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The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
PROPOSALS FOR HAY
AND OATS

the office OF the Fire Commission uni
furnishing said ccmmisslon with Il
tons, more or less, No. Timothy Hs|
in bales; and 10000 bushels, more
STANDARD White Oats. Hay Ia o.
to be delivered In carload lotion sui
railroad sidings AZ may be desigantl
by the Department. The successful bill
der will be required TO furnish = 81
Thousand Dollars to guarantees fulf1
msnt Of contract. The right TO rajd
any and all bids In expressly reserve
Bids will be endorsed "Proposa1s n
Hay and Oats" and delivered to the vi
dersigned. GEORGE J. FINN,
Ass Secretary.
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14

swiss Float Loan Easily.
GENEVA, Sept. IA Swiss fsler-
oil loan OF more than s6.000,000 was
subscribed In the country itself In less
than one week
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14

From the east curb line Of Boxwood
ward. rs feet wide with cedar on COM
crete foundation and Berea. Medina or
any other curbstone that may be bid
upon and ordered
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14

Sept .. 1914.
The License Collector Of the City
Detroit will receive bids up to IL :. !
on Sept as; 1914, for Furnishing so,o}
psddiers badges. IS hack badgss.
vehicle drivers badges. the same to [
made according to specifications mol
on nle In the license office at Poii(
Headquarters.
right to reject any and all bids.
Bids should be marked Bids for III
cense Tags and Addressed to
GEORGE WALTERS,
License Collector.
A-s4s Detroit. Mich.
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Which sum will be forfeited 70 the
City OF Detroit In case the bidder falls
70 enter into contract subject TO con-
nrmation OF the. Common Council with
Sis s:sssr ~ IN. DsD D sssR's q PUB.
ss ss:s; sss: !: , s.:s. !: sss.'I;s
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
BALDWIN AVENUE (Payine)

From the north line OF 0ratiot TO the
north line OF Phelps, &c feet wide, with
asphaltic concrete tBermudez AsphalD
on concrete foundation and Berea. Me-
dina or any other curbstons that may
be bid upon and ordered
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
One Course Concrete
ALLEY 387 (Pavins)

First north OF and parallel 70 MIchi-
gan from the west curb OF Twenty
:sis z via. With "s e
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14

BOARD or ASSESSORS OFFICE
Detroit. September IA. 1914
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
CLAIRM0UNT PLACE (Payingl

From the west line of Hamilton
Boulevard TO the east curb line OF VIII
SON. rs feet wide. with asphaltic con-
foundation and Berea, Medina or any
other cufbstone that may be bid upon
and ordered az
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
ALLENDALE AVENUE (Paving)

From the east curb line OF Firwood
TO the east curb line OF Ironwood. 70
feet wide. with asphaltic concrete
dalton and Berea, Medina or any other
curbstone that may be bid upon and
ordered ~
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
ALLEY 500 (Paving)

said streets and alleys to be paved
tions for concrete adopted Jan. ~. 1914.
cedar adopted, Jan. ~, 1914; asphaltic
concrete adopted Dec. .. 1915; also the
estimates of the City Engineer az
above, and the charter and ordinances
OF the City Of Detroit
Bidders will state the price per
cubic yard for excavation, price per
yard for paving or concreting. and
price per hneai foot for retaining plank
or stone. etc.
Bids will only be received for the
street or section OF street. a. per guam,
titles stated In the estimates and the
bid will be accepted which 10 the low
rssardlsss OF any error OF extensions
or footings made by bidders.
Bidders must deposit. with bids en-.
closed In separate snvslops. 2 certified
check payable TO the order Of the De-
,s - m, enf NJ publtc Worka Of the City
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
Asphaltic Concrete
CONCORD AVENUE (Payine)

From the north line OF 0ratiot to the
south line OF East Grand Boulevard, 20
feet wide. with asphaltic concrete fBer-
and Berea. Medina or any other curb
stone that may be bid upon and or
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14
DEPT. or PUBLIC WORKS
Detroit, September ~. 1914.
PROPOSALS FOR PAVING
! STREETS AND ALLEYS

