davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Ellsworth American., 1924-02-13

Dear NJ. BIS.
| think the above poem a most de-
lightful rendering of Rudyard Kip
ling's famous "If" Although the
ideal it suggests seems difficult
one to live up to- there is nothing like
trying, and as every step in the right
direction makes the next easier" it
surely pays to keep good ideal in
view,
SO short the time has been since
the New Year greetings fell upon our
ears, that it's almost impossible to
realize that winter is almost over
that we are standing on the thresh-
old of spring. We see it in many
things-the occasional day of soft
warm sunshine, squirming caterpil-
lar which a neighbor picked up on the
sidewalk recently; the seed catalogues
and other catalogues of spring styles,
suggesting to us the old-fashioned cut
of our garments which, up to this
time, have been very satisfactory
The only thing in the neighborhood
to divert us from our dun routine are
the various orders and sewing circles
which meet every week The Dorcas
SptltlS iuttiS lutSutN tIltInOoll
This circle OF ladies was formed on the
plan of Kate Douglas Wiggin's fa-
nous society at Hollis, Maine, and
although we have no famous author
to boost our modest endeaVors, the
results of it's labor are felt in various
ways-new books for the library, re
pairs for sidewalks, work in the GEM
etery, or any object for the village
good. This society makes speciality
of qults-made to order or to sell for
the general fund. a beautiful appli-
que quilt is now under way; also a
blue and white federal chain Can or
der) and many kinds of fancy work.
While fingers are busy, tongues are
no less so, and, after the fashion of
sewing circles in general village top
! les are discussed and settled. recipes
exchanged, etc. Just now apple sauce
cake is the popular favorite-al the
Decreases have tried it, using Miss
Cleaves' rule, which l enclose.
How many of you have read My
Garden of Memory" by Kate Douglas
Wiggin? To me it is wonderful-tht
! life story of one of Americas mos
famous women A. lifelong friend OF
mine who lives in Portland was also
friend of Mrs Riggs and often Went
to see her at her home in Hollis, anC
attended the famous Dorcas fairs. She
/ has added much to my interest by
many little personal anecdotes, anC
has given me, from time to time, pho
tographs of the rooms at "Quillcote,
the Peabody Pew" and the churcf
made famous by her Christmas story
by that name.
We give away our magazines, too
only, perhaps, we do not have so man!
as phoebe" does at her disposal Ours
are given around in our vicinity t.
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pain and anger to find Nancy Sylves-
ter whom his Imagination had placed
high and inaccessible as the very stars
whose memory had acted as beacon
TO him. casting a pure white light to
guide him through the quagmire of
many vile temptation, reduced to
this state of-as he judged it-evil
splendor.
Just now, however, the conscious
ness of his own infamous position
blotted out all other thought.
He staggered forward, and fell on
his knees before her.
Nan! Mani" he cried in a
stransled voice, Il did not know. 1
I'D not dream.
1t was enough to confirm the very
worst of the fears that were assailing
her, to afford her that explanation
of his presence against which she
had been desperately struggling in
defiance of the overwhelming evil
dences.
She stood before him, woman of
little more than average height and
of an almost sapling grace, yet in
vested with something proud and
regal and aloof that did not desert
her even now in this terrible situa-
ton at once Of peril and of cruclest
disillusion.
She was dressed. as it CHANGED.
entirely in white, and all white she
stood before him save where the folds
of the blue scarf with which she had
been muffled still hung about her
neck and bosom. No whittier than her
oval face was her gown Of simmer
ing ivory satin.
"What j have done. / can undo
he said, and. commanding himself
under the stress of that urgent neces-
sity, he assumed sudden firmness.
Come! As / carried you hither. in
defiance of all. so will I carry you
hence again at once while yet there
is time"
She recoiled before the hand that
he flung out as If TO seize her and
compel her. There was a sudden
fury of anger in her eyes, a fury of
scorn on her lips.
"1ou will carry me hence, You
1 am to trust myself to you'll"
He never WINGED under the lash of
her contempt, so intent was he upon
that one urgent thing.
"Will ycu stay. then. and trust
yourself to Buckingham? he flung
fierccly back at her. Come, / say"
he commanded, oddly masterful in
his overwhelming concern for her.
with you? Oh, not that. Never
with you. Never"
He beat his hands together in his
frenzy of impatience.
Continued in Our Next Issue)
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VACATIONS FOR MONOCAMISTs

