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dria and Mount Vernon electric road, and
there each day many tourists wait for
short while between the arriving and the
departing of the trains. Mr.. Doniphan has
built up a considerable trade In curios, rel
les and souvenirs of various sorts which
find ready purchasers among the persons
visiting Alexandria and Mount Vernon from
q distance. The Alexandria agency of the
lehman Steam Laundry of Washington is
also in charge of Mr.. Doniphan. He has
established a reputation a wide-awake,
hustling newspaper man who allows moth
ing-neither storm. flood or cyclone. not to
mention railroad wrecks-to interfere with
the daily delivery of his papers. The Star
is the principal newspaper distributed from
his counter.
Dearborn & Son, Jewellers.
Among the leading jewelry houses of AL
eNandria is the firm of Dearborn & Son,
whose place of business is located at 500
King street The firm recently succeeded
Mr. S. S. Hopkins in the jewelry business,
which the latter conducted for many years
on King street The new firm has moved
it's store from the old stand TO finely fur
nished quarters In a modern building on the
same square. Mr.. Peyton Dearborn the
junior member of the firm, has had sew
eral years experience as a practical jew
eler. The firm has already built up an ex-
cellent trade, which Is being steadily en-
laTged-
Rammel Hotel.
Prominent among the hostelries of Alex
andria Is the New Rammel Hotel. situated
on Royal street between King and Cameron
streets. 1t is a well-equipped up-to-date es-
tablishment, enjoying an excellent reputa-
tor for the provisions it furnishes for the
care of it's guests. The fare of the hotel
receives especial praise and the proprietors
are often called upon to prepare elaborate
banquets and dinners. They were the ca
terers at a recent banquet given by the
Alexandria Washington Lodge OF Masons
when Vice President Fairbanks and Sena-
tor Martin were among the guests. In his
visits to this city last fall Gov. Montague
stopped at the New Rammel Hotel and IN
Its parlors he held informal receptions to
many of the townspeople. The proprietors
are Mrs. Augusta Rammel Mr.. Ernest OFT
Rammell and Mr.. William L. Rammell.
w. S. Moore & Sons, Machinists.
The Old Dominion Iron and Brass Foun-
dry, situated on the strand at the foot Of
Duke street. has been operated under the
firm name of w. S. Moore's Sons for many
years Mr. T. Alton Moore and Mr.. Charles
w Moore have been for a long time asso-
cIated In the management of the business.
The Arm has made speciality of brass and
iron castings. The handling of engines and
bciiers new and secondhand, has been an
other line of work followed successfully,
H L. Strids-.
The old City Hotel building at the corner
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PAIFF SHOE
iM]AMyIFAG7 / IyRDNIG
COMPANY
Manufacturers of
Children's Shoes
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.

tory knows something about old Christ
Church. The work of constructing this edi-
flee OF brick imported from England was
begun in 1867. Progress was necessarily
slow and ii was several years before the
house of worship was completed.
There is another church building still
standing in Alexandria whose history
reaches back to the early days of the town.
This is what is now known as the First
Presbyterian Church, situated on Fairfax
street between Wolfe and Duke streets.
II was built In l774. In ITO Alexandria
was incorporated by act OF general assem-
bly, and In the succeeding year the first
mayor Robert T. Hooe, was elected.
1855 an Important Year.
The year 1855 was one of importance in
the history of Alexandria Early in the
spring of that year there was meeting
In Alexandra OF citizens of Maryland and
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INTERESTING HISTORY
MANY HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND
EVENTS BELONG HERE.

