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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-02
ATFXANDRIA. yA FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 2, 1903.
AIexamoria Gazette.

The Gazette Office is connected with the Tele-
phone Exchanges. Advertisements, orders
for the paper, news Of any information or
business can be sent by telephone.
Entered at the Postoffce of Alexandria, Vir'
ginia, as second class matter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-02
FOR RENT

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-02
Innings.

You will find our lining department well
with all the new and proper
Innings at very popular prices:
Cambrics, all colors. Yard. Sc
s;lesia. all colOrs. Yard. Sc, l0c, l2lc, l5c
Percalines. all colors. Yard.
10c, l2lc, 15c, zoe, &c
Neva Silks, all colors. Yard. ........ 1sc
Mereerized Sateens, all colors. Yard. 25o
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Grading Up the Dairy Herd.

True dairy expansion involves the
grading up of a herd not only by Sc
lection, but also by breeding. There
is no question among intelligent stock
breeders but that animals which have
been bred and selected for years, and
even centuries, along dairy lines are
much better adapted to the economical
production of dairy products than
cows of no particular breeding. With
all the feed and care that could be
given herd of common cows has av.
eraged only 27O pounds of butter pei
annum. Herds of pure-blood and high
grade dairy animals are averaging al
high as $50 to 400 pounds of butter
1t is possible by securing well-bret
males and by selection to grade VI
q herd of common cows to excellenr
producers in comparatively sh0r
time. ------------>---
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

During the civil war there was con.
fined in the southeaet attic room OF
this center house that arch-freebooter
of the confederate army, old Raphael
Semmes. That was in 1864. There was
a second lieutenant stationed at the
barracks, who was one of the three
appointed to guard the prisoner,
There was a sentinel below and an
other at the gate, and old Semmes
made noise enough to be heard all over
the place. He was an interesting old
chap, looked like Andrew Jackson and
had the old Andrew temper, too.
Then, afterward, there were several
conspirators of the Lincoln assassina'
tion confined there for short time
1t has been stated that Booth was im'
prisoned there, but that, of course
is an error. Before the crime he was
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
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SWEET PEA TRELLIS.
Vines Never Burn on This During
Heated Term ms They Are Sure to
Do on n Wire one.

The diagram shows the construction
of the best and cheapest trellis we have
ever used for sweet peas. The posts
are of two by four inch stuff, each
eight feet long, set two feet in the
ground, and 16 feet apart. Narrow
boards, one by two inches, are nailed
to the top and bottom of the posts
after setting. Small wire nails are
driven part way in six inches apart the
entire length of the boards. The work
is easier done if the nails are driven
in before mailing the boards to the
posts. Let the nails in the top strip
slant upward, and those in the bot
tom one slant downward, to prevent
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
IMPROVE THE HERD.
some Hints for Dairymen which, II
Followed, VIII Lead to Fortune
and Reputation.

Every cows milk should be weighed
right and morning and record kept
of the same. Get spring balance
that weighs 80 pounds; set back the
dial the weight of the milk pail; make
a blackboard at the barn ruled to ac-
commodate weeks milk record. The
mixer then has only to hang his milk
pail on the scales and record the re-
suit on the board-not two seconds
of extra work. Each week remove
the record to your dairy account book.
You will be surprised how the cows
will vary from your estimate of them.
At the end of the year many a cow that
required two pals to hold her milk
when flush will be found behind her
more modest sister who kept ever
lastingly at it. Now you can begin
to Gull.
Discard every COW that goes dry on
her own notion. While every cow
should be dry six or eight weeks pre-
vious to calving, she should be forced
dry; she ought to be giving at least
16 pounds per day when you start in
to dry her up. Discard the COW with
short teats; she takes too much time
to milk; likewise the COW with dainty
appetite. The profitable dairy COW
should eat everything in sight. Every
year select the two most promising
heifers to bring up to take the place
of the two poorest cows. Sires may
be bred to their own daughters, but
not to their granddaughters. A
change of sire is necessary at this
time. Get the very best you can buy
Remember he is half the herd, ant
if he is only common your herd viii
go backward instead of forward
Never breed to anything but thor
oughbred sire and, above all, dom
cross BREED. w. Helme, in Farm AM
Home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

