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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
NEWS OF THE DAY.

The Boer generals, yesterday, visited
former President Kruger at The Hague
and conferred with him on the situation
in South Africa.
A thousand Beers, including General
Cronie, his wife and his staff, sailed
from Jamestown, Island of st. Helena,
yesterday for South Africa.
President Palma is opposed to the
proposed Cuban loan Of $50, 900, 900,
and it is doubtful if an attempt will be
made to float the issue. He believes
that until Cuba has established financial
stability by showing her capacity 10
keep within the budget, money cannot
b, raised to any advantage.
The former Colombian government
eunboat Boyaca, which left Panama July
20 to carry 800 soldiers to Aqua Dulce,
and which was captured by the Colombian
reyolutionists, is now at sea flying the
rebel flag. The rumors that the Boyaca
had been sunk are therefore reiuted.
The naval war game off the New Eng
land coast is now in active progress.
Admiral Higginson sailed away from
Rockport. Mass, yesterday with his fleet,
prepared to defend the coast from attack
by the squadron approaching from the
sea. This was the first important move
in the naval war game.
A special meeting of the stockholders
of the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad
Company was held today in Baltimore
for the purpose of taking action on the
proposed consolidation of the Philadel-
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore and
the Baltimore and Potomac companies.
As both lines are controlled by the
Pennsylvania Railroad, the meeting was
mere formality. The consolidated
roads will be known as the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad.
After an investigation by the Chicago
police extending over fortnight and two
days' coroner's inquest, the authorities
are still in doubt whether the body o.
the murdered woman found in that city
was really that of Minnie Mitchell
Three men stand accused of completely
in her death and that of Mrs. Annie
Bartholin. and are held in heavy bonds
to the grand jury. Yet PatrolmaI
Watson, who found the body, could no
tell its sex because of its advanced de
composition.
At a special meeting of the Methods
BOARD of Missions. held recently at tn
Methodist Book Concern, in New York
proposition was adopted whereby
publishing house is to be built in Shang
hal, China, by the Methodist Episcopa
Church and the Methodist Episcopa
Church South jointly. The action wa
made unanimous. The meeting, which
was attended by many bishops, clergymel
and Law officers, was encouraged to lool
for greater fraternity of interests in thu
two branches of the Church in tn
future on account of this step.
Zoda, the fifteen-year-old daughter 0
C. NJ. Wick, prominent farmer LIVING
near Russellville, KY, was killed yester
day in sight of her father house. Sh'
had gone to spring for water, and
failing to return, a search was instituted
Later the body with the head crushed
was found in fence corner partly GOV
cred with leaves. One hundred mel
with blOodhounds have gone TO the scen'
of the crime, and if the guilty persol
should be caught, lynching will follow
The Wick home is about five miles from
Russelville near the asphalt mines.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
HoW's This2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward FIR
aey case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by
HSll Catarrh Cure.
y. J. CHENEY x co. Props, Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known r: }.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe h m
perfectly honorable in all business transac-
tlonS and financially able 10 carry ont any
obligations made by their firm.
WfSr x TRUAx, Wholesale Druggists, To-
ledo, o.
WALDING, KISsAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
1eting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces Of the system. Price 10. per bottle
Sold by all druggists TESTING nj is free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
A Necessary Precaution.

Don't neglect cold. II is worse than un-
pleasant. II is dangerous. BY using One
Minute Cough Cure you can cure it at once.
Allays inflammation, clears the head, soothes
and strengthens the mucous membrane. Cures
coughs, Group, throat and lung troubles. ABB
s,olutely safe. Acts Immediately. Children
like 1t. For sale BYE. 5. Leadbeater l. Sons
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

district, died nd Mr.. Carter Glass was
nominated t. succeed him. The pm
mary in the Third district will not be
held until September. This fight is
growing in interest every day. While
candidates may enter up to noon OF the
first day of September, it is pretty gen.
orally understood that only Captain
Lamb and Mr.. Wallace will run. As to
which one will win no one can with any
degree of certainty say. Each one
claims he will win out and each one Is
making a most active canvass, but the
knowing ones predict that Mr.. Lamb Will
be renominated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

