those days won't remember
how songs like that used to be gobbled
up. They weren't sold just in New
York, but all over tie country. Men
that we call song takers went into
saloons, and while the patrons sat
around drinking and talking, the takers
would sing the songs about the blow
Ing up of the Maine. And everybody
wanted a copy.
There are not many takers left TO
do that. and there are mighty Ie"
places for them to go, II there hap
pened TO be any Of them Left
At that very moment hearty, stout
gentleman rushed into the shop, got
bundle of song books from Miss Annie
Delaney and after n CHEEKY. greeting 10
the proprietor, walked hastily out.
"Hc's one of the few left" said Mr..
Delaney. nodding toward the door. "li1
Just happens to be in the city. lie
travels everywhere, singing his songs
to men who are gathered together. az
recites, too. That man has recited
D'Arcy's Face on the BarrOom Floor
in every State in the Union
Mr. Delaney said that in the nine
ties and eighties song takers all over
the country were the biggest source OF
rpyenue
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Ballads About Public
Calumities Popular

"On those songs about calamities !
used to clear up pretty pocketful. |
came near clearing close to SlO.O0O
altogether on the Maine song. IL
make half cent on each copy But
that days gone. Fakcrs don't wire
US any longer for ballads about the
terribly tragic things that happen in
the world. Not a soul asked Tor one
about the World War.
For moment Mr.. Delaney was lost
in thought.
but you cant blame 'em for that
George NJ. Cohan wrote the only bal
lad of the war. when he wrote Over
There I'm going to tell you that
folks don't give songs credit. DO you
know what hcartcns man? It's Il
good, bang-up, stirring song. And l m
ready to believe that the one man who
did the most to bring about the end
of this war was George NJ. Cohan with
Over There
Hes the greatest living song
writer. He's got the fine old senti-
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-04
Modern Popular Airs
Not Like Old Ones

loday We have no popular tunes like
in those days. Where's there a tune
today that. even approaches within six
miles of the popularity of Wait Till
year-ol could hum that song!
ou know, on the day of the Frisco
earthquake ! grabbed that melody and
laue song of it. ! called il Wait
TIL the Sun Shines. Frisco and II
was ono of the most popular songs I
had. Here it is:
IN a NcdncSd0y morn. IL ra, INST nt
ddrn, ''
- San Fran"is"o got a shock:
mere "'r' cries of dread as they
jumped from bed,
And ench houSc bcgou TO rock.
7hen a cry Of fire from the coast rose
higher.
Their fair city ras in fame,
! Grim dcah IL Was near as then ,tood Ia
When say this, can you blame,
Chorus
hdH hH the sun shines, Frisco, thos
-. stricken. help is ni0h,
We "W schd Succor, Frisco, don't yov
sigh:
Rc'ict trims arc fast speeding, West.
wGrd they wM I'M.
/ W0it tn the sun shines, 'Frisco bv.
0nd.by!
Tho the Garth may quake, zee pil not
forsdkc
ou noc in your time of need;
1ho' our wCaih be small, you can havs
IL all.
| lis staggering blotU that has sfyuob
you lOr,
! B"t rCmcmb'r help is nigh'
| COiHmbtd ucCpS, but Westward ske
leaps,
! tnd this Is her heartfelt cry:
In the lat" nineties the famous Wind.
sor Hotel. of New York. burned to the
ground. The conf1agration occurred un.
der the most spectacular circumstances
Just at the moment when st.
latrick = parade was marching bravely
along Fifth avenue.
And while the public still gazed with
! morbid curiosity at the ruins next day
the chapbOok venders shouted in their
! ears the alluring title of the4 --latest
song by Willie Wildwave 1t was the
! 'W!ndsor Hotel Fire." rushed before
the public with speed that was almost
! incredible. The song was sung to the
tune Of ''hn the Banks of the Wabash"
as follows:
1he 81: ratri"k's day parade ,eas gay.v
! Up FVh Grcnue--Nc,c York's great
MOrOughtdre;
Uhcn SuddCniy there came a cry Of
hOrrOr,
The Windsor is on fire. rang on tho
air.
| A { the windows couId DC seen tho
trGhtcnCd p"Opic
/ Who cTtcd for hcIp-bW many cried
IN rain;
Fer IN" fumes cngulfcd hcm in ito
mGddCU'd tHrH,
On. m"n zee mcrCr sec hHt sight
GgHm!'
thOrUS
on, the sun il ShMcs today upon tho
City.
and our p'oric. in ht:r Sorro,c, bow
HeW hCdd;
For the h0tci it is but a maSs Of ruins,
1IS monument tOr our sacred dead.
our 0rdre frcmcH. noble fClioCs, theR
came quickiy.
And tought tic sick ming fumes 1cith
all their miNht:
There are m0my gallant rcscucs to their
credit.
HCdrcn b'CSS them, Hcy are dIpays
IN the fght.
But there's lddyS nGmc i'd ike to
mention,
Nid the rich and wodIthy classes
she's b',u SchOOlCd.
Shc's an angel, i HDc H'rCr cuS an-
othcr,
7Mc soId'rS hcroiuc Miss Hc!en
G0uid'
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Songs of Mother Lore
Touched Public Heart

Such a song, which proved unusually
successful for the author. was we
Know Not How to Love Her TIL She's
Gone" Always bound to touch the
heart Of someone In an audience, 1t
revealed even in the shabbiest drunk
ard slithering over table In the
corner of n smelly barroom, the capacity
still to be touched by memories of
better day.
In weak but rather pleasant voice.
Willie Wildwave, for that is the name
signed to this particular ballad, sang
the song in his drenry little store
room:
IT'S hard to realize
Hop little do ice prize,
The true friends that tee meet upon
life's tcdv,
We may lore them rery reH,
But the facts ,ce nerer tell.
Tnmindful zee may lose them any day.
Nop mothers heart is dear.
Fond and true from year to year
Her tender lore Sreet hedrcn smiles
upon,
Buf zee seldom knop her tcorth
While she's uih US here on earth.
No, rc knor not hoU TO lore her TIL
she's gone!
We kno,r not hor to lore her till she's
gone,
Our dear and darling mother till she's
gone,
We kn0r not hor 10 loue her
TiN the green grass grOps above her' .,
No, ,cc know not hoW to lore her f'H
she's yOnC'
When q mothers life is done
An dngCls croicn is ron
A Among the loved ones that hdre gone
before,
Tho re knOu il must be so,
Still it SottenS not the btor,
Our hearts are left rith grtcrIn1 sad
and sore.
We remember all her care
As re knelt beside her chair.
When rc listened to the prayers that
she rOuld con.
And think tondiy uith u sigh
That in fancy she is nigh.
An, wc kuow not how to lore her till
she's gone!
Look back thro' oil the gears,
And think Of all the tears
That she has shed when discomfort ,cas
ShOUn,
From the cradle to the grore.
She rould die her child to snrc,
And all she asks is kindness from her
Treat your mother ,cith smile