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attention was paid to It until. early
last spring. Dowie announced that in
October he intended to take his host
and restore New York. His invasion
of New York was tho most spectacular
thing Dowie ever did. He took over
5000 of his followers. put them on
ten special trains. and rushed them
down to New York, where for fort.
night he conducted meetings In Madi
son Square garden and in Carnegie
hall.
That trip drained Zion City Of It's
surplus working capital. 1t took over
$500. 900 out of the new town and left
It in bad financial condition as far as
working capital was concerned. Then
came the rush of creditors and pos
sibly the end.
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Ar,lneI.l ,na Real Ps.rI..

A report from the Osaka. japan.
exposition. published In European pa.
pcrs. says Japanese has devised .
plan for tho artificial production Of
pearls. His method Is to put . gain
Of sand or foreign substance forclbiy
into pearl oysters. which he after.
wards puts back In tho beds. In this
way he gets pearls no like natural
pearls that eonnoisscurs cannot tell
them apart. II would be strange.
thinks one writer. II they could. for
the method employed by tho Japanese
Is the ono employed by nature. II Is
n wcii.known fact that pearls arc pro
duccd by srain OF sand or spmc
other foreign substance falling into
the open oyster and bcin. covered by
the same substance ms tho interior OF
tho shell. Tho pearls thus prodr ccd
arc being sold 80 chcapiy that . fear
is gaining ground that they may af.
fect the market for real" pearls
that Is. pearls produced by accidents
to the oysters rather than by tho Of.
forts of man. The artificial" pearls
are being put TO exactly tho same
uses rs tho real" ones.
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Always an Eve to Business.

Russell Sage is as easy to reach
as any of the big men in this city"
said newspaper man whose work
has been in Wall street for third of
q century. 81 used to wonder why 1t
was so and whether Uncle Russell was
more democratic than the other fell
lows. But | have finally settled upon
the reason. 1t is not fraternity and
equality. but business. Sage has money
to lend and anyone who comes may
be a possible borrower. so the old
man sees him."
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improved she. Attachment.

II is not at all uncommon for .
shoe lace TO break at m inopportuns
moment, when one is In n hurry -
catch q train. or has something In.
portant to attend to. instead OF at n
hour when there Is plenty OF time for
repairs. The accident is not to be
wondered at. when Il Is remembered
that the lacing hook has two sharp
edges over which the string Is drawn
at a sharp angle. and the movement
OF the foot saws the lace over these
edges at every step. A simple but
effective arrangement to prevent this
wear Is that shown In the picture.
consisting Of a series of fattened
rings, which are secured to the hooks
in place of the laccs themselves. The
latter are inserted in the rings. which.
having no sharp edges. and present.
ing only rounded surface in contact
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
New Vocation for Women.

The German press reports that n
new vocation has been found for
women on account Of the use of the
N.rays in hospitals. Courses of lee.
lures for the instruction of X.ray
nurses will soon be commenced at
Berlin. These women will serve only
as nurses OF patients treated by y
rays. and as assistants in the use of
this recently discovered healing
agent. which service is of a very deli.
cate nature and one requiring great
care.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Manufacture Of Aluminium.

The worlds supply of aluminium Is
produced almost solely by the electric
furnace. The processes used consist
in the electrolysis of alumina dis.
solved in molten bath of some other
more readily fusible subsequently,
the mineral cryolite. which is n double
fluoride salt of aluminium and sodium.
is used for this purpose. Theoretical
ly l electrical horse power day will
produce Al pounds of the metal; com.
mercially. however. the output is only
about 1.25 pounds. No workable pro.
cess has as yet been discovered for
producing aluminium by electrolyzing
an aqueous solution of an aluminium
salt.
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Convenient Little Heater.

