davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
TOO FREE WITH HIS COMMENT
Little Incident May Explain Why
Automobiles So Often Fail to
Proffer a Gift"

Il noticed in a paper the other
day." said the man at the wheel,
that somebody calls Automobiles to
account tor not being more willing to
offer pedestrians lift. l gave pc
destrian-an entire stranger-a lift
the other day and he certainly did
make the most of it. The first thing
he said was; Why don't you use a
tire that lasts? They tell me there's
nothing like Poppleton's Gumelastic
And. say, 1 see you are using Pin.
ker cyclometer. Friend of mine says
he wouldn't take it for a gift. He
has a Hickenlooper.'
Blamed if the fellow didn't go on
In that strain all the way down town
And what do you think? When he
got out he said: why don't you gel
good carr Cleveland Leader.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Uncertain.

The secretary of one of the college
classes at Princeton. in sending out
each year list of questions to be an
swered by members of the class, in
order that the results may be duly tab
ulated and set forth in the university
annual, is said always to include In
his list this question: "Are you en-
gaged?"
It would seem that one Of the mem
bers was cursed with doubt in this re-
spect. for in the blank space given
over to the query mentioned he made
his return as follows:
DO not know. Am awaiting letter. "
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Generous Milknan.

When little Bonnie brought the milk
in off the front porch one cold morn.
ing he found pillar of the frozen
fluid sticking out of the bottle.
"Oh, mamma he cried, Il like our
new milkman"
rs that so? Why" asked the
mother.
Showing her the bottle, Bennie eX-
claimed Our old milkman barely
filed the bottle, but this one heaps it
lp."
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Not to Blame.

What shall we do, john" said the
farmers wife, who had retained much
of her sentiment through rs years or
married life, what shall we do to eel
citrate our silver wedding?"
Reckon up where all the silver's
gone to in bringing up our family"
grumbled he.
"Oh, no, John, it must be something
real good and out of the ordinary l
tell you what. Let us kill the fattest
pig and give banquet"
Maria said the husband solemnly.
"T don't see how the unfortunate ami
NAL is to blame for what happened 20
years ago"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Different MEANING.

One of the principal owners of a
prominent gold mine was expatiating
on its merits to a capitalist and pros
pective investor. He described the
vein in which the miners were work
ing. showed him specimens of the ore,
and backed up his statements with the
written opinions of experts.
We'll" admitted the capitalist, lit
looks as if it might be a good invest
ment. AS my old Uncle Hiram would
say, it has 'p'ints
"Fints!" exclaimed the owner, car
ried away perhaps by his over-anx.
iety; why, sir. we're in quartz right
now"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Eat Raw Potatoes.

The German troops in Relgian Lux
emburg are said to hs starving and
many of them are reported to have
dropped unconscious owing to their
privations. In some of the dead off,
GERS pockets raw potatoes were
found, while the soldiers are said to
have dug up unripe turnips and beets
to eat.
Many horses belonging to the Ger
man uhlans found dead in Eelgian
Limbourg we're declared after a post
norton examination TO have starved to
death.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
A Piece of Fiction.
"Is this the bookkeeper?"

"Is this the bookkeeper?"
Yes, sir"
I'm the head of the firm. came in
to ask you if you would accept an
increase in your salary"
mo sir! I'm getting too much as it
is. You could get any number of men
to fill my place for half the money"
''But our profits are so great we
don't know what to do with them"
Sorry; but to encourage me in that
sort of thing would only result in dis
aster. Besides, if l got more money
my family of nine children might get
enough to eat And if the practice
should spread, the whole civic fabric
would be upset"
But really feel"
go away, sir! won't listen to
you! Discharge me if you must, but
raise my salary-never!"-Life.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Inportant to NNothers
Fly Screens.

teacher in the third grade recent
ly introduced the word veil to the
attention of her pupils.
What does veil mean" she asked.
There was no response. Ladies wear
Them she explained. Then small
boy spoke up.
please, teacher" he said, 1T is a
black cloth which dose ladies wear
over der faces when de flies is biting"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Easily Classified.