Something new in the way of mari
tai experiments is being tried by the
Kew Gardens couple who are taking
n vacation away from each other. Ac-
cording to the wife, who is an author
and has done most of the talking. she
and her husband have been together
so much since their marriage. twelve
years ago, they are afraid of losing
their individuality. She says she is
still in love with her husband and is
looking forward to occasional visits
from him. But the vacation is essen
tial to prevent both Of them from be-
coming submerged.
If the critics Of monogamy are half
right in their structures on the mar
ried state. this experiment should be
watched for n possible solution of the
marriage and divorce problem. There
are, however. certain obvious consid
erations to be taken into account. In
the first place monogamists with
enough individuality and character to
face a situation of this kind are hard
ly in grave danger of being submerged.
but society would be seriously dis
turbed il many married folks wE0
have preserved their individuality
sought to express it in this way.
Think of the expense. for one thing
II is all the average husband can do
to maintain one home. Then thee
is the housing problem generally. Ii
is sheer economic waste for monogn-
mists to keep two domiciles. 1t will
be observed. too. in this case, that it
is the husband who is keeping house.
although the wife, from her Manhat-
tan apartment, is ordering the gro
ceries over the phone. 1t is this slight
touch that seems to reveal the UNDER
lying fallacy of this plan.
The wife who has enough interest
in her husband to order his raw food
is not going to leave him to face the
perils of Indigestion for any length of
time. With some kind Of protector
for her individuality. she is almost
sure to risk racing bacl: home TO see
if hubby is really getting the proper
food. There are other little matters.
we imagine. that would justify risk
ing the submergence of individuality
in an attempt to check up on the ex-
pertinent. So far as we know, the
most robust individuality has not COM
pletely submerged feminine CURIOSITY.
to say nothing OF suspicion.-Brook-
Ign Daily Eagle.
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STATEMENTS DON'T JIBE

