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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
2STH DAY on NAY, l9O4.

A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND lying on
the north side of King street extended, and
bounded on the west by the lands of Baggett,
formerly being the lands Of Heofis, and the
heirs of John Ramsay; on the north by the
lands formerly belonging to Townsend Bag
gett; on the east by the land formerly belong
ing to Wesley Summers, and on the south by
King street, aforesaid, extended.
The said lands were for many years, and
until about 1898, fenced in on each and every
side, and contain between four (4) and six
(6) acres, more or less.
The property will be offered as whole; also
will be offered in lots and the best bid or bids
upon the property, as whole or in lots, will
be reported to the court. The property has
been subdvided into lots by extending Cam
eron street and PeytOn street through the
property. A plat showing the dimensions
and locations OF lots can be seen at the office
of Messrs Norton & BOothe.
Terms Of sale One-third cash, and the.resi.
due in two equal payments, at six (6) and
twelve (l2) months from date Of sale, bearing
interest, aud evidenced by notes Of the pur-
chasers and secured by retention of title or by
deed of trust, or all cash at the option Of the
purchasers
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
stockholders Of the ANACOSrIA BRICK
COMPANY will be held at l07 north Fairfax
street, Alexandria, Va, ON MONDAY, June
8, 1904, at 2:30 o'clock p. m.
HARRY A. BECK, Secretary.
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
By Samuel H. Lunt, Auctioneer.

GALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
= Pursuant to DEGREES of the CORPORATION
Court of the city of Alexandria, Virginia,
entered in chancery suit therein pending.
wherein William w. McNair is complainant
and Mary Baker, ct ais, are defendants, the
undersigned will sell at public auction, on
the nremises. at II O'clock q. m, on the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
STEAMERS.
Weems Steamboat Co.
Spring Schedule.

The Steamers POTOMAC and CALVERT.
Will Leave Alexandra
EVERY SUNDAY, TUESDAY aud TIL RS-
DAY AT 4:30 P. NJ.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL THE USUAL
RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments pnexcelled.
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York solicited and handled with care.
Through rates and bills of lading issued.
Single fare 10 Baltimore, 81; round trip, So
Staterooms, one way, 81. Meals, SOC.
VIM. NJ. REARDON, Agent,
je1 Strand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25

OTTERBURN LITHfA wATER:-We are
agents for this celebrated Lithia Water an
keep constantly on hand full and fresh sup
ply. WAKEFIELD 4 HALL,
Corner Prince and Fairfax streets.
GOLDEN WAX sTRINGLESS BEANS
'-'' j.. C. MILBURE.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.
BY NEWELL S. GREENAwAY, ID. c.
Norton Il BOothe, D. q. myl3 w4w-fr

NIRGINIA.-In the Clerks Office of the
Corporation Court Of the City Of Alexan-
dria, on the 10Th day of May, 1901.
City Council Of Alexandria, which sues for
itself, &c, VS.. Thomas f. Barrett and Leona
ID. Barrett, his wife James W. Green, sur
viving trustee; Samuel Maddox and Thomas
Grant. In Chaucery.
Memo The object of this suit is to subject
the following property, in the City Of Alex
andria,- Virginia All those certain lots Of
ground, in the City of Alexandria, State of
Virginia, in the square bounded by Patrick,
Montgomery ard Alfred streets and ManJer.
villes line, bel az lots 20 to ~, both inclusive,
in said square which was subdivided by
Thomas F. Barrett and plat of which sub
division was recorded amongst the land rec
ords Of the City Of Alexandria, Va, to the
payment Of the lien Of the City Council Of AL.
exandra thereon for taxes and all other liens.
1t appearing by an affidavit filed in this
cause that the defendants, Thomas F. Bar
rett and Leona ID. Barrett, his wife; James
W. Green, Samuel Maddox and Thomas
Grant, are nOn-residents of this State: Ii is
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 a copy
Of this order be forthwith inserted in the
Alexandria Gazette, a newspaper published
I'M the city Of Alexandria, once a week for
four successive weeks. and posted at the front
door Of the Court House Of this city. A copy
Teste: JOHN S. BEACH, Clerk.
By NEWELL S. GBEENAwAY, ID. c.
ms 1ttFlF ~
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-05-25
GARDNER L. B0OTHE.
Commissioner Of Sale.

