davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-11

Event.
mitted hand to him with a sweet old
time gesture. Katharine noted that he
bowed to her with extra care.
That's Miss Matte Sue Mabry," he
said. the quaintest, dearest thing you
ever saw. She taught my father his
| letters"
Where the Red Road stretched level
before them. he threw the throttle
open for a long rush through the
thymy-scented air. The light, late
afternoon breeze drew by them sweep
ing back Katharine's graceful sinuous
veil and spraying them with odors of
clover and sunny fruit. They passed
orchard clumps bending with young
apples, boundless aisles of green,
young-tasseled corn and shadowy
groves that smelled of fern and sassa-
fras. opening out into more sunlighted
vistas overarched by the intense pene-
trable of the June sky
John Valiant had never seemed to
her 80 wholly good to see, with his
waving hair ruffling in their flight and
the westering sun shining redly on his
face. Midway of this spurt he looked
at her to say: Did you ever know a
more beautiful countryside? See how
the pink-and-yellow of those grain
fields fades into the purple of the hills.
Very few painters have ever captured
tint like that. It's like raspberres
| crushed in curdled milk"
I've quite lost my heart to 1t ALL
urtth he
speed of their course. Its a perfect
pastoral SO different from
our terrific city pace. OF
course 1t must be trifie dull at times
seeing the same people al
| ways and without the thea.
ter and the opera and the whirl about
ore-but the kind of life
one reads about In the nov.
els of the South. you know .
! suppose one doesn't realize that It
actually exists until one comes to a
Southern place like this. And the
negro servants! How odd 1t must be
to have a white-haired old darky In a
brass-buttoned swallow-tail for but
Ter! So picturesque! At Judge Chal
mers' have feeling all the time that
I'm walking through a stage re-
hearsal"
The car slackened speed as 1t slid
by whitewashed cabin at whose en-.
trance sat dusky gray,bearded fig.
ure Valiant pointed DO you see
him?" he asked.
Il see very ordinary old colored
man sitting on the doorstep" Katha-
rine replied.
That's Mad Anthony, our local
Mother Shipton. He's a prophet and
soothsayer. Uncle Jefferson-that's
my body-servant--insists that he fore
told my coming to Damory Court. II
we had more time you could have
your fortune told"
How thrilling!" she commented
with half-humorous irony.
He pointed to a great white house
set in grove OF trees. 'Thet is
Beechwood." he told her. "the Beverly
homestead. Young Beverley was the
Knight OF the Silver Cross. A fine old
place. isn't It? It was burned by the
Indians during the French and Indian
War. My great-great-great-gra
er =" He broke Off. But then, those
old things won't interest you"
They interest you great deal,
don't they?" she asked.
Yes" he admitted. they do. You
see. my ancestors are such new ac-
quaintances. find them absorbing.
You know when lived in New
York"
Last month"
He laughed . little-pot quite thu
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-11

its rebound, but he scarcely felt It, AS
he cantered back he heard the majors
bass pitting him against the field.
And then. suddenly, stand and field
all vanished. He saw only the long
level rope-lined lane with It's twinkling
mid.air point. An exhlaration caught
him at. the feel of the splendid horse
flesh beneath him-that sense OF one
ness with the creature he bestrode
which the instructive horseman knows.
He lifted his lance and hefted 1t. seek.
, ing It's absolute balance feeling its
point as a fencer with his rapier.
When again the blood-red sash
streamed away the herald's cry.
knight of the Crimson Pose-One!"
set the field hand-clapping. From the
next joust also. Valiant returned with
the gage upon his lance. Two had
gone to the Champion OF Castlewood
and two to scattering riders. When
Valiant won his fourth the grand stand
thundered with applause.
Gilpin observer., 1914-06-11
SYNOPSIS.

