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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
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street.
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21
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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-10-21

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Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
SIP A. CONAN DOYLE.

identity. Many of these were so
famous in their day that they were
frequently purchased at large prices
by the British Museum. John DOYLE
had four sons, who also became
artists. His eldest son. Charles Doyle,
was the father of the novelist, and
another son was Richard Doyle, who
came by his nickname of "Dicky"
Doyle through his signature of Il ID"
with a little bird perched upon it,
which may yet be seen on the cover
design of Punch.
Conan Doyle's education began in
England, where already in his tenth
year he exhibited a wonderful pre-
cocity for telling stories. But even at
the early age of six the future novelist
and creator of Sherlock Holmes was
anticipated in story of terrible adj
venture, written in a bold hand on
foolscap paper, four words to the line,
and accompanied with original pen
and-ink Illustrations.
"There was a man and q tiger in
it." he says of this infantile effort; Il
forget which was the hero; but it
didn't matter much, for they became
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

Rear Admiral Fighting Bob" Evans
were found to be in the way. Dis
patches from the metropolis say that
the supervisor of the harbor of New
York called on Admiral Evans and
served formal notice on him that
the ships were taking up too much
room in the river, and were seriously
interfering with navigation. While it
was admitted on the United States
vessels that they were well out in the
usual channel taken by steamers, they
could not anchor further inshore on
account of the shallowness of the
water.
There is probably no place in the
world where the great white and buff
ships of the American navy show off
to better advantage than in the North
River. The dozen warriors strung a
long at anchor at intervals of about
100 yards stretching from the foot Of
riverside Drive ut 72nd Street to
Grants Tomb at 125th Street and =
yOnd. When Prince Louis of Batten-
burg had his British armored flyers in
the New York port they were given
5erths in the North River and only a
few weeks ago the Paul Jones French
fleet was in the stream. The New
York people could not be inhospitable
TO these fleets on account of the inter-
national aspects Of things, but when
the American ships arrived, waiting
their turn to go to the repair docks,
they were ordered to move away and
give the tug boats and scows engaged
in the Hudson River trade a chance to
pass.
During the short stay of the fleet in
New York the battleship Illinois in
dragging at anchor suddenly ripped
open Standard oil pipe line laid a
cross the bed of the river. This line
it seems was not ch.rted and no one
in authority seemed to know just how
or when it got there, but nevertheless
the Standard Oil Company had been
pumping thousands of gallons into
New York City through it every day
for years. When the Illinois fouled the
pipe line the officers on board the ship
could not imagine what the anchor
had taken hold of until the surface Of
the river became a shining mass
bright with the hues of petroleum
Before the pipe line could be repaired
more than $1,000 gallons Of good
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

blended into one about the time when
the tiger met the man. / was a
realist in the age of the romanticists.
described at some length, both verb
ally and plctorially, the untimely end
of that wayfaring man. But when the
tiger had absorbed him, l found nv
self slightly embarrassed as to how
my story was to go on. 1T is very
easy to get people into scrapes and
very hard to get them out again. was
my sage comment on the difficulty;
and l have often had cause to repeat
this precocious aphorism of my child
hood. Upon this occasion the situa-
ton was beyond me, and my book,
like my man, was engulfed in my
tiger"
At Stonyhurst, and also at Field
kirch, in Germany, Doyle's literary
inclination was shown in the editor
ship of school magazines. In 1876 he
returned to Edinburgh and took up
the study Of medicine at the univers-
| ity there, where he remained until he
obtained his diploma, five years later.
| In 1880 DR.. Doyle left the university
to make a seven-months' trip to the
Arctic seas as unqualified surgeon on
board whaler. There was very little
demand for surgery aboard the Hope,
and he has described his chief occu-
patton during the voyage as being EN-.
ployed in keeping the captain in cut
tobacco, working in the boats after
fish, and teaching the crew to box.
He utilized his experience later in his
story, "The Captain Of the Polester."
Two years later, in 1882, after a
four-months' voyage to the west coast
| Of Africa, he settled down as a med
zeal practitioner at Southsea, in Eng
land, where he remained until 1890.
Those were arduous and trying years,
in which he came to regard the calls
of the profession he had adopted as
| Interruptions in the real work of his
life, and found that the writing of
stories was very slender prop upon
which to lean for livelihood. Fifty
little cylinders of manuscript" he
says, did l send out during eight
years, which described a regular orbit
among publishers, and usually came
back, like paper boomerangs, to the
place that they had started from"
All this time he was writing anony-
mously, and during the ten years of
his literary apprenticeship, he states
| tnat, In spite OF unceaSing and untir-
ing literary effort, he never in any one
year earned fifty pounds by his pen.
Then, in 1887, appeared in Beeton's
! Christmas Annual q story from his pen
called "a Study in Scarlet" 1t is
significant point in the authors career,
for in this story Sherlock Holmes
made his first appearance. 1t was
published later in book form, and
went forth as his first novel, and i'm
mediately began to attract attention.
Under these favoring circumstances
he undertook the writing of micah
Clarke" 1t was completed after a
years reading and five months writ
ing, and represented the most am
bilious and hopeful work the author
had yet accomplished. But it came
back to him from one publishing house
after another, until he began to des-
pair of its acceptance. 81 remember"
he says, smoking over my dog-eared
manuscript when it returned for a
Whit of country air, and wondering
J Continued second page, column two.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

