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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04
Dangerous Ir NEGLECTED.

properly If neglected and become troublesome
'soIeA DeWitts Witch Hazel 64lve prevents
such consequences. Even where delay has 50,
gfavsted the injury DeWitt's Witch Hssel
Salve effects 8 cure. Il had q running sore on
my Leg thirty years." says II. q. Hsr,ly, Ysr-
keetoHu, Ind. safer using many remedies,
tried DeWit's Witch Hazel 6slve. ie"
boxes hesled the sore" Cures all SKID
diseases. Piles yield TO it at once. Beware Of
counterfeits. For sale by Z. s. Lesdoes'er q
Sons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04

THE IDEA OF preseI Og crosses oil
honor to brave Confederate veterans
comes go late that Thousands whose
deeds would entitls them to The detinc-
ton have gone to tbeiI final muster, ou'
the sentiment is nevertheless a pretty
and appropriate one. 10 the Confederate
service thousands OF heroic deeds we're
performed, and, though this recogni'
ton of them is late. 1t NUT neverthe-
less bs grstlfi cation to those entitled
to wear these crosses to fiud that they
are bonored by the Daughters Of
the Confederacy, who have 10 recent
years performed 80 many graceful and
loving acts toward tle thinning ranks
OF those who wore the gray. The
crosses are . be formally presented on
two Confederate anniversaries each
yesr-Jsnuary 49, the birthday Of Lse,
and Juoe 3, that of Davis. The veIer-
ans who received the crosees at tae
Opera House last night are those who
Rled their certif Gates prior to May ],
according to rules and reRult tons
governing the bettowsl of crosses.
Those fling their certificates since then
will receive crosses on the l9.h oil
January next. that being the birthday
of Robert E. Lee. Altar a while it Ii
under. bod that widows or nearett o.
kin of Confederate yet Grams will be pre-
scented WITH these crosses.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04

THE House committee yesterday Vo'ed 10
table the resolutions Of inquiry relative to CO.
pepditures 10 Cuba. They probably think 1t
ia too near election times to stir up more
scandal which might rehsc, upon the presen nj
administration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04

OF what does bad taste 10 your
mouth remind you? 1t indicates that
your stomach is In bad condition and
will remind you that there ia nothing
40 GOOD for such q disorder as Cham
nerlsin,s Stomach & Liver Tablets after
having once used them. They cleanse
ard ihvigorste the stomach and regu-
Iate the bowels. For sale st % Ger Is
DER box by Richard Gibson, druggitt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04
MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

New York, June 5 - The stock market
opsned with no more animation than was
displayed yesterdsy. The average OF price,
ruled about n per cent. below the clio Q last
night and there was no movement OF i'm
portance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04

The injustice recently done to the people
Of Charleston, s. g., was so apparent that the
President has withdrawn from the Senate
the nomination Of W. L. Harris to be post.
master at that city, and another name will be
submitted. Hrris's nomination was made
last Wednesday, but it subsequently, de-
veloped that he had aled papers setting forth
citizenship 10 New York State, thus eisAIiy
making him Ineligible for the Cfice.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04
FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS.
Washington, D. c., June A.
SENATE.