The oil or gas stove which cannot
bc utilized TO cook meal OF victuals
while hcntinEa room has little place
In the system Of economies. Many .
lamp flame and .aS Jet have produced
rood cups Of tea. coffee or chocolate
to accompany n frugal lunch prepares.
and eaten In n small room by thoss
too poor TO afford square" meals Oh
all occasions. This class OF ccono.
mists will probably SEQ tho merit OF
the burner attachment recently de.
signed by n California inventor. ant
shown In the accompanying illustrs.
ton. II has ciampinS arrangement
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Electric l,oh,Ino I, the North,

II In suggested That Thorshavcn. L.
tho faroe Islands. should be providal
with electric lights. The water powel
Ia abundant for nIne months Of III,
year. and during all that period II IL
no dark that artificial light Ii neccs
Sary. Petroleum lamps arc scneraii5
used In the shops and houses and for
street lighting: this could all bc 10
placed advantascousiy by electricity
during the season when lights wcrs
most needed. During tho months c:
May. Juno and July. when tho stream
arc the lowest. no lights would bs
needed, as II Is daylight constantly.
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Many sclal.r ctatesmcn.

Seven members of the present house
Of representatives served as soldiers
in the war with Spain. They are
Charles Dick, nineteenth Ohio district;
Ariosta A. Wiley, second Alabama;
Butler Ames, fifth Massachusetts,: Alh
gust p. Gardner, sixth Massachusetts;
William Hughes. sixth New Jersey;
Francis B. Harrison. thirteenth New
York, and Wyatt Aiken third South
Carolina. They ranged in military
rank from private to lieutenant
colonel.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Transportation Of LIv. Fi,h,

Acting upon the principle that fsh
live with ease In any water which 10
supplied with oxygen. European eS.
portcrs are beginning TO use metallic
tubes to which oxygen generators arc
affixed In such n manner as to feed
tho water regularly with gas. which
escapes when the pressure surpasses
that of the atmosphere. Recently by
this means 10000 trout were exported
from Switzerland to England, Ger
many and Austria. of which number
only 400 died.
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which latter dissolves out. the fatty
matters. The fats recovered BY dis.
tiling OF the benxino arc OF slightly
yellow color. Thus has science NO.
only provided . way to dispose Of
sewage. but has actually transformed
II into cleaning agent for household
use!
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Cleaning Agent from Filth.

Soap for sewage sludge is an ex.
treme example of by-product economy
reported in the Zeitschrift of the Aus.
trian Society Of Engineers and Archi.
tects. The process. briefly stated. is
as follows: Dosing the sewage with
sulphuric acid, heating to 100 degrees
|entigrade. compressing into cakes.
driving and treating with benzine.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Chance for Youna People.

A London pastor proposes holding
church services in the dark, SO that
women worshipers will not be tempt.
ed to make the occasion one for the
study of hats and gowns. For entire
ly different but perfectly natural rea.
sons such services are likely to Ia
literally attended by young people.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
For chanossbis Weather.

vcniion shown In the picture has bscn
designed. A set Of sheet iron si.ocs
Is provided. with steel runners. and
perforated at intervals for tho In err
ton OF bolts. When there IL a TALL
Of snow the driver has only to put .hs
shoes on the wheels and bolt then In
position. and he Is ready for . si,'sh
ride. with no worry over what tho fu.
turS state OF the weather may be.
The shoes arc light enough TO be
carried In the wagon when not In Use.
and should prove u great convenience
to tho man who has to drive every
day.
The patcntccs' arc Samuel J. end
Joaa d. Phillips Of New York city.
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Successful Electrical Transmission.

Successful Electrical Transmission.
The greatest success In the elee'
tricai transmission Of electricity gen
Grated by the aid Of water power has
been obtained In this country. Forty
three companies. having n total ca.
pacity Of III 800 horsepower. transmit
power over line distance Of l.sia
miles. on an average OF 20 miles. with
voltage Of from 10000 To 10000.
The maximum distance over which
power Ii transmitted by wire Is from
Colgate to San Francisco. n space OF
ee0 miles, with loss Of e5 per cent.
A. the power station the volume OF
water is small. but the fall Is l.5Oj
feet.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Mattrcss of Inrn Panae

A good mattress for a child's cot
may he made of torn paper. Old let
ters, or any clean paper which is not
too stif. may be torn into strips for
this purpose. Make stout case Of
the size required and fill It with the
torn paper. Over this mattress lay
folded blanket.
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Prevents Wear Of the Strings.
with the string. wears the latter very
little, II any. 1t is probably no moru
difficult to lace the shoe with these
rings than in the old manner, and a
decrease In the number of broken
strings is sure to follow.
The inventor is George w. Johnston
OF Dorchester. Mass.
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Descendant of Montezuma.