Sealed proposals will be received at
the office OF the Department of Public
Works, Detroit, Mich. until Friday.
Sept, Is. 1914. at 10 o'clock q. m, stan
dard time, at wnicn time and place
they will be opened, for furnishing all
the labor and material and paving. re-
paving, ETC.. the streets and alleys
named below. within the limits men
toned I'm the City OF Detroit, with the
styles OF pavement stated.
In submitting proposals for the fol-
lowing streets and alleys, contractors
win please note that the appropriation
for paving street and alley intersec-
tions II exhausted. and that payment
for same Will be deferred until further
appropriations are made and become
available. in accordance with resolu-
tion adopted Aug. 4. 1914.
Asphaltic Concrete
Note--Bidders must submit samples
OF the asphalt and fuxing oil proposed
to be used. along with their bids, sam
Piles of asphalt. 10 pounds; OF oil, one
gallon
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14

BOARD or AsssssoRs' OFFICE
The Detroit times., 1914-09-14

A double row Of loaves OF bread
placed end to end. and reaching from
New York to Cape Town via London!
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FINANCIAL PANIC OF 1887
Year !That Many Banks Failed and
Specie Payments Wsrs Practical
Iy Entirely Suspended.

Political rancor was at its height
when Andrew Jackson vetoed the bill
renewing the charter Of the United
States bank and removed the treasury
deposits, under which opposition the
bank collapsed and vast number OF
state banks competed for the busi'
ness, which included the issue OF bank
notes. In 1887 there were 634 banks.
with an aggregate capital OF $2sl.-
600. 900.
In the history of banking the year
Of 1887 Il prominent tor one Of the
worst panics that was ever known In
America, which resulted in the failure
Of many banks and a univeSsal suspen-
sion Of specie payments throughout
the country. which were not renewed
until over q year and . half later, says
the National Magazine. During this
trying period. when banking opera
tons were practically wiped out OF
existence, all the banks but three con-
tinusd doing business in Boston. There
were Temporary Suspensions Of specie
payments In 1857. known - the panic
Of ST; also in 81, whom Boston fol.
lowed the lead of New York. since
It was evident that turtAsr attempt
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As a matter of history there was
such a person in Mexico In 1891 ana
he was a dishonest collector OF rev.
enues. He was Jailed. and. to secure
his liberty, his wife was compelled
to suffer incredible humiliations ae
the hands OF a Judge. Don Juan broke
prison, went to his home. found the
Judge there. and stabbed him to
death. Later he was myster1ously
lynched one night before the church.
and from this grew the legend tnat
tho angels had punished him Tor nis
sins.
A striking story Of ghostly revenge
is the legend OF Don Juan de Nava'
priest and guardian Of his orphan
niece, a beautiful girl. A Portuguese
nobleman, Don Duarte de Sarraza' zen
In love with her. and she reciproca1eo
the attachment. but the priest reject
er Don Duarte because he was known
as q gambler. One night the priest
came upon Don Duarte talking to his
niece through her window. Quartz
struck the old man with his dagger
which was Embedded In his skull. kill
Ing him. He threw the body. dagger
and all. into a ditch. Just one year
later Duarte was found dead at the
site of the crime. Kneeling over him.
one Of its bony hands gripping mis-
body by the throat. was q skeleton IN
priestly garments. with dagger stick
ing In its skull.
The 0hostiy Raven.
Rather weird legend Is that OF
Don Rodrigo de Ballesteros and his
raven. It is said that there 10 cer-
tain bridge where at midnight when
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began troubling her. It is supposed
that her punishment was to go
through eternity looking for her lost
children.
Frequently since then, 1t 10 said.
watchmen have seen woman In
white, with a white mantilla over her
head, roaming through the streets at
night. Those who have inquired her
business have received an answering
inquiry as to where her children can
be found. The greatest misfortune
always overtakes those who question
her. Most Of them are stricken dead
or become insane. This latter fate Is
said to.have overtaken a gifted young
army oficer, who once tried to firt
with the Wailing Woman. It Is said
her lamentations are still heard ct
night, sometimes.
One story with foundation In fact
is the legend of Don Juan Manuel. As
the tale survives In the folklore Don
Juan was an amiable enough gentle
man, except that he had a bad habit
of wandering out nights and murder
ing people. His custom was to ap-
proach somebody on the street, ask
him the time. and. when he replied.
tell him he was lucky because he
knew the hour of his death and stab
him to the heart. This went on un-
til one night Don Juan killed bis dear
ly beloved nephew. whom he had not
recognized.
Stricken with remorse Don Juan
confessed to his priest, who for pen
ance ordered him to go alone at mid.
night to q certain church, before
which was a gallows. and to tell his
rosary under the gallows. Three
nights he attempted to fulfill the COM
mand, but was driven back by the
sroans Of the persons he had muir
dered. After begging in vain for
lighter penance he finally reached his
goal under the gallows. And then
angels from heaven came down and
hanged him.
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CHAPTER Xxx.


