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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-18
CORPORATION FISH WHARF

will be rented for the ensuing twelve months.
The yentOr will be requ5ri ~ furnish mate
rial for and lay platform s-iicicnt 10 accom-
MEDIATE the trade. All passways must be kept
open free from obstruction. The rentor TO
erect no building within less distance tnsn
70 feet from tho south front. No privilege Tor
the s,le Of liquors will be gristed inconsist
ent with the laws Of the city on that subject.
The yemtor will be required To- more sne
ofFsl within ~ hours, and none Of il shall be
thrown into the river.
Possession will be given on the lst Of March.
1905. :,
ders shall be known or vouched for To the
anciioneer as responsible.
The right to reject any or all bids IS re-
served.
All articles landed on the wharf for the use
Of the city to be free from Wharfage.
Tesn~: Cash, payable Immediately after
the sale.
~ vr.ier Of the joint Committee on Public
Property. NJ. h. hbLLMOlH,
febls 20 thnrman.
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FISH WHARF FOR RENT BY AUCTION

At12 o'clock m.. ON Satur Nv, February
q, leCa, in front of the Market Building, on
ROYAL street. the
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WANTED.

,~~->~-----~------ ,---~---~-~~-~>~, $500
XXJANTED-Tw or three FURNISHED
w ROOMS for light housekeeping. Adj
dress, stating rent and location, "D, Gazette
office. iehll ~
WANTED FEMALE HELP on plain
w sewing. Address E. Gazette office.
'febl5 81
WANTED. T At Rayensworth, FairtaT
w county. Va. WORKING HOUSE
KEEPER. febl3 lw
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-18
Interchange OF Local and Commute
ton Tickets between the H., Il. a
y. and Washingt0n-South Rail
way aud Southern Railway between
a Inx "a nd ria nd Was In

Beginning next Thursday. Feb. 18th, IAN
arrangement has been made whereby local
tickets between Washington and Alexandria
and all classes Of continuation tickets between
same points will be good on any Of the trains
of the Southern Railway carrying coaches and
on any Of tho trains Of the Washington-So south
ern Railway carrying coaches, tick ets being
interchangeable on either line rs above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-18
Special Sale of
Wonen'S Hosiery.

Women's Isle and Cotton Hose, black and
fancies, at a quarter and third less than
regular price.
Women's Isle Thread Hose, plain lace
effects and polka dots, in black and navy
blue.
sc pair. Values a5c and soc.
Main floor, ST.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1905-02-18
ITEMS New
Spring Hats.

Our stock of Hats for spring embraces all
of the best styles for the coming season.
Most of the Stif Hats have high crowns,
With narrow brims, some Of them have brims
OIL the fiat set order.
We call special attention to our line Of
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Woodward ( L0|lP0D
-1Oth.t1th. + Il G StsN w.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.
Hereafter and antil farther notice store will
close at $50 p. m.
Spring Opening Of NEW
ENTERTAINMENTS.
For Women. Misses and Children.

Latest models in Evening and Dinner
Gowns, Carriage Costumes, Man.Tai lored
Street Costumes, Wraps for every use, Leng
Coats and Jackets, Costumes and Demi Toll
cites for evening, thcater, reception aud house
wear; elegant Evening Waists Of lace, chiffon,
ETC.; SILK Waists aud Exquisite Lingerie
Waists Of the sheerest and daintiest OF fab
rics.
Girls, Boys and Chliren's Ready to-Wea
Clothing for spring aud summer, including
the latest novelties.
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$500 Derby

Also silk and Opera Hats in the late'
styles.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21

longer thought of him in the vengeful
spirit of that morning when he had
kissed her and called her Nina
Two weeks later, there was a great
commotion in Santa Cruz. The whole
town turned out to welcome the COM
ing of the cavalry company
"Ah, there comes the train," some
one shouted. People craned their
necks and every one was excited. The
train pulled and snorted into the sta
ton and the platform was soon bright
with blue uniforms and clanking
sabres-
There was the "Gran Captain" Inez
ran forward to meet him, extending
both hands as welcome. The captain
took but one of them.
''Ah, Inez, delighted to see you" he
said Turning to a beautiful girl by
his side, he continued, Alice, this is
the Senorita that 1 was telling you
about
This is my wife, he added to Inez.
I'VE were married yesterday. You
both of you, must be good friends"
"Oh,'' murmured Inez stiffiy, Il am
-glad-to meet-your wife.
The words choked her and she hur-
ried away to hide her chagrin.
The next issue of the weekly Clang-
or, a newspaper of Santa Cruz. and.
in fact, the only paper of southern
New Mexico, contained the following
announcement:
I'VE take pleasure in announcing
that the bans have been published for
the marriage of Don Senior Juan Do
RADIO and Senorita Inez Alvaro. The
Senior is one of our prosperous Span
ish citizens, while the Senorita is con-
sidered the belle of Santa Cruz. We
wish them luck"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
When Theater-eoers Smoke Most.

