davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

This Is the Hungarion nobleman
Gladys Vanderbilt bought today for
100000, earned by American in.
vestment and labor only to be d..
verted from this country, where 1t
belongs, to Hungary, a decaying
principally Of southern Europe.
Besides his debts and similar at
tributes Of effete nobility, the
count boast lineage that extends
back 900 and some odd years-he
has actually had ancestors all that
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27
PILOT DEAD At
THE WHEEL

PORTLAND, Jan. 27.-Capt. r.
w. Larkin, of the steamer Lurline,
running from Portland to Astoria,
dropped dead in the pilot house Of
the vessel this morning as the boat
was passing through the draw Of
the Madison st. bridge, Pilotless.
the IMrline passed safely through
and into the open water beyond,
where Larkin's death was discov.
cred.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27
SAYS SHE ABUSED HIM

Frank M. Coe this morning filed
cross complaint to his wife's CON-
plant for divorce and denies that
he was ever untrue to her, but says
domestic strife was caused by her
continual abuse of him and her bad
temper. They married at East
Jordon, Feb. l, 1889, and have no
children.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-At high
noon Gladys Vanderbilt became the
wife of Count Laszlo Szechnyi. The
ceremony was characterized by ele-
CANT simplicity and was perform
ed by Mgr. Lavello.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

The array OF wedding gifts is
valued at 100000 The ceremony
was performed in the town house
of the late Cornelius Vanderbilt
and was attended by several hun
dred of the elite. The pair sail fol
Europe next month.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

time.
Naturally the wealthiest and
most enterprising young and un-
titled men of America could expect
no consideration from the Wander.
bilt family with such a prize as
this in sight. The daughter Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt with $15,000.-
900 attached to her name went to
Europe to pick up something
worth while on the nobility bargain
counter-and this Is il.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27
NO DISCRIMINATION
AGAINST UNION Men

G. Burgie. successful bidder on
sewers for Ninth and Tenth avs.
said today that he intended TO EN-
ploy only men who are residents of
the city in doing the work. He
had no prejudice against members
OF the federal union which bid ON
the work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27
G. N. OPERATOR ROBBED

Miss st. Marie, night operator at
the G. N. cross on Broadway, was
robbed last night of 80 cents, all
the money she happened to have
with her. She found man in the
place and ran down to the flag sta
ton to get help, but when the
Waterman returned the robber was
gone
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27
FOR THE PIANO FUND,

The Christian Endeayor society
of Centenary Presbyterian church
will give a literary and musicale at
the church Friday evening A sill
yer offering will be taken for the
piano fund. Refreshments will be
served
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27
SUPREME COURT KNOCKS OUT
ACT PREVENTING DISCRiM-
NATION AGAINST UNION EN-
PLOYES BY RAILROADS.

WASHINGTON, d c., Jan. 81
Organized labor lost hard fought
battle today when the supreme
court decided that part of the
Erdman act prohibiting railroads
engaged in interstate commerce
from discriminating against en-
ployes belonging to labor unions,
was unconstitutional.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

SAN FRANCISCO, Ian. 27-
Lenito Legardo and Pablo Ocampo
dc Leon, the two Philippine dele
gates now EN- route to Washington,
are expected to make history for
their conntrymen and stir mp con-
gress Oh matters relating TO our
Pacific colonies Legardo is a mil.
lionaire and member Of Se Prog.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

BELLlNGHAM. Jan. 27--Thieves
entered the armory here Sunday
and stole $50 worth OF revolyers.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

