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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-26

In the Clerk Office of the Circuit Court of
Fairfax county, Va, to.wit:
If. w. Richardson. clerk Of said court,
do certify that the bond required Of the COM
missioners Of sale in the above mentioned suit
has been executed by Thomas r. Keith, with
approved surety.
Given under my hand this lat day of De-
cembeF, 1906.
dec3, 10, I7.24,3i Clerk.
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THE STOCKHOLDERS OF THE WASH.
4 INGTON NATIONAL BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION Of Washington. ID.
c., are hereby not fed that the annual meet
ing Of the stockholders of the said association
will be held at the principal office Of the as
ISOLATION. in the city Of Alexandria, virginia.
At eleven o'clock a. NJ, WEDNESDAY.
January Is, 1907
J. c. sT0DDARD. Secretary.
deel5. q. % ian5, II
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AUCTION SALES.


DURsUANT TO A DECREE OF SALE
r in the suit of Dawson vs.. Dodson es ais.
pending in the Circuit Court OF Fairfax
county, Va. the undersigned commissioners
OF sale will about ~ O'Clock (noon) on
WEDNESDAY,
The End day Of January, 1907.
oaer for sale Ell public auction upon the
premises o HOUSE AND LOT 10 the city Of
Alexandria, Va, known as No. HOS Cameron
street located opposite the old station build
ing of the r., +. x P. Z. r.. This Is six
room dwelling house, with two easements.
and IL acc ssible to city water.
Terms Of Hale-0ne.third cash and the
residue in two equal payments at six and
twelve months from day Of sale. evidenced
by the purchasers interest bearing notes and
secured By retention Of title until the last
payment is made, snd by assignment Of fire
insurance policy on the buildings.
Z. +. THORNTON.
THOMAS X. KEITH,
Commissioners of Sale.
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T,UF FTpST N4TToV RANK

THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
1 Alexandria. Va, December iith, 1906.
The a. nual meeting for the election of d.
rectors of this bank, will be held at the
banking house on TUESDAY, January Sth,
1917, between the hours of twelve and one
O'Clock. CHAS. r. HOOFF,
dect2 td President.
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Holiday Trade.

Cleaned Raisins, in pound packages,
Cleaned Currants in pound packages,
New CitrOn.
Mixed Nuts,
Atmores Mincemeat.
Whisky-Gibson's Sons Il Co.'S Pure Old Rye.
Waller Bakers Pure Pye,
Monticello, very old Rye,
Ross K Thompson Old Thompson Rye.
Very old Scotch,
Very old French Brandy.
Whisky from $3.50 TO - gallon,
Catawba Wine from iJc To- 81 30 gallon,
Brandy II. - TO $40 gallon,
Cooking Brandy amp Cooking Sherry,
Old Duff Gordon Table Sherry,
Very old Maderis Wine,
Old Port Wine
Jamaica and st. CrOix Rum,
New England Rum,
Very old Peach Brandy,
Portner Brewing Co.'S
Standard Beers
always in stock
Also Bass & Coz Ale,
Guinness Stout,
Belfast Ginger Ale,
Virginia Clarets, -
g. II. Mumm's Extra
Dry Champagne
w. A. JOHNSON n CO., g.
Northeas. Corner Cameron and Royal SIS:
Bell Phone ST. =: CAPITAL City SIR. T.
dec22fianl
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E.-rHE ANNUAL MEETING
~ of the GERMAN COOPERATIVE
RUILDTNGsASSOCIATI0N, No. 5, Of Alex
andria, Va, will be held on TIL RSDAY,
January 10, 1907. &; 80 p. m, at their office,
3iS King street.
JUSTOs SCHNEIDER, Secretary.
dee14 III
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MEETINGS.
ITIZENs' NATIONAL *,

CITIZENS NATIONAL TX,
" Alexandria, Va.
The annual meeting Of tne stockholders OF
this bank forth election of directors for the
ensuing year will he held az its banking
heuse on TUESDAY, January S. 1907, from
the honrs Of II noon to p. IN. inclusive.
W. +. LAMBERT.
decS Paw I'd Cashier.
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Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-30