Belhaven, the ancient name of Alexan-
dria. is familiar only to the oldest residents
and others specially interested In local his
tory. The fact is that the town when known
by that name was nothing but little set
tlcment with public tobacco warehouse a
few private residences and a school house.
The hamlet was called Belhayen up to
HAS, when the general assembly of the COL
ony OF Virginia passed an act appointing
several citizens as trustees for the town of
Alexandria.
Old records show that the site of Alexan-
dria was visited or passed by Capt John
Smith about the year 1908 while on an ex-
ploring expedition OF the Chesapeake bay
and the Potomac river. 1t has been stated
that the first settlement victim or imme-
diately adjacent to the present bounds of
the city was made on what is now Jones'
Point. but 1t is hardly sufficiently estab-
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The old City Hotel building at the corner
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the general government TO become a part
of the District of Columbia. but the pur-
pose OF the act was not carried Into effect
until 1902.
At the death of George Washington in
1893 there was sincere mourning in Alex
andria. Nearly all the population, headed
by the city fathers, went to Mount Vernon
to attend the funeral
The fact that yellow fever ever obtained
hold In Alexandria has faded from the
knowledge of the citizens. But il was q
vivid recollection for long time after the
year 1903, when more than hundred per-
sons died there from the disease.
Alexandria was in the hands of the Brit
ish In 1914 and was piundered. In 1877 the
market building was erected.
When Lafayette visited America In 1894
he came to Alexandria.
great ball In his honor was given at the
fine old colonial residence at the southeast
CORNER Of Duke and ST. Asaph streets.
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nected with the enterprise as chief clerk for
several years before the business changed
hands. In his long experience he has gath
cred large fund of practical knowledge of
the lumber trade. The yards of the COM
pany are always crowded with lumber of
various kinds and in nearly all states Of
preparation. Mr.. Field is prominent
Mason
Cable Piano Co.
The Alexandria agency of the Cable Piano
Company has recently been moved to spa
cious and welI-furnished quarters at Gi2
King street, where fine line of pianos Is
exhibited. Demonstrations of the quality
of the instruments are furnished by u capa-
BILE musician in the evenings. and for the
past week the store has been the scene of
regular gatherings attracted by the music.
The local agency is in charge of Mr.. e. W.
O'Mera, a well-known young business man
of Alexandria.
Mr.. E. Goldsmith.
Mr.. E. Goldsmith, the proprietor OF large
and finely equipped dry goods and clothing
store on King street between Lee and Union
streets. makes specially of supplying the
river trade. The business was established
fifty-fiye years ago and has long enjoyed q
reputation as one of the leading clothing
houses of Alexandria. The building now &C.
cupied was recently improved and remod-
eled, and the big show windows make q
very attractive exhibit for the fine line Of
goods kept in stock.
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the proprietor. Mr.. Friedlander conducts
up to-date establishment. showing en-
ractive and varied line of clothes. In the
hduct Of his business Mr.. Friedlander
lngs TO bear an extensive experience in
b handling of dry goods and clothing
II years he has been engaged in the busi-
BIS. having conducted n store on lower
Ing street and an establishment in an
her city before he opened the Star Cloth
] House
IMr. ]. D. Normoyle, Real Estate.
Real estate has shown steady advance
Alexandria for some time past. and the
BIT indications are that the present salts
ttory values will materially increase with
3 growth of the city in extent and popu-
lion. Much OF the credit for the increase
the worth OF land and other property is
.e TO the activity and enterprise OF real
tate and insurance brokers of this city.
ointment among the most enterprlsng of
8 class of business men Is Mr.. John d.
Srmoyie. whose office Is In room No. in
! Alexandria National Bank building at
corner of King and Royal streets. BY
kcasion and training Mr.. Normoyle has
unusually good equipment for his voca-
n. In addition to being a graduate OF the
school of Georgetown University he Is
notary public. and before embarking in
siuess alone was member OF the firm
rance brokers. Mr.. Normoyle has also
IN member OF the city council.
D. Bendheim & Sons, Dry Goods.
Pne of the finest and most up-to-date dry
DDS and notions establishments in this
y is the big store of ID. Bendheim & Sons,
mated at BIG King street, in the section
eupied by a majority of the dry goods
furnishing stores of Alexandria. The
siness was established years ago by the
e David Bendheim and under the man.
elnent of his three sons. MesSrs. Louis,
knslel and Ferdinand Bendheim, who were
keclated with their father IN the firm,
htinues to enjoy the excellent reputation
Itch was early established. BY long
lining and experience the proprietors are
IL prepared to maintain the successful
eration of the business.
hn A. Marshall & Bro, Boots ani
Shoes
among The leading firms of this city en-
ged in the shoe and boot business is that
John A. Marshall & Bro, whose store IS
hated at 422 King street. This business
3 been established for years and has a
d. merited reputation for furnishing o fine
Hkholly reliable line of goods Mr.. John
larshall. the senior member OF the
one Of the leading capitalists OF AL
He is interested in many of the
and commercial enterprises OF the
MarshalFs palatial residence at
psf corner of Wolfe and Pitt
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country. A confectionery establishment
and Ice cream paror are operated in
conjunction at 416 King street. which build
ing was fitted up and remodeled for the
purposes of the business a few years ago.
The store and ice cream parlor operated by
the firm were located for many years in the
historic Marshall House at the corner of
King and Pitt streets, where Col Ellsworth
was killed by James Jackson. the proprietor
OF the place at that time. The firm is con-
stituted by Mr. Louis Shuman and his son.
Mr.. Louis Shuman, jr.
A. S. Doniphan, News.
Mr. A. s. Doniphan, whose place of bust
ness is located at the northeast corner of
King and Columbus streets, is one of the
leading newsdealers of Alexandria. In Mr..
Dcniphan's store are located the ticket Of
flee and waiting apartment of the Columbus
street station of the Washington, Alexan-
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streets is much admired for it's architec
tural beauty and the attractiveness of the
surrounding yards and gardens. Mr.. Chas.
b. Marshall the junior member of the firm,
is prominent Mason and is member of
the city council
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Of Cameron and King streets is a we'll
Known landmark in this city. but it is no
more familiar to the people of Alexandria
than is Mr.. Hugh L. Strider, and the same
may be said of the business which he con-
ducts In that historic edifice. Mr.. Strider
is dealer in new and secondhand furni-
ture In the many years in which he has
been in the business he has handled numer-
Gus rare and antique articles.
a. K. Field & Co., Lumber.
A goodly share of the large lumber bust
ness of Alexandria is controlled by the firm
of H. K. Field & Co. whose yards cover a
large area between North Union street and
the river front. This firm succeeded TO the
business conducted for many years by the
late Josiah H D. Smoot. and tie extensive
trade which he built up has been main
tanned under the new MANAGEMENT Nj.
Field the present head of the firm was con
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
How Rhodes and Belt Met.

