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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-05-02

NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS OF Ma
TIONAL GROCERY co. The annual meet
ing Of the above corporation will be held at
l07 north Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va, on
MAY 18th. 1908, at 3 p M, for the purpose Of
electinr officers for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction Of any other business that may
come before it.
GEO. A. MYERS, President.
E. II. BECK, Secretary. apr3O WIT
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Extra choicest MOYUM GUNPoWDER
TEA just received by -
]. c. MILBURN.
FANCY CAPE COD CRANBERRIEs So
ceiyed today by j, e. AlLBUKN.
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CAPITAL CITY TELEPHONE CON
~ PANY.

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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the CEREAL SUGAR COM
PANY will be held at the Office Of said com
pany, No. 128 south Fairfax street, Alexan-
dria, Va, on THURSDAY, May II, 1903, as
IL o'clock a. m. s. T. CAMERON,
apr25 w3w-s Secretary.
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I, John 8. Beach. Clerk of the Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria, Virginia, do
hereby certify that Gardner L BOothe, one of
the above mentioned Special Commissioners
of Sale, has executed bond with approved Sc
curity conditioned for the faithful perform
ance Of his duties in accordance with the re-
ouirements of the above mentioned decree.
apr24 I'd JOHN s. BEACH, Clerk.
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8 and ID BUCKETS PURE LEAF LARD
Just received by J. {. MILBURN,
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JOHN NJ. JOHNSON,
SAMUEL G. BRENT,
JAMES II. CATION.

Special Commissioners OF Sale.
], John s. Beach, Clerk Of the Corporation
Court of the city Of Alexandria, Virginia, do
certify that James Il. Cation, Special Com
missioner above named, has executed bond
before me in the penalty of five thousand dol
lars, with approved surety, as required by the
above mentioned decree
apr24 I'd JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.
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NOTICE.-THEAN MEETING OF
the stockholders Of the CASHIER ELEC-
TR0LYTIC ALKALI COMPANY will be
held at the company's office, No. PIC King
street, Alexandria, Va, on THURSDAY,
the 18th day Of May 1903, at II o'clock, a. m.
j. F. VAN NAME, Secretary.
apr29 I'd
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Pursuant to the terms of decree rendered
on the 4th day of April 1908, by the Corpor-
alton Court of the city Of Alexandria, Virgin
ia, in the chancery cause Of George A. Armes
pending, the undersigned who, by said de-
cree, were appointed Special Commissioners
for the purpose, will offer for sale at public
auction on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-19

the time she just about constituted the
entire Moslem navy. She was a big, wooden
box-shaped craft, with high old fashioned
poop that probably would have seemed
modern to Sir Francis Drake, but In the
nineteenth century was hopelessly out Of
date. She was anchored in the Dardanelfes
doing temporary custom house duty. 80 we
had to board her on business.
The deck seemed to have had trouble
with cyclone. but that may have been due
TO the fact that the sailors were evidently
trying to build what seemed to be big
coop for chickens. An elderly gentleman
with white whiskers. a red fez and gold
trimmed spectacles, was experimenting the
work in his shirt sleeves. He looked more
like Swede than Turk l remember
principally his broad, benevolent smile; it
took us strangers in as well as the crew;
but beyond an intense desire to be pleas
ant the old gentleman did not seem to
know much about the work he was super
intending. Several sailors stood about in
pensive attitudes. contemplating what was
to be done, but not doing it. The benevo
lent gentleman in shirt sleeves was the
bos'n, were told.
The captain, trimmed up in much gold
lace, smoked a hookah on the poop. and
seemed to find the mess amidships ample
food for contemplation. His lieutenant.
who was fishing over the rail, pulled up
fish about three inches long with merry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-19
CHAPTER VIII-Continued.


Good evening. my Lord" said the fool.
at am like the genii Of the tale. You think
of me- and 1 appear"
Regaining his composure at once. the
kings guest bent his heavy brows over his
deep-set eyes. and deliberately surveyed the
fool.
"And now" went on the jester, gaily. sit
Is in your mind l like as suddenly to
disappear Am / at fault?''
ION the contrary, you are unusually clear
witted." was the answer.
ooh my Lord. you over-estimate my poor
capacity returned the nobleman's unasked
caller with deprecatory gesture.
The hands of the other worked impatient
ly; his herculean figure blocked the door,
way. You are a merry fellow!' he OBJ
served. 1T is to be regretted. but-confess
you have brought it upon yourself?"
What? My fate? Oh. yesP' And he in
differently regarded the wand and the
wooden figure upon 1t. without moving from
the chair.
You have no fear?" questioned the duke.
quietly.
Fear? Why should IT,
Yawning. the fool stretched his arms,
looking not at the nobleman. but beyond
him, and. instinctively. the princess be-
trothed peered over his shoulder in the
semi darkness behind. while his hand quick
ly sought his sword.
