davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
NINE. GOULD MUST
PAY TWO CLAIMS

financial difficulties. but held her jointly
liable for jewels valued at N4'@ pur-
chased from Mile Vera Ntmidon, or
Odessa. who sold the jewels TO Count Boni
through the intermediary OF jeweler.
The court also found that Madame
Could was jointly liable for the sum or
about $1,000. the balance due 10 the Har-
togs for a iewelry bill, amounting TO
about Sl37, O0o provided the bill was not
padded Three experts were appointed to
appraise the value of the jewelry.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
MRS. BLAINE TO WED
A ROUGH RIDER

Washington. Dec 2s-Mrs. James q.
Blaine, Jr, formerly Miss Martha Hich-
born. who secured divorce 10 South
Dakota severa, days ago. announced last
night that she would soon he married TO
Paul S. Pearsall cf New York. q lieuten-
ant In the regiment Of Rough Riders dur
ing the war with Spain
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
To Observe Eclipse

Tashhenit. Asiatic Russia. Dec. 2e-The
French. German and Russian expeditions
have arrived here TO observe the eclipse
Jan 10 IN addition 10 making the usual
observations. the expedition will study
the condition OF the upper air by means OF
balloons and automatic instruments.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
MRS. |. c. GRAY
FIRES BULLET
INTO BRAIN

Ellsworth. Me. Dec 26-Mrs Irving G.
Gray aerd 25. fatally shot herself through
the head early today in her home at Deer
Isle. The bullet entered the brain. Be
sides a husband. she leaves a young
child. a coroner decided death was due
to suicide.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
Arrested for Petty Theft

Fenton A. Miliken. employed at the
Crown hotel was arrested this morning
by Onicer y. NJ. whipple on the charge
of larceny of = comb valued az 50 cents.
the property Of the hotel
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
Sues on Promissory Note

Elisha ~. Trip has brought suit in
the superior court 20 recover $500 from
Annie T. Wilkinson and Mary Wilkinson.
on a promissory note Tor $500 made by
the defendants on July q. 1893. o. l.
Bosworth Il attorney for the plaintiff.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
Proposals Received

Proposals were received by Comns-
sioner Of Public Works Walter F slads
this morning for 106 tons Of special cast
ingS and service boxes for sewers
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
Shifting the Tablets

The tsbiets on the Soldiers and sail
ors monument bearing he names of the
war veterans. which were set up In tho
wrong places. are now being changed 10
their right positions.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
RACE WAR IN
KEMPER COUNTY
IS THREATENING

Memphis. Tenn. Dec 26.-With the
number OF dead places by conservative
estimate at H. the racial trouble prevail
ing throughout Kemper county Miss,
has reached more acute stage and unless
quickly checked. a race war OF serious
proportions it is feared will result.
After quiet had been restored at Waha-
lax, where the first outbreak occurred
Monday. and shortly after the departure
OF the troops sent 20 quell the disturb
ance. riotlns broke out afresh at Scooba.
five miles south and during yesterday and
last night FIVE negroes are reported 10
have been killed. or this latter clash re-
ports are conflicting. some reports plac-
ing the number OF killed and wounded az
a score. Troops were Immediately ordered
to the scene and left Meridian early to-
day.
At Wahalak FIVE negroes were killed be-
fore the arrival or the troops.
At Crawford, Miss. Conductor II. n.
Harrison. OF the Mobile and Ohio railroad
was shot and fatally wounded by a negro
last night. The negro i'm turn was shot by
Harrison, and before he could escape was
killed by a posse. Three companions who
were with the negro fed to 'the woods
One of these was later captured and
shot TO death The others are being pur-
sued. Last night a negro became involved
in an alteration with two white men
aboard a train near Artesia Miss. and
when the station was reached was taken
from the train and killed. The troops sent
TO Scooba today are composed of a COM
pany OF infantry and a battery OF artil-
lery.
Besides the troops, an organized party
OF ~ men from Columbus are on the scene
TO assist in quellng the riot In a de-
spatch TO Gov. Vardaman last night.
Sheriff Trout OF Kemper county, de-
scribed the situation as critical.
MORE KILLINGS REPORTED.
Scooba, Miss, Dec 26-One company of
infantry and a battery of artillery dis
mounted here in command OF Col r. G..
McCants and are patrolling the town and
adjoining country which has been so
much disturbed by race riots.
Several negroes have been reported kill
ed but these rumors are unconhrmed. Gov
Nardaman has issued instructions to mill
tary officers 10 preserve the peace at ali
hazards. Col. McCants commanding the
troops here, has wired Gov. Vardaman
that the situation is well in hand Every
thing liz quiet and there are no indications
OF further trouble.
REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
Jackson. Miss. Dec. 26.-Gov Varda-
man said today that his latest advices
from Scooba wero that the reports OF the
race riots had been exaggerated. He said
he would hold the militia there, however,
until he was sure all had been quieted
down.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-26
MORE KILLINGS REPORTED.

