davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Don'ts For Stout Women.

The stout woman must not
slump" Her one safeguard is an
erect carriage-head up, chest up. alb
domen in. This wards off that fleshy
back.
Nor must she permit herself to re-
lax. Negligees, comfort, and down
at-the heel attire are not for her. She
should keep trim, though she nearly
passes away with heat.
Sh must watch her manners, par
ticularly her table manners. She
may not take liberties with her ell
bows, lop over the table, or eat care
lessly. Daintiness is essential if she
would not be repulsive.
The stout woman must train her.
self to light walking. Nothing shows
her weight like dragging her feet and
dumping heavily.
She must discriminate in styles.
Put her in bicorne hat, peasant
drapery, and chantecler colorings.
and she need not be surprised at crit
icism.
She must learn to take life quiet
ly. Excitement. rushing, and temper
are conducive to apoplexy and do not
improve looks. The red-faced stout
woman. looking ready for apoplexy,
is not a pleasing vision.
She must be dignified. 1t moves
the onlooker to tears to see the stout
full of airs, graces. and kittenish coy
ness. Her dignity should not inter-
fere with jollity; the hearty laugh is
a hallmark of avoirdupois.
She must learn to toy with food.
Fasting is not healthful, banting is a
trial to the soul, but greediness in
the stout is as unpleasant as it is
fieshmaking.
Beyond all, she must wear good
corsets and learn how to put them
on 1t makes just the difference be-
tween mountains of flesh and trim,
stylish figure, trifie too large. but
not repellent.-New York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Hints on Color.

Blue suits the golden-haired girl.
and makes her hair look more beau
tiful, but it seems to destroy all the
beauty of some gray-eyed maids, and
1t is most unbecoming to those of at
all sallow complexion. Now. gold in
some form will conceal any little yell
lowness of the skin, and white COM
ing in contact with the face subdues
the i'll effects of blue and preserves
its good ones. Only to the youngest
and fairest do pink and white seem
suitable, and yet white is much used
by the old, and soft white laces are
becoming even to grandmothers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

tents slid, Gathering, on the pile. He
lowered it promptly. Levi hooked 1t
up again, then sprang down from the
stage, and ran around the quarry to-
ward the tilted house.
What he could accomplish he did
not yet know clearly, but he felt he
must do something. If that dyna-
mite dropped on the fifteen men
penned down there, it would blow
them to bits.
1t was a bright April morning, fol-
lowing a day and night of rain, and
the sides of the pit were steaming in
the sun. AS Levi ran, his eyes were
on the slide, which was still discharg-
ing fragments of rock and little puffs
of dirt into the chasm. Coming
closer. he understood the reason for
the disaster.
The path by the shanty door, worn
into the dirt below by the grass-roots.
had been quilted by a little rivulet
down to a ridge of blue rock several
yards long. From this ridge the
ledge evidently slanted sharp and
smooth under house and rampant 10
the brink of the pit. The water,
seeping underneath the mass of earth
and rock in dozen little runnels,
had undermined its foundation, and
the blast of that morning had Jared
it loose. At any second the whole
slide might go over the edge
Levi had now almost reached the
house. Across the quarry the whistle
, screeched warningly. Micah had
swung out the drag. and was shoot
ing it down to the men below.
The young engineer was not man
to weigh chances long, especially
when fifteen lives were at stake. The
thing to do was to get out that dyn-
amite-if he could. Careless of his
own safety, he leaped down the
crumbling slope
The powder-house door was pad
locked, and the key was in the pocket
of Chris Ryan, the boss at the bot
tom of the quarry. One quick sharp
dow OL Levi . clDOM Jul ot thC pair
els in. The building quivered sick
ingly. For an instant Levi feared 1t
was about to topple over and slide
with him into the gulf. Then ii
grew still again.
There was not second to waste
The boxes were piled in the farther
corner. Planting one foot cautious
ly on the slanting planks, Levi
reached in and lifted case in his
arms. His feet sank deep into the
loose dirt as he staggered up the
slide and pitched it on the grass be-
yond the path. Then he sprang back
for another.
Seven times more he did this The
building trembled, the dirt slid off In
showers. A sudden slipping of that
treacherous slope might sweep him
over the edge.
Only one trip more. After thai
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