John Valiant. rich society favorite.
suddenly discovers that the Valiant cor
poration, which his father founded and
which was the principal source of his
wealth. has failed. He voluntarily turns
over his private fortune to the receiver
Tor the corporation. His entire remaining
possessions consist of an old motor car. a
white bull dog and Damory court. a neg
lected estate in Virginia. On the way to
Damory court he meets Shirley Dand-
ridge. an authenticated beauty. and de-
cides that he Is going to like Virginia i'm
mensely. Shirley's mother. Mrs Dand-
ridge. and Major Bristow exchange rem
tniscences during which IT is revealed
that the major. Valants father, and a
man named Sassoon were rivals for the
hand of Mrs. cambridge in her youth
Sassoon and Valiant fought duel on her
account In which the former was killed.
valiant finds Damory court overgrown
with weeds and creepers and decides to
rehabilitate the place Valiant saves
Shirley from the bite of snake. which
bites him. Knowing the deadliness OF the
bite. Shirley sucks the poison from the
wound and saves his life. Valiant learns
for the first time that his father left Vir-
ginia on account Of duel in which Doc
his fathers secppds, Valiant and Shirley
become good friends. Mrs cambridge
faints when she meets Valiant for the
hrst time. Valiant discovers that he has
fortune in old walnut trees. The yearly
tournament. survival of the tousting of
feudal times. Is held at Damory court. At
the last moment Valiant takes the place
of one of the knights. who Is sick, and
enters the lists
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
DON'T BE MISLED.
Alexandria Citizens Should Read and
Heed This Advice.

Kinney trouble is dangerous and
often fatal.
DON'T experiment with something
new and nntried
Use a tested kindey remedy.
Begin using Doan's Kidney Pills.
Used in kidney troubles fifty years.
Recommended here and everywhere
IAN Alexandria citizens statement
forms convincing.
It's local testimony-it can be in
vestigated.
Mrs. NJ. E. Lash, ZIG N. Pitt St.,
Alexandria, Va. says: "About year
ago l noticed that my kidneys were
not Going their work as they should
The kidney secretions caused me an
noyance. My back was very weak and
I could hardly stoop. | tried remedy
after remedy, but nothing did me any
good until used Doan's Kidney Pills.
They completely curdi me- and since
then I have had no further trouble.
You may continue using the endorse
ment I gave at the time the cure was
made"
Price soc at al dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for kidney remedy-get
Deems Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Lash had. Foster-Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, n. Y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02

. NEWS OF THE OLD DOMINION 7
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ..iEItIHHIHIEIllIE
PREPARATION FOR CRIME.
Favorable Report for Damages for
Burning of Military Institute.

5Richmond, May 2.-Senator Thorn
as as s. Martin has Informed Colonel
Joseph. Button, one Of the members
of the Board of Visitors of the Vir-
GINA Military Institute, that the
Senate Committee on Appropriations
has made a favorable report on the
bill appropriating 100000 for the
payment of damages done by Fed
eral troops during the war when the
buildings were wantonly burned.
Senator Du Pont, of New Jersey,
who was in charge Of the battery
which fired the buildings, presented
the bill and declared that the burn
ing was done by orders and that it
was a most ill-timed and wanton
act. Senator Martin says that the
bill will pass.
Colonel Button says that if the
institute gets the money IL will
proceed to make the improvements
which have long been projected and
which will greatly increase the eff
fciency and usefulness and beauty
of the famous school.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
OsceOla Mills Destroyed.

Hartisonburg, Va, May 2 Fire
a few days ago at Pleasant Valley,
five miles south of Harrlsonburg,
destroyed the Osceola Mills, the
largest plant in the county, with a
loss of $4,000. Two large tanks OF
compressed air in the engine room
exploded with terrific violence, hurl-
ing blazing gasoline all over the
building and spreading alarm
throughout the town. The build
ings, containing 500 barrels of flour,
1900 bushels of wheat GOO bushels
of wheat and other feed were entire
~ destroyed. The Harrisonburg
fire company was called upon for
help but could not reach the scene
to give aid. The building and con-
tents were heavily insured. The or
ie!n of the fire is unknown.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
Knocked Under Engine.

