davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
, 1923-02-09
We Want the Doctors Aid.

JIHE thought foundry within the polished dome of
Nicholas Murray Butler is not turning out, in
recent times, the standard product of other days.
We would dislike to believe the professors view
point is slipping. For in all his busy and useful
life heretofore his public utterance5 have contained
remarkable wisdom and have shown n keen analy.
sis Of truth.
Two of his latest declarations will illustrate. He
says "the Eighteenth amendment to the ~constitu.
tion cannot be enforced and 1.-THE Ten Command,
, 1923-02-09
The Casper Tnbune's Program

Irrigation project west Of Casper to be author
ized and completed at once.
A complete and scientific coming system for the
city OF Casper.
A comprehensive municipal and school recreation
park system. including swimming pools for the
children OF Casper.
ward as planned by the county commissioners to
Garden Creek Falls and return.
Better roads for Natrona county and more high
ways for Wyoming.
More equitable freight raise for shippers of the
Rocky Mountain region. and more frequent train
service for Casper.
, 1923-02-09
AI1Ot Dish
for cool morning

There is nothing more bracng, these chilly
mornings, than a hot nourishing cereal
and whole wheat is all nourishment-y yet
easily digested.
It's easy to make a real whole>wheat por>
ridge. just put two Shredded Wheat Biscuits
in a small saucepan; add salt and enough
water to cover the bottom of the pan; stir
and boil until thick. Then serve with milk
or cream. Try it = then you'll know what a
hot cereal really can be.
Shredded Wheat is 1907 whole wheat,
ready:cooked and ready-to-eat. A per.
feet, delicious food for any meal of the
day. Serve it simply with milk or cream,
or topped with berries or fruits. Con.
tains all the bran you need to stimulate
bowel movement. 1t is salt-free and I'm.
sWeetened-you season it to your taste.
TnscHit is the Shredded Wheat Cracker
"a real whole-wheat toast. Try it with
butter, soft cheese or marmalades.
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TELL THESE
AT DINNER

The case was not going well
for the prosecution. and the law
yer who was cross-exanining the
witness for the defense could not
get him to make the damaging
statements which he had been
hoping for all along.
At last he thought he would
try to. discredft him. and finally
he asked whether the witness
was acquainted with any Of the
men on the jury.
eyes" replied the witness.
more than half Of them"
''Are you willing to swear that
you know more than half Of
them?" asked the lawyer in his
most awe-inspiring tones.
why" retorted the witness,
without so much as the flicker of
an eyelid, 'if 1t comes to that. I
am willing to swear that / know
more than the bloomin' lot Of
them put together"
Girlist Gertie, the elderly flap
per Of the family, had fingered in
her room to put the, finishing
touches to what was, in her
opinion, a ravishing toilette. She
had used most Of the various
brands of face powders advertised
and at last she thought she had
come upon one which suited her
skin to a T. With one last look
at the mirror she adjusted a curl
and then went down into the
dining room, where a gentleman
visitor was waiting.
When she got there, however,
she found Betty, aged six, seated
on his knee.
"Why, Betty" she exclaimed,
"aren't you ashamed Of yourself?
Get off Mr.. Jenkins knee at
once!'.
"shan'tv' replied the sagacious
child. ''I was here first"
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YOUR BEAUTY


nails. A very light blow leaves
O mark on the sensitive nail. It
is therefore most important to
manicure your nails gently and
carefully so that the orangewood
may not slip and bruise them.
OF course, II the nails are
either softer or more brittle than
they should be because of ILL
health they injure more easily.
In such a case, you may find it
wise to consult your physician
regarding your general health.
In case your nails seem just a
bit brittle and the cuticle is
ragged 50 that you are troubled
with hang-nails. q bath in olive
oil before your manicure will
greatly help. A wise woman
keeps a. Jar of pure olive oil on
her toilet table, it has so many
beauty" uses.
After you have soaked your
nails in olive oil for two or three
minutes. you should have no diff
ficulty in pressing back the Gu
ticle and removing the dirt be-
meath the nail with an orange.
stick wrapped in absorbent cot
ton. An orange-wood stick is the
preferred instrument for this pur.
pose because orange wood is so
soft that it Is not likely to bruise
or scratch.
Always shape your nails with
your file before, rather than after.
you immense them in oil or
water. Shape them in a slight
point or the oval shape of a fill
bert nut, whichever appeals to
your taste. But do not let them
grow too long to look natural,
nor cut them shorter than the
tips Of your fingers. Remember,
the finger-nail is a protection to
the sensitive finger-tip, and they
become worse than useless for
this purpose when they are either
too long or too short.
AS a final touch to the dainty
grooming of your hands you NAV
like to apply to each nail a. bit
of the following mixture, which
you can easily compound at home:
Fresh lard, 1. dram;
Finely powdered carmine. u
dram;
OIL Of bergamot. 10 drops.
With your nail buffer-souoe
women like to use the palms of
their hands ingAcad--rub this
we'll into each nail until a deli.
cate. rosy glow proves that your
nails are perfectly groomed ana
III the ''pink'' Of condition. And
never forget tho half.minute care
due your nails each time you
bathe your hands!
ways to Win Beauty for Your
Hands In the N8kt Article,l
tCAnyx1ghA, 1AAA RxauatAR. azu,A 49, n
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-09
THE RHYMING
OPTIMIST
BY Aline Michaelis'

