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cd their lingo In Il way I never could.
"rlley were afraid of me and the
army. but they loved Dan. He was
the best OF friends with the priests
and the chiefs, Int any one could come
across the hills with II complaint. and
DravOt would hear him out fair and
rnll four priests together and say what
WINS to be done. They sent me
with forty men and twenty rifles. AMI
sixty men carrying tnruuoiScs. into
the Ghorbam country to buy those
handmade Martini rifles that come ou.
OF the nmcer's workshops ut Knkul.
from one of the nnecrs Tlerntl rcgi
ments that would have sold the very
teeth out of their mouths for t,lr-
quoiscs We got more than 100 hind
made Martins. 100 good Kolat jez;llS
thntll throw to GOO yards. and 10 man
loads Of very bad ammunition for the
rifles.
'Dravot was too busy to attend to
those things. but the old army that
we first made helped me. ana we turn
ed out 500 men that could drill and 200
that knew how to hold arms pretty
stralght Even those corliscrewed. hand
made guns was n miracle to them. ORA
vot talked big about powder shops and
factories. walking up and down in the
pine wood when the winter was COM
ing on.
1,<,
I'll make an empire! These men aren't
niggers; they're English. Look mt their
eyes. look ut their mouths Look Mt the
way they stand up. They sit on chairs
in their own houses There must be
fair 2.OOO.0OO Of EN- in these hills.
The Villages are full O. little children.
Two million peoplc-25O'O00 fighting
mcn-and all English! When everything
is shipshape III hand over the crown
this crown I'm wearing now-to Queen
Victoria on my knees. and she'll say.
Rise up. Sir Daniel Dravot' Oh. It's
big! It's big. tell you: But there's so
much to be done in every place-Bnsh-
kai, Khawals. Shu and everywhere
else. It's big country. and somehow
you can't help me. Peachey. in the way
l want to be helped
"'Go to your blasted priests them! /
said. and l was sorry when ! made
that remark. but 1t did hurt me sore to
find Daniel talking so superior when
I'D drilled all the men and done all he
told me.
Don't let's quarrel. Pcachey.' says
Daniel without cursing You're king.
too. and the half Of this kingdom is
yours. but can't you see. Peachey. we
want cleverer men than us now-three
or four Of 'em. that we can scatter
about for our deputies. There's anoth-
er thing. too. The winters coming
and these people won't be giving much
trouble and II they do we can't move
about. l want wife
"'FOr Cords sake leave the women
alone! says. We've both got all the
work we can do. though am fool
Remember the contrack and keep clear
o women
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PART IL.

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through the same phases. Sum.
mer passed, and winter there
~ after, and came and passed
again. The daily paper continued and 1
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PART I'LL.

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Worlds Greatest
Short Stories
No. v.
THE MAN WHO WOULD BE KING
By Rudyard Kipling

Twenty-four famous authors were
asked recently to name the best
short story in the English language.
The choice Of Irwin S. Cobb, was
The Man Who Would Be KIM, "
by Rudyard Kipline Three other
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Voote he
gioman Don salSuin or Hex
(1ortiesuna.)


Gin @efiibl beg GtsIs ities in ihm
auf 10 mGdtis unb 70 fur6tbdr ab'
ibeuiit, oaB er ii4 bon @rauen sr;
fiiut i6iittsite, unO nit benz gtsl aua
gleid elm 3orn, Der NIT @oauit stn'
Nelt pernidtet bate.
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IN feline 6ullit eeratben, sr ipubte ni6!
ipie. @r iudte iid gu beiinnen, ipis bda
Mteher in feline Sanb se,ommsn fs;.
9ort Lag cine 3eituns, Die nit benz
Msiier aufgeIt1nitten poroen NOR, uno
aug Der meni9li6en DoppeInutur bsrs
aus, lie nod in Der furdtbariten er'
resung ben Sinn of aud nod auf bds
Rihtigite 81 lenien perma9. mari er
einen 3lid auf bas 3eiiungsbldtt, uno
er las iogur, lpenn aud pte perIoren,
einen SAP mitten berdus aus elmer
Idngsren sbeater,riti,. Der SaB lauz
tete: .0unas freili6 bat Elm iebr be-
qlemes Re3spt bafiir: .SObt. iis!"
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GruuSeiseutbums. Sspstbeien
Reu eiua.traatn