well as yourself. But there is no help.
| had given my foreword and sacred
promise to you fla her Edric the
Franklin, that at the age of twenty you
should be sent out into the world to
see for yourself how you liked the
SAVIOR of it. Seat thee upon the settle,
Alleyne, for you may need rest ere
long"
The youth sat down as directed, but
reluctantly and with diffidence. The
Abbot stood by the narrow window,
and his long, black shadow fell slant
wise across the rushstrewn floor.
Twenty years ago" he said, your
father, the Franklin of Minstead. died,
leaving to the Abbey three hides Of
rich land in the hundred OF Malwood,
and leaving to us also his infant son
on condition that we should rear him
until he came to mans estate. This
he did partly because your I other was
dead, and partly ! cause your elder
brother, now Socman OF Minstead. Il
already given signs Of that fierce and
rude nature which would make him
no fit companion for you, It was his
desire and request, however. that you
should not remain in the cloisters, but
should at a ripe age return into the
world. Whittier will Won first turr
ITO my brothers at Minstead. II
he be indeed an ungodly and violent
man there Is the more need that I
should seek him out and see whether I
cannot turn him to better ways"
The Abbot shook his head. The
Socman OF Minstead hath earned an
said. "If you must go to hi, a, see at
evil name over the countryside" he
least that he doth not I rn you +. I'M
the narrow path upon which you have
J learned to tread. But you are in Gods
keeping and Godward should you
ever look in danger and in trouble.
Above all, shun the snares OF women,
| for they are ever set for the foolish
feet OF the young. Kneel, my child,
and Jake an old mans blessing"
Alleyne Edrickson bent his head
| while the Abbot poured out his heart
felt s~upplication at Heaven would
watch over this young soul, no going
forth into the darkness and danger
| of the world. 1t was no y ere form for
| either of them. To them the outside
life OF mankind did indeeI seem to be
one OF violence and sin, beset with
| physical and still more with spiritual
| danger. Heaven, too, was very near
to them in those days. Gods direct
| agency was to be seen in the thumb
and the rainbow, the whirlwind and
the lightning. To the believer, clouds
of angels, confessors and martyrs,
| armies of the sainted and saved, were
ever stopping over their struggling
brethren upon earth. raising. encour-
aging, and supporting them. 1t was,
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-30

