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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12
WEDNESDAY EVENING. OCT. IL. 1904

THAT William Jennings Bryan IS
factor in the present political contest is
known By all men; that he is feared by
MANY republicans is manifested each day
nv the attempts to belittle him by the
nress Of the country under the control
If the trusts and kindred interests. Mr..
Bryan cannot be expected to say on the
hastings or in his paper that every idea
70, which he has stood and for which he
has labored is wrong-certainly not, Tor
in his past and today Mr. Bryan STANDS
for policies and principles endorsed by
what we're at one time termed gold bugs
and "silyer fanatics The key note 10
the mans character is his intense ear
nestness. An illustration is furnished
in a speech at MarysVille, Missouri, on
Monday when Mr.. Bryan addressed an
open-air meeting, pleading for the cleo
ton of Joseph W. Folk, democratic can
didate for governor, and, touching on
,o,;onal issues. said he believed his
hearers would give him credit for courage
enough to oppose Parker openly II he
did not regard him as the best man for
the place, and that he hoped that bis
reputation for truth was such that MS
friends would believe him when he SAID
he was supporting the democratic nom
inees by every means in his power. lie
was supporting Parker, he SAID, because
in all things where Parker was weak
according TO his views, Roosevelt was
weaker. Today Mr. Bryan starts on his
ten days trip over Indiana and will be
carried over the State on a special tram,
which will be made up at Terre Haute.
Mr.. Bryan will pass EllwOOd where he
made prophetic speech last campaign
that tariff and trusts would wreck It's
factories. He then said;
Ere another campaign your factories
will be idle, your tail chimneys send
forth no smoke, and although republican
legislation might be claiming all accom-
plishment of improved manufacturing
conditions you will know, and know to
your own sorrow, the fallacy Of such
claims
Since his visit the Radiator works have
closed, the American Window Glass is
wreck, the Pttsburg Plate Glass Com
pany is closed, the Roderfer Brick Com
pany is in the hands of receiver, the
Elwood Furniture Company has been
sold at a receivers sale. the lawn mower
company is moving away and other fac
tory wrecks abound. Mr.. Bryan has
been called many names-some persons
have even termed him fool as well as
fanatic-terms decidedly more applica-
Die to his antics than to himself The
condition of Elwood is TO be regretted,
and Mr.. Bryan would no doubt be glad
to have had his words of prophecy fail.
The "tariff is a tax" protection Is
robbery" and the people can, and will
one day throw of the CALLING yoke OF
the tariff barons and the trust magnates
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12
Beware Of 0intments for Catarrh
that Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense OF
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
TEN when entering it through the mucous sur
faces. Such articles should never be used ex-
cept on prescriptions from reputable physi-
clans, as the damage they will do is ten fold to
the good you can possibly derive from them.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by +. J..
Cheney q Co., Toledo. o., contains no mer-
curry, and is taken internally, acting directly
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12
Senator Hoar,s Successor.

Boston, Oct. Ex-Governor Bates at
today's meeting of the executive council
appointed ex-governor w. Murray
Crane as United States Senator from
Massachusetts,, to succeed the late George
Frisbie Hoar. The appointment is to
hold until the legislature which meets
in January elects Senator HOar's sue
cessor, to Gil the remainder Of the term
which ends in 1907. Governor Crane
has accepted the appointment.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12
TOday's Telegraphic News
Gov. Montague in Demand.