~ sH tl q eIE Q tH-
SarTD 6. ROOHsp an 9orlpoOb ..
Il. 6. Co.. $500.
artbur Z. grppn on Dlabiion ..
U. RO. 2. $1,000.
Subsrt q. Sinss an Z. Warb 8. u.
3. GO., $1,000.
Settle RuFel on Soms Gabines
9ant Co.. $2l00.
Die asIlsp unb duane plumbing
uno !6sniina 60. an Ct. gernarS
prOsreFips 9. u. g. Co., 5000.
Gli3abstb 9idlep an GONE q. u.
g. 60, $1,000.
Senrp 3. G6Iueier on Defiern Gers
man Soni. $500.
Gisipnri g. Buckingham an Gan
9. II. 6. Co., $1,000.
Ulnrp Shlunt an Weit RorpoOo
.. NJ. g. Go. $500.
Carl u. Senftn an -MaInut Oils
g. II. z. Co., $500.
f5rnni Wiarts an Winiam z. Qie'
nobsr, $3.50.
@sorgs arieghOff an qriee 9il
eagle g. II. y. SO. SO. l. 5000.
Wargarethu Martin an gumuriuss
bile &. II. 9. Co., $500
Warp @O,ltsriHg an be-, $3.50.
Sdmes g. @alib on prooibeH!
9onn Co., $1,000.
Samusl GOotIid an GauispabOub,
500.
Srantlin $. Walier an DarTaip9tps.
9. u. 6. Co., $500.
Gbparb Q. Quinn an aiberal g.
u. 9. 60, $1,000.
Guesne r. Stimpion an 2lmaIia
9utber, 5000.
Getilgte 5ppotbeten.
Catherine 6. Stsin or 9olunteer g.
u. .. Co.. $3.50.
Il. y. SumpbrsD an Qdiprence ..
S'Msnr1, $500.
Subsri 9. 6inss an Sune Gtrset
3. g. II. 9. Co., $500.
pauline @asb an aHttonp S@miit.
$25Oo.
Settle gfuHsn an Soutbsrn SbiO
g. u. 9. Co., $1,000.
Wiarp G9ranb ar ausuitine Boil
finger, $3.50.
Relis Saunss an Gnierprife Q. u
Co.. $4,000.
Ridorb :. Mbeien ar George g.
Beng. $500.
grant DARTS an mm. Z. gsiena,
bsl, 800.
easn Rearin ar eOllsbern. Obiosa-
y. z Co., $500.
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Sarnb s. CHARLES an Some 3. II.
6. Co., $1,000.
Siapari glaiinsbam an 5IOpS Ddp'
rainDille, $500.
Gamuel Dfile1sr an gilmore g. u.
3. Co., $2500.
Qcuifa pobImanu an Southern
Obio Sapinss Yani Co., 5000.
qettie 5Ieabr an Sontbern Dblo
&. u. 3. Co., $500.
9lntcn Beber an 5outbern Gpto
Sopinas Yant 60, $1,000.
Better Beber an 9Ome SaDiHss
9ont 60, $500.
gDilheIminp 6. Sfroer al Central
ssdirmouni 9. IL. 9. 60, $500.
Warb Wl. 8u9ner an GummIns'
bile 9. II. y. 60, $500.
Wfnnms aunb al wscGoot 9. ii. y.
Co., $1,000.
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Srnnssisenttsmsabertrasxrse
Gintinnati. 26. 2luauff.

~ ~ ~ " 20. 2NHuIl.
sbomas Z. @aff, 9rujt,e an NJ.
bert gD. Soppurb. l Sabr gadt Dom
y. gpril 1915. auf 70 bei 134 gsub
an Der fiiopeiili6sn Ode Der CT. Clair
uno 9IeHbpra @Ssnue, $500 gaar,
Usietbe 1925 nit bem pripiIeailm
gum gntauf fir $500.
Die 2. Rational gans an Wilhel.
nina .. Stimmel, 5 Cots in S.nrp
). S6uIte's sritsr Qbbiiipn Su Deer
part, (Stsuer SOC; 81.
Wilbelmina 3. Stimmel on bic
2. RatiOnpl gdHt, Cots 369, $40 unb
371 in berisiben llnterabtbeiIuns,
(Steuer SOC; 81.
Sorparb q. aemper Ii. 2lnb. an 6.
6. Spbbs, SbsiI BON apis / uRb 2 in
Wiarp QubIOtp's unterottbeilung in
WtaoilonpilIe, 81.
aennon OuHbdm, Truitee an 2lls
freb 9reiIing, 3 Sabre paft pom /.
Guauit 1916. uuf 2abenraum an Der
noroofli6en Gds Der Bdpniller uHo
Wdbe Strube, monotlihe Wietb,
$27.
Die proDiSsnt Sapinss 3. Il. z.
Co.. 2ruitss on 4rtbur 3. gropn,
Got 226 in Nlobilon pIote 1lntera6s
tbeiluHa, (Stsuer 500; S1.t@
gbarles q. S9errer an Gbriftind
GAerrsr. Got 3 in llnterabtEsilung
BON 5Obu 2uufman's 3tn4Iab an Sc.
banou Sasnpite, 81. /.
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Charles u. mirinoslen nm tsIi,ob.tf