instruction so sudden, so short. and
so successful. Yet the Abbot Berg
hersh was a man of too firm a gram
to allow one bold outbreak to lmperlA
the settled order of his great house
hold. In a few hot and bitter words
he compared their false brothers exit
TO the expulsion of our first parents
from the garden, and more than limited
thai unless a reformation occurred
some others of the community might
ind themselves in the same evil n
perilous case. Having thu pointed the
moral and reduced his flock to q lifting
state of docility, he dismissed them
ono more to their laborS n with
drew himself to his own private
chamber, there to seek spiritual aid
in the discharge Of the duties of his
high Office.
The Abbot was still on his knees,
When a gentle tapping at the door of
his cell broke in upon his prisons. Ris-
ing in no very good humor at the in.
terruption, he gave the word to enter;
but his look of impatience softened
down into a pleasant and paternal
smile as his eyes fell upon his visitor.
He was a thin-faced, yelloW-haired
youth, rather above the middle size,
comely and we'll shapen, with straight
1.-THE figure and eager boJish features.
His clear, penSive gray eye, n quick,
delicate expression, spoke of a nature
which had unfolded far from the
boisterous joys and sorrows of the
world. Yet there was a set of the
mouth and a prominence of the chin
which relieved him of any trace of
effeminacy. Impulsive he might be,
enthusiastic. sensitive, with something
sympathetic and adaptive in his dis
positions; but an observer of natures
tokens would have confidently pledged
himself hat there was native 1rmness
and strength underlying his gentle,
monk-bred ways
The youth was not clad in monastic
garb, but in lay attire, though his
ierkin, cloak and hose were all of a
sombre hue, as bef1tted n who dwelt
in sacred precincts. A broad leather
strap hanging from his shoulder sup
ported a scrip or satchel such as trav-
ellerS were wont to- carry. In one
hand he grasped a thick staff pointed
and shod with metal, while in the
other he held his Golf or bonnet, which
bore in its front a broad pewter medal
stamped with the image of Our Lady
of Rocamadour.
art ready. then, fair son ?" said the
Abbot. This is indeed a day of COM
ings and goings. 1t is strange that in
one twelve hours the Abbey should
have cast off its foulest we d, and
should now lose what we are fain to
look upon as our choicest blossom"
you speak o. kindly, father" the
youth answered. "If / had my will I
should never go forth, but should end
my days here in Beaulieu. 1t hath
been my home as far back as my mind
can carry me, and it is a sore thing
for me to have to leave it,
Life brings many a cross, said the
Abbot gently. "Who is without them?
Your going forth is a grief to US as
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If your eyes we're upon your sandals,
how came we to see his smile of which
We pirate? A week in your cells,
false brethren, a week of rye bread
and lentils, with double LaudS and
double Mathis, may help We to a re-
membrance of the laws Under which
ye live"
AT this sudden outflame of wrath the
two witnesses sank their faces on their
chests, and sat as men crushed. The
Abbot turned his angry eyes away
from them and bent them upon the
accused, who met his searching gaze
with a firm and composed face.
what hast thou TO say. Brother
John, upon these weighty things Which
are urged against thee?'
Little enough, good father, little
enough!" said the novice. For the
matter of the ale, I la come in hot
from the fields and a scarce got the
taste of the thing before mine eye lit
upon the bottom of the pot. It may
be, too, that I spoke somewhat shortly
concerning the bran and the beans,
the same being poor ~provender and
untitled for a mar of my inches. 1t
is true also that I did lay my hands
upon this jack-fool of a Brother Am
brose, though. as o can see, I did
him little scath. AS regards the maid.
too, it is true that I did heft her over
the stream, she having on her hosen
and shoon. whilst I had but my wood
en- sandals, which could take no hurt
from the water. I should have
thought shame upon my manhood,
as we'll as my monkhood, if I had held
back my hand from her" He glanced
around as he spoke. with the half
amused look which he had worn dur
ING the whole nrOppa6iOpS
There is no need to go further"
said the Abbot. "He has confessed to
all. 1t only remains for me to portion
out the punishment which is due to
his evil conduct"
He rose and the two long lines Of
brothers followed his example, looking
sideways with scared faces at the
angry prelate.
John of Hordle." he Numbered,
"you have shown yourself during the
two months of your novitiate to be a
recreant monk, and one who is I'M
worthy to wear the white garb which
is the outer symbol of the spotless
spirit. That dress shall therefore be
stripped from thee. and thou shalt be
cast int the outer world without bene-
fit of clerkship. and without lot or
those who dwell under the care of the
blessed Benedict. Thou shalt [ me
back neither to Beaulieu nor to n Of
the oranges of Beaulieu. and thy
name shall be struck off the scrolls of
the order"
The sentence appeared a terrible one
to the older monks, who had become
so used to the safe and regular life of
the Abbey Thai they would have been
helpless as children in the outer
world. From their pious oasis they
looked dreamily out at the desert of
life-a place full of stormings and
strivings, comfortless, restless, and
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~overshadowed by evil. The young
novice. however, appeared to haVe
other thoughts. fol his eyes sparkled
and his smile broadenea. 1t needed
but to add fresh fuel to tie fiery mood
of the prelate.
so much for thy spiritual punish
ment!" he cried. But 1t is to the
grosser feelings hat we must turn in
such natures as thine, and as thou art
no longer under the shield of holy
Church there is the less difficulty.
Ho, there! Observation-Disclosures, Ma
omi. Joseph-seize him and bind his
arms! Drag him forth, and let the
foresters and the porters scourge him
from the precincts!"
AS these three brothers advanced to-
ward him to carry out the Abbot's d.
rection the smile faded from the no.
vices face, like a bull at a batting.
i Then, with a sudden deep-chested
shout, he tore up the heavy oaken prize
dieu and poised 1T to strike. taking
two steps backward the while, that
none might take him at a vantage.
"By the black rood OF Waltham!"
he roared, "if any knave among you
lays a finger-end upon the edge OF my
gown, I will crush his skull like q fl
bert" With his thick knotted arms,
his laundering voice, and his bristle
Of red hair, there was @omething so
repellent In the man that the three
brothers flew back at the very glare
of him: and the two rows Of white
monks strained away from him like
ponlars In the tempest. The Abbot
only sprang forward with shining
eyes: but the chancellor n the mast
or hung upon either arm and wrestied
him out Of dangers way.
! "He Is possessed Of n devi.. they
| shouted run. Brother Ambrose.
| Brother Joachim. Call Hugh Of the
| MN. and woodman Wat. and Raoul
| with his arbalest and bolts' Tell
| them that we are in fear Of our lives'
Run, run. for the love OF he Virgin"
But tho novice was a strategist as
| we'll az p man Of action. Springing
| Forward. he hrrled his unwieldlv
weapon at Brother Ambrose. and, as
| desk and monk Gathered on to the
floor together. ne sprang through the
| open door and down the winding
| stair. Sleepy old Brother Athanasius,
at the p%orter's cell. had a fieeting
vision Of twinkling feet and lying
skirts: but before he had time to rub
| his eyes the recreant haC passed the
lodge. and was speeding as fast as
his sandals could patter along the
Lyndrurst road.
CHAPTER II.
Never had the peaceful atmosphere
Of the old Cistercian house been sc
] rudely ruffied. Never had there peen
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-30

