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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-12

NxTANTED.-One or two GENTLEMEN
w TO board in private family. Large fur
nished front room; well heated and GIFTED.
Apply at AIS Duke street. febl2St
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE. - Having
~ qualified as administrator upon the cs-
tate of SARAH A DAVIS, deceased this ~
to notify all persons indebted to said estate to
pay their Indebtedness 10 me, and all persons
holding claims against said estate TO present
the same to me properly certified for pay.
ment.
r. II. cox, Sergeant, Administrator.
fab12 lot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-12

According TO a public official, who is
lawyer and has served as legislator,
the bills providing for a change in the
charter of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg ard Potomac Railway and its pos
sible consolidation with the Washington
Southern do not provide for the pro-
lection of the States interest, nor does
the merger scheme provide such protec-
ton Any law allowing road in which
the State is interested 10 reorganize, it
is held should contain a provision
whereby the States interests, through ITS
proxies, should be voted in the affirma
tive before such scheme should become
effective. 1t is said that under the pro
visions OF these bills, should the State
object, Virginia would be in the position
of minority stakeholder who had refus-
ed to surrender his stock, yet the merger
would be an accomplished fact and the
State would have no remedy. II is held
that the law for the merging of any COM
pany in which the State is interested
should likewise provide that the merger
should not become effective until and
except the States stock shall be voted
in the affirmative.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-02-12
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,

COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA,
Department OF the State Corporation
Commission.
This is to certify, 2 hat the charter of THE
MARINE RAILWAY. SHiPBUfLDiNG q
COAL CO. changed 10 THE MARINE
RAILWAY d COAL COMPANY. INC.
was amer ded on the Goth day Of January.
1906, reducing its maximum capital stock
from Three Hundred Thousand Dollars To
Fifty Thousand Do lars; and that the said
amended charter was recorded IN the Office #
the Secretary Of the Commonwealth on The
10Th day of January, 1906.
Witness my hand IS Clerk of the State Cor
poration Commission this eighth day of Feb
ruary, 1906. JOHN A. UPSHUR,
febl3w2w-m Clerk.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF the stock
holders of the WCODLEY APART.
MENT HOUSE 60. will he held at No l26
south Fairfax street, Alexandria, Va, MON.
DAY AFTERNOON, February 10Th. at
o'clock. w. w. W. PARKER. Secretary.
febl2 I'd
COR RENT.--TWO FRAME HOUSES
327 north Colrmbus street, s r0Ous.. aud
S22 north Patrick. rooms. Apply at IFS
south Royal street. feblO 81
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
VIII Coach Shooting Team.

Grit, N. j., beginning Aug. 81 and
continuing until Sept. 3, first entered
military service by enlisting as pri-
vate in the Second Arkansas infan-
try, United States volunteers. in 1898.
His term of enlistment was spent in
camp at Chiekamauga park, Georgia,
and Admission, Ala. He was mustered
out of service Feb. rs, 1899. He or
ganized a company Of infantry in the
Arkansas State guard and was elected
captain in 1901 and resigned to come
to Oklahoma. He was commissioned
first lieutenant engineer corps Ma
tiona1 guard in 1903 and was promoted
to the captaincy of this organization
the same year. He attended garri.
son school at Fort Sill during the
winter of 10000 and at Fort Crook,
Neb., the winter Of 19O4-05. Capt.
King is % years old. He was in com
mand of the company that gained sig
nal praise for its services at Snyder
after the great cyclone in May, 1905.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
coLoRING IN MILK.
Utah Food Commissioner Tells How
1t May Be Detected.

There are several ways, according
to John Peterson, food commissioner
of Utah, in which the presence of col
oring matter in milk may be detected.
If an aniline dye has been added to
give rich, creamy appearance to
thin, blue milk, a little vinegar mixed
with the milk, after first heating the
latter, will produce curds of dis
tinctly orange hue. If caramel has
been employed the curds will turn
brown with the addition of the vine
gar. Whenever milk or cream is al
lowed to stand in clear glass bottle
for II hours or more it will separate
into watery and creamy layers. If the
lower layer is yellow it is proof Of
the presence of artificial coloring Of
some sort and whenever milk or
cream is kept in a warm place for 48
hours, and still remains sweet, it is
pretty snfe to assume that a preserV-
alive has been used. In fact, the
keeping sweet of many an article OF
food under conditions which should
make 1t spoil or ferment readily is a
sign that the thing in question has
been tempered with.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Woman's Fondness for Finery.