1t is reported that Mr.. Pyeatt, presi-
dent of the Gulf Lines, is to come to
San Antonio in the near future for an
other conference regarding this city's at
stitude toward the proposed merger of
the Gulf Lines and the international and
Great Northern railway When he comes.
it might be interesting TO hear him ex-
plain certain utterances Of his that seem
somewhat contradictory
When ne was last here, Mr.. Pyeatt
= declared that his railroad is highly pros
porous and that its stock is selling above
par, which is somewhat exceptional
.cordit:on for a railroad stock in these
days.
Mr.. Pyeatt also declared that one third
of the revenue of his prosperous railroad
would be sacrificed by directing the traf-
fic from the Rio Grande Valley through
San Antonio instead of through Hous-
ton. AS the road would certainly re-
ceivc some revenue on all traffic routed
I through San Antonio. his statement is
equivalent to the assertion that more
than one-third Of the revenue of the Gulf
Lines is derived from its business con-
'nected with the Rio Grande Valley.
Then Mr.. Pyeatt declares that the traf-
fic to be had from the Rio Grande Va
ley. is so slight that it cannot possibly
warrant the construction of another rail-
road.
There seems to be very wide Joint
between these two statements.
Mr., Pyeatt asserted that the Gnterna-
tioral and Great Northern railroad is
in bad shape financially and unable to
make any Improvements.
Mr.. Jesse Jones, one of the big bust
ness men of Houston and director of
the international and Great Northern.
declares that the road is in excellent fl
nancial condition, has a surplus OF S4-
100000 and has already contracted for
the Improvements Mr.. Pyeatt has de-
sclared that it cannot make.
Possibly Mr.. Pyeatt can explain these
little discrepancies. They can surely
bear some explaining.
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manned. No effort has been made to re
peal or amend them.
During the last few months the Sun
day Observance League of which rev
erene gentleman named Bowlbv is tn,
leading spirit, has been urging that New
Jersey follow strictly the laws that stanc
on her books. 1t is somewhat difficult
for constituted authority to declare thai
it will not enforce the law, mo matter il
the law is one hundred years old and out
OF touch with the established customs Of
life of today. Therefore, the police com
menced to take notes. The result was
somewhat startling.
= Jersey City alone. the police found
500 violations, in Hoboken, 5000 end
proportionate number in smaller places.
Drug stores were open. as were confec-
tionary shops, barber shops and shoe
shining parlors. Street-cars were rim
ming, telegraph companies were accept
ing and delivering messages and in enc
place 2 free public concert was given.
About 10000 violltors were located in a
single county.
The clergymcn in the county in which
Jersey City is situated had been demand
ing the closing of the movie thcaters as
their operation was against the INV. but
other violators were BARRIERS, boothlacks,
druggists. candy sellers, fruit merchants,
tile people who gave concerts, the peo-
pie who listened to. the concerts, play
ers OF games, the people who watched
the playing OF games. One violator of
the law was no better and no worse than
another, so the police took notes OF them
all and will report them to the grand
jury for action. They could not arrest
them all for the iailS are not large enough
to hold one-tenth of them. Now ii the
cases are called TO court New Jersey
will do nothing for the remainder of her
life except prosecute violatOrs OF her
Sunday laws, unless she expands her
court to the point where they will alb
sorb about all the revenue of the state in
operation. And at that. large part
of the population will be in jail and
will be producing nothing
1t is peculiar feature of the situation
that the Sunday Observance League does
not approve OF the action of the police
It admits the wholesale violation of the
law but asks that only lew o. the VIC
lators be arrested ard punished. That
is. it demands that a law universally
applicable in New Jersey shall be made
to operate only in part.
Such an attitude is. OF course, con-
trary to sound sense and to good morals
Laws in any state are not made for this
or that person. They are made for all
persons and all persons who violate them
arc equally guilty.
The best way out OF the whole mess
would seem to be for New Jersey 10
alter its laws.
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do otherwise than reject the plan he
sought to compel it to accept.
Senator Lodge opposed the efforts of
President Wilson to influence the Sen
ate' He fought him strenuously and
constantly. There is nothing IN that
that parallels in any way an attempt to
make it appear that President Coolidge
is dishonest man or has connived at
the dishonesty that causes the Teapot
Dome affair to smell to high Heaven.
Political parties are necessity in Our
torn of government but political parti-
sanship so bitter that it can see no wrong
IN one party or any good in another
is curse to any country. -
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JERSEY BLUE LAWS

For many years-more than one hun
ldred to be fairly accurate-New Jersey
has beer fussing herself about her blue
laws. The majority Of them were passed
in 17oS, or within the next two or three
years and have remained on her statute
Sbools ever since. She is now under
going another convulsion on account of
these same laws. Why she does not re-
peal ali of them, or some of them, and
give herself little peace is one OF
the unanswered wonders of modern
times.
I. The blue laws of New Jersey are, for
the most part, based on the hypothesis
that it is utterly wrong for any person
TO do anything on the Sabbath Day ex-
. cept attend TO duties of religious ma
ture. Under the idea on which the New
jersey statutes are founded the seventh
day of the week must be given over
entirely to devotion. There can be COM
paratively nothing Of a material nature
in the life of any human being.
The American people have to large
extent departed from that notion. In
no state has the departure become wider
in practice than in New Jersey. For
all that, however, the laws have re-
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PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

That investigating commission in
Germany will be unique in one way.
1t won't need any whitewash.-Bir-
mingham News.
Every man has some weakness. but
he has to become famous before any,
body pays any attention 10 it'll
linois State Journal.
What has become of the old-fash-
ioned girl who cleaned her teeth with
the cigar ashes her fellow saved for
her.-Binghamton Sun.
The still watches Of the night are
usually calm enough. unless the still
happens to explode. = Petersburg
Progress Index.
1t takes woman years to learn to
make a home, but some of them can
break one " after one lesson.-Rocn.
ester Herald.
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THE GIFTS OF GOD.

