davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07

by the many fossil-bearing stratifi-
cations OF the earth's surface and
lower non fossil bearing layers, that
the age of this planet must be
measured in hundreds of millions of
years. 1t has also furnished the basis
OF our understanding OF the
phenomenon OF evolution by show
ing the change 90 simpler organic
forms into more highly complex ones
with successive eras Of time, In my
opinion the most important and
necessary factor toward clear
conception OF organic evolution is a
realization OF the immensely of time
represented in the age OF the earth.
This calls for some real calisthenics,
Verdict Accepted by Science
'Tho question Of How and when
did mankind appear" is one which
we may answer in the broadest
manner at the resent time. Although
the evidence OF comparative
anatomy is of great value in pointing
out the course Of human evolution,
it must be acklowcdged that the
wide gaps presented in fossil ma
terial leave much room for diversity
of Interpretation. Nevertheless, the
fact that man is a product of organic
evolution is now unanimously aC-
ccptcd 10y scientists, and there is no
reason to regard this decision as
proiudceG or biased because OF any
/ Interior motive.
"When did mankind appear? The
answer depends upon what is i'm
piled in the question and the csti-
mate OF geological time. Using Pro
lessor Schuchert's estimate, til,
: human stock separated from al
other prlm%te stems during tn
earlier half of the Miocene period
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07
Prince Seen Dashing
About in "Nighties"

Carlisle, Eng, Act. 7 CUP)-Otfi-
Gals at the railroad station here
were startled to see during the early
hours a paiama-clad figure parading
along the platform where the royal
IN route to London and had stop
ped to change engines.
Fearing that the man who sp-
pearcd TO be a sleep walker might
disturb King George, Queen Mary,
the Prince Of Wales and Prince
George, tho station employees rush
I'd TO tho young man to ask him to
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07

READ HERALD CLASSIFIED ADS
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07

Otherwise they viii hold their con-
ference III the gym. Clubs. *. T. CT,
Focahontas, Golden Eagles and Jolly
Juniors will meet at the ~ at $50
and hike directly TO tffe picnic
grounds for their meeting. Clubs
Cluga. Owakiya, Tahigwa, L. p, D..
and the smiling Workers will meet
at the "Y" at 1915 to Join the other
clubs at sky Spring for picnic
dinner. The latter clubs will hold
their conference, discuss club prog
rams and organization in the after
noon.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07

Lewiston, Me. Oct, Z P'--Fire
which threatened to destroy the
grain elevator OF the J. +. Ham
company here today called out
every piece of apparatus in the city.
Two hours after it started it had
not been brought under control.
Nearby buildings were threatened.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07
Guilty. IN SMINDLE.

Borgamo. Oct. I UP)-Tho tri-
bunal sentenced salvatore Pisano to
two years and seven months in pris-
on and fined him 400 lire for
swindling immigrants out Of 100000
lire on a promise to convey them to
the United States.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07
Special Notice

A meeting of Hobart Camp No.
will be held at st, jeans hall.
Church street, Friday evening at 5
o'clock. All members are requested
to attend TO elect the new clerk
aivt.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07

cease his promenading,
TO their CONSERVATION the walker
proved to be Wales himself taking
his morning exercise while waiting
for the train to start.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07

The Woolworth building in New
York city. which uses So Of its 60
stories for offices, houses more than
10000 persons during office hours
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1927-10-07
GIRL RESERVES PICNIC-HJKE

October - is setting up conference
day at the local "Y". Board and
committee members will meet at the
association. Girl Reserves plan to &c
to Sky Spring if weather permits
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
Inviting Thieves