Anthropo1ogists will tell US that
women dress to catch beaux and Oar
win gives long pages to prove that the
pretty co1ors, stripes, spots and forms
of animals originated in the superior
luck of individuals endowed by chance
with attractive variations. Selection
Of mates went by beauty, and pretty
feathers made the pretty bird. But
as respects humankind that play Of
evolution is obsolete. Among wild
animals and primitive races it may
still hold good, but everybody that
knows anything knows that nowadays
in cultured communities women dress
for other women. not for men. Men
are incapable of conlprehending and
approaching the niceties and refine
nlents Of feminine dress. For whose
admiration, for example. is the bride S
trousseau created? 1t is evidently and
confessed1y beyond the bridegroom S
powers and he ignores it-stupid thing
that he is. Dress, in short, is a fine
art which women pursue in and for
itself and the educated taste they
bring to bear upon it lifts it above all
other decorative arts.-Baltimore Sun
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
PLAN COLONY IN TEXAS.
Big Tract 10 Be Settled by Farmers
from Europe.

Chicago tract Of land compris-
ing $4,000 acres has been purchased
near Raym1ndville, Tex. on the Gulf
Coast railroad, for the colonization of
farmers from France, Belgium,
Switzerland and Holland. The land
was purchased by A. Nc. Davidson, OF
Chicago, and the co1onists are being
found by his eminenee, Mgr. j. R..
yilatte, right reverend archbishop and
primate Of the Old Roman Catholic
Church In the United States.
The plan of the archbishop, who
makes his headquarters in Chicago,
is to colonize the tract with people
of his own religious faith. Ninety
acres have been set aside in the CEN
ter of the tract, and upon this will
be erected a monastery and clofster
for the education Of priests and for
the preparation of young, men for the
ministry. The archbishop will be at
the head of the monastery.
It is the purpose Of thoss who are
carrying on the project to allot the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Eor the Home pressmaker.

Not a few home dressmakers over
look the fact that when putting on
q collar the neck of the bodice or
blouse should be slightly smaller
than the base of the collar band and
the bodice notched here and there
while putting the collar on. By do
ing this wrinkles are avoided. Again,
when cutting out sleeves, to avoid
the disaster of cutting both for the
same arm, fold the material either
face to face or back to back. Place
the pattern on it and cut both to-
gether. A proper pair of sleeves is
bound to be the result.
Make the under part Of the sleeve
double, SO that it can be darned, as
this wears out sooner than the up
per. Don't forget to do plenty OF
lacking and pressing. To neglect
these two points stamps a garment
as Homemade at once.
Always shrink a new braid before
sewing to a skirt. In shortening a
skirt pattern, too, always fold a. plait
across the middle Of the pattern
Never shorten from the top or bot
tom of the skirt, or the shape will be
spoiled. A rolling-pin, with a cloth
round 1t, makes good pressing
board.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08