Mr.. Elkins reported fsvorably from
the committee on postoffices and post
roads bill providing for the free trans
mission through the mails OF reading
matter for the blind.
The Senate passed bill promoting
the senior major general Of the army,
John R, Brooke, to the rank OF lieuten'
ant general and placing him upon the
retired list.
There WAS also passed the following
bills:
Extending the free delivery sytt ,m
to cities Of not less than 5000 popuia-
ton or to cities having postal revep ue
OF ne t less than S., 900 annually.
The military academy bill was then
taken up. 1t carries an appropriation
OF 1887 .324.42
Mr.. Bate opposed that amendment
providing for the expenditure Of 70 O0O.,'
900 for new building at Wet Point
He had the floor when the IL tsr-ooeanic
canal bill was laid before the Senate.
Mr.. Warren requested that he Do
permitted TO complete considers ton oil
his bill, when Mr.. Bate declared that
he would insist upon sn eye ana nay
vote. Mr.. Morgan jocularly remarked
ss he looked about at the eztrs mely
thin Senate, that he did not care to dis
turb any ones repose by roll cal; ne
would prefer that the Military Acsde-
10Y bill 20 over. The three Senators
present, enjoyed the dry humor. ,
The Nicarsgusn Canal bill as passed
by the House and fsvorably reported
to the Senate, without amendment,
was then read, followed by the readioR
of the Spooner amendment, which 1917
the selection OF canal route to the
discretion of the President.
HOUSE.
The House today, by vote OF llO 70
| IS. decided to lay on the table, the res
olution calling for an accounting OF the
Expenditures OF General Leonard
Wood, as Governor General Of Cuba
under American occupation, The vote
was on party lines, the democrats op-
posing the motion. =,
Then, 10 committee of the whole,
the House resu med consideration OF the
"sl ti-anarchy" bill.
MIR. Powers. (rep. Mass.) addressed
the committee speaking In favor OF the
bill,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04
WEDNESDAY EVENING, JUNE 4 1902
.ooros Of the Ooera House last

TIE scenes at the Opera House last
u;On, nara the most spimstiag that
hsva been witnessed hereObouts Tor the
mast third of century, and proven
conclusIvsly that while some Shro'
ind ference to the memories q tne 'S'e
G,nrbern Coniederscy sod ar st'em' l.
ing b fit tnemselvest tn PfocTu-'esn
had Of modern times, the recollett'ons
Of l861.1S65 ore IS precious 10 the
bosoms of nearly ell OF the sur
vivors of the Southern army as "neo
thew fret marched forth 10 the defense
ottbai, State. The gathering lsst night
in respett to the memory Of t1e late
President jefferson Davis was repre-
seutet We In every particular. Ihere
we're no upseemly cstcalls or dlscorusn'
nsaps characteristic Of some GATHERINGS
and while the grestest earne' tness was
mantle. ted, everything was conducted
decently and In order. Battle SCARED
veterans listened vita raptdre 10 q
comrade whose left arm had been car
ried away by cannon ball ouh'g the
fighting around Vicksburg; also 10
talented AlexsndriaDs whose isrVof
"a Copfedersts soldiers and usefulness
as civilians In times Of peace have ever
bsen appreciated, while the scenes 10
connection with the placing OF the
crosses of honor upon the survivors OF
the lost cause by noble women VIII
never be erased from the minds OF those
nresert. These tokens OF esteem,
more honorable than the Star ana
Garter, will be cherished aud preserved
ne were the crosses conferred upon the
survivors of the Napoleopic wars.
They are precious souvenirs which
will be found on the breasts OF the
wearers of the grey TO the end oil lies
Journey. The orator OF the occasion
uttered many truths, and while some
present may not at ell times have been
IN accord with the lsts President Davis,
ell recognized the correctness OF the
assertion that he was made The scspe'
goat st the collapse of the Confederscy.
He was the main target for abuse and
cruelty, while those over whom he had
presided returned unmolested u their
civic occupations. But Mr.. Davis rose
superior to ell his troubles and passed
the evening of his career with the
satisfaction OF knowing he bad COZ
scientioustly aod tearlessly performed
every duty placed upon him during life.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04

U1oR RENT-Ths TwO-sIoRY BRICK
.C DWELLING, No. 613 south Lee street.
with large side lot. Possession given At ones
Apply at this Office. so"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-04

As ANTICIPATED the naval appropriation
bill was reported to the Senate yesterday
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
A RESTRICTED DIET.
Eccentric OId-Time London Ply
sician Who Did Not Prescribe
for Himself.