Hemmandhaw. who was writing a
letter, looked up to inquire;
rs it ever permissible to apply
gender to volcanies?"
Il don't know" Mrs. Hemmandhaw
returned, but If it is they are surely
masculine.
WHY"
Because they sputter, grumble and
smoke"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
HERE is "A GOOD WAY
TO GET RID OF PIMPLES

Battle your face for several minutes
with resinol soap and hot water, then
apply little resinol ointment very
gently. Let this stay on ten minutes,
and wash off with resinol soap and
more hot water, finishing with dash
of cold water to close the pores. Do
this once or twice a day. and you will
be astonished to find how quickly the
healing, antiseptic resinol medication
soothes and cleanses the pores, re-
moves pimples and blackheads, and
leaves the complexion clear and vel
vety. All druggists sell resinol soap
and resinol ointment.-Adv.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28

WSdhnSSo. i SpOhe
to three doctors
about it and they did
not h elp her any.
Lydia E. Pinkham's
V e G e table Com
pound had been Of
great benefit to me,
so / decided to have
her give it a trial.
She has taken five
bottles of the Vege-
tahla CoynnoI1nd no.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
In With the Trusts.

did l understand you to say that
Senator Flubb came up from the
people?"
Yes, and he's going back on them
now"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
MOTHER OF
SCHOOL GIRL
Tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound Re-
stored Her Daugh-
ter's Health.

Plover, Iowa ~" From small child
my Is year old daughter had female
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1914-08-28
Close Quarters.

Janitor-This is the vacant suite,
sir.
Pompous Party-My good fellow,
said apartments, not compartments.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
DEATH OF A. J. CHESHIRE. &.
Old And Weii-known Resident Vic
tim of Paralysis.

Andrew J. Cheshire, II years old,
lied at his home, 1912 King street,
shortly after one O'Clock Sunday
morning. GEr Cheshire was stricken
with paralysis on July 23rd and had
been in critical condition ever
.incc. the deceased came to Alex
andria, when boy more than &c
years ago. he had number Of
tcams OF the streets, and was a man
Of considerable wealth. He is sur
vivcd by seven child3en, two sons
Henry l.. and Andrew J. Cheshire
and five daughters. Mrs Joseph a.
Donohoc. Of Washington. Mrs. SAM
G.. Studds. Mrs. 4. J. Nicholson
IFS. Alfred S., Mason and Mrs.
Tranl; Craft. Funeral services viii
I.c held from his. late residence or
Tuesday afternoon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
BOMBS DROPPED IN PARIS.
Man Deeapitatsd And Girls Legs
Severed Above Knees.

!, Paris, Sept. 2s.-A Taube aeroplanc
which flew over Paris yesterday
morning dropped five bombs. One
struck the intersection Of the Ave
nue. Trocadero and the Rue Frey,
cinet. Three landed III differen;
streets in the Trocadero quarter
and the fifth fell in the Bois d,l
Boulogne.
The German aviator flew, appar-
emily, at a height of about 10000
feet, and was invisible in the dense
mist. When the bombs began tn
shower on the fashionable resider-
ces at 1880 o'clock the noise was
deafening. resembling IA lombard
ment.
The first bomb thrown, the one
which landed in the Avenue Troca-
dero, wrought deadly havoc Wor-
shippers were thronging out of the
American Church and the Church Of
ST.. Pierre de Chuillot near by, when
the death-dealing missile launched
by the hidden enemy aloft swoopcd
down among them with fearful!
crash.
An aged solicitor and his young
granddaughter, walking hand in
hand along the avenue, were struck
down by fragments of the exploding
bomb.
The aged man was decapitated
and his body was terribly riddled,
while the little girl lay beside his
body with both her legs practically
severed above the knees.
A few feet away the facade of the
PrirEe of Monaco's mansion was
shattered by grape shot from the
exploding bomb. All the windows
were broken and the walls were
The mansion was unoc-
cupied except by the careraker, who
escaped uninjured.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
RUSSIAN ARMIES
CONTROL PASSES
Cars Forces Attempting
to Head off Hungarian
Troops.
BERLIN BY JANUARY 1
Rennenkampf Closely Pursuing Ger
mans-Latter Retreating- Cholera
Spreads in Budapest.