9 Prince Nanzeta Montezuma. wan.
derer and practically an exile from
Mexico, is travelling somewhere in the
west. He claims to be the only lineal
descendant of the great Montezuma.
The prince is described as a man with
delicate features. striking face. of
polished manners and well read.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Pure Water from sswaae.

In the bacterial treatment Of sewage
ut Birmingham. England, some of the
contact beds were filled with coal.
and 1t is stated that the efIluent was
so clear. sparkling and odorless that
the men working about the beds
drank from 1t. The flow from these
beds was very much better than THAI
from beds filled with other altering
media.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Buried Plot for pous.

Mr.. William E. Chisholm, a widow
of College Point, l.. l., has set aside
plot on her estate for the burial
of her dogs. Mrs. Chisholm's son-in-
law is stepbrother Of the present
Duke of Marlborough.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
After a e-ea, Coal Trade.

The scheme of French capitalists 10
transfer the import coal trade Of Med.
iterranean and African ports from
England to the United States by build.
Ing coal steamers to the value OF $780,
900, 900 will be aided by the $l.50 ton
bounty on coal carried sn French bot
toms, while England charges "a cents
a ton export duty.
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forty-two from Milwaukee. In the fall
they held In the name OF Zion a huge
tract of land lying Just south OF the
Wisconsin state line and stretching
away four miles over the gently slop-
Ing prairics from the lake shore back
into the town OF Benton. Then. when
all these acres were his, Dowie an
nounced that he Intended to build Zion
City there.
Early In August. 1901. ground was
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bTokch Tor thc Nrst housc IN THIS CITY
Of Peace.
Dowlc called upon his followers from
all parts OF the country to move to
Zion. and they came. He had adopted
advanced ideas Of health. cleanliness.
and sanitation from the Mormons and
improved upon them.
Zion City seemed buiidcd literally
and really upon the sands. There was
nothing TO make n city. neither hnrbor
ror mines. and not much agriculture
chieasoans could not sec how Zion
could be scifdupportins. Again
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They Are Aftsr Him.

One of the oldest and best-known
newspaper men In Colorado Is Herbert
George. who operates stone quarries
for an income and Georges Weekly for
the fun OF the thing. What he has done
for law and order In this state through
the formation OF Citizens Alliances Ii
too well known to require mention.
Under the rather misleading head. "a
Prophet Save In His Own Country" !"
Clay's Review has this to say:
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Aborjoius PIutocrats.

The Usage Indians are the pluto.
Gratis. There are only 1.7ss Of them.
md they have trust fund OF $516. .2O3.
Besides. they have 1.470.S5S acres of as
productive land as the sun ever
shone upon.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
women's waaes In Berlin.

Recent investigations Of women's
wages in Berlin showed that there
were 10000 women who averaged
from $3.50 to $2.75 a week, and that
there were thousands who got less.
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Wars on Ticket Spectators.

Albert Carre OF the Paris Opera
Comique has begun war on the theater
ticket spectators. The fight was
brought about by the spectators su.
Ing Care because he refused to ac.
cept their tickets at the theater. He
has sued them In turn and the chances
are favorable that he will win his
Hpbt
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Woman MANAGES Newspaper.

Miss Mary E. jenkins has been
elected president of tho Syracuse. N.
Y, Herald Publishing Company. She
is thorough business woman. well
acquainted with all the details of the
newspaper business. with which she
has been connected for plumber Of
years.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11

Attached to the Gas eurner.
which grips tho burner-tubc and sup
ports the standards depending from
the nat wire screen ut the top. These
standards are adjustable by loosening
the screws in the clamping member.
and may be regulated to correspond
with the size and heat of tho fam.
issuing from the Jet.
George ". Brunncr of San Francis.
CO. Cal. is the patcntcc.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Mission Agencies,

The native agency in the missions
of the American board has incre sed
in number during the last decade from
1900 to 1851.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1903-12-11
Cleaning Bamboo Furniture.