you wouldn't suppose on the first
thought that there is any connection
between the state of the drama and
the retail tobacco trade" says a man
who runs cigar store close to one OF
the downtown theaters, but there is
such connection, and it is a close
one. On any night when the theater
has a musical comedy show or any
thing of that kind get twice the bust
ness / do when the performance is a
comedy, drama or tragedy Now that
I have pointed the thing out you
see the reason for it, of course. The
lighter forms of entertainment in
which the punching of good looking
chorus girls is a feature is attended
largely by men who go by themselves.
They go out between the acts in
crowds, and during the play and after
it is over my business is good.
even though the house be crowded.
the bulk of the audience consists of
couples Men take their wives or
their sweethearts and, as a general
rule, sit still between the acts to dis
cuss the play. The difference is 50
marked in my business and the fact
is SO well established that make it a
rule to know the coming shows as
long beforehand as possible and gov
ern the kind and amount of stock
have on hand accordingly. The the
alter naturally runs largely to cigar
cites. "-Philadelpiia Record.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
Is Life Worth LivIno.

Is life worth living? How can you
Look up into yon skies of blue,
In heavens sunshine smile and baSk,
And such a question dare to ask?
At blossom time, how can you hear
Blithe messengers with notes. high. clear
From branch and bough proclaim His
might.
Without a thrill of glad delight?
How can you know the gentle press
On cheek and brow of winds caress,
And not within your bosom feel
An earneStneSS, a new born zeal?
Is life worth living? How can you
Gaze lovingly in eyes true,
And not within their depths behold,
The light that blends each hour with
goldf
How can you. the ones who wear
The crown of motherhood. bright, fair.
Be-query thus. when 'gainst your breast
Two little Warm. red lips are pressed?
Kathleen Kavanagh in New Orleans
Time-Democrat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
Fighter Fond of Candy.

Melton Prior, the London war cor
respondent, says Gen. Fukushima is
one of the hardest workers in the
Japanese army, neither smokes nor
drinks and has an unconquerable love
for sweets. Mr.. Prior called upon
him to protest against the manner in
which correspondents were being kept
away from the fighting line. The gen.
eral mildly replied that this was ac-
cording to strict rules. whereupon
Prior lost his temper for a moment
and INDUCED in some emphatic re-
marks. The Jap warrior looked at
him blandly. and with smile held
out small box, saying: Have a
sweet, Mr.. Prior" Whereupon the
humor of the situation appealed to the
correspondent and a pleasant chat
followed.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
1copyright, 1904, by Daily Stony Pub. Co.,
81 CzzzEZLE ~ LZ7tO