caught his breath just as Bobby Shaw,
her divorced husband, had done sew
eral years ago in Old Virginia. And
this was not strange. Waldorf Astor,
always breathing in the compressed
air of his fathers house, timid, re-
firing and studious by nature, had not
much opportunity for young girls
society, and almost never that OF
American girls. To him Mrs. Mamie
Shaw was a revelation. For seven
months he wooed her, and at the end
of that time he was three-fourths
American and four-fourths in love.
Glowing, he followed her across the
Atlantic.
1t is only fair to young Astor to say
that he has never been SO aggresSively
British rs his father, who spurns al
most everything American, or his
younger brother, John Jacob, who is
an out-and-out Englishman.
EXCLUSIVE WEDDING SERVICE.
The wedding, which occurred at
!, London in May, was very quiet af-
Affair.", only II invitations being sent
out for the ceremony. The bride made
the loveliest picture, standing, as IL
appeared, in a bed of lilies and roses
near the chancel. A work OF art, in.
deed, was her wedding gown, for II
was made Of the most expensive silk
obtainable, adorned with rare old lace
Among the many wedding presents
the most notable was the Sancy dia
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

people to picnic and to walk through
that part of the property lying along
the river. The American millionaire
threw them out and threatened them
with the utmost rigors Of the law.
Now that he has settled the estate on
his son, the inhabitants of Cookham
and Maidenhead on the Thames
surrounding hamlets-are delighted,
for they believe that young Astor will
at once give orders for the cancel
lation Of the many strict orders against
trespassing made by his father-orders
which turned all the riverside folk in
to bitter enemies of the American
millionaire.
Great walls surmounted with broken
glass to protect the Astor vegetable
garden spoil lovely views from the
public road, and anybody daring to
picnic in the Cliveden woods, as in
the olden days, is at once threatened
by a keeper with Imprisonment.
1t is believed that young Mr.. Astor,
who is very popular with rowing men.
will abolish these feudal and dis
tasteful regulations.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

mond, given by Mr.. Astor to his
daughter-in-law, which later on Is to be
reset and worn on her presentation at
court. This historic gem belonged to
Charles the Bold, the Duke of Bur-
gundy, and fetched 100000 at the sale
of the Demdoff collection in 1860.
1t was secured by Mr.. Astor some
years ago from a millionaire parsee,
Sir @. Jeejeebhay, for $4,000. Mr..
Aston also gave one of the finest tiaras
i'm London, (Which cost more than
S10O000), as well as the title deeds to
Cliveden mansion and estates, with
the many treasures he has added
thereto, including magnificent suite
of old Chipperne furniture, and some
wonderful French china, originally
from Versailles, and once the property
of Empress Eugene. The value of
this latter gift probably exceeds So
100000.
1t is understood that the young
people plan to make their home at
Cliveden. In 1898 Mr.. Astor purchased
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
says Crawford was iA>sooa health and

says Crawford was in>gooa health anu
good spirits.
While Mr.. Crawford was in Beirut
American missionaries attempted to
dissuade him from entering on the
trip, and pointed out to him the great
danger of the undertaking. He was
firm in his resolve, however, and left
on January 9th.
Before departing the skater left his
itinerary with DR.. Williams, an Amer
lean dentist, whose guest he was tenn
porarily. Crawford's intention was to
strike out over the hard road to Bag
dad, which is about 600 miles from
Beirut. Thence he intends going
southeast 300 miles to Bassorah, at
the mouth of the Euphrates and near
the Persian coast. He was undecided
whether he would travel by land or
sea over the 1900 miles to Belooch-
istan.
His plans included many excursions
through Beloochistan, journey
across the Gulf to India, and year
or more in that country. He purposes
to accomplish all this on money he
may earn along the way.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
WARSHlPS NOT WANTED.
"FIGHTING BOB'' EVAN'S SHIPS
ORDERED TO LEAF NEW
YORK HARBOR.
United States BattleshipS and
Cruisers Distractions to Naviga-
tion-ThousandS of Gallons OF Oil
Released by FouIed Anchor.