!" HIS life was made for work,
not play. . lot ct fellows
= claim; they sii6n each fes-
tive holiday and tolls their only
aim. They stick 50 closely TO
their task, it's all that they can
see. for any mirth they DO not
ask, nor love nor melody. Some
times halfway think they're
right. Joy seems q futile thing.
and then I dig both day and night
and never pause to sing. grub
along In dreary mood within my
cherries den: with miser in
stincts I'm imbued. intent on jit
and yen. Until-a flash Of light
goes by that thrills the darkened
room, q neck Of color from the
sky, a bit Of living bloom. It
scatters every sord!d thought ana
fills my soul with g1ee, for loi the
butterflies have brought their
messages to mel They tell Of
grassy, wind-swept hills by sun
and shadow flecked. Of golden
fields and laughing rills, Of
meadows flower decked. They
bring the song the swallow sings
where tender breezes blow. and
In the simmer Of their wings
catch the sunlight's glow. Then
dreary theories fit like chaff, I
know that work 10 good; but life
IL made for song und laugh akin
to Natures food. I drink In
joys that warm the soul like twi.
lights glowing skies; away with
thoughts Of grief and dole when
come the butterflies. They flut.
ter past with airy grace, these
creatures Of a day. and leave
their gladness in each place that
once was dull and gray. They
give my bare and cherries room
a glimpse Of summer skies, a hint
Of clover fields perfume, the
bright.winged butterflies.
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EVERYDAY
MISTAKES
In Speaking

E-ln Speaking-A
Wrong.
Harry and myself 60 to the
same school"
Right.
Harry and I go to the same
school"
Myself" IL used only for en-
phasis and with the personal
pronoun-
Wrong.
''Misters Jones and Smith werc
present."
Right.
''Messrs. Jones and Smith were
present"
The plural of "Mr." IL "Messrs."
Wrong.
"I had already wrote you when
your letter came"
Right.
III had already written when
your letter came" The past nar-
ticiple Of the verb Ito write" u
written" not wrote"
CCopyright. 1891, King Features
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Maybe he went to Ralph's
apartment or to the office to find
Ralph" I ventured, conscious
suddenly that Ralph's lack Of at
tention all during the terrible day
had never occurred to me until
now.
"Tried all that" said Jim
CURLY. TOMS looking around
now. Don't want to call in de-
tectives''-
''Not the police-oh, not the po.
licer walled jeanne, mot with
Phoebe lying
''Quit your whimpertng!'
snarled Jim.
Hoping Against Hope.
Pat looked at him sternly.
Jim lurched forward heavily to
Jeanie's side. He put his arm
about her and drew her close to
him. His voice was low and
caressing as he spoke. It shut
out Pat ana me.
Forgive me. dear" he said.
YOU'RE always 50 fine and
brave that forgot you have g.
woman's nerves-and I'm afraid
rye nerves Of my own. Wen
find Neal
50 soothingly that loved him tor
Hell be In soon," said Pat
it. The boys been under . ter
rible strain. I sent him out this
morning on q Job only q hero
could have been after handling
this day. And he's but q lad,
half-crazed with grief. It was all
too much for him"
Even then I realized that,
without actually lying, Pat was
CLOSING over the situation and
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BOBBIE AND
HIS PA
BY William F. Kirk