Richmond, Va, Oct. l2.-Daniel
McConnyille, superintendent of the
speakers bureau of the national demo-
cratic committee, has made urgent wire
calls on Gov. Montague to speak in
Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Con-
necticut and New York. The Governor
is now in southwest Virginia and may
go North later.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12

PEOPLE of mature age and good judg-
ment say that of the three-"runabouts, y
automobiles and wheelbarrows the
wheelbsrrow is the most useful and econo.
mical.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12

FROM ALL over the country comes
news of democratic unity and republic
can dlscord. This is a reversal of the
usual conditions preceding presidential
election and pressges democratic success.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12
President Samuel Gompers Of I

President Samuel Gompers Of the
American Federation of Labor, accom-.
panied by Rudolph +. Bartle, repre-
senting the American Society of Flats
Engravers, called at the White HOUSE
this afternoon to make complaint agaius
the methods of Chief Engraver, Kubel
of the Geological Survey. Mr.. Kubell.
the visitors claim, is violating the Civil
Service law which provides that none
shall be employed as engravers in the
government department except Ameri-
can citizens. Upon request of Mr..
Gompers, the President summoned Mr..
Kubell to be present when the charges
against him we're made. Alter listen
ing to the accusations President Roose-
veit directed Messrs GOmpers and
Bartle to reduce their charges to writing
promising to take the matter up for
settlement as soon as possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12
The New York Stock Market.

New York, Oct. 1l-Firmness was exhib-
tied at the start, but general profit taking
caused some fractional recessiOns. Several
issues were notably firm. In the industrial
group there was slight dipin United States
Steel issue
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12

The Lynchburg Horse Show opened
last night. Among the entries are
horses owned by Messrs @. Fl. Smith
and G. r. HOof, jr., of Alexandria; @.
w Smith, of Warenton, and S. Russell
Smith. of Culpeper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12

During the last fiscal year $S1, ILL.,
O5l. SO went to the army in pay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-10-12

M" -u.E.-The famous LEE COAL at
-ket prices.
w. A. SMOOT AGO
ER VINEGAR and SELECT
PiCES for picking for sale by,
J. G. MILBURN.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
KEEPING IDEALS.

That was wise old clergyman who
urged his brethren not to admit young
men to the ministry unless they were
evidently more broad-minded and en-
thusiastic in their faith than their
elders. I'VE must allow" he said
"for the inevitable shrinkage." The
same allowance is necessary in every
life for the sure closing In OF the real
upon the ideals of youth, and the un-
avoidable narrowing of hope and aim
that must come with middle age. The
more idealism we start with, the more
stoutly we defend it against the
shocks 1t is certain to receive, the
more joyous life will turn out to be
as we go on living. The dreariness
of the middle-aged view of life springs
largely from the fact that its ideals
are 30 shrunken as to be no longer
q source of vitality, of renewal, says
Harper's Bazar. As long as We be-
lieve in life. and in love. and In friend
ship, and in heroIsm. and In other
ideal possibilities, life is worth living
and we are strong to take our part
in it. Living for ideals is happy and
courageous living. Living without
them Us 'the dull gray life and apS
thetic end"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
FIRST DUTY OF THE SCHOOL

From the common school of the
country district to the highest univer-
sity In the land, the fundamental idea
of American education is to make
American citizens. There is no thought
of making soldiers. or of1ice holders,
or merchants, or traders. or inventors: :
make citizens first. then let each
young American choose for himself
the line of life he deems best suited to
his capacity; he does choose. and that
commonly without bias. what ne shall
be; for young American has ideas of
his own and is ready to aid them, too,
on appropriate and even sometimes
on inappropriate occasions. After all.
however, the best method of judging
of any system of education is in its re-
suits and. without saying word in
disparagement of the people of any
other nation. it may be said that in
every essential quality the American
citizen has demonstrated his efficiency
in life and action the value of his
training.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
MEDICAL COLLEGES.

Medical colleges are responsible for
the horde of failures who parade as
doctors and do what they can to men
ace the public health. Some of the
medical schools are get-rich-quick
schemes, taking every applicant who
comes along with the requisite fees.
They spoil hundreds of good farmers.
mechanics. shoemakers and black
smiths, issue sheepskins and leave the
medical profession to struggle with
the reproach. Every decent doctor
should join him and pursue the fax
ers, grafters and moral perverters un-
til 1t is made too warm for them to
continue in the profession. A med
ical diploma ought to be beyond pur-
chase by anyone not fitted in every
way for the responsibilities of ply
sician.-Sioux City Tribune.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
WHOLESALE BANKING.

