davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-11-14

wedding Woodrow but isn't $500
wedding cake going apostle of Democratic simplicity
seems as has faceous 800 would buy
great many root beers.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1913-11-14

Judging from the landslide the elections in Indiana
MARYLAND and New Jersey g. p hasn't hit the bottom
vet Glow are the mighty alen!
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

Thereupon, Raoul and the Persian
saw the startled faces OF the joint
managers appear above the landing
and they heard Moncharmin's excited
voice:
There are things happening here.
Mr.. Commissary. which we are unable
to explain"
And the two faces disappeared.
Thank you for the information.
gentlemen" said Mifroid. with a 1eer.
But the stagemanager. holding his
chin in the hollow. of his right hand.
which 10 the attitude OF profound
thought. said:
1T IL not the first time that Mau-
clair has fallen asleep in the theater.
I remember finding him. one evening.
snoring in his little recess. with his
snuff-box beside him."
rs that long ago?" asked M.
Mifroid. carefully wiping his eye
glasses.
mo. not so very long ago. :.
Wait bitl -. It was the night
OF course. yes 1t
was the night when CarIotta-you
know. Mr.. Commissary-gave her
famous 'co-ackI"
Really? The night when CarIotta
gave her famous 'co-ack?'"'
And M. Mifroid. replacing his
cleaning glasses on his nose, f1xed
the stage-manager with . contem-
plative stare.
80 Mauclair takes snufi. does her
he asked carelessly.
Yes. Mr.. Commissary. Look,
there is his snuff-box on that little
shelf. Oh. he's q great snufI-
taker!"
so am l." said Mifroid and put the
snun-box in his pocket
Raoul and the Persian. themselves
unobserved, watched the removal OF
the three bodies by a number OF scene
shifters. who were followed by the
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
GOOD MEN ARE DISSATISFIED
Feel That They Don't Measure Up to
Own Standards Every Day
In Week.

So you feel that you're q failure
because you don't measure up to your
own standards, every day in the week?
Buck up, brother! That's the way
all good, go-ahead men feel some
times!
If they weren't dissatisfied with
their performances as well as their
promises, they'd be trotting around in
circle; and that means business dry
rot, If anyone asks you.
A certain amount of self-dissatisfac-
ton is the best tonic in the world for
the genus, man. 1t keeps him from
broodin' on bein' a man-like David
Harum's fea-bitten dog, you know!
AS long as you can find fault with
yourself and your works. you're alive,
my friend
When you get to the point where
you feel sorry for other men because
they aren't such good statesmen, or
managers, or presidents-or porters-
as you, then is the time for the doc
tor to put you on diet and prescribe
perfect quiet-to keep you from 60
ing crazy about yourself!
Don't get the glooms over self-dis-
trust Ambition and dissatisfaction
are half brothers, anyway! = Elk.
! change.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
CHILDREN LOVE
SYRUP OF FIGS
1t is cruel to force nauseating,
harsh physic into a
sick child.

Look back at your childhood days.
Remember the "dose" mother insisted
on-castor oil, calomel, cathartics.
How you hated them, how you fought
against taking them.
With our children it's different
Mothers who cling to the old form of
physic simply don't realize what they
do. The children's revolt is well-found-
ed. Their tender little "insides" are
injured by them.
If your child's stomach, liver and
bowels need cleansing, give only deli
cious California Syrup of Figs" Its
action is positive. but gentle. Millions
of mothers keep this harmless fruit
laxative" handy; they know children
love to take it.; that it never fails to
clean the liver and bowels and sweet
en- the stomach, and that teaspoonful
given today saves a sick child tomor-
row.
Ask at the store for 50-cent bottle
Of California Syrup Of Figs" which
has full directions for babies, children
of all ages and for grown-ups plainly
On each bottle. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
important TO Mothers
CASTORIA. q safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and sec that II
s.saasar. sssss ,'s Of &x&zZzEx
In Use For Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletchers Csstoris
Her Reward.

$50 Miss Lorena Lingerlong 10 to
be married at last?"
Yes; she has finally lived down all
competition.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
HAIR MEANS
DANDRUFF IS ACTIVE
Save Your Hair! Get rs Cent Bottle
Of Danderine Right Now-AIso
Stops Itching Scalp.