"Fie most noble duker' exclaimed the
Jester. 1--WE have no eavesdroppers or in
terlopers. believe me! We are entirely
alone. you and I-master and fool. There:
come no nearer, 1 begr AS the nobleman
menacingly moved toward him.
Have you any argument to advance Sir
Fool. why 1 should not?' said the other.
grimiy, CLEAN of amusement depicted on
MS broad face as he paused the while.
An argument. sharp as a needle, some
what Ionger? replied the jester. touching
his breast and drawing from between the
folds of his doublet a shining hilt
darsh and loud laughed the kings guest.
You fool" he said. you had your oppor-
tunity below there In the hall and missed It,
You hesitated. went blindly another course.
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| and now''-with ominous meaning-''you
are here!'
| Upon the stick a candle dripped. sputtered
| and went out; the Jester bent forward and
| with the copper snuffer on the table near
| by deity trimmed the remaining light
''Only fools fight in darkness" he remark
| ed, quietly, land here is but one of them"
! You pit yourself and that-plaything!-
against me?" asked the burly soldier, deri-
| siyelY.
Have you hunted the wild boar. my
| lords?" lightly answered the other. How
| mighty 1t is! How savage! What tusks!
| You know the pastime? quick step, a
sure arm. an eye like lghtning-presto!
| your boar lies on his back. with his feet In
| the airi You, my lord. are the boar; big,
1 clumsy. brutal Shall we begin the sport?
/ promise to prick you with every rush
The prospective bridegroom paused
| thoughtfully-
| There is some Justice in what you say"
| he returned his manner that of man who
| has carefully weighed and considered the
| matter. Il confess to Partially for the
| thick OF the fray. the brunt of the fight,
| where men press all around you"
| 'Assuredly my lord; for then the boar is
| in his element: no matter how he rushes
his tusks strike yielding fiesh.''
| why should We fight at all-at present.
/ cautiously ventured the noble, with further
hesitation. Not that doubt could easily
crush you"-extending his muscular arms
| but you might prick me. and, just now
discretion may be the better part of valor.
| Ia uuhS, cuSdseU 10 ~tu u princess, nave
| much to lose; you, nothingl A FOOLS stroke
| might kill a king"
| ''Or knave. my lord!" added the plaisant
| cor knave. sirrahP' Numbered the duke
the veins starting out on his forehead.
| The Jester half drew his dagger; his quiet
| confidence and glittering eye impressed
| even his antagonist. Injured to scenes Of yio-
| lence and strife.
rs 1t truce. most noble lord?" said the
fool significantly. "A truce wherein we
may call black black: and white, whitel A
truce which may be broken by either of us
/ with due warning to the other7"
Knitting his brow. the noble stood mo-
tionless. deeply bordering, his headlong
l passion evidently at combat with his judg-
ment: then his face cleared. a hard, brusoue
laugh burst from his lips ana b. bfoughs
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whoop, just as we stepped up on the cabin
deck. After he had baited his hook again.
he turned to attend to our business.
What Discipline Does for the Turk.
When they are well officered, Turks are
not bad sailors.
But a Turk cannot command Turk on
the water. AS a result, almost all of the
few steamers that form the Turkish mer-
chant marine are commanded by Austrian
officers while only the petty officers and
sailors are children of Islam. The engineers
are usually Scotchmen. When SO ofhcered
the sailors are not so likely to lose their
presence Of mind In moments OF danger, as
are some of the Latin sailors OF the Med-
terranean. l have this from Austrian skip
pers of Turkish steamers, and my own ex-
perience backs up their statements. l nave
been shipmate of several on Christian shlps,
and all were Invariably well skilled In sea-
manship Discipline seems to take them
out of the realm of the ridiculous
l recall an incident in the l. Nbor OF
Trieste Austria, which shows how much
an efficient officer means to Turkish sailors.
We were anchored out in the middle OF the
bay A Turkish steamer lay within haiilng
distance. Her captain, an Austrian, had
come aboard to visit our captain, who was
also an Austrian. 1t was about IL O'CLOCK
at night, and the captain of the Turk was
still down in our cabin being entertained
by our skipper.
Suddenly we heard a tremendous row
aboard the Turkish steamer Men were
running to and fro on deck and shouting
like mad. Pretty soon we saw a dart Of
flame leap out Of portfolio of nidship
house
The captain of the Turk came running
out of our cabin and sprang into one of our
boats We Immediately pulled for his ship
as hard as we could work the oars Mean
while the noise and confusion increased. A
few minutes later, as we clambered up the
Turkish steamers gangway after her skip
per, we saw what the trouble was. lamp
had been upset in the petty officers quar-
tiers and set fire to some cloth trimmings
or curtains. and put all hands into panic.