y WAS reeding a old novel last
mite, sed Ma to Pa wen we
- was having hrelfust. IL
toad how q lot Of brite peepul
used to set in q parior wich thay
called q Salon. sed Ma. Thare
tlay wld talk about crate 4 no
bel things. Ma sed. Peepul seems
to be different now. sed Ma.
Moast ef the Salons has closed
mp laitly. sed Pa. Thay haven't
been abel to geit by since the
Volsted AclS. sed Pa.
Deer me. sed Ma, how stupid
OF you to compare Salons with
saloons. sed Ma. Thare il all
the differns between Q Salon q a
saloon. sed Ma. shud think 90,
sed Ma. A Salon was q butiful
parlor in the hoan OF such rich
patrons Of art & letters as Ma
dam de Stale. sed Ma, vile q
saloon was a hanging out place
for selfish husbands with in-grow.
Ing thursts. sed Ma Thank hev-
ings. sed Ma thay are gone for
ever, sed Ma.
Times has changed q heep
since them old days Of art a let.
ters. sed Pa. Peepul nowadays
goes to movies or out in thare
cars. & II a lady was to give a
literary party nowadays, sed Pa,
the only writer thare wud be q
docktor writing per.skrip-suns,
sed Pa. That Is a hard word to
spell, but Pa sed 1t like that.
wonder II 1t is beekaus pee
pull In them days was moar
braney, sed Ma.
No, sed Pa, 1t wasent that, bee
Klaus such men as myself is proof
enuff, ged Pa, that the wurld
amt going back in a mentil way,
sed Pa. It 10 jest that peepul
nowadays has so many differnt
ways in witch to spend thare time,
& thay doant reed the CRATE
books Of them old masters like
thay used to, sed Pa. It Is too
bad, too, Pa sed. Even the stuff
I write tsent red as much as It
ulster be, sed Pa.
What do you suppoas the
result Of all this will be? sed
Ma. Is the wurld going to cum
to q end sum Of these days, or
git burned up beekaus it is so
wicked?
No danger Of that, sed Pa. This
wurld newer was burned up G.
1t newer will be burned UP. In
a few bilyun yeers maybe, sed
Pa. it will beecum too cold to live
on, sed Pa, but you & won't
have to worry about that, sed Pa.
We will be in hevven then, sed
Pa, you & & littel Bobbie.
feel quite sure that shall
see littel Bobbie thare, sed Ma,
but l doant feel so hoptomistick
about you, sed Ma.
doant know what Ma meens
about hoptomistick, but I know
II Pa amt going to be ware 7
am going to be after die then
amt going to be thare. will
now cloze. 1t Is past my bed time.
will cloze with a pome,
I do not know ware I will 90
Wen I have left this erth below
But sumthing always seems to saw
That everything will be o. K.
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By Maria Jeritza.

The Famous Prin1a Donna Of tho
Metropolitan Opera Company
and One of the Most Beauti-
full Women Of the Day.
~ o you clean your nails and
press back their cuticle at
~ their base each time you
wash your hands? If you do this
carefully you have solved the
problem Of well-groomsd. attrac-
tive finger-nails.
For when nails receive this
half-1ninute Of care several times
q day, it becomes an easy matter
to shape them each morning with
a nail-file in a minutes time and
to go over them with greater
care once or twice a woek.
Unless the dust underneath
your nails has been softsned by
immersion in water or Oil 1t IL
worse than useless to try to clean
them. for the dirt is hard and
you may only succeed in irritat-
ing the delicate skin of your
fingertips anu bruising your
nails. which causes tiny white
necks to appear on them.
Many persons wonder what
causes these small fleckS. But
they are nothing moro than
bruises caused by blows on the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-07-09
By Virginia Terhune
Van de Water,