He saw them coming through the
gate ON the Red Road-the major and
shirley In . lilac muslin by his side
and strobe 70 NEE. them. Behind
them Ranston propelled hand-cart
filled with papsr bundles from each Of
which protruded bunch of towering
stems. There was hush in Shirley's
cheek a. her hand lay in valiant's.
AZ for him. his eyes. like 10 wilful
drunkards. returned again ano again.
between the majors complimontsA to
her face.
You have accomplished wonders.
sahl had NO idea 10 much could be
done In such . limited time. You
have certainly primpsd the old place
up. could almost think was look.
ing At Damory Court in the sixties.
sahis
THAT'S quite the incest thing you
could have said. Major" responded
Valiant. s"But II needs the nowers."
He looked at Shirley with sparkling
eyes. "How splendid Of you to bring
them! feel nike . robber.-
with our bushels Of themf We
shall never miss them at ALL Have
you set out the othersf"
7 have, indeed. Every one has
ssstsd, 10 Yss shall ~ them" He
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CHAPTER XXI.


Tho noon sun Of tournament day
shone brilliantly over the village.
drowsy no longer. for many vehicles
were hitched ,at the curb. or moved
leisurely along the leafy street: big.
canvas-topped country wagons drawn
by shaggy.hoofed horses and set with
chairs that bumped and jostled their
holiday loads from outlying tobacco
plantation and stud -farm: sober. black
covered buggies. long narrow. spring
less buckboards. frivolous side-bar run
abouts and antique shays resurrected
from the primeval depths of cob
webbed stables. relics Of furnished
grandeur and faded fortune.
At midday vehicles resolved them
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Mp1AN PlLoRn15 TO SACRED SHRINE

the weather is stormy one may even
yet hear the ghostly cawing Of this
raven. although the incidents with
which the story deals happened 500
years ago.
Don Rodrigo. It seems. was very
rich and very wicked. He lived in o
palace and he and the raven dined
from gold and silver plate, but the
Don always went about in shabby
clothes. in spite Of his riches. He
never went to church.. and he made
fun Of holy things. Suddenly he and
the raven both disappeared. On in.
vestigation persons found in his house
a sacred image that had been denied
and was sprinkled with blood. From
this It was supposed that the raven
had beaten the image until II had shed
the crimson fluid. and that Satan pun
ished them both by taking them to
himself Occahionally, however. thew
come back to haunt the scene Of their
misdeeds.
Rather humorous turn is given to
the story Of the Street Of the somer.
sault According to 1t, Spanish mo-
bleman. Don Mendo Quiroga Saurex.
very rich and very old. was much neg
lected In his dying days by his beauti.
full niece. upon whom he had showered
every benefaction. He planned to re.
venge himself BY his will.
When the will was read. everything
was beQueathed to the niece, who was
spoken Of in terms of the warmest af.
lection. up to the last paragraph. In
u rortafp farma NJ aAoonS.n..
set forth with the provision that IL
they were not complied with every
cent should go to religious orders.
The terms were that on or before .
certain day the niece must attire
herself in, her richest ball dress, and,
wearing her richest Jewels, must pro.
coed in her coach at MONDAY to the
busiest corner In the city. There she
must go to the middle Of the street
and turn somersault
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to tide the popular panic would mean
ruin to all the interests involved
There are men still living today who
remember with q shudder the trying
times Of 81. when the merchants met
in the Boston merchants exchange
day after day. insisting that the banks
must be sustained; until finally Amasa
Walker rose up and said: Gentle
men. the banks must suspend specie
payments. There is. no other course
to be followed" There were muir
murs Of discomfort and they were al
most ready to lynch the ex-governor
Of the commonwealth for the bold po-
sition he had taken. but he faced
them courageously. and next came the
news Of the suspension Of the New
York banks.
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sYNoPsls.