Charles u. Billinsslep an Gli,ab.tt
&linsslep. 2Dt 81 In 8alep @ropt
Illnterabtbeiluns bon arlington
6eigbts, (Steuer SOC; 81.
Die 2. Rational gant an 5ranl
ylarts, Got 616 in 6enrp Z. S6ults's
apeiter 9lbbition 3u Deer pari, 81.
eli5abetb aoder al Diarp ao9.r,
4omr,r.. "a bel SO ssnB an Der fiibs
ipeitlihen Gde Der @ater unb Dolbs
inaton Sirabe in Sarriion, 81.
WilIiam 6. @etber on Somu.l o.
Cooper, 1856 bel 100 Sub an Der
Norbieite BON Ribble gioao. (5ieuer
SD; 81.
Wlattbep 6. gaiIeb an 9. .. eoos
per, 50 bei 125 SUB on Der Siiblsits
BON gertbern abenut, CStsuer so;
81.
Die Dominion 9anb So. on Sarrp
&. Wtn6le. Got 10. 105 pon elifForo
gince llnterabtbeilung in Speamors
9oipnibip. (Sieuer 500; 81.
SeIena 6etbst an Guaenio Il.
6erbit. got 129 in Gebor 9rops g. II.
y. qT'ns. linterabtbeilun1. 81.
gbarIts +. Malsbdrp, Sruiies on
9oIa aiefer, aots II. 78 unb 79 in
1erra 4ltd llni.rnbtbeilune. 81.
GbarIes 6. Sobbs an SObn &.
3ice, 43 SUB on 9udinahom QIace,
81 5nb tpeiiIid BON WfoSiiou Roob in
MobiiunOilI.. (Steu.r 500; ST.
Barbara WieT, all Wlarp Shlunt,
33 5ub an Der Siibieit. Der Drills
Sirdbe in Rortpooo. CSteuer $D; 81.
senet grospn an Wdrb ". Ri,mau,
25 adsr aanb in Sstiipn 10 in
Spriu9fisIO soiunibip. (Sisuer $40;
81.
Srdnt S6mitt Il. anb. an anuis
r. 0eSpiis, sbeil bon Cots 16 unb
II in Belmont 2arb qH'ns llrterabs
tbsilung on Sris 9tDeuus. (Sttuer SD;
81.
elmer O. gRoaes an 5rart z.
3umbrin,, so bel 140 Sub an be,
Sibleiie bon DopbIanb gipenue. $50
Jub ,psftIi6 BON Goreit gIpenue in
WnbifonpilIe, 81.
Charlotte Smiib an elmer g,
Wlpsrs, Got "a in Woob unb 9ens
nebb's gSbition 5u pleaiani Ribs.,
81.
Sophia 9. gBeber on GeOrae urb
Wareoret Srieq3cff, Cots 800 uno
$50 in Gtbdr 9rope 8. u. 9. IH'ns.
llnterabibeiluug, (Sieusr $3.50; 81.
DiIIiam 9in;elader on bic 6. u.
9eters R.aIip 60, so bel 100 Sub
on Der Meitieii. Der Gorp Strabe in
College 6in, eSteuer 81; 81.
Die o. u. gsiers Reolin 60. on
Games g. WaIib II. @nb. 80 BEL 130
fub on Der @eitieit. RON earn glo,s
nae in GoiIea. Stn. (Sieusr 50; 81.
Carrie globoub an Sdmu,l SOFT
lid, Got So in u. 8. qatouS's 3peis
fer nnterobtheiIung on Doobburn
(Sieur 500; 81.
Jlorencs 6. Draper, Grcr'r. on
emiua 1yir6er, g bsi 100 syuB an Der
OftIeits Bon 6dmiItOn elpeuue in
GumminsoilIe, 81.
sSlor.nt. 6. DRAPER II. 9ub. an
emma Slider. bosisIbe gisentbum.
81
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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07
New. Notes az interest.

