davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
HAS FOUR LEGS ALL RIGHT

From the Philadelphia Record. The class was all attention.
 Now, Johnny Smith, what. is ouadruped?" asked the teacher.
 "A quadruped is anything with four legs
 "Yes. Now give me an example"
 "An elephant
 Now, can you tell me of any feathered duadruped?"
 "Yes sir. A-er feather bed.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-19
DISABLED SOLDIERS WILL ENJOY BREEZES
 OF THE MAINE COAST
By Associated Press

BOSlOn, June 15.-Tne DraclnE breezes of the Maine coast will be resorted to this summer for the re- mobilization of nearly 200 disabled World war veterans, students undc. the federal board for vocational edu- cation. The Boston university sun- mer camp and school at Ellsworth. Me, established last year as the first of its kind in the country. Is to De conducted again. It will be twice the size of the school of a year ago. The first camp school was so sue cessful that 1t Is being used as a model for similar camps in other states. according to federal board of fioials.
 The veterans. gathered from the New England states, will start July 4 for Ellsworth, small city situa.- ed amorg rolling hills on the Union river, few miles from the coast. and midway between Bangor and Bar Harbor. Federal board students in the southern states have been in- vited to attend. and the rehabilita- tion camp may be further extended from this source.
 Besides the recreational features. the school will offer courses In Ian guages, finance, advertising, account ing and public speaking. Included in the faculty will be members Of the staff of the Boston University College of Business Administration and of it's Havana. Cuba. branch.
 STANDARD roo MERCENARY From the Washington Star. Some of us," said Bishop Mitchell. at St. Paul missionary meeting. "are prone to judge everything by the money standard. A book is no good unless it's a best-seller. An ar tist is no good unless he's getting rich"
 YWhen We judge things that way we're as bad as little Samuel
 little Samuel went out one day to buy his brother a birthday pres ent. He bought jar of goldfish.
 "'Goldfish! Doesn't 1t sound rich?' he said to his father on his return.
 And he carried the goldfish gay | ly upstairs to his room. But half hour later he rushed down to his father again.
 Father he groaned we've been done. They ain't gold. They wouldn't stand the acid.'"
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Why ChildrenL Like toQuarrel

Some Of this experiences must be
moro or less painful. His blows
must be returned in kind, and the
pain he suffers-only slight let us
hope-wtll suffice to illustrate to
him how II feels to be hit
Yes. but 1t Is SO annoying"
comes the chorus of protests Cor
rect. reply. But what OF III
Even at that children are entirely
worth while Who said IL was easy
to bring them up7 Admittedly. the
children will not end their quarrel
Justly and to the advantage OF all
without an adult referee. Some
one must see II through for them,
and usually the parent is the fair
est umpire to be had for such diff
ficulties-
As they learn to SEQ one an
others point of view, as they learn
to circumscribe their own rights
and those of others, 30 they learn
to Yield pleasantly and politely In
cases wherein they observe that
others have just claims to prefer
ment and privilege as well a.
themselves
wherefore, do not be ashamed of
the auarrelinR of your children
DO not try to hide this interesting
procedure or pretend that there is
mono of H. Rather regard II as
your opportunity to help bring your
little once to . knowledge of fair
ness. and finally TO q full sense Of
sso1al rtGht And tnstAeA
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
s$=:$ The Washington Times Magazine Page
Follow the Serial Here, Then Watch for 1t
on the Screen at Leading Theaters
Amusing the
Twins

Whfls many helpful ideas are
given To young mothers. enc seems
TO have solved the problem Of play
time Tor twins. which II % salts
factory In every way that IL win bs
. help to any mother.
1t consists Of q roomy box longer
than wide and deep enough 30 that
there II no danger Of the little ones
falling out There " . cushion at
either end and ample space for play
things In the middle
AZ . rule they play very oentent-
sdly. but, Of course. there are times
when they both wish for the same
toy. Such an emergency has been
provided for by havtng . wide board
which slides into nttsd grooveA
forming q barrier over which they
cannot reach This quickly effects
q truce. a. neither likes TO be away
from the other.
The box IL nttsd with casters and
II thus easily moved from place to
place During pleasant weather II
Il always taken to the veranda
For lack Of . better name-play
box for twtns.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
How to Avoid
Cancer