In addition to the wedding gown
Miss Vanderbilt graces her pur-
chase of the count of the unpro-
nounceable name with a trousseau
that cost $4,000, mostly purchased
In Europe. The only use America
has been In this deal was to fur
nish the price, and that is some.
thing of an achievement, of course,
when the country needs money to
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-01-27

resista" or Federal party. ocampo
Is an ardent "Nacionalista." and
wants independence for the Philip
pines. He is an editor and lawyer
and has never been out OF his
country before. Both are expected
to oppose the Frye bill. which pro-
vides that all products Of the Philip
pines must be shipped ON American
vessels. They are also expected
to join the Taft procession.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

distributing mach merry in nearly hun
dred OF the chief cities of the world II
forwards to missionaries supplies OF
Scriptures. in the versions and editions
which they need, carriage paid and on
such terms that practically no part of
the cost fails on the missionary ex-
chequer. The Bible Society also carries
on distribution by its own favorite agent
the native Christian colporteur Or book
agent. 1t employs about 800 of these col
porteurs. They serve the missionary as
his aids-de-camp and scouts and p;o-
reers. and they enter many field which
no missionary visits and surmount MANY
a barrier which no foreigner could pass
1t is a prerogative of the Bible So
ciety to go where few other Christian
agencies penetrate It sends camel loads
of Scriptures to the capital of Abyssinia.
1t places Arabic Bibles in the mosques
of western China; i sells Chinese Cos
pels in the compounds at JOHANNESBURG
and in the opium dens at Singapore. Year
by year its work runs the gauntlet Of
drought and flood and plague and famine.
Il is nothing new for our agents." saws
the Bible Society's report, TO suffer
hindrance from revolution in Central
America. or from bigotry in Austria and
in Greece, or from clericalism in Portugal
and Poland and Peru. Last year we heard
of anarchy in many parts of Persia where
the Persian Bible is still forbidden tn
enter the shah's dominions. In NADIA
gascar the authorities are prosecuting
Christian converts. In many parts of
Russia and of India the perturbed state
OF the people has seriously lessened our
circulation across both those great en-
pires On the other hand China and
Korea and Japan lie open to Christian
teaching as never before. Those who
know best speak most emphatically as
to the amazing opportunities for the
Gospel in the far east. In Korea last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
Scotch Charm Stones.

From Chamber s journal.
4 good deal of information about charm
stones has been collected from various
sources and many of the specimens OF
the stones are preserved in museums
Most families of consideration throughout
the Highlands possessed at least one:
and although many are lost or their ex-
istence unrecorded, yet a certain number
are still to be found. and of some of these
this paper attempts to give a record. They
are of many kinds. the more inportant
or those which attract more notice be-
ings spheres Of rock crystal, usually poll
ished and unset. or set in metal, as the
means and taste of the oossessor per-
mitted. In size and shape they vary. but
they are generally round or egg shaped.
These stones brought good luck and vic
tory in battle and healing from sickness
to the DoSsessor, and were also used for
the cure of disease. In all countries
and ages crystal balls have been held in
estimation. They have been found in
Saxon graves and tumuli. and may in
these early times have been used either
amulets or charms or for purposes
Of divination. or possibly merely for orna-
lnent. Mr.. George f. Black in his inter-
esting monograph on this subject pub
lished in the Proceeding" of the Society
of Antiquaries of Scotland, says the
round balls may have first been used as
NeXllld, ana DOTne INTO Ddttte 10 insure
victory. Two well known. crystals the
Clach- ma -Rratach Tor Stone of the Stand
ard and the Clach Buiadh Uhe Stone
of Victory or Stone of Power. may both
have been used in this manner.
In the Highlands these balls were called
Leus or Leigheagan Leice or Leug is
defined in Shaws Gaelic dictionary as
"a precious stone. diamond: in the High
lands, a large crystal of a figure some
what oval, which priests keep to work
charms by; water poured upon il is given
to cattle against diseases"
In the early part of the nineteenth CEN
tu-v the Clach-na- Bratach is recorded To
have been used in the prescribed manner
by the chief of the Clan Donachaidh to
whom II belongs. II was dipped with
much ceremony into bowl OF water.
which was then distributed to number
of people who had come from afar to
obtain it for medicinal purposes This
charm has been in the possession of the
chiefs of the clan since 1874
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
The Rebuke Courteous.
From Tit-BitS.

