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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-12-24
WASHINGTON FERRY CO.

Schedule in Effect August 1, 1908.
The Washington Steamboat Company (lim-
ited) on and aftsr August I, 1908, will operate
the steamer GEORGE WASHINGTON be-
tween Washington and Alexandria on the
following schedule:
LEAVE WAsHINGToN.-6 10, 30. 90
and 10 80 a. ILL.,; u 30, 2 30, 10 and 80
p. m.
and II 80 a. m; 80, Is, so and 6 80
p. m.
&D-Same schedule on Sunday, leaving
Washington on first trip at 9 a. m. and Alex
andria at 40 a. m.
JOHN 3. PADGETT,
au1 If General Manager.
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LEGAL NOTICES.

4 DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.-Having
a qualified as the administrator of the es-
tate of CONRAD VAIL, deceased, all per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested 70
settle forthwith, and all persons to whom said
estate is indebted are requested to present
their accounts, properly certified, for pay
ment.
FRED ]. DAIILER, Administrator,
1872 north Royal street,
or 1880 New Jersey ave-, n. W., Washington.
decl5 lot
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VIM. S. MOORE,
LEGAL NOTICES.

sD~-~-~-~~~-~~~---~-~>S~--S,7 -,
VIRGINIA: In the Clerks Office of the
Y Corporation Court Of the city of Alcxan-
dria. on the 10th day Of December, 1903.
CITY Council of Alexandria, which sues for
itself. ETC., VS.. William ii. lawson, Edward
]. Fleming, NJ. b. Harlow, trustee, Ruth
Y. Stuart, Annette +. Grimes, j. X. NJ.
Norton, Claudia II. Mason, Courtenay +.
Goods, NJ. q. Norton, Mamie b. Norton
and Panthea NJ Kendrick. In chancery.
Memo. The object of this suit is tCAsubject
the following property in the city of Alexall-
dria, Virginia, viz: All Of lots to !, both
inclusive in S. NJ. Jones and Thomas III.
Pickford's subdivision of a certain parcel OF
ground III the city Of Alexandria. Virginia,
as said subdivision is recorded in deed book
No. 80, page l4S, Of the land records OF the
city of Alexandria, Virginia, 10 the payment
of the lien of the City Council of Alexandra
thereon for taxes and all other liens.
Il appearing by an affidavit filed in tins
cause that the defendants. Panthea NJ. kend
rick, William II. Lawson and Ruth \.
Stuart. are non-residents of this State: Ii Il
ordered. That said defendants appear here
within fifteen days after due publication OF
this order, and do what is necessary to protect
their interest in this suit, and that copy
of this order be forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published
in the city of Alexandria, once week fol-
four successive weeks, and posted at the front
door Of the Court House of this city.
JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL s. GREENAwAY. ID. c.
Norton & Boothe, d. q. declI w4w
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
L STOCKHOLDERS OF THE GEORGE
w. KNOX EXPRESS COMPANY will be
held at 10 a. m. THURSDAY, January Z,
1904, at the office Of the company, No. Ill
south Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va.
dec22 ID NJ. X. LINN, Secretary.
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NJOTICE.-The annual meeting of the
~ stockholders of the GERMAN COOP
ERATIVE BUILDING ASSOCIATION, No.
:. of Alexandria, Va. will be held on the
SECOND THURSDAY, January IA, 1904, at
1880 O'Clock p M, at their office, 1913 King
street. Business: Annual financial report,
election of officers and amendment of article
l6. section 4 of the constitution. By order Of
the Board of Directors,
JUSTUS SCHNEIDER,
Secretary and Treasurer.
dec14 eOtd
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MEETINGS.

cTOCKHOLDERS' MEETING OF THE
~ AMERICAN RUTILE COMPANY OF
YIRGINIA.-The annual meeting of the
stockholders of the American Rutile Com
pany will be held at the Office Of the Com
pany. No. III south Fairfax street, Alexan-
dria, Virginia, on MONDAY, the 4th day Of
January, 1904, from u o'clock noon to
o'clock D. M, for the election Of directors and
for the transaction of such other business as
can be lawfully considered. The transfer
books will be closed for ten days prior to the
4th of January 1904.
WIN. NJ. SLATER, President.
SHERWOOD WILSON, Sec. and Treas.
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" NJ d. oI1a I'm ItoIINHN'
SHERWOOD WILSON, Sec. and Treas.
decl9 I'd.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

