davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14

rainbow tloated
AT the foot of the prescipice on
which | stood, there spread out a
great bench terminating i'm another
itself out between me and the main
falls. But everything else was spread
out to view. Close in to the foot and
across the river stood the power
house-nlen walking around it look
ed the size of YOU thumb. The rapids
and cascade above the brink broke
through between great boulders, Il
fitting prelude to the final plunge.
Farther up the swift river plowed
with such quiet motion that it seem
ed to lie like a mountain lake. No
hint of danger stirred the surface,
and on its stiffness fioated the inn
age of precipices and canon walls.
What enchanting beauties met the
eye! / stood absorbed and it was
some time before the desire for clos
Ell acquaintance caused me to work
my way along the rim rock to where
the falls would be in sight.
Shoshone.
"What magnificence began now tc
unfold. Shoshone itself burst into
view. First the placid lake, seized anG
broken between huge rocks, tumbleG
down a Titan's stairway, beaten out
of it's emerald coloring and turned
to dazzling white, and again shot
through with a CLINT of green, anG
at last hurled into the depth. From
ception of how terrific that was
Close acquaintance ripening into in
timacy is necessary before nature re
yeals her grandeur and true meaning
My first close view was from a poin.
overhanging the brink. Above me, the
river rolled and tumbled down il
wild rapids and flashing cascades, /;
very riot of waters in full play of Lift
and color. Almost at my feet tn,
break flung itself across to the othe
shore, suddenly robbing the stream
of it's bed and leaving it af1oat in mid
air. Below, and half hidden in foam
and mist, the water found anothe
course
cat last | worked my way down
dark gorge and reached the foot o
the falls. The gloomy cliffs shut ii
upon me the river: here I was. drop
ped into the earth; here | was. drop
ped into the earth, with the water
from the Rocky mountains tumblin
after. There is something hideous
cruel, in the way they come owe
and then down, down. shran'
back almost in terror from thi3 aN
full manifestation of power Lngin
GERS cody estimate the amount
but stand where you can lock it i
the face. 1t is simply resistless an
overwhelming. Still. the water doe
not seem to fall with a rush. Their
is no broken restlcssness or hurry
the river passes through .he al
with dignity and magnificent state
illness of motion. Nor does it lac
in splendid beauty. Tho water turn
to snow and rain, Is different an
alive. 1t breaks and foams, an
where it films over the face of
lark rock cutting through above,
assumes forms as airy and gracefl
5 as q SPIDERS web. White is now II
,, color-pictLre to yourself a driftin
flake standing on edge, nearly
third of q mile long by 212 feet vic
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14

Notwithstanding the fact that the
Standard Oil Co. won in the last
round before the United States
supreme court in the $4,000, 900.
fine, in which the justices held that
the company need not pay the fine,
the attorneys for the government
assert that the Standard is not go
ing to escape by any means; that
now the present fine having been
settled, one of the attorneys assert
ing that other suits would be started
Immediately on the same lines; that
if convictions were secured on the
future cases as in the past the Stan
dard would have s40.00O,00O in
fines laid up against 1t. Notwith-
standing the decision of the supreme
court, the governments attorneys
are sure that they will land on the
Standard the next time in a way that
it will not escape the punishment
that the lower courts will inflict.
The people, as a general rule, were
disappointed when the supreme
court rendered its adverse decision,
for they wanted to see the big octo-
pus thrown down and made to dis
gorge some of the vast SURPRISES
which have been accommodating
through the high price paid for "a
poor quality of oil and gasoline,
However, the United States supreme
court finds that the amount assessed
by Judge Lands was excessive and
out Of proportion for the offence
committed, when all the evidence is
taken into consideration. 1t is going
to take some time to get the cases
going again and a year or more may
elapse before the situation is again
brought before the public
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14
Comforting