White lawn makes the one Illustrated,
however, and the trimming is narrow
frills. If something more elaborate
were wanted, the yoke could be en-
broidered by hand or cut from all
over material, or the edges of the
yoke and the edges of the sleeves
could be scalloped. Indeed, there
are various ways in which the dress
can be treated, but the simple one
illustrated is admirable for everyday
wear, and is pretty and attractive.
The dress is cut in one piece and
is scanned under the arms only. The
yoke, however, is made in three pieces
and with shoulder seams. The OPEN
ing is cut under the box pleat at the
centre-back and the dress is closed
invisibly, while the yoke is buttoned
over into place
The quantity of material required
for the medium size -four years) is
three and one-half yards twenty-four,
two and three-fourth yards twenty
seven, one and seven-eighth yards
thirty-two or one and three-fourth
yards forty-four inches wide, with
three yards of rufIling.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Reward For a New Breed,

All human fieas originated in North
Europe, and were originally on the
live on man. Fleas are collected and
preserved in small tubes of alcohol,
and no man could have believed that
Rothschild's flea fad could ever have
borne such valuable wisdom as to
Hest of all things the world ever
saw, for one flea bite will give a
man the plague. If anybody can find
an entirely new breed of flea Tip
promises that Mr.. Rothschild stands
ready to receive the goods and pay
the highest market price the world
affords. Tip, in the New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

the shanty could go when it wanted
to. He leaped down for the last box.
Suddenly mass of earth Jared
loose from the base of the Slide, The
house tottered, about to FALL. Levi
plunged through the door, threw his
arms round the tenth case, and
jumped out. His shoulder struck the
slowly sinking frame, and the shock
spun him round face to the brink.
Down to the edge slid the shanty,
tipped deliberately over, and disap-
peared. Its crash on the bottom rose
to him, as he staggered unsteadily
writhing, twisting his body. vainly
trying to recover his balance. the box
in his arms.
Just as he thought himself safe,
clod under his right foot gave way
and he swung forward, still claspins
the case. If he dropped it now, i:
would certainly fall into the quarry.
II he did not drop it, he would prob
ably go in, too. What should he do
The question answered itself. He
fell forward at full length along the,
slide. AS the box, clutched to his
breast, landed almost on the edge, he
felt a momentary horror lest the
shock might explode it. Then he
found himself lying safe for the pres
ent, his toes and knees dug into the
loose, rain-moistened earth, his eyes
staring down into two hundred feet
of space.
Engrossed in handling the dyna.
mite, Levi had almost forgotten the
| drag. Now he saw it slowly rising,
loaded with men, Every white face
was turned toward him, but nobody
spoke.
Down the face of the cliff he could
trace the dark, moistened spaces
where the water had oozed, and see
, the little bubbles sparkling in the
sun. To his left the earth moved
slightly, crumbling into the pit.
Should the entire mass start, nothing
could save him from being carried
over head first.
If the slope had been less and the
treacherous mass under him had moi
been set on hair-trigger, Levi would
have tried to wriggle back. But the
dry rocks that filled the earth pre-
vented him from striking his toes in
deeply; and when he moved, there
came slight but omnibus settling
that frightened him. He must keep
perfectly still.
He glanced across the quarry. The
drag was almost up. Now it was
| swinging in toward the rock-heap. II
came to rest on the platform, and the
men streamed off. Whatever might
happen to him, they, at any rate,
were saved. The sharp edge of the
box hurt his chest, but he still chung
to it mechanically.
A man burst from the engine-house
door and ran rapidly round the quar-
ry edge, coil of rope swinging from
his hand. 1t was the engineer. Levi
wondered DULY if he could stay on
the bluff until his uncle reached him
He was slipping, slipping. Press.
ing his knees and toes into the earth
! he fiattened himself as low as posi-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

teen men must be hoisted two hun
dred feet, as quickly as steel and
steam could take them. He pushed
the lever with a strong, sudden move
ment. The cable came whirring in,
and the drag shot up.
Now it had reached its greatest
height. A pull on another lever
swung it in toward the rock-pile
The bank-man was away on an err
rand and McCorrison was filling his
place.
Unlock it," gasped the engineer,
and Levi ran out. The instant the
drag dropped upon the little plat
form he cast off two chains. Day
raised it by the third, and its con-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Tricot Cloth Corsets.