The Petersburg firm OF Applefcld
Bros. was yesterday awarded the con-
tract for furnishing uniforms and hel
NETS |r the large police force main
tainfu ny the On pont Company. There
were a number OF bidders for the con
tract.
Fire last night practically Quilted n
room in the lodginE-h house on Boiling
brook Street, kept by j. S Winghcld
The fire is supposed 10 have been
caused by the explosion of lamp. The
flames were confined 10 the room but
the furniture was practically destroyed.
Charles NJ. Robinson. Inc, architects
Of Richmond. have opened a branch in
this city with offices in the Mechanic
building.
Miss Virginia May StcGcr and Hugh
y. Goodwyn, both OF this city, were
married this afternoon in Richmond
by the Rev. j. |. Bray. The attendants
were Miss Mary Gertrude Steger, sis
ter OF the bride. and Russell Satter
white. both OF Richmond.
+. j. OToolc, for several years in
charge of the National Biscuit Com
pany's business in Petersburg, has been
promoted and transferred to the man
agement of the company's agency in
by r. j. TrOddcn, of Washington, ID. G.
The T. NJ. 9. a. Bazaar is meeting
with great success. II will close Satur-
day night
Next sunday being Mothers Day.
the Kings Children will sell flowers on
Saturday for the cause of charity.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07
WONDERFUL ACTIVITY IS
SHOWN At CITY POINT
More Than 10000 Men Employed,
and New Plants Arc Being
Erected.
HUNDREDS OF HOMES BUILT
With Completion Of Proposed Elec-
trio Line From Petersburg, This
Section OF State Is Expected to I'm
dergO Marvellous Growth.

PETERSBURG, VA. May City
Point and vicinity are on n veritable
DOOM and when the electric railway is
IN operation and the public highway
leading to Petersburg is put in first
there is no foreteIling how that com
'nunity will expand. There arc daily
running on schedule time between Pc
tersburg and City Point two dozen
or more automobiles and jitneys to ac-
commodate the travel between the two
places. and this is in addition to the
trains on tho railroad. Property at the
Point has greatly advanced. and bust
ness and dwelling houses are going up
like magic.
Outside of the plant proper the Du
Pont Company has erected between
three and four hundred comfortable
dwellings with all modern convenlences
Tor housing the employees engaged in
the manufacture Of dynamite and pow
der. In addition 10 the original plant
erected for the manufacture Of dyna-
mite. the Du Pont Company has erected
three separate and distinct plants-A
u. and C-duplicates of each other, for
the manufacture OF powder. Each is
Of extensive area and complete i'm it.
self. The &C. plant is now in process
OF building. The company is employing
10000 or more men. on account OF the
great mass OF outside labor employed
the powder manufactured at the plant
Is not completed for actual use. 1t lacks
the explosive or combustahlc ingredi-
ent which is added at other plants to
which II is shipped. The shipments in
the unfinished state are very heavy
No dynamite is now being nanufac-
turcd--thc output of the plants being
confined To smokclcss powder
II may he stated that no one outside
OF the companys headquarters at VIII
minSton. Del. know what the various
plants are doing.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07

CHARLOTTESVILLE VA, May C.
Robert Barnett. age~ ffty-seven years,
died this morning at his home on the
Ivy Road, Just west of tho university
lie was native or Albemarle County,
having been reared In the Ivy com
munity. He married Miss Mary Agnes
Garner. of Northamptonshire. England
whose death occurred about two years
ago. Mr.. Barnetts death was attri-
buted largely to the death OF his
daughter, Miss Mary, which occurred
about two months ago. One son, Frank
Barnett. Is the only surviving member
Of tho immediate family. Three
brothers survive.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07
FORMER SENATOR YOUNG
SUSPECTED OF ESPIONAGE

VIENNA. May 6 (via London).-
Former United States Senator La
fayette Young, OF Des Moines, la, ac-
companed by former American
deputy consul at Berne, Switzerland,
was arrested at Innsbruck, Austria,
yesterday on suspicion Of espionage
directed against Mr.. Young's com
panion
Mr.. Young was promptly released
with apologies. after n few hours de-
tcntion in his hotel but his companion
was held In custody in the hotel until
to-day before he was able to satisfy
the suspicious OF the authorities, who.
apparently. had been warned to look
for man OF the same name
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-07
Mrs. John Il. Sites.