NO personal accounts, large or
small. wanted here; we do business
only with large corporations" This
was the reply the president of one Of
the $25O0O.000 Wall street banks gave
to an inquirer as to the minimum de.
posit that institution would accept.
1t was a notification that this was dis.
tinctly q Wholesale bank" Such
an answe. would not have been made
five years ago. But this is a new age.
The billion-dollar trust and the $25,.
100000 bank are to Wall street what
wireless telegraphy is to electricity
wonders. The vast demands of mod
ern industry, often requiring the nego-
tiation Of loan of $5,OOO,OOO upon a
few hours notice, with frequent calls
for stupendous accommodation from
tT2nscontinental railroads or syndi.
Gates financing foreign government
bond issues, have called into oeing
these new banks-veritable incarna-
tions OF power, holding. indeed. the
safety and happiness of a people in
their hands.-Saturday evening Post
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
THE czAR's PRIVATE FORTUNE.

Many newspapers have seriously re-
produced telegram which appeared
In Paris Journal announcing that
the Emperor Nicholas had presented
his private fortune. amounting to
eighty millions sterling ($400 900 .0O0)
TO the Russian government for war
purposes. 1t was added that this huge
sum stands to the credit of the emper-
OF In bank of a country not friendly
to Russia. Eighty millions would be a
pretty sort of sum to be held at
call by any bank; but the whole story
Is romance, and SO are all the other
tales about the emperor's dealings
with his civil list. The fact is that
the emperor Of Russia has no civil
list. and he draws at his discretion on
the imperial treasury. every. rouble
of which is supposed to be his prop
erty and absolutely at his disposal
London World.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
HIGHER EDUCATION.

1t is not the least but one of the
greatest advantages of higher educa-
ton that the woman of to-day does
know herself much better than did her
mother or grandmother. and with that
self knowledge comes a better under
standing OF her relations to the world
about her. The college girl of to-day
Is healthier, stronger, saner, more in
dependent, more resolute and more
useful than were the social butterflies
or the household drudges of her
grandmother's time. In the expert
mental stages of this new develop
ment there may have been danger, but
the education of the body as weil as
the mind is now looked after In all our
girls colleges, indeed. much better
than in colleges for the other Sex
Boston Transcript.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Questions Answered.

Having asked someone to write on
a sheet Of paper . question that might
appropriately be answered by YES"
NO" Perhaps" Probably" "Of
course" or something of that sort.
you FOLD the sheet and put It into an
envelope. which you seal, with wax. 1t
Is 4 good idea to have several such
letters written by different persons.
Then thu letters are opened, and in
each. under the question, is found the
answer, Yes" NO" etc. 1t makes
rather neat trick, you see. and this is
how you do 1t. You furnish the sheets
OF paper. on each side OF which you
have already written one of the an
swers. not with pencil or ink, but with
u strong solution OF common salt,
which leaves no visible mark.
Always write the answer at about
the same place on the sheet, and see
that the question is written a little
higher up. Now you must fold the pa
per and put 1t into the envelope in
such a way that your invisible answer
comes exactly under the point of the
fiap Of the envelope. that is, under the
seal. Seal the envelope very thor
oughly, letting the wax on the en-
velope catch fire and burn little, for
It Ia the action of the heat on the In.
visible answer that makes 1t Visible.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
COST OF INSECT PESTS.

The extent of damage done by In
sects which prey on the agricultural
interests Of the United States is but
little appreciated. Twelve bugs, ac-
cording to reliable statistics, do an
estimated damage to farm products Of
$363,000, 900 per annum. The chinch
bug heads the list. with 500, 100000
year; grasshopper. $4,000 900; Hes
sian fly Ia reminder OF the revolution,
since the mercenaries hired by King
George brought its eggs over in the
straw for their horsesl. $4,000 600;
cotton worm and boil worm (cotton). i.
$25000,000 apiece; cotton boil weevil,
$2O00O,000: San Jose scale. grain wee
vii. apple worm and army worm, $10.-
100000 apiece; potato bug, $8.000,000,
and cabbage worm, $4,000. .00O.--Al-
bany, N. Y, Argus.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
.cuRsIno TREE BUTCHERS.