The desire of women for comforta-
BILE corsets, even though they are
long, has brought about the use of
tricot cloth in their making. This Is
little stronger than the elastic web
bling, which was not firm enough to
maintain the figure in its proper lines.
This new cloth is easy over the body,
not pressing 1t down as coutil does.
If ones hips cannot stand the pres
sure of bones, gusset' of the webbing
Is inserted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
The Popular Sash.

Sashes are seen on almost every
costume, whether to add the universal
touch of black or to complete the
color scheme. On the cuirass frocks
they are worn between hips and
knees, where the pleated skirt is
joined to the fitted bodice. Again
on frocks with slightly high waist
at the back the sash Is knotted quite
a few inches above the normal waist
line, and the long ends hang to the
hem of the skirt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Organize to Elevate the Drama.

Mrs. A. Starr Best, society and lit
erary woman, of Chicago, is president
of the Drama League of America, a
new association that has undertaken
to improve the moral and intellectual
tone of the stage. She is one of sew
eral Chicago women who have de-
clared war on the chorus girl in
tights and upon suggestive plays.
Their method is to stimulate the best
drama by encouraging an interest in
plays as literature. In this way it is
hoped to awaken a keener interest in
plays as art and not as mere amuse-
ment. 1--WE AIM" says Mrs. Best, Ito
work with the public in an endeavor
to organize it into trained audience.
capable of enjoying and demanding
the best plays. Thus far. the public
has been too good natured. 1t accepts
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
fHE VISION.
RY JOHN CLAIR AIINor.


With things the church may the dingy shop
Was euered full Rich robes ar. and vestments hung
And cruciix and charce made of gold,
And books and beads waiting to be Sold
With patience hope beside the door
The tradesman sat- for few there to buy
A dusty sunbeam slanted o the floor;
When 10! upon the threshold there is seen
A strangers form OF priestY garb and MEN,
MY friend" he said "far off beyond the sea
BRING A D ali the a Office s ea prU unto out mt thy store
That may make my choice and buy. Nay,
If they adorn thee well, be that the test
Not loath please the tradesman stepped to where
The richest vements hung The alb he placed
The naniple, the grde a his waist
He slowly donned in turn; then DER the whole
He drew the sken and fringed STOLE
The eweed inter next upon his head
He set and on his right hand placed the ring,
And in his left the crozier. Then instead
OF trade he stood a bishop In the glass
Before him many strange things pass
No more the little shop Instead afar
The multitude of worshipers who seemed
To knecl while he should bless them; and he heard
The rolling organ and the chanted word
No the BRIDESMAIDS humble lot. He stood
As one beloved and honored through the earth:
Anointed for His blessed we work: o his worth
All crozier. robes and inter sgnifed.
And so the dream enguieG him i'll its tide.
The vision dimmed. He sighed and turned his head:
- He stood within the little shop alone
The priest-a cunning rogue disguised-had fled
WHAT mattered thst f ae saf p eos 6 fen door
The vision had been worth it all, and
So the tale; tale to tell again.
The vision waits. 1t will not be in vain
If richly invest lives thus
Employ The things teach or sell
Or love in others might adorn well.
Youths Companica
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

mentioned. These could be made
with guimpes or yokes of plain black
net tucked, and trimmings of ribbons
or silk are allowable.
Your evening gown could be of net
or crepe de Chine, copying any simple
model that you consider becoming.
A light wrap of black pongee or ra-
jah will be necessary
Black skirts with plain white
blouses may be worn for morning,
but will not be in good taste for after
noon.
Your tailored suit could be of thin
black serge or a closely woven Pan
ANA. - Elizabeth Lee, in the New
York Telegram.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Styles of Early Thirties.

