davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10
AUCTION S.


COMMISSIONERS SALE of the MOUNT
VERNON COTTON FACTORY"
nj the intersection Of Washington street with
Pendleton street, Alexandria, Va.
BIZ VIRTUE OF A DECREE RENDER
cd in she suit Of Charles Mite ct al, agcnie
against Henry G. Chipman Ct al, depending
in the Corporation Court of Alexandria, Va,
tie undersigned will offer for sale 90 public
auction in front Of Market Building, Royal
street Alexandria. Va, on
"WEDNESDAY,
2ith dag of December, 1902,
at about - o'clock, nj the following real estate
in Alexandria, Va, ALL THAT LOT OF
GROUND with the BUILDINGS and IN
PROVEMENTS THEREON, known as the
mount Vernon Cotton Factory" on the south
side of Pendleton street and east side Of Wash
ington street, fronting on Washington street
252 feet 5 inches more or less and fronting on
Pendlcton street 1913 feet inches more or less
and all appurtenances, being described in deed
of record in deed book No 40, page 237, to
which reference is made.
Terms of sale, Cash.
JOHN VI. JOHNSON, I CONS
JAMES r. CATION. No"'
certify that John VI. johnson, as Com
missioner, has executed the bond required in
this suit. JOHN S. BEACH,
Clerk Corporation Court, Alexandria City.
by NEWELL ). GREENAwAY, ID. G.
novel IS.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10
Practical Arithmetic.

"See how l can, count, mammal
said Kitty. "There's my right foot.
That's one. There's my left foot.
That's two. Two and one makes
three. Three feet one yard, and /
want to go out and play in it,
Detroit News-Tribune
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

NOTICE.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the VIRGINIA TITLE COM
PANY viii be held at the company's office,
l02 south Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va, at
p. NJ, MONDAY, January 9TH: 1908.
WORTH HULFISH,
nov27 w4wth Secretary and Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

the ed daY of .Lannarv. 100

lllc 81 Jay ol JdhudIN, lfNof
att about - NJ, ALL THAT TRACT OF
LAND in MI. Vernon district, Fairfax conn
~, Virginia, containing about 1861 acres,
described as follows: Beginning at large
white oak on the east side Of the Meek
Road" and running south 74io +. 2l9 poles to
a point on the Potomac river; thence with the
meanders of said river to the line Of the land
formerly O'NeaPs; thence with said line n.
10 w. 1861 poles to small persimmon tree;
thence S. i0lo w. y poles TO a small locus,
tree at railroad cut; thence North $50 W. 50
poles to the Meek Road" thence South y,
+. 81 poles, S. $40, W. 10 poles, and 5. 14S0,
w. 56i poles to the beginning. except 10
acres thereof sold for Gray by Baker by deed.
Record, I.iber NJ, No. 5, p. I54), and all APP
purtenances thereto belonging.
Terms Of sale: Eighteen hundred dollars
cash and the residue in two equal payments
at one and two years bearing interest, evil
denced by notes and secured by deed OF
trust on the property. ,-
JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
Commissioner Of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
Corporation Court of the city of Alexandria,
on the 26th day of November, 1902.
William c. Turner, Charles 5. Turner,
Luther NJ. Turner and Horace Turner,
complainants, VS.. Laura Virginia Clark,
Indiana Kerr, Benjamin f. Kerr, her hus-
band, and Andrew j. Bison, administrator
Of Eliza Swansbury, deceased, defendants.
In chancery.
Memo: The object of this suit is to obtain
n decree for the partition of the real estate in
the city of Alexandria, Va, of which Eliza
SwansburE, died, seized, If susceptible of par
tition in Kind if not, therefore the sale of the
same and the distribution of the proceeds
among those entitled to share therein.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendants Indiana Kerr and
Benjamin +. Kerr, her husband, are non-resi-
dents of the State of Virginia, and that Laura
Virginia Clarke's whereabouts are unknown,
il is ordered that said defendants appear
here within fifteen days after due publica-
ton Of this order, and do what is necessary to
protect their interests in this suit, and that
copy of this order be forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette, newspaper published in
the city of Alexandria, once week for four
successive weeks, and posted at the front door
of the Court House of this city. A copy-Teste:
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk,
X. Kemper, p. q. nov27 w4w
EXECUTORS NOTICE.-The under
signed having qualified as executor of the late
James Rector Smoot, requests any person
indebted to said late James Rector Smoot or
the firm of Smoot d Co. to settle the same;
and any person to whom the said James
Rector Smoot or the said firm is indebted will
please present his claim properly authehti-
cated for payment.
VIM. A. SHOOT,
Executor of James Rector Smoot. decd.
noyl2 30t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