To clean bamboo furniture scrub Il
with a small brush dipped in warm
water and salt, as the salt prevents
It's turning yellow. Treat Japanese
and Indian mating In the same way.
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oowie THE wHoLe OF zlcN.
Energy OF One Nan Builds the strus'
itirc kn,a lott crinn.

turc row IoStcf'n1.
John Alexander DowIc was born
near Edinburg on May :5. istI. His
mother was Seot-nn Alexander.
The man who until last month was
called his father was also n Scot
John Murray Dowic-who now lives In
iowa. Last month. during the New
York trip. BoNic declared that John
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Personal.

Mr.. #. b. Robertson, of Fauquier,
who is spending the winter in Texa:
to benefit his health, is reported
much improved and will likely
return when the weather gets warmer.
Mrs. r. II. Reed, of Baltimore, is
spending some time with her daughter,
Miss Mary Hopkins Reed, in this city.
Mr.. Albert A. Brager, formerly OF
this city, head of Brager's large depart
merit store, in Baltimore, who will short
" sail for Europe to join Mrs. Brager,
entertained last night the buyers OF the
respective departments of his Eutaw
street establishment at dinner in his
apartments at the St. James Hotel.
Mr.. Harry Daingerfeld and his
brother, Mr.. Lewis Daingerfield, who
are at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, in
Baltimore, are recovering from typhoid
fever.
Mrs. James H. Corbitt, of Suffolk, is
visiting herparents, Capt. H. c. Ansley,
on Prince street.
Miss Viola Coates has returned TO
Charlottesville after visit to friends IN
Alexandria.
Mr.. J. S. Beach has returned from a
few days visit to Atlantic City.
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IN MEMORIAM.
[From the Rirmingham, Ala., News

From the birmingham, Ala, NeWs.3
Thursday, February 26, 1908, at $3.50 P. m.
the last sad rites were performed over all that
remained mortal of the late John f. Cooke at
Christ Episcopal Church. Avondale, by the
Rev. J. ". CAVITY johnson. The funeral was
in charge of the Masonic bodies and Brother.
hood of Locomotive Engineers, who attended
in large numbers.
The death Of Mr. Cooke was exceedingly
sad. Friday morning, February 20, at $50
o'clock, while running locomotive by Iron
dale. he was struck on the back of the head
at the base of the brain, by standpipe, which
rendered him unconscious. He was brought
to Birmingham and carried to the Copeland q
Berry infirmary, where all possible attention
was given, but Sunday following at $40 p. m.
surrounded by his family and intimate
friends, ne breathed his last. He leaves c
wife, two daughters, one son, five sisters and
one brother.
His relatives, Mrs John McCuen, Mr.. and
Mrs. William McCuen, Misses Rhoda and
Edna Cooke, of Alexandria, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Hollis r. Cooke, of Wilmington, Del,
and Mr.. ]. J. Shields, of Baltimore, were
present at the funeral.
Mr.. John F. Cooke was born in Prince
Georges county, Maryland, in 1860. AT the
time Of his death he was one OF the oldes',
most reliable and most highly esteemed en-
pineers in the service Of the Southern Rail
way Company, having been in railroad ser
VICE for more than twenty years for that com
PAW. He came to Birmingham in 1894. he
was a kind. hearted jovlal Christian man. A
friend 10 all, he was dearly loved and esteem
ed nv those who knew him. His untimely
death caused deep gloom over Avondaie,
where he lived, and the many friends Of the
family mourn for their loss ola devoted hus,
band, father and brother, but we know Ood
in his infinite wisdom doeth all things well,
and some day we shall understand:
A FRIEND.
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MEDICINAL.
Lots MoreLikeIt.
Plenty rIOre Proof Like
This and All From Alex
andria People.