Richmond. May 2.-Knocked be-
meath the wheels Of a string of
shifting freight cars on the Rich
mond Fredericksburg and Potomac
tracks, short distance west of
Leigh street Thursday afternoon
W. H. Clayton, of Roxboro, n. G.,
received injuries from which he died
early in the St Luke Hospital. Jas.
Cohb. Of Smithfeld, N. c., suffered
the loss of leg and was reported
in a precarious condition at the hos
pital. :.
All of the men are employed IN
the offices of the Export Tobacco
Company, and we're on their way to
lunch when the accident ccurred.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
TEN THOUSAND STRIKE.
Miners in West Virginia Coal Fields
Go Out Despite Orders of
Union Officials.

Charleston, W. Va, May 2. - Ten
thousand miners in the Kenawha coal
fields quit work yesterday in the face
of an order from John P. White, pres
ident of the United Mine Workers Of
America, and it is expected that the
300 who remained at work will go
out today.
Thomas Cairns, president of district
No. II, urgea the men to remain at
work until negotiations were officially
broken off with the operators, but
they refused to obey. Efforts to
bring representatives Of the miners
and operators together were without
success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
STICKS TO Mt. VERNON.
Commission Employs Charles X.
Bryant to Draw Plans for its
Reproduction.

Richmond, May 1.-THE Virginia
Commission for the Panama Pacific
Exposition went ahead calmly with
its preparations to reproduce Mt.
Vernon at the fair as the Virginia
building, at its meeting Thursday in
the Governors office, paying but
slight regard to the criticism of the
plans which has been leveled by
many newspapers of the State.
Charles K. Bryant, of Richmond,
was engaged by the commission as
the architect to plan and construct
the replica of Washington's home
on the expc s;tion grounds.
With Chairman w. W. Baker, Of
Chesterfield, Mr.. Bryant will go to
Washington on Monday to obtain the
exact measurements Of Mount YER
non, and to obtain the necessary per-
mission to make the detailed scru-
tiny of the Washington place, which
will he necessary in order to repro
duce it on the other side of the con-
tinent. Mr.. Bryant estimates that
the building will cost between SIT,
900 and $4,000, being built, OF
course, only for temporary occupa-
ton. and, therefore, not Of the most
expensive construction.
The commission decided to leave
for San Francisco on June 4, re-
manning away from home at least
three weeks.
The site for the new Mount YER
non is given gratis by the eXposl-
ton company, and the services OF
an experienced supervising archl-
tect will be shared by Virginia and
four or five other states which are
erecting buildings at the fair.
The commission has accepted an
offer from the Gorham Co., silver
smiths, of New York, to cast a
kbronze replica of Houdon's statue
of Washington, in the lobby OF the
Virginia State Capitol, to be placed
on the portico of the Mount Vernon
to be built at San Francisco. Inc
Gcrham Company already has in its
possession the molds of the famous
niece of marble and has a contract
with the State for casting repllcas
of the statue whereby the State Is
to receive $500 for every replica
made. The replica to be placed al
San Francisco will, Of course, be the
nroperty of the silversmiths.
The commission will have at Its
disposal approximately $4,000 for
the installation of an impressive
exhibit of the mineral, timber and
agricultural resources Of Virginia m
the State building.
Both Virginia and Missouri have
instructed thei rexposition commits
sions to reproduce Mt. Vernon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
GIVEN DICTATOR'S POWER.
China's Amended Constitution Makes
President Almost an Absolute

sovereign.
Picking, China, May 2-The Amend
ed constitution for the Republic Of
China, which is to be formerly pro-
multageted, is notable for the
widespread powers it gives the Presi-
dent.
The document as it now stands Is
the work of q constitutional CONVEX
ton which has been laboring here
since the mi'dle of March.
The president is empowered to con-
woke, open, suspend, close and l'is-
solve the legislature, submit to it the
budget, as we'll as other bills, and re-
fer back to the legislature for recon-
sideration bills already passed by it.
If such measures are repassed by
a three-fourths majority, the Presi-
dent may, with the consent of the ad-
ministrative council, still withhold
their PRONUNCIATION
The president has sole power to q
point and dismiss civil and military
officials, to declare war and conclude
peace, and he will be in complete
control of the army and navy, as we'll
as of all expenditures for these
branches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
Chamberlain's Liniment.