Comforting
ut is a great thing-that accident
insurance. have taken out a policy
so that If, for instance, 1 merely
break my arm l receive $780,"
Wtfe-"Wouldn't that be nice!
Then l could take a trip to the Riv-
neutrality-suspicious. Blaetter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14
Saving Wood

saving WOOD
Summer Guest-'You call this a
quiet place. Why, 1 hear a sawmil,
close BY"
"No, sir, that is my husband TAX
ing a neutrality-suspicious. Batter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14

been treated. They secured chair
manships on some of the principal
committees of both houses and are
we'll satisfied with the assignments
which have been made to them all
along the line. The democrats also
Jared better than usual, some of
them getting places we'll up in good
committees instead of being allowed
to take the tail end of any of the
committees on which they We're
placed. One of them, Jordan, of the
senate, being second man on the
committee of engrossed and enrolled
bills.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14

John Driscoll's efforts along this
line as demonstrated by the above,
figures should be duly appreciated
by their employers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14

softened by gauzy mists in which
rainbow tloated
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-01-14

49, T "0VVU "DoVl Ueu dHU u WIS
some time before the desire for clos
er acquaintance caused me to work
my way along the rim rock to where
the falls would be in sight.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

w HAT is to become of Helen Mar.
W garet Gould, aged six and one.
half years, and Dorothy Gould, aged
five years, heiresses alike to their
share of the mighty Gould millions?
A few weeks ago Mrs. Frank J
Gould secured decree Of divorce. Su-
preme Justice Giegerich played the
role Of modern Solomon and divided
the two daughters of the unfortunate
match between their parents, not
physically. but according to the CAL
endar.
So for six months in the year-and
Christmas day-little Helen Margaret
and little Dorothy, with their retinue
OF maids. governesses and visiting in.
structors. will live with their mother.
either at the latter's Park avenue resi-.
dence in New York city, or at some
country estate. At the end of that
time they will remove to the resi-.
dence Of the father on Fifth avenue or
live on board his yacht or at one of
his country estates.
Between times they may visit Miss
Helen Gould at her home, Irvington.
on-the-Hudson, or the George Goulds
at Lakewood. In fact, 1t looks as If
the little Gould girls would lead rath.
or an exciting existence until they
come of age or marry.
A great many little girls with poor,
hard-working parents might envy the
Gould children their wonderful toys
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01
Is Poor Place for Fortune-Hunters

first rank, says the Washington Star.
They are quick to learn whether or
not foreigners who pose as mobiles
really "belong," and are quicker to
act when they find mere commoners
aspiring to titles.
When the society columns announce
that Sir Henry Pierce-Brown-Jones Of
Sirleigh Commons, Brentshire In the
Woods, Hartley, is circulating about
Washington society he is promptly in
vestigated in that quiet way in which
the foreign embassies work. and with
In few hours his status is known.
If Pierce-Brown-Jones has been gently
whispering that he hopes to make a
moneyed alliance with q view to re-
building the faded glories of tho old
manor house at Hartley in a way fit-
ted to his noble ancestors and can't
deliver the goods in the matter Of
lineage, every matron in Washington
is given enough information about
him by the English embassy to earn
for him icy stares on his next approach.
It's the same way with all the false
"hyphenated" crowd. whether their
pretenses are great or small. And the
chevaliers, barons and whatnots Of
other nations get the same sort Of
treatment from the embassies of the
country in which they claim noble or
royal birth.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

NJ EW YORK.-"Worked to DEATH"
~ is the verdict given by many Of
the business acquaintances Of Edward
H. Hartman. and especially those
who were close to him during the
plucky fight against death made by
the little railroad wizard. during the
last few weeks of his life.
But in his heroic effort against ply
stcal weakness when he knew him
self doomed, Mr.. Hartman travelled
no new path, provided no precedent.
He walked merely in the way marked
out by Henry H. Rogers. one of his
closest friends in the buiness world:
by Jay Gould, Roswell P. Flower, and
scores of other great financiers, whose
busy brains piled up vast fortunes.
only themselves to go down to death
while making plans for greater f1nan-
cial triumphs.
Two men great in financial under
takings-John D. Rockefeller and An
drew Carnegie-appear to have es.
capped the destiny which marked for
death before their time the men who
have. at different stages, appeared as
great financial luminaries in this
country. Mr.. Rockefeller spends most
of his time playing golf at one or the
other OF his country estates. Mr..
Carnegie fits between New York and
Skibo Castle, Scotland. He too takes
to golf most kindly and is still hale.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