To prevent the occurrence OF can
Ger. Jordan says in the British Med
ical Journal: Avoid stasis in gen.
eral, with its attendant toxemia; in
other words, keep all the tissues
healthy. Avoid sources of local irri-
tation in the alimentary tract; G)
in the lips and mouth and tongue
avoid rough pipe stems, jagged
teeth; abolish pyorrhea; (b) in the
pharynx and larynx - eliminate
chronic catarrh; (c) in the esopha-
gus-swallow no large boluses of
food; eat slowly; masticate thor
oughly; (d) in the esophagus and
stomach--avoid excess of strong
irritant: spices tfor example, mus
tard, pepper) and avoid extremes Of
heat and cold, especially in drinks;
(c) in the stomach and duodenum-
prevent duodenal distension. pyloric
spasm, and duodenal and pyloric
congestion. by abolishing the Heal
stasis which causes them; (f) in the
small intestine-prevent bacterial
decomposition OF the contents OF the
jejunum and ideum due to Heal
stasis; (g) in the large intestine
prevent stagnation: combat catarrh
by local and general means. 1t Is
never too early In life to commence
these measures.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Lincoln'S
Boots

Now that Abraham Lncoin's
birthday has passed there may be
some who will moro or less let their
memory Of the great martyr slip
away until another year. but among
these are not the small bootblacks
Of Newark, N. J.
Their memory Of the great Presi-
dent II refreshed each day. for at
their hands "Old Abe" gets . shine
In front Of the court house stands
st. Gaudens' statue OF Lincoln. be-
loved play place for children The
small boys with their shoe shining
boxes thrown over their shoulders
have taken II upon themselves to
keep the bronze shoes of Lincoln
shining like no other shoes in New
ark.
It's z service Of love and all the
boys get IL Hncoln's kindly smile
reaching down to them as they
work.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
PROXIES
This Unusual Story Has Been Made Into An
Equally Unusual Motion Picture by Cos
mopolitan Productions Under the Di-
rection of George D. Baker.

up and bring the book back-curf-
osIty. I guess. but II made . great
difference TO me.
Il handed the book to the girl
and asked her to read aloud what
had amused her 80 much"
II see." said Darley. ~ don't
suppose you can remember what
IL was?"
"Oh. yes. / can" Peter assured
him. II can remember every word
Of tits engraved on my mind
and I'll always sec it-this 10 what
she read to me. sir-out OF book
called I'm the Bishops Carriage"
"Honesty is not the best policy;
IT'S the only one; the blind fool
that gets It into his head that he's
porience ought to be put In jail.
He's to big a Jay to be left out For
5000 years the world has been put
ting people like him behind the
bars. Yet every minute q new MIN
ny Is born who fancies he's clever
er than all his predecessors put to-
gether."
Dariey nodded-however time
worn the sentiments expressed
they did not detract from his in
terest in the story.
"'When the criminal clowns
turn comes Peter continued. he
hops into the ring with: "Here I am
again, the fellow that'll do you up;
others have tried It.; they're in Jail
but watch me-"
I'VE do, and after q little we put
him in a barred kindergarten where
fools that can't learn belong. Talk
about suckers; they're giants Of in
tellect compared to the mentally
lop-sided that 5000 years can't
teach"
$50 you learned that BY heart"
remarked Darley.
(To he Continued ToAorrow).
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
By DR.. VIM. A. McKeevcr.
COMMON household scene:

A COMMON household scene:
u Five children. ranging in
ages from three to eleven,
teasing. bantering. Quarreling.
wrestling, fighting.
why do they quarrel and night,
you ask7 The answer Is easy.
God made them that way, and He
must have had some eternal pur-
pose In mind when he planned tho
child nature so a. to respond
To the growing character life In
a sort of voyage OF discovery.
Also, fortunately or unfortunately,
II is a course of training In self
mastery. 1t Ia never easy to 1.-Two
honestly and decently.
There are enemies within and
without mortal and material.
pseudo and psychic ~One must
have some kind Of enemies to over
come in order that their strength
may enter into tho hber Of his own
being says an ancient proverb.
II Ia not only natural. but ne
cessity that children have a certain
amount of experience In duarrclinG
and contending. Ignorance of the
point of view OF others makes the
normal child appear selfish. He
reaches for everything In sight, and
thus attempting to establish his
rights he stumbles ucon the rights
- e<hncA
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Feet Reveal Character
By Their
FEET SHALL THEY BE KNOWN
By Their