medicine 1 gave birth to a 1o-pound
baby girl. She is now six months old
and weighs 25 pounds. My friends We're
all surprised. Some would not believe
it until they came to see me.
''My husband says he never saw such
e change in any one as there was in me
after had taken three or four bottles of
Peruna. 1 am stronger than l have
been since 1 was quite young. God
bless you and your medicine forever. L
can not tell you all. My letter is too
cured me. 1 never saw or heard of
anything half so good. can never
thank you enough for your kindness.
In cases of la grippe it works like
charm. 1t cured my baby when other
medicines failed. She was real bad with
la grippe. Mrs. l.. NJ. Griffith.
Mrs. E. E. Thomas, Alpha, Mo.
writes:
IL have used your Peruna and Mana
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

lin. I had been doctoring for several
years, bat kept getting worse. One day
neighbor woman brought me your
book, the " Ills of Life" and wanted me
to take your medicine. L told her that
had given up all hope of ever getting
well. 1 had tried so much medicine.
My neighbors thought 1 was nearly
dead with consumption.
Finally 1 concluded that 1 would
make last trial. So my husband got
me bottle of Peruna and Manalin. l
commenced taking them according to
| directions. That was two years ago. A
year ago last November l gave birth tc
a 1O-pound baby boy, who is well ano
hearty and am doing my own house
work. I can never give Peruna too
great praise. think iti the best med
icine ever heard of."-Mrs. E. E
Thomas.
If you do not derive prompt and salts
factory results from the use of Peruna
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
AmerIcnn diamond Flelds.

From seven diamonds weighing from
. to 81 karats-that have been picked
uo in Wisconsin and adjoining states,
Prof. William IL. Hobbs traces the dia-
mond fields of North America to the
volcanic region of the Canadian will
derness, south of Hudson bay. The
only known matrix of the diamond is
the black shale.-or blue g"ound"-
around the necks of the burned-out
volcanoes. The loose stones found
seem to have been transported by
glaciers, and on following up the prob
able courses of these ancient ice rivers
the lines converge in the barren ter
ritory stated.-N. Y''Sun.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
"PE-RU-NA SAVED MY LIFE"
Writes Mrs. w. McRoberts.
Women Made Strong and Happy
Mothers.
Catarrh of the Pelvic Organs is FIRE.
quent Cause of Barrenness.
Pe-ru-na Eradicates Catarrh From the
System.

ITO the woman of ancient Israel not
i to become n mother was regarded
asthe greatest of earthly calamities.
To become a mother-more especially
the mother of n strong, healthy boy
was the height of glory for the faithful
woman of the good old Bible days.
Even now, when maternity is not es-
teemeda as of yore, the mother of healthy
children is an object of admiration, and
sometimes envy, by her neighbors. AS
compared with ancient peoples, the
average American woman has low ap-
probation of motherhood. There are,
however, great many exceptions to
this statement.
The accompanying letters from CRATE
full women who have been made strong,
healthy and happy mothers need no
added words of ours to make them con-
vincing. Catarrh had weakened and
impaired their entire systems. Peruna
made them sound and well.
Mrs. L. M. Griffith, Arco, Idaho
writes:
"Your medicine did me wonderful
amount of good. 1t cured me of barren
ness. am 80 years old and never hat
any children; but since beginning youl
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