A RMY surgeons are asking why is 1t
IA that young physicians are not anx'
ious to become attached to the army.
There is at present lack of candi-
dates who present themselves: for ex-
animation for appointment to commits
sions in the medical corps. The ex-
aminations held a few weeks ago in
all parts of the country by special
boards convened for the purpose re-
suited in producing about one-half the
number of Professionally qualified can
didates needed to fill the existing va
cancies.
Formerly the difficulty in obtaining
satisfactory candidates was attributed
to the lack of high-grade positions to
which promotions could be made. It
was believed that with the increase of
service pay and the improved chances
of advancement there would be more
candidates and the vacancies would
be filled. This result has not been
realized, and officials of the army
medical corps are casting about for
some explanation of the condition that
deprives that important branch of the
military establishment of properly
equipped candidates.
The initial pay of new appointee
amounts to more than $4,000 year,
which is much better than a young
physician is likely to receive when he
begins his practice in civil life upon
graduation. The known advantages
in the way of promotion and certainty
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01
Uncle Sam Wants More Army Surgeons

of income and final retirement at the
age Of 81 years or before that time
for disability would, it was thought,
prove attractive.
The suggestion that the entrance
examination is too exacting is not &C.
cepted as reason by the authorities.
who say the requirements are no more
than should be within the capacity Of
graduates of the best medical schools
1t is out of the question, it is stated at
the surgeon generals Office, to reduce
the requirements, and the vacancies
will go untitled, save by the employ
ment Of surgeons as officers in the
medical reserve corps, if the reasons
for the present condition lie in that
direction
One aid to the solution of the prob
lem may be that of having a perman-
ent examination board sitting in
Washington, before which young men
who are believed to be qualified may
appear at any time during the year.
There will be, as we'll, the usual semi
annual examinations. It is possible
that the graduates have hitherto
found 1t inconvenient to await before
the regular board at the Army Med
ical school.
When they pass the physical and
professional examinations they will
be commissioned at once as first lieu
tenants In the medical reserve corps
and detailed for duty at some army
post, later coming to the school in
the next regular class for training
and the final examination which de-
termfnes whether the reservist shall
go into the permanent establishment
and in what position he shall be com.
missioned. 1t is hoped by this means
to restore the army medical corps to
its full strength required to meet the
demands made upon medical omcers
at home and abroad.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

Observation-Disclosures appeared in
W the newspapers the other day a
story to the effect that when former
President Roosevelt returns to this
Ecountry from his African hunt Presi-
dent Taft will request him to take
charge Of the Panama canal and COM
plete that gigantic work.
Friends Of the former president say
1t would be no surprise If the report
turned out correct. Mr.. Roosevelt, as
is well known. took the greatest per-
sonal interest in the Panama canal
and there is no gainsaying the truth
that had it not been for the little
opera bouffe revolution" on the 18TH
mus there would have been no Pana-
ma canal, and had it not been for Mr..
Roosevelt there would have been no
successful revolution" But that is
history now and the work of con-
structing the canal, according to the
reports received here. is progressing
nicely.
Just about two years ago, when the
country was discussing the question
of the denomination of Roosevelt, a
certain western senator in conversa-
tion said:
II do not believe there is any foun-
dation for the stories that President
Roosevelt will be candidate to sue
ceed himself. I think he was sincere
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