This preparation is intended espe-
cially for rheumatism, lame back,
sprains ans all like ailments. J.. Is
a favorite with people who are we'll
acquainted with its splendid quail
ties. Mrs. Charles Tanner, Wabash,
Ind, says Of it, II have found Cham
berlain's Lininrent the best thing fer
lame back and all ssprains I have ever
used. 1t works like a charm and H.
lieves pain and soreness. 1t has been
used by others of my family as we'll
as myself for upwards of twenty
yearsb' 25c and soc bottles. Fof
sale by all dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02

The Socialists held mammoth
"mourning party" for the dead women
and children in Colorado, in Union
Square, New York yesterday after
noon. That they are not mourning
their own icad now is due to the quick
action of Chief Inspector Schmitt-
berger He called off so of his 400
policemen who had thrown the crowd
of 10000 into a panic by indiscrimi-
nate clubbing at the first sign of ths
/. W. ". demonstration. The crowd
wcs forced to leave.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
brakeman Killed.

Abingdon, Va, May 2.-Whlle
shifting cars on the Virginia-Caro-
lima Railway tracks Thursday al
ternoon. Robert Tolbert, a brake
man of that road, was thrown be-
tween the cars and instantly killed.
The accident occurred in front of the
Norfolk and Western station. Toll
bert was twenty-five years old, and
lived near Abingdon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
MURDER IN LOUISA.
killing of Victor Hall Causes Sen
sation in County. !

Green Springs, LolisaF Co, Va,
Nav because of persistent and
uplv rumors that Victor Hail., the
merchant of this place who was muir
dered in his store on the night OF
April 14th, supposedly by burglar,
NAV not have been killed by an IN
truder in the night, but by someone
else--someone whose name is fire.
quently and publicly mentioned
Commemorative Attorney-William
Bibb has determined to submit the
matter to a special meeting of the
Grand jury called for May 1th.
Since the night of the murder the
county officers, assisted by detec-
tives, have worked relentlessly on
the case. AS far as their re-
ports show the case is wrapped in
mystery. Public opinion, however,
is less guarded, and in all parts OF
the county and in neighboring coun-
ties the matter is discussed freely
and boldly and few hesitate to say
without reservation who they be-
lieve shot and killed Victor Hall.
Their theory is that Hall quickly
discovered the identity of the per-
son who set fire to Dunkum's store,
and. horror stricken, announced his
purpose to disclose that persons
identity, whereupon that person de-
termined to, and did, silence his
tongue by killing him.
The official records in the case
show that the store of W. R. Dun
KUN, Just across the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad from the Hall store,
was burned to the ground early on
the night CT April 14th. A few hours
later Victor Hall was shot through
the Head in his store and almost in
stantly killed.
When neighbors, called by Mrs.
Hall and others, reached the scene
Victor Hall was unconscious. His
head was resting on a bolster. Mrs.
Hall was standing by him. Miss Ell
sic Wood, school teacher, was with
Mrs. Hall. Victor Halls pistol lay
on the counter. One chamber was
discovered to be empty. The pistol
is .3S-caliber. The bullet extracted
from Halls brain after his death is
a .3S-caliber ball.
Mrs. Hall explained that she was
in the room because, hearing the
shot, she had to run to her husbands
assistance, fearing that he had been
injured.
Miss Wood was boarding in the
house. Her room was Immediately
over the store, She had been called
bv Mrs. Hall. In her testimony at
the coroner's inquest she declared
that in passing through Mrs. Halls
room she had taken the pistol from
the bureau. She knew where the
pistol was kept and she sometimes
carried it, she said, when kept out
late.
Later, when the empty chamber
was discovered, Miss Wood explain
cd that a short time previous she
had carried the pistol to school. and
it was her impression-though she
was not absolutely certain-that she
had fred once to see if she could
hit one Of the mile posts along the
railroad track.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
For a Torpid Liver. ,

al have used Chamberlain's Tab
lets off and on for the past six years
whenever my liver shows signs OF he
ing in a disordered condition. They
have always acted quickly and given
me the desired relief" writes Mrs. =.
H. Trubus, Springsivlfe, N. Y. For
sale by al dealers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
UD-tO-date Automobile Ser
REPAIR DEPARTMENT
RENTING DEPARTMENT

Touring cars, limousines and automobile trucks
furnished for all class of service. Experienced,
full and polite chauffeurs in charge of all cars.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02
Steamer Floated.

