davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1907-11-07
Value Of Good Roads.

Good roads leading to town indi.
cate the progressiveness Of the cltl.
zens of the community. Invariably
poor roads mean Indifference and Jack
OF confidence in the stability Of the
town. tIlfr
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POURED OUT A oLABsFUL or CHAMPAGNE
fectionate air, on the shoulder OF the
millionaire. the latter put his arm
around the monkeys waist aud drank
his health.
Consul ate a steak probably more
succulent than he had ever TASTED be-
fore lie was given q lavish quantity
of bananas, flet mignon a In Belcourt,
hors d'ouvres In Vanderbilt Yoakum
eggs and Batonyi ice cream
AS the soft trcadlng servant popped
q champagne cork Consul looked up
with a glcam in his eye. reached over.
took the bottle and carefully poured
out glassful. which he drained with
delight.
After the luncheon Consul leaned
back aud fumblcd I'm his pocket for his
cigarette holder II was missing, so
nc was supplied with one Of pure am
ber, which Doe regarded critically. lie
seemed TO admire it Cigarettes were
passed 10 him, and, as Mr. belmont
said, he was "hend for tobacco" IIe
blew clouds Of smoke above his head
with keen relish, and, in fact, he did
everything but make pOstprandial
speech
when Consul had rested sufficiently
and the guests enjoyed the sight " his
eating and smoking al retired 20 the
Gothic room. where n reception was
held, Consul being the central figure.
Again ne shook hands and bowed his
head az much as 90 say. "Glad 20 know
YOU. don't you know"
Not once during tho affair ala Con.
eul forget tine etiquette that his trainer
has practically made n part Of his very
being
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the aerial agility displayed recently
by some OF the boys OF the St Paul
building, at Broadway aud Ann street.
Every two stories the tall. irregular
building IL belted by narrow cor
nice. IL was about the hour for most
people In offices TO grow sleepy aud
tired when n boy slipped ont OF sew
enteeth story window TO the cornIce
aud. with arms stretched out. side
stepped rapidly along the narrow ledge
10 the next window. Before he had
reached II another boy had followed
him 10 the cornlce and sldied rapidly
along In nm evident endeavor 20 over
take him. Then for ten minutes
there was the most amazing and exclt-
Ing gSme OF tag that was ever seen on
Broadway.
Seventeen stories below the crowd
stood gaping with wonder, watching
the agile players. Significantly pass
crsby turned out and gave that see.
tlon Of the building where the play
was going on wide berth leaving the
sidewalks almost unoccupied lest they
bc struck by a falling body.
In and out OF the windows the boys
scurrled. at one point turning sharp
corner which took them apparently
into another room. As the chase grew
hotter the pace was increased.
well. never saw an Office boy
move so fast as that on solid ground"
CALCULATED one onlooker.
After this performance had gone on
for what seemed TO the watchers n
long time. but I'm reality was only a
few minutes. and when there seemed
To be danger Of block on Broadway,
some one tclephoned to the superin-
tcndent Of the building. notifying him
that hundreds Of lives were being put
I'm jeopardy by the game and that for
the well being Of the public. II not Of
the boys. Il was time 10 call halt
The superintendent acted at once. and
the finest free exhibition since Bryan
rode up Broadway came 10 an end
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CURED BY HER FAITH.
Crippled Girl Made Well by Visit
to Shrine of ST. Anne.
REAL MIRACLE, SHE SAYS.