Seen IN a sidewalk showcase stand
ing in front Of a cutlery store in a
busy down town East Side thorough.
faro. says the New York Sun. was a
sign bearing this announcement: "A
Complete Line OF Left Hand Scissors"
It was explained that in that part
Of the city in the midst of a dense
population of people Of foreign birth
there are to be found a larger proper
tion Of left handed people than In dis
tricts peopled by those Of native stock.
In this part Of the world If a child
is seen TO be left handed he is COM
monty taught TO use his right hand,
while IN some foreign countries less
thought or attention is paid to this,
and more children grow up left
handed
In that region Of the city where the
Iefthand scissors were seen there is
not only a dense population, but there
are multitudes Of workers, so that
there Is a demand not only for scis.
sors and shears for the ordinary do
mestic uses. but for use as well in
trades.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23
MACHINE FOR RIPPING SEAMS,
A Colorado Woman Has Invented
Special Tool for the Task.

A Colorado Woman Has Invented :
Special Tool for the Task.
A Colorado woman, Mrs. A. NJ Min.
ter OF Petersburg, has made a bid for
a fortune and the gratitude of the rest
Of her sex by inventing new weapon
for the sewing table. She calls It q
seam ripper
1t is a double edged knife With one
edge Jagged to do the ripping. A
hook IS attached TO the khife and
with this the threads Of rttped seams
can be pulled out by 81 ght turn OF
the wrist
The ripping Of seams In making
over old clothes is the aneanest part
Of such a task Mrs Mater says hel
implement makes it easy
The idea came to her where she was
ripping up some baby clothes. She
had worked on them in turn with scis.
sors. a knife, razor and a corn knife
and none Of these VAS satisfactory,
so she invented a spea.al tool.
She has patented Il since, and she
says she has received an offer Of $40.
600 for the patent, but she expects to
receive even a bigger price for her
simple contrivance.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

In the accompanying picture is shown
a novel method Of iourneying through
the air. The device consists OF an Gle.
waited way, or track. having a central
longitudinal rail and side rails. cables
extending Along the track. frames for
connecting the cables, the side rails
and the central rail; boat fitted TO
travel along the track by manually
operated means, which are carried by
the boat and which are designed to
connect with the cables for the pur.
pose OF propelllng the boat along the
track.
Thanks to this simple mechanism,
the boat, il is claimed will move along
the track at an excellent rate of speed.
Whether or not this mode OF travelling
will ever become popular II is impos-
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

IF Alexander HIM. master OF Down.
ing College. Cambridge, England. has
been trying 10 solve experimentally
the problem, "Can dogs reason?" An
exceptionally intelligent fox terrier
was taught to open box, BY lifting the
wooden latch OF It's door with bis nose.
and whenever onlookers we're present
he did this regularly. In his absence
a hot grilled bone was placed in the
box. Arriving on the scene tho terrier
smelt all around the box, seeming to
know that II contained meat, and eyi-
IDENTIFY eager to get t. His previous
training. however, was without effect.
He seems never to have reasoned.
The way to secure the meat is to
lift the latch. and in fact he did not
raise It. That operation he had per
formed to win the appreciation Of hu-
man beings; but to DO II as an origi-
nal effort 70 please himself and gain
a purpose Of his own did not occur. TO
hs canine brain. DR.. Hill invites 9th
ers to repeat this experiment on ami
NAL psychology.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23
woHkMEn LIE a 1agAsuRs.
Quit Their Jon ana !. s!r1t r fof Ne~

Cult Their JOB and Start for New
York for a Good Time.
Stories Of 4 rich find q ancient
treasure by six iaborers are being cir
uuiated amo9s tito American and Tor
eign workmen employed on the exten-
siye Improvements to the n. C. r..
Railway il the vicinity Of York Ha-
ven.
About one week ago an American
gang boss set six men to work tearing
down avs sarling away the iuins Of an
old no - which fire had destroyed
about fifteen years ago.
The men had made little progress
upon the work when the six appeared
before the boss and informed him
that they had decided % quit and re-
turn TO New York When asked TO ex-
plain their sudden decision, Antonio
Luigi known ON the contractors book
as p, said: we no lika disa Job
Gotta better job"
The laborers then disappeared from
the vicinity. Luigi, who ii seems had
AJl EOAE IAliAci tAnA AArAA Aobtl
where he separated from his com
panions, turned up q few hours later
in Goldsboro. He had a roll of crisp
bank notes OF liberal size and spent
money freely IN treating his friends.
The foreigners say that Luigi told them
that he and his companions while at
work upon the ruins of the old house
discovered a usted iron chest which
when broken open was found to con-
tain a large sum Of money in ancient
gold and silver coins. TO substantiate
bis story Luigi it is said exhibited a
handful Of American and Spanish gold
coins of early dates. When asked how
much was in the chest he would say
many hundred dollars"
The story goes that the sum found
was in the neighborhood Of $500,
says the New York World. Luigi has
disappeared.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

