davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

a goodly number of the fair sex who
made the tour in a style that would
have done credit to the sturdiest men
in the party. They were accompanied
by their fathers, brothers or husbands,
and included Mrs. John Cuneo, who
drove her W car; Mrs. e. A. de
Giers; Mrs. F. D. Hughes, Mrs. C. H.
Page; Mrs. E.. B. Douglas; Mrs. w.
Stoddard; Mrs. R. NJ. Owen; Mrs. w.
A. Nicely. all of New York City; Mrs.
A.Schwalbach and daughter, Miss Mil
dred, of Long Island; Mrs. Futrelle
and daughter, of Scituate, Mass, &C
companied by Mr.. Jacques Futrelle, an
American author of some note; Mrs.
Peel, wife of Col. W.. L. Peel, presi-
dent of the Third National Bank Of
Atlanta.
In the last generation not one wom-
an in a hundred did anything outside
the -four walls of her own home; to-
day, on the other hand, there is hardly
one in a hundred who is not interested
in some form of outdoor sport or rec
reation. A woman driving her own
automobile forms no unusual sight at
the present lime, and attracts scarcely
passing attention.
AS an evidence Of the serious and
deep interest taken in this New York
to Atlanta national highway tour it
may be mentioned that automobiles
were expressed to New York to take
part in the tour. by the Chamber of
Commerce of Atlanta, Ga, Roanoke,
Va, Anderson, S. c., Spartanburg. S.
c., and Lynchburg, Va; the Board of
Trade of Commerce, Ca, Moultrie,
Ga, and W~inston-Salem, N. c.; the city
lotte, N. c., and the Bell Telephone
lotte, N. c., nd the Bell Telephone
Company furnished gratuitous long
distance service to the members of the
touring party.
The good roads tour proved to be a
jubilee affair for the school children
along the route. Heretofore their
quiet lives had been broken at inter
walls by the passing of a single motor
car, but the flight of such a train of
automobiles practically made the
school day a holiday. Everywhere that
a little brick school house was located
a recess was declared that the chill
dren might see the passing show,
al lesson Of good roads. At one school
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

tles-but this was not all. The sur
! viving members Of a company Of Con-
federate veterans uniformed in gray
fired yolley after volley as the retinue
of automobiles filed by them running
in high feather; and the old veterans
seemed to be we'll pleased with the
doings Of the day into which they had
entered with light hearts and synlpa-
thetic spirits. At night on a large
platform erected for the purpose
there was an open-air concert. and
city and county and state officials
voiced the sentiments of the people
of Georgia in behalf Of good roads,
praising the automobile for the very
important part it was playing in the
cause of improved highways for the
farmer, the doctor, the business man
and everybody in general.
The state Of Georgia adopted the
system Of using ~convicts to build pub
lie roads several years ago, and with
IuC AClp VI OPCCAdA (oACS LII Lie puI-
pose has constructed hundreds Of
miles of m~acadamized and dirt roads,
and is pushing forward with vigor the
completion of one of the finest net
works of state highways in this
try. The state of Georgia is going
to become the mecca Of the auto
mobilists Of the South and of the
country at large, and its good roads
are going to bring to the state Of
Georgia hundreds Of thousands of dol
lars left there by the "honk,' "honk"
fraternity in their travels through this
country Of rare scenic beauty.
The tenth and last day of the en-
durance run and good roads contest
was auspiciously begun early in the
morning Of Nov 3 and ended in a
blaze Of glory in the city Of Atlanta
shortly after high noon. It vas the
great day toward which the whole
South had been looking for several
months, rich in the fulfillment of an
ambitious plan and richer still in the
promise of results to be achieved
hereafter.
The whc'e city of Atlanta was ON
the qui vive for the caravan of auto
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

.rhs olnasrbread Man."

