davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The San Francisco call., 1913-10-04

true bungalow, nor yet large
house, it has the general effect of
both. The ground floor is com
plete for living; bedrooms, bath
room and all, and the second floor
rooms have none of the stulliness
of the true bungalow on account OF
the air chamber above them. The
ceilings are not too low for COM
fort and ventilation, and yet not so
high as to be ugly.
AS you enter the front door there
is no uninteresting hall TO greet you
with stupid hat rack and umbrella
stand combined. You enter direct
ly: the whole atmosphere of an un-
usual home envelopes you. The
stairs are at the extreme right, un-
obtrusive and taking up as little
room as possible. They are mere
ly means of getting upstairs,
treated in a simple and consistent
manner and wholly subordinated
to the other more interesting fea-
lures. The fireplace faces you,
and the low bookcases which EN-
brace it.
Through the wide doorway is the
vista of the dining room, and the
two rooms opening into one as they
do, afford a large space for dane
ing; a present-day requirement not
to be ignored. Double French Wi
dining room open out on the bricke
or dining porch, if you will. Unde
small passageway leading to the hall
sageway is the telephone located;
both the living rooms and the bedroe
by both back and front stairs. I
serves as cloak and hat closet as W
THE hall runs through the cent
! east and west, and doorway
out to the covered porch. AT this
back stairs leading to a common |
front stairs and merging there; ma
sary to go through the living room
stairs bedrooms. AT the other en-,
pantry, which leads into the kitch
and the dining room to the south.
opening into it are the nursery, the Q
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front bedroom and the owners
room being particularly favored in
this respect. The plan Of the Ideal
Home admits of charging if the
appropriation can be raised bit.
For one thousand dollars more the
following changes could be made:
the covered porch on the ground
floor might easily be sacrificed for
an extension bedroom, day nursery
or study of fine proportions, the
sleeping porch walled-in for an ex-
ira maids room, or the unfinished
storeroom converted for the same
use. The bathrooms could be tiled
throughout, an extra chimney built,
and fireplace opened in the up
stairs bedroom, as well as win
dow built in the closet. A built-in
lee box could be furnished, a tiled
shelf under the dining room win
dows for plants with corner glass
eupboards built in on either side
and a beamed ceiling in the living
room. Awnings might be made
for the sunny side Of the house, the
gardens piped for sprinklers,
vacuum cleaner with exhaust in
stalled, or other electric devices for
saving labor. SO can the Ideal
Home at the modest cost of six
thousand five hundred dollars be-
come as well equipped as a very
pretentious and costly dwelling.
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of dwelling t + o m
our House. Not a
Evening star., 1913-12-21
ONLY DEAF
PEOPLE INVITED
Free Demonstration at. the Evans
Building.

Are you deaf or hard-of-hearing in
any degree II so, no matter how
long you have been afflicted, you are
invited 10 visit the offices of the Gen.
eral Acoustic Company. at 1923
Evans building, Washington. and en-
Joy your sense of hear ng once again.
For one hour, II you like, your hear
ing VIII be restored by the incon-
spicuous six-tone "electrical-ear'' of
the ACQUISITION. without charge.
You can converse with your friends
IN low tones. listen to music, and
HEAR all about the wonderful in
strument that has banished your deaf
ness, through IT, while you are wear
Ing II. Then. II YOU desire 10 retain
your hearing permanently you can
take the ACQUISITION home with YOU
and soon forget you ever were deaf.
This fact seems almost too good to
be true, and that is why We want
every deaf person in Washington
and neiGhborlng cities to come in TO these
permanent Offices during the holiday season
20 allow US 70 prove 10 you that il Is true
that the Acousticon WILL benefit your hear
Ing permanently.
Special arrangements have been made TO
give personal attention TO every one Of the
hundreds of deaf people who are herehy In
vitsd. Come m Mt the earliest possible mo-
uient and be thankful the rest or your life
General Acoustic Co., 1928 Evans bnilng
Home Office. Gambler bldg. 10 ". 4ad ST..
New York City.
Evening star., 1913-12-21
JURY AR0USES JUDGES IRE,
Cincinnati Court Dismisses Panel in
George Mundy Case.