MARRIED THE MAN SIZE HAD Ar
RESTED. Mrs. Jessie p. Lambert. an
attractive and wealthy young widow in
Petersburg, yesterday married George
w. Phillips, of Wilmington, \. g., the
young man who three weeks ago was a
prisoner in Petersburg on a warrant
sworn out by the woman who is now his
wife charging him with stealing jewelry
and $50 in money. Phillips was arrested
at his home, in Wilmington, two days after
the alleged robbery, and when his trial
came up in Petersburg on Aug. Mrs.
Lambert withdrew the charge, saying she
felt satisfied that Phillips did not intend
to steal the jewelry and money. Phillips
continued his stay at the same boarding
house with Mrs. Lambert, and yesterday
morning the couple left Petersburg for
Richmond, where they were married
Mrs. Lambert is the widow of w. r.
Lambert, wholesale merchant of Peters
burg. Her husband died suddenly three
years ago, leaving quite large estate,
which his widow and one child inherited.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

ALL THE democratic nominations in
Virginia have been made with the ex-
ception Ct thatin the Third district Only
one incumbent has so far been defeated
Mr. Lassiter Major Otey, of the Sixth
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
Woodward ( L0[lPDp,
10th, 18th & f StsN. w.
Daring the heated term the store will
close at s o. clock p. NJ. each day
except Saturday-that day
at o'clock.
August Sale of
ChiIdren'S
Wash Dresses
and BOnnetS.

Neat and practical little Wash Dresses of
bingham and nainsook for present wear at
home or while away for the summer.
Also Null Hats for knockabout and best
wear-all at clearance prices.
Children's Bingham Dresses, Hubbard
style, yoke of tucks and insertion, finished
with ruffle of embroidery small sizes.
SOC. Were $l.00.
Children's Bingham Dresses, long waist
style, trimmed with white braid another
style suitable for boys has white pique collar,
cuffs and belt
SOC. Were SIPS.
Children's Nainsook Dresses, Hubbard
style. yoke Of tucks and insertion, embroidery
on neck and sleeves.
zoe. Were $l.00.
Children's Large Null Hats, white or blue,
trimmed with lace.
25c. Were $l00.
Children's White and Colored Null Hats,
with full crown and rufile edged with lace.
loo. Were soc.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

The striking silk weavers. in Hudson
County n. j., broke ranks today, when
300 men and women who quit work at
Poidebards, mill, two month ago, asked
10 be allowed TO return to their looms.
Nr. Poidebard granted their request AMI
70 of the strikers went to work immedT
9tely. The remaining 275 ofthe strikers
will answer the mill whistles summons
topwork tomorrow morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
Fridays Our
REMNANT DAY.

Friday of each week we practically dispose
of all remnants-Odds and ends, short lengths,
broken and small lots, incomplete assortments
and the like. which may have collected dur
ing the current reek-and, in this way, rem
nants do not remain long enough to become
old or undesirable The remnant offerings
tomorrow will be especially strong and worthy
of careful attention.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

II is just learned that on Saturday seven
teen people died at Stone Gap, Wise county,
Va, of smallpox The people are dismayed
and are leaving the infected territory. The
epidemic is beyond control.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
John Lockitus. who owns a furniture

John Lockitus, who owns a furniture
store in Mahanoy City, Pa, made a
desperate attempt to burn his store and
home this morning. When discovered
by patrolman he had fired the house in
Six places, surrounding the flames with
jars of coal oil. The destruction Of the
property was prevented only by des-
perate fight by the fire department.
Lockitus is under arrest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

The best Chamberlain :
Stomach and Liver Tablets. Easy 10
take. Pleasant in effect For sale by
Richard Gibson, Druggist.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

Charles VI. Sehwab, president of the United
States Steel Corporation, sailed from New
York this morning for Europe, where he
will seek rest aud recovery from his nervous
indisposition. Incidentally, il is said that he
will look over the steel situation with view
of forming a coalition Of European steel in
terests On lines similar to those Of the steel
trust.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

Later advices show that thirteen men lost
their lives in the explosion at the pulp mill
IN Wilmington, Del, yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21

The White Star steamship Cedric,
The largest in the world, was launched
It Belfast, Ireland, today. The Cedric is
IF q, 900 tons displacement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1902-08-21
Special Sale of
Rockers and Chairs.