Thin. brittle, colorless and scraggy
hair is mute evidence of a neglected
scalp; Of dandruff-that awful scurf.
There is nothing SO destructive to
the hair as dandruff. 1t robs the hair
Of its luster, its strength and its very
life; eventually producing a feverish-
ness and itching of the scalp, which
II not remedied causes the hair roots
to shrink, loosen and die-then the
hair falls out fast. A little Danderine
tonight-now-any time-will surely
save your hair.
Get a 25 cent bottle Of Knowlton's
Danderine from any store. and after
the first application your hair. will
take on that life. luster and luxuriance
which is so beautiful. 1t will become
wavy and fluffy and have the appear
ance Of abundance; an Incompatible
gloss and softness, but what will
please you most will be after just q
few weeks use, when you will actual
ly see lot Of fine. downy hair-new
hair-growing all over the scalp. Adv.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

down to their legs to push back the
waves. which were full OF little legs
and nails and claws and teeth.
Yes. Raoul and the Persian were
ready to faint. like Pampin the fire-
man. But the head OF fire turned
round in answer to their cries. and
spoke to them:
Don't move! Don't move! .
Whatever you do. don't come. after
me! l am the rat-catcherI
Let me pass. with my rats!"
And the head OF fire disappeared.
vanished in the darkness. while the
passage in front OF 1t lit up. as the
result OF the change which the rat
catcher had made in his dark lam
tern. Before. SO as not to scare the
rats In front of him. he had turned
his dark lantern on himself. lighting
up his own head; now. to hasten their
fight, he lit the dark space in front
of him. And he jumped along. drag
ging with him the waves OF scratch
ing rats. all the thousand sounds.
Raoul and the Persian breathed
again. though still trembling.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

clearly now. The eyes were round
and staring. the nose little crooked
and the mouth large. with hanging
lower lip. very e like the eyes. nose
and lip Of the moon. when the moon
IL quite red, bright red
How did that red moon manage to
glide through the darkness, at q
mans height. with nothing to support
lit. at least apparently? And how did
1t go so fast. 30 straight ahead. with
such staring. staring eyes? And
what was that scratching. scraping,
grating sound which it brought with
It?
The Persian and Raoui could re-
treat no farther and fattened them
selves against the wall. not knowing
what was going to happen because OF
that incomprehensibie head OF fire,
and especially now. because OF the
more intense, swarming, living. "nu-
merous" sound. for the sound was
certainly made up OF hundreds OF lit
tie sounds that moved in the dark
ness, under the fiery face
And the fiery face came on E.
Win lts noise came levef
with them!
And the two companions. nat
against their wall, felt their hair
stand on end with horror, for they
now knew what the thousand noises
meant. They came in troop. hustled
along in the shadow by innumerable
little hurried waves. swifter than the
waves that rush over the sands at
high tide. little night-waves foaming
under the moon, under the fiery head
that was like a moon. And the little
waves passed between their legs,
climbing up their legs. irresistibly.
and Raoul and the Persian could no
longer restrain their cries OF horror.
dismay and pain. Nor could they
continue to hold their hands at the
level Of their eyes; their hands went
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

Curious 6uslnsssl"
ing duel and waiting for the word
to fire! Oh. leave your pistol
in your pocket. Quick. some along,
downstairs. Level OF your eye! Cues
tion OF life or death! Here,
this way. these stairs!" They reached
the nth cellar. "Oh. what a duel,
sir. what duel!''
Once in the nth cellar, the Persian
drew breath. He seemed to enjoy a
rather greater sense OF security than
he had displayed when they both
stopped in the third: but he never
altered the attitude OF his hand. And
Raoul. remembering the Persian's OBJ
servation-"l know these pistols can
be relied upon"-was more and more
astonished. wondering why any one
should be 30 gratified at being able to
rely upon a pistol which he did not
intend to use!
But tho Persian left him no time
for reflection. Telling Raoul to stay
where he was. he ran up few steps
OF the staircase which they had Just
left and then returned.
How stupid Of usl" he whis.
pered. We shall soon have seen the
end OF those men with their lanterns.
1t % the nrsmsn going their rounds.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
life and death. And now. silence and