Jackson. Miss. Dec 26-Gov. Varda-
man said today that his latest advices
from Scooba wero that the reports OF the
race riots had been exaggerated. He said
he would hold the militia there however
until he was sure all had been quieted
down.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

can be found in the world than the irri gated fruit communities of this country. Social conditions reach a higher plane than in any other class of settlement. The owner of five or ten acres of orchard en- joys practically all the advantages and improvements of the larger eenters, cou- pied with a breathing and a growing space for the family, and an occupation such as it was intended that man should engage in. The water for irrigating the valley is drawn from the Wenatchee river, through some thirty miles of ditch of the Wenatchee Canal company This com pany is now projecting an extension to cross the Columbia rivera great $16O0O0 combined bridge and viaduct to carry wa ter for irrigating eight thousand addi- tional acres.
 In commenting upon the fact that the national government Is not antagonzing legitimate private irrigation develop ment. but that, on the other hand, the reclamation service is favorable to it and even willing to assist. Engineer Ar thur P Davis who in Chief Engineer Newells absence was found in charge of the bureau at Washington, mentioned the case of the Wenatchee valley as some- what exceptional.
 Many small companies" he said, "have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
AMERICAN TRAIN SERVICE
Scored By Manager Pope of Great
 Western In England.

New York Dispatch to the Chicago News.
 $. A. Pope, general manager of the Great Western railroad of England, has just finished a three-months' tour of rail- Toad inspection in the United States and Canada in the interest of his company. He sailed on the liner Caronia In an interview MT. Pope said:
 ''rhe principal object of my visit to America was to get the Atlantic steam ships to land their mails at our new port on the coast of Pembrokeshire. It is 219 miles from London. and the journey Is made in four and a half hours. The Cu- nard line, with it's new steamships, can no longer use Queenstown as a port of cali Tor the mails. When l came out on the l-ucania 1 waited three ar four hours be- fore leaving New York to come out here.
 T have seen the postmas ter general and other officials, and am favorably inn pressed with all 1 have seen. In England the railroads are much ahead of those in the Cnited States. In this country freight comes ahead of the passengers. and with lis il is the reNersee. The safety signals in America could he very much improved. and the appalling number of accidents pre- vented
 As regards carriages. l think the Eng fish people would not stand the manner in which passengers are packed into Pull man cars at night With us each person mas compartment and bed. The road beds in the east are good, but they are bad in the west, and so they are in Can ada.
 Americans are a long suffering people, Mir. Pope continued. Since I have been here ten persons have been killed in one wreck and fifty in another It made q stir in the papers for one or two days, and then it seemed to be forgotten. Under
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

accomplished much good in transforming the great American desert into profitable and habitable farms. A very valuable object lesson of an instance where private influence has stepped in and reclaimed land which was formerly waste may be found in the Wenatchee valley. This is not community consisting of hundreds of thousands of acres 1t is a compara- lively small area, but every bit of it is
 ntensively cultivated, wrestling from Mother Earth every particle of plant life which the land can be made to give up. The Wenatchee valley land, before the ir- rigation company stepped in, had, I might say no value. It was but the home of a few wild animals. with little or no sem- blance of plant life Under the wise ad- ministration of the company, the tract has enormously increased in value. The climate is ideal: no icy winds come into the valley to iniure crops before maturity, and the soil which had been reeking in fertility for centuries, only needed the kind touch of water to make it blossom and bring fruit We have considered the settlement of the Wenatchee valley so ideal that it has been taken as an exam pie after which to pattern the Okanogan project. in Washington, now under con- sideration by the reclamation service"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
"LIFE AND LETTERS OF ROBERT
 EDWARD LEE"--J. WILLIAM JONES