Natural Wood Rockers and Chairs-some
with woven backs and seats some with Stat
backs and woven seats
Natural Wood Rockers and Chairs, with
woven back and seat and broad arms.
$3.50. Were $3.50.
Natural Wood Chairs, with double-woven
reed seat, Stat back and broad arms.
Sl.00. Were Si.75.
Fourth floor.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
WA Eaten by Mistake.

The ~oft-repeated tale of how the
Sandwich Island$s ate Captain COOK
the famous English explorer mas
caused some Of the old chlefs aho
chiefesses to make an emphatic denlal
Of the charge of cannibalism, and to
correct history from traditions named
down from generation to generation.
According to this new version captain
Cook was killed and part of his BODY
eaten. but it was by children and IN
der a mistaken impression that the
calabash which contained the famous
explorers BODY held nothing more nan
pig. The story is that the DOG was
cut I'D with a view to making an OF
| fering to the gods, and that the pieces
were placed in a separate calaoash as
an offering to the god of the sea. lhere
they were discovered by some children
who ate the mesh under the impression
that it was pig. The natives still PONY
out this spot on Kona, Hawai- Where
this is said to have taken place.-Hou
olulu Cor. New York Sun.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
bachelors Wear skirts.

A peculiar custom is followed in re-
mote Korea. where a man is not per-
mitted to attain to the dignity OF trous-
ure until he has become a benedict
which. in accordance with Korean ira
dition. amounts to the same thing as
gaining a definite position in life, as
he Korean youth is no permitted to
AXE a wife unto himself until he is
able to support her according to his
and her rank and to enable her to take
her proper position in society. 1t mus
be added, however, that the steady en-
croachment Of Western ideas IRON
Russia and Japan is bringing European
garments with it. and. therefore, thi:
curious custom is gradually becoming
a thing of the past.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11

A member of the Sullivan County
Club caught half a dozen trout one day
last unmer and carried them alive TO
his cottage. intending to take them 10
the city, relates the New York Times.
ue turned the water into his bath tub
and the trout seemed to thrive as
we'll there as they had done in the
streams. That afternoon one OF the
fish disappeared. The man, thinking
it had jumped out, looked all around
the room, but no trout was to be seen.
Next morning two more were gone. ana
the servant was closely questioned.
Then two more disappeared, n the
fisherman was so much concerned that
he took a place outside the bathroom
windows and proceeded to watch. Pret-
ty soon the family cat entered percheu
on the edge Of the tub, and waiting It's
chance. struck viciously into the water
with one paw and brought up the re-
naming %
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
Reformers in Great Britain

At the recent annual meeting of the
general council of the United Kingdom
Alliance at Manchester, England, Sir
Wilfrid Lawson, who presided, eX-
pressed the hope that Lord Peels pro-
posed reforms would be supported by
the whole strength. of the temperance
party. The Alliance, he said, was
the friend of every good movement in
the country, and the enemy OF none.
In the discussion, Mr.. Joseph Mall1ns
deprecated drifting into party politics.,
and suggested that there was as much
temperance legislation with a Tory
government in power as with the Lib
eral in office. Mr.. Whit
taker, N. p, moved a resolution re-
affirming the councils original decla-
ration that the traffic in intoxicating
liquors as common beverages is in
imical to the true interests of individu-
ais. and ought, therefore, to be pro-
hibited. Referring to the remarks OF
the chairman, he salt that in respect
to one or two matters Sir Wilfrid
was expressing his own opinions, ano
not those of the Alliance. Ihey were
not the opinions of the executive. MT
Chamberlain, Mr.. Whitaker went on
had expressed the views held by G
great many people, and they must BIZ
faced. He was glad that Mr.. Cham
berlain had spoken, though his speecf
was somewhat contradictory. MIR. w
Odell, BirmiD CHAM, seconded the reso
luton. Ex-Bailie Selkirk, Glasgow
in supporting the resolution, said tha
the cause was going ahead in Scot
land. Mr.. Tennyson Smith said TIA
If Sir Wilfrid Lawson had voiced onl.
his own opinions, and not those o
the Alliance, all the worse for the Al
/ lance. He would o the following
amendment at the enc of the resolu
| tion: This council reafhrms its pre-
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
Life's Calendar.