follow mel"
The cellars OF the opera are enor
nous and they are five in number
Raoul followed the Persian and won.
dered what he would have done with
out his companion in that extraor'
dinary labyrinth. They went down to
the third cellar; and their progress
was still lit by some distant lamp.
The lower they went. the more pre-
cautions the Persian seemed to take
He kept on turning to Raoul to see ii
he was holding his arm properly
showing him how he himself carried
his hand as II always ready to fire,
though the pistol was in his pocket
Suddenly. loud voice made them
stop. Some one above them shouted:
"All the door-shutters on the stage!
The commissary OF police wants
them!"
Steps were heard and shadows GID
ed through the darkness. The Per
sian drew Raoul behind set piece.
They saw passing before and above
them old men bent by age and the
past burden of opera-scenery. Some
could hardly drag themselves along;
others. from habit. with STOPPING
bodies and outstretched hands. looked
for doors to shut.
They were the door-shutters, the
old. worn-out scene-shifters. on whom
a charitable management had taken
pity, giving them the job OF shutting
doors above and below the stage.
They went about necessarily, from
top to bottom OF the building. shut
ting the doors; and they were also
called The draft-expellers." at least
at that time, for l have little doubt
that by now they are all dead. Drafts
are very bad for the voice. wherever
they may come from.
The Persian and Raoul welcomed
this incident. which relieved them OF
inconvenient witnesses. for some OF
those door-shutters. having nothing
else to do or nowhere to lay their
heads. stayed at the opera. from idle
ness or necessity. and spent the night
there. The two men might have STUN
bled over them. -aking them up and
provoking a request for explanations.
For the moment, M. Mtfroid's inquiry
saved them from any such unpieas-
ant encounters.
But they were not left to enjoy
their solitude for long. Other shades
now came down by the same way by
which the door-shutters had gone up.
Each of these shades carried a little
lantern and moved It about. above.
below and all around. as though look
ing for something or somebody.
Hang it!" muttered the Persian.
Il don't know what they are looking
,or. but they might easily find US.
Let US get away, quick! Your
hand up. sir. ready to fire.,
Bend your arm more
that's 1t! Hand at the level
of your eye. as though you were fight
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

The two men waited nve minutes
longer. Then the Persian took Raoul
up the stairs again; but suddenly he
stopped him with gesture. Some
thing moved in the darkness before
them.
Flat on your stomach" whispered
the Persian.
The two men lay fiat on the floor.
Tney were only Just In time. A
shade. this time carrying no light.
just shade in the shade. passed II
passed close to them. near enough to
touch them.
Tney felt the warmth OF its cloak
upon them. For they could distin-
guisa the shade sufficiently to see
that 1t wore a cloak which shrouded
1t from head to foot. On its head IT
had {. soft felt hat.
1t moved away. drawing its feet
against the walls and sometimes CIV
Ing Kick into a corner.
"WheW! said the Persian. We've
had a narrow escape; that shade
knows n and has twice taken me to
the managers Office"
is 1t some one belonging to the
theSter police?" asked Raoul.
Its some one much worse than
that" replied the Persian, without
giving any further explanation.
Its not he?"
He? II he does not come
behind US, We shall always see his
yellow eyes! That is more
or less our safeguard tonight.
But he may come from behind, steal
ing up; and we are dead men If we do
not keep our hands as though about
TO fire, at the level of our eyes. IN
'front.'"
The Persian had hardly finish ed
speaking, when fantastic face came
In sight a whole fiery face.
not only two yellow eyes!
Yes. head OF fire came toward
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

them. at q mans height, but with no
body attached to it. The face shed
fire, looked In the darkness like a
fame shaped as a mans face.
Oh" said the Persian. between his
teeth. II have never seen this be-
fore e.. Pampin was not mad.
after all; he had seen It!
What can that flame be? 1t is not
he. but he may have sent It!
Take care! Take care!
Your hand at the level OF your eyes.
III heavens name. at the level OF your
eyes! | know most OF his
tricks but not this one.
Come, let us run. It is safer
Hand at the level of your eyes!"
And they ned down the long pass
age that. opened before them.
After q few seconds. that seemed
to them like long minutes. they
stopped.
He doesn't often come this way"
said the Persian. This side has moth
ing to do with him. This side does
not lead to the lake nor to the house
on the lake. But perhaps he
knows that we are at his heels
although ! promised him to leave him
alone and never to meddle in his bus
mess again!"
SO saying. he turned his head and
Raoul also turned his head: and they
again saw the head OF fire behind
their two heads. It had followed
them. And It must have run also.
and perhaps faster than they. for II
seemed to be nearer to them.
At the same time. they began to
perceive a certain noise OF which
they could not guess the nature. They
simply noticed that the sound seemed
to move and to approach with the
fiery face. II was q noise as though
thousands Of nails had been scraped
against a blackboard. the perfectly
uncomfortable noise that is sometimes
made by little stone inside the chalk
that CRATES on the blackboard.
They continued to retreat. but the
fiery face came on, came on. gaining
on them. They could see its features
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30

CURIOUS, Decidedly
commissary and all the people with
him. Their steps were heard for a
few minutes on the stage above. When
they were alone the Persian made q
sign to Raoul to stand up. Kaoui did
SO; but. as he did not lift his hand
in front Of his eyes. ready to fire. the
Persian told him to resume that At
titude and to continue It. whatever
happened
But It tires the hand unneces-
sarily," whispered RaoulA III do
fire. shan't be sure OF my aim"
Then shift your pistol to the other
hand" said the Persian.
II can't shoot with my left hand"
Thereupon. the Persian made this
queer reply, which was certainly not
calculated to throw light into the
young mans nurried brain:
IT'S not question OF shooting
with the right hand or the left; It's
question Of holding one OF your
hands as though you were going to
pull the trigger Of a pistol with your
arm bent As for the pistol itself.
when all Is said. you can put that in
your pocket!" And he added. Let
this be clearly understood. or will
answer for nothing. It IL matter OF
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
When Liberty 10 License.