Author oR Nationwide Reputation
and Writer Of Popular Novels
and Short Stories.
WAVE Of indignoticn swept
over her. It was not fair
A. Of Donald to put her in
the awkward position.
1T il not fairT' she burst Earth.
1T is not fair that Richard has
to be disappointed Nor i = TAR
that some people have everythins
and others nothing! And you afe
not fair, Donald. And you prom
Used to be"
The accusation ended with some
thing that sounded like . sob.
Donald Muir WINGED 90 he
heard it. He started to take the
girls hand. then checked HIM
self.
II have meant to be fair, Wini-
+rado ha said. LET US look at
this accusation of yours in detail.
my dear. viii you listen to me
tor a minute?''
She nodded.
"You say it IL not fair that
Rankin should be disappointed.
we win put that statement aside
for q moment although ] may
can your attention to the TACT
that all men meet with disappoint-
n1ent sooner or later. Some OF
them are disappointed all their
lives through
"As to your second Indictment
that it 10 not fair that some
people have everything and others
nothing. What you say IL true
vet there are some people who.
II they were to come into . for
tune tomorrow. would so through
it 30 quickly that they would be
poor in Q few years.
orchard would notF' she OBJ
jected hotly. He always says
that II he had money he would
spend it on other people and
wisely, too. He would never think
Of living AZ some of as Doom
fortabIy, luxuriously. He would
not 90 to fashionable restaurants
-as love to do. He would not
wear handsome clothes-such AZ
I love to wear. No-he 10 al
much above an ordinary person
like me az II he were In another
world"
Muir smiled sadly. you think
20, my dear. Yet I have known
men calling themselves Socialists,
who, they came into wealth. spent
It even as you and l. Theories
are one thing. Life 10 another"
IT know Richard" she affirmed
confidently.
He looked at her searchingly
before resuming the speech she
had interrupted.
ITO 80 back to your accusation
Of Injustice" he continued. ~
have tried 70 be just. or fair
as I promised to be. I am doing
what I believe to be right. Won't
you try to understand that?"
She looked into his eyes and
felt a queer lump come in her
throat. After all. he was trying
to save her money for her just
because his sense Of duty was 90
strong. It could not be pleasant
for him either.
yes, Donald" she admitted
honestly. ST do know you are
doing what you believe to be
right. But it Is hard for me to
be nice about it. For did want
to help Richard. And, you see, I
offered him that money. He in
sisted that it was just an invest
ment. And now to have to tell
him that I can't"
He stopped her by gesture.
"That il another Of the things
you said were not fair" he re-
minded her-"that Richard should
be disappointed. It would be
more unfair IL you had to tell
him OF It. And that will not be
necessary"
What do you mean?" she de-
manded. "FIave you changed your
mind? Are you going to let me
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Delightful Sequel to the Serial when Girl Marres,
", Which Scored Tremendous Success Through
feT@rtA out the Nation.

4 GAIN ] was hard put
to It for . reply. We
"A got up from the table
In silence. The maid who comes
In by the day cleared away
the dishes and set the room to
rights. After q Nwhile Virginia
clipped away. went back to the
extra room which Neal had taken
O few weeks before little Carol
came.
'Tu mind the baby while you
10 out for your two hours"
told the nurse.
She shook her head.
"T'm going to make you lie
down and get some Sleep" she
said. Don't argue. I'm going to
give you something to soothe you
and want you to do as I say.
Please. Mrs. Harrison.
Rather than argue, yielded.
Exhaustion and the sedative the
nurse gave me did their work.
I fen fast asleep. Suddenly !
heard a voice. Between waking
and sleeping I was conscious Of
Pat Dalton speaking.
''It's almost Alanna. You
wont sleep tonight IL you don't
get up now" he said.
SleepiIy I arose. And then all
cur sorrow came flooding back
TO my mind.
'sHow's Neal9' I asked.
Even In the half light Of the
curtained room I saw how grim
Pats face was.
''He hasn't come In" he said.
"Jeanie says he hasn't phoned.
When he didn't come to the office
thought he was here. I've just
called Tompkins."
.And Meals stiIl with him." I
began, but Pats voice cut In
hrusQueiy:
Meal never went near Tomp-
lrins.''
.But Neal must have gone 10
Tompkins.' protested In the face
ek Pats statement. Otherwise
the option would lapse"
the option has lapsed."
AZ Pat and I faced each other
there In the little room, Phoebe's
baby woke suddenly and set up q
thin little wall OF distress at our
disturbing voices. The nurse came
running in from the corridor where
she had been sitting. Guilty. Pat
and I started ont for the front
room Of Meals apartment.
mot q syllable TO the others
about Tomplins-now" ordered
Pat.
] shook my head In misery.
Jeanne and Jim were waiting
for Us In the living room. Jim was
lirnping up and down nervously.
Jeanne sat tight-lipped and grim
On I'd seen her twice before dur
ing the day. AS we came into the
room she threw up her head and
spots Of color came into her cheeks.
Her eyes caught mine and held
them. Her voice came with q curt
and thin precision.
MY little sister IL lying dead
IN the next ROOM" she said dra.
Hnatically. Tier life went to give
Neal Hyiand a child. Where ID
her,
Wandering the streets hall
mad" ! said at random.
Jim stopped pacing up and
down the apartment and turned
70 me.
at was too much for him
then" Pat cried, forestaIling any
thing might have been tempted
70 say.
"Iu bet hen be in at any min
ute." said Jim easily. eff only
Ralph Lacy weren't out of towr
we'd get him to help US and he't
have Neal here in a tiffv."
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HOUSEHOLD
HINTS