Inez opened her eyes languidly to
another day, but suddenly her hstless-
ness gave way to an excellent exhibit
ton of activity. With a wild shrek
she sprang from the couch, for there
on the snowy covers, magnified to
twice it's size by her imagination,
crouched a dreaded Mexican tarantula-
She rushed from the room of the
low hacienda, all of whose apartments
opened On the wide veranda that ex-
tended all the way around 1t, and
rushed unwittingly into the arms OF
the tall American officer that hap
pened to be passing. She was
benightgowned, it is true, but not
a whit needed the officer. He strobe
hastily into the room, crushed the
huge spider beneath his heel, and then,
willy-nilly, raised the still trembling
bit of humanity and kissed her on
the cheek. saying, Nina (my child)-
there, little girl, do not be frightened,
and walked unceremoniously away.
Inez's cheek burned, not because he
had kissed her, for, truth to tell, she
had been kissed before. but at his
words.
Child, little girl, am l." she ex-
claimed, and her black eyes flashed.
who had but yesterday refused the
heart and hand of Don Juan Dorado,
the richest ranchero in Santa Cruz!
Little girl, indeed! She would show
him! And in that moment she re-
solved to bring the tall, handsome
American to her feet.
The American officer, on leave OF
absence, was visiting Santa Cruz with
the object, SO, at least. it was noised
about, Of buying a silver mine. Oh.
yes! When it came to buying silver
mines, they all had one to sell in Santa
Cruz. He was Toasted and entertained
to his hearts content. Even the uncle
of Inez, the prosperous Don Alvaro,
invited him to a dinner in the bosom
of his family.
He came, with his gold epaulets,
jingling spurs and glittering sword
a very Apollo in regimenta1s. The
Donna Alvaro was dressed in her best
for the occasion, but Inez surpassed
herself in the chic, telling manner in
which she displayed her charms.
Oh, yes! The captain was i'm
pressed. He admired openly and al
most overstepped even Spanish bounds
in the manner in which he compli-
mented her from head to foot. The
AAhOiiSdh SOuiQ AIdhS lOfS- nv uOuOl
of it! He sat listening, enraptured.
while Inez twanged her mandolin and
sang plaintive Spanish songs of love
to him. And he sighed deeply when
she had finished.
"Ah." he murmured softly, eff you
only meant it when you sang"
Decidedly the American was already
ensnared. Inez's eyes flashed with
triumph. She would bring him to
her feet yet.
But at that moment Don Alvaro
came to talk mine" and Inez had to
be content with languishing and Co
quettish looks.
After that he came many days. for
Don Alvaro still wished to talk silver
mine" to the captain. Inez and heI
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21

Her lips are dangerously near his.
tree in the far, dark corner of the gar
den.
Now he is bending down for her to
put it in his button hole. Her lips
are dangerously near to his. He could
kiss her before she could get away,
but he does not. Fool that he is, does
he not see that he may? She is dis
appointed, but never mind:
'Oh, my captain" she gurgles,
leaning closer to him, and pressing his
arm to her as they walk slowly down
the pathway, lis it not delightful? So
still and lovely and the moon so sill
very bright"
'Ah," laughs the captain, els it not
just a night for a lover" and he
presses her arm tenderly.
Inez looked at him coquettishly and,
laughing a gleeful, heart-free laugh,
she plucked a scarlet daisy from it's
stem.
s'See,' she cried, bewitchingly, Il
will test my lovers love. Unos, dos,
tres" she counted, lone two. three
he loves. he loves me not, he loves
All, he loves" she cries, dancing with
glee, but in a moment she was quiet.
Looking up soulfully she asks, "Ah,
my captain, tell me, do you think he
loves?''
ITO be sure" the captain answers,
laughing and fitting her little chin
up with his hand, "how could he help
loving your"
At that moment there was a cry,
"Inez, Inezi" 1t was Donna Alvaro
calling her.
oh thought Inez, "how provok-
ing" But before they went into the
house she whispered, you will come
| to see me tomorrow"
"Oh, yes" the captain whispered in
| return, but he reckoned without his
| superior at the Post.
In the morning Inez almost wept
when she heard that her captain had
| been suddenly called back to the Post
| He did not even say farewell to me, >
she walled to herself. But the news
had a mitigating element. Cascaro. the
| town gossip, brought it
"Ah, does the Senorita know, he
said insinuatingly, the Gran Capitar
has bought himself the Hacienda Do
lores but yesterday No? Oh, but he
| has. And he told me, yes, to me, my
| self, that he is going to live there
alone. Perhaps some Senorita,' the
| Captain said to me. will take pity
upon me before long and be my wife
| Quien sabe? At any rate he had said
yes. he took me into his confidence, b,
said, L have one in view, and perhap.
/ who knows"
Cascaro threw his arms out in ex
pressive Spanish way and the heart o
Inez beat loudly within her breast
He is going to have everythin,
ready she said to herself, "befor
he asks me- The fire that she ha,
played with burned deep. for she n
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES SOON
TO BE OF ENORMOUS STRENGTH