Miss Ellen kssss Of oisrs Fats. NJ. ",
Tells How, After Eight Months Of
heiplsssnsss. She Threw Away Her
Braces and Walked.
Miss Ellen keefe OF Glens Falls. n.
Y, is very happy young woman.
She claims 60 have miraculously re-
covered the use OF her limbs and, after
being crippled for eight months. Is
able TO walk again through her deyo-
tions at the shrine OF st. Anne I'm the
Church Of st. Jean Baptistc. l5p East
Seventy-slxth street, New York city.
Miss Keefe is the daughter OF J. II.
Keefe. harness manufactures, and
was stopping with her aunt Mrs
Thomas Roarkes az the Lansing apart,
ments, li3 East Seventy-sixth street.
There n reporter found her.
Eight months ago" she said. 81 had
severe attack OF infammatory rheu-
matism Complications followed. and
became unable 10 walk. Physicians
I'm Glens Falls were called 20 attend
me, but after four months advised me
20 come 10 this city and consult spe.
cialists.
This was done. Two specialists
Were visited. and each said that Il
would be impossible Go cure me with
out an operation. ana this would leave
me deformed.
II would not consent 20 undergo
such an ordeal My relatives then Sc
cured a physician OF excellent reputa-
tion from Washington heights. and
under his careful treatment 7 xyns on
abled within short time TO stand.
This was very encouraging. and after
another month, with the assistance OF
crutches, foot braces and ankle sup
ports, was able 10 move my feet
along the floor an inch or two 20 each
step.
81 made no further progress until
began attending the annual novena OF
st. Anne at the Roman Catholic church
Of ST. Jean BaptIste. block from my
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TO walk right up 60 monster bear
and try To shove u out OF the way and
then escape without 40 much as
scratch Is an experience Of q lifetime
Harry T. Eugelbright found u so few
days ago ln Diamond canyon. above
Washington. Ncv The young man,
son Of Congressman Engelbright. has
just returned from thc upper country.
where hc has been doing some survey.
Ing. ana relates his thrilling expert.
cncc. u was coming on dusk at the
close Of the days work In the brush
lined trail nc saw prOtrudlng what he
thought were the hind quarters Of
some stray bovine. lie walked up and
gave the brute shove II came 10
IT'S launches with snort that made
hls hair rise and caused him ~ beat n
hasty retreat The big brute looked
around and then shumed Of into the
woods
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The desperation which sometimes
selves the poverty stricken seldom has
had more thrilling exempllncntlon
than In the case Of Charles Blank.
who. I'm an effort 90 secure money to
send 20 his sick wife whom he claims
IS IN Chicago, laid two gold teeth and
wOolen leg upon the counter OF
Iacharia Woolf. a pawnbrOker. and
begged for loan. Woof says he
know Blank years ago when he was
prosperous ana had confidence In his
word. Accordingly he handed Blank
- md the latter. minus part Of hls
masiicatlng and locomoti0p organs.
hobblcd 90 bank and bought n draft
20 send 10 his ahiicted one.
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ARRESTED FOR HATLESSNESS
Man Trying Nature Cure Is Taken
For n Lunatic.

Because his bride was joblngly twit.
ted by her friends FOR having married
baldheadcd bachelor Emil Run OF
Rochester Mimi. is raising crop OF
hair under circumstances that would
turn gray the wool" OF an ordinary
mortal. lie has been arrested three
times az a result OF efforts To cover
the baro spot.
Runs pate was rs barren as bill
Hard ball a few weeks ago. IL Is now
partially concealed 10y fuzzy growth
which is n promising indication that
he will soon have n head of hair that
will bc the envy OF his fellows.
Run Is I'm the habit OF walking ten
10 twenty miles at n stretch. when
he began TO GO without hat SO that
the sunshine ana rain might propagate
hair on his head his troubles began
An asylum FOR the insane Is located
There, and on thrco occasions Run has
been taken into custody in ms many
towns and accused of being an escaped
mnatic. Run, who IL manager of the
local gas works. threatens 60 procure
card from the superintendent OF the
asylum stating that lac Is perfectly
harmless
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RED HANEY AND THE ELK.
A RsmsrkabIe'Natore Story From the
Wyoming Woods.


A remarkable example OF the fury Of
thoroughly aroused ok took place
outside ELK Head Wyo.. recently The
animal, a magnificent bull. had been
wounded just enough TO make him
mad, and he let every one know Just
how he felt
Red Hancy. miner, WAS the FIRST
TO notice that something unusual was
going on n Bonsals woods Clouds
OF dust hung over the forest. mud
frightened small animals could be seen
scampering from TO- Suddenly the
miner, who had taken refuge ON the
top Of his cabin. saw the elk emerge
from the woods " hcsitated for
moment ana then made directly for
Hancy. Nobody knows what might
have happened n the boast had not
got his antIers tangled up IN the en-.
trance.
Haney says that the elk lifted him.
cabin and all. and started down the
road As they passed low hanging
tree the miner swung himself on. and
the angry animal continued his mad
race without realizing that his load had
been llghtcned Neither the elk nor
the house has been seen since
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saallowsd Six tneb snsL..

Thomas Jeneries. member of the
Rough Rider club OF Cincinnati. who
had been camping on the Ohio river
near Lawrenceburg, Ind. got MP in
the night and took n drink from n
spring near by. This was at ] o'clock.
and In a few minutes after he retired
he awoke his companions with his
groans. a doctor was summoned. but
before the physicians arrived the man
nearly died. Jeneries was given an
emetic. and he coughed mp n green
Ennke six inches long Jenerics has
now entirely recovered
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SNAKE IN HER BASKET.
Fair Foreigner Carries Rather and
Blueberries Together.

