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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-11-25
RAILROADS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Schedule effective November !. 1903.
Trans leave Southern Railway station
Alexandria:


Trans leave Southern Railway station
Alexandria:
z.5o A M.-Daily--Local for Harrisonhurg
Warrenton. Danyille and way stations.
ul0 A. M.-Daily- .ashinsi't and
Florida Limited, frsf-c. seosch" 'ack-
sonville and drawing-rOonl ,.es1r- ick-
sonville Dining i'r service.
1895 A. M-nl4iy--l rst
class coache> and if ~ :"
I New Orleans DiIinf 'r str'1
4:2s p. M.-Neek pays-ioal 10 iar-
risonburg and way statious Do sfs
| branch.
500 P. M.--Daily--Iocal for Warren 1snd
Charlottesville.
7:se P. M.-Daily-New York and Atlanta
Express-First class coach to itla0ta: epcr
10 Columbus. Ga. Mondays, Nednesda, and
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Wash
| ington to San Francisco.
q:20 p. M.-Washiugton, Charlotte and
Jacksonville EirSt-clas coach between
Washington and Charlotte Makes counec-
ton with through trains Charlotte to jack
sonvile
tanooea Limited (ga Lynchburg) First
] class coach and sleeping car TO Roanoke,
! Knoxville Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
/ er TO New Orleans Dining ear service.
11:O5 p. M.--Daily- Washington and South =
western Limited. All Pullman train club
and observation cars to Atlanta and Macon.
Sleepers to Nashville, Augusta, Atlane Ma
con, Memphis and New Orleans. Dii- car
| service.
TRAINS ON BLUEMoNT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria S:2l A. NJ, leo al $40
p NJ week days for BluemOnt. 1858 and 6:3S
p. NJ. for Leesburg. 600 A. NJ. and f:33 p.
NJ on Sundays only for Bluemom.
Through trains from the South arrive az Al-
exandria 6:17, 9:55, 6:32, and 1915 A. VI. and
$40 and $50 p. NJ. daily. From Harrison-
burg 1895 A. NJ. week days and $40 p.
NJ daily. From Charlottesville sos A. NJ.
and $50 P. NJ. daily.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull
man reservation, etc, apply to W. 6. LR
HEW, ticket agent, Alexandria, Va.
C. H. ACKERT, General Manager.
S. II. HARDWICK, Gen. Passenger Agent
L. S. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, ID. c.
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TAX SALE.

Henry II Warning house and lot 507 Coz
lumbus st 1902, II 81.
Ell Webster four houses and lots Sl0'l2-'l4-
'16 Wilkes It 1901, '02. 81 80
FL Webster house and OTIS . cor Alfred
and Wilkes SITS 1902, 10 81.
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WASHINGTON FERRY co.
scheduIe in Efeet Augast /, 19OS.

Schedule in Effect August l, 1908
The Washington Steamboat Company (lim-
ited) on and aftsr August 1, 1903, will operate
the steamer GEORGE WASHINGTON be-
tween Washington and Alexandria on the
following schedule:
LEAVE WAsHINGToN.-6 10, r. 30, Q GO
and 10 30 a. M; u 30, 2 30, 10 and 5 80
p. m.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA, 90, 8 10, 8 45
and II 30 a. m; | 80, 3 10, A so and so
y. m.
andria at 9 As a. IN.
JOHN B. PADGETT,
au1 If General Manager.
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We have removed our office to 3fS
KING STREET (our former loca-
tiop), where all orders received for
COAL AND WOOD will have our
prompt attention.
w. A. SMOOT & co.
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INSURANCE AGENCIES.
Alexandria Insurance Co.,