Liberty is the portion of a people
who delight In humanity. who revere
Justice. despise fiattery and venerate
truth. While you are not such peo-
pie. o my fellow citizens. In vain will
you talk Of liberty. Instead OF liberty
you will have licentiousness. and to
that you will all in your turns fall
victims You will ask for bread and
will get-dead bodies! And at
length you will bow down your necks
to the, yoke. and find your vile refuge
In the rule Of despot.-Mme. Ro-
land. Address Before the Revolu.
uonary Tribunal"
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
SYNOPSIS.

HsIn Hsth that "a. the s,,D Opera !. managed by De
psarsnce Of a ho ghost. % said to u have @ been
u evidence on several previous occasions.
Cnristine> Daae: a member Of the opera
important part and scores . great sue
CESS Count de Chagny and his brother
sinosr are ssnn smSnE those who sbplaSd the 1S
the Dressing room. but iB unable to do 30
md later di.covers that some one Is max:
upon entering the room he finds 1t empty.
While the farewell ceremony for the re-
HIM, faifh,ng maaagers % !: going on, the Opera
Boz 20. s IL sold with disastrous results.
opera Ghost calling s' Attention c % to % the t. er.
eor. Christine Daae writes Raoul that
sshir saG has gone to visit the grave Of he.
follow. her 10 10 the 'o church. @ " Wonderfui %
stoiin music i heard. Raoul visits .
Almost frcsen. Moncharmin and Richard
th. s0a No and decide to rse see
The leading part in Faust. is warned to
Eiys the part to Christine. Carlotta,
sssfu:lns 3 loses her voice In the middle
soundins many. AS Raoui .esrcse. % for %
her at last. but does not speak. and later
2 note u received from her making an
Appontment Tor q masked ball Haoul
meets Christine at the ball. He sees q
person in tie disguise of Red Death.
he hears her converting with some one
whom she calls Erik. Raoul visits
Christine and tells her he knows the
name of the unseen man whom she calls
ehe Angel Of Music. Christine and Raoul
become secretly engaged prior to a polar
expedition that Raoul II to make. Chris
tine relates q strange adventure with the
unseen Erik and promises to run away
with Raoul. Raoul announces his inten-
ton of marrying Christine, which dis
pleases Philippe. In the midst of a per-
formance the stage In enveloped in dark
ness and Christine disappears. No trace
Of her is found. Moncharmin and Rich
madly for the missing singer. The Opera
Ghost demands the first installment OF his
allowance, and when II IL left at an ap-
pointed place the sum mysteriously dis
appears. Raoul goes In search of Chris
tine. He meets mysterious person
y aid Raoul In locating Christine and
they gain access to secret chamber.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
The Sacred Ballot.

Apropos the ''sacredness" Of the bal
lot, after the last election In which !
took part, asked a laborer (who had
nothing to fear from mel how he
voted. God knows" was the answer
Il don't"
Not know how you voted?'' said ;
what on earth do you mean?" well,
SIR" he explained. this here ballot is
sacred. amt It? So sez. Let God de-
cide,' and l sez a prayer to him. and ]
shuts my eyes and makes my mark.
He knows where puts 'un. l don't"
Correspondence of the London OBJ
server.
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
CHAPTER xx-(continued).