DY their feet shall the brides Of
the future be known. Bride
- grooms OF the new order will
demand photographs of their wives
to-be. for therein lies the index TO
character. These are the conclu-
sions reached after the revelation
of the pictures" OF the feet OF Kan
sas University women. on file In the
Western State Department OF Edu-
cation Flat feet. callousod feet, de-
formed feet and feet with things on
them that ought not to bo there
were shown on the Photographs OF
the university women
The curious thing about the little
black and white pictures is that
there n only one girl who even ap-
proaches the standard of perfection
in development OF feet She u
Claire Newton. of Chanute. KAN
who is the daughter of q mission
ary and who was born and reared
In China, the land OF cramped feet
"These photographs" said DIR. Mar
tha NJ. Bacon. who Is In charge OF
the "feet pictures" ~are guide TO
character. You can tell what kind
Of life the owner leads"
Eager to keep we'll up with de-
one sought a friend who has mod
estiy designated himself As q pedi-
ognomist
"No, you will not fnd II in the
dictionary" said the friend, "but IL
10 easily explained 1t 10 the very
opposite, you might say, of physiog-
nomist. have made a study Of the
feet and ankles, just as the physiog-
nomist does from the face.
"INGENUE DROOP."
'It IL wonderful how much Of char
acter IL revealed in tho feet and
ankles There IL one type I have
paid particular attention to. It 10
what / call the fngenue droop.' As
recall 1t there Is an exquisite
curve Of the inner line of the ankles.
so full Of youthful insouciance, of
hesitant sophistication. This type
is languid. dreamy-always expect
ant of the joys of life-a devotee OF
the movies, without doubt"
"Is this type prettyT'
'T cannot say as to that. do not
study the face
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Sleep North
To South

Are You nervousl Don't you sleep
well7 Then listen to DR.. w. w.
Bailey and the theory he recently
ex pounded at the convention of
tho Central Society of Physical
Therapeutics in Chicago.
ITS this way" explained DR..
Bailey. "You see most folks sleep
wrong. I mean by lying east and
west in bed instead OF north and
south. As the earth revolves on It's
axis II stirs up millions Of vibra-
uona These travel from north to
south II q person sleeps counter
wise to them he gets the full force
sf them and they produce q great
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Is Marriage a
Success?
~OLD MAIDS,

Miss Minna writes she prefers to
die an old maid. while Miss Lucille
Pugh. q lawyer Of New York. says
that all "old maids" should be
taxed. Let us in all fairness
analyze the sentence! "Old Maids"
We might say maiden ladies'"
but wish to redeem two plain mono-
sylables from a certain undefin-
able stigma that they have borne
SO long. Old implies fears, and
fears imply wisdom. Why should
We despise the ono and not the
other Why. unless 1t be that the
word old. when coupled with maid.
is held up as q bugbear to frighten
girls into hasty and injudicious
marriages: or is perverted into an
other term for a shriveled, vinegar
faced spinster. in whose nature the
milk of human kindness has been
soured BY disappointment and
turned to acid every sweet that It
comes in contact with.
Love is the instinct Of the female
heart Almost every woman that
has lived to see thirty years, has
felt the outgoings of affections
well-spring; but hers 10 not often
the power OF choosing, tnOuSn II
is of refusing. Who may tell the
inward conflicts, the protracted
soul-sickness Of conquered passion.
But when a true woman once
triumphs over an inexpedient or
unreciprocated attachment, she
triumphs over self. and becomes
that noblest of feminine spirits. the
disinterested friend Of mankind
For our part we venerate the
name of -old maid---its heroism.
its benevolence, its piety. You who
are blessed with an Aunt Fanny.
an Aunt Polly. or an Aunt Betsy,
names too venerable to be spelt
with the modern ie, do you ever
think that though unwedded. she
has q heart alive with all human
sympathies. Forever honored a.
"old maids" whose works and good
ness live after they are gone to
rest What shall we say of Susan
B. Anthony, Francis willard. Jane
Addams and a host of others in
cluding our own Mabel Bf
O. Z. b
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
MopERN HUSRANn

do not blame a girl for gofnG
out and getting all the pleasure out
Of life she possibly can My motto
Ia. take all you can get and look
for more I happen to be one of
the fools who saved all for tho
right man.
The right man came, but-to my
disappointment-he had never saved
anything for the right woman, and
never will ] regret to say. they
are all alike after you have learned
to know them.
After marriage they ignore the
one they have given the promise,
faithful unto DEATH" seek other
women's love, continually remind
the mother of his children of tho
chances he has had to get one moro
worth while. While he is out en-
joying himself she has to stay home
to care for the little ones and the
home This is the modern husband
in the majority of homes.
EXPERIENCE
The Washington times., 1921-02-28