Mr.. Rhodes once told a circle Of
friends after dinner the story OF his
first meeting with Belt. Il called at
Porges' late one evening" he said,
"and there was Belt working away as
usual. DO you never take a rest? I
asked. Not often he replied. Well,
what's your gamer said /. I am go
ing to control the whole diamond out
put before l am much older he an
swered, as he got OF his stool. That's
funny I said. I have made up my
mind to do the same; We had better
join hands," Join hands they did.
Unlike Alfred Belt, Cecil Rhodes had
small patience with arithmetical de-
tails. Once this characteristic In
yolved him in difficulty. Pitching a
balance sheet into the pile of papers
before Belt, he exclaimed desperately,
Here, you understand things; for
heavens sake tell me how I stand"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Natural lcoIor q Pure w.ter.

Natural Color Of Pure Water.
It was long ago discovered that the
natural color Of pure water is blue,
and not white, as most Of US usually
supposed. Opinions have not agreed
on the cause Of the green and yellow
tints; these, It has been discovered
BY w. Spring, are due to extraneous
substances. Dissolved calcium salts,
though apparently giving green tint,
due to q fine invisible suspension,
have no effect on the color Of the
water when adequate precautions
are taken. The brown or yellow color
due to iron salts is not seen when cal
cium is present. The green tint is
often due to Z condition of equilibrium
between the color effect of the iron
salts and the precipitating action Of
the calcium salts.-Scientihc Ameri-
can
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Education In Sweden.

Nowhere else, unless in America, is
education 80 universal as In Sweden.
Every child must go to school be-
tween the ages of seven and Il, un-
less the parents can show that they
are being privately educated. There
are about twelve thousand common
schools in Sweden, even the thinly
populated districts having "ambula-
tory 1chools," held in various parts
of thu district. When this is the case
the school term 10 reduced to about
hall the ordinary dqrstion.-The
Craftsman.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
4 NERVOUS WRECK
Mrs. Green Gained 20 Pounds and
Recovered Her Health by Taking
Dr. Williams Pink Pills.

Mr0. Green Gained % Pounds and
Recovered Her Health BY Taking
Dr.. Willlams' Pink Pills.
General debility is a tern, that covers
multitude Of cases where there is no
acute disease, yet the patient continues
to lose strength and the doctors medi-
cines have no apparent effect. This is
the decline that leads to death il means
are not found to check it. In great
majority Of cases DR.. Williams Pink
Pills will check it and restore health and
strength because they actually make new
blood and SO send renewed vitality to
every organ and tissue Of the body.
Mrs. S. A. Green, whose address -
Box 20, r. +. d. No. 4, Franklin, Ca,
says: "For three and a half years
suffered with weakness and nervous
ness, complicated with stomach trouble.
At times / was confined to my bed for
periods ranging from three weeks to two
months and was under the physician's 8
care most of the time for three years.
do not know the cause of my trouble but
was prostrated with weakness and, al
though / took a great deal Of medicine,
nothing seemed to give me strength. At
times my stomach hurt me something
fearful and my head often troubled me.
was slecpless and what sleep did get
did not refresh me.
'When began taking DR.. Williams
Pink Pills, / weighed but 104 pounds.
I knew I was SO bad that 2 few doses
would not cure me and / had patience.
Soon the pills began TO give me strength,
NV blood got in better condition, could
sleepwell atnight and help some with the
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Women Astronomers.