John Valiant. rich society. favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor.
poration. which his father founded and
which was the principal source OF ~
wealth, has failed. He voluntarily Hrns
over his private fortune to the recssvsl
for the corporation HIS entire REMAINING
prosecutions consist Of an old motor car. .
white bull dog and Damory court. mel
lected estate In Virginia. On the way 20
Damofy court he meets Shirley Dano-
ridge. an authenticated beauty. ano ae-
cides that he 10 going to like virs1nie I'M
mensely. 6hirley's mother. ME- Dand-
ridge. and Major Brietow exchanEe rem,
iniScepcea during which II - revealeo
that the major. valiant's father. ana q
man named Sasson were rivals Tor the
hand Of Mrs. Dandrtdge In her youth.
6asson and Valiant fought duel on ner
account in which the former was kiiiea.
Valiant finds Damory court ovef8roWh
with weeds and creepers and the build
inK1 In very much neglected conoiuon:
He decides to rehabilitate the place ING
make the land produce living for MN.
valiant saves Shirley from the bite OF q
snake, which bites him.. Knowing we
dcadliness of the bite, Shirley sucks IN, me
poison from the wound and saves MS nie;
6hiriey tells her mother of the incident
and the latter Ii strangely moved az
hearine that 8 Valiant 10 again living AZ
Damory court Valiant learns for the
frst time that his father left virginia on
account of q duel in which Doct9I
eouthan and Major Bristow acted e MS
fafhsrss seconds. Valiant and sMriey
become good friends. Mrr. Dandnoee
faints when she nrst meets Valiant.
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selves into luncheon. booths-hampers
slowed away beneath the seats, dis
closing ail manner Of picnic edibles-
the courthouse yard was an array OF
grass.spread table-cloths. and an air
of plenty reigned.
Within Mrs. Merryweather Mason's
brown house hospitality sat enthroned
and the generous dining-room was
held by regiment OF feminine out.of-
town acquaintances. .
The yard. an hour later. was an &C
tive encampment Of rocking-chairs.
and a din Of conversation fioated out
over the pink oleanders whose tubs
had achieved fresh coat Of bright
green paint for the occasion. Mrs.
Poly Ginord-a guest of the day
here shone Respondent.
THE young folks are counting
served Mrs. Livy Stowe Of Seven Oaks.
Even the Buckner girls have got new
ball dresses"
"Improvident. call It," said Mrs.
Clifford. They can't afford such
things. with Park Hill mortgaged up
to the roof the way 1t is."
Mrs. Mason's soft apologetic alto
interposed. They're sweet girls.
and we're never young but once.
think 1t was SO fine of Mr.. Valiant
to offer to give the ball. hear he's
motored to Charlottesville three or
four times for filings. though under
stand he's poor enough since he gave
up his money as he did. What a
princely act that vast"
"Y-e-e-es." agreed Mrs. Clifford. but
a little-what shall call it?-pre-
cipitous! II were married to man
like that I should always be in terror
of his adopting an orphan asylum or
turning Republican or something
equally impossible"
The doctor shut his ONCE door with
vicious slam and from the vantage
of the wire window-screen looked sour
nasturtium.
II reckon II Mrs. Poly Clifford shut
her mouth more than ten minutes
hand-running." he said inadvertently.
1.-THE top of her head'd ny from here
to Charlottesville"
The major. ensconced with a cigar
in the easy chair behind him. -four
ished his palm-leaf fan and smote an
Grant fly. .f-
speaking Of Damory Court" he
said In his big voice. 1.-THE dance idea
was . happy thought of young Va
liant's. I'll be surprised II he doesn't
| do It to the queens taste"
The doctor nodded. This place
can't teach him much about such fol-
derollngs, l reckon. He's led more
cotillions than I've got hairs on my
head"
I'D hardly limit 1t to that" said
the major. chortling at the easy thrust.
And after all. even folderolings have
their use."
who said they hadn't? II people
choose to make whirling dervishes Of
themselves, they at least can reflect
that it's better for their lives than
cane-bottom chairs. Though that's
about all you can say in favor Of
the modern ball"
"Pshaw!" said the major. IT re-
member . time when you used to rig
out In q claw-hammer and
"Dance all night till broad daylight
And go home with the gyrls In the morn
Ing
with the bravest Of US. Used to like
1t, too"
tTo BE coNT1NUED)
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F all the relatively larger cities
on the American hemisphere.
the capital OF Mexico 10 by far
the oldest. Its beginning was
The Ordway new era. (Ordway, Colo.) 1902-1927, 1914-07-17
Difference.