Old-fashioned sashes in bright COL
ored ribbons will be worn again on
the simpler lingerie dresses. Tied In
a large butterfly bow at the centre
back, they recall the styles of the
early thirties, when bob curls and
shoulder tippets were worn, too. This
is another indication that the present
fashions cater primarily to the
younger set.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
New Model Sleeves.

Sleeves of the new models of
blouses and dresses show fulness at
the elbow. Ruffies of pleated net,
batiste, plain or lace edges, and at
tached to a heading of insertion, may
be bought by the yard and made up
into side frills for the shirtwaist or
,oat suit.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Erock Adornment.

Ornaments. tassels, balls and
fringe, echoing crystal and bead ef-
fects, play part in evening frock
adornment, and draperies on the wing
sleeve order, the points often finished
with tassels, often mitigate the Sc
verify of the line in close-ntting
sleeves.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
SESOSTRIS.

>sOLE Lord of Lords and very King of ~
IA He sits within the desert carved in stoi.
lnscrutable, colossal and alone,
and ancienter than memory of things
Graved on his front the sacred beetle clings;
Disdain sits on his lips; and in frown
Scorn lives upon his forehead for a crown.
The affrighted ostrich dares not dust her wings
Anear this Presence The long caravans
Dazed camels stop, and mute the Bedouins stare
This symbol of past power more than mans
oresages DOOM Kings look-aEd Kings despair;
Their scepters tremble in their jeweled hands
And dark thrones totter in the balefu air!
Lloyd Mfiin
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

what the producing managers give in
stead of making a fight against indie
cent shows and demanding attractions
of higher class. We intend to carry
on our campaign by organizing clubs
in cities and towns throughout the
country and by sending lecturers to
these places. New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

for the medium size is eight and one
half yards twenty-four or twenty
seven, seven yards thirty-two, or five
and five-eighth yards forty-four
inches wide. Width of skirt at lower
edge is four and one-eighth yards, or
two yards when pleats are pressed
fiat,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Napoleon l. began to learn English
at st. Helena and there is letter ex-
-ant from him which begins Since
sixt week learn the English and
do not any progress. Six week do
fourty and two days. If might have
learn fivty word for day could know
1t two thousand and two hundred"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Work Apron-The work apron that
includes generous pockets is the prac-
teal one, and this model, in addition
to that advantage, is shapely and be-
coming at the same time that 1t is
eminently useful. In the illustration,
it is made from an inexpensive
printed wash fabric and the edges
are piped, but linen and Bingham,
chambray, and, indeed, almost any
simple washable material is quite APP
propriate. The straps are crossed at
the back and buttoned into place at
the shoulders
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Coorse Net Cloth.

Heavy linen is used with coarse
net. cloth and silk, while linen crash
often serves as foundation for EN-
broidered yokes, guimpes and vests.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
NIarouise Parasols.

We are to use the little Chantilly
lace marquise parasols, the doll-llke
affairs with which our pretty ances-
uesses used to screen their faces.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
~ Smart Frills of Fashion On
9as >cStsg

New York City.-One-piece dresses
are much in demand just now. They
are exceedingly charming for the tiny
folk; they mean so little labor for the
making that the busiest mother does
not hesitate to undertake them; they
are simple and childish and are alto
gether to be desired. This one is
made with prettily shaped yoke and
is adapted to all seasonable materials
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Semi-Princesse Dress-To De made
with three-quarter or long sleeves.
Semi-princesse gowns are much in
demand and are always pretty and
attractive. This one includes novel
fiat bertha and sleeves that are among
the newest and prettiest. Flowered
organdie is the material Illustrated,
and 1t is trimmed with lace banding
and made with yoke of net, but every
seasonable material that can be made
full is appropriate, and the list in
cludes silks and light weight woods
as we'll as cottons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