State of Virginia, City of Alexandria;
!, John s. Beach, Clerk Of the Corporation
Court Of the city of Alexandria, Virginia, do
hereby certify that the bonds required Of the
Commissioner of Sale in the DEGREES of sale in
the above suits have been given.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of May.
1904.
JOHN s. BEACH.
Clerk of the Corporation Court of the city Of
Alexandria, Virginia.
By NEWELL 5. GREENAwAY, ID. c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Odd Japanese Customs.

From Queer Things About Japan.
 Japanese ladies have been known to do without stockings to maintain the har- mony between beautiful French slippers and magnificent French evening dresses have been served by Japanese hosier who did without everything he did not supply himself-he had a shirt, a collar and tie, and scarfpin and studs but no trousers. And the effect of their ab- sence was heightened by his wearing braces, because he sold them. The Japan ese do not kiss. If Japanese girl knows how to kiss it shows the work of for egn instructor; she does 1t as an accom- plishment. not as an enjoyment The Japanese have no pens and ink, but they make a very good shift with a painting brush. The Japanese houses have no chimneys and you are never warm enough until the house catches fire. The Japanese have beef and no mutton; the Chinese have mutton and no beef. Jap Japanese music has no harmony. The anese bells. like Japanese beles, have no tongues. Japanese snakes have no poison; Japanese alphabet is not an alphabet, but a selection of seventy useful kilograms to dispense with the thirty thousand in or dinary use by the Chinese.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
ot of the nobleness that lies in men.

not, of the nobleness that lies in men, sleeping, but never dead?
 Perhaps, however, the oblging MT. Hale began, by and by, to feel his un- profitable stewardship something of a bore; for in the winter of 1889 and 1S40, when MT. Harnden came to New York, suffering from what we would today call nervous prostration, momentous conver- sation took place
 ''I am worn out, Hale" said MT. Harm den, "by my sixteen hours a day in the Boston and Worcester ticket office. l must find a less monotonous position. What would you think of my doing err rands between New York and Boston?'
 'l believe" answered his friend that good things could be made of parcel delivery between these cities. Every day am pestered by brokers to take money and packages down to 'Richmond,' where, in turn, l must poster passengers to carry the stuff to Boston. Why not let these gentlemen pay for this thing?'
 I've had just that in my mind said Harnden. System is good in other lines why not in the errand business? I be- lieve I'll try it"
 "Go ahead" said Hale; 'I'll get you the patronage of a lot of brokers and speak for facilities for you on the Richmond. !"
 In month Harnden was at work be- tween Boston and New York, with circu- lars, and offices, and plenty of business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
"Not a Dollar Need be Paid Till Cured"
FEW OF THE MANY ENDORSEMENTS OF THE PRESS:

The Alabama Commentary Drs. Dozier & Go. are thoroughly competent, thor oughly trustworthy, and their success in the cure of disease has gained for them the unchallenged tile of Leaders with out peer We, therefore, commend the Drs. Dozier & Co. to our readers as fully competent and worthy of every conf1- dence.
 The Southern Odd Fellow: We cannot add anything to the reputation Dr. Dozier has already acquired in the line of his profession. but we know him to be a brother Odd Fellow that can be relied up- on to carry out every promise he makes to those needing his services.
 Mountain Home: The press of Birming- ham and all over Alabama speak in the highest terms of the Drs Dozier as phy sicians. surgeons and gentlemen. and we have no hesitacy in recommending them to our patrons.
 Age-Herald: Dr. Dozier's long standing record and approved abilities entitle him to the proud distinction of standing at the head of his profession.
 Pratt City New Era: The publishers of the New Era endorse and recommend Drs. Dozier & Co. to the public as the most reliable and worthy specialists of Alabama in their line of practice.
 Anniston Hot Blast: Among the most noted and successful specialists in the country are Drs. Dozier & Go. They have
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