the world, excepting perhaps, the
neighborhood part Of Siberia. which
has the same geological formation.
You know that Behring strait has ex-
listed only a few hundred years"
How much Russian capital shall
you get1"
AT least $4,000 900 francs" replied
M. de Lobel; but ought not to speak
Of such matters at present The
Americans interested. and here NJ de-
Lobel mentioned the name or Rookie
feller. reserve the option to subscribe
first"
When shall you begin thu Siberian
cuttings7"
"As soon as the Russian concessions
are agreed on.
You win not wait for the merging
Of the European and American com
panies?"
mot necessarily. Work already ac-
complished can be thrown i'd along
with the concessions when the time
comes to make the merger. It isI
something l am not competent to-
speak Of. as 1t depends on American
fnanciers."
Can you give me their nameafs
10 Perhaps did wrong 70 ar
vuige the name Of Rockefeller. All,
this is premature. The public Is not
being asked for any subscriptions"
The aspect Of the map with the
whole world circled BY continuoual
line Of railway fascinated me. There
lies the North Pole in the center. IL
looked strange to see it there.
How long shall 1t bel" | asked
when school children shall be study
Ing such a map. with the commercial
axis Of the world so shifted?"
I'm less time than you think rel
piled the French geographer. "Behr-I
lng's strait itself is providentially arr
ranged Tor the crossing OF The railway
cars
"Ferryboats7' ! inquired, as I took
my departure.
Il have never spoken Of a ferry
boat" he answered. zone might Be,
used temporarily during the first sum
mer. but the one thing is the Behring
tunnel. AS il to invite it. the two
Diomede Islands stand there IN the
strait. The entire distance across from
Alaska to Siberia is thirty-seven milaa
There will be two tunnels OF less than
eighteen miles each"
"Or two sixteen miles each and one
Of four mile I suggested
Exactly" said the French geog-
Sterling Heilig IN New York
Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

diagram. It will be found that they
then form a framework which may be
handled without its falling apart Care
should be taken in making this frame
work not to break the toothplcks. for
the success OF the thing depends on It's
elasticity.
Then make tie figure Of a little
man out OF cork or any other light
material, and place him on one OF the
corners OF the framework, as, for in
stance. about where the letter B is
shown on the accompanying diagram.
Place the framework, with the little
man In bis proper place, on the rim
Of an ordinary tumbler and then set
fire to the toothpick end C and d.
When the fre has burncd the tooth
picks at their point OF Intersection
there will. OF course. be nothing to
counteract the force exerted by the
rest Of the framework and the whole
affair will shoot up into the air. the
littks gentleman being thrown several
fee. as a result Of the terrible catas-
troChA
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