=
The use of needlessly strong language
has been seldom rebuked in more Ella b.
crate manner than in the following letter
which was penned by the manager of a
railway company in Madras and addressed
to European subordinate:
Dear Sir: 1t is with extreme regret that
l have to bring to your notice that | OBJ
served very unprofessional conduct on
your part this morning. l allude to the
abusive language you used to the drivers
and others. This | consider an unwar-
rantabe assumption of my duties and
functions. and | may say rights and priv
ileses. Should YOU wish to abuse any OF
our employees / think it will be best 70 do
II In future in regular form. and | beg 10
point out what ! consider this to be You
VIII please submit 10 me the form of
oath you wish TO use. when. if il meets
my approval. I shall refer the same to
the directors. and in the course OF a few
weeks their decision will be known PEI
hapS to have time. 1t might he a we'll for
YOU to submit a list of explosives general
refer those to which I object TO the d.
rectors for their decision But pending
that you will please understand that all
swearing at drivers and others engaged
in the traffic arrangements in which you
may wish to indulge must be done in writ
ing and through me. BY adopting this
course you will perceive how much re-
sponsibility you will save yourself and
how very much the business of the COM
pany will be expedited and its interests
promoted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

demand for diglot Testaments. in which
English is printed side by side with one
or other of dozen continental versions
new edition of the English Bible In
Braille raised) type for the blind Is In
preparation Thus in divers portions and
in divers Manners in the hands of the
English and among faraway folks OF for
eign speech under alien stars. Gods book
carries its own eternal message 10 the
human heart
The years issues amount altogether to
1855 3S1 volumes. a total of .I29Go copies
above the output of the previous year.
though still $4,000 below the record to-
tai announced two years ago.
Methods of Distribution.
The issues from the Bible House in
London for the past year were 1, S3S, Isl
Gus year. The growth here. however.
has been in foreign versions sent out
from London The issues in English and
Welsh amounted to LOS 600 copies-a
falling off of l12.oOO from the previous
year, which again was 114HD below the
year before. OF the society's issues a
smaller proportion are English and Welsh
Scriptures than was the case ten years
ago: then it was over 30 per cent, now
it is under 20 per cent, of the total. For
this. however, there may be a two fold
explanation. On one hand. people today
who can afford them prefer more ex-
pensive editioEs often with notes or
helps, which they procure elsewhere than
some extremely cheap English editions
have been put on the market by other
publishers.
The Bible S,riety maintains depots and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

From the London Globe
The most ignorant people about any
particular place are those who live in 1t,
and Londorers are no exception to the
rule. For every ten Countrymen and
Americans who have been up to the top
of ST PauI's or over the Tower of London
hardly one Iondoner could be found. and
he probably is one who did all his sight
seeing when he first settled down in the
METROPOLIS But with the coming of the
London pageant this summer the inha bit
ants of the capital OF the world will have
for very shame TO learn something of the
history of their abiding place, and with
the idea of aiding them the authorities Of
the university extension lecture, London
center. are proposing 10 do something to
remove the general ignorance, II IS sus-
gested that when the various scenes have
been assigned to the different boroughs
the attempt should he made TO arrange
a short course of university extension lee
lures in the summer term in each of the
boroughs, dealing with historical events OF
the scene selected for the borough, maxi
ing as il were historical background
which not ONLY those who will take part
in the pageant as actors. but so the
general public who will witness the pa
geant. Will find exceedingly useful and
interesting The idea IS an eXcelent one
and we wish the university extension lee
lures the best OF good fortune IN their
gallant attempt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