Meridian Star: Drs. Dozier x Co., of Birmingham are the most worthy anu distinguished physicians in their line or practice in the state of Alabama.
 Bessemer Rustler: Dr. Byron Dozier IS fast winning a reputation as one Of the best surgeons in the south, He is sober, steady, clear-headed, thoroughly compe- tent. painstaking and possesses every ele- ment in man to fit him for the high duties devolving upon him as physician and surgeon. Such young men as he are the pride of Alabama and the foundation or hope for the future of the country. It would be a glorious thing if there were more such worthy and talented young men in our country.
 Ensley Enterprise. Drs. Dozier X Co., are men of much learning experience and proven ability, and are famous for their great skill.
 Labor Advocate: Drs. Dozier Co.'S reputation as specialists has overstepped the bounds of Alabama and is known throughout the entire south.
 The Birmingham News: Both Dr. O. T.. Dozier and Dr. Byron Dozier are reliable and experienced physicians and surgeons who deserve the great success which has been and is theirs
 The Birmingham Ledger: Drs. Dozier & Go. are without doubt the best known specialists in the south. and their fame is due entirely to their great skill.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
In the Shadow of the ealIows.

Samuel Hopkins Adams in March Mo
 Clure's.
 In the Louisville jail lies young man under sentence of death for the murder of William Goebel, who died governor of Kentucky. four years ago. The prisoner Is Caleb Powers. Since his arrest in March. 1900, Powers has not known an hour of liberty. Three times he has been tried for this crime; three times convicted; two of the convictions condemning him to life inn prisonment and the last oondemning him to be hanged
 A situation well-nigh hopeless he has faced each day with the unfailing front of hope. Conditions that would have broken down ninety out of a hundred of even the most hardened criminals have failed to weaken the courage or undermine the self-control of this young man of thirty two. When I saw him in the Louisville jail there was nothing in his appearance or bearing to indicate his long ordeal. He is a fine type of the mountaineer; tall, senderly but strongly built. with a clear and open face, an eye that looks straight into yours, a high and broad forehead. and a set chin and mouth in which the lines of youth have hardened into grim resolution and endurance. Of his own attitude toward the case he had nothing to say. beyond the simple asseveration of innocence.
 q had no more to do with the killing of Senator Goebel than you had They convicted me not on evidence but on be- lief and prejudice-as they convicted Jim Howard" he added, with kindly glance at his companion in the jail, who is under life sentence for the same crime. q am absolutely innocent of any part in the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
BEGINNING OF EXPRESS BUSINESS
How Wm. F. Harnden Originated En- terprIse That Now CobWebs World.

Edwin Markham in the March Success.
 From the first swing of the people to- ward the open and empty west, one or the chief needs was safe, speedy ana orderly transfer of personal properetT contemporaneons with the early push to- ward the Pacific, a man arose whose proiect (soon to girdle the worid)' was destioned to fill this need. This man, whose dream and deed helped nightly to neople the vacant west, was William Frederick Harnden, the founder of the express system of America and or the world.
 The express business seems so indispen- sable and inevitable a part of our lfe SD fixed and unalterabe part of our business. that we can scarcely realize the lime when there existed no peripatetic bank. no ubiquitous delivery system, no ever-ready, ever-capable medium for rem dering thousand unnamable services m fetching and carrying, and in representing LIS at home and abroad. To get his thought transmitted, to get himself and his goods transferred with celerity and safety-these are large problems of civilization that man has been struggling with since ne began to think and to labor.
 One hundred and six stage lines ran ont of Boston alone in 1884, and 1t be- hooved the promoters of the struggling railroads to conciliate these deposed pub licans and jehus in order to make ana keep friends with the clamorng people So stage drivers were generally made ticket agents and conductors. and pressed into every other possible service.
 Naturally, those who went from the stages to the trains carried on ther friendly service. in fetching and carrying along the line But it was all a matter of accommodation and haphazard, with no record or method The same sort of er- rand-mongering was operating on the steamers of both the eastern and western waters
 The steamer "John w Richmond' was. at this time. plying between Boston and New York. James w. Hale, an employer of Hudson's News Room, in the old Ton tine building. at the corner of Wall and Water streets, New York city, happened to be also the agent of this steamer
 He was in the habit of running down to the boat at the hour of it's triweekly sailing to send off a copy of the News Rooms bulletin sheet to the Boston news papers Certain Wall street brokers, not Ing his punctual errand, fell into the way of asking of Mir Hale to take to the boat packets of bank notes or coin, with a request to pass them on to some Boston bound traveller, to be delivered accord Ing to directions. Rather slack arrange ment a broker of today would consider this unreccipted-for consignment com mitted thus to Providence and an un- known vest pocket. But no one is said to have refused to perform such an er- rand or to have betrayed such a trust Yet we are told that hundreds of thous- inds of dollars yearly pressed to and fro In this arcadian manner; an evidence, is it
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