New York City in its hurry and rush
of business did not seem to stop for
patriotic reasons to enjoy the sight OF
a dozen United States warships an
chored in her harbor. The American
fleet riding majestically at anchor in
the North River, attracting the at
tention of thousands of sight-seers,
was requested to ''move on" The
stalwart battleships and armored
cruisers with their great length ana in
command of no less parsonage than
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
GIBSON GIRL Welded.
MRS. MAMIE SHAT SISTER-IN-
LAW OF ARTIST, BRIDE OF
WALDORF ASTOR.
One of the Five Virginia Beauties. "A
Daring Horse Woman and Fond OF
Fxercise.-FiVe Million Dollar Eng
fish Estate a Wedding Present.

A "Gibsoa Girl is the talk Of all
England, for she has married a young
man of that country. who is heir to an
estate of more than $400,000,OOO.
The bride is none other than Mrs.
Waldorf Astor, and a sister-in-law of
Charles Dana Gibson, the celebrated
American artist.
Mrs. Astor is one of five sisters, all
natives of Virginia and belonging to
Il family numbered among the F.F.V's.,
standing high in the aristocracy of the
South. She was Miss Mamie Lang
horne and later the wife of Bobby
Shaw, from whom she was divorced.
All of the Langhorne sisters are re-
markable beauties, paying particular
attention to every detail of face and
figure. A Virginia lady who knew
them in their girlhood days stated that
their rules of living were something
like this: Breakfast early and exercise
briskly for an hour or two. Have n
luncheon and exercise again, this time
riding. Luncheon again and then a
long, vigorous tramp or cross country
ride to hounds, just for the pleasure
of it, then hearty supper, then long
walk in the southern twilight, and then
bed"
SPLENDID WOMAN RIDER.
With a strong horse beneath her, and
the pack in full cry, to see Mamie
Langhorne riding to hounds was Il
sight for men and gods. In the days
of her girlhood, at the Deep Run, in
Virginia, she was Diana stirruped, and
it is no stretching of facts when
one avows that men came from far
afield just to see her, with her pink
cheeks aglow and her fair hair loos-
ebed to the breeze, pound the sod in
a madcap abandon for the brush.
Nothing daunted this young Virginian
in the way of ditch or fence, hill or
hollow, and at Is she was famed as
the most intrepid and brilliant horse
woman in her native State.
Two things won for Mrs. Langhorne
Shaw the heir of William Waldorf
Aston: the beauty of her being, when
on horseback, and her bubblng ir-
repressible Americanism. Yourg AS
tor, when he beheld her in her glory
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
President Believes in Exercise

President Roosevelt once rather
shocked a mothers meeting by an
nouncipg that a boy who wouldn't fight
was not worth his salt. "He is either
coward or constitutionally weak. I
have taught my boys to take their own
part. / do not know which l should
the more punish my boys for, cruelty
OF fiinching. Both are abominable."
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
AUTOMOBILE CAR OF UNION PACIFIC R. R. co.

will be devoted especially to touring
parties throughout the West. The cars
will be run either separately or in
trains. In the latter case one car can
easily be fitted up as a combination
observation dining car. Later on
equipments for transforming the cars
into palace sleepers will be installed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

The author of "The White Com
pany," "Sir Nigel" "Study in Scarlet"
and other Sherlock Holmes stories
Sir Arthur conan Doyle-was born
in Edinburgh, Scotland, on Mar
%, 1859 He comes of an artistic
family, and is the grandson Of
John Doyle, the famous politicai
caricaturist, whose pictor
sketches appeared for more than
thirty wears under the initials of II.
BE- without disclosure OF the artists
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
Traversing Russia ON Roller Skates

A caravan which recently arrived
at Beirut from Bagdad reported hav-
ing passed near the city of Unah
about 100 miles east from there, an
American named Arthur Crawford,
who left that port early last month
with the intention of proceeding
through Asia Minor and India on in
struments which he called road
skates. The leader of the caravan
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
OFFENDED THE POPULACE.

After acquiring it, AstOr had an
opportunity to show himself more ex-
elusive than the Duke Of Westminster.
That potentate and all previous owners
of the estate had allowed the common
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
An Experf Opinion.

will alcohol dissolve sugar."
1T WILL" replied Oalde Soaque; "it
will dissolve gold, brick houses, and
horses, and happiness, and love, and
everything else worth having"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

Standard oil went skimming down the
Hudson into the ocean. There appears
to, be no way in which the oil company
can collect for fhe petroleum thus
wasted, as there is no official chart
showing the location of the line in the
river bed.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
RACED THE STEAM CARS.