Said . Russian dancer to . Phila.
delphia reporter:
I'VE can learn much from the dane
ing Of animals. but why did we 20,
Of all things. to the turkey7 There il
something q little too vulgar Id the
turkeys dancing. and they who imi.
tate It get talked about"
She shrugged her slender shoulders.
THAT won't do for women" she 70.
sumsd. ITO say. Everybody II talk.
ing about him'-that II IN sulogy. But
to say, Everybody d talking about
hsr-<hAt's IN elAgy."
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ran through hell bareheaded. I'm
about thousand years old. reckon!"
Meanwhile the two figures above
had pushed through the tangle into
circular sunny space where stood q
short round pillar Of red onyx. 1t was
a sun-dial. Its vinerclad disk cut of
gray polished stone In which its metal
tongue was socketed. Round the outer
edge of the disk ran an inscription
in archaic lettering. Valiant pulled
away the clustering Ivy leaves and
read: II count no hours but the hap
py ones"
IF that had only been true!" he
said.
TT is true. See how the vines hid
the sun from 1t. It ceased to mark
the time after the Court was de-
serted" Ys4
I'll put moonfowers at its base and
where you are standing. Madonna
lilies. The outer part OF the circle
shall have bridal.wreath and white
irises. and they shall shade out into
pastel colors-mauves and grays and
heliotropes. oh, shall love this spot!
perhaps sometime the best OF all"
Which do you love the most nowf'
He leaned slightly toward her. one
hand on the dial's time-notched rim.
Don't you known he said in lower
voice. Gould any other spot mean to
me what that acre under the hemlocks
means?"
Her face was turned from him. her
fingers pulling at the drifting vine. and
Q splinter of sunlight tangled In her
hair like lace Of nrefies.
II could never forget It," he con-
tinued. THE thing that spoiled my
fathers life happened there. yet there
we two flrst talked. and there you"
"Dont!" she said. facing him.
'Don'tl"
.Ah, let mo speak! l want to tell
you that l shall carry the memory Of
that afternoon. and Of your brave kind.
ness. always. always! II I were never
to see you again In this life, l should
alwaye treasure It. II died of thirst
in some Sahara, It would be the last
thing I should remember-your face
would be the last thing l should see!
Ill"
In the silence there was the sound
of a slow football ON the gravel walk.
and at the same moment he saw q
magical change. Shirley drew back.
The soft gentian blue of her eyea
darksned. The Lips that an instant
before had been tremulous. parted in
. low delicious laugh. She swept him
o deep curtsey.
II am beholden TO you, sir" shs
said gaily. for q most knightly com.
pliment. There's the major. Come
and let US show him where we've
planted the ramblers."
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II on the American hemisphere.
the capital of Mexico 10 by far
the Oldest. Its beginning was
long before Columbus sailed
on his memorable voyage of discov-
cry, when 1t was the seat OF the Aztec
empire. Civilization OF a sort flour
ished there long before the first hardy
pioneers settled along the northern
Atlantic coast and before the eyes
of white man had ever rested upon
the Mississippi river. ..f
It has been a city of many vicissi-
tudes. It has been held by Indian
and Spaniard. by viceroy. by repub-
lican. by revolutionist, and by north
ern invader. Many of its streets are
Of the greatest antiquity. Many of its
traditions are SO old that no man
knows whether they originated In the
days of the Montezumas or OF the Con-
quistadores.
As is inevitable. the City Of Mexico
has its own peculiar folklore. its
mysterious legends. There are old
tales that have been handed down
from generation to generation by word
of mouth and are still told by Mexi.
can nurses to the children as they
were told centuries ago.
The WaIiins Woman.
A relic of Aztec folk lore Is the tale
Of the Wailing Woman. Once. long
time ago, the story runs. there was
very bad woman in the City Of Mex
leo. She gave birth to many chill
dren. but children bored her. and. as
fast as one came upon the earth, she
drowned It. Finally her conscience