Off goes another leaf! We tear 1t
away, and put 1t in the w~aste-basket.
We have no more use for the dates OF
The days that are past. And Is that
true also of our lives? Have the days
been such that there is nothing farther
for them than to be o off n put in
the waste-basket at the end OF the
month? Or is there an eternal quality
in them? Have we put something into
them such that they shall be cherished
and kept. if not on earth, then IN
heaven?-like one of those
which nave on them, with the passing
date, some great word of poet or
prophet. which comes as a message to
us. so that we do not cast leaf
away, but save it, put it in our scrap
book, and perhaps in our pocket-book
That passing day has a living word
Such should be our lives.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
SQUIRRELS Dare the Cats.

Have you ever seen a squirrel dare
a cat? 1t is the most amusing exh1b1-
ton of mischievous audacity. A large
colony of fat, enterprising squirrels
live in the big elm trees of Walnut
street, Brookline, the descendants OF
a pair of tame squirrels hat were
owned by a family occupying one OF
the lovely old estates of early BROOK
line in that vicinity, and which were
finally liberated to establish themselves
and their progeny as permanent resi-
dents OF the street. They are the Tan
talizins despair of numerous cats that
haunt the place in search Of toothsome
morsels. The little creatures are
derfully tame and very quickly re-
spond to friendly overtures In the
shape of nuts, which they soon learn
to take from ones hand. They scam
per I'D and down the big trees, whlsk-
ing their bushy gray tails in saucy de-
iance of their feline pursuers, VINO
with eager eyes and watering mouths
follow the tantalizing motions OF tne
SQUIRRELS as they frisk about alurlnsiy
lust out of reach Of the cruel claws
sometimes the game is carried on sc
daringly that it seems only by a mar
breadth that a squirrel tragedy Il
ayerted. and yet very few occur. ahe
their number Ant freedom seem unoA
minished.-Boston Transcript.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
Preacher Closes "a Saloon.

The majority of people when they
see liquor laws violated pass by on the
other side and do nothing. In Mil
waukee a few Sundays ago, Rev. w.
A. Spinney boldly approached a sa-
loonkeeper who had just opened for
business in a noisy way on Sunday
and told him to close up or he would
have the state law on him. In spite
of the fact that the city authorities
open in violation of the state law,
this saloonkeeper closed his doors in
answe to the pastors warning. If
one lone, modest pastor has such au-
thority on law enforcement with
the saloonkeeper, what might not the
whole body Of Christian people in the
community do if they should combine
and say to the saloon, You must close
up," The saloon would evidently
close it's sin blistering" business
Rams Horn.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
Poverty and Drink Indissoluble.

w. S. Caine, the English economist,
speaking Of the %pauperism of England,
says: 1 have been a politician for the
last thirty years. 1t has been my ousl-
ness in life. I have had to approach
a very great many social questions OF
different kinds and l find they are all
complicated with the drink question.
AS a politician 1 have to approach the
question Of pauperism. find a MIL
lion paupers in this country, and a
million more people SO poor and SO
miserable that they are certain to take
their places as the others die on. The
number of paupers in London is, we
are told, 1O1. 900. When ]
come to examine the question of pau
perism, 1 find that 1t has its source
and spring in the drink traffic and the
drinking customs of this country. l
have been a guardian of the poor for
two of the largest unions in the me-
tropolis. l know what I am talking
about. Nine-tenths Of the pauperism
Of this country is entirely, definitely
due to drinking and drunkenness.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11
Roo..x.l. on s.,eens.