extended their business from year to yea and the patronage given to them in thu several surrounding states is most grat flying. The Drs. Dozier are high-toned polished gentlemen.
 Ensey Herald: The Drs. Dozier art both men of high moral and intellectual worth, and enjoy the respect and esteem of all who know them.
 Dixie Home: The progress of medicine has been rapid of late that many in the profession have not kept abreast with It's marvellous advancement. Not so with Drs. Dozier & Go. Dr. o. T. Dozier has recently spent some time in New York Investigating and studying the latest in- ventions in his special line, and has pur- chased valuable instruments to aid in his practice. He Is up to date and is not bound by ancient customs. His son, Dr. Byron Dozier, who is associated with him. Is a worthy son of a worthy sire, and has already taken a foremost rank as surgeon in his profession.
 Masonic Guide: Dr. Dozier comes from a family of prominent physicians. and with his full store of medical knowledge and his large experience in his profess sion can, be relied upon to treat disease in most successful manner
 Dixie Manufacturer: He Or Dozier) Is regular graduate in every department of medical science and stands today with out peer in his special line of practice.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
''Not Dollar Need be Paid Till Cured"

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
The czar's Only Advisers.
m the London Telegraph.

From the London Telegraph.
 There are at present only two men in the capital who possess the right of free access to the Czar. One of these is his adjutant Hesse, and the other Is the Secretary of the Committee for the Far East Abazza. It is to the latter gentle man that all telegrams are delivered from the viceroy Alexieff, and it Is he who de- ciphers and reads them to his majesty Admiral Alexieff, who owes his high mendation of an obscure lieutenant of the reserve, M. Bezobrazoff is for all mat ters connected with foreign policy and the a dictator in the old Roman sense. as M. von Plehve is in the interior. His views are accepted without question: his word receives the force of law. An eff cient and conscientious naval officer. M. Alexieff has no idea of diplomacy or poli- tics. and it Is to his extraordinary short sightedness that Russia is indebted for her present entanglements abroad.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Caucasian Versus Monqolian.

NOW, If this enormous development could be brought about. by means of white colonization, even the most rabid Russophobe could not help ravorIng Rus sia's possession of Manchuria. It would simply be a case of Caucasian versus Mongolan.
 But white colonization is impossible. These fertile valleys are already occu- pied by race of tillers of soil Even If Russia repeated over ana over again her horrible methods of Biagovestsehensk, she could not kill off those Mongolian peasants. And if she could do it. the teeming millions of China's population would soon frustrate her efforts.
 What she is going to do if she is given a free hand is to develop the country with money borrowed from other nations to ensure, if necessary, the labor of the native husbandmen by making them serfs or predal slaves.
 She will then swamp the world with the produce of the country. and at the same time exclude it from having a due share in that increased wealth which is sure to pour into Manchuria. Ultimately, by en- rolling the Mongolians under the banner of the White Czar, she will Gictate terms to the civilized world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
INCONSISTENCIES AND ColONlST
 RATES TO THE SOUTHWEST.