, perhaps he might manage brigade of | cavalry, if he had good subordinates to help him.
 The military history of Lees career is well, though briefly treated. The reader discovers the military critic here; and the discussion of the battle of Gettysburg IS, upon the whole, the most satisfactory that l have ever seen
 The life and work of Lee, as a college president, are admirably depicted here. His intercourse with professors and with students shows the wise able, thought full educator al every turn; and it may well be question whether Lee was greater as soldier than he was as an educator, His deep longing for the spirit. uAl welfare of the students was one of inc finest points in his lovely character. His tact in dealing with the numerous and often intricate problems of college life was strikngy conspicuous. His remark able capacity to adapt himself to an abso- lutely new field of work was one of his most notable charac cteristics, If he had devoted his whole life 10 the work of an educator. he could scarcely have learned to be more efficient than he showed him. sei~ to he in the last five years of his life, when president of what is now Wash ingtOn-Leo university.
 Nearly every thoughtful man who was ever closely associated with Robert Ed ward Lee seems 10 have been deeply inn pressed with the well nigh fautless char acteT of this truly great and good man. Grim old Jubal Early becomes tenderly revcrcntial and eloquent when he speaks or writes of his great chief. John E. Gordon's warm heart overtlows with love whenever he thinks of his noble com mauder
 If the rising generation of young men will only read. mark, learn and inwardly
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

TT HE orchards and vineyards of the
 great southwest have been por-
 trayed as the place where lands reach their highest cultural development and most astounding value. As against the eastern farm, worth $1 50 or $2. 30 an acre, choice orange land in Southern Cali fornia is valued at 5000 and even $15O0 an acre. And this does not seem so highly unreasonable when it is remem- bered that oranges, figs, almonds, Malaga grapes, pomegranates and other tropical products cannot be grown anywhere.
 Yet there are orchards in the great northwest which are esteemed as highly and yield as golden stream from peaches. apricots. berries and other com mon fruits, as has ever been claimed for the orange Take the Yakima Valley, or the Wenatchee Valley or a dozen other mountain valleys in Washington. or some of the finely developed fruit degions of Montana or Colorado There you can find men growing wealthy on returns from ten and even five-acre orchards. Perhaps the valley of the Wenatchee in Central Washington affords one of the best eX-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
A REVIEW BY REV. DR. J. c HlDEN.

of the languages It seemed to be gen orally undestood
 That that could scarce be called a
 tongue
 Which Shakespeare wrote and Milton
 sung
 Our author acquired his style by pains taking practice. In commenting upon Goethe's fine style Carlyle says that there is no page of his hut he knew how it got there.
 Our author knew his subject well; and his admiration of his hero. like that ot Ben Jonson for Shakespeare. is only this side of dolatrN
 The most familiar letters of General Lee are here set before us so that We see this great man in his habit as he lived. Not few of those letters are play ful. and show that the great commander could be witty and even satirical upon occasion. For instance some spiritual ists' wrote To him asking his opinion of Non Moltke's strategy; and he replied that he did not pretend to be an authority on such question. but that as the spirit ualists" could consult Alexander Caesar, Napoleon, etc, he General Leo could not think of adventuring into such disting uised company
 The moral and religious character of General Lee is here presented in a most admirable way, The great Confederate chieftain was manifesuy deVout, earn est humble follower of the Prince of Peace. Lees humility was one of the most admirable traits of his exalted char actcr When asked why he did not wear the full insignia of his rank. but wore only the three collar" stars of colonel, he replied that the rank of a colonel was as high rank as he ought to hold, or
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