white or black, without lace edging of
any sort.
White linen collars and cuffs ara
admissible. These accessories in
plain lawn are only worn by near rel-.
atives.
The frilled collars and cuffs known
as claudine may be adopted il FASH
Toned from strips of hemmed or hem
stitched white lawn.
A mourning veil is unnecessary,
but the mesh chosen should prefer
ably be a plain one, as the Russian
and the octagon weaves.
Dots are not considered in good
taste Gloves, both of silk and kid,
are correct.
1t is not necessary to confine your
self entirely to black gowns all sum-
mer. Plain white toilets finished with
black accessories may be worn.
For morning you could have
plain white linen or duck skirt and
simple white lawn shirt waist, fin
ished at the neck with a white linen
collar and black tie.
The cuff buttons should be black,
and the belt also. For street wear
you might add coat to match the
skirt and plain banded black sailor
hat. The gloves may be of white
channels, hose black and ties of white
or black.
For afternoons simple frocks of
plain black or white lawn, null and
Swiss are correct. Dull dotted Swiss
is also considered in good taste for
slight mourning.
In making transparent goods lit
tie tucking should form the yoke or
rows of ribbons faggoted together.
When this is unlined the relief is suf-
ficient without any addition. The
collar should be carried out in yoke
effect and edged with cord or strip
of ruching. There is no objection to
collarless waist, the neck to be fin-
ished with turn back Dutch collar
without either lace or embroidery.
For more formal wear choose wolfe
or any of the dull finished fabrics
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05


Jelly Pancakes.-Make into thin batter half pound
of sed -four cupul of milk then add three
Mix until perfectly smooth and free from Jumps Butter the
fryngpan WE'LL pour of the mixture and cook until
nicely then the other side and brown this
serving DISH spread rather thckly with
fold the pancake in half Another
method make the pancakes preferred size When
spread it with the jelly and place the
pancake top AS many liked be placed
of the other like layer cake Cut in triangular
pieces sprinkle with powdered piping hot
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
SUGGESTS ELDER
AND HARRISON
a. c. Goodrich Takes an Interest in
His Old Home and Writes
About Commissioners.
Chicago. Ill, Feb. %.

Chicago, Ill, Feb. %.
To the Editor of The Gate City:
I feel interested in the changes soon
to take place In civic control of the
affairs of your city and believe moth
ing is so important as the selection
of your first mayor and the commits
sioners.
The sold gang" who has little inter
est in the new form Of government,
will be glad enough to see it a failure;
so It is of the utmost Importance that
the commission be formed of men who
are, first of all, with good business
ability and known honesty in conduct
ing private and public affairs, and
having enough sound sense and stub
born determination to administer city
matters for the general good of the
city and not to please cliques.
Mr.. McFarland's letter was the right
spirit You need men who will give
their best thought and best hours to
the city and busy man in his own
affair cant do. it, unless he can play
even for time and expenses. There
are enough fine democrats and repub
licans in the city to arrange that par
ticular matter in one way or another
for there are ways to do it. j. F
Elder and Cal. Harrison would excel
lently fill two of the places on the
commission.
Yours respectfully,
A. C. GOODRICH.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-03-01
MONEY INVOLVED
in real. ESTATE
It Is Estimated that Property Valued
at $4,000 Was Disposed Of
Yesterday is Record
Breaker.
BURROWS ROW GOES
Samuel N. swartz Takes up His op-
ton and Purchase Price is
Said to be $1,000
Other Deals.
BURROWS ROW GOES

1t is estimated that $4,000 worth
Of property was transferred yesterday,
the figure being the highest for sin
gle day thus far this year. The latest
one of the afternoon was the sale Of
the Burrows property, on, Ninth be-
tween Main and Blondeau, commonly
known as Burrows row. The transfer
was from John Burrows to Samuel M.
Swartz and the consideration is said
to be approximately $4,000. The other
transfers were all stated in last even
ing's issue The big ones were Fan
ming Heights" purchased by George
w. Tanning for 100000; WINS farm.
the selling price of which is said to
have been $4,000, together with seven
other instruments, bring the totals to
an aggregate sum of about $4,000. 1t
was the biggest days business In the
deputy recorders office for some. time
past and involved the transferring OF
more real cash than has taken place
for long time. The purchasers OF
the biggest block Of this property OBJ
tanned options shortly before and a
few days after the water power an
nouncement, the options being good
until March !.
Charles Wilkins obtained tax deed
for $1.51 to lots IL and IL, in block
80, Reid's addition.