Impossible to toresee an accident. Not i'm
possible TO be prepared for it. DIR. Thomas
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

NOTICE is hereby given that special
meeting of the stockholders of the PAN
AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY
will be held at the Hotel Fleischmann, in the
city of Alexandria, Va, on the 9TH DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1902, at 3 O'Clock p. NJ,
for the purpose Of electing board of Direc-
tors for the ensuing year and transacting such
other business ar may properly come before
the meeting, this special meeting being called
in lieu of the annual meeting fixed by the by
laws for September S, 1902.
WM. ID. COLT,
Vice President and Acting President.
W. s. HUTCHlNS, Secretary.
noy26 w4w
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

The undersigned, by virtne Of decree en-
tered in the chancery suit Of John NJ. john
son, administrator for Eliza Barton, deed,
against HenryJ. Bakerand others, depending
in the Circuit Court Of Fairfax county, Va, will
offer for sale at public auction. in front Of the
Market House, Royal street, Alexandria, Va,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10
JOHN VI. JOHNSON, I con,s
JAMES II, CATION. No"'

COMMISSIONERS SALE OF A VALUA-
BILE FARM IN FAIRFAX COUNTY,
NEAR THE CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10
ALexanoria Gazefte.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. DEC. 10, 1902

The Emperor Napoleon AID tie Si,a-
fish Sailor Boy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10

SOAP.-A large variety of choice TOILET
ana LAUNDRY SOAPS for sale by
J. g. MILBURN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-12-10
MEETINGS.
NOTICE.

Alexandria, Va, December l, 1902.
The annual meeting of the stockholders Of
the CIIARI OTTESVILLE AND RAPIDAN
RAILROAD COMPANY will be held at No.
2l2 King Street, Alexandra, va, on
WEDNESDAY, December 18th, 1902, at ten
o'clock A. NJ. for the purpose Of electing di'
rectors and the transaction of such other bus
mess rs may come before the meeting.
dec2 ID X. ID. LANDLORD, Secretary.
A general meeting of the stockholders of
The SOUTHERN EXPANDED METAL
COMPANY will be held at the principal
Office of the company, No. III south Fairfax
street. Alexandria. Virginia, on FRIDAY,
December 10Th 1902, at four o'clock ?. NJ,
for the purpose of taking action as to the in
crease Of its capital stock, and transactlng
such business as may be presented at the
meeting.
WILLIAM c. LEWIS, President
GEORGE F. LIPPITT, Acting Secretary.
nOy25 I'd
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

men seized me by the throat as if were kit
ten. crying out, You French -" Luckily he
left room in the windpipe to d his eyes, or
the bayonet would have been through me in a
moment.
The storming Of Badajos Is murderous story,
Captain Smith tells of the rush down ladders
and into hail of fire such he never saw be-
fore after. and over chevaux de frises OF
sword blades sharp as razOrs and planks COW
cred with sharp nails. There is no battle" says
the old soldier. that I would not willingly re-
act except this" The atrocities committed by
the British troops the innocent and defence
less inhabitants Of the city words can depict,
and General Smith would like to bury them in
oblivion. But this scene of debauChery, however
cruel to many. brought him the solace and the
whole happiness OF his life: poor. defenceless
maiden of thirteen years was thrown upon his
generous nature through her sister; he fell in
love with her. and they were married General
Smiths impassioned descriptions of his adOra-
ton of her and their happiness and devotion to
each other to the end of his life fully borne
out by the part she plays in the later pages of
his story. She accompanied him through the
rest of the Peuinsular campaign. and he has
many stories to tell of her cheerfulness and de-
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