which he was in constant communication.
Lees unexpected collision with the
Union forces at Gettysburg. where he
never had intended to fight. was brought
about. Col. Mosby asserts. by the un-
authorized precipitancy of Heth. aided
and ahetted by Hill. his corps command
err Heth's trip to Gettysburg has gener-
ally been represented as being to get
shoes. In fact. he asserted as much HIM
self. But his report says he went there
on reconnaissance. III this was his OBJ
ject he should have retired when he had
developed the force in front of him. But
he remained. Hill ordered more troops to
him and the battle was brought on from
which Lee felt he could not retire.
The report on its face shows that he
was not making a reconnaissance" says
Col. Mostly. Two of his hrigddes had
been shattered and a hrisadiar general
captured. But Hill. instead of winning
unexpected trophies. had been worsted:
he did not want to go back to camp and
meet Gen. Lee with his plume torn and a
black eye. So he ordered Pender in
Lee. Longstreet and Stuart says Col.
MoSby. were all absent for the same
reason on the first day-because the
army had not been ordered to Gettys-
burg. and it was not their duty to be
there. They were In their proper places.
Hill and Heth were not"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
with Songs set to Music. New York


Duffield & Co.
LEVELS OF LIVING: Essays on Ever
Cope, author of The Modern Sunday
School in Principle and Practice.
New York. Chicago and Toronto:
Fleming II. Revell Company.
TALES OFT OF SCHOOL: About Naval
Officers tand othersp. By Woman
Who has Lived on a Man-of- " ar
Hitchcock. author of Two Women
in the I<londike New York:
Gotham Press.
THE SAYINGS OF GRANDIAMMA:
and Others. BY Elinor Glyn. author
of Three Weeks" New York: Duff
field & Co.
PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY. BY NJ F:
Maury. LID. late superintendent or
the Naval Observatory. Washington
.. c. Revised and largely rewritten
by Frederic William tSIronds. Phi
professor of geology in the 7 nj
versity of Texas. New York. Cincin-
natl and Chicago: American Book
Company.
LAWLESS WEALTH: the Origin of
Some Great American Fortunes. BY
Charles. Edward Russell. author of
The Greatest Trust n the World.
New York: B. w. Dodge & Co.
WI HUH SJhOuL DA1S d booh VI
Record Of illustrations by L. j.
Bridgman. New York and Boston:
H. NJ. Caldwell Company.
MATTHEW PORTER; a Story of To-
day. BY Gamaliel Bradford. jr., au-
thor of The Private Tutor" Front
ispiece in Color by Griswold Tying.
Boston: L. C. Page & Co
GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE; the
Laws and Customs Regulating the
Election System and the Formation
and Control of Political Parties in the
United States. BY Robert II. Fuller.
New York: The Macmillan Company.
Washington: Woodward & Lothrop.
ANDREW ELLICOTT; His. Life and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

Ewalls Corps was approa ching the Sus-
ouehanna Two corps remained with Lee
south of Harpers Ferry. The Union army
lay south of the Potomac. June % Lee
wrote to Stuart as follows: IF you find
that he ,the enemy is moving northward
and that two brigades can guard the Blue
Ridge and take care of your rear. YOU
can move with the other three into Mary
land and take position on Gen. Ewelfs
right place yourself in communication
with him. guard his flank. keep him in
formed of the enemy's movements and
collect all the supplies you can for the
use of the army"
That same day at $3.50 pm. Lee wrote
to Ewell: II also directed Gen. Stuart.
should the enemy have so far retired
from his front to permit Of the depart
ure of a portion of his cavalry. to march
with three brigades across the Potomac
and place himself on your right and in
communication with you. keep YOU ad
vised of the movements of the enemy and
assist in collecting supplies for the army.
Col. Mosby contends that these instruc
tions were carried out to the letter. Stu
art crossed the Potomac at Seneca.
short distance above Great Falls cap
tured Union wagon train containing
supplies not far from Rockville and hur-
ried on to join Ewell. He did not reach
him. for Ewell's troops had been called
back in the meantime. He followed
Ewell to Carlisle, Pa. and there opposed
the force which Gen. Couch had sent from
Harrisburg with the view of attacking
Lees rear during the Gettysburg contest
THE troops that were marching in the
rear" says Col. Mosby. thinking that
Ewell had returned started back to Har-
risburg' COUGHS force of 1900 never
did get to Gettysburg.
Many military writer's have held that
Lee was much surprised when he heard
of the movement of the Union army
across the Potomac and that he blamed
the absence of the cavalry for his lack of
informal ton. But Col. Mosby claims that
Lee could not have been surprised at an
event he had expected and. in fact had
Unanswered for. Regarding the alleged
absence of cavalry. he says that Lee had
two of Stuart's cavalry brigades, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