THIS Boet3s Imp ssyss The
i children may not like me On
cereal, but you must have me.
Husband may not like mo IN
coffee, but you can't afford any.
thing else. Use me up each day."
he says, cor l viii make you
waste money. Keep me On ice
OF ] vii turn sour"
! That Bottle Imp is, Of course,
old-fashioned bottled milk.
There il 4 way to escape his
RUE. JUST say to your grocer,
"Evesy Day Milk, please" and
ses your housekeeping grow
easier, your cooking better, ssl
rsss s;lk bilL ssSAr,
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
FrOCkS for the
Springtirne
II Stirring Romance of I
Double Regeneration
BY Rita Stuyvesant.

TOR spring days there are the
most attractive frocks that
4 combine two colors wonder
fully well, and sometimes two
materials. Gray and navy 10 es-
pecially good looking and Is used
in numerous fabrics. Tangerine
allied with q light biscuit color Is
effective and the frocks that show
dark brown with beige are charm
ing. These smart new dresses Of
fer unlimited possibilities and
suggestions for remodeling plain
one-tone frocks from last season
and bringing them up to the
minute.
The gray crepe frocks are be-
with navy, and are exceedingly
clever for the woman who does not
like to wear an all-gray gown.
One model that combines these
two colors in an attractive man
per shows an underdress Of gray
crepe and q knee-length over
tunic of navy satin with open
blouse also Of the satin A smart
note Is added by gray embroidery
done on the navy satin. Low
down on the hips a crepe sash is
tied. and altogether tho frock II
quite charming.
Another distinctive model shows
a skirt of navy charmeuse short
and scant and a hip overblouse
of gray crepe lavishly embroid-
cred in gray crystal beada A
broAd band of the satin was draped
about the hips and bowed in the
back. Unusually short sleeves
were also Of interest
Stunning frocks for street wear
are offered in navy tricotine. with
foundation frocks of the popular
gray crepe. Soft crepe satin with
georgette in contrasting shades Is
another favorite grouping, and
taffeta and tricotine made at
tractive little costumes.
Tangerine, one of tho newest
spring shades, is found with a
light biscuit color in some Of tho
best-looking frocks Of the season
One model is cut from biscuit
colorcd crepe and beautifully
beaded in tangcrine crystal beads.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Advice to,
LovelOrn
By Beatrice Fairfax.
SHE WANTS A HOME

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am little past nineteen. been
married three years. and love my
husband dearly. He also cares for
me, at least he says so. but We do
not live like married people should.
He doesn't seem to be at all in
terested in a home I have to stay
with some Of my people nearly all
the time, because he 10 In business
in small towns where he can't keep
me with him.
When I ask him to settle down.
he says wait . while- have been
waiting and I think three years Is
long enough, don't you? He seems
more interested in his own people
than he does in me. He il OF Ger
man descent Are most German
people like this? That Is, do they
stick to their own people moro
than they do to others?
Some times I think he would be
more satisfied IL I would give him
q divorce. But ! have asked him
this and he says he does not want
q divorce. am not satisfied to
live like this with no homo What
would you advise me to do?
JEAN OF OLD KENTUCKY
can't nguro out why your nus
band cannot keep you with him.
even though his business Is in
small towns. know wives who
accompany their husbands on busi-
ness trips from one end of the
country to the other. He must
have a more deeply grounded ex-
cuse than this.
Have you worked and planned
for q home? You might start to do
this, and perhaps with q little
wheedling your husband may be-
como interested.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28

: with Every Day MN osyuw
shelves, you havs N inseant ssp.
ply of just the amount you want
Of nch first grads country milk
-wAsS<s~ yos rsss 4
You hsvs The Souble-riciness
milk that tastes like mors O
your children's cereals md IN
your husbands on&ee. You uss
less ice, and cook milk dishes of
wonderful goodness, vAr. yes
Dsss to, and not when ths Bottle
Imp says you must
Your groosrwmesyuu 10 Sha&s
Of the rule Of ths Boetis Imp
and enjoy easies. Every Day
Housekeeping.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28