amples of the fruit possibilities of the northwest-stuated in the midst of that region which Daniel Webster described as lift only for the abode of wild beasts and wilder men, The wonderful develop ment of this valley has been brought about entirely by private irrigation de- velopment, yet the government irrigation engineers consider it an almost ideal irri- gaton community.
 In the first place there is a splendid water supply. To the west are the gleam- ing snow fields of the Cascade mountains, whose glacial streams feed the swift run ming Wenatchee river which as it emerges from the valley becomes a tribu- tary of the great Columbia. The valley is sheltered from the bleak winds by sur rounding hills, so that fruit trees have never been known to be damaged by cold There are no great farms on the Wenat- chee. The entire valley is not so large as some of the vast bonanza farms of the west, but every acre is made to pro duce it's utmost, and land values reach $l00O. S1200 and $l500 per acre. not based on the value of houses and improve ments, but upon the productive capacity of the soil, Apples, peaches, apricots, berries cantaloupes, prunes, pears and all the large and small fruits yield a profit of from $2OO to $500 an acre. Why then
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

T x his review of Sir James AIcIntosh's s
 History of James the Second, Mae l anlay expressed his doubt whether it was possible for him to be impartial in his estimate of Sir James work from pure ly literary point of view. His love for Sir James Mcintosh was so deep and strong as to render an unbiased judgment of his work a very difficult task.
 But Macaulay and Sir James had not been room mates at the university; had not walked together five miles on Sun day, to teach a Sunday school class. and preach to country church; had not served four years in the same army, in the days when boundaries were on the skirmish line and capitals were in the saddle
 To be impartial" then. will be more difficult task for this scribe than it was for the greatest of all the British critics.
 The English of our author is admirable. .Where did Jones get his English" is 2 question which have often asked myself. He did not get it al the University of Virginia. for, in our day, the school of English" had not been invented; and every man spoke and wrote what Was right in his own eyes. One of our class mates wrote Latin exercises which came through the hands of Gessner Harrison without a correction on them; and he spoke the English of q eornlield neslo. The time of English was not vet. The colleges and universities were advertised to teach the languages. ancient and modern-Latin Greek, French, Spanish, German, Italian; but English was not one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

should not land, five acres of which will net $10OO to $2500 be worth $5OOO or $1700? The interest is liberal, is it not?
 There seems to be something very su- perior in the fruit raised in the northwest. 1t finds a ready market in such far points as Boston, and brings a price which more than warrants the heavy express charges. Washington apples have brought S4 a box, of less than a bushel, at the Hub. Nor are the citizens of Wenatchee or many other prosperous fruit sections of the northwest tied down to a wilderness life in order to secure themselves large in- comes. Wenatehee. for instance, is the initial point of navigation on the Colum- ba
 Here the Great Northern railroad meets the steamboats-where rail and river meet It is but a few hours to Tacoma and Seattle while the local advantage are in themselves very great. The or chards and farms are so small that the entire valley resembles a great suburb. It is but calling distance from one house to another. Each has a telephone, run ming water the rural free delivery, and electric lights arc being installed. The roads are like streets and schools and chruches are at close intervals.
 No more highly deVeloped communities
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

digest this book, there can be no doubt that it will be an education to them in character and in conduct.
 Birmingham, December IS, eo6
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Gathers Real Estate.

From the Boston Post
 You told me her father was in the real estate business"
 "So he is."
 Why, he's one of the city white wings" "Well?"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16
Good Furniture is the Best Gift

t handed d@ from ng n hum@n HMkomwh whaadosw swnhp p m no that Or Prices HOetmo orGmds @ kmh h bette @h p ~ Bmpae g % wPnad tic dy her ~ ar hh HadhrHrM@ t on y at see our Please earl pab
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-16

the English system two trains are never allowed to be in the same section at the same time'
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06
ACCIDENT AT THE STRONG.
Fred Crane Fell through Doorway ana
Then through Trap Door.