the two volumes that are devoted to it and to
Mr.. Moore Smiths supplementary chapters, tell
ing of the last years of Sir Iarry's life after his
diary suddenly stops in 1916 are pulsating with
his life and energy and enthusiasm. Sir Harry's
own account is not a well ordered biographical
picture; it is full of detail. interesting often of
itself, but sometimes confusing to the general
view. But it is absOrbngly interesting
At the outset he plung into his first military
experience. his reception into the yeomanry cav
airy Of Whittlosey. his native place IN lNOi
preparing for an expected invasion by the
French. lie was then seventeen years old and
the French prisoners in Il neighboring barracks
which his troop patrolled used to laugh at the
young dTagOOn. saying. Il say. leetIe fellow go
home with your mamma you most eat more
pudding. The next year General Stewart made
MN rlHeman. "a Greenjacket very smart"
and he became second lieutenant. Soon after
ward his father bought him a commission as
lieutenant and he fairly launched in his
long army career After a brief time in South
America and service in the attack on Buenos
Ayres. when his column surrendered TO the
enemy, he returned to serve in the Peninsula
under the unhappy Sir John Moore with his
body of organized and elegant troops
destined TO cover itself with glory, disgrace. vic
tory and misfortune" Then he was at Ciudad
Rodrigo where he gained his captaincy; in the
assault he saw an opportunity for enfilading a
line behlnd a works SO he seized company
OF the 95d and rushed on the flank and opened
fire which destroyed every man behind the
works. His conduct not unnaturaliy caused
great annoyance to the captain in command
of these soldiers but the men obeyed him. Then
came the great explosion:
l shall never forget the conclusion when II
struck me, throwing me back many feet into a
tot OF charged fuses of shells, which. in the
fusion, took Tor shells. My cooked hat
was blown away my clothes all singed: how
ever. the sergeant, noble fellow, lent me a
catskln forage cap, and on We rushed to meet
the Ihlrd Division. which we soon did. 1t was
headed by great, big, laundering grenadier of
The ooth, a Lieutenant Stewart, and one of his
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

votion in the midst of the privations and hard
ships it entailed
Some of the most interesting chapters in the
book are those relating to Smiths part in the
British invasion of the United States and the
capture of Washington in the war of lSl2 The
episode is not one that reflects great credit on
either side. General Ross in command though
ms dear friend, did not inspire much admirat tion
in him as an officer. He was very cautious in
responsibility, awfuily So and lacked th,t dash
ing enterprise so essential To carry a place bv u
coup de main" The attack at the battle of
HLldtnSbuiE General Smith characterizes as
isolated and premature" and when the first
Rrittsh attempt repuised he gave the Pc
nlnsular veterans exclamation. There, there is
the art of war and all We have learned under
the Duke given in full to the enemy" But he
Ted the fight" for Ross with every possible
vigor. and. having licked the Yankees" they
entered Washington for the "barbarous purpose
of destroying the city"
Admiral Cockburn would have burnt the
whole. but Ross would only consent To- the burn
ing of the public buildings. l had no objection
To burn arsenals, dock yards. frigutcs building
stores, barracks, etc. but well do rrcoIect that
fresh from the Dukes humane warfare in M
South of France. were horrified at the order
To burn the elegant Houses of Parliament and
the ffesldents house. In the latter however
we found a supper all ready which was sufi-
GENTLY cooked without more fire and which
HoHS VI US consumed unaided by the fiery ele-
menus ana drank some very good wine also I
shall never forget the destructive majesty of the
1ames as the torches We're applied TO beds cur
tains' etc Our soldiers were artists at the work
Yet the admrals and the government at home
were not satisfied with this ruthlessness of the
req saVages OF the woods. as General Smith
calls It, and desired the total annihation of the
city, which they thought would have removed
the seat OF government to New-York where
the sentiment was considered to be adverse to
the war The retirement to BIadensburg was
most inJudicious." and If it had not been for
the Hour which the soldiers had looted from the
town ana threw away on the march, as they
iouH0 ~ 'oo heavy to carry, the whole column
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
SUNDAY. MAY -. 1902.

It is good 10 observe The unanimity with
which foreign rs well rs American critics have
testified to the value Of the late Bret Harte's
writings. In the English journals recently 10
hand there is scarcely anything but praise for
his work the few adverse remarks made being
such not even his warMcst admirers on this
side Of the water could well resent The gen
eral opinion is that he was 4 master Of the
short story. one at whose feet the young writer
Of today might well be content 10 sit. II he
set Il shining example in his work. he also set
one similarly admirable in his attitude toward
periodicals pays tribute to the good taste which
he showed in declining 10 have anything 10 do
with that system of self advertising which
seems to be Indispensable to so many modern
authors. OF course. some little personalia crcpt
into print now and then, but il was very sell
DOM and lie rarely, if ever facilitated these
disclosures. He lived n more or less secluded
life in London and. despite the companionablc
traits which he possessed, his Gaycty and his
capacity for talk, he seems to have had gift
literary celebrity to the publication of para
graphs on his private affairs. The result should
be lesson to the gentlemen who deplore the
license of the press. and then move heaven and
earth TO get themselves talked about in print
lie kept himself to himself, but he died one of
the most popular authors of his time and the
object Of general euIOgy
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
NAY DAY 1T SEA.
BY ETHEL WAYNE.