swered NJ. de Lobel. Where are the
rest? A great mass Of them have al
ready passed into Alaska; and their
discoveries OF tin (Yakutat bay to
Valdes), copper (Tanana river), coal,
iron and petroleum have already
drawn many OF them from the gold
which they originally sought. Others
are following the gold belt all the
way round to Siberia. They are the
pioneers. Agriculture and industries
follow the gold miner.
"Agriculture?" l exclaimed.
"Emphaticallyp answered the
French geographer. Alaska is not a
uniquely mountainous country, as is
commonly imagined. Behind the
mountains bordering the Yukon there
are vast plains capable Of rivaling
the wheat fields Of western America =
Here M. de Lobel showed me lot
Of photographs of experimental wheat,
oats, barley and hay growing in which
the stalks are so high that a man
standing upright can hide in them.
There were photographs Of eabbages,
potatoes, turnips, ETC., that recalled
the triumphs Of California farming.
"The strength. the quantity and
ouality Of these growths astonish US in
France" he said. Tine Alaskan soil
BY reason OF the thickness Of its
humus (decayed vegetable matter)
will produce rich harvests for a cen
tury without artificial fertilizers. Be
ginning in the month Of April now-
ers bloom, vegetation starts up and
the snow disappears everywhere but
on the mountain SUBMITS. The months
of May, June, July and August are as
warm as in France. Besides, Alaska
possesses a unique agricultural super
iority."
What is that?"
IN summer there Is no night; you
can read a book at midnight in the
open air. So grain, vegetables and
plants Of all so-ts grown in perpetual
sunlight during i've consecutive
months-which represents in reality
ten months Of growth. Now. note this:
The constant humidity which the sun
maintains at the roots Of all Alaskan
plants BY means Of the progressive
thawing OF the ground, deeper and
deeper, pushes their growth. That is
the secret OF the phenomenal Yege-
tables brought from Alaska to our
National Society oil Acelimation
so much for agriculture. eontin-
ued NJ. de Lobel. "As for minerals,
prophesy as an explorer and expert
that IN twenty years Alaska win be
recognized as the richest country in
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

From New York to Paris by rail,
without change Of cars, sounds like a
startling proposition. II means from
Chicago to Berlin, from St Louis to
Vienna, from Philadelphia to Pekin
and from San Francisco TO Rome, for
freight as well as passengers, by the
direct route. all rail-" 1t means, in a
word, the shifting Of the worlds com
mercial axis from the Suez canal to
Behring strait, with the broad popula.
tions Of America and Russia to re-
place the treacherous empty ocean.
This is the promise Of the Trans
Alaska-Siber railway, whose Euro
pean development at the present
hour is so striking and so intimately
connected with certain secret politi-
cal motives as to merit the attention
OF every American.
With the names OF the president OF
the French republic and the shah Of
Persia on their patronage committee,
the European directors OF the Trans
Alaska Siberian company went to
Russia last September. In ST. Peters
burg they we're received by the car,
whose government on the spot vel
coined the work in principle, and de-
manded a report on the concessions
that would be asked in return for
constructing the Siberian end OF the
line On May this report was nnal-
ly submitted to the Russian govern
ment.
In the United States the we'll
known Alaskan pioneer. Capt. ]. ].
Healy OF the North American Trans
portation and Trading company, has
several companies formed for the pur-
pose according to information) actu-
ally at work o. the South Alaskan
terminal cuttings. About this end Of
the work have been requested to
say nothing; but learn that. when
the conditions Of the Russian conces-
sions are finally agreed on. those Of
several American companies win be
thrown with them into one great en-
terprise
The day after heard that $4,000
900 had already been subscribed Il
France called on NJ. LoicQ de Lobel.
the envoy OF the Paris Geographical
society, who originated the project
and Who has formed the European
company.
"Will the Trans Alaska-Sibe
and local trafhe throughout its length
20 iustNy lts building7" asked. 1T
Is cold country up there"
"of the 10000 persons who we're at
Dawson Ia the Kiondyke in 1SsOIs0o
there remain now scarcely 5000" an
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23


A simple but amusing little trick Is
to rub out twenty marks ia fve rubs,
stopping every time on an odd num-
Der.
This little diversion is particularly
suited 10 recess time at school. whore
the blackboard IS handy, but it may
also be done on a slate.
First, you make a row Of marks, one
under the other, and number them. as
shown an the accompanying picture,
Then you challenge those who are
watching you to do the rubbing as
has been said, letting an odd number
be the last one every time. five rubs
10 complete the task
Now. unless you have somebody IN
the company who is wide awake and
quick witted. they will all begin to
calculate how in the world they can
begin at the top aAd succeed in doing
what you have proposed. Some boy.
perhaps win take up the eraser. and
confidently rub out the first marks.
stopping on fve. for that is an odd
number. he viii say. and therefore all
right. Then be will begin to get puz-
Eled for the next five marks win take
him 10 ten. which is not an odd num-
ber and he will try to and a way out
Df The difheulty.
Perhaps he may give Il up IN des-
pair. and then some one else will try
It, only 70 give It up likewise
But see how simple IL Isl No one
OF the company has thought Of begin
ming to rub at the bottom. instead 0f
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23
WOVEN WHO DON'T WEAR STAYS
Dressmaker Does Not Like Them for
Reasons She Gives the Public.