At n late hour Monday night Fred Crane
the 17-year-old son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Crane, lay unconscious at his
home at IS Bank street suffering from
bad bruse on the head, d!slocations Of
both wrists and fracture Of the left
wrist as the result of a fall from the
doorway In the third tier of dressing
rooms at The Strong theatre through an
open trap door in the stage door. 10 feet
below. The physicians consider his case
serious, though his chances for recovery
are fair.
The injured lad, although not employed
by the theatre is one of number of
boys who are on the stage at almost
every performance to render voluntary
aid to the regular force of stage attaches.
Sho,lv before the performance Monday
evening he had lowered a trunk by a
rope and pulley from the third tier door
to the stage floor. In attempting to push
back the heavy Uncovered door, he
rested too heavily on the large bar which
! is always kept across the door when oper
to prevent accidents. The bar gave way
and Crane fell sideways. carrying the
bar with him. His hands and head strucl
on the edge of the floor near the oper
trap door. and he fell over backward:
and on to pile Of sand beneath thu
trap.
Drs. c. X. Jackson and j. n. Jenn'
were at once summoned and while await
ing the arrival of the ambulance the boy
was placed on an improvised couch. WheI
he arrived at his home DR.. G. |. Forbe.
was called and three physicians worked
over him until about 1890 o'clock. y
that time he was still unconscious.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06
IN PROBATE COURT.
Hearing on Petition to Remove Execu-
tors Continued to December 10.

The hearing on tho petition to remove
the executors in the estate of Harriet w.
Peck OF Burlington, which was to have
been held Monday In probate court was
continued to December 15 The petition is
brought by William Odlin, administrator
of the estate of Jed l.. Clark on the
ground that Mrs. Peck's executors, Saylcs
Nichols of this city and G. S. Wainwright
of Middlebury, are interested parties.
Judge c. s. Palmer represents the petit
toner. The petitonees are represented 3y
w. b. G. Stickney of Bethel and the hear
ing was postponed as Mr.. Stickney is
engaged in legislative hearings at Mont
peler.
In tho estate of Mary A. Douglas OF
Jericho. the will was proved and DR.. A
It. BurdclS was appointed administrator
Ira w. Thorp and Chauncey II. Hayden
were appointed commissioners.
The will was proved in the estate o.
Harrison w. Packard of Jericho and the
hearing was set for December p.
The will OF Col. L. q. Il. Cannon Of Bur
lington was proved. OF the four execu
tors named in the will, W. L. Burnap u
deceased and Richard c. Grant declines
TO serve Appointments will be made Il
I'LL these vacancies. The other two sx
ecutors are Grenvile Clark va @sefiraAC
GriS~sesA
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06
NOVEMBER WEATHER.

Observer w. RI. Alexander of the
United States weather bureau station re-
ports u mean temperature for November
Of "a degrees, with maximum of Sc on
the 18th and a minimum of II on the Goth,
The mean November temperature for the
last % years is 37.5 degrees. The precipita-
ton Grain and melted snow amounted to
2,6o inches, rain or snow falling on Il
days. The snowfall amounted to 9.l
inches. The average November preclpita
ton is PSI inches. The prevailing wind
was from the north and the maximum
velocity was AZ miles per hour on the 22d
from the south The month was made
up of four clear, seven partly cloudy and
! - cloudy days. Sleet was noted on the
9th and fog on the same day.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-12-06
SHAW-ROBINSON.
Putnam Physician and burlington Girl
Married on Saturday.

DIR. Charles u. shaw of Putnam, n. Y,
ana Miss Lottie Robinson of this city
Were married on Saturday evening at the
Episcopal residence of ST. Mary's Cathe-
Gral by the Rev. j. +. ellis. The bride
was attended by her sister, Miss Joseph
inc Robinson, the BRIDEGROOM was attend
ed by Frederick Wendell OF TicondcroEa,
y. y, a cousin Of the groom. The bride
was attractivoly gowned in a travelling
suit of drcss of wine and Wore a hat 20
match.
Following the wedding ceremony n COLI
laton was served at the home OF tn,
brides unc.c and aunt, Ny. and Mrs.
Oliver Lamora Of 10 Converse court,
whore many friends and relatives gath
cred to extend congratulations, DR.
Shaw is graduate Of the medical collie sc
of the University of Vermont of the
class of 1901.