\ famous and eccentric physician
of London, who fourished 13O years
ago, was a stout advocate of re-
stricted diet. He held that one meal
a day was enough for anyone, and he
practiced what he preached. But that
meal! \ chronicler of the time, re-
lates the Boston Advertiser, said of it:
For over 20 years DR.. Fordyce dined
daily at Dolly's chop-house, near
Paternoster row. At four o'clock he
entered and took his seat at a table
always reserved for him. A silver
tankard full of strong ale, bottle of
port wine and a measure containing a
quarter of pint of brandy were in
stantly placed before him.
The moment the waiter announced
him the cook put a pound and half
of rump steak on the gridiron, and on
the table some delicate trifle as
bonne bouche to serve until the steak
was ready. This morsel was some
times half a broied chicken, some
times a plate of fish. When he had
eaten this the doctor took one glass
of brandy, and then proceeded to de-
YOUR his steak.
"When he had finished his meat he
took the remainder of his brandy
Gle drank the ale during his dinner)
He then took his bottle of port. He
thus spent daily an hour and a half,
and then returned to his house in Es-
sex street to give his six o'clock lee
ture on chemistry. He made no other
meal until his return next day at four
O'Clock to Dolly's."
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
OLD NEW ENGLAND TAVERNS.
Gatherings I'm Them in Former Days
Had Great Influence In
Public Events.
ITO Be Continued

At the first meeting of the Bos tonian
society for the season, George Leslie
Nichols read paper on "Old Taverns," :"
which, it appears, had an important ef-
feet on the development of New Eng
land, says the Boston Transcript. In
ante-revolutionary days the tavern
was "the center of events and the CEN
ter of alarm" John Adams writes
somewhere Of putting up for night
in tavern at Shrewsbury, where the
political discussion of the farmers over
their pipes and bowls amazed him in
its penetration and comprehensive
ness. American independence is close
at hand" was the great PATRIOTS con-
c,usion after pondering over tavern dis
courses.
In old tavern days rum, or "killdevil,"
as it was known at the time, was the
almost universal New England drink
One old New Englander, however,
wrote from Philadelphia: "Whisky is
used here instead of rum, but | can't
see but it is just as good" An ancient
Massachusetts statute forbade the sell
ing of rum TO drunkards, and an official
was in attendance at the tavern to de-
termine when man had drunk enough.
As early as 1922 two gallons were con-
1iscated from a Boston tavern keeper
for a violation of this law, and sold by
the deacons for the benefit of the poor.
In the early colonial days the sale of
strong water was forbidden to the In
HipnG hut Ia ter ion Ianil.1
that it was not fitting to deprive the
Indians of any lawful comfort" and re-
pealed the statute.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
An Uniaue Will,

Chicago, Feb. SIN the will of Nor
ris Reiman, filed in the probate court
here Friday, appears the following:
"To the Boston Investment Co., of
Boston, Mass, for the purpose of dis
tributing Robert &. Ingersoll's lee
lures among Christians in order to
civiliZe them, | give 81 900" The will
leaves to the Hebrew Benevolent as
sociation of New Orleans, a cotton
plantation of 1,7G0 acres in Yazoo
county, Miss, with the provso that
the association bury the testator's
body on the plantation. The remain
der of the estate, which was valued
at $4,000, is left to the decedent's
family.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13

sequences of a crime punishable by
law. But the thing was done, and
the crime was scarcely committed
before another woman came with a
child in her arms to claim him as
her lawful husband. He fled, like the
coward that he was, and the young
girls people connived at his escape
to bury the shame of it. And since.
the girl-wite who was no wife has
paid the penalty of a sin that was
not hers. That is what / learned
through friend of mine in Massa-
chusetts who has known the man
and the evil heart of him from his
youth up. Was my informant cor
rect. Winifred?"
She had heard me through with
out flinching, and her eyes met mine
steadily.
"Not entirely correct" she said.
with hardness in her voice which
| had never heard before. Glitter as
it would be, | could almost wish he
were. Wooed and won, you said,
but that is hardly fair toto the
young woman. There were constrain-
ing circumstances; her guardian was
urgent-strangely urgent, it seemed
to her at the time"
"Why should he have been?"
queried. Surely, the most ordinary
inquiry would have shown the young
man up i'll his true character"
There were reasons why the in
quiry was not made; why any past
of his, however despicable, would not
have weighed an ounce in the scale.
You said that the young woman's
father had left her competence.
That is true; and it is also true that
her guardian Lad had"
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
THE MORTGAGE PAID.