To whiten o doorstep, mix q
quantity Of Quicklime with half
a pint of skim milk. Wash the
stop and tho nrub it with the mix
ture. which the rain will not re-
move readily.
To clean q meershaum pipe,
place In q saucepan Of cold milk
and hrang 70 the hoila
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THE LOVE GAME
Al ROMANCE OF CITY LIFE.

after all?''
He shook his head.
mo, my dear. do not change
my convictions - easily AZ that.
As have explained you are not
! rich girl. and I have no right
to LET you risk any such sum.
But ! have . right TO do as I
please with my own. And !. my.
self. intend to lend Rankin some
money"
''Donaldl''
The exclamation was Q cry Of
surprixe. The man smiled visit
fully az he heard II.
well, my dear?"
''Do you really mean it7'' Wini-
fred gasped, sitting up very
straight and staring at him. I'd
you mean that you are going to
put money into Richards acheme?.
IT mean that am going to lend
Richard Rankin some money"
Muir repeated.
You mean that you win invest
ita''
Muir shook his head. mo. ! do
not wish to invest It / win lend
II TO him. He can pay mo back
gradually, . hundred dollars at .
time. He can give me his written
promise to do this. But he must
make some payment each month"
ooh, know he Wiili'' the girl
averred. when we were talking
the other night he eaid that Il he
could just get hold Of five thou
sand dollars no would not only pay
interest on It, but would return .
part Of it regularly until he had
paid It all off,
THAT Il Whist I understood you
to say last night" Donald re-
marked. 81 was impressed BY Il.
for business Ii not often transacted
in that way. Yet. e Rankin
means that he can do that. ! mean
to give him the chance
How much are you planning -
lend him. Donald7as
'.Just what you wanted 70 lend
him. dear. Five thousand dollars. "
''You-you-can afford-I mean
suppose the scheme faiIed-I am
sure it win not-but II Il DID,
Muir laid . hand On her inter-
locked fingers.
'I can afford TO lose 4" he sa1d.
EFT Ii an experiment that ! am
trying"
"What sort Of experimsntf'' shs
asked.
eff ii succeeds I VA tan you
he promised.
"And II It doee.u0E9
''I fancy WIN ten yUu Just the
same"
ooh, DonaIdFs she n1uE1nured.
''how horrid and unjust have
besn-and how sod you are to
ne!''
He drew his hand away and
knelt by her chair.
"Dear!'' he murznured. stroAEing
her hair just as he had strolged
It on the day OF her fathers
death. Dear. please do not CRY.
You have not been horrid at all.
I must seem severe sometimee-
for I am not ct liberty to ten
you how much I have your In
terest at heart"
She lifted her face and looked
up into her deep eyes. Her heart
gave q great throh.
''why?" she whispered. Why
aren't you at liberty to tell uae9"
Because" softly, ''I have not
the right"
"I give you the right" she
murmured. still gazing at him.
her breath coming fast.
"Then you are giving me the
right to tell you that love you,
darling" he said.
"You-love nee?" she gaped.
"You love ME?"
"And why not?" smiling down
at her.
because I am 90 young-and
so silly-and you know such .
lot of people who arc clever
and"
But she got no further. for he
drew her head down upon his
shoulder and leaned his cheek
against II.
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holding back the fun measure Of
terrible truth from Jeanne and
Jim. I had q horror Of the mo-
ment when we'd have to 60 into
the matter with them. The sor-
didness Of business seemed a
thing not to be borne. Merci-
fully Pat took charge Of the sit
uation.
'Now, then. let's be having q
mite Of dinner" he said in q
matter-of.fact voice which did
something toward clearing the
air. "And then supposing you
and I. Alanna. be- after going in
to conference over at your apart
nent. Ills not here we want to
be talking"
I'm staying here tonight" an
nounced Jim grimly. Suppose
you two do so along to our place
and think out what's best to do
about Neal. Later I'll send
Jeanne over IN q taxi-or you can
cali back for her. 40 seems best
20 you. Pat"
"I'm going to stay here to-
night, Jim'-insisted Jeanne.
mo need Of both Of US stay.
ing." urged Jim.
CTo Be Continued Tomorrow.l
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Sacrificing Children

HISTORICAL evidence shows that the sacrifice Of chill
A dren to the Mother Goddess not infrequent At
temple Tanit vaults containing the charred bones
Of newborn babies and children have been unearhed
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Date Of StoneIaenge,

ASTRONOMERS are still trying to determine the date
n of Stonehenge the English ruin Il is probable that
1910 B. Is an approximation. The actual date prob
ably not earlier than 2O4O s. O. or later than o4O V