Petrograd, Sept 2S-The signifi-
cant announcement was made at the
war office today that the Russian ar-
mics, which are operating in GaliCia
now control all the six passes which
penetrate the Carpathian mountains.
In addition, Russian troops ara IL
force in the towns OF Sztarna AMI
UZsok. having gone south from Lem
berg and followed the rivers Op;er
and Nagy-Ag.
This movement has for its Ghicct
the heading off of Hungarian re-rn-
rorcements which may he proceeding
north in the hope Of gaining Ga,'cia
through the Carpathian passes. and
attempting flank attack or The
main Russian armies.
The Russians are today in force
at Tarnow. fifty miles from GracoT
on the main line of the railway.
While necessarily all plans ere
closely guarded, the declaration IS
freely made here the Russians Will
have entered Berlin by January next.
The entire Russian active army is
being moved. That part not required
for the present operations is beiaS
placed in strategic locations where it
can be used to fill the gaps in the ac-
tive ranks as needed.
General Rennenkampf. in his orig
inal report. says that he is closely
pressing the Germans. who are re.
treating probably because they have
learned Of the Russian successes in
Galicia. In his report Rennenkampf
repeats the rumor that Emperor
William is now in personal charge r'
the German operations in the cast.
Budapest. (yia Romel Sept. IS
Considerable apprehension is felt ov.
er the outbreak of cholera here.
Despite the stern repressive efforts
OF the authorities. ii is admitted that
fifteen new cases OF the disease were
reported today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
LONG DOCKET.
Police Court in Session Some Time
This Morning.

Justice Cation disposed Of the fol-
lowing cases:
Scott Smith, colored. charged with
throwing stones in the street was
fined S..
Martha Myers mad Irene Craven,
both ;olored. charged with lodging II
a Lisorderly house, were sent to Jail
fer 90 days. Elmo Samuels Gr.i
herbert Willis. both colored, fou:.d
in the houne, were dismissed.
Sofe Lewis. colored. charged with
lettering about saloon, was sent to
jail for 80 days.
Sarah Jennefer, colored. charged
with fighting was dismissed. Nora
Green, colored, charged with a SINH
lar offense, forfeited his collateral
by failing to appear.
Frank Jones. colored. charged with
disorder!y conduct, was dismissed.
Jake Long, colored, charged with
improper conduct on the street, was
fined $5.
Two young white men, charged
with disorderly conduct. forfeited
their collateral by failing to appear.
Two white men, charged with a
similar offense, forfeited their collat-
| eral by failing to appear. Two others
| charged with similar offense, were
dismissed.
Maud Newman, colored, charged
with disorderly conduct, was dis,
missed upon promising to leave the
city.
George Davis. charged with throw
j ing glass in the street. was fineC
s..
George Williams and Lee Walker
10Th colored, charged with fighting
/ were fined So each.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
BOER GENERAL JOINS ALLIES

Bordeaux. Sept. 2S.-The Boer gen.
eral, Francois Joubert Pienaar, has
arrived at Bordeaux to offer his
sword to the allied armies.
Il fought against General French
in South Africa. New am going TO
fight with him, "said the General to
the correspondent, II commanded a
Boer army opposed to him at Eland-
slaagte, where received my baptism
to fire in civilized warfare. fi% '1s
fI~have offered my service iTnc0n'
ditionally, and do not know as yc!
how [ will be employed, but eXpec;
that it will be in an advisory capacity
and that will be attached in thi:
manner to General French's staff.
The war will be long and fierce
The German Army. which ] know
we'll is the finest fighting machine it
the world. but We shall beat it in tho
end, because our armies are somntA,
ing better than machine"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
NOTICE TO GAS CON-
SUMERS

Gas bills for quarter end
ing September lst 1914 hav-
ing been delivered, this is to
notify all consumers that a
discount Of 80 cents per
1000 feet will be allowed on
all bills paid on or before
October 1st, 1914. After
that date no discount will
be allowed and delinquents
will be required to make
early settlements. By order
of the Committee on Light.
J. B. WALLER,
Clerk Of Gas
2S-21
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
Berlin CLAIMS
DISTINCT .GA|NS
General Staff Reports That
Allies Have Been Driven
Back.
HOLD LINES OF RAIL.
Allies Heavily Reinforced on Kaiser's
Right-Making Supreme Efforts
to Outfiank Invaders.