1t was given its first lOng-dlStance
trial on April 14th, when it left Omaha
as the second section of train No. 1,
known as the Overland Limited.
The motor car gained on No. l to such
extent that at Fremont, 46 miles from
Omaha, the motor car was held on the
block six minutes. Owing to
heavy wind and meeting trains from
this time on, No. Is schedule was not
maintained; however, the total time
of the motor car from Omaha to
Grand Island, 1886 miles, was >
hours and - minutes, with delays
amounting tc 40 minutes on account
of orders, meeting trains, etc. The
acGual running time for the 1886
miles was hours 30 minutes. or 81
miles per hour. There was no delay
whatever on account of the motor car,
and the machinery was in almost con-
slant motion from Omaha to Grand
Island. On the return trip April 10
the actual running time was hours
10 minutes, or 1868 miles per hour
From Elkhorn to South Omaha, a
distance of 24.3 miles was covered in
SO minutes, or AZ miles per hour.
A maximum speed of 90 miles per
hour was attained on this trip.
Railroad officials witnessing the
machines trial trip expressed much
qualification. Some of the officials
go even so far as to predict that the
gasolene motor will ultimately revo-
lutionze interurban railroad trans
portation.
SCHEME OF VENTILATION.
This machine has several new ar
rangements, the most conspicuous Of
which is the ventilation of the cars.
The windows are round, similar to
port holes on steamships, and are air,
water and dust proof. The cars have
entrance in the middle instead Of at
the end.
The new method of ventilation fair
ly we'll avoids the close and sometimes
foul atmospheric conditions so often
encountered in electric and other trans
portation cars, sufficiently so as to
predict complete success in this di-
rection. The vibration and noise of
the engine were largely eliminated
and mechanism of the car worked
splendidly on this trial run.
The cars will accommodate sixty
passengers each, with comfort. They
have every modern convenience, and
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09

the beautiful country house from the
Duke of Westminster and paid ST.
100000 for it, Cliveden is situated In
the heart of the boating and picnicing
region of the Upper Thames.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
NEW RAIL AUTOMOBILES.
Each Machine Runs Independently by
Its Own Motor.

The craze of autoists to build pal
ace touring cars for pleasure trips
has caused railroad corporations to
dabble in the novelty of motor vehicle
transportation. Some of the unique
cars that patents have been applied for
are certainly freak products.
A car that resembles huge steel
battering ram has been completed at
the shops of the Union Pacific rail-
road, at Omaha, Neb. 1t is big
steel structure especially designed
for climbing grades and run by its
own gasolene motor, over standard
gauge rails. On it's trial trip it de-
veloped speed of forty miles an hour,
climbing, it is said, grade of 70 per
cent.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1906-06-09
CREATION OF MOST WONDERFUL
AND PUZZLING or DETECTIVE
CHARACTERS.

Sketch of Disbursements of Conan
Doyle to Break into the Field OF
Literature-Manuscript, Regularly
. Returned.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-06-01
Ell senior Juan {. Canals, de Adjun-
las ingresa en- Ia Union.

De Adiuntas recibimoe aver la siguien-
te carta:
eAdjuntas, Mayo 80, de 1906. Senior
Director de LA Correspondence de Puer-
to Rico San Juan, P. R.
"Distinguido compatriota: Obedeciendo
IN mandate de mi conciencia de hombre
de orden = amigo por consiguiente del pro-
greso en- las ideas democrdticas desde este
momento me desligo de todo compromise
con el "Partido Republicano", al que des-
graciadamente pertenecf, y hago mi formal
ingreso en- Ia patri6tica agrupaci6n "Uni6n
de Puerto Rico, por considerable como la
dnica que ha de llevar 4 nuestro pals por
81 camino SECURE del bieneetar Ia tran
quilidad p6blica.
"Ruego usted senior Director 80 sirva
hacerlo constar asf en- su ilustrado peri6-
dico, por 10 que lie anticipa las gracias gu
atto correligionario 8. s.
Juan E. Canals
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1906-06-01
Total. .....$ 11.715,4 48O Cy
Dice GEL Diario de la Marina"

Dice Gel Diario de la Marina"
"Desde el sabado de la semana antepa-
sada, hasta el jueves de la que acaba de
terminar, ha estado expuesto al pdblico
en- la hermosa vidriera de joyerfa de la
antigua acera de "El Louvre" IN precio-
SO escaparate muestrario que Ia gran fa-
hrica de tabacos LA Flor de Estanillo," "
de los senores F. Rodriguez y Ca, remite
te la Exposition Universal tabacalera
que Sc ha de celebrar en- Bruselas en- los
meses de Agosto, Septiembre y Octubre
del corriente afo; y durante esos seis dfas,
por delante de aquel valioBo final, en- que
se hacfa gala de dos industries cual mas
rica; aunque ambas de verdadero placer
de verdadera vanidad, han desflado ca
81 todos los hombres inteligentes en- tabaco,
de esta capital, asf los de residencia fila en-
Ell pals como los de residencia temporal,
ascendente con seguridad, entire unos y
otros, algunos miles, admirando 81 gusto
artfstico = la originalidad especial de aquel
conjunto del arte con la sencilles y Ia mo-
lestia.