Suppose somebody presented you with million dollars in
gold Suppose the newspapers full of stories about your
rood luck all the neghbors knew of that lavish gift
Now suppose further that you coudn put the gold in
safe deposit vault but had to keep the home
What would be your first thought? Protection for that
fortune of course You wouldn't be able sleep nights u
less doors and windows heavily barred armed
tchen kept guard and few ferocious dogs ranged the
garden
Then and then only would you be relieved Of the fear that
some Of your envious neghbors might raid your wealth
Now consider Uncle Sam.
He has treasure amounting to hundreds of times million
peac plenty and prosperity such exist nowhere else in
the world; only gold and silver but untold riches in
mines farms, industries shipping, vast cities
IL UNCLE SANS NEIGHB0RS ARE WELL INFORMED
ABOUT HIS TREASURE. MOST OF THEM COULD USE
SOME MONEY VERY HANDLY. ALSO, MOST or THEM
DON'T LIKE UNCLE SAM LITTLE BIT
Now, what has Uncle Sam, with all this wealth in his
possession done about safeguards?
WELL has reduced the number of watchdogs around his
house h warshps and failed to replace those that have
crown too old to be of any
He let the bars his windows and CHS fortifica
tions) become rusty and ramshackle
BE has fired many Of his watchmen hi sodiers that
what remain lost in Uncle Sam g huge establishment
Don't you think Uncle Sam taking dangerous chance?
wouldn't you feel great deal safer about Uncle Sam
wealth (which is your wealthy the old gentleman would
exercise greater precautions to protect it?
But poor Uncle Sam is under the thumb Of nearsghted
Congress that interested in regulating what he shall
Drink than in helping him look after the safey of his
property.
s time people who boss that Congress told the mem
hers in good strong language to get ships and sailors
and airplanes and soldiers and guns.
Otherwise Uncle Sam may have to get out in his shirt
sleeves dreadful day AND PIT HIS VERY LIFE
AGAINST THE WEAPONS OF THIEVES AFTER HIS
TREASURE
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
DR.. FRANK CRANES
DAILY EDITORIAL
FeW Lines

QUEEN ELIZABETH, historians tell u.s. had twenty
~ watches, complex and Enthusiastically ieweed and not
y one Of them kept correct time
aborer today carries dollar watch that is the acme
of simplicity watch construction but keeps perfect time
Says Adam Smith, In his Essay on the Principles Which
Lead and Direct Philosophical Inquiries:
The machines that first invented to perform any
particular movement always the most complex and
succeeding artists generally discover that with fewer wheels
with fewer principles of motion than had originally been
employed the effects may be easily produced"
The nearer perfection thing GETS the simpler it is
The keener the mind the strips away useless dis
cusson 1T leaves out everything but the point
Napoleon said in the council chamber he was pitted
against more eloquent than himself but that he always
won out by the simple argument that two and make
four"
When finish talking and thought is not clear it
not because the thought too complex express but
cause we are not masters enough of and Of words
make it simple.
Language, someone who observed the common failing
OF not making thought simple said was invented obscure
thought"
The highest art in writing and speaking clarity couched
in simplicity.
The Lords Prayer, the Sermon the Mount and ncons
Gettysburg Address among the greatest pieces of era
ture and each approaches the simplicity of perfection
noted cartooniSt says Cartoons when published look
as II the fellow drew them minute two Those simple
looking drawings with but few lines deceptive There
is more work back Of them than they contained million
pen strokes The fewer the lines the harder the work
Few lines in every field Of effort is the slogan of ap
preaching perfection.
Copyright 1927 by Newspaper syndicate,
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
By ELSIE ROBINSON

Chinese rug and broke the best
cut'glass dish. NJ polished their
shoes on the guest towels and
ended up by borrowing $35 which
Papa Bruce will never see again,
That's gratitude for YOU" say
the Bruces. "Everytime you try
to do something for people that's
the thanks you get"
One hears a good many re.
marks like that at this time of
the year. This is the season
when we're supposed to do
things for our needy brothers and
we naturally expect a proper
show of gratitude and apprecia.
ton in return. But do we get It?
Well, maybe so-but the chances
are about 999 to 1000 that we
don't. Whereupon we promptly
make loud. peevish complaints
about ingrates. But it never &C.
ours to us that there's any
fallacy in our own line Of
thought.
The Hindus think there is.
They have quite a different idea
about gratitude. They believe
that the one who should be
grateful is the one who GIVES.
not the one who gets!
Rabandranath Tagore tells
about this Hindu ideal in Count
keyserling's remarkable new
book-"THE BOOK OF. MAR
RAGE
ut is a matter, of comment by
Europeans" says he. that we
use no word like thanks in our
own language for expressing
gratitude. and they jump to the
conclusion that our character
must be free from that trouble.
some feeling. But the fact is
that In our society the obliga-
ton of the giver of help is held
to be stronger than that OF the
recipient. On him who has &C.
quired learning is cast the duty
of giving to others-that is not
taken as a favor done by teacher
to pupil. The offering Of hospi-
tally. even to the casual visitor
is incumbent on the householder
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
UNITY OF LIFE
By Garrett P. Serviss