Nice hucklcbcrrios, very cheap, only
10 cents quart" was the solicitation
OF Anna Riscavngc. buNom young
foreigner I'm front of prominent rcs-
idcnce I'm Centralia. Pa Tho mistress
of the house noticed that the berries
were luscious and that only few
quarts remained I'm the basket she
therefore said she would take thcm
all. and the berries We're poured into
quart measure While the last
quart was being poured out the pur-
chaser tainted from fright when
big rattlesnake fell from the bottom
of the basket on the berries When
she recovered n moment later she was
still further horrihed to see the fair
berry vender calmly tuCklng the ser
pent away I'm the bosom Of her dress
Miss Riscavage smilingly explained
that she caught the serpent while her.
rying and extracted lts fnngs, so That
II was harmless. She was taking II
homo I'm order to preserve It's skin in
tact for medicinal purposes
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A few minutes later First officer Her
berger sent seaman below 10 sec
why Ritter had not come OF watch
The sailor found the second Office.
scnseless on the cabin floor, AMI tlc
ships surgeon was hastily summoned
10 revive him. Near him lay a nymg
FISH two feet long. Ritter had struck
his head on the edge Of bunk lu
falling. He WAS not seriously hurt
II awoke at the tinkie OF ei 30
bells" he said when he came 10. sand
turned on the electric light was
shaving when | happened TO look out
OF the port and saw too rcd pieces of
fire coming at me There was noise
like a donkey engine gone mad when
II came IN and dashed right at nc. its
mouth open ana teeth cleaning. u
came on with Its nose stuck oct aal
crashed against my forehead.
Down ! went as II batterug ram
had struck me. But I leapcd mp In q
moment and seized a crowLar My
first thought was that I'd bccn hit by
some sailor crazy with the heat. but
when / could see again there was This
airship, or flying fish, sitting I'm my
bunk, getting ready Go come at me
again. IT rose up with cIat,cr Of
wings and swung on me with IT'S stern
clipper.
"Wbacklng ont wildly with the crow
bar. ! went down again vas plumb
mnd, however. and jumped Up and
gave II battle. The way that fish got
around was terrifying Mostly II
rammed me. anu the blows Of the bar
fell on II as if its scales were armor.
IL bumped me full in the middle Of
the forehead. and that was the last
remembered until came 20 half an
hour later.
The captain had the dying fish for
breakfast
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THEY SAW Az ENORMOUS WILDCAT.
cat was Looping along easily and soon
came within few yards OF the rear of
the tonncuu ana ran along behind the
machine, splitting and growing
The women of the party screamed
and waved coats and shawls and sue.
cocded M intimidatlnR the animal uu.
tOl the top Of the hill was reached.
There full speed down the grade soon
left the catamount in the distance. but
u stood watching the auto party until
turn in the rond hid him from sight.
In McConncllsburg there was some
hcsitancy about accepting the Walker
party's story until one Of the ladies'
mentioned the fact that the cat seemed
10 have but three feet one front paw
apparently being missing Then the
McCOnneUsburg people recalled that n
trap set in the mountain for panther
or wildcat, which had been killing
calves and sheep, had been found FAR
awy from where 20 had been set and
in at the paw of n wildcat. which the
animal had chewcd on ot the lower
joint 90 release itself
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FuEY wrnr orrrma rur lusrrLrg lS,tD;Ti.