CINCINNATI, December 20-Dispieased
at the action OF the jury which yesterday
returned a verdict Of not guilty In the
case OF George Mundy. a prominent at
torney. on the ground that he was in
sane when he shot and killed his wife
Judge Wade Gushing in the common pleas
court today dismissed the jury.
The verdict of the jury aroused the ire
OF the judge TO such an extent that from
the bench he designated II "a gross mis-
carriage of justice" The Jurors would
have served until the first Monday in
January. Mundy Will be examined as to
his present mental condition next Tues
day in the probate court.
Evening star., 1913-12-21
His Washington Record.

Patterson first came to the attention of
the local police in December, 1903, when
he was arrested and charged with having
passed a number Of bogus checks Six
months after his arrest he was released
by Chief Justice Clabaugh and surren-
dered to the police of Chase City. Va.
Local police records show he was arrest
ed in Olean, y. Y, July 81. 1910. and sur
rendered to the police of Buffalo, n. Y,
where there was a charge of grand lar
ceny against him.
The alleged swindler was arrested in
York, Pa, in September 1910. for having
passed bogus check at a department
store in this city. He was returned here
and sentenced to serve two years impris-
onment. 1t is shown by the police records
that Patterson was arrested in Freehold,
y. j.. in 1854 and charged with forgery.
His case was appealed from a conviction
and he was acquitted.
IL is stated that he is wanted in Attain
tic City, n, J.. Olean. n. Y, and Connells-
vile. Pa. AT the time Patterson was
sentenced to Imprisonment of two years
for having passed the check In this city II
was stated that a Baltimore woman. who
was said To have spent 5000 of his
money. tipped off, the alleged swindler.
Evening star., 1913-12-21
Fails to Pay Workmen.