L
It would seem that with all the
wealth Of musical extravaganza send
ing out in continuous stream an EN-
barrassment of riches and novelties
and funny business generally that the
supply would run short eventually, but
It was reserved for The Gingerbread
Man" to prove that the last word hac
by no manner of means been said, and
that something new and funny anc
bright could still be evolved from
somebody's inner consciousness.
To give a pretty illustration of the
truth Of that statement n has only
to cite the Moon, Moon" song, ant
everybody will be ready to agree thai
for beauty and effectiveness this par
ticular song must be given high place
Then If one is DESTROYS of an illus
tration of the funny part if it, take
John Dough" and "Old Rameses" and
especially Every Little Something
and you will find satisfaction entire
Or, II you wished only the fur
without the song, all that is necessary
is to have "Wondrous Wise" as Ross
Snow inspires him, and Good Fairy as
Emmett O'Connor graces it, and 1.-THE
Gingerbread Man as Wally Hilstor
dances him, for entertainers, and you
will be sure to find a laugh in every
line, and a few smiles for the unac
cented %syllables.
In fact, that vas what the whole
show was, a great big joke, and the
kind OF a joke that arouses all the
laughter that may be tucked away
even in the innermost ~recesses OF
ones being.
OF course, it is taken for granted
that you turn yourself over a willing
victim to this jolly lot Of fun pro
ducers. Only in that way can it be
thoroughly enjoyed, but granted that
first step and it can be guaranteed
that the fun and frolic and foolishness
will seem things made for careful en-
joyment.
Margery Daw in the hands of Rose
Murray proved a delightful little tom.
boy, and Jack Horner's pretty singing
with the voice Of Helen Keers, was
another specially g%oodfeature.
"Queen of My Dreams" sung by
Garrick Major, was very pleasing, and
for tunefullness and sweetness the
Maize song stands out in ones
memory.
This tuneful quality belonged to sew
eral OF the numbers, particularly to
the Beautiful Land Of Bon Bon,
which had an instistent way of ringing
in ones head, while a special measure
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

For lighting purposes denatured al
cohol at Coo a gallon is as cheap as
coal oil at 18c. At Coo a gallon it
would cost 1 6-10 cents per hour. See
those denatured alcohol lamps at Moss
Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

house scores of small Quaker chill.
Idren, clad in the characteristic garb of
that sect, lined the fence rails before
their school and presented a quaint
and unique appearance. the little boys
with broad trousers down to the shoe
tops and the little girls wearing close
ly fitting bonnets.
With a single exception all speed
limit laws were suspended for the con-
venience and benefit of the tourists.
and all toll gates. of which there were
many, especially in Virginia, were
kept wide open. The distinction of
being the solitary exception as to
speed limit belongs to a little slumber-
ing town by the name of Mt. Crawford,
in good old Virginia, whose speed
limit was six miles an hour. The
referee in his daily bulletin posted at
the night station of that days run re-
ferred to Mt. Crawford in these
words: "A sleepy town to fortune
and otherwise than through prose
cution Of automobilists) to fame
unknown
Upon hearing of the action of Mt.
Crawford other towns further down
the road gave notice to the autoists,
on large banners stretched across the
roads, to slow down to 60 miles an
hour, and one town announced it's
speed limit to be 80 miles an hour.
And now in conclusion let me say a
few words about the automobile in
particular.
In the modern scheme of develop
ment the railroad seems to have ex-
hausted its possibilities. 1t has created
distributing centers, but it's scope is
limited, it a not reach every hamlet
urban lines come nearer to the indi-
vidual producer, but still not quite
close enough. Here lies the field of
the automobile.
Each farm house can have it's road
linking it with the railroad station,
and it's automobile to use that road;
and the combination of a good road
and a good automobile gives the most
economical form of short-haul trans
p%ortatiOn known. With good roads
every farm house is on the railroad.
The steel rails and the locomotive
have done their allotted part; the
macadam road and the automobile
must end the work.
Good roads and the universal use
of the automobile will do more than
anything else toward breaking down
the barrier between city and country
life. The automobile annihilates dis
lance, making neighbors, theater.
church and school only ten or twenty
minutes away, instead of as many
miles; and changing in the twinkling
of an eye country life from loneliness
to companionship, from a slavish
grind to inspiring effort. Don't take
the boy off the farm" has been the
plea for a decade. There is only one
answer to that: "Take the farm off
the boy"
All of these things automobiles and
good roads will do, and are now doing
at a rate that is truly gratifying.
Automobiles are the advance agents
of good roads, so let them come, n
encourage them to come and impress
in our midst the lesson of good roads,
in the same way those pilgrims car
ried the lesson from New York to
Atlanta, over the heights of the Blue
Ridge and down that seat of Natures
splendor, the valley of the Shenan-
dcah, rich in it's memories of the
civil war that resulted in the cement
ing of an undivided nation until time
shall be no more. N. P. MOSS.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