EACTS are the high explosives
Il of controversial war. Prof.
c. e. McClung, Of the University
OF Pennsylvania, incidentally fired
very effective shell of the factuaI
kind in a recent address on the
Unity of Life" The hole it
makes in the anti.evolution line is
visible without a fieldglass.
Everybody by now knows that
the unfortunate members OF the
human family called "cretins"
have fallen into their pitiable con.
dition through insufficient action
of the thyroid gland. In such
cases, growth is disturbed and
hindered: body and mind hotli
are distorted and an otherwise
normal individual is condemned 70
be a misshapen dwarf and idiot
all because a certain part Of his
body failed to supply an essential
element Of growth"
Now, IF all organisms were
unlike or If man stood apart in
nature, such a case would be
hopeless unless the missing sub.
stance could be contributed by an.
other man, for here is a proto.
plasmic product of very specific
sort SO potent that only minute
quantities make all the differ ance
between normal growth and
idiocy."
DuctleSs Glands
But, the backboned animals In
general have this system of duct.
less glands, and so close is their
relationship to man that eff the
prospective cretin be supplied dur.
ing growth with the thyroid sub
stance from whatever source, he
puts aside the fate Of mental I'm.
adequacy and becomes a normal
man. The capacity to take from
the environment certain sub.
stances, the function of a par.
ticular part Of the body lacking in
the man, is assured by supplying,
a substance elaborated in a sim.
liar part of the body Of a sheep,
a whale, or what not. Thus the
difference between normal human
mentality and its opposite is
measured by the contribution Of a
lacking part by one of the lower
animals"
The discovery of such facts is
among the finest results of the
use Of the genius that his brain
gives to man. Yet there are
blinded thousands who would. by
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
NEGOTIATIONS.
OF A WIFE
by Helen Rowland.

WOMAN'S love Is like hay.
w fever Or. infantile paralysis
practically 1NCURABLE!
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
ONCE-OVERS

You have had quarrel with Of your best friends but
you stubborn and won't make advances adjust matters
You miss your friends society and he misses yours
Possibly time has removed much of the but you
bring yourself to take the first step toward reconca
ton.
1t also annoys you greatly that you are not friends
is of regret and yet you won't remedy the stua
ton.
Now, you think Of it. the matter trivial one to
break up friendship.
The toward whom you felt aggrieved had done many
good things for You that should have such
a small matter.
But you supersenve the occasion and got be-
yond you your bitter exchange of words made breach
Life too short to lose good friends and you ought to be
big enough in character the silly idea you
have of not being the first to 'gve in"
The Washington times., 1927-01-04

virtue Of law and its penalties,
prevent the teaching Of these
facts. and even the discovery of
their existence.
But when a controversy as.
sumes SO bitter and intolerant a
character. 1t becomes advisable
for each side to overhaul its
conscience and examine its own
conduct TO make sure that it is
not guilty of avoidable provoca-
ton. Professor McClung, it seems
to me, has very honorably recog.
nized this when, after pointing
out that it might seem from the
present situation that science is
in our day but not of it," he goes
on to say:
Fault of Scientists.
This is no doubt largely the
fault of scientists, who have ever
been inclined to become absorbed
in the pursuit OF knowledge and
to manifest little concern with
the use that is to be made of
it. In extreme cases there are
men, who take pride in the
thought that no apparent applica.
ton can be made of the results
of their studies"
This spirit turns up more and
more frequently. Too many men
engaged in scientific investigation
assume an unwarrantedly naughty
and superior attitude TOWARD the
rest of mankind. They, either
through ignorance or through un.
due exultation, talk of "the scien.
tific method" as something new
under the sun, an original product
of the modern school, whereas, as
Professor McClung does not hes.
itate to say, it is ''only a refine
ment' of the common sense way Of
attacking the problem"
Francis Bacon, who died 800
years ago, could have shown some
of our hot-headed youngsters how
in their haste they sometimes dis.
regard the best points of the
method that they claim as their
own.
But to return to Professor Nc
Clung's wise words: THE time has
come, for a change in the rela.
ton of science to society. While
it is important that knowledge be
applied and made useful, It is
vastly more important that the
method by which this resource
is gained be made the habit of
thought in daily living"
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
ILL HEALTH AIDED GENIUS