The promoter hired a number of men to
do pick and shovel work On the railroad
he proposed to build. but when pay day
came, II is reported, there were no funds
Forthcoming, and investors started an in
vestigation.
Patterson appears to have scented trou-
BILE He disposed of his expensive office
furniture. which, according to statements
of those supposed to know. had not been
paid for. selling to two different persons,
collecting from each, and then. it is said,
he vanished. leaving many bills unpaid.
The Shippensburg authorities have OBJ
tanned photographs and the record of Pat
terson from Maj. Sylvester. chief of police
in Washington, and the record shows that
he has been arrested on a number of bo-
gus check transactions.
Patterson endeavored to interest finan-
ciers and capitalists of Winchester in an
electric railway scheme several years ago.
Evening star., 1913-12-21
POLICE ON THE TRAIL
OF ALLEGED SW|NDLER
Reported That "Col." B. F. Patter-
son, Alleged Promoter, Victimized
Shippensburg People.
Special DISPATCH TO The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December 2O-Of-
ficers of a number of cities and towns in
the Cumberland valley are on the lookout
for one ''Col" Benjamin F. Patterson, al
legged promoter of trolley schemes and
other enterprises. who recently victimized
people at Shippensburg, Pa. when he pro-
posed TO build an electric line from that
place to MELVILLE. Pa. One farmer, it is
stated, mortgaged his farm and turned
over $1,000 to Col" Patterson
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too Sly and deceitful for that. He
pretended to have forgotten all about
MS threat to get even, and whenever
ne met Jimmy Skunk he was as polite
as ne knew how to be, and no one
can be n more polite than Reddy
OK. But all the time he was think
ing and thinking how he could ger
sven. CIV
Now, Of course. Peter Rabbit had
heard Reddy Fox make that threat.
and 1t troubled Peter a great deal. In
tact, it troubled Peter a great deal
more than it did Jimmy Skunk. In
deed. 1t didn't trouble Jimmy at all.
ne is such a lazy, good natured little
fellow. and SO sure that he can take
are OF himself, thai he doesn't wor-
rS about ANYTHING. But Peter Rabbi,
worried. You see, Peter had had so
many. narrow escapes from Reddy
toX that he was very suspicious, and
the more he saw Of Reddy's polite.
ness the more suspicious he grew.
You better watch out for Reddv
FOX. he would say every time he met
Jimmy Skunk.
Jimmy would just laugh in his lazy
way and say that he wasn't afraid.
Why I'm not afraid Of anybody or
ANYTHING excepting Farmer Browns
boy and his dreadful gum" said Jim
my one day as he stopped on the edge
Of the dear old brier patch to pass
the time Of day with Peter Rabbit.
And Jimmy wasn't boasting when l1a
said that. He wasn't hoasting a bit,
because, you know, it was true.
Now. it just happened that Reddy
Q was snooping around the ola
hrier patch that morning and he oy-
erheard what Jimmy Skunk said.
Reddy just lay low so that Jimmy
skunk and Peter Rabbit shouldn't
know that he was about, and then
as soon as he got a. chance he stole
away to the Green Forest, and ther.
was an unpleasant grin on the face
Of Reddy Fox.
So" said Reddy to himself, there
is some n Jimmy Skunk is afraid
OF! I wonder why I didn't think Of
Farmer Browns boy before"
For a long time Reddy lay in his
secret hiding place in the Green For
est studying and studying how he
could get even with Jimmy Skunk.
and the longer he studied the greater
grew the hate in his heart. At last
he hoped up and kicked his heels.
Il have a plan! Now we'll see IL r
don't get even with you, Mr.. S,narty."
he exclaimed.
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he was u simple countryman, u gen.
ial soul ind kind.
Ihe evening was poetic and to i'm.
agery inclined,
gazed out o'cr the stream and field.
How musical the leaves"
cried, What web of melody their
subtle rustling wcavcs.
The crystal waters murmur down
the banks of and fern,
Ado~ the dale the somher wall of
lingering loon and hern.
1nrlli' shrill the cry Of night birds
high, forth floating in the air.
And fairy footballs trip and tinkle
where the fleece floats there.
IN boundless pillows Of the unlocked,
azure sea of blue,
listen. Aye. I hear them, nearly.
Nay. and do not you?"
II believe ! do hear suthin'". he re-
piled, down in the boys:
An mebbe it is fairies. but mos likely
It, 10 hogs"
See! see!" I cried. "The streaming
splendor streaking DER the sky,
Where the chariots Of cloud on starry
wheels are rolling by.
See the. auroral beams that stream
from zenith to the sea,
Where dies away the twilight gray
and night reiEns full and free.
The yellow moonlight's misty glow
gilds all the eel around,
Her jeweled rays fall now ablaze the
hills-the Night is crowned
With her own queenly diadem; the
bright auroral light
Is splendor's gorgeous setting for the
sable cloak Of Night.
In thy minds y canst not descry
the picture as I call;
The Queen Of Night. the crown Of
light. the sable cloak and all?"
The nights Owl splendor daszled him.
His sleepy eyes he rolled,
"Doggone them sun dogs!" then he
said, They're alwus .bringtn'
cold!"
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Think you all beauty and grace lies
In the face. or in the front view OF
a figure? Then you are mistaken. for
there 10. I assur you. much virtue
in a good back.
Just what constitutes a good back
it Is a bit difficult to describe ade-
quately, but there is no installing one
among the numberless ungraceful
ones one sees. perforce. in II crowd
OF women Of any class. Where one
persons back is characterful and
pleasing Of line: nine are utterly de-
that fashion is dcvoting unusual at
tention to the backs Of gowns. so it
is more possible to hide Disbursements
under trimming devices, but even they
cannot counteract altogether an UNI
graceful contour.
site. Neither sunken nor protrudinE,
they should be full with no deep fur
row between them. Secondly. tho
waist line of the perfect hack is rather
fiat than rounded. and an inch and a
half higher at the center than at the
center front. AS YOU will note. II YOU
experiment. 1t naturally assume thar
Thirdly, the lower back or the back
Of the hips should conform to the rule
governing the shoulders. or possibly it
might be the merest triie more prom
inent. yet not conspicuously so.
Then the poise OF the head has
much to do Will, the line Of the hack.
If 1t Is inclined to droop. or ia thrust
forward or Up. as one so commonly
sees 1t. round shoulders will ensuc
which eventually develop into a
hunchhack. In some cases thrustinS
the head forward in this manner has
been known to develop a bulge Just
below the base OF the neck that has
proved incurable. As a matter Of fscr.
the head should be poised so that a
Tina drawn from the top and back to
the center Of the back between the
shoulders would be perpendicular.
Do not stiffcu the back muscles: an
easy carriage is the. only graceful one.
Tenseness In a signal. Of nervousness
and nervousness has nothing of charm
in it. In any case. avoid moving the
back below the waist line from side
to side. This is not only undignified.
carry the weight of you. Don't throw
them back. just raise the chest up
and out and they will SO back auto
natically. Give the back muscles
'nwe exercise throueh raic:ng the
"ms ar describing the largest possi-
% circles with them. then work the
shoulders around in 4 circle. always
following this latter exercise by imag.
lining you have a heavy dumbbell laid
across your shoulder. That tends to
keep them down. !,
II the hack is thin. reach over the.
shoulders. frat with one hand and
then with the other and knead. the
flesh vigorously with fingers Dipped in
oil or melted cocoa butter. and. if the
shoulder blades are very prominent.
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Hostess to Blrtlhday Club.