When you use our Pyro (denatured-
alcohol stoves, soc. $500, $3.50, $3.50
and $500. you burn only the fuel that
you need, reducing the cost Of cooking
to l cent an hour. Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

Denatured alcohol in five 90 gallon
lots. soc; one gallon, Soc; zoe a quart,
at the Moss Pharmacy.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

Whenever you see a man who looks
as if he knew how to dress we'll, the
chances are he is wearing fart,
Schatfner & Marx clothes bought of
Lew Bros.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

We put up prescriptions exactly
right with the purest of medicines -
Lafayette Drug Store.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

Of approval IL to \ eavee g
venetian quartsttes,
Brieht and aktractivb - eubbI !
overowith fun and foolishness, The
0ingerbfead Man" is a very pleasing
specimen Of the extravaganza variety
Of entertainment, q variety that will
always find q delightful audience az
long as people love to laugh and be
amused.
THE Gingerbread Man" will be pre-
scented at the Jefferson Theater on
Wednesday, Dec. 1.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

Call and see the holiday gifts-call
| and see our handsome line of toilet
articles and cut glass.-Lafayette
Drug Store.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30
For Rent,

Office in Jefferson street. Apply at
Carriers studio.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30

Cali and see the handsome line of
ladies' coats at Schmulen's.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30
For Sale,

Three three-mu!e cane carts in good
order, cheap. Gus A. Breaux.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30
For Rent.

For Rent.
Two desirable houses in good loca-
ton. Phone 316 or apply to VIM.
Butcher.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1909-11-30
From New York to Atlanta by Auto
mobile.

CONTINUED from Third Page.)
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
moi Be CANDIDATE

Governor John +. Shafroth will
not be a candidate for denomination
either at the primaries or at the Dem
1cratic convention. for he has reiteia-
ted the statement made during the
asst campaign in unequivocal terms.
There are plenty Of good men in
The party upon whom the nomlna-
ton can be conferred, he says 81
nave had enough and will not be a
candidate
Gaveruur Shafroth, who has agail
positively stated that he will not be
a candidate, is well pleased with the
record thus far made by the Demo
cratic administration.
After scanning the figures Tor the
asst fiscal wear he gave II as his Iudg-
ment that the entire list OF appropria-
tons, amounting to nearly $500,
900, will be paid out, and the end Of
term will see no debts hanging over.
Il shall call the extra session in
April, he said, mot before, because
| want 10 have il as close TO the con-
venti0ns as possible | think that
when they assemble next April they
viii pass all the bills they promised
TO the people More than that, !
think that they viii pass the emer-
gencv clause 10 each. also.
In case they don't pass the emer-
gency clause there will still be time
for the laws to e. into effect before
the date for holding the conventions.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
Ssieik q Joe Parsons b. Shot
IA Had Shoeks Commss,ie,
Fo.d Died On RIO Cssnde Tssn Moad.y Mofnns
Hsd been IN Usual Good he.hh Lessias sAlda
Temporary Instantly Generally Asuaed as Cause