No chance for argument here.
No better proof can be had.
What an Alexandria man says
Is the best ofeyidence for Alexandria people
Read this case.
We have lots more like it.
John T. Langley, carpenter, Of 2l1 Queen
street, says: For two long years. IL attacks
of pain and weakness across the small of my
back were not continual | never knew the
moment when one spell was leaving just as
nysteriously as it came and another was
slowly stealing on so that / can safely say
constant aching existed. On account of IL as
rule j was unable to stoop or walk any dis
lance and often was confined 10 the house for
days. During an attack, while reading O
newspaper / happened to read an advertise.
ment about Doan's Kidney Pills which led
me 10 20 to +. s. Ieadbeater d Sons drug
store for a box. After four or five doses |
noticed they were acting directly upon my
kidneys and / continued with a good deal
more confidence in the preparation than when
il came to my notice. As far as | can judge,
after a course of the treatment there does not
remain trace of my old trouble. have
been employed at very heavy work and my
back has stood the strain without symptom
of weakness. | have told more than one
friend and acquaintance about the results |
received from the use of Doan's Kidney Pills
and | will be only too pleased to recommend
them whenever opportunities present them
selves"
For sale by all dealers. Price so Gets.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y, soc
agent for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's- take no
other.
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Want Better Facilities.

Mr.. NJ. B. Harlow, president of the
Business Mems League, went to Wash
ington today to consult with the officials
of the electric railway company and see
if better facilities for the travelling public
could not be furnished by the company.
Mr.. Harlow was assured that new
equipments had been ordered and would
be received in few days, and that some
of the trailers were to be converted into
motors. The officials said IS per cent.
of the delays in the running of trains
was caused by delays at the Long Bridge
which disarranged the time table of the
electric road. Mr.. Harlow was assured
that the company would endeavor to
rectify as far as was in theirpower all the
troubles complained of.
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River Notes.

1t is said that the little side-wheel
steamer George J. Seufferle, belonging
to Mr.. G. j. Seufferle, of Washington,
which has been lying south of the old
Pioneer Mills during the winter, has
been sold to parties in Baltimore, and
will leave here in a few days to be turned
over to her new owners. The steamer
il TO be used on freight and passenger
route between West River and An
napolis, Nd.
One of the mud-digging machines Of
John Miller, of Washington, is at work
digging channel from the main chan
mel of the river through the flats into
the mouth of Little Hunting creek, q
short distance above Mt. Vernon.
Occupiers of wharves in the north
eastern portion of the city are again
complaining of damage and inconvenience
occssioned by the steamers of the Nor
folk line which pass at a high rate OF
speed, causing heavy swells.
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The Princeton Disaster.

To the Editor of the Alexandria Gazette:
In your account of the disaster on the
Princeton in February 1874 there is
a slight inacuracy. The life of Presi-
dent Tyler was not saved by one of the
ladies hiding his hat but by the grand
old song, wives, Children and Friends
As you stated the 'Peacemaker" had
been fired several times and the party
being at luncheon in the cabin some
one proposed that another salute should
be fired. The proposition meeting with
favor the party commenced ascending
the stairway from the cabin when Will
liam Waller, the Presidents son-in-law,
was asked to sing Wives, Children and
Friends. The President was about half
way up the steps, preceded by my grand
father, Major William holland, who was
a warm personal friend, when he said,
"Hold on, Major, William is going to
sing Wives, Children and Friends. D."
They went back and had hardly resumed
their seats when the explosion occurred
Upon rushing on deck they found Secre-
taries Upshur, Gilmer, Commander
Kennon, Mr.. Gardner, the father of the
lady who became the Presidents second
wife, and, if 1 remember rightly, two
sailors dead. Some persons may think
it immaterial as to whether his life was
saved by the hiding of his hat or the
singing of song, but where Provi-
dence so signally intervenes in preserv-
ing the life of a great man, think all
the details should be remembered.
EDMUND BERKELEY
Haymarket, Virginia, March 6.
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CereUM

Messrs. N. Lindsey & Company have
purchased the entire stock of "Cereo-
Malta" manufactured by "The Inter
state Pure Food Company" of this city.
They have placed this delicious and
healthy cereal in the hands of all retail
grocers at a price that will give every
family an opportunity to secure case
at very small cost. Messrs. Lindsey
& Company will distribute every case in
few days so that it would be we'll for
families to supply their needs at once
through their retail dealers before the
stock is sold out.