Saw. did you ever spar a few hot
rounds with a real attack Of grip?
when ii comes right down to a case
of being a bad boy the grip has every
other disease slapped to sit-down.
I had the grip some weeks ago and
ever since my system has Felt like eight
cents worth of cheese.
Phe medicine sharps tell us that the
grip ID caused by little germ Whlcn
emigrated to this country originally
from Russia.
II that's the case I'm glad the Japs
put the boots 60 the car I wish they
would go after him again and kick his
crown off.
I'll bet even money that the father OF
the first grip germ must have been
bombshell and his mother was some re-
lation to one Of Kuropatkin's retreats.
It's dollars to pretzels thae the grip
germ is the busiest idea that was ever
chased by a doctor.
Nobody knows just how or when the
grip germs break into the system, but
once they get footho1d in the epiglot-
tis nothing can remove them except IN
ward applications of dynamite.
The grip germ hates the idea of race
suicide.
From one small germ there will arise
and go forth family the size of which
was never dreamed of in the philosophy
OF our wise and busy president.
don't know just exactly how they
happened to warm wise to me, but
newly married couple Of grip germs took
d notion to build nest somewhere on
the outskirts OF my solar plexus, and two
hours later they had about 233 children
attending the public school in my
medusa oblongata; and every time
school would let out for recess would
70 up in the air and hit the ceiling with
my topknot.
Before the next morning came all
these grip children had graduated from
school and after tearing down the
schoolhouse the whole bunch had mar
ried and had large families of their own,
and all hands were out padding their
canoes on my alimentary canal.
By nine o'clock that morning there
must have been 85,000,000 grip germs
armed with self-loadfng revolVers all
trying to shoot their initials over the
walls of my interior department.
1t was fierce!
When the doctor arrived on the scene
was carrying enough concealed weap-
ons to eXterminate the entire japanese
army.
I'm up to one thing and that is that
the Russians couldn't beat the Japs be-
cause all the national energy and yitatl-
ty emigrated from st. Petersburg and
came over here with the first grip germs
If the car of all the Russians had
been wise little father he would have
encouraged the grip germs to remain
loyal to their native land and then he
could have sent them out to Manchuria
90 bite the ramparts out of Gen. Oyama
instead of chasing inoffensive American
citizens into the drug stores.
Well, anyway, the medicine mixer blew
in, threw his saws behind the sofa, put
his dip net on the mantelpiece and took
a fall out Of my pulse.
'sAh." he said, after he had noted that
my tongue looked like currycomb.
.sThe same to you, Doc I said.
"Ah!" he said, looking hard at the
wall. ..s5.=
Say, doc." ! whispered; there no
use to cut off my leg because the germs
will hide in my elbow"
DO you feel shooting pains In the
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
GAS USED UNDER LIME KlLNs.
Innovation by Connecticut Company
10 a Success.

The New England Lime company,
of Wfnstead, Conn, asserts that it is
the first to Introduce gas as fuel for
lime burning. The method Is pro-
nounced an entire success. The grow
ing scarcity Of wood fuel led to the
discovery OF gas as a substitute for
wood, and the company no longer con-
siders the gas method an experiment.
The efficacy and reliability of gas
have been demonstrated beyond a
doubt. Had it been impossible to find
q substitute for wood, said d member
of the company, it would have meant
the restriction and perhaps the total
abandonment of the business. Gas
fires are absolutely clean at all times
no clinkers and no cinders-and the
lime produced is much winter than
that burned by wood. Gas also pro-
duces a more intense heat, and conse-
quently Increases the capacity of the
kilns. The daily output at the COM
pany's kilns is increased from 80 bar
rels per kiln to 100 barrels, or total
of TOO barrels daily.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
GREATEST SHIPS EVER BUILT,

maximum speed will be % knots, or
80 IL miles an hour, and they will
consume three-quarters of a ton of
coal a minute. about 1000 tons day.
The Lusitania has just left the
builders hands, while the Mauritania
is to be launched in few weeks. The
two vessels are believed by nautical
experts to set a standard that will not
be surpassed for a quarter of a CEN
fury and may exist for SO years.
The Lusitania is set on end would
overtop every structure in the world
except. the Eifel tower. The greatest
battleship in the world, the Dread
nought, supposed to be equal in fight
ing power to any two other war yes
sells, is nearly 800 feet shorter and
has a displacement Of $4,000 tons,
against a total of 10000 tons by the
Cunard boat.
There are about $4,000 steel plates
in this vessel, some of them of the
record dimension of 40 feet in length
and weight of five tons There are
100000 riyets, aggregating 500 tons
in weight. The main frames and
beams. placed on end, would reach
80 miles. Three anchors weigh ten
tons each, and 1900 feet of giant iron
cable contains links each OF which
is % inches long, three and three
quarter inches in diameter and weighs
$50 pounds.
The Lusitania will cost, when com
pleted, s6,25O,00o, and each trip across
will cost s25O,0OO. To pay for this
the vessel will carry $500 tons Of
cargo, $50 first-class passengers, SOC
second-class passengers and 1,2ot
steerage. Her crew will number 800
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Washington, D. c., August both