Tc've done a lot of scTimpin an a-livln'
hand to mouth,
We've dreaded too wet weather an we've
worried over drought.
For the thing kept DRAWN intrest, wheth-
er crops were good or bad,
An, raisin' much or little, seemed ii swal-
lowed all we had.
Che women folks were savin', and there
amt a bit of doubt
But that things they really needed lots of
times they done without.
SO we're breathtn' somewhat easy, an
were feelin less afraid
OF Provdence's workin's, since we got
the mortgage paid.
wish I'd kept a record of the things that
mortgage ate,
In principal an irt'rest, from beginnin'
down to date!-
a hundred dozen chickens, likely fowl with
yellow legs
a thousand pounds of butter an twelve
hundred dozen eggs,
Some four or five good wheat crops, an at
least one crop of corn.
An oats, an rye-it swallowed in its life
time, sure's you're born,
Besides the work an worry, ere its appe-
tite was stayed!
SO were feelin' more Contented, since we
got the mortgage paid.
We've reached the point, 1 reckon, where
We've got right to rest,
An loaf around, an visit, wear our go-to-
meetn best
Neglectin' nothin' urgent, understand,
about the place,
But simply slowin down a Bit an restin'
in the race.
IN time I'll get the windmill I've been
wantin', l suppose;
The girls can have their organ, an well
all wear better C.O:Ees
2'or We've always pulled together, while
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
MISS VIVIAN SARTORIS.
Granddaughter of Gen. U. =. Grant
Has Decided to Retire from
the Social World

Miss Vivian Sartoris, of Washing
ton, ID. C., the beautiful granddaugh-
ter of Gen. L. S. Grant, has decided
to retire completely from the social
world and devote herself to an ar
tistic and musical career. Miss Sar-
toris at present is in Paris. spending
II hours day in fitting herself for
the examination to the Ecole des
BeauX Arts. Miss Vivian is the elder
of the two daughters of Algernon
and Mrs. Sartoris, her mother being
the only daughter of Gen. Grant
She was one of the most beautiful
and attractive girls of Washington
society, and rumors of her engage.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13

ment or marriage have been fre.
quent.
In a recent letter to her mother
Miss Sartoris explains that she be-
lieved herself in love with Mr.. Bal
four, but as the time of the wedding
approached she discovered her unfit
ness to assume the responsibilities
of matrimony. Mrs. Sartoris tells
her friends she does not think her
elder daughter will ever marry.
None of her relatives is surprised
at the announcement of her absolute
withdrawal from society and deyot-
ing her brilliant talents to art and
music. A few of her friends believe
that she will essay an operate ca
reer. but her entrance to the Ecole
des Beaux Arts would indicate that
her ambition is to become painter
or sculptor.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13

to he set aside by any decree of court,
and | ought to have known it from
the beginning. Bad as he was Wv
kamp was still her husband, and did
her an injustice by daring to hope
that his added sin would make her
forget it.
1t was in the latter part of Septcm-
Der that the Glenlivat dam was com
pleted, and the great canal with it's
laterals was ready to receive the
water. The turning on" was set for
the first day of October, and there
was to be some fitting celebration of
the event. A rude barrack for the
accommodation of the invited guests
had been built on the slope below the
engineers camp, and there was to be
a stockholders special train from
Denver, and barbecue, and after
ward a brass band auction sale of
some of the choicer tracts of the
company's land.
ITO Re Continued I
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
ANTI-CfU Ely DEVICE.
designed to Give Relief to Overburdened
Truck Horses)