r HE national capital is the poorest
i place in the United States for for
tune hunters who seek marriage with
rich girls as a means to acquire
wealth. 1t is not that the mothers Of
Washington have greater intuition
than their sisters Of less conspicuous
cities of the United States. Indeed,
the reason is far from the individual
or collective abilities of Washington
society women.
The glib-tongued foreigner who
poses in Washington as a count,
princelet, baron or any other of the
noble offices soon finds that his game
is known. A soft-voiced but deter
mined demand is made on him within
day or two to leave Washington.
If he does not do 50, the pseudo
noble soon finds himself in Jail or so
thoroughly exposed in the immediate
circle in which he is trying his wings
that he is glad to 60 elsewhere. In
this work the foreign embassies take
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01
HOW HE DID THE CHORES
Wound Up the Music Box and Put He
Corkscrew In the 1arom-
ater.

You needn't wait for me-" explained
the head of the house; II have a din
ner engagement, an important busi-
ness affair, and no doubt I shall be
kept quite late"
At breakfast next morning an ON
inous silence had fallen upon all. The
head Of the house had no appetite
and was evidently far from feeling
we'll. After painful silence the hus-
band, without meeting his wife's eye.
essayed to start conversation.
It's funny about that clock" he
said. TITS stopped, and I'm sure /
wound it last night"
"You are mistaken" said his wife.
icily; you wound up Willie's music
box instead and it played Home,
Sweet Home till daylight. The clock
in the hall has also stopped. but find
that you screwed your corkscrew into
the barometer"
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

r HAT the piled-up wealth of the
/ great captains of finance will in
time become so huge that all the rest
of the country's population will one
day be dependent upon a few money
kings, ie a cry often raised by dema-
gogues and others, but the actual
facts show that these vast accumula-
tions soon become widely distributed
and lose practically all of their power
with the second generation.
e. H. Hartman left fortune of ap-
proximately $75,000.000. Under his
will the entire estate goes to his wid-
ow, but on her death it will be divided
among the five children, with consid-
cradle sums going to other relatives.
H. H. Rogers, who died last spring,
left also approximately 100000, 900,
and under his will it goes to four chill
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01
The Native Fired.

and then the lion, with the grip upon
him, shotk the unlucky hunter as a
dog does fowl which it has caught in
similar manner.
Williams life at that moment was
worth only very small purchase. One
stroke of the lions paw upon the head
would have finished him. All this
time the gun-bearer was display
ing grit unusual in his kind. He had
approached the lion, striving to dis
charge the other gun. But he did not
understand the method of working the
gun. Try as he would, he could not
inject cartridge into the firing cham
Der. In tones of entreaty he asked
Williams how it was done. Though
suffering great agony, the hunter re-
ta1ned his consciousness. He gave
the needed directions while the lion
was ravenously chewing his leg. The
native fred two big charges into the
flank Of the beast, and it rolled over
dead. Yet it proved rather difficult
task to withdraw it's teeth from the
wound in Williams leg. The latter
was taken as quickly as. possible into
camp and one of the Uganda railway
surgeons was summoned.
It was found after a few hours that
poison from the fang Of the lion had
infiltrated the flesh, muscles, and ten,
dons around the bones Of the leg. The
consequent Inflammation was severe
and threatening. Unfortunately the
wound was permitted to heal too rapid
ly in the outer part, and thus was
closed before the septic suppuration had
ceased. Several operations were per-
formed to save the leg.. At last ac-
counts Mr.. Williams had not yet Who'll
~ recovered, but he has, at least, the
satisfaction of owning the skin of the
beast that mauled him.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

r HE most photographed persons in
! New York city are not the great
celebrities who figure prominently in
the news year after year. On the con.
trary, they are a few men who work
for modest salaries and whose names
never figure anywhere except on the
payrolls Of the company that employ
them. They are the lecturers" on
the rubberneck autos that plow heav-
lily up and down the great streams of
traffic throughout the city several
times a day.
Every time sightseeing auto com.
pletes its trip up town or down town
and lands its passengers once more
at the point or place Of beginning"
as the real estate deeds say-the
crowd is told to stay aboard the bus
q moment longer while they have
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01
gigantic Fortunes Are Soon Distributed