President Roosevelt has fully meas
ured the saloon business. and has not
hesitated to utter his condemnation
of 1t. At the time he was president
of the police board OF New York City
he wrote these words to McClure,s
Magazines: 1.-The liquor business is
certainly not a business which stands
well in comparison with other occu-
pations. 1t tends to produce criminal
ity in the population at large, ana
~law-breaking among the
ers themselves. In every civilized
community saloonkeepers are ham
pered by more or less rigid restrlc-
tons. They do harm enough as 1t Is;
but without these restrictions they
would do indefinitely more. In some
localities it is possible not
merely to restrict but to
stop the traffic altogether. In large
cities this is not possible; but it is en-
tirely possible to hedge the trade so
as to minimize its attendant evils.
When the liquor men are lowed to
dc as they wish, they are sure to de-
bauch not only the body social. but
the body political also"
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11

A diviug-bell was used some years
ago in the neighborhood OF Naples as
a dining room. The table was hung by
cords from the roof of the bell, which,
suspended a few feet above the water,
was submerged while the various
courses. of which there We're twelve,
we're being partaken Of by the half
dozen guests. The dinner. which was
cooked on board a barge moored near
at hand, was transferred to the novel
dining room when the latter was
drawn above the surface during the
intervals between the courses.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11

Far back in my musings my thoughts
have been cast,
TO the home where the hours Of my
childhood were passed.
[ loved all it's rooms, to b pantry and
hall.
But tina blessed old kitchen was dear
eS than all.
Its chairs and its tables-none brighter
could be, e'sr,- -
For all It's surroundings were sacred
! to me,
To the nail in the entry, the latch on
the door;
And 1 loved every crack of that old
Kitchen floor.
/ remember the fireplace. with mouth
high and wide.
The old-fashioned oven that stood by
its side,
Out of which, each Thanksgiving.
came buildings and pies
That fairly bewildered and dazzled our
eyes;
And there, too, ST. Nicholas, slyly and
still,
Came down, every Christmas, our
stockings to fill;
But the dearest Of memories I've laid
up in store,
Is the mother hat trod that old
kitchen floor
Day in and day out, from morning till
night,
Her footsteps were busy. her heart al
ways light;
For it seemed to me then that she
knew not a care.
The smile was so gentle her face used
to year.
I remember, with pleasure, what Joy
filled our eyes
When she told us the stories that chill
dren 80 prize;
They were new every night, though
we'd heard them before,
From her lips, at the wheel, on thu
old kitchen floor.
1 remember the window, where morn
ings I'd run
AS soon as the daybreak, to watch TO
the sun.
And I thought when my head scarcel
reached to the sill
That it slept through the night, In tn
trees on the hill.
And the small tract of ground that m
eyes then could view,
Vas all Of the world that my fame
knew;
indeed. 1 cared not to know of 1t NOR
For a world in itself was the o.
kitchen floor.
indianapolis News.
The Jennings daily record. [volume] (Jennings, La.) 1900-1903, 1902-02-11

A man at least so years old came
into the office of Representative Wads-
worth of New York a few days ago,
saws a Washington dispatch to New
York World. Mr.. Wadsworth was out,
hut the clerk invited him to have a seat
and wait for the congressman to re-
turn. my name is Williams said the
caller, land l came to see if Mr.. Wads-
worth would pay a little bill l have
against him. "Of course he will" re-
marked the clerk. Let me see 1t, N
will probably be able to settle Ii n
save you the trouble of waiting for
him. The old man passed the bill
over to the clerk, whose face grew long
as he saw that the bill was made out
against the father of the congressman,
who was killed in the civil war.
"Why," he exclaimed, this is against
Gen. wadsworth, who has been dead
nearly forty years" The old man said
he knew hat very we'll, but he thought
1t would do no harm to see If the son
would not settle it. 81 heard just a
few days q that the general was
dead, but as l had planned to come on
in a few days to ask him for the
money, / thought l would see the son
You see, Mr.. Wadsworth's father
bought that pair of steers from me In
1S43. I didn't need the money then
but I think 1 do now, and that's why