stanch horsefesh, find no economy in
overworking their draught animals.
But try as they would, the managers of
many business concerns having so or 100
or more horses found it almost an i'm
possibility to place the responsibility
for abuses until the 'speed and stop
check" or Indicator, of which there are
several patterns, came into the market
to aid the work of the bergh society,
delivery superintendents and stable
bosses.
Now, if Fritz or Patrick stops at his
favorite saloon to play a game of
pinochle with his cronies and then COM
pels his horses to make up he lost time
afterward, it is all indicated on the
speed and stop check" " modelled after
the fashion of the c!clometer of BIZ
cycle fame. The indicltor is about the
shape of an ordinary arm clock. with
face about five inches across and di-
vided by minute and hour lines. A
clock hand moves continuously, but
another dial is so arranged that it
records only while the wagon moves,
stamping each quarter mile as it is
wheeled off. The Indicator is attached
to rear wheel, and if driver stops
the time hand goes on, but the distance
marker does not. With the number of
miles Travelled, the time consumed and
the stops all indicated it is easy for
the employer to tell at a glance if his
horses have been overdriven and if the
driver has been attending to duty
promptly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
SPEED AND STOP CHECK,
An Ingenious Device That Helps
Overburdend Truck Horses
and Their Owners

An ingenious little device that is
proving a boon to overburdened horses
and is bringing woe to many a careless,
dilatory or brutal driver is to be seen
nowadays on the delivery wagons of
many big mercantile houses, breweries
and trucking companies. In these days
of sharp competition and good wages
1t is essential to the success of large
business enterprises that the greatest
possible service be obtained from men
and horses alike, but wise employers,
who take pride in their handsome de-
livery animals and pay tidy sums for
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1902-02-13
THEDANISH WESTINDIES
Were at One Time Offered to Us
for $15,000,O0O.
PRICE IS NOW $5,OOO,0OO.
The Three Islands arc of Much STRAIT
egic Importance, both from a NiIi-
tary and Commercial Viewpoint-A
Senate Committees Report.

Washington, Feb. S.-The recent
favorable report by the senate COM
mittee on foreign relations of the
treaty for the cession of the islands
of the Danish West Indies was ac-
companed by written statement
made by that committee to the SEN
ate. This report contains a diagram
showing the location of the three
islands and the positions relative to
Porto Rico and gives numerous in
teresting facts relative to the islands.
1t shows that during the year 1900
the islands exported to the United
States sugar, molasses and distilled
spirits amounting to $56S, ,945, and that
during the same period the eXporta-
tions from the United States amount
ed to $624,524.
The annexation of the islands was
sought by the United States years
ago and as far back as 1867 Denmark
declined to sell the islands for S5,OOO.-
900, but made a proposition to part
with them for $15,000,OOO. Secretary
Seward offered S7,5OO,O0O, which was
declined. He afterwards agreed to
pay that amount for the islands of
St. Thomas and st. John, but the
trade fell through because of compli-
cations which arose. At that time
Denmark insisted that the consent of
the people of the islands should be
given before the sale should be con-
Summated, and when the vote was
taken there were only % out of a
total of over 1,2O0 ballots against the
cessiOn. When the treaty was re-
turned to the United States senate it.
was tied up there for two years and
ultimately failed of ratification.
Continuing, the report says: These
islands, together with Porto Rico, are
of great Importance in a strategic
way, whether the strategy be mill
tary or commercial. st. Thomas is
the natural point of call for all Euro
pean trade bound to the West Indies,
Central America, or northern South
America. These islands, together
with Porto Rico, form the northeast
ern corner of the Caribbean sea and
are of great Importance in connec-
tion with the American isthmus,
where a canal will be constructed be-
tween the Atlantic and the Pacific.
They are of first importance in con-
nection with our relations to the
region of the Orinoco and the ANA
zon and with our control of the
Windward Passage.
In view of the isthmian canal and
European settlements in South Amer
lea every additional acquisition by
the United States is of value. Porto
Rico is densely populated. Its roads
are poor. 1t has Il long coast line
without ports for large vessels. 1t is
consequently very difficult of defense.
San Juan is the only harbor capable
of Notifications and this is only suit
able for vessels of light draft.
Explaining the provision in the
treaty for continuing the pensions
to retired local functionaries it is
stated that the total amount re-
quired annually for this purpose will
not exceed $1,000.