IF you want to become a great
4 writer, develop some incurable
malady. This. is the inference
drawn by Glen B. Winship,
novelist, of New York.
Many of the worlds, greatest
literary geniuses wrote their most
brilliant works under the stress Of
illness" said. Mi. Winship. "Rob.
ert Louis Stevenson's books were
produced while he was struggling
against tuberculosis. The last
poems Of John Keats, considered
by critics his best. were written
while he was dying of that
disease.
Pope was an invalid for 46
years. Byron and Scott were
both lame. Carlyle was a chronic
dyspeptic. Heine wrote some Of
ais bsst poems under the stress
The Washington times., 1927-01-04

QUEEN ELIZABETH historians tell us, had twenty
~ watches, complex and fantasticay jeweed and not
- nf &hnr,nL n,,Ao -.
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
WISE SAYINGS

Let US respect gray hairs; espe.
cially our own. p. Sem.
Anger Is one of hte sinews of
the soul.-Fuller.
In every parting there Is the
image Of death.-George Eliot.
Frugality Is a fair. fortune and
habits OF industry a good estate.
Franklin.
Refrain from eOvetousness and
thy estate shall pTosper.-PlatO.
The Washington times., 1927-01-04

Rreediness. enmity and all the host
OF evil spirits that hinder and hurt
the inner man. So it comes that
to the Hindu the imperative law
OF Remuneration doesn't imply
the unhappy thing that it has
come to mean to us. It means
the Way Of Life and it influences
his every act. That is why the
Hindu says that the Giver should
be grateful rather than the one
who receives. For the one who
receives may be richer by money
or food but the Giver is richer by,
spiritual growth and freedom.
Wealth is dangerous" saws
the Hindu, ''for unless wisely
used 1t puts letters on the soul.
The very wise man who does not
give himself generously, be-
comes bound in the letters uf
pride. The rich man is in bond
age to his houses and lands and
to the comforts which minister to
his pampered body. He becomes
unable to live joyously, genef~ Jus.
ly and carelessly as a free man
should do. The only safety lies
in renouncing ones own comfort
and in sharing ones possessions.
Give-and be grateful that you
can give, for thereby is your soul
preserved alive
This is the theory which under.
lies Socialism. Communism and
Bolshevism. Most of us think of
these various Isms as horrid de.
vices which would rob rich men
of. their hard earned wealth and
distribute it to lazy vagabonds.
But although in practice these
ideas may work harm and in.
justice. true and noble ideal
lies behind the plan for commu.
nistic sharing of property-an
ideal which aims to give the rich
man greater profit than his
wealth can ever give him.
The ideal lay behind the teach
ings of that other Oriental
Jesus Christ. But how far we
have departed from the spirit Of
His philosophy!
The Washington times., 1927-01-04

of INSOMNIA. John Milton went
blind.
Charlotte Bronte, one of the
first successful women novelists,
was continually in bad health.
So were her sisters. Emily and
Anne. Elizabeth Barrett Brown
ing's whole life was battle
against illness. Cowper composed
beautiful poetry willie confined in
an insane asylum. DeQuincey
was a victim Of the dope habit.
Charles Lamb. who later went
insane himself. did most Of his
writing while living with his de.
mented sister.
Whether robust health would
have turned these famous people
to ordinary pursuits and robbed
the world of some of its finest
literature II n question. Maybe
Il would haye stimulated them 10
greater fligtha
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
LISTEN, WORLD!

TUE Bruces
Il were ter
ribly sorry for
their country
cousin s. So
they invite d
them to come
to town. eat
din n er and
spend the week
end.
NJ o W they
W | s h t h ey
hadn't.
For what
these Country
Cousins did to
the Bruce DOM
icile was a
crime.
They smashed
the phonograph
records and put
the radio out of
ON m / S 81 on.
They burned
holes in the
The Washington times., 1927-01-04