Mrs. Peton Fleming, who was re-
Gently elected a member of the Royal
Astronomical society, is not the only
woman who has succeeded in compre
hending the mysteries Of the heavens.
Miss Henrietta Leavitt discovered Is
new variable stars some years ago.
Lady Huggins diligently helps her
husband, Sir William Higgins, in his
astronomical observations. In their
house In South London they possess
a very finely equipped observatory,
which contains the enormous tele.
scope presented by the royal society to
Sir William in recognition of the work
accomplished by Lady Higgins and
himself in astrophysics.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Awfut psoRlAs,. !. vs..
over ~ 10y . tsulnor n Patche, A,,
an s'..n .ns Body eseIn cracIsed az, s,d ~
ssoano-cured By. cutleu,. .''S

~, was afflicted with n.or,a....
m oyar .y,nve years. It was = 'as,s na4chol TOT
:, ~ o,,ey Cver my body. used three ea.enes se',
ment Soap. six boxes Of ~ n;nt
len. and two bottles of Of 'pasa - o'nt-
and ~ rty .,:y Gays was completely 11.ara;' curea
sha,.! .ha think permanently. =. - .u.va @
arst rvu. uve years ago. The nsor,ss,s "as
ss. MADE It's appearance q rsS o. .aasu .sas.s
tha thnae.sliy Forming circle. leav,nr npot,' -
s,,s. .us center spot about tie si.a 4e :, = :
.,.s ser dollar. Of sound flesh IN e ) .So.. :. :
: 80 .ne Affected circle Womb @ forn. !.
anna neasy ary scale Of white I s,lyarv nra !,
oir npesrance ny and would gradually dron
Sn. ba.. 70 remove the entire .sca,ss bp ~,
.s a.uns OF using oil to soften tha,.
= ~ ush. a.sn would be perfectly raw, and
-a,a,s snt discharge Of bloody substancs
vo,,S % ,o ooze out. That scaly crust
:. woald tofm again in twenty.fonr hon-s -
!. was worse on nv arms ~, sna ,,Dsns uou.s'
has ..uouen It was in spots all over nv
10y. also on my scalp. IfIlet ~
,a~ iemain too long without remov.
ing oy bath or otherwise. tha .,stn
. wouid crack and bleed. suffered in.
.ense itching. worse at nights after
seetlng warm in bed, or blood warm
~ exercise, when 1t would be almost
unDearahle. W. M. Chidester Hutch.
anson, kan, April 20, 1905.''
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Why Ne Wouldn't ! Lecture.

Why Ne Wouldn't Lecture.
Oliver Wendell Holmes was invited
TO deliver q lecture in town in the
central part Of Massachusetts,. He was
not feeling very well and he wrote the
following reply to the committee in
declining to accept the invitation: II
am far from being in good physical
health and am satisfied that il were
offered q $50 bill after my lecture /
should not have strength enough to
refuse IL"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Horses Need Grass.

A famous veterinary surgeon de.
clares tAat grass beats all the drugs
in creation as a cure for sick horses
and mules. Horses should have a
few quarts Of grass daily from spring
until fall, he says. The prevalent no.
tion that it is harmful is idiotic and
cruel. Grass to horses is the same as
fresh vegetables and fruit to us. Their
craving for it proves their need of it.
Yet ignorant, unfeeling drivers yank
them away from 1t as il it was poison
instead OF the life-giving medicine It
is, designed by their Maker for them.
When they gnaw the bark of trees or
eat leaves it is because they crave
grass and can't get it. Millions of
bushels of grass go to waste yearly
by the waysides which should be uti.
lized by our noble, faithful, helpless
dumb colleague, the horse, thus max
ing him healthy and happy. Summer
visitors who hire horses should re-
member these facts and give the ami
mails chance to get at the grass by
the roadside once In 4 while.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Mark Noted Houses.