(BEGAy BUSINESS IN 1871
CAPITAL PAID rFiN "a l. $1,000.
Fire, Marine and Plate Glass n,urance.
J. CLINTON SHOOT (of C. c. Smoot & Sons
Co.., President.
LAURENCE STABLER, Secretary.
DIRECTORS:
George S. French (Sec. Alex. Fert. & Chemi-
cal Coz.
Worth Hulfsh (of ]. f. Carlin's Sons Co.
hardware).
J. 7. Burke (of BurGe Herbert, bsnkers).
B. Baer, jr., Clothing Merchant).
Sam'l. II. Lunt (Real Estate).
Vim. II. Hellmuth (Hellmuth Bros.).
ES-Ofice NO. 1O2 south Fairfax street
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
1 stockholders Of the WASHINGTON
FERTILIZER COMPANY will be held az
the Office Of the company, No l23 south Royal
street, Alexandria, Va, on WEDNESDAY,
December 9, next, at 1890 4. NJ, for the
election Of officers and directors and such
other business as may come before the meet
ing. NJ. VI. PARKER, President.
LOUIS BEYER, JR., Secretary.
nOv10 1aw3w
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stock holders of the CHESAPEAKE AND
COLUMBIA INVESTMENT COMPANY
will be held at the principal Office Of the said
company. No. III south Fairfax street, Alex
andria, Virginia, on FRIDAY. December
4, At 3 o'clock ,. M, for the transaction Of
such business as the bylaws may require.
T. W. SMITH,
President Of the c. & c. Invest. Co.
now W4W
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FINANCIAL.

MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE
WI. NORTON q BOOTHE, Attorneys,
12s south Fairfax street.
nov1O &c
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GROCERIES.
JOHN AHERN & CO.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERs
And Dealers III
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS.
Country Produce received daily. Our stock
of Plain and Fancy Groceries embraces every
thing to be had in this line.
We hold largely in United States bonded
warehouse and carry in stock various brands
of the best
PURE RYE AND MALT WHISTLES
made. Have also in store superior grades Of
Foreign and American
WINES, ALEs, BROWN STOUT, &c.
HS~ Satisfaction Guaranteed as to Price and
Quality. ~6&
Corner Prince and Commerce Streets.
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SELF RAISING BUCKWHEAT just re-
ceiyed. NEW ENGLAND CIDER, pure
and sweet, for sale by
/ 4 AIIRITRN
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By r. F. Knox. Auctioneer.

OF VALUABLE BRICK DWELLING,
BEING NO. 517 SOUTH WASHING
TON STREET, ALEXANDRIA,
VTPCTNTA
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MEETINGS.

SPECIAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLM
order Of the Board Of
Directors, q special meeting of the stock
holders Of the ANGLO-AMERICAN COM
PANY, LIMITED, will be held at o'clock
D. m, on WEDNESDAY, December %, 1903,
at the principal office Of said company, No.
BOG Prince street, Alexandria, Virginia, for
the purI Ose of reducing its capital stock.
CHARLES r. NEWMAN, Secretary.
novlS. Is dec2 gl6.22
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28

i should have succeeded, too There
Il no doubt about that But on un-
looked for accident again baiiied me-
Before | had time to say woFa'
Charles suddenly exclaimed
81 say! BY Jovel don't you know
Those were his precise words
Neither more nor less. Not much IN
Them. IS there? But somehow, Ike
Mercutlos wound, they served ne
took me in his arms.
II was like leaving out all the proof
in one Of Euclid's "props," and jump
ing straight from the hypothesis to the
Q. Il. ID.
But the q. E. d. was reached? True.
Yet see in what a position 1t placed
me. 1t destroyed forever my prospects
as practical reformer in the field or
matrimonial selection. l could not
propose to Charles, being already en-
gagged to- him; nor could for the
same reason decently propose to any
one else.
And, on thinking the matter over L
have come TO the conclusion that, IN
the present backward condition Of hui
man affairs, my scheme Of reforma-
ton is, after all, premature.
So long as a man can propose intel
lIgibly by merely exclaiming: Il say!
By Jove! don't you know" whereas a
woman may make remarks ten thou
sand times more suggestive, and yet
fail TO suggest anything; so long, l
say. rs this irrational state Of things
obtains, the female proposer is simply
Handicapped out Of 1t. 1t is Ubiquitous,
But It is the fact. l therefore advise
my sisters, like wise women, to accept
the fact-and the male proposer.-
Truth,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
BIG RoRE RIFLEs AND Small:
Tho Small Is No Doubt BETTER For ALI
Round Purposes.