THEY WIRE GETTING THE KETTLE, lsgstbY.
was. ANA good and slekssg The job we
were, caB ten you. Once / went
ashore with the nggcrs, and the sight
Of the mission station. with its bunch
Of pot bcllled, stInklng converts and
the hycna-lkc dogs round that com
pound, completely diverted me from
any idea OF enllstIng I'm the ranks of
the sky pilots I'm those attitudes
II couldn't make ont which was the
more fool, the men who lived there or
the people MT home who sent them out
their grub stake; but. as Il turned out,
IL WAS those selfsume supplies that
kept yours truly ana his mates from
being fricassccd 10y the cannibal saw
ages OF the locality.
"Aftcr a stretch OF good weather Il
dorkencd over and blew great guns,
and then some more. When the storm
was over we found ourselves drifting
on 10 shore. with the tide running I'm
furiOusly. There wasn't breath OF
air after the hurricane we had lust
been through. ana the ship was help
less in the calm.
"On the beach, rapidly getting near
cr, we could see tho savages lighting
fires aud getting the big soup Kettles
ready. ana there were big Jumps ia our
thrOots as we watched the prcpara.
tions for our reception
Suddenly I was seized with an In
splratiou ana 70 was due 10 that bless
cd thought that I'm here IN Seattle to-
day.
"We had on board several little stern
paddle wheel s4nmboats for the mis-
siou1rcs They were built m sections
for transport Like cash wc got out
two Of the sections with the wheels on
nnd r.gycd them ON the stern OF the
Alls We'll We had donkey engine
ON bonrd for loading cargo, and, with
our usual sailors ingenuity we rugged
up gear 90 turn the paddles aud so
steamed away from the dangerous
shore
1T was q close shave. though We
could ho1r tIc man enters lighting
among themselves us to who would
have tho fat one. and us thot lndivid-
ual was myself you cam fancy tho
sigh OF relief I hoavcd when our ves-
scl began 60 make way"
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Il ALMOST TAINTED WITH Joy"
nunfs home. When attended the
noyena first had to be half carried
3 TO the door by my cousin, Miss Alice
Roarke. She It was who carried me
before the shrine OF st. Anne. where
the relic was exposed. prayed ear.
nestly to be restored To good health
1 had absolute faith my prayers would
be heard.
THE visits were repeated each day
without any change I'm my condition
until Saturday afternoon. I had been
to church In the morning. assisted. as
usual, by my cousin. but I'm the after
noon when arose from the dlvan In
beparlOr noticed. TO my amazement,
that j felt stronger and was able 10
increase the length OF each step.
MY cries brought my relatives TO
me, and they were oyerjoyed TO notice
the change that,had taken place. It's
the novena and the supernatural as
sistance OF ST. Anne / told them.
Take or those braces. believe
can walk without them / said
They did as / requested, and, much
to their amaEement, 1 walked unaided
the full length Of the apartment. 1 al.
most tainted with Joy when I realized
what had done and apprehended that
/ once more was able to walk.
II have been walking every day
since" continued Miss Keefe. her eyes
beaming with happiness, without any
assistance. and hope, with the help
OF God and 81. Anne. TO improve every
day until I am entirely well. / am
sill making daily visits TO the shrine"
All Miss Keefe's relatives and sew
fral Of their neighbors spoke Of her
miraculous Improvement and believe.
as she does, that her faith and prayers
effected the cure.
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Mrs Charles Robinson Of Lawrence
burg, Ind. in the role Of feminine
william Tell. saved her husbands life
by shooting n iurge dog which had
thrown him 10 the ground and was
tuRging at his throat Robinson was
NJ the dogs mercy when Mrs Robin.
son appeared on the scene with q rifle.
The dog was standing ON her hus-
bands body. and bad NOT her aim been
true the bullet might have Killed tho
man she saved. Resting her rife ON q
fence some distance away she took
aim coolly and sent the bullet straight
through the animals body. killing &C.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-15
CHASED BY A WILDCAT.

Philadelphans In Motor Car Have
Hair Raising Experience.
Recently the family OF william II
Walker OF Philadelphia had an cX-
perience rare indeed. In their motor
car they were en- route TO Bedford
Springs, Pa, and were going over the
mountain from Fannettsburg to Nc.
Connellsburg, the county seat of Ful-
ton county. lying deep I'm the vale OF
the mountain.
Az they were climbing a particularly
bad piece OF mountain road suddenly
there was piercing and scaTy sort OF
scream or yell behind them Turn
ing all saw nm enormous wildcat. or
catamount, coming up the road. The
grade was unusually steep, and the big
ear was merely creeping up, while the
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-08-15

As Mrs. George Burke of Relay.
York county. Pa was housing her
chickens FOR the night an enormous
barn owl swoopcd down at her and
made q vicious attack The heavy
Bird caught its talons in her face and
she was terribly torn and has lost one
cyo md wiz probably lose the other
Tho owl has frequently carried on
young chickens from Mrs Burkes
yard 9n1 ON several occasions attacked
hcr when she cndeavored 70 relieve II
sf its prey
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MONKEY IN SMART SET
Consul, the Chimpanzee, Oliver
n. P. BeImont'S Guest.
EATS LUNCHEON AT BELCoURT
Heavy swells Of Newport Invited 60
Function In Honor Of coney island
Simian Who Drinks Champagne From
a Glass and Smokes Cigarettes.