/ Berlin (via The Hague), Sept. IS
While still maintaining the position
that there have been no really de,
cisive changes at any part of the 125
| mile battlefield, the report Of the
! German general staff today is trifie
| more optimistic than anything is
sued since the battle of the Aisne
began.
1t states that there have been dis
tinct gains by the German center,
which has driven the enemy back
with heavy losses. The armies operat-
| ing through Varennes have succeeded
! in forcing the French back on Gle
mont, on Aire, and on st. Menne-
hold and now hold the main highways
and the railway lines in the vicinity.
On the heights of the Meuse the
Germans continue to maintain their
advantage and are in strength on
the west bank Of the river. The bonn
hariment Of the Meune forts sout? &c
Verdun continues with perceptible
success, according to the general
staff.
On the German right, it is stated
the fighting is of the most bitter
j:character, with the enemy plainly
throwing all of his available force
into the fight in the effort to break
through the German line. Tt is Of
ficially stated that at no point has
he been successful, while at num-
ber of points the Germans have ad-
Tvanced their lines.
Attempts on the part Of the Bel
gians to make a sortie from Antwerp
have been frustrated and many
prisoners and an armored car have
been taken.
Discussing the actual fighting, the
war office declared that heavy losses
have been inflicted on the allies by
German bayonet charges and that as
a result the allies have been obliged
to call upon their reserves to streng-
then their lines.
1t is stated that, although the
range and service of the enemy's ar
tillery has materially improved. the
Germans continue to gain ground.
The allies have been heavily re-en-
forced on the German right, it is
stated and are making a supreme eff
fort to outfank the German line and
to break through at several points.
In every instance these forces have
Lccn lepuIsed says the official state
ment.
The Germans advance into Rus
sian Poland is being pushed with
vigor. it is stated. and official denial
is made Of the Russian claim that
the Germans have been defeated in
the Suwalki district.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
URGED TO SELL MONTICELL0.
Secretary Bryan Writes Letter.
Owner Of Jefferson Home.

Washington, Sept. est beam
known tonight that Secretary E!I1n
has written to Representative JET
ferson Levy, CT New York, urging
him to consider selling Moniitci'"
the home of Thomas Jefferson. TO tht
government. Mr.. Bryan suggested
that Mr.. Levy might retain a life in.
terest in the property, but added th:;t
the present seemed to be a littiD2
time to make the deed as it would
commemorate the great Democratic
administration Of President Wilson.
\ bill to authorize the purchase o
the property is pending in Congress
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
RESIGN OR fight,
Villas DEMAND
Tells Caranza His Early.
Retirement Alone Will
Save Bloodshed.
PEACE CONFERENCES.
Mexican Ammunition Factories
Working Night and Day-Prom-
ises Villa Support-Cities Taken.
Mexican

Washington. d. c. Sept 2S-Er-
forts TO patch the break between
villa and Carranza were scheduled
today at Zacatecas. according to i
message from Consul Carrothers TO
the White House today. IT is stated
that representatives Of both Villa
and CarranZa will be present.
Whether this conference was insti-
tuted at the request Of Carothers
was not stated.
President Wilson, however. indi-
Gated that this Government is taking
no direct hand in the row, although
until recently the United States re-
representatives. in Mexico have done
ali in their power to avert III: dill
Guilty.
Carothers forwarded Villas w.'e-
sage. in which he insisted on Carran-
za's withdrawal as firist chief and the
uccession of Fernando Calh,:rG:.
chihuahua City. Mex. Sept 2S-
Immediate resignation Of General
Venustiano CarranZa as First Chief
of the ConstitutiOnalists is the only
basis on which General Francisco
Villa will agree to settlement O.. diff
fercnces between himself and Carran
"a. This was his reply to messages
from officials in Mexico City. TEn
lprotested against his attitude to-
ward CaYanza. Villa declared he
never would accept Carranza as hca'.
of the Republic.
Juarcz, Sept. 2S-Despite the ar
rangement for Il peace meeting be-
tween Gen. Francisco Villa and COM
missions Of generals from his army.
and that of President CarranZa. Gen
eral Villa continues his military op-
erations and nearly all his mo-
bile force Of 10000 men is now
marching against the troops Of Car
rama They have already occupied
ZacatecaS, in the central military
zone, fronting the CarranZa mobili-
zation points at Aguaz Calientes. Re-
ports that Villistas nave occupied San
Luis POtosi have not been confirmed.
\ secret movement Of troops into
Sonora was discovered today when
Villas personal brigade. commanded
By General Rodriguez reached the
Sonora state line to cooperate with
the revolutionary governor. MaytOr-
ena. in driving out Carranza troops
under General Hill.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
Z z. II =. -a- -E O. -
SIXTEEN DAYS OF
fierce FIGHTING
ss 7rI
London Dispatches Admit
That Battles Fail to
Bring Results.
~-r,1rc
CITY OF MONS BURNS.
1 tBritish-French Armies Thought to
Have Raided German Communi-
cations North of Fighting Grounds.