The old dispute between big borcs'
and small bores is meaningless now,
because the most killing guns are the
high velocity nitro guns, which are
all small bore compared with the black
powder guns. The best all.round rife
is now the thlrty-calibre nitro, not be.
cause It will do all that is claimed for
It, but because 1t makes so much fat
ter line to everything within reason
able distance than any black powder
gun can do. The ball goes too much
TO pieces on some shots, and all that
1 have tried throw ten per cont. of
balls wild, five slightly wild and five
badly So But the swiftness Of the
ball ovcrbalances the other defects,
An all-round rife is almost impossible,
and some sacrifice must be made.
Sacrifice for fat trajectory is not all
ways n sacrifice OF accuracy, but often
one in favor Of It. Between seventy
five and two hundred yards, the place
where most shots on open ground tall,
no black powder gun small enough TO
be carried with comfort can make
up In accuracy what 1t loses in curve
Of trajectory as compared with the
thirty-calibre nitro rife. l refer to the
high velocity shell and not the smoke
less cartridges Of the same strength
rs black powder. The soft-nosed bullet
driven with the high power nitro is
the most killing form in which ball
Of equal diameter can be made for ALI
round work. Those Of copper or steel
do not make large enough hole for
most shots on the softer parts of the
body.-From Handling the Rife on
Game, from Outing.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28

A novel and unusually powerful
elevator for lifting canal boats and
barges from one level to another is
situated at Henrichenburg, on the
Dortmund-Ems Canal, in Germany. 1t
is capable Of lifting n canal boat OF
500 tons burden n distance Of about
lfty-two feet in slightly over two
minutes. The elevator itself, that is
tho trough in which the boat floats,
Is about 300 feet long and twenty-eight
feet wide. 1t is raised by 150-horse-
power electric motor, which rotates
four vertical threaded shafts, one at
each corner Of the lift, and on each of
which Is n threaded travelling block
supporting the trough. AS these shafts
are turned around by the motor the
four blocks are drawn up along the
threads, and carry the elevator along
with them. Five floats in a tank be-
meath the lock on which the elevator
rests balance the weight of the trough
and the water it contains. amounting
in all to some COCO or 1000 tons, so that
the energy expended in raising and
lowering is little more than that re.
quired to overcome the friction. The
lock-gates are operated by electric mo-
tors. The electric generating plant IS
situated alongside the lock on the canal
bank.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
Knew whore The whip Came FROM.

Signor Marconi, Of wireless" fame,
Is fond Of dogs, and used to own a
cocker spaniel Of unusual Intelligence
The young inventor says that one
day he took this dog to a saddler's with
him and bought there a whip. That
afternoon the animal was disobedIent
and he punished 1t with the whip he
had just purchased. But in the even.
ing, when he came to look FOR the
weapon again, it was nowhere to be
found.
just then there came n ring at the
bell. 1t was the saddler. the whip in
hand. "Your dog, SIR" he said.
drought this to the shop in his mouth
this afternoon and laid It on the floor
and ran OF quickly."-New York Trlb.
une.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
WINS.

"Ah," eAs sighed, "the great men are
all dead"
But the beautiful women are not
he answered.
Then she looked soulfully up into bis
eyes and told him she had said 1t just
to be contrary, and not because she
thought 1t for moment.-Chicago Rec
Ord-Hera!d.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
WAITING FOR THE CHANGE.

at was too bad to keep you waiting
so long for your change" said the smil'
ing shopgirl, as she counted it out y
am afraid l have given you a bad
quarter"
"What" exclaimed Mrs. Tyte-Phist
In alarm.
of an hour"
"oh" she said, considerably rclarcd'
Chicago Tribune.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
INA oUANDARY.

"Mary gets so excited when sne
reads history"
t'Does shcT
II should say she did. She's peen
reading English history, but she nao
to stop when she got to the Wars q
the Roses"
why did she stop"
"she couldn't tell which Rose ~
preferred to have win" = Clevelanu
Plain-DealeF. ----------
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
so WAGs THE WORLD.

Crabshaw-"Fm thinking of getting
my life insured for $4,000. II any.
thing happened to me that would IN
sure your comfort in the future"
Mrs, BRADSHAW -''Indeed 1t would
my dear. With that much money ia
be sure to capture another husband,7-
New York Herald.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
REMEMBERED IN TINE.

Caroll-"oh, by the way, Miss West
colt, there was something l wanted TO
say to you. Now what was it,"
Ethel-"Can't you think"
Calroll-"Wait a minute! oh, yes,
remember now. win you marry mer
Sacramento Journal.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
HIS GOOD TASTE.