Mrs. J. H. Void entertained the la.
dies Of the Birthday club this after.
noon, the occasion being her birthday
anniversary. Just the neighborhood
ladies make up this group and the aft,
ernoon vas passed informally but very
pleasantly. Mrs. Void served dainty
refreshments at the close Of the after
noon.
To Install Gospel Hymns
A lively discussion Of Sunday schoo,
music under the leadership of Rev
Homer, NJ. Cook. pastor Of the Firs,
Baptist church, was the program lasl
evening at the regular monthly meet
Ing Of the Baptist Sunday school coun'
Gil and 1t resulted III a decision to in.
stall in the Baptist Sunday school the
old Gospel Hymn Books. /. II. III, ~
V and vi. This matter has been un.
der consideration for some time as II
has been agreed that he W hymr
liglous music that the older ones do
Several different books have beer
tried and when Rev. Cook suggested
last evening to return to the old Cos
pei hymns, there was much favorable
discussion advanced.
Tho meeting was held at the home
of Mrs. T. Carter Griffith on Belmont
avenue and another pleasant feature
of the program was q group of songs
by Harold Winslow with piano az,
compartment by Miss Jane Smith
The evening was concluded with thu
usual social hour and Mrs. Griffith
terved dainty refreshments.
:,... -. -: -$4r9.- 80 .-..u..
Two: Big Parties. Tonight. .
The Baptist and Methodist congre.
cations will enjoy social merriment
this evening when each will be enter.
tained at parties arranged by the La.
dies Aid societies. =
The Baptist church parlors will be
The scene OF q st. Patrick's affair and
he program prepared for the even.
green and Just az funny as Irish wit
can make it. This Is the second OF
the series Of monthly social gatherings
which the social committee Of the
Baptist Aid society is. giving and the
ladies Of the Second district will be
the hostesses. Mrs. T. c.. Griffith. Mrs
Willard Adams and Mrs. F. w. Schla.
berg have had charge Of the arrange.
ments and though they are not divulg.
certain there will he such things as a
potato race. an impersonated st. Pa.
trick to preside over the evenings fun
and plenty of Irish maids in costume
to make things merry. Light refresh
n1ents will be served during the ven
Ing and all members of the church
and their friends are cordially invit.
ed. The hours. will be from 8 until fl
o'clock.
) At the Methodist church the func.
ton will be the annual Birthday Par
ty' given by the ladies Of the First dis
trict Of the Aid society. This Is the
occasion when all states and all ma
tions work for the prize OF getting the
largest number Of native born sons
and daughters out and rivalry for the
honor Of winning the big birthday
cake is keen. The party will be given
group will furnish one number Of the
evenings program, there being a prize
for this also. The party last year was
a splendid success and a much larger
attendance is looked for this year.
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without danger to himself. First. he
tried to think Of some one who wasn't
afraid Of Jimmy Skunk whom he
could get to help him. But there
wasn't one. Think as hard as ever he
could e couldn't think of n one
who would or could help him get even
with Jimmy Skunk. You see, every
body else had Just as much respect for
Jimmy Skunk's ability t o take care of
himself as Reddy Fox had.
Now. Reddy didn't let Jimmy
Skunk know that he was studying and
studying how he could set even. Oh.
my. no: No. indeed! Reddy Fox is
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-14

1t was an enjoyable evening spent
at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hill when the annual complimentary
entertainment by the ladies of the
Town and Country club. to their gen.
tlemen friends was given. Mrs. Hill
had kindly placed her homo at the
disposal of the club and the guests to
the number Of twenty-five were pleas.
antly entertained by a library party. a
musical program and a splendid
course supper at midnight.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-14
Little Stories for Bedtime
REDDY FOX PLANS TO GET EVEN WITH
JIMMY SKUNK.