Contrary to what one might think.
era-house. the organ" Is not a mu-
sical instrument. At that time. cleo
tricity was employed only for a very
few scenic effects and for the bells.
The immense building and the stage
itself were still lit by gas; hydrogen
was used to regulate and modify the
lighting OF scene: and this was
done by means OF a special apparatus
which. because Of the multiplicity OF
its pipes. was known as the organ. ="
A box beside the prompter's box was
reserved for the chief gas-man. who
from there gave his orders to his as
sjstants and saw that they were ex-
ecuted. Mauclair stayed in this box
during all the performances.
But now Mauclair was not in his
box and his assistants not in their
places.
''Mauclair! Mauclair!"
The stage-manager's voice echoed
through the cellars. But Mauciair
did not reply.
have said that door opened on a
little staircase that led to the second
cellar. The commissary pushed It.
but 1t resisted.
Il say" he said to the stage-man-
eyer. Il can't open thA door: is 1t
always 30 difiicult?"
Tho stage-manager forced It open
with his shoulder. He saw that. at
the same time. he was pushing a hu
man body and he could not keep back
an exclamation. for he recognized
the body at once.
"Mauciair! Poor dewitt He is
dead!"
But Mr.. Commissary Mifroid. whom
nothing surprised. was STOPPING over
that big body.
NO." he said. "he is dead-drunk,
which is not quite the same thing"
ITS the nrst time. II so." said the
rtage-manager.
Then some one has, given him .
narcotic. That il quite possible"
Mifroid went down q few steps and
said:
'Look!"
BY the light OF little red lantern,
at the foot Of the stairs, they saw
Two Otn0I Oo0ioo. 1uo dk6-uaNdkeI
recognized Mauclair's assistants.
Mifroid went down and listened to
their breathing.
They are sound asleep" ne said.
VERY curious business! Some per-
son unknown must have fnterfered
with the gas.man and his stan
and that person unknown was OBJ
viously working on behalf OF the kid
napper. But what a funny
idea to kidnap a performer ON the
stage! Send for the doctor
OF the theater. please" And Mifroid
repeated, Curious. decidedly curious
business!"
Then he turned to the little room.
addressing the people whom Raoui
and the Persian were unable to see
from where they lay
What do you say to all this. gen.
tlemen? You are the only ones who
have not given your views. And yet
you must have an opinion OF some
oos9"
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
The Lazy Way.

Mrs Crawford-Why don't you try
the new paper bag cooking?
Mrs. Crabshaw-I would. dear. II I
thought II was as easy as getting the
meals In paper bag at the delicatss-
sen store.-,Judgo-
Gilpin observer., 1913-10-30
Associated Profits.

rs he a good player?"
We'll. when he handles poker. you
Just ought to see him shovel In
monav."
, 1913-11-05

Oct. 31st.-"VigiIant for st. Thomas
ProkuratOr J. Nielsen.
Nov. 3rd-Dannebrog for St. ThoHaas-
Susannah Francis and child, Eleanora Phil
Ups, Samuel Brandon, W. Frederikson,
School Director o. Ruhner-Peterse md wife
Nov. lst,-Dannebrog from st. Thoaaas-
Mr.. Martin Hansen, Mr.. Henry Adams, Dir.
j. ". A. Dovies, Mr.. H. A. Smith, Mr.. P.
Gibbons, Mr.. Jacob Fredericks, Miss. AdeIla
Bornn, Miss j. Williams, Mss. NJ. Meroon.
Nov 1st--Vigi}ant from st. Thomas to
West End-Lawyer A. e. Stakemann.
, 1913-11-05
T HE AVIS.
VAristiansted, st. Eroax.
Wednesday, 9Th November, 1913.

We are sorry to learn that a prisoner con-
fned in Richmond jail escaped on Sunday
afternoon. He is named HenriqueZ Emanuel
Nicolas and is a notorious thief, who some
months ago created a sensation in St. Tho
mas by the audaeity of his robberies and the
resistance he offered to the Police and others
who attempted his capture after his stay of
some days in q sort of cave which he had
constructed ON the side of one of the bills.
Some Of our young readers may like to
sharpen their wits on the following, which
we take from "Mail Notes" We are told
that it is a very old and we'll known problem
but it may prove new to some.
"Mary is "a years old. She is twice as,
old as Anna was, when Mary was as old as
Anna is now. How old is Anna
In last Wednesday, Avis and again in the
present number will be found a notice from
the publishing firm of Erslev & HasseIbalch
Of Copenhagen concerning a handsome work,
which they are preparing to issue on the
18th of the present month relating to the
80 years Jubilee of the Royal House, the
title being in translation: "Our Royal House
1S63-1913".
It will be dedicated TO His Majesty the
King and will be very elegantly got up, in
quarto form, printed on the whitest paper,
furnished with vignettes &c. by the artist
Luplau Jansen, and in elegant binding.
Besides about 200 portraits of Members
of the Royal House, some of these portraits
being hitherto unpublished, the work will
include, in its total Of about 80 pages, 10
articles by persons who stand or have
stood in near relations with the Royal
House. for instance Miss Mimi Corstansep
DR.. phil. Bobe, Capt. Chamberlain Brammer,
Provst Fenger, DR.. Phil. Lindbmk and others.
The publishers consider that the work will
be a much appreciated gift for the Christ
mas season this year.
The price of the work and the publishers
address Will be found in the advertisements