She-"Your dog was trying to b,.
me, SIR"
He touching his hnt-"Yes, madam
he has a sweet tooth. "-Yonkers States
man.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28


to pick cut my NANNY ideal mate.
That was simple. In fact, 1 had al
ready had my eye ON him for some
time. His name was Charles Wilton
his age, thirty-hve; his pedigree, un-
eSceptionable; his person, progresses
ing; his manners, agreeable; his pur-
suits, athletic, and his moral charac-
ter above reproach. Moreover (but
this is incidental and in no wise in
fluenced my considerations, he had
lately inherited from his father q for
tune Of 100000.
That, then, was done. My ideal rNlte
was selected. Next to apprise him of
my selection and to invite reciprocity.
This took n bit of thinking out.
thought 1t out The result Of my re-
flectio2s was that l decided to seek
expert advice; to pick up wrinkles from
one or other Of my married friends. l
pitched on Dollie Dulverton, who had
been lately absorbed by young Catti
stock, Of the Bays; and to her 1 went
After unfolding to her my scheme in
general outline, | said:
"All that wish to do, at the first
going Off, is to change the personality
Of the proposer, not the method Of pro.
posing. One mast not attempt too
much all at once. Therefore, l have
come to you TO ask II you can give me
any useful tips, based upon your own
experience as n past proposee,"
"Ah." said Dollie, smiling, you wish
me, in fact, to coach you up in the
manners and rules Of good proposing?"
81 wish you TO tell me-" 1 answered,
"what phrascology Mr.. Cattistock
made use of when he proposed to you,
1t may serve me as useful line"
Dollie thought for n moment or two,
picking up the threads Of recollection.
Then she reioined:
every well, my dear, you shall have
q precise account of all the circum.
stances. The affair took place at Lady
KS dance. Frank began by remark.
ing that the room was devilish-he
begged my INTERNATIONALLY hot,
I acQuiesced. Have you made note
Of that, my dear"
eco on" | remarked, with some i'm
patience. 81 wish to get to tle kernel
Of the nut. These little preliminary
breakngs Of the outer shell are i'm
material"
May" answered Dollie. you can
not get to the kernel without these
little preliminary breaklngs of the
outer shell. 1t Is an integral part Of
the process. However, l will proceed.
Franks next observation referred to
the floor, which he declared to be n
ripper, 1 concurred. Then he said,
give him such a floor and n partner
whose step suited his, don't you know,
and, by Jove, what more could fellow
want? I said nothing, l only looked
hard at the toes of my satin shoes. |
knew now what was coming, and that
the less l interrupted the quicker 1t
would come. Frank cleared his throat
and tugged at his mustacbe. Then he
embarked upon a confused and UNI
grammatical rigmarole, in which
Partnership suited-ball of life
heaven on eartn' were lne only distinct
and Ineligible expressions
Dollic paused.
And that's all" she said.
DO you mean" / demanded, that
he never asked you, In so many words
to marry him|
Never! Without another rema?k-
We were In corner Of the conserva-
tory behind two oleanders and plas-
ter Apollo-he took me in his arms. I
onered no objection SO there We were
Ihat settled It."
"Wen," said, after brief refec-
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
CRUEL PERvERsIoN

She--"Do you recall the day we wa,
married."
Hell wish to gracious / couldw.
Vonkers Statesman.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
Fu,lny
Tide or
Life.

A Paradoxical Affair.
Wbep | am riding on the train
In ecstasy l roar,
To think that l am going vbe,.
I've never been before;
But when Trench my station g..
An hour late, find 'u''
That where I'd never been befor.
1 have arrived behindl e
Baltimore Mem,
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28

The trouble with idle rumors Is that
they are never idle.
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
MY sIIrP.


o .
wonder when the day viii sit beside
For which I've waited long, And list to the pillows
When all To wonder
I'm
When off the slate But 1 call mind
Ny promises made Purues her tickle
When III be and And usually
And have cent two The gifts for which
When and grief have passed
And peace and Joy Begin 10 hide deep chagrin--
the glad and happy be Ions lad
When fair ship When old
John Wallis Chairman, in
The new enterprise. (Madison, Fla.) 1901-1908, 1903-05-28
MATRIMONIAL SELECTION.

r HAT we girls Of the present
day are n vast Improvement
upon what our mothers were;
The daily tribune., 1903-03-14
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS.
Canon City Lodge Will be Guest Of
Fremont Lodge.