BLACKSBURG. VA, May 6.-Mrs
Margaret Pickett, wife OF John E.
Sites. died at her home near Blacks
burg on "Wednesday. after n long Ill
ness. Funeral services were held at
the house this afternoon, Rev. D. NJ.
Brown, of tho Methodist Church, OFF,
ciating, and burial was in the town
cemetery. Mrs. Sites was born in this
community hfty-nine years ago, and
has spent all Of her life in and near
Blacksburg. She is survived by her
husband and nine children-Earnest
w. Sites. of Blacksburg: +. Il. and
Arnold NJ Sites. of Martinsville; c. A.
Sites. Of Salem: Mrs. j. NJ Martin. of
Ninton; Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Thornhill. Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Moorehead. of Blacks
burg
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BEDFORD CITY, May G.-Thc fu-
neral service Of DR.. John j. Jones, Il
resident of the Elks National Home,
took place this morning at IL O'Clock.
conducted by Frank Ritter, exalted
ruler of tho Home Lodge. DR.. Jones
who was seventyfour years of age
was I member of Philadelphia. Pa.
lodge, and previous to his entrance in
the National Home here, had heen a
practicinE physician of philadelphia
for many years. The intermcnt took
place at tho Elks Rest addition of
Longwood Cemetery. with the rites of
the order In the presence of the
residents of the Home and citizens OF
the town.
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COLLEGE ORATORS
WILL COMPETE TONIGHT
Especial to The Tlmes-Dispatch1

lSDeClal 10 Inc llmcS-DlSDatcn.I
ROANOKE COLLEGE. SALEM VA,
May 6.--The annual contest Of the Vir-
ginia State intercollegiate Oratorical
Association will be held on Friday
evening at Roanoke College. On this
occasion the principal literary colleges
of the state Will br represented. The
following are the speakers with their
subjects: j. Crawford Rivers, Wash
ington and Lee, The Democratic Ideal
in Peril; Robert NJ. Foster. University
of Virginia, "Trcitschkc and His Philo-
sophy'; Il. r. Randall, Emory and
Henry, american Democracy, It's Mes
sage; d. l.. Snider. Randolph- Macon,
The Path OF Pfogress"; Herman Lee
Harris. William ana Mary. "a Shadow
on the Walr"; l.. b. Hanes. Hampdcn-
Sidney, "a Defect in Our Jury Sys-
tenn; Il; u. Peyton, Richmond College,
THE Relation OF the Awakening So
cial Conscience to Crime; r. r. Kill
linger. Roanoke College, "The New
Civilization"
G. NJ. Raincs. of Roanoke College,
president OF the association, will pre-
side. Music will he furnished by the
orchestra Of Roanoke College. Follow
inG the contest reception will be
given in the college commons in honor
OF tho visiting orators.
y Principal d. f. McQuilkin, Judge
Lucian Cooke, and Rev. ]. L. Sieber.
Of Roanoke city. Will act as judged.
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Requisition Honored.

F.. f. 1iinman. station agent of the
Norfolk southern Railroad. arrested in
Norfolk Il few days ago. is to be re-
turned to Wake County. y. c., TO stand
Giai on an indicimcn; charging him
with embczzlcment.
Governor Stuart yesterday honored a
requisition for the alleged fugitive from
justice drawn by Governor Locke Craig
and eNtradition pa pers We're issued to
an officer. who will so to Norfolk to-
day for the prisoner.
Ohcers of the railroad company
charge that Human. while serving as
station agent, connscated AT different
times barrels of sugar and mola sses and
sold the goods
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Thirty-recond Commencement

The preliminary exercises incident TO
the thir' second comm. 7cemcnt Of the
Virginia Normal and Industrial Insti-
TUT" 'colorcd). near this city, are in
progress. Last sunday the address be-
fore the Mems and Womcu's Christian
Associations, was delivered by Rev. A.
y" Adk ms. 3f Richmond. Next Sunday
the annual sermon VIII be delivered by
! ev. L. -. Lewis, of Lynchburg. on
- .ursday the annual exercises OF the
training school Will take place, and on
Friday the ~-aduating exercises will be
hcid with /. presentation of diplomas
Thor" arc eighty caudidates--male and
icinalc-for graduation.