Washington, D. c., August 2oth.-A
determined effort will be made at the
next session Of congress to prevent
another appropriation for the free dis
tribution of common garden seeds.
Congress now expends $4,000 year
in giving away the commonest yarie-
ties of peas, beans, turnip, squash and
pumpkin seeds. They are divided into
100000 packets so that the packets
cost about half cent each. But as
a large part of the appropriation is
expended in clerk hire, packeting the
seed, ETC., the actual value of the
seed in a packet is much less than
half a cent. These packets are put
up in packages of five packets, the
total cost of the packages being about
two cents each, and they are purchas-
able anywhere at five cents. Each
member of congress gets 10000 such
packages, which he distributes to the
voters of his district
The farmers say that these pack
ages contain SO little seed as to be of
no value to them, while the total ap-
preparation, if expended in sending
out really rare and valuable seed. or
in maintaining a national agricultural
college, or divided among the state
agricultural colleges. would be of i'm
mense value to the farming interests.
They therefore protest against the
waste Of public money. The seeds
men claim that as congress has al
ready expended $5.000,080 in giving
away turnip and watermelon seed, it
is time it should give away saws, axes
or hoes and give the seed trade rest.
Those who believe that congress
should cut off this perquisite of its
members now used for political pur-
poses, are writing their senators and
representatives, urging them to abol-
ish the free seed distribution, and the
National Grange, many state and local
oranges, horticultural, agricultural
and other societies are adopting reso-
lutions condemning it. Mr.. William
Wolff Smith, of Washington. D. c.. has
been selected to represent the oppo-
sition to the congressional free seed
distribution, and is personally answer
ing all inquiries concerning the same.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08

cerebellum near the alex of the coslno-
politan?'' inquired the doctor.
stsurest thing you know said.
t.Haye you a buzzing in the ears, and
q confused sound like distant laughter
Id the panatelIa?'' he asked.
Its eineh, doc said.
do you feel a roaring in the cornu-
copia with a tickling sensation in the
diaphragm?a he asked
Right again l whispered.
do the joints feel sore and pinehed
like 4 poolroon?" he said.
right"
Does your tongue feel rare and high
priced like d porterhouse steak at a
summer reso-t:''
1T dol"
DO you feel u spasmodie auttering III
the eoncertina %
ayes."
'tHave you a sort OF nervous hesita-
ton II your hunger and does everything
you eat taste like an impossible sand
wieh e.
.keno.'
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
NOTES ABOUT NEEDLEwoRk.
How Many Dainty Dress Accessories
May Be Easily Made.

Linen bags, either in white or col
ors, and embroidered in the owner 5
own monogram, are one Of the latest
whims Of fashion, and q very sensible
one it is, for these bags not only give
a finishing touch to the linen cos
tune, but can be put in the tub al
most as often as the gown itself.
The possibilities of short lengths OF
ribbon and lace, bits Of linen, lawn
or silk are simply wonderful, ii they
happen to fall into skilled hands,
while even the veriest amateur can
produce really charming results, sup
posing her taste is good, and all at
little or no cost beyond industry.
While you are planning the Things
to take with you on your summer trip
don't forget to make laundry bag or
two. A gayly printed cretonne bag Tor
closet or room door Cf you are pressed
for space is a boon, and what is even
more satisfactory is a big bag made
Of white or unbleached muslin, IN
which to send the clothes away. 1t
should be plainly marked with your
name written in indelib1e ink.
Those who make their afghans will
be delighted with the number Of pref
ty stitches that are being used this
year. There is the biscuit stitch,
which is raised, and on the right side
looks like a series of narrow buns,
about half an inch wide and two
inehpc long The reverse side show.
ing these biscuits hollow, is not Sc
attractive. Made in browns, from
deep nut shade to a light tan. this
stitch may be worked into really
beautiful coverlid. = Chicago Daily
News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
How Emperor william is Battling
AGAINST a Dangerous Heredity.