seen and examined during the usual idle
evening hours.
4
The painting by Mr.. r. NJ. Shurtleff
which Mr. Evans recently purchased for
the National Gallery collection has ar
rived. and with it picture by Mr.. Fred
erick Ballard Williams. entitled Wave
Echoes The former is a wood interior
and we'll named c'Mysterious Woods.
for it is indeed full of enchantment. Mr..
Shurtleff has. camp in the Adirondacks
and has made special study of woodland
themes He knows. as few others. how to
interpret their mystery and charm. how
to fill them with sunlight and yet suggest
fitting shadows and the flicker of leaves.
The picture which Mr.. Evans has pro-
cured s a characteristic example-Mr
Shurtleff at his best. The other canvas Is
a pictorial composition. fantasy, a
dream. On the shore of a rock bound
coast a group of maidens are sitting at
the waters edge. In color it is lovely in
tone fine and, if in suggestion a little
vague. who cares If perchance the title is
lost-the work will not suffer. Both are
now on exhibition in the atrium of the
Ccrcoran Gallery.
Mr. Charles Gouttmann. who came here
this winter from Russia with the intention
Of making Washington his home, has
painted quite recently an interesting por-
trait of Mrs Carl Droop and also a small.
we'll studied likeness of DR.. Sellhausen
The portrai, of Mrs Droop is a three
quarter-length and pictures the sitter in
a simple white gown against a dull red
background. II is broadly painted. direct
and forceful. good in color and easy in
pose, and Is considered an excellent like
ness. Mr. Gouttnann has had good train
ing and shows more than usual promise
Miss Bertha Perrie sailed today for
Italy with the intention of spending the
entire summer abroad. Her plan is to go
gradually north and reach London early
in August. when Mr.. and Mrs Messer
also expect to be there.
Mr. Richard n. Brooke closes his town
studio this week and goes to his home in
Warrenton, Va, where he expects to
spend the entire summer. He has a fine
studio there and every facility for work
and if the weather is propitious he should
have a fruitful holiday.
LEILA MECHLIN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

Uganda tribe speaking a language called
Lu-Nyankole: in India two gospels are
being published in Hindusindhi In six
other languages versions are almost
ready The publication of the Canonical
Books of the Bible has been completed in
two additional languages-in Girvama for
British East Africa, and in Nguna Efate,
combination of the dialects of two is
lands of the New Hebrides. With these.
the number of complete Bibles is now a
hundred and five The New Testament
has been completed in Baffin's Land. Es-
kimo. and in the Mombasa form of Swa-
HILL these raise the number of New Tes-
taments to ninety-nine. While POS other
languages, in which only some part of
the Testament has been issued. makes up
the total to Az different languages in
which the British and Foreign Bible So
ciety has promoted the translation. print
ing or distribution of at least some part of
Cod book
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30

dolls, and the larger ones are of the size
and shape of hat boxes. Mr.. Young pur-
Chases set of books and has them bound
according TO his ideas. He then places
them in one of these trunks and sends
them by express TO the uthor and the
latter has but TO remove the key from a
small pocket attached to the trunk lift
the lid. write the inscriptions requested
and return to the express company for
the return charges are always prepaid
When this collection was started Mr.
Young met with many difficulties. He
was ridiculed and rebuffed. but he perse
vered until. when his purpose began to he
understood. he secured characteristic au-
tosraphs from almost every writer, among
them kings and queens who WELD the pen.
The Queen of Roumania. Carmen Sylvia,
has given him manuscript volumes of all
her poems and a number of famous
French writers always send him the