The Light that fills thy house at morn.
Thou sanst not for thyself retain;
But all who with thee here are born,
1t bids to share an equal gain.
The wind that blows thy ship along,
Her swelling sails cannot confine;
Alike 10 all the gales belong,
Nor cast thou claim a breath as thine.
The earth, the green out-spreading earth.
Why hast thou fenced it off from me?
Hadst thou than l a nObler birth.
Who callest thine a gift so free?
The wave. the blue encircling wave.
No chains can bind, no letters hold;
Its thunders tell Of Him who gave
What none can ever buy for gold.
Jones Very
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A Puzzle a Day
1. WOLF
3. LION
II.
5. LYNX

In the word "woif'" there are two
letters 60 and y which appear in
lion" BY changing one letter in
the word wolf a new word will he
formed in step .. BY changing an
other letter, the word Lion" may be
obtained. 1t is permissible to
change the arrangement of order of
the letters in each case.
In the same way, Lion" may ne
altered to ''lynx', with only one
change in between. Can you supply
the words needed for steps and 4?
Yesterdays answer:
)GDLNG
The missing letter in the China
mans sign was 90" Properly in
serted, it produces GOOD
0OLONG."
The Chinaman's reason for omit
ting the letter 90" was simple
enough. His knowledge of the Eng
fish alphabet was practically nil.
but he knew from figuring that zero
(O), meant nothing. Therefore. he
decided that it was not necessary IN
the sign. and so eliminated il.
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NO PARALLEL

The Democratic senators who at
tackled Senator Lodge in the Senate re-
Gently, claiming that he had verbally
assaulted President Wilson in the same
manner they were bringing charges
against President Coolidge were very
wide OF their mark. There is absolutely
no analogy between the two cases.
The senators on the Democratic side
of the chamber were trying to make it
appear that President Coolidge was
mixed up in the Teapot Dome scandal.
Nobody believes that. 1t is impossible
that the Democratic senators can them
selves believe it. The hysteria of some
people in Washington has about reached
the point that they are ready to condemn
as criminals any person who ever had
any communication of any kind with
Secretary Fall, Doheny, Sinclair, or Nc
Lean. The LIGHT is holding no brief
for President Coolidge Its impression
is that he is entirely capable of taking
care OF himself 1t is only fair to say
however, that there is not the slightest
proof that the President ever had any
thing OF even the most remote charac-
ter, to do with the Teapot Dome affair
Moreover, it is not of record any
where that Senator Lodge ever attacked
President Wilson in any personal way
He most certainly did oppose President
Wilson in the matters of the Versailles
treaty and the League of Nations. An
enormous majority of the voters of the
United States also opposed President
Wilson's actions in those two instances
1t must not be forgotten that Presi-
dent Wilson SO far forgot the constitu-
tional duties of the executive and legis-
lative branches of the government that
he tried to force the legislative branch
to accept his dictation. He specifically
declared in his New York speech, de-
livered before his second departure for
Europe that he would force the Senate
to accept his attitude on the League OF
! Nations. He said that he would SO
weave the league agreement into the
treaty that the Senate would be compelled
to accept it.
He did weave the league agreement
into the text of the treaty, but it evil
IDENTIFY had never occurred to him that
the Senate would reject the treaty he
had framed. When President Wilson
attempted to force his own opinions
upon the Senate he was stepping outside
the proper functions of his office and il
was entirely proper that he should have
had its limitations called to his atten-
ton. In common, decent self-respect. il
lis difficult to see how the Senate could
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. Daily only average. .ZShll
o. Sunday only everaBs ..3e.O76
= The shove totals and averages for paid cir
culaion exclusive Of all spoiled copies and any free
Z copies OF any nature.
: We hereb- swear that the foregoing statement OF
paid circulation 10 correct
II. C. BROWN
Circulation Manager
c. J.. BUCHANAN.
Business Manager.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this list day
OF March, A. D., 1924.
(SeaD FRED J. BONNER JR,
Notary Public
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Motion Pictures.
Palace-Ramon Navarro in "Scara-
mouche."
Empire-Rcginald Denny in sport
ing Youth"
Princess-,Iohnny Hines in Com
ductor 1892"
Rialto-'Let Not Man Put Asun-
der"
ROyal-Dustin Farnum in THE
Yosemite Trail"
Stock.
Grand-Jimmie "Slats" Allard i'm
Jingle, jingle"
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Anyhow Col. Forbes, indicted for al
legged frauds in the Veterans Bureau,
has not as yet, gone to Florida.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1924-03-19

What has become of the old-fashioned
man who could chew tobacco, smoke a
pipe and whistle tune, all at the same
time?
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CHAPTER XVIII.
The Pariey.

