Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-06-26
ALEXANDRIA, VA.
ruuRsDAY EVENING, JUNE 20. 1902
TaE GAZETTE appears this evening

in q new dress. II will be seen that the
general style of the Taper has not been
materially altered and for obvlou'reasons.
The main headline is fac-simile of that
which has appeared on the first page for
the past half century, the Virginia
coat of arms still heads its editorial page
and the same plan large type which rem
dered the paper easy to the eyes OF the
grandfathers and grandmOthers of the
present generation has been followed.
The Gazette, now in the second century
of its existence, will continue the mis-
sion it began shortly after the close OF
the revolutionary war, and the age and
body of the times will be presented in
each issue. During the course Of the
paper it has ever faithfully given the
current news of the day minus sensation
al or misleading headlines, and in its
new garb, while up-tO-date so far as Civ
ing the news is concerned, it is the pur-
pose of its publishers to follow the even
tenor of It's way in conservatism and
liberality both in tone and appearance.
While firm in its convictions, it lays no
claim to infallibility, but will ever con-
tend for what it believes is for the best
interests of the city, State and country.
1t has always been the exponent of an
honest and true democratic form of ma
tiOnal government, has insisted upon an
untarnished State record and sensible
and safe course in municipal affairs.
During its life it has at times had the
opposite to combat in all three fields, but
the paper has lived to see the correct
ness of its views generally affirmed by
the logic of results which have followed
questionable movements that so often
cause cities, States and even nations to
lose their heads Like every other Alex
andria institution, the Gazette has had
its ups and downs by reason of the fuc-
tuations of the city's affairs but it has
continued its course in times of depres-
sion as well as prosperity, and has pass
ed through the throes of four different
wars. In its infancy its new dresses had
to be imported from the mother country,
and its editors typesetters and other at
taches were ex-Continental soldiers.
They were in turn succeeded by veter-
ans of the second war with England,
some of whom fought the British at the
White House. Others who had at times
been employed in its publication march
ed forth to the Mexican war, and in
1861 the editorial and composing rooms
of the Gazette were well represented
in the companies which left Alexandria
and became part of the Confederate
army, some of whom never returned
to their native heath. Generation
has followed generation. Editors,
forcmen, cOmpositors, Pressmen &c,
have succeeded each Otheras years
have run into decades, decades into
scores, and scores into quarters, half
and whole centuries, and amid all the
transitions of time the Gazette has al
most invariably appeared. Every en-
deavor will be made to render the paper
a necessity for the counting house and
home, and with this end in view it will
strive in season, out of season, to gather
everything of local interest and present
il in readable and clean form, while
the news of the world will, as has ever
been the case, be found in its columns.
Its facilities in telegraphic communica-
ton with the entire civilized world places
the Gazette in a position to be among
the first papers to give all the news worth
printing. As an advertising medium its
worth has ever been acknowledged. a
merchantgof this city once said that dnr-
ing the time he was in business he never
advertised,an article in the Gazette that
failed to bring buyers the next morning
The same. is true now. 1t is a safe asser-
tior % say that ah the advertisements
which appear in its columns are read,
and that, too, by purchasing public.
A large stock of new type has been pur-
chased-probably one of the largest
in the State of Virginia north of
Richmond The assortment includes
many modern faces now extensively used
in display advertisements, and those who
may avail themselves of its columns for
the purpose of expanding their trade are
assured Of satisfactory fruits from their
enterprise. The presses have been re-
built and altogether the outfit of the Ga
zette Ofthe present day is more COM
plete than at any time in its history.
"
THE SHOOTING of soldier in AleXan-
dria county Tuesday night and the
demolition of a saloon last night by the