w fever or. infantile paralysis
practically 1NCURABLE!
Once she sets her heart on
man 1t won't come offs no mat.
ter what he does, or is! 1t clings,
like chewing-gum to a velvet
gown.
Recently, when a criminal
found guilty Of fifteen crimes was
sentenced to life-imprisonment
his devoted wife chung to him,
kissed him passionately, and de.
clared that he was 1.-THE best hus
band in the worldr'
A little thing like murder can.
not shake a woman's faith in a
mans intrinsic goodness-if she
loves him. A slight deviation
from virtue, like highway.robbery
only strengthens her belief in his
honest intentions to "go straight"
He can sin forty-seven times
in the same way, and she will
believe his explanation" and his
forty-eighth promise to be good.
He can squander her last dollar,
and she will go out and beg, steal
or borrow another dollar to
lend" him.
He can idle away his days
writing weak poetry or painting
bad pictures, while she slaves at
a desk or wash-tub to keep him
going, and she will be as pleased
as Punch when he comes in with
a bunch of stale flowers for ilel
and tells her how wonderful"
she is.
He can break his word, his
wedding.Vows, and her heart-an6
she will still go on trying ito win
him back to his better self"
That's Woman's Love!
No matter how great a criminal
a man may be, there is always
SOME woman at his trial. tC
whom he is a hero! No matter
what travesty on beauty he
may -DOs INV Olus AAOW. AolS VI
how ugly, to the woman who
once loved him. he Is always a
Prince Charming" No matter
what poor, weak failure he
may be, there is always some
woman who speaks Of him DIS
MR." to the neighbors!
Woman's love is tougher than
wrought-iron. and as flexible as
India rubber. 1t will stretch over
a multitude of sins and back.
slidings, and snap right back into
place againl
When a woman says that her.
love is dead, or cured" either
she is fooling you or fooling her.
self; either it was NOT love, or
1t Is not dead.
Affection may be killed and
infatuation may be cured-bnt
LOVE IS chronic and immortal!
That is why the average man is
always a little ''shaky'.. about per.
hitting q woman to love him.
Somewhere, down in his atavistic
soul. he has a dim premonitiun
that he Is starting something"
that he can never STOP.
Obey that warning impulse, my
Son! Playing with q womanis
love Is playing with +. ~. T.
and pretending it's a tinsel ban'
The Washington times., 1927-01-04

1OF MS own
sake. Each of
the domestic
C e r e m ME 8.
from the birth
celebration to
the funeral, is
but an express
sion of the debt
which e ach
member owes
to his conmu.
nifty"
~ y . II ! .
seem a strange
ideal? 1t isn't
strange accord.
ing. to the
Hin d u code
which aims al
ways toward
spiritual prog
i'ess and liberia
ton. Liberia.
ton from what?
From selfish.
The Washington times., 1927-01-04
QUESTIONS OF
ETIQUETTE
Mrs. Cornelius Reeckman.
Wedding Professional
NEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:

NEAR Mrs. BEECkMAN:
~ ~ 1 am planning a church
wedding and will have a
maid OF honor. bridesmaid and
a flower girl. The groom will
have a best man and two ushers.
Would you kindly advise me as
to how the procession should
walk up the aisle to, the altar and
return?
(2) Also what is the correct at
tire for the groom and attend.
ants II the wedding is to take
place at 4 o'clock in the after
noon? A READER.
This would be the best form
for the professional: First the
two ushers, walking together;
then the bridesmaid, walking
alone, then the maid of honor,
walking alone; then the flower
girl, walking alone; and last, the
, bride and her father or whoever
is to present her in marriage.
The occasional should be: First
the bride and groom; next the
flower girl tor she may walk in
front Of the bride and groom II
you prefer. next the maid Of
honor, next the bridesmaid, and
last the two ushers, walking to-
gether. The best man does not
take part in either the procession
al or occasional. IF you will send
me an addressed envelope, / shall
be happy to send you my pamph.
let's on the correct form Of the
professional and Professionally
(2) For day clothes cutaway
coat and dark, striped trousers.
Tipping In Restaurants
nEAR MRS. BEECKMAN:
H A constant reader Of yours
states that you have made the re.
mark in your column that it is
not proper for q young lady to
tip in restaurant, which l think
is wrong. do not think you
made such a statement. I have
always tipped in good dining rooms
and in others when the service
was worth it. J. K.
could not possibly have made
such a statement. Nor can l
conceive how your friend could
have imagined that anyone could
make this statement.
So absurd is that statement
that / find myself wondering If
your friend isn't "spoofing" you.
Do you think this could be pos.
sible?
or course it lis proper for a
lady, young or old, to tin in a
restaurant. unless the manage.
nent requests that no tips be
given, as in some OF the French
restaurants. where 10 per cent is
added to the bill as tip.