BY Ethel. WAYNE
Where green leaves laugh. and lambkns play
Where hedges blow. and lovers go
Through every dear brd-nested way
There's May. indeed. sweet May.
And oh, to be on daisied land,
And spy and peep where brown birds ch"ep.
And part the houghs with fearful hand
To be in May. sweet May,
But sleek waves rolled in oily spray,
Slide each in each, nor ever reach
one clear clean crest the uvelong day
Heres never May. sweet May,
And oh, to know the lark sings clear
In earth's blue sky and know that l
only the sea EulIs shrrl must hear
All wait for me sweet May.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

in intolerable and unnecessary confusion. would
have lost the road The unsuccessful attack on
Baltimore was energetically opposed by smith,
but he and Ross were overruled by the am
bilious admirals. and Ross lost his life. Smith
in the mean time had sailed for England He
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
SIR HARRY SMITH.
TIE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 4 MAN OF
ACTION

THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF LIEUTENANT
GENERAL SIR HARRY SMITH. Baronet of
AliWal on the Sutlcj. g. g. l.. Edited with the
addition Of some supplementary chapters. by
c. &. Moore Smith. Two Volumes. Octave, PIP.
Xxiv. IS; iX 43t T. Z. Dutton Il Co
II there ever was man OF action 1t Sir
Harry Smith, and if ever strenuous life It
was his His very name-the fact that when he
attained knighthood ne stoutly refused to be
known as "Sir Henry George Wakelyn Smith,"
or by any other name than that by which he
had passed in the army-gives a glimpse of the
man. a lieutenant at eighteen, he rose through
all the steps in army promotion to lieutenant
general. with constant service in some OF the
most important operations the British army
ever engaged in-the Peninsular campaigns
Waterloo. South America the United States. in
the winning and governing OF South Africa. in
India. and again in South Africa. His auto
biography is full OF the mans personality, and
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25

An interesting discussion has been going on
In The London Saturday Review" the subject
being literature for girls. Some contributors
believe in what the Duchess of Sutherland calls
the essential oneness" Of boy and girl nature
and contend that books written expressly for
boys will do equally we'll for girls The op-
poSte view is urged with as much vehemence
by other writers. But there is general agree
mcnt upon one point that the ordinary books
written for girls nowadays deplorable In
deed Mrs. j. Il. Green finds them worse than
worthless. They are harmful, she says, so per
niciOus IS their false sentiment and morbid
emotion" She thinks that girls would be better
off il they We're To read the books written for
them forty years ago and earlier if they must
be confined to literature produced exclusively
Tor young readers. All this applies of course
strictly to England. The discussion in The
Saturday." indeed, raises some comfortable
thoughts on own situation There is To be
sure always plenty of trashy juvenilia avail
able here for girls rs well as for boys but we
may assert that American work in this field
has Of late years enormously improved. The
great mass of books published for children at
Christmas contains every year larger proper
ton Of stories that are interesting and whole
some, nationally conceived and well executed
Mr.. George Gissing has begun in ''The Fort
nightly Review" what promises to be one of
the most interesting books he has ever written
1t is called AN Author at Grass" and is COM
posed of detached thoughts aScribed TO n lit
erary hack spending the evening of his life in
comfort and tranquility. The thoughts in these
pages, we imagine, are Mr.. Gissing's own, he
having simply taken this means of expressing
himself on a multitude of subjects In the first
instalment we find this particularly apt pas
sage: More than half century of existence
has taught me that most of the wrong and folly
which darken earth is due to those who can
not possess their souls in quiet; that most of
the good which saves mankind from destruction
comes of life that is led in thoughtful still
ness The thought may be effectively applied
TO literary conditions at the present time. A
certain number Of sO-called popular writer's
chiefly novelists, are making a great clamOr
In many quarters, even in journals that pretend
to n critical attitude, these people are assumed
to be pillars Of literature. They are nothing of
the sort. The secluded man of letters, who
seems so often to be completely forgotten, is
the man whose labors are far more apt to be
worth while. 1t is not too much to say adapt |
ing Mr.. Gissing's remark TO the subject that
most OF the good books which save literature
from degradation come of life that is led in
thoughtful stIlnesA
New-York tribune., 1902-05-25
Gbc Nem'llork Gribn11ar.

ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-27
PRINCE HENRY'S VISIT
Written tor the IsLANDERl

Written for the ISI.ANDERl
Prince Henry was here, but he's now gont away;
trom the way lie was treated he would willing
~ stay.
lie was feted and honored, and fawned on by
all.
lie was sung to and cheered by the great and
the SMALL;
Then when he sat i'll state i'll some hall for re-
ception,
Where all might approach him-the poor the
exception
There he gave condecension trom his royal
stand
Signed, sealed and delivered by lis princcly
hand.
Now, being one of the favored ones there,
Dressed up i'll my costliest robes with great
care.
walked up aud shook hands with that moss
royal prince;
oh, my blood has been tineling with icy ever
since;
l quite elated With unspeakab'e joy,
CAT one time l was only baretooted boy},
Aud now caut think how Prince Henry could
stand
The touch Of plebian American hand,
y
lanuc,
His worshippers here would have been nearly
frantic,
Their friendship would then be, perhaps as
much shaken
As when Germany refused to receive yankee
bacon.
But ais well that ends well, if we yet sea
the end,
friend,
Aud it certainly an original thought
10 send and secure an American yacht.
The prince very quietly took it all in,
lie admired the Germans-his own kith and
kin
They're a worshipping people" just let them
alone, E-s
by and by they'll erect an American throne
No wonder the crown prince was happy to see
such singular acts in the land of the free
Tumbing over themselves and over each other
In their struggle to worship an emperor
brother.
And now, dear Prince Henry, you've seen but
side ,,
class that is pampered and bloatsd with
pride.
$50 ''"'N' '''N 49, anu hiAA up WIN shN h"Sse,
and you'll see that this nation has different
classes
We would make you quite weieosae; by the
hand we would seize you,
Bat We would not play royalty, even 10 please
you;
We woald title you "Mr," aud that with re
spect,
For that's all the title that you should expect.
AN OBSENNER.
last Sound. March IS ,o7.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-27
WEST s6UND AND oRCAs

The weather is almost as bad as board
ing house coffee.
Bishop Keator was Mt West Sound re-
GENTLY. He is wall liked here by ali.
The foot bridge is completed and John
Chase was the first to try bicycle over
it--only two planSs.
John Bergman returned from Mime
sofa last week, bringing a Mrs. Bergman
with him. We wish the couple long
and happy life.
w. o. Clark intends to Improve his
place by putting mp hrGr 1.noHnt of
fence this spring. Mrs. CLARK and the
children arc now domiciled there for the
summer.
The Chase Company have the founda-
ton of their mil. nearly flushed. The
building will he about 100 feet long and
81 feet wide. An engine of 40 horse power
will drive saws and planer. Thry hope
to have every thing in running "rdtt by
the first of June. They are Ill men Of
experience and the mill will he iirst- class
in every way and just what we have
wanted for years here.
The boys have concluded to give up
their minstrel show, and last Friday
night organized Il brass band. Mr.. Vet
ter is manager and leader, Frank Chase
treasurer and John Chase secretary. The
band will have about fifteen inlruments.
The Chase brothers are all musicians and
the band starts out with seven old play
ers, so about the 4th of July you will
hear from them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-03-27
San 1uan I,slara
SAN JUAN VALLEY
Outside Of County Seat

Mrs, Rouss, of Clallam, arrived Frida?
for a visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Reed.
&. A. Ruchle, Of Port Townsend. ant
John II. Boyce, are building All addition
To Mr. Reeds house and will also build :
barn.
There will be dance at Maddcn's cor
ncrs April 4. Everybody. welcome Gen
tlcmen will be charged 90 cents admis-
sion. Ladies' will bring baskets.
At high tide Sunday Jensen Bros
launched theit new steamer, which "as
christened M essenger" as she slid most
gracefully down the ways into the paci
waters. The engine and shaft are IN plac
and the boiler is daily expected from Sc
attic. The Messenger is the fourth vesse'
built by the Jensen Bros. at Griffin bay.