Tickets will be sold via the Queen and frescent route on March 15. Special Eomeseekers' Excursion to the south west. at greatly reduced rates for the round trip. Also one way second-class Colonist tickets to the southwest.
 stop-over privilege is allowed on the uomeseekers' tickets at points en route Tickets are good twenty-one days from date of sale For informatoin address A. B. Freeman. T. P. A., Birmingham. Ala
 S-5-11t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
underbred Man and Working Girl.

From Truth.
 One of the difficulties that well-bred girl has to encounter in the working world is the underbred man. He regards himself as an eligible party, and suspects every girl he meets of having designs upon him. He wears a conquering air that Is highly disproportionate to his prowess in the tournament of Cupid. and is altogether a ridiculous and despcable object.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

The Age-Herald Engraving Depart. ment makes good cuts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

A house without a gas stove is like a ship without a sail.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
MANCHUR|A RIVALS THE WEST IN WHEAT Its Agricultural Interests Are
 Already Very Great THE SOIL IS WELL ADAPTED Cultivation of Immense Liao and Sum sari Valleys Is Already Playing
 Important Part in Worlds
 Production of Grain.
THE SOIL IS WELL ADAPTED

From the London Express.
 What is Manchuria to us?" ask many well meaning and otherwise well instruct ed people. There is an almost unanimous concensus of public opinion in England and for the matter of that in most west ern countries, that 1t is more desirable that Russia should be out of Manehuria than in it. Reference is made to the pos abilities of Manchuria as huge mar ket for western manufactured products
 However important these political and trade considerations may be, they fail to define the momentous and pregnant mean ing of Russia's activity in those parts.
 By exerting all her forces, first for ac- quiring and now for retaining Manchuria, Russia makes a bid for the possession of one of the vastest producing areas known In the history of the world, an area which, when fully opened up and developed, will bring about a revolution in the international division of labor, and will change Britain's dependency on the produce of the American wheatlands into a dependency on Manchuro- Russian har- vests. East will meet west, and the west will not like it.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
Is Not Exaggerated.

There is not an exaggerated anticipa- tion, not paradoxical statement of theo- retical potentiahties.
 For the agriculture of the immense val leys of the Lao and the Sungari is a thing already in existence, while capital. railways and steamers will extend it be- yond the dreams of the most vivid imag- nation.
 Concerning the land watered by the Liao and it's tributaries, some 62, 800 square miles, the United States consul in Niuchwang says that It's largest part can be cultivated, and that almost every acre through which the Chinese Eastern railway passes Is under cultivation It al ready exports some 92,00O,0OO worth of foodstuffs each year; its soil of sandy loam so easily worked, which today pro- duces more pulse and millet than any other part of the world will lend itself prominently to wheat production of the first quality.
 The lands that are drained by the Sun gari are specially adapted for the cultiva- tion of wheat The cereal has always been grown there for present primitive methods, thirty bushels to the acre can be obtained, and bad crops and famines are practically unknown.
 Already a promising milling industry has sprung up at Harbin, which, besides the cheap river transport, possesses two railway lines to the sea. This town will soon have ten mills running, with a daily capacity of 4600 barrels or -four. And there are more mills in other parts of ManchEria.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13
DRS. DOz|ER & CO.'S Medical Dispensary, MediCO Surgical and EleC-
 trO Therapeutic Institute Birmingham, Alabama.
or. DoZleR, M. D.
 Specialist.
Alabama.

Strictly hClass Institute for the Scientific Treatment of Chon Rectal Blood S Gnonay Female Diseases Cancer Cosum on Rheumatism and Morbid Conditions Heart Lungs Liver
 neys, Bladder and Reproductive Organs
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

Established Birmingham April 9 Succeeding Been nd and Endorsed by the Public the Profession Most Thoroughly Reliable and equipped Medical Institute
 in Alabama
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-03-13

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