Dressmaker Does Not Like Them for
Reasons She Gives the Public.
In these days there are few women
who do not wear eorsets. A few. how
ever, regard these appliances as in
iurious to health and a perfect figure
and accordingly will have nothing to
do with them.
"Corsetless women may be things OF
beauty. but, as far as am concerned.
they are not joys forever" complained
a dressmaker Indeed, they're the
very-well. awful trials Oh, yes,
know you've heard a lot about unfet-
tered grace, curves out Of a prison
the perfect understanding of beauty
as to her own strongest point and all
that. could say It or write it my
self If anyone would bid high enough
for my time. Talking is so very cheap.
though. and what some masculine en-
thusiast says about something OF
which he knows nothing won't hold
water as far as I am concerned.
Il happen to have for a patron a
beauty who is so stuck on herself
that she won't wear stays-nothing
must hamper those curves OF hers
Every time I try to At her vow It
viii be. the last time. She is never
the same size twice. Whatever it's
due to / can't tell-she may eat or
drink more or less or she may be
breathing much more deeply. Or per
haps she's sometimes more puffed up
with pride At any rate, she never
measures the same. | dress other
fashionables in a way most pleasing
with no trouble-for this one dresses
are Leyer done and never right"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23
No Need for Reform.

He's made no resolutions. Tor his morals
arc All right
He looks not on the wine when Il - red
Or brown or white.
He never goes 70 any clubs or stays out
late az night
For poker, euchre, whist, or bridge he
doesn't care a mite.
He never smokes big cigar. q pipe. or
cigarette.
Tobacco holds no sweet and soothing
charms for him as yet
He aoesn't 60 20 races. firt with maidens
bold and gay
And 10 be dds need to turn a new leaf
New Years day.
He is charming fellow persevering
shy aud coy,
Ny bouncing dimpled. rosy. smiling, lit
tle baby boy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

London is stirred Oy report that
the duke and duchess Of Marlboronah
win close their town house and move
to Blenheim. their country home. The
news is causing still more OF a ssnaa-
ton in New York. however. for It is
hinted that the young American dach-
ess takes this method OF baking the
social ambition OF numerous Ameri-
cans whom she met in Newport last
SUMMER These might look for favors
in the British capital this season ana
as some Of them are said to be e4mpos.
sible the duchess win now be able 10
avoid them.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

When a balloon passes over a for
est it descends and ballast must be
thrown out TO keep it up. Prof. Mouil
lefert Of the French national agricul
tural college OF Grignon says this
is due to the existence Of
prism Of cool. moist air,
produced by the abundant trans
piration Of the trees and extending to
height Of from 5000 TO 5000 feet
above the tree tops. Prof. Mouillefert
also says that while forests drain the
soil underneath them they keep the
upper layer TO a depth OF four or FIVE
inches moist-Youths Companion.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

What pies are very conducive 70
sleepiness2 POppies.
What pies we're considered very an
moving IN olden times? Harpies.
What pies do school boys usually
dislike? Copies.
What pies consider themselves
quite swelI7 chappies.
What pies might bite you? Puppies.
What pies might We sit unoer? Cano-
pies.
What pies are noisy and mischiev-
ous7 Magples
What pies pranoe around the waterl
KelDies.
What pies are placed upon the
table but never eaten? Nappies
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

On a dry day rub with a brush or
with the hand a thin piece Of paper:
It win become electrified in a short
time and adhere to your hands, your
face and your coat as II it had glue
on it. and you viii not be able to get
rid OF f.
Electrify IN the same manner a
thick piece Of paper postal card for
example, and you win see that as with
sealing wax. glass. sulphur OF resin
this card can attract light bodies
tsmall pieces OF cork. etc.). Balance
cane on the back Of a chair and tell
any one IN the audience that you Will
make It fan without touching IT. blow.
ing on IT OF moving the chair
All you need to do IS 10 dry the
card eel before the FIRE. rub 1t vlgor-
ovsiy with your sleeve and put it closv
10 one end Of the cane. which viii
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1903-06-23

throw It over one hand and the cufi
of the coat and with the other hand
draw out the feathers from the sleeve;
the feather resuming its original bulk
entirely misguides the lookeron as to
its. previous position. One feather
produced. the handkerchief Is thrown
carelessly over the olher. hand and
another brought forth In like man
ner. which can be repeated three or
four times without causing suspIelon