In pursuance of its policy of mark
ing the historic houses of the city, the
corporation of Bath has placed me-
mortal tablet to Henry Fielding and
to his sister Sarah upon the wall
Of the house in which they once lived.
The unveiling ceremony was per-
formed by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
In the presence of large attendance,
which included Henry Fielding, town
clerk Of Canterbury, a great-great-
grandson of the novelist.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Shakespeare Was Re.entfu,.

"Oh. you dear thing" she ex.
claimed to Shakespeare, for even in
those days there were matinee girls,
you're just nice enough to eat"
"You, too?" cried Shakespeare, in
despair. why will everybody con,
fuse me with Bacon?"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Tolstoy'e Latest work.

Toistoy's Latest Work.
Count Tolstoy has completed new
work entitled: The Divine Human .
The characters depicted include the
principal revolutionary leaders in Rus
STA during the years from 1880 to
1890. He is already engaged upon
the work Of dealing with current
events IN Russia,
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Tank Wasn't Filled

Tank Wasn't Filled.
want to see your tank" said
.ne Waterworks man at the kitchen
Tnen you'll have to come around
after midnight" answered Mrs. Nc
eosn. savagely. He's never home
az this time O. y."-Cleve!and
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
English Breakfast Table.

On the English breakfast table arc
to be found golden tea, "bacon NIT
poached eggs. fried sole. jams and
toasts," and in high vases long.
stemmed yellow and white narcissi.--
Vienna Neue Erie Presse.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

An alarm clock always gets busy
just when q nan doesn't want to be
bothered.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
A Harmless Laxativ'

Ii you must take laxative, take a harm.
less one. Lax-Fos does not gripe, therefore
does not irritate. Irritation is what does
the harm. Price SO cents.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
Busy Day Of a TRAVELLING
Salesman

Selling Good: More Strenuous Forme-You c.nt GET ood
Peaches from Boken 1imb- wish to Differ with Man
FIRST Agree with Hm-Dont Run Comneiior'e Coode,
; Little Jolly Sometimes Helps Successful travelling Man
nEes Aa1owork with Spirit OF Fairness Cheer
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

thought would try ono more.
couldn't get the man to come over
with me but he gave me a little order
for few items for immediate ship.
ment and promised me that he would
look my line over on my return trip.
The order did not amount to great
deal, but the commissions were more
than enough to pay my travelling or.
penses for the day.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

PUTNAM FADELEss DYES color
more goods, per package, than others, and
the colors are brighter and faster.
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06
One Way to Get Business.

"The boys on the road must make
many turns to get business" started In
q retail merchant from the west, who
had joined the group. Il remember
| one fellow whom just simply couldn',
turn down. He came into my store the
morning before Christmas. Just as he
began talking to me, three or four Gus
toners came in. He himself took right
hold of one man and sold him a COM
plete outfit. Then he waited on a lady
and sold her a lot of stuff We were
all busy, and do you know that fellow
kept that up all day long, never saying
q word about his own business, except
occasionally throwing in a little side
remark and joking about the corsets hs
sold. When all was quiet that night
he came at me in a very straightfor-
ward manner and said: I have been
very pleased to be with you to-day. Il
is q day expected would lose entire
ly, ani It has done me good, too, to get
in touch with the retail trade again.
I used to be behind the counter myself
good many years ago. Now, haven't
very much to say about my line except
this: II you haven't bought any corsets
you can use a few. have managed dur
ing the day to take the sizes on your
stock and why can't we squeeze in just
a few minutes tonight? I can get ali
the stuff You need right here in your
store and go over 1t with you. shall,
furthermore, be very happy to come
here as often as Is necessary and size
up your stock and keep it in good
shape for you
Well, now, those samples are en-
tirely unnecessary said I. had COM
plete confidence in him. Send me what
you think need,' and do you know
that man has had all my business in
his line ever since?"
And suppose" said the clothing
man, that his house didn't think he
was working very hard that day"
well, that is where the house was
wrong" replied the merchant. mo
man on earth works as hard as the
man on the road, and mingled in with
their lard work is always, with the
successful ones, spirit Of fairness and
good cheer. Yes Stree! these whole
sale houses may say what they please,
but a good representative goes long.
long way with us merchants"
St. Tammany farmer., 1906-10-06

occasionally a man spends a lot of
s,a Lme az MS club because there's no