1t is satisfactory to note that public
opinion is being aroused on the sub
ject of the wanton destruction of
shade trees by the servants of tele-
phone, telegraph and electric light
companies, who are sent out to string
wires and who carry the implements
with which to make short work of a
tree which they deem In the way Of
their operations. Such outrages are
usually committed when those able
and willing to protect trees are away
from home. Protests from women
count for very little. and tears for
even less. Against subsequent suits
for damages the companies are we'll
fortified. II . valuable tree is once
spoiled what its owner can recover by
. suit 1t law would not trouble any
one--Chicaso Chronicle.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
SAVED cHiLDY LIFE.
Remarkable Cure Of Dropsy by Dodd's
Kidney Pills.

Kidney Pills.
Sedgwick, Ark. July 1.-THE case
Of w. s. Taylor's little son IL looked
upon by those interested in medical
matters as one of the most wonderful
on record. In this connection his
father makes the following statement:
Last September. my little boy had
Dropsy: his feet and limbs were
swollen to such an extent that he
could not walk nor put his shoes on.
The treatment that the doctors were
giving him seemed to do him no good
and two or. three people said his days
were short. even the doctors. two OF
the best in the country told me he
would not get better. stopped their
medicine and at once sent for Dodd's
Kidney Pills. l gave him three Pills
. day. one morning, noon and night
for eight days: at the end of the
eighth day the swelling was all gone.
but to give the medicine Justice. I
gave him eleven more Pills. I used
thirty-hve Pills in all and he was en-
tirely cured l consider your medicine
saved my child's life. When the thir-
ty-nve Pills were given him. he could
run. dance and sing. whereas before
hs was an invalid In his mothers arms
from morning until night"
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Idea for Girls.

The close link which binds girls to-
gether during the brief years OF their
school life is often snapped altogether
as they gradually drift apart In after
life. An endeavor might be made to
keep the girls in touch with one an.
other. and In this way friendship
formed in girl'ood might remain un-
broken. and give pleasure to them in
later years. A pleasing idea was hit
upon In school in Germany, a letter
being eent to one girl, who in her turn
was 70 send it to someone else, and
&c on-a kind of SNOWFALL" system.
Each girl receiving this letter was to
write letter about her life since she
left her particular school.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

Don't think for a minute that Mr..
Squirrel will make his home in any
old box with big enough hole in it
that you may hapren to nail up IN q
tree. No, Stree! One day saw a
big fox squirrel digging up acorns in
our yard, and l thought would get
him to stay by putting little house
with hole in the END OF 1t in q crotch
of one Of the oak trees. So l nxed
up the house Rnd put some straw in it
and nailed Il on a nat branch and
waited to see what would happen. OF
course Mr.. Squirrel had watched me.
from another big oak, in vacant lot,
where In one of the forks he had
gathered about half a bushel Of leaves
and small branches and made them
into . nest shaped like football.
This was the home he had spent the
winter in, and 1t was nice and warm
with soft grass on the inside.
For weeks and weeks tried to coax
the squirrel into the new home. /
put nuts in the doorway. Mr.. Squirrel
stuck his head in just long enough to
get the nuts and then would run
away chattering. But one day I saw
= long box nailed to the side OF .
tree, up high. and with = hole in the
front. but way At the top. On tie
roof lay one Of the most contented
squirrels you could wish to see. He
was very much at home and alling up
with sunshine. Then tried the new
honse plan. eAA now Mr.. Squirrel
ljves Ia my haek yard just sucA !
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