London, Sept. 2S.-Sixteen days Of
fighting. fourteen in the battle of the
Aisne and two in rear guard ac'
ton, rave failed to bring decisive vic
tory TO either side in France. This
was officially admitted at the wal
4 Office today, coupled with the state
m.rL, however, that all of the ad,
vantage remains with the allies.
While the censorship is more strict
than at any time since the opening
of hostilities it is explained that
there are certain evidences, especially
on the extreme left, that the Germans
are weakening
The allies have been heavily re-en-
forced and are subjecting the forces
of Won Boehm and Won Kluck to
stern pressure along the line from
Scissors north to Mons.
In this connection a report teie-
graphed from Ostend that Mons was
burning created a sensation here to-
day. 1t is at Mons that General Won
Boehm established his headquarters
when he started south from Brussels
/. with the main army that was opera
ting in Belgium. His army was as
signed to prevent Won Kluck being
outflanked by the French army, ope-
rating from the northwest, presuma-
bly, Boulogne, where it had been gath
cred to support a new British force,
tho details Of which are still with
held from the public.
II it is true that Mons actually is
burning, il may mean that the Brit
:sh-Erench armies are in st,rr:s
force and have ra'ded the German
Communications far north of the
point where up to the present any
fi~l.tirg has been reported.
Paris. Sept. 2S.-Not since the
opening of the war have the military
authorities been SO chary of informa-
ton as at present. The usual ;
Gel. * resume Of the progress of the
fighting was utterly non-committal.
It merely emphasized the fact that
there had been no change in the sit
uation. This. however, apparent
ly disposed of the report Vat by a
sudden raid the allies had driven the
Germans from Mons, which this par
ticular rumor said, was burning.
Military authorities here who up
until today have been willing to lis ;
3 cnss the general outlook, today were
mum. They privately admit that
the great battle of the Aisne is in
its closing stages and that every eff
fort is being made to hold the genera!
lines intact while the allies crumple
up the Is: nlan right wing, which now.
more than ever, resembles fish
hook. 1t is obvious that great mas
ses of fresh troops are being pushed
into action.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
DEATH NOTICE.

Sunday. September
-. 1911. at 1850 Il. M, ANDREW
husband Of :he late Mary. Y. Ches-
hire, (nee PENN, in his seventy
sixth year. Funeral from his late
re3idence. 1912 King street, Tues
day. September Goth, at P. NJ
nnlatiycs and friends invited to at
tend. Interment private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
YIRGINIA'S MINERAL DEPOSITS.
Geological Survey Issues Bulletin
Showing Production of ST.
1850 in 1913.

Richmond, Sept. 2S-Interestin&
figures pertaining TO The mineral pre-
duction in Virginia are shown in the
latest report of the United States
Geological Survey, which has just
been issued ny the Department Of
Interior. According to the report the
production in this State increased III
value from $l4.995.S42 in 1912 10
St7,178.e5O in 1913. Of this amount,
coal, which is one Of the chief pro
ducts. represented more than half OF
the total.
Virginia ranks relatively high d
mong the States in the variety o:
mineral substances producted on a
commercial scale. but somewhat low
on the list in the value Of the pro
duction. Virginia is the leading STATE
in the production Of iron pyrite Use;
in the manufacture of sulphuric acid
and in the production of manganese
ore. and is the only State in whict
rutiIe is prOducted. 1t also ranks frs
in the production of soapstone. mos
of which is manufactured before he
ing marketed into heat and chemi
cal-resisting article, such as hearth
stones, mantels, griddles, sinks, etc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
.N;.sONIC VISITATIONS.
Grand IIaster Bauman to Visit Clar-
sn6on Tonight.

Most Worshipful P K. Ba.rn,an
ST Fredericksburg, grand master 81
Masons in Virginia, will pay an Off
cial visit to the Masonic Lodge at
Clarendon tonight.
He will be accompanied by Henry
X. Field, of this city, grand junior
warden of the grand lodge.
Frank w. Latham, of this city
district deputy grand high priest
will pay an official visit tonight to
the Royal Arch Chapter at Lees
burg.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28
FINED FOR FIGHTING

Justice Cation, in Police Court to-
day, sent George Williams and ee;
Walker to Jail for so days and i'm
posed fine of $40 each, for fighting
on the streets. The fight took place
an Wednesday at the corner of AL
fred and Wolfe streets, during which
Walker was slashed cross the breast
and Williams had his left ear hitter
OF.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-09-28

The London Times publishes the
following dispatch from tine "weil
informed Geneva paper, La Suisse"
ga Basle dispatch says thai the
Kaiser is i'll with inflammation of the
lungs. The Emperor's illness is the
result of falling into a trench that
was filled with water"