Monday. Just before noon. the Tsso-
pie 81 GnanIsoa were STRICKEN dEnsb
30 learn thai Joe Par-ons had eum-
mIttei ssIcide coming ia on the train
last this side 81 Marshall pass.
Coroner O'Ieary had heen notified
by wire thai man had died GA the
train aud must he taken % he
had gone down o. La Meta and ash ed
j - Parsons. father # the vasng
man. % assist. taking the body IN
bis express wagon Mr. Parsans
had stepped % the platform Il the
parlar ear. When conductor kenni-
son "a him the truth 10 an ia
stant the word was passed ia husbed
voices thai the dead man was Joe
Parsons Young popular Joe Parsons
=blessed with happy home, two
lovely children. wealth aad brilliaHt
proc peets Ill must have been tenn
porary insanity" said everyone
The colored porter. named Smith
SAYS be did MOI note anything pecu-
liar in MIR Parsons actions an the
train just after leaving the pass
he went into the closet aHd a pass.
eneer relates hearing a sound like
breaking glass. Some minutes
passed aud several Of the passengers
spoke To the porter He tried the
door. Ii was lacked AZ Sargents
Conductor kennison was called, and
the door forced enough 90 determine
the ghastly truth. The bullet had
entered his mouth, passing through
the npper part a the head
No inquest was held as the lacts
seemed plain No cause can be
ascribed for the deed except that
Joe has seemed 90 fear a physical
break down and been melancholy for
some time. lie had made remarks
10 friends that led 90 fears Of his
reason, or some such catastrophe as
has occurred Terrible pains in the
head and sleeplessness had aggra-
waited the trouble
Indeed he had Just been spending
tYo weeks in Denver, under treat
ment by DR. pershing, bat was
returning in much better health and
intending to help at the store Of ;.
J. Miller a Son during the holidays.
1t is Supposed that the altitude Of
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
CONSIDERS 1T A CiNCH
FOR BROADCAUCikC
3 gr'ro4C. Han Has interviews With Rio
Crsnde Official Who Predicts Im-
mediate Work on Mar.AaM
Pass Route

Judge john G. Bell of Montrose,
rsgaHf.y made a ZIP 10 Denver, and
o. reforming discussed the proposed
braalgaugingol Marshall pass. IN the
Amtruse Enterprise. as follows.
I.a said that Mr.. Ridgewav before
b. lrlI the ID a Il. G.. told him per
sul.iy thai the u a u G. had fully
d. led apon two improvements ON
th rad which would be carried out
usi as soon as the company could
ket arennd 10 it. One Of these was
the broadgaogingof the Marshall Pass
I ne from Salida 10 Montrose and the
other was the double tracking Of the
Inc from Pueblo 10 Salida. This
would mean practicable double track
rom Pueblo 10 Grand junction, tine
Marshall Pass the other. This is
considered absolutely necessary by
he road in order to handle the utter
state traffic which comes their way
Furthermore. that when the Mar
shall pass route is broad gauged that
would be made the main tourist
route because Of the lesser distance
Here is another evidence that the
broadguagiug II the Marshall pass
Inc is but a question Of short time
In a personal conversation with one
nigh in authority in the company,
Mr.. Bell was informed that this
year the ID a Il. G. was compelled
to refuse interstate traffic within the
state The opening Of the Western
Pacific will also add to the necessity
# increased facilities in handling the
company business in Colorado.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24

the pass 90 a recsrreHee of the pains
IA his head broughi Sudden de
H4entia.
j. &. Parsons. was a vgung naan o,f
great promise. and had had a busi-
ness training aud acquired wealth
and property such a. few Young
men passess
Mr. Pars1Bs was educated IN Nr-
Rinia and Maryland. near the old
home af the Parsons We came o.
GuHnisan whea ninoiecn wears 81
age. with bis brother bon Parsons.
aud Inined their father. who Was one
q the pioneer business men Il our
eIts lIe went first into the ceanty
treasarers office under John broth
ers Later he entered The FIRST
National bank with Mr. spencer FIRST
as baokkesper then ~ cashier In
1904 be became associated with :.
! Miller, VA the dry goods hrm Of
Miller q Parsons. snccess0rs 20 t.ati
mer n Allen
Only last spring he sold his in
teresi in the dry goods store here.
aud with his family. went 10 Texas
hoping % fnd better health. Later.
he boarht Store al Worland.
Wyoming, but soon sold il prefer
ring Gunnison as a business loca-
ton. lie carried 5000 life insur-
anee.
Three wears ago. at the age Of
thiriv-one he married Miss Cara
Shacklelord second daughter at
Judge Sprigg Shack lefard, now Of
Grand junction Their marriage
has been happy aud Joe was devoted
10 his two little children, the
youngest bat i've months old. and
the eldest, James, bright boy Of
two.
The funeral services were held
Thursday afternoon al Presbyterian
church DR.. e. j. Hubbard preach
ed and a very large number Of our
citizens attended Many of the
business houses closed % pay a last
tribute Of respect o. the memory Of
the departed Pall bearers were S.
p. Spencer, 5 j Miller, A. q CLARK,
John Mccormick; H. g. Bartlett.
Geo. Robertson
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
THE MELTING POT
OF LATE MINING NEWS
Csncentrates From the Mines and
Prospects Of CSanisoa Ceuaty.
SukpAx Cenpssy Al1iae ma
chinery. OsAer News