that she proposes to give picnic. and
that II dspcnds upon what her guests
bring whether they will be allowed 70
come or not. Each must furnish two
articles Of food.
She then asks the person nearest
her What will you bring to the pic
nic?" II the name OF neither Of the
articles the player mentions COM
mences with the initial letter OF his
or her Christian or surname, the
hostess says the player cannot 70,
and Immediately puts the question TO
the next person. and then all the way
round. asking each. What will you
bring to the picnic?"
For example, suppose one girls
name Is Mary Smith. and that her
donation is candy and bread. Then
she cannot go. for neither of her
names commences with C or B; but
II she took sandwiches and macaroons
she would be doubly welcome, for NJ
and 8 are both her initials. Should
the take sugar and crackers she could
go. for one Of her names commences
with 8.
It is very amusing when all but one
or two have found out, and they some
times have to be asked over and ever
again until they finally discover VIII
they are not wanted.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

ly into opposite sides of one pencil
near its point and stick the pens In
the same way into the other pencil.
Make a loop in one end OF the string
and fasten the other end to q nail In
the top of the door frame.
Insert the point of the first pencil
into tie loop and balance the other
pencil on Its point on a fiat place
which you have made near the other
end OF the first pencil.
When the balance is perfect you
may carefully set the whole affair
turning about the string. and 1t will
continue to revolve for a long time.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
kWH 1HE WOND'S
WQITERSA
E2Smu1>xmgx1 x1
GETTING = cx TO narusE.

Strecnts Of american life think
that the, defect a distinct tendency to
revert to Esr-5e The frst effort IL.
OF course. to -equ.ro = competence: !:
the secnsd. q -.lcsa Q fortune. hut
the sk.-- n to own q country place.
10 be sbie to spend all but the
wi.rer months out IN the open. away
frori ''e crowded. cGsty city. Wbeth-
er this a an ere-. CT iuheritance. .
E-Ts.Ax back IN the form whence. all
sly dwelleTs at one time or another
Eprang. or not. It Is an interesting
fact Health Is better, life In longer
and happier. II all the time that can
+, spared from the exactIons OF pusi-
ness be spent In the open air. where
the breathing spaces are large, the air
pure. the sunlight clear. warm and full
Of comfort.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16
Ray. From sounding Bodies.

The so-called N-rays. the new form
Of invisible light. discovered by Blond
lot, in France. Is found to be given on
by bodies under strain. as in compress
sion of bending. Hence vibratory
body. such as a tuning fork or n bell.
which. is undergoing rapid alternating
strains, is e source Of the rays. which
also emanate from the vibrating air
surrounding q sonorous body. The
rays are detected by their property OF
increasing the brilliancy Of . phosphor-
escent substance. When the revolving
disk Of = siren is made slightly phos-
phorescent. 1t IL seen to shine out
more strongly every time the instru-
ment is sounded.-Success.
The daily tribune., 1904-07-16

TO learn this Il the flying qualities of
the box kite. Everybody who cares
for outdoor fun should know how this
is made. Here are directions that
anyone can easily follow:
The four corner posts should be
about two and one-halt feet long and
- light and slender as you can whit
tie them. Four inches from each end
Of each piece Is cut little notch for
the braces to rest In. The four braces
are Whitfield down the same size as
the posts, and are about twenty inches
long. Each end of each brace is
notched to ht over the post. The
notch in the end OF a brace and the
notch in 4 post come together. Now
take two strips of thin. strong paper
nve feet long and nine inches wide.
Fold over each edge as II for = half
inch hem to guard against tearing.
Now. while someone holds up the four
posts, set the braces In place and tie
light cords around the whole frame
right at the ends.
There! The frame ia up. Now
draw the paper snug about 1t, just In
aide the cords. and paste the ends to-
gether. When the paste is dry take
on the cords. The bride should be
three feet long and tied tightly at
each end to two posts eight inches
from their ends. In the middle Of the
birdie tie the kite line.
After you learn how to make q
kite of this size you will enjoy max
Ing . much larger one. These kites
dy-well even in light wind.