Function In Honor Of Coney island
Simian Who Drinks Champagne From
a Glass and Smokes Cigarettes.
oliver H. L. Belmont had as the
guest OF honor at recent luncheon
at Newport, Il. l., Consul l., the almost
human Chimpauzcc owned by Frank
BoStock, the Coney Island Snowman.
Men ana women whose names are In
scparablc from wealth aud social dis
tmcton sat at the table with the big
smlau. shock hands with him, toast
ed him ana gave him cigarettes and
champagne, both OF which hc comsum-
cd with nvidlty, displaying meanwhile
seeming realization of the necessity
for displaying his best table manners
Among those who gathered In the
dining room OF BclCourt. the belmont
summer home, TO gaze upon the mon,
key enjoying the hospitality of the
master of the house were Mr. aud Mrs.
Elisha Dyer. MIR, and Mrs Harry Lchr.
Miss Luta Robinson. Lispcnard Stow
art James dc Wolf Cutting aud Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish.
MIR BoStock, who Is close friend
of Mr. Dyer. recently received through
the litcr an invitation TO he delivered
20 Consul. requesting his presence at
the luncheon The invitation was en-
hossed with the Belmont coat OF arms
Consul. through Bostock. accepted. aud
hasty notes ana telephone messages TO
those who were To enjoy the scene
were sent
Consul was taken ON the steamer
Puritan up the sound. During the trip
the big animal took umhragc ut tn,
plnclng OF the captains and mates
shoes I'm his room. So he gcnially hurl
cd the fOotgear through u purthO,c
Mr.. Belmont offered to make good the
loss aud Furthermore. gave Cousuls
keeper money TO buy the chimpanzce
new suit OF clothes. n pair OF shoes
aud a new hat
There were children present at the
luncheon and all shook hands with
Consul, who gravcly. almost courte-
oualy, bowed. Going TO the dining
room, the educated simiGn seated him
self carefully and politely waited TO
be served
Before the viauds were brought I'm.
however Mr. Belmont pnttcd Consul
on the back, and Consul patted his
host with a deal OF cordiality when
Consul placed his head. with an af.
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PRESTON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA THURSDAY AUGUST H 1907
KNOCKED OUT BY A FISH.
Strange Experience OF Second oHeer Of
Good Ship Baker.

Second Officer Ritter OF the German
steamship Raker. which got into New
York the other day from Kingston and
other ports OF the island Of jamaica.
had an unusual experience with n hig
flying fish while coming mp the coast
One night he was shaving in his cabin
preparatory 60 going ON deck TO re.
heve First officer Hcrberger His
washstand WAS near portfolio. which
was wide open and some ten feet
above the water line.
Ritter was looking out when he
heard n swaSh ana was struck 10y
something with such force that he fell.
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Those who have stomach trouble mo- mat.
Ter how slight should give every possible
help To the digestive organs. so that the
food may be digested with the least effort.
This may be done by taking something that
contains natural digestive properties some.
thing like Kodol Tor Indigestion and Dys.
pcpsia. K1doi Is preparation Of vegetable
acids and contains the very same juices
found in 3 healthy siomacR u digests what
you eat Sold by Stfickiers drug store "
NJ. Dent Ncwburg
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PLAY TAG IN SKY.
Office Boys Romp on Cornice Of
New York Skyscraper.
SEVENTEENTH STORY STUNT.
BIG and Brssthisss broadway Crowd
Watches Antics Of Rockies, Urehins.
Finest Free Exhibition In Years
Stopped by St Paurs Superintendent.

Ever since that big commercial
trust the Dutch West India com.
pany. some 300 years ago opened an
Office for the transaction OF the fur
business with the Manhattan Indians
down near the site OF the Standard oil
building the New York office boy has
been notorious for audacity. freedom
from restraint bud carclcssncss OF the
safety of himself and those who come
In contact with him. IL " doubtful.
however, IL any or them ever ecllpscd
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rat three inches long plralyzed tie
electric lighting system of Stamford.
Conn, and put the town ln darkness FOR
twcnty-four hours. Climbing guy
wire fifty feet long the rat reached 20
conduit carrying 10000 volts NJ cleo
tricity It placed its front feet on
the charged wire ana instantly dI
vcried the current through lts body go
The guy wire and thence TO the ground
The rat was pe.riGcd in midalr by fhc
electricity. 0ud the wire trouble men
spent q whole Day in locating tbc point
Or disturbance
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Near I'rink. CAL o superb American
eagle. measuring seven feet from tip
20 tip. engaged 600 an unequal battle
with Southern Pacific engine The
eagle held the track until tho engine
was within 100 feet Of &C. Rising then
with "a scream Of rage 20 swoopcd
fercciy on the cowcotchcr Its neck
was brolcu The engineer backed up
90 get the bird and took SC 90 Yuma.