frequent visitor; used to come along |
with another actor on Sunday after
moons. In those days the post was
great rendezvous for visitors on Sun
days. Nearly every one of the presi-
dents up to quite late date made a
habit of dropping in every now and
then on the barracks to watch guard
mounting or dress parade. President
johnson used to come nearly every
Sunday, take off his old silk hat and
sit on the steps of the commandants
quarters, and watch the drill. Then
there was an old bonanza king from
California, old Senator MacDougal,
who used to wear sombrero chap
perajos, all the straight cowboy out
fit and come riding in on his bronco.
Grant was also there a good part of
the time, and Nellie Grant used to
come to all of the dances, together
with Lizzie Porter and the Beall girls.
| 1t is related that the British stabbed
their horses in the right-hand quar-
ters now occupied by the men.
| The main facts on record relating
to the history of the barracks are:
1850 TO lSO0-Traditionary camp for colon
lal troops of cavalry.
lsOO-Established as marine headquarters.
1S0l-Erection of buildings.
lSO6-Completion of barracks.
1SI4-Partially destroyed by British.
1Sl5-Repaired.
lS37-Partially destroyed by fire.
Notwithstanding station.
notwithstanding station and school
of application.
The inclosure is oblong in shape,
with all of the buildings surrounding
the great central courtyard or parade
ground. A walk leading from the cen
ter house across to the flag staff on
the opposite side cuts the parade
ground in half.
The quarters of the men are a study
Here only are men stationed for any
length of time, and the marines have
made their quarters homelike. There
are no bare walls here, but photo
graphs, flags, pictures, curios, al
sorts of odds and ends picked up IL
travel by land and sea.
Southwest of the sand drill grount
there is whole village of new KHAKI
canvas tents. Here the recruits ar
quartered, although some of them ar
5 bunked in an old ramshackle shooting
gallery. There is a school also for tn
little drummer boys located in tn
southwest corner, where there are a
ways upwards of 25 youngsters unde
instructions; and they make quite a
addition to the marine band drur
corps on public occasions.
On the north side of the inclosur
is the home of the commandment of tn
corps. a house built in 1903. Here a
of the commandants for an entir
century have lived, and here they hav
entertained distinguished guests
such as Gen. Jackson, Gen. Scott, an
all of the presidents, from time
time, until Cleveland came and i!
nored the old barracks. Since then L
| president has visited the dear o
| marine barracks" That also has ten
| ed TO take it out of the social swim.
| OF all the sights in Washingto
| which visitors ought to make pa
| of their itinerary of the city the m
/ rine barracks is one of the most j
teresting and important.
Put it down in the list of places "
will see when you come on here, as "
es will some day. SMITH D, FRY.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
THE SOUTH GATE.

quaint, bewitching corners and sides
and half-windows, that the person out
side the wall is captivated with their
wonder and their charm. But by day
1t is quite different, becomes stolid,
heavy, massive, altogether British
again, and, until you know it by heart,
loses the enchanting ways it has by
night.
The center house and the wall are
all the general public ever sees. This
is an old-fashioned building, two
stories, with an attic-third, and it n
sandwiched in by one of those old
double chimney walls. Porches, Will
slender iron pillars upholding white
balustrade, run off in the front anC
the rear, and big chocolate looking
stones climb crisscross up the white
plastered walls at all four corners.
square cut gate with barred window
leads off through bit of tunnel at thu
right of the center house, anS this il
the entrance to the barracks, which i
guarded by night and by day by th
boys in the gray-blue coats.
TIE center house has always bees
officers quarters, and at present i
the home of eight or nine young bache
lors. This end was built in 1901, an'
mas tha frs. in the inclosure.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
The Enect of Fast Time.

One result of the placing in service of the
Twentieth Century Limited, the New York
Central's twenty-hour train between New
York and Chicago, is to bring not only Chi,
cago but the entire West practically 200
miles nearer New York. For instance, a
man can leave st. Paul or Minneapolis Mon
day evening and by taking the Twentieth
Century Limited from Chicago be in New
York Wednesday morning; thirty-six hours
from home. Or, if he is in Colorado he can
hours layover in Chicago Monday morning
and, taking the Twentieth Century Limited
be in New York at o.: 80 Tuesday morning
From the Brooklyn Standard Union.
Work alone gives value to rest.-Ram't
Horn
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

the slipping of the netting from the
nails. Nail the top strip on first, meas
ure down on the post, driving in nails
every six inches, and then nail on the
bottom strip. Have ball of garden
er's punching twine (cost five cents),
tie the end of the twine to the nail at
the left upper corner, cross diagonally
to B, wind the twine once around the
nail and go to c, then to D, etc. Draw
the twine snug, and always wind once
around each nail. Fill the entire
frame, ending at E. Tie the twine very
securely and break of. This is the
warp.
For the filling, tie the end of the
twine to the nail marked F, cross to
G., then to H, then to l, etc. Weave the
filling into the warp by passing the
ball alternately over and under the
threads of the warp. Peas do better
on a trellis of this kind than on brush
or wire netting We have no difficulty
in coaxing them to climb to the top or
beyond. The vines never burn on this
trellis as they will on a wire one dur
ing the heated term. When the frost
| puts them out of business, cut the
strings loose at the four corners of the
frame, pull the vines, and the entire
mass of vines and twine can be slipped
off the frame in two minutes and car
ried away to be burned on the rub
bish heap. Anyone who has tried tc
clear the old vines from wire netting
will appreciate this easier way of dis
posing of them.-Rural New Yorker.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
A Busy Day.