At any other time and in any other
place this meeting must have filled
him with horror OF different kind.
His soul might have been swept by
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MrMDEss op rue ASSOCIATED PRESS.

The Associated Pross Is exclusively entitled 70 te
ose publication OF all news dispatches creGteu "
N Or not otherwise reed in this paper ana also una
local news published herein. All rights or repunica-
tion OF special dispatches herein are also reseVeu'
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Where to Go
Motion Pictures.

Vaudeville.
Majestic-Big Time Vaudeville.
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FEBRUARY CIRCULATION

The paid circulation OF Tho San Antonio Ltsft
during the month OF February, day oy day. was rs
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12
BIC ULCER
. ALL HEALED

'Here Is another letter that makes
me happy" says Peterson, Of Buffalo.
"One that I would rather have than q
thousand dollars.
Money isn't everything in this
world. There Is many q big-hearted.
rich man who would give all he has
on earth to be able to produce q rem
edy with such mighty healing power
~ Peterson's Ointment, to sell at all
druggists for 60 cents q large box"
Dear Sirs:-
II was an untold sufferer from old
running sore and ulcers. had tried
most everything without any relief
from pain. A friend told me of your
wonderful ointment and the first box
took away the pain that had not left
me before In years, and after using
Just nine dollars worth Of the salve
I am cured. The ulcer was 8 inches by
IN inches. Is all healed and I can walk.
Never, never will be without Peter
sons again.
you may use this to recommend
your ointment. II you wish. I cannot
say enough to praise 1t. Yours truly,
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Y" Mail orders filled by Peterson
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The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12

trying q bottle Of It. The medicine
helped me from the first, and the best
of all is that ! can even sew again with
out that awful, nervous feeling was
used to having. And used to take cry
ing spells, with such blue feeling that
! cannot explain. Now all that has left
me. / feel so cheerful, and I have
gained in weight, sleep well and eat
hearty. Oil I wish l had words to ex-,
press what this medicine has done for
me! am q housekeeper and do every
thing from the sewing to the washing
now and it doesn't hurt me. You may
use my letter in any way you wish. I
will be glad to help any suffering woman
to the road Of health and happiness. -
Mrs. B. F. BRANNoN, 404 Travis Ave-.
Mart, Texas.
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12
A FEELING OF SECURITY
WHEN YOU USE
SWAMP-ROOT

You naturally feel secure when you
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit-producing drugs.
Such q medicine is DIR. Kilmer's Swamp
Root, kidney, liver and bladder medicine.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in every
bottle of Swamp Root.
1t is scientifically compounded from
vegetable herbs.
It Is not a stimulant and il taken in
teaspoonful doses.
It is not recommended for everything.
It il natures great helper in relieving
and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder
troubles.
A sworn statement of purity il with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp.
Root.
II you need medicine, you should have
the best. On sale at all drug stores in
bottles of two sizes, medium and large.
/ However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation, send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer 4 Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for 9
sample bottle. When writing, be sure
and mention this observation-disclosures.
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12

build me up as l was
all rundown, ner-
vous andsick. / ached
and hurt all over so
that Twas often COM
PEELED to 60 to bed,
and ] had to have
most of my work
done. No medicine
seemed to help me
untiloneofmyneigh-
bors who was taking
the Vegetable Com
mound insisted on ma
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12

New York-Sponsors Of the Walter
Hines Page School Of International
Relations have launched a nationwide
appeal for $1,000, 900, the annual in
come Of which would establish perma-
nent graduate school Of world affairs
at Johns Hopkins university.
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12
YOUR IDEAS

Buzz saws nine feet in diameter are
used for a Hoquin (Wash.) lumber
company to saw giant logs.
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12
SICK woman
MADE HAPPY
Entirely Restored to Health
by Lydia E Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Mart, Texas. have taken Lydia
q. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12

A light lunch may be the result OF
a blond hair In the butter.
The Tomahawk., 1924-06-12
Use CutiCma Soap
And Ointment
To Heal Sore Hands

Be sure you're wrong then don't do
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