dren and his widow. Already there
are nine grandchildren to share in
further division.
Russell Sage, who died July %, 1906
was the only great fnancier of re-
cent years to die childless. He left
$66, $1,000, and of this his widow in.
herited $63,77S,000. Since his death
Mrs. Sage has spent immense sums for
philanthropic purposes and the bulk of
what she leaves will, on her death. &c
into the same channels.
Cornelius Vanderbilt left an estate
of $72,500,000, and SIS, 500, 900 was d.
vfded in different proportions amone
his five children.
Jay Gould left $72,ooo,oo and 1,
was divided among his six children
George. the eldest son. received the
largest share. and the other five chill.
dren equal shares. All of them with
the exception Of Miss Helen Gould
married. and Of the five who married
all have children except Howard.
Thus, of these five captains of f.
nance who left $411 ZOO, 900, this great
sum has passed, or will pass, to &c
children. without counting the wild
ows.
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01

. c'H:|||E::WE|D v t: HIS A|l|s LEG.
S6E - .''
AFRIcAN HUNTER WHOSE AIM
WAS BAD, SEVERELY MAULED
BY WOUNDED ANIMAL.
DIRECTED HIS OWN RESCUE
Told Gun-eearer How to Fire Second
Loaded Rifle and Double Shot In
stantIy Laid Low King Of
tho Forest.

London.-Frederick Courteney So.
lous, the well-known African hunter
and naturalist, who is just back In
England after several months spent in
the region in which Cou. Roosevelt
has been displaying his prowess. de-
scribes rather realistically the unfor-
tunate encounter of Harry Williams,
one OF William N. McMillan's hunting
companions, with lion, which left its
wicked marks upon him. Williams
escape with his life was very narrow,
and 1t was for a long time a question
whether he would not be compelled to
sacrifice leg.
Going through grass about breast
high, with his gun-bearer, one day,
a lion suddenly arose and started to
move away from them. This behav-
1or, by the way, Mr.: Selous says, is not
at all unusual. Williams was anxious
to get the lion, and clapped his hands
to irr1tate 1t. It turned and walked
toward the hunter, but the distance
between them was still several hum
dred yards. Williams took aim, but
instead Of waiting calmly until the
beast had drawn comparatively near,
fired prematurely, one charge of his
heavy gun Immediately following the
other. The first ball flew wide and
the second merely grazed the lions
for him to hand it to his chief. There
were no large trees near by that
could be climbed. The only semblance
of protection was young bamboo
copse, and around this Williams ran.
In less time than it takes to tell it. the
lion had him. He seized one Of his
legs and sank his teeth deep into it.
shoulder. Then, lashing his tail in
intense anger, the great cat came for
ward by leaps. The gun-bearer had
another gun, but there was no time
Luckily the lion, who was an old fel-
low, had lost one of his longer tusks,
but the corresponding one on the other
side of the jaw passed just between
the two bones of the lacerated leg,
The Virginia enterprise., 1909-10-01
MostPhotographed MeninNewYorkCit Citv

tnelr picture taken. The photograph
er and his apparatus are all ready on
the sidewalk, and it is over in an in
slant. The most prominent figure in
the finished photograph that is deliv
cred few minutes later to those who
choose to buy It that of the lecturer I"
He stands in his accustomed place in
the bow of the big rubberneck wagon
Sometimes he poses with hand ont.
stretched, pointing to some object OF
interest; in other pictures he has the
megaphone at his lips. In all of
them his is the most prominent figure
in the group. Invariably his face
wears a pleased expression.
Its part of our business to look
pleasant" one Of them said: 1T gets
to be such habit that we even keen
it up after we get home. don't know
how many times l have been photo.
graphed. Guess I must have had nv
picture taken at least 1000 times in
the past five years. l have posed with
the rest of the crowd at least four
times day, six and sometimes. seven
days in the week. Sight-seers like to
have us in the group. They say it
helps them to remember the things
we tell 'em about