will be armed with greater guns with
longer range, and they will be manned
by the best men that the world can
produce. In a word, the mighty bat
1eship of the future will be a huge
mechanical death trap whose gun
ners will be scientists in the mathe-
NAUTICAL calculation of projecting shot
from long ranges and men of iron in
the execution of their expert mark
manShip.
In order to show how it is proposed
to expend the millions it will be neces-
sary briefly to review the progress Of
the American navy. For years the
navy was equipped with only 1900
men. This state of affairs continued
up to the time that the new navy was
begun in 1856. Then the number of
men began to increase, until, in 1888
to 1890, there were 5000 to 10000.
Since the Spanish war, when there
were 10000 men in our navy, the
authorized number has been 81 500,
with $4,000 apprentices. By a change
that has taken place recently, all men
in training have been consolidated with
the apprentice class, SO that the au-
thOrized force in the navy is $4,000.
There are about 81 900 men now
With the increase of men the ex-
penses of the navy department in
creased. The pay became better, and
the service was consequently better.
Petty officers received more money, es-
pecially the chief petty officers. In
the last year the United States has
put into the water more tonnage in
battleships and cruisers than ever be-
fore in any one year of it's history,
and launched more first-class war YES
sells than any other nation in the
world. Now, all these ships must be
paid for. The average cost of first
class battleship is $4,000, 900, and an
armored cruiser about the same.
Final payments are to be made on the
Ohio, the Virginia, the Nebraska, the
Rhode Island, the Louisiana, air first
class battleships, and on the Pennsyl-
vania, the West Virginia, the Colorado,
armored cruisers.
The battleships now being built
were planned on the best type of war
ship that existed. The Connecticut
was constructed, for instance, on the
plan of England's Africa, Britannia,
and Hibernian, all known as the King
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21

Edward class, but the United States
believes that it has a better gun than
this. On ships of the King Edward
class they have four nine-and-two-
tenth-inch guns in the smaller tur-
rets, while we have, on the Louisiana,
for instance, eight eight-inch guns that
are fully as good. Then, the English
have ten six-inch guns, while we have
twelve seven-inch guns. But while the
six-inch gun was rated as efficient in
the past, the recent sea fight OF Port
Arthur fully indicated that it has not
the penetration at the range at which
the Japanese battleships fought. The
seven-inch guns reached the Japanese,
but did little damage. The range OF
sea fighting that the Japanese have
heightened to seven miles in some in
stances has rendered many of the
guns now in service in the American
and other navies practically useless in
battles with upto-date nations. The
old naval battle where ships ham,
mered one another to pieces at a dis
lance of one mile or less has passed
into ancient history along with the
day when Perry's flagship was turned
into shambles on Lake Erie.
The modern battleship must be
equipped with perfect machinery, and
it must be manned by experts capable
of handling it. At the range of five
to seven miles it requires twelve-inch.
ty-caliber guns to do the work, and
the six-inch gun is destined to go out
of existence on battleships in a short
time. The future ship, in the opinion
of authorities, must be twice the pres
ent weight and armed with twelve
inch guns. In building war vessels OF
this latest type equipped with twelve
inch guns it will be seen at a glance
how easily the millions will melt away.
With the new ships and the new
guns must come expert craftsmanship.
It now costs the United States navy
$3,50O,000 a year for target practice.
Good craftsmanship is the keynote of
success to navy. The Japanese have
demonstrated this. Between two ships
equally equipped and of the same ton
mage, they defeated their enemies on
account of their superiority in gun
merry. The only way to maintain ex-
pert craftsmanship is by constant
practice. 1t will be readily understood
why target practice is so expensive
when it is known that it costs $1,000
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21

ating smaller sums, and even slow
going China is adding to her sea
strength at a cost of $2,500,OO0.
Thus, according to the latest official
figures, $3.50, 100000 is expended an
nuaIly by all the nations for their
naval defense against one another
And this year it is estimated that the
sum will reach $560,0O0,0O0. OF this
vast amount nearly one-half will be
expended by the United States and
Great Britain
The desire for readiness prevails
in all nations. The war between Rus
STA and Japan has taught an object
lesson to the great powers of the
world. 1t demonstrated the unread
nessH of Russia. 1t has demonstrated
that navies supposed to be uncon-
querable were in reality inefficient
The Japanese have revolutionized
the entire scope of naval warfare.
They have shown that most of the
nations of the earth are in state of
ssunreadiness.'' The other day a high
naval authority expressed the belief
to the writer that if Japan had en-
gagged in war with the United States
instead of Russia the showing made
by this country might be anything but
creditable. All of Japan's naval tao
tics have been on the modern line of
excellence The old naval mode of
warfare, when ships brushed by one
another exchanging broadsides, was
slowly graduated to a range of two to
three miles. 1t remained for the Japa-
nese to increase the range to five, six
and seven miles
But what position does the United
States find itself in to-day? Only
few weeks ago the greatest battleship
in the American nayy-the Connecti-
cut-was launched at Brooklyn This
battleship was built to rank with the
greatest batt1eships of Great Britain
and the other powers, but although
scarcely in the water, it will be soon
trailing in the wake of greater, better
b2ttleships that are now being plan
ned for the immediate future These
ships will have greater tonnage; they
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
PERCENTAGE or NAVAL
STRENGH CBVILT AND 6vrLDfNcJ