Hallit-What's the matter, Klay
You look all tired out!
Klay-And no wonder. I've had a
hard day of it. don't know whenlI've
worked so hard. | looked at the men
clean UP the railroad station this
morning, and after that saw three
safes raised into-four-story windows
and four loads of coal delivered in bas'
kets.-Boston Transcript,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

musical organization ol Whl'h
everybody has read or heard
but very little is known concerning
the marine corps itself. The marines
are the policemen of the navy, walk
ing their beats and maintaining order
aboard ship, just as the policemen in
our cities walk their beats and make
crime and disorder difficult.
As the navy has grown the marine
corps has increased in numbers until
1t is now as strong as brigade OF SOL
diers, and as efficient, for the men are
we'll drilled and disciplined. The bar
racks in this city is as heavy with
"reminiscences and quaint memories as
grandfathers and grandmothers, and
as interesting. The story of the life
of the old barracks is as interesting as
book; the right kind of book, of
course.
This ancient post was originally
British, and it was erected under the
reign of George III. At the time when
old Davy Burns was farming the best
land now covered by the national cap
ital the old marine barracks was
camp for British cavalry, and after
wards for the colonial cavalry, those
who were loyal to King George. So
you see, this is quite an ancient land
mark in this new republic. One of the
old officers has said of the marine bar
racks: "The first sound it woke to
hear was reveille, and the last it will
ever hear will be taps"
Located as it is southeasterly from
the capitol, while society reve1s afar
TO the northwest, the barracks long
since ceased to be in the social swim;
but time was when there were greater
echoes of fiddle and banjo for the two
step and merry waltz than of the notes
of evening bugle There it was that
I Nellie Grant was introduced to the
English lout and gurgler who made her
life miserable, and clouded the happi
ness of the entire family of the great
general, whose unappreciative daugh
ter she then was.
Everybody in society used to speal
of it as 1.-The dear old marine barracks.
There the widow of a brave confeder
ate general, whose troops made
charge famous in history, often me
with handsome young officers ant
mingled with them in the may haz.
lancers, until rumor had her engaged
to be married TO a score of them; TO
they all fell in love with her. 1t ha
played its part as beau par eXcellenc
as not another military or naval sta
tion in this country has done. Blu
society has gone, and one of III
young officers has said: "All we d
now is work-and read the Bible"
The old barracks mounts guard o,
in the eastern branch side of the city
locks arms with the navy yard, an
surveys the rest of the town with tina
exclusive English air it has. 1t fill
up the eight square acres there, lyin
between Eighth and Ninth stree
southeast, and l and G streets, an
has buiit around itself high brio
wall plastered over milk-white, with
dark red rim running all around i
~top, like n streak of blood, and its ba:
tarred black as a cannon ball. tt
long white wings of the grisly qua
ters stretch out on either side of Il
center house. In the dark the who
place grows ghostlike. The lit
chimneys of the barracks come pee
ing over the wall, but their roofs ri
up away from it, and all the building
In the yard throw shadows over SUI
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
Giving Them Fair Warning.