Norfolk, Va. May The British
steamer Enroll. which went ashore
near Oregon Inlet, was floated Thurs
AGay and irrevd in Hampton Roads
only slightly damaged.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-05-02

Fried clans every day. Soup every
day, oysters all during the summer.
Charles n. Zimmerman, Market Place.
Is If.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-08

sey Ingerson Opperman, relative of
the late Robert. G. Ingersol, in dis
cussing Waiting" Middleton's play
which carries out the idea that wom-
en- should be allowed to choose their
mates without being compelled to
wait for men to propose to them.
"a woman's love is guided by the
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-12-08

Los Angeles, caI.-"Women should
be allowed to choose their own
mates"
cit is as great a wrong for women
not to be allowed to show their love
by wooing as it is to have motherhood
thrust upon them"
This is the declaration of Mrs. Es-
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1914-03-12
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Scniaa uuo &ontaa @di etS tcdw
Snter cicgeubrrd IL S2ti'otcl.a.
hermann 0,litnieQsr 9eg <Sel!
phalla mar an drti;as a:l1aiIltd
bier.
lie iunsen oerrsE oenrn ane
Sam Serteu int pen Si. Spuis. rp
lie benz Sesrdbniiie ses StwaaerS
Serru ghas. Sdreieer beiurbuten,
bsimae,ehrt.
2.Sipm ron Seiier'Ou 0ltp tratis
ciues 5oaes lester Sptt eincn reaen
aui,sher FUR eie eruuoe ees Gun
ting Club unh bier.
0err RernarS SeEten III anI Der
srautenlife.
Georee Sillenener oblaa an
Samstaa benz Sishhaueel in eer
Cinas Seuo.
0err Stephan eroner oeripr. in
letter Scte sinen ieiuer bsiten eiel.
msldher ihm pdhrenb ct nit eemlei.
ben in einn mar. frspiris.
osrr asaHs sduarse upu Sienna
bsindste am Srsitoa isiHrn trnnfen
stt<fratst esrsa Ste<ss RsriHai.
Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1914-03-12
Gsa#ts Court. VerhaHelHnaeH.

guuutu Collector fnrreli's Sbrtf,
uuna for einaenommeue Steuerr
lpirb auiaesheBen. lie einaenom'
meuen Steueru waren in Summe
s12.75l.ij.
Cine pon Ater aremer unh nnoerr
einaerethte Sittihriit unb Subitrib
tion fir eerbeiieruna b.r Ssbell une
isrnnienitein Rcnb ppn Der Gouri
aneeaummen unb Bstrna buplisirt.
Geritt mntlt abrehuurs nit BEN
GOuntpifasmeiiter.
Bilaihniten Der uerihieoeHer
Beaeouiieher autgeheiBen.
guuntu Glert nnsefuieieu an ble
guurtp Court ppn Niller Gouutp oas
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an Der ct. Thomas uub Meia Ro-e
stpiihen Cinee unb Cole Guuntr &C.
leeen. 81 repnriren.
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Staats Nubitpr bic ialliae benz ION
iulibirten Stuliitritte Nu. su'um
menbe Stnntshilie einturoere.
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bcsirt aus ben Ipmnihipt Benton.
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@oihiratoa. Sadipu uno 9inn Der
,meiten Tiiiritt dusmnher.
Z. @, aaee reitit Seridlt Gin lbe,
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Osage County Volksblatt. (Westphalia, Mo.) 1896-1917, 1914-03-12
Treebnrg.

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