'Thers II another typs. tso. tha3
10 exceedingly interesting. and -
will zee lots Of that type since the
war It's the efficiency girl she
always has her heels together. toes
pointing outward at just the proper
angle, nrm but not obtrusivs ankle
lines and straight military lines
above There ought always to -
q uniform TO go with those test 81
ankiea
.-rhe worst type Of an u shs 80
that runs down one shoe on the 49,
side and the other On the tnsade-
she II not conststent even N -
defects This u the kind, ] tDAgtnA
rather than house dresses anA
makes her husband run the earps3
sweeper.
MIsDRECTI0H OF FURPo@
There II one class ! never havo
solved. The foot II perfect. slsadas.
graceful in all it's lines. Instsp -
spirationaL Toe tender and affss-
tionats. Ankle lines thin and dslk
cate. Everything nne but-but hr
toes turn in-pigeontoed. II sse1s
to me that the turning in Of the toss
shows misdirection Of purpose. She
will spend all her life dreaming =
things she will never attain
'sThep there is the type You oeR-
tainly will recognise. The feet may
be called that for lack Of . bettsr
name. rat. shapeless, covered with
a pair Of tattered shoes, generally
mismated. with nat heels and wide
soles. They are without exception
planted almost at right angles, tar
apart. with the ankle lines bulgtng
out aggressively.
There 10 something nigAty n
miliar about that type. Oh. suro--
Certainly you recognise Il Shes
the woman who says TO you: An
cain't cum only on WensdAyS any
mo-. pse TO be ma'ald mex week
and ahrl have to spen' paht ov the
time wild de OIL man"
- -
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
BOOKS

The Thomas Y. Crowell Company
has In preparation a new edition
from new plates of the Hapgood
translation OF Heart, a School Boys
Journal" ("Cuore"). by Edmondo
de Amicis. Tho new edition will be
fully illustrated with coiored plates
The cherry tree originated arcunt
the Caspian Sea- The plum In thS
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
OF COURSE. SILLY.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
Do you think that a fellow,
eighteen, Is too young to get mar
ried, even IL he has a good posi-
ton and s capable of caring for .
wtfe7 BLONDY.
or course, he is, silly, and you
know It Why spend . two-cent
stamp Just to get mo to say sof
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Does the Bottle Imp
Rule Your Home?

VOU remember Stevenson's story
i about the Imp who lived in bottle
and ruined everyone who owned him3
There is a Bottle Imp in good many
homes perhaps in yours.
The Washington times., 1921-02-28

The quantity Of heat. termsd sspeeSs
DC heat" required to raise the tam
perature Of pound Of water laGEaa
10 taken as q unit
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
Maryland
Cooking
Recipes From the. Mel.
wood Cook
Book.
(0Np them ovt oN6 ooSeS eASss
II vovr scrop book).
EGG PLANT STUFFED.

EGG PLANT STUFFED.
Select q perfect egg plant. Cut
off the stem and one Of the sides.
Scoop out the center. Use this part
for the stuffing. Chop 1t fine and
add q half cup of minced ham. one
small onion minced, the whole sea-
soned well with pepper and salt
Add a half cupful OF rich milk and
boil for ten minutes or SO. Thicken
with a spoonful of flour and return
to the shell. Bake in a good, steady
oven for a half hour.-Mrs. Percy
Duvall.
NUTS AND RAIsIN ROLLS.
2h cupfuls flour.
1 tablespoonful sugar.
tablespoonfuls baking powder.
~ teaspoonful salt
tablespoonfuls shortening.
I egg.
2-a cupful milk.
Sift the flour. baking powder.
salt and sugar together. Add tho
melted shortening and beaten egg
to the milk and then add to the
dry ingredients, mixing we'll. Turn
out on q floured board and knead
lightly. Roll out very thin. Spread
with butter and sprinkle with
raisins. chopped nuts and a small
amount Of sugar. Cut into four
inch squares, roll each one Of these
UP as for a jelly roll. Press
edges together and brush with the
yolk of an egg mixed with cold
water. Sprinkle with little
sugar and allow to stand in a
creased pan about fifteen min
utes. Bake in a moderate oven
from 20 to 25 minutes.-Mrs. Guy
Gather.
Copyright. 1890 by Mrs. Percy Duvall
The Washington times., 1921-02-28

anniversary Of the birth. In 1883, of Raphael
Who ranked the greatest painters of all time His
wors many show what many critics believe to
Of composition and technique
The Washington times., 1921-02-28
By Jane Mclean.

E<x ES, SIR" said the butler,
with an effort
"Ah-I didn't know that