Emperor Williams father died OF cancer
of the throat. a;I.
Emperor William himself had infanttl,e
paralysis, and has had to struggle via
many intirmities. ,.,e
It has been whispered that he himself
is troubled with the same maiady Whleh
carried off his father. Royal blood Is an,
fortunately most generally deteEloraeed
blood Emperor William knows this as
we'll as anybody, and is doing his best 20
eradicate the bad blood from himself ana
his family by the adoption OF simple ne
principles
: Through the visit Of a eountryman Of
his to Battle Creek, Michigan. while III
this country, visiting the Worlds Far IN
Chicago in 1898, Emperor William became
acquainted with the Battle Creek idea OF
simple living and has to. large. extent
adopted the methods il, his family: His
wife and children hive the simple life and
take Battle Creek light, baths. Their
uncle. King Edward, also has these baths
installed IN his Windsor and Buckingham
Palaces for the use of himself and Queen
Alexandra.
Among other things GOOD HEALTH.
the oldest health journal in the world.
tells about the Battle Creek idea and tbs
simple. life. Every number IS brlmful OF
up-to-date ideas. Sample copy 10 cents.
One dollar a year.
GOOD HEALTH PUBLISHING CO,
Battle Creek. Mich, with quarter you
viii receive a trial three months. subscriP-
ton to this handsome illustrated monthly
health magazine. Write to-day.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
ON THE GRIP.
BY HUGH MeHl
GEORGE Y. HOBART
am Glad the Japs Put the Boots to the Gar

Does your nerve center tinkle-tinkle
like asbreakfast bell?''
s'Right again!"
Have you a feeling that the germs
have attacked your Adams apple and
that there won't be any core?"
Yes"
when you look at the wall paper
does your brain do a sort of loop-the-
loop and cause you to meld 100 acres or
double pinoChIe?"
yes, and SO kings, tool"
DO you feel a slight palpitation Of the
membrane Of the colorado madura and
is there a confused murmur in your
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Painted Statues.

In the eighteenth century Diderot
did not hesitate to say that to paint a
statue was to commit an act of barbar-
ism. However this may be, it is an es
tablished fact that nearly all the very
old statues were painted, whether the
material used was Of stone or of wood,
and traces Of the original painting
have been found on the statues which
decorate Notre Dame de Paris.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08

Constitution faniary known as odd
BY the United States In turn she was
undyng
war Boston and
third the constructed
States
Constitutions notable victories
Cyane eVant
sell the gallant ship resulted IN
Oliver Wendell Holmes
In
school ship and subsequently as
falling until the patriotic
upon congress a
4propri ation to noted vessel
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Blessing from Disaster.

The ashes cast out of Vesuvius in
the recent outbreak will prove bless
ing in the long run. Professor Zinno
has examined them and found them
free from ingredients injurious to
plant life, while containing others that
will promote the growth of grape
vines, grass and vegetables The
peasants have lost no time in plow-
ing in this valuable fertilizer, to pre-
vent it being washed away by the
rains.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08

land to the immigrants in 40-acre
tracts, which is the largest farm one
man can handle in that section of the
country. From France grape grow
ers are to be taken to secure ex-
perienced agriculturists or hortieul-
turists. The archbishop viii superin.
tend the selection of the celonists and
see to it that no undesirable immi-
grants are brought in.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Australia's War on Rabbits.

Australia is now going to make war
on her rabbit pest scientifically, hav-
ing raised $4,000 for experiments on
Broughton island, off Newcastle,
writes Consul Cooling. DR.. Danysz, Of
Paris, will be in charge, and it is pro-
posed to infect rabbits with such con-
tagious diseases that. will spread
among their kind, but do no harm to
other animals or humanity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
Pronaisinn Morkn1en.

summer-Hotel Proprietor (proudIy)
Nearly ali of my walters are college
men who are working their way
through college.
Guest-WeIl, judging BY the way
they work your guests, they'll all be
graduated with honors.-Judge.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08

Atlantic journey in four and one-half
days, clipping a day and half from
the fastest time of the German ex-
press steamers.
The vessels will leave Liverpool
on Saturday afternoons and will land
passengers in New York on the fol-
lowing Thursday morning. Their
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
D Clean Combs.

Brushes and combs can be perfectly
cleansed with clear water and ammo
MIA. Do not let the handles of the
brushes get vet. After thoroughly
wetting the bristles, place the brushes,
back downward. in the sunshine, and
let them remain there until dry.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1906-09-08
pradnef.nf the Times.

The well bred man Of pleasure IS
gradually dying out and giving place
to the tearing. rushing. money grab
bling, excitement hunting. slangy,
mannerless, selfish devotee Of horse
flesh and chorus girls we meet sc
often in the drawing-rooms Of Ouch