No rational attempt was being made to ex-
tinguish the fire. The bos'n trotted up and
down. calling on Allah. One quartermaster
was making an heroic attempt to check the
flames by throwing water on the outside of
the deck house with glass Another man
had taken refuge in the main shrouds.
where he was bawling forth unintellgible
advice to those below. Still another sailor
had thrust his head through a house pipe
and was stuck there. unable to get either
out or In, while two others were undoing a
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shore the land batteries opened fire with
solid shot at us. obliging us to anchor.
Next morning our skipper was summoned
ashore. We went along in a boat. and as
we waited ct the quay Turkish soldiers
came down from the garrison and subjected
us to a lot of raillery. One of our men was
Turk himself and Interpreted their re-
marks.
Your captain will be hung as a Greek
hlbuster.' announced one soldier. solemnly.
Perhaps" suggested another che will
only be made to pay the expense Of being
shot at. We charge a thousand piastres
for each shot. which is cheap, when Won
consider that it is war tfmes''
MY belief u.s. said another very darkly
that you are all Greek pirates. and have
come here with the intention of investing
the fort. and we are perfectly justified IN
slaughtering you at once
70 all OF which our Turkish shipmate re-
piled In kind. with not suggestion of a
smile about his lips
The Mild Looking Bashi Bazouks.
AS all the world Knows the Turks are in
1nitely better as soldiers than sailors. !
once saw battalion of Turks at drill at
Scutari. and their tactics were faultless,
But the drill-master was coal-blac oh
negro-not an Arab. but an African negro,
with egg-shaped head. woolly hair and
thick, protruding lips. He had those troops
under perfect control. They seemed to I'M
derStand his every movement and obeyed
each command with the unity of a school of
herring.
In this battalion was a company Of BASH
Bazouks. My preconceived idea of q Bashi
Bazouk-he who has been committing
wholesale massacre in Macedonia-was that
he was a big black. bewhiskered creature
with a murderous face. The sentry who
kept US from going too far up the parade
ground was Bashi Bazouk. but it re1uir-
ed great deal Of convincing talk to per-
suade me that he was any such thing In
the first place he had light brown hair and
blue eyes. and an innocent light mustache
over thin. weak lips When you spoke to
him he grinned sheepishly and acted like
an embarrassed country pumpkin come to
town to see his city relatives.
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Ihen that was the reason why on nv
way through the mountains your knayes
attacked me?" said the listener quickly.
Exactly; to search you. How you slip
ped through their hands 1 know not" And
he glanced at the other curiousIy.
Ihey were but poor rogues," answered
the jester quickly.
Certainly are you not oneP' exclaimed
the free baron. with glance Of approval
at the slender figure of his antagon,st
Two of them paid for their carelessness
The others were SO shamed, they told me
some great knight had attacked them. A
1901 In motley!' he laughed. mo wonder
the rogueS hung their heads! But In de-
ceiving me-" he added thoughtfully, they
permitted their master to run into an I'M
known peril-his ignorance that a fool OF
the duke, or fool wearing the emblem OF
the emperor had gone to Francis court
you were saying Sir Free Baron, you in
tended to read the messages between the
princess and the duke and afterward to
dispatch them by messengers Of your
own? interrupted the PLEASANT
Such were my plans. Moreover 1 DOS
sessed clerk-a knave who had killed an
abbot and fled from the monastery-a man
of poetry. wit and sentiment. Whenever the
letters lacked for ardor. and the lovers had
grown too timid. him set to forge a post
script, or indite new missives. which the
rogue did most prettily, having studied
love-making under the monks And thus.
Sir Fool l courted and won the princess
by proxy!'
'Of certainty. your wooing was at least
novel. Sir Knight of the Vulture's Nest"
dryly observed the jester. although. had
my master known the deception, you would,
perhaps. have paid dearly for it,
Your master. forsooth!' laughed the out
law lord. "A puny scion of a Worn-out
ancestry! Such woman as the princess
wants a man of Drawn and muscle no
weakling of the nursery"
WELL said the fool, slowly, "you became
intermediary between the princess and the
duke. and the king and the emperor But
to come into the heart of France; to the
kings very palace-did you not fear de-
tection?'
How? retorted the other, raising his
head and resting his eyes, bloodshot and
heavy, on the FOOLS impressive features.
1.-THE road between the two monarchs is
mine; no message can now pass. The en-
peror and the duke may wonder, but the
way here Is long, and"-with a smile-.I
have ample time for the enterprise ere the
alarm can be given"
".And you paved the way for your COM
ing by altering the letters of the duke, or
forging new ones?" suggested the listener.
How else? A word added here and there:
a postscript, or even page! AS for their
highnesses' seals, any fool can break and
mend seal. In week the duke will Won
der at the princess silence; in a fortnight
he will become uneasy; in month he will
learn the cage has been left open and the
bird hath flown. Then. too shall the gates
Of the dungeon be set ajar, and the true
but tardy messengers permitted to go their
respective ways. Is It not nice adyon .ure !?