The odd Fellows are preparing TO
have big time tonight. Fremont
lodge No 9S, will entertain Canon
City lodge No. by special invitation
from the Florence lodge.
The second degree will be put on
for the benefit of the visitors. about
eight candidates having been advanc-
ed to that degree. This is the night
that the local lodge crosses its 200
mark in membership and it is desired
that every member be present who can
possibly do 50.
After the work of the evening a
fine lunch will be served in the shape
of a lodge room banquet. Cigars will
be INDUCED in and the social hour no
doubt will be highly enjoyed.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-14
Silver in Mexico and China.

The gradual depreciation in the
price of silver to its present value of
4Sl4 cents per ouuce has done much to
stimulate gold mining. The sanguine
ones who long hoped for better prices
have long since given up that hope,
and nothing now is anticipated for
silver in the way of better prices.
Mexico and China are striving to
make some arrangement which will
he advantageous to them In the
proposition recently submitted to the
United States they prac tically ask
that Mexico. and other countries de-
string to do so, shall issue a new sill
yer currency at the ratio of about 32
to l, this currency to be maintained
at a stated value by the governments
interested controlling the quantity of
currency coined and abolishing free
coinage. These coins shall be accept
ed for public debts at gold parity, a
gold exchange fund being maintained
at the capitals of the countries enter
ing into the agreement. The silver
dollar of the United States, though
containing only about 81 cents worth
of silver, is maintained in value in
this manner. OF course, in govern
mental transactions silver is not ex-
changeable for gold excepting at bull
lion rates. The United States is only
requested to give its moral influence
to the plan, and not to enter into il
further than that. We're Mexico,
China, Siam and other countries at
present giving serious considerations
TO their monetary sytsems to adopt the
gold standard, it is difficult to say
what effect it would have on the
money markets of the world. II is
doubtful if there is at present suffi.
cient gold in existence to make this
The daily tribune., 1903-03-14
THE LEGISLATURE !.

Denver, March 1.-THE house was
not in session this morning on account
of members of state Institutional COM
mittees being Oh trip to the reform
story at Buena Vista, the penitentiary
at Canon and the asylum at Pueblo.
Two committees of the house met
this morning and on Monday will re-
port unfavorable on the state examiner
bill and the general Appropriation bill
carrying $500, 900.
In the senate tilt was had over
the railroad commissioners bill by
Ballipger. 1t WAS finally sent back
to the committee of whole.
The senate in executive session con-
firmed three appointments made by
the governor. Charles Csuey of Rio
Grande county to be commissioner for
the Soldiers Home, and W. S. Coburn
of Hotchkiss and Martha Chute of
Denver, members of the State Board
of Horticulture.
The daily tribune., 1903-03-14
SALIDA BANKS ROBBED.
Telephone Assists Forgers to Ac-
complish Their Work.

Salida. March 1.-THE two local
banks were systematically robbed yes
terday afternoon just before the close
of business The First National lost
81, COO and the State bank 81, 800.
The checks were singed by the names
of prominent and well known bust
ness men. A confederate was station
ed in a saloon, and when the First
National telephoned to ask if the check
was all right the answer came back /:
Il .et him have it, we want it for pay
day The check was Immediately
cashed.
Several parties have been arrested
suspected in being implicated in the
affair. A man by the name Of Nc
Farland is being held for investiga-
The daily tribune., 1903-03-14
The Chicago Special

Leaving Denver 1910 p. m. arriving
Chicago p. III. next day is fast.
solid, vesti buled train via the Chicago.
Union Pacific & Northwestern line.
Only one night enroute, service OF the
highest character. Pullman draw
ing room cars, dining and buffet lib
rary cars. free reclining chair cars,
all the luxuries of modern travel
A second daily train from Denver
carries similar through service. ID.
W. Aldridge. general agent, s0l 18th
St, Denver, Colo
The daily tribune., 1903-03-14
Non-Partisan Public Caucus.

The citizens of FlorencS are re-
quested TO meet in the opera house
Sat urday evening. at 80 p. m. for
the purpose of dominating non par
tisan citizens ticket, to be Toted for
at the coming municipal election.
Everybody is invited, requested and
expected to attend this meeting.
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