Edward class, which are of about 49,
$50 tons. The Connecticut has a ton
mage of 10000 and horse power of
16, 500 as against 900 horse power
of the King Edward class. 1t was be-
lieved by the American builders that
we had as good, if not better, ship
than the best war vessel in England.
On the Connecticut we are able to get
200 more tons of coal than they are
on the English ships; our ship is %
feet longer and 2 feet less beam than
theirs. The speed is probably about
the same. The ships of the King Ed
ward class make 1S.5 knots an hour,
and it is expected that the Connect
cut will make Is knots The draught
of both classes of ships is the same
-29 feet 9 inches. Up to the present
time the Connecticut represents the
best model of a battleship now af1oat.
But the war sharks are looking
ahead of the Connecticut The British
warships of the King Edward class
will soon be superseded by those of
the Lord Nelson class, the latest type
now under discussion in the English
navy yards. This new class consists
of ships of $4,000 and 10000 tons,
with six turrets distributed forward,
aft and amidships, each carrying two
twelve-inch guns, which is the most
powerful and effective gun that has
been made for ships. This new class
of ship will, it is believed, outrank
any other now afioat, and, in order to
keep pace with the other nations, the
United States is now planning for
class to equal it, thus outclassing its
latest battleship, the Connecticut
A great advance is also being made
in the guns of warships- The English
figured on forty -caliber for the King
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
Plans to Aid Poor Litiaants.

Judge A B. Dissette retired from
the common pleas bench of Cleveland
last week. his term having expired
He intends to devote the remainder
of his life to giving legal advice and
aid to those who are unable to pay
for such service. Ten years on the
bench" he says. have shown me the
necessity of such practical philan-
thropy. The poor man undoubtedly
is at great disadvantage in court be
cause of his inability to engage com
petent counsel, and 1 know of no way
in which a lawyer can do more good
than in remedying this unavoidable de
feet as much as lies in his power"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21

a company of cavalry at Santa Cruz, y
he said, land 1 have requested that 1
be stationed here with my command
Inez was delighted. She almost
threw herself into his arms there and
then, but she restrained herself and
gave vent to her joy in variously in
tonRted "Ohs" and abs"
Would she walk in the garden by
moonlight Oh, yesi Although, in
deed, it was against Spanish custom
to be so familiar with man. But the
captaini He was such a dear fell
lowi" she told herself and perhaps
All, yes, he might declare his love.
She would make him. Yes, she
would pluck for him a rose from the
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-01-21
GROWTH OF THE TELEPHONE.
Number of Messages in 1904 Estimat-
ed at 5000, OOO, 900.


ed at 5000, ooo, 900.
From a modest beginning, twenty
five years ago, to the place which the
telephone occupies in the worlds life
to-day, says Cent Per Cent, is a
growth of which the mind can form
no adequate conception from mere fig
ures, but it is low estimate to place
the number of messages exchanged
in the United States in 1904 at 5,0O0,-
coo ,0G0, for that was the amount OF
1902. The Cleveland Finance cuts
that number in half in order to ex-
clude all but business messages. and
then estimates the time saved on
2,5OO, 00O, 900 messages, over all other
forms of communication, at ten min
utes each, i'm order to ascertain the
amount of time saved in the year
1902, and reaches a total of 25,O0O,-
900, 1000 minutes, or 416, 1855 666 hours,
or 7,361,111 days, or 1880 years.
The profits on the telephone bust
ness in America are placed approx
mately at the annual figure of $50 ,00O.-
900, one-half of which at least will be
saved by the semi-automatic tele-
phone exchange that is now being in
PRODUCED; but in order to get just
conception of the value of such an in
vention, we must add the enormous
amount of additional time which will
be saved at each end of the line, that
is, by the doing away with the serv-
ices of so many operators in the ex-
change, and the elimination of the
now necessary waiting by the sub
scriber in his Office