Am not filter leader than your duke?"
sits at honae. while you are here IN his
stead. But what will the princess say when
she ieaEnsfs
NOTHING She loves me already"
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ART. NOTES.

According to lie Figaro" and lie
Temps the Louvre Is. having a particularly
bad time endeavoring to prove the genuine
ness of some of its valued possessions. A
few months ago a considerable disturbance
was created by the discovery that the fam
GUS tiara Of Saitapharnes was of recent
manufacture, and now learned Austrian
doctor. Albert Loewey, has published a
work purposing to prove, by argument and
evidence, that the much priced STEELE Of
Mesa is merely the work of bold counter
feiters. This STEELE of Mesa is a slab bear
ing an inscription written in Phoenician
characters. The language is Moabite and
the author Is supposed to have been con-
temporary of two Of the kings whose reigns
are chronicled in the Book of Kings, fixing
it's date about s96 B. C. AS commentary
on the Book Of Kings and one Of the old
est Semitic epigraphs in existence 1t was
considered a valuable find, in 1869, and for
its authenticity both Renan and the Mar
quis de Vogue stood sponsor when 1t was
brought to the Louvre four years later.
1t seems that this Is not the first attack
DR.. Loewey has made upon its genuineness.
and M. Clermont-Ganneau, who originally
recommended its purchase, believes that
the heretical pamphlet contains no new or
noteworthy evidence. LIE Temps" COM
monty serious minded journal. after giving
a careful account of the affair dsmisses it
thus with a semblance Of levity: "Archaeol-
ogy Is only game or patience. When 1t
is discovered that an object which had
been thought old is young. the only thing
to do is to let 1t alone and it will grow old,
for since it is time that gives value to OBJ
jects. all we have to do Is to wait AS to
the STEELE, however, this does not seem to
be necessary for all the French experts
say it is genuine. and when are we to be-
lieve the experts If not when they are all
in the mood to agree?'
AS an evidence of the tremendous strides
taken in the field Of art during the last
century the Chicago Tribune called atten-
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The fool turned pale; the hand that held
his glass. however. was firm. and he set the
goblet down without tremor.
She may weep a little. but 1t will pass
like summer shower. Women are weak;
women are yielding. Have not reason to
known he burst out. Il. "a
Brusquely he arose from his chair, leaving
the sentence uncompleted. Sternly he sur
veyed the jester
'Why not take service with me?" he con-
tinued, abruptly. Austria is ripe to revolt
against the tyranny of the emperor. With
the discomfort in the Netherlands. the dis
sensons in Spain. Europe is like a field.
cut up awaiting newcomers"
He paused to allow the force Of his words
to appeal to the others imagination.
What say your he continued. viii you
serve me-"
1.-THE matters worth thinking over" an
swered the fool. evasively.
"Well. take your time." said the king 8
guest, regarding him more sharply. "And
now. as the candles are low and the flask
is empty, you had better take your leave"
At this intimation that the other consid-
cred the interview ended, the fool started
to his feet and deliberately made his way
to the door opening into the corridor.
Goodnight? he said and was about to
depart when the free baron held him with
a word.
Hold! Why have you not attempted to
Steadily the two looked at each other; the
eyes of the elder man, cruel, deep aIl-ob-
serving; those of the younger, steady, fear
less. undismayed. Few of his troopers could
Withstand the sinister penetration of Louis
of HochfelS' gaze, but on the jester ii SEEM
ed to have no more effect than the casual
glance of one of Francis courtiers.
you knew-and yet you made no sign"
continued the master of the fortress.
Because l like a strong play and did not
wish to spoil it-too soon"'
The questioner's brow fell: the lids half
yelled the dark, savage eyes, but the mouth
relaxed. "Ah, you always have your an
swer," he returned with apparent cordial
ity "Good-nighr-and. by the by, our truce
is at at an end.
ssThe truce-and the wine." said the Jester.
as with a ceremonous bow he vanished
amid the shadows in the hail.
Slowly the free baron closed the door and
locked 1t; looked at the cross and at the
bed but made no motion toward either.
HE has already rejected my proposal
for higher rewards by betraying me? tJr Is
it, then, Triboulet told the truth? is he an
aspiring lover of the princess? Or is he
only faithful to his master? Why have /
failed to read him? AS though 4 film lay
across his eyes, that index to a mans
soulr
Motionless the free baron stood long pom
richly-chased clock began to strike musi-
cally yet admonishingly. Whereupon he
glanced at the cross: hesitated; then. noting
the lateness of the hour. and with. perhaps.
q mental reservation to retrieve his neg.l-
gence on the morrow. he turned from the
sought the sensuous bodily enjoyment of q
couch At for q king or the pope himself.
s (To be continued Monday,