"And now that you have finished college,
what are you going to do", asked a friend
of the youthful candidate.
II shall study medicine, was the grave
reply of the young man.
But isn't that profession already over
crowded." asked the friend.
Possibly it is said the knowing ggyf y9ufbn. tbs
"but propose to, study medicine !qst tne
fession Will have to take their chances
Stray Stories.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

The Passenger Department Of the Chicago
& Northwestern Railway has issued two
very attractive folders covering the details
of the trip to Los Angeles on account of the
Presbyterian General Assembly, and to
Denver and other Colorado points on ac-
count of the Christian Endeavor Convention
at Denver.
Anyone interested in either of these trips
will do we'll to write to the Northwestern
Line for a copy of these folders. The infor-
nation they contain is of character to be
ST much value to the prospective traveller.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

The pitcher that goes too often to the
well may be broken, but the one that
never goes will never be filled.-Judge.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

write at once to DIR. Hartman, giving a
full statement of your case and he viii
be pleased to give you his valuable ad-
vice gratis. -.
Address DIR. Hartman, President OF
The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus,
Ohio.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08

WHEN WRITING no ADvERTHsEAks
please state that you saw the Advertise
neat An this paper
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1903-05-08
U. s. MARINE CORPS.
Barracks 1t Occupies Have Wide
Historic Interest.
Time Was when They Were the Cen
ter of wRshInEton's Social Life
Built ms Camp for Britt
Isk Cavalry.
Especial Washington Letter,l

THE marine band is famous
musical organization of which
La Junta tribune., 1903-01-07
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The Greatest World's Faig the
world has ever seen will be held
At St. Louis in 1904. To keep in
touch with the work OF preparation
for this great Wosld's Fair and TO
get all the news of all the earth.
every reading person should at
once subscribe for the great news
paper OF ST. Louis. the Globe
Democrat. II stands pre- eminent
and alone among American news
papers, and Acknowledges no
equal or rival. Its circulation
extends to every state and territory
Of the Union. to Canada and Mex
leo. and to every part OF the world
where there are readers of the En-
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your home during the coming
year. See advertisement elsewhere
in this issue.
La Junta tribune., 1903-01-07
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Miss Meta Rogers who has been
engaged to appear in ''Whep:We
Were Twenty One" is southern
girl OF great beauty and talent.
Her first appearance on the stage
was in "On and Of" under Char.
les Frohman's management, but
that astute discoverer of ability
soon advanced the young actress
to Miss Julia Marlowe's company
which she left to join N. c. Good
win where she became the ander-
understudy for Miss Maxine Elliott
in the part of "Phyllis" in "When
We Were Twenty One" When
the company appears in the play
at the La Junta Theatre on Friday,
January 9th. Miss Rogers will be
seen as "Phyllis," the heroine in
what was considered in New. York
last year the greatest play OF the
stage. Seats on sale at the City
Pharmacy.
La Junta tribune., 1903-01-07
4 nsrve.o.s ,nvens,on.

Wonders never cease. A ma.
chine has been invented that will
cut, paste and hang wall paper.
The field of inventions and dis
coveries seems to be unliL,ited.
Notable among great discoveries
is DR.. Kings New Discovery fol
Consumption. 1t has done q
world Of good for weak lungs and
saved many life. Thousands
have used it and conquered grip,
bronchitis, pneumonia and con-
sumption. Their general verdict
is: "lt's the best and most re.
liable medicine for throat and
lung troubles. Every soc and
s.. 90 bottle is guaranteed by Mil
Ter & Andrews and Todd & Co. X,
Druggists. Trial bottles free.
La Junta tribune., 1903-01-07
Tried To Conceal IL

It's the old story OF "murder
will out" only in this case there's
no crime. A woman feels run
down. has backache or dyspepsia
and thinks its nothing and tries
to hide it until she finally breaks
down. Don't deceive yourself.
Take Electric Bitters at once. II
has a reputation tor curing stom.
ach, liver and kidney troubles and
will revivify your whole SYSTEM
The worst forms Of those maladies
will quickly yield to the curative
power OF Electric Bitters. Only
soc, and guaranteed by Miller &
Andrews and Todd & Co.. Drug
gists. {,
La Junta tribune., 1903-01-07
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At an important meeting OF the
A-kansas Valley Ditch Association.
held last Saturday afternoon in
Pueblo. in the club rooms OF the
Grand hotel, action was taken in
in regard to the litigation now
pending by which fine state Of
Kansas is attempting to restrict
the settlers along the Arkansas
river in Colorado from taking
water from the river for purposes
of irrigation.
A legislative committee was ap-
pointed, which will work for the
passage of a bill through the leg
islature providing for an appro-
priation to fight the matter in the
courts. - '-'