Hate is like a little weed
1t grows and grows and grows.
With every little ugly deed
It Grows and grows and grows.
When in the garden Of your heart
1t once has gained a little start
It crowds out every blossom fair
That gentle love has planted there,
And grows and grows and grows.
Hate was in the heart Of Kerry Fox,
hate of Jimmy Skunk. Yes, sir. Reddy
Fox hated Jimmy Skunk! What had
Jimmy Skunk done: Why. he had
kept Eeddy Fox from catching Peter
Rabbit. And so Reddv Fox hated him.
And he hated him still more because
he has a very wholesome respect for
Jimmy Skunk's ability to take care of
himself. You see Reddy Fox is really
a coward at heart. He didn't dare to
openly fight with Jimmy Skunk. No,
sir. he didn't dare.
And so Reddy Fox spent all his
spare time studying and studying how
he could get even with Jimmy Skunk
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HOW TO KEEP YOUNG AND ATTRACTIVE
WHAT THE SITTING POSTURE HAS TO DO
WITH IT.

stand with Your back against a wall
and try to have the spinal column,
the back of the head ana the shoulder
blades all touch it. Then raise the
arms up and around still keeping
them against the wall.
To increase the fexibility Of the
waist muscles and to avoid a stiff
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-03-14

SOCIETY PERSONALS.

. . 80 >
Miss Ada Nisbet left this mornins
for Bathgate to institute q chapter Of
the Eastern Star.
Miss Lila McGlynch Of Mimic, for.
merly.. Reid deputy. superintendent
here, is visiting at Warren. Mimi,
with her sister, Mrs. Tarlseth.
Miss Theodosia aHoughton is enjoy
ing q few days visit In C,rookston with
Mr.. and Mrs. r; 8. Houghton, former
~ Of this city.
Mrs. J. G. Olson of Scandinavia,
Wis. is here for an extended visit with
her sister and brother-in.law, judge
and Mrs. L.. K. Hassell.
MI. and Mrs. G. ". Fisher have re-
turned from their trip to Winnipeg.
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Defining 1t.

Mrs. Knagg-''Talk OF conscience.
I don't believe you know what a con-
science u.s."
Mr.. Knagg-"sure. I do. It's that
inward monitor that, when you've
done wrong. prompts you to think up
an excuse for blaming n one else.''
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mostly cotton, while one or two proved
to be as represented. A sample Of so
called wool material which was Sc
cured in Minneapolis at $3.50 per yard,
was proven to be three.fourths cotton.
Mrs. Martins talk was much appre-
ciated by the ladies who z interested
in the movement Of the Housekeep-
erS' league. After the program Mrs.
Cork and Mrs. r. NJ. Pollock served
refreshments.
Mrs. G. L. Wallace delightfully."- en-.
%tertained the Twentieth Century club
at Devils Lake yesterday afternoon at
her home, $40 Hill as nue.. The pro-
gram, in charge Of Mrs. NJ. o. Simon
stad. proved n Of the most interest
ing Of the series and opened with a
vocal solo by Mrs. Ray Young. A pa
per on South American Railways"
by Mrs p C. Miller. gave a complete
account of the travelling facilities in
that country. The members Of the
club next held review questions on
subjects that have been discussed by
the club this season. and was followed
by a splendid reading Of Thackery's
'The End Of the Play" given by Mrs.
Thomas Turner. The program closed
with a number by the ladies' quartet.
Light refreshments were served by the
hostess. The next meeting will be held
at the residence Of Mrs. Fred Hall and
Mrs. Fl. X. Kneeshaw will arrange the
program.
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Contested,
Mrs. Randall-"Those two women
don't speak any more: each claimed
to have the smartest child. in town."
Mrs. Dart-"Which was right"
Mrs. ,Randall-"Neither Of them-I
have"