The Jax Cabin ranchmen are haul
ing their winter coal ON sleGs from
the Pueblo Fuel Company's mine he
low Crested Butte.
j 4. Bennett came down from his
mining operations at gothic TUESDAY
bound for Monmouth. Illinois, to
spend the winter The Mountain
king has closed down till sprin z
months come again
T.. n. Cornf0rth is doing assess
ment work on claims near Vulcan
for himself and G. Jackln aud re
ports the VEN looking we'll A
twenty-five pound sample has been
sent TO Denver for treatment.
Work of installing the neU
machinery ON the sulphur properly
at Vulcan is going forward rapidly
in spite OF winter weather Russell
Bros. are this week setting up twa
new grinders in addition To the one
formerly in operation. This viii
make the capacity ten tons in eight
hours d. l.. Gray is doing the car.
penter work for the company.
Howard Marshall returned Mon
day from three weeks TIP 10 Delta
and Montrose counties, where he
sold cream separators. lie went Out
to Dorchester Tuesday aud will re
main there for the rest of the winter
working his mines in the Hawkeve
group on Italian mountain AM
assisting Alex. Malmgreen in the
store. As about 100 men are en-
ployed all winter in the vicinity Of
Dorchester, there is quite a businsss
for a store.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
AAvscsaes Taylsr Cassa Rssl

There Is strong movement among
miners and teamsters in Taylor park
10 cpen a snow road through the
canon this winter. This has often
been talked of but no such ACTIVITY
as is now going ON around Dorches-
ter was behind the movement. The
United Colorado Mines company has
until recently been working ninety
men, and expects TO keep as many as
possible all winter They find that
shipping ore over Taylor pass is
heart breaking work and the hauling
of supplies cerrespondingly expen-
sive. There is little doubt that with
construction of a $500 bridge and a
little rock work, a snow road could
be broken through the three miles
of canon, between Park Dome and
Matchless mountain, that would not
only shorten the distance to railroads
at Aimont or Jacks Cabin. but
would furnish down hill pull all
the way, and one free from slides or
dNe u rhV"0.
Ranchmen either side Of Almont
offer 10 donate for this purpose, and
of course the miners of Taylor PARK
are Interested The travel once
started this way would undoubtedly
compel the construction Of this long
needed piece of road
Another thing. The mail cor
tracts for four years are TO be let
next summer and If proper route
can be secured, no question but these
will 60 from Gunnison and Almont
The trade of a mining community
with several hundred men al work
as viii be the case here next sum
mer, IS something that oaght to be
looked after by our merchants and
raichmen.
Gunnison news-champion., 1909-12-24
TWENTY YEARS AGO
+s+~+s .s++<++*+%+%%<+++.+
should 0uld acquaintance De- forgot,
Aud HeUor brought 10 mtHt

jefferson Davis died at New Or
leans
A rich strike was made in the
Black Queen at Crystal.
Henry Williams, one Of the pio-
neers of Pitkin, died at Pueblo.
A daily paper called the Inter
state, was started at Grand function
At Crescent Farm, the home Of Mr.
and Mrs. J. s. Marshall ON the Gun
nison, occurred the wedding of their
daughter, Minnie, to Mr.. Theo. Davis.
The fish hatchery at Gannison,
built by d. ]. McCanne, was turned
over 10 the state, and was accepted
by Gordon Land, then game and fish
commissioner.