that he wished twenty thousand devils
would fly away with the said Monica,
mother of the holy Augustine, or any
other saint who came between a man
and his meat. Item, that upon
Brother Ambrose reproving him for
his ~blasphemous wish, he did hold the
said brother face downward over the
piscatorium or fish-pond for a space
during which the said brother was
able to repeat n Pater and four AYES
for the better fortifying of his soul
against impending DEATH
There was a buzz and murmur
among the white-frocked brethren at
this grave charge; but the Abbot held
UP his long qulvering hand. What
them" said he.
Item, that between Nones II
Vespers on the feast of James the
Less the said Brother John was OBJ
served upon the ~Brokenhrrst road,
near the spot which is known as
Hatchett's Pond, in converse with a
person of the other sex, being a
maiden of the name of Mary Sowley,
the daughter of the kings verderer.
Item, that after sundry Japes ana
jokes the SAID Brother John did lift
up the said Mary Sowley and did take,
carry, anu COuNct htL aSlocS oiS"hh1
to the infinite relish of the devil and
the exceeding detriment of his own
soul, which s~candalous and wilful
falling away was witnessed by three
members of our order
A dead silence throughout the room,
with a rolling of heads and upturnlng
of eyes, bespoke the pious horror or the
community. The Abbot drew his gray
brows low over his fiercely questioning
eyes.
who can vouch for this thing" he
asked.
That can l." answered the
s too can Brother Forphyry, who
was with me, and BrotNer Mark of the
Spicarium, who hath been 60 much
stirred and inwardly Il ubled by The
sight h he now lies in a fever
through it,"
And the woman?" asked the Abbot.
Did she not break into lamentation
and woe that a brother should so de-
mean himself3'
Nay, she smiled sweetly upon him
and thanked him. I can Vouch It, and
so can Brother Porphyry."
"Canst thou?" cried the Abbot, In
a high, tempestuous tone. "Canst
thou so? Hast forgotten that the five
and -thirtieth rule Of the order is that
i'm the presence of a woman the face
should be ever averted and the eyes
cast DOWN. Hast forgot 1t, l sayf
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-30

DIT the top, disclosed a round sinewy
neck, rudy and corded like the bark
of the fir. Thick muscular arms, COW
cred with a reddish down, protruded
from the wide sleeves of his habit,
while his white shirt, looped up upon
one side. gave n glimpse of Il huge
knotty leg, SCARED and torn with the
scratches of brambles. With a bow
to the Abbot, which had in it perhaps
more pleasantly than reverence, the
novice strobe across to the carved
prie-dieu which had been set apart for
him, and stood silent and erect, with
his hand upon the gold bell which was
used in the private prisons of the Alb
bots own household. His dark eyes
glanced rapidly over the assembly, and
finally settled with a grim and menac-
ing twinkle upon the face of his ac-
cuSer.
The chamberlain rose, and having
slowly unrolled the parchment-scroll,
proceeded to read it out in a thick and
pompous voice, while a subdued rustic
and movement among the brothers be-
spoke the interest with which they fol-
lowed the proceedings.
Charges brought upon the second
Thursday after the feast of the As
sumption, in the ear of u Lord
thirteen hundred and siXty-siX, against
Brother John, formerly known as
Horde John, or John of Horde, but
now a novice in the holy monastic
order of the Ci|stercians. Read upon
the same day at the Abbey of Beau
lieu in the presence of the most rev.
erend Abbot Berghersh and of the as
Sembled order.
'The charges against the said
Brother John are the following,
namely, to wit:
"First, that on the aforementioned
feast of the Assumption, small beer
having been served to the novices in
the proportion of one quart to each
four, the said Brother John did drain
the pot at one draught, to the detri-
ment of Brother Paul, Brother Por-
phyry, and Brother Ambrose. who
could scarce eat their none-meat of
sailed stock-fish, on account of their
exceeding %dryness."
At this solemn Indictment the novice
raised his hand and twitched his lip,
while even the placid senior brothers
glanced across at each other and
coughed to cover their amusement.
The Abbot alone sat gray and i'm
mutable. with a drawn face and Il
%brooding eye.
Item, that having been told by
the master of the noyices that he
should restrict his food for two days
to a single three-pound loaf of bran
and beans, for the greater hOnoring
and clarifying of st. Monica. mother
of the holy Augustine, he was heard
by brother Ambrose and Others to say
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-30
ODDOrfunitY.

Master of human destinies am L!
Fame, love, and fortune on my FOOT
steps wait.
Cities and fields | walk; | penetrate
Deserts and seas remote, and pass
ing by
Howell and mart and palace, soon or
late
/ knock unbidden once at every gate!
"If sleeping wake-if feasting, rise
before
I turn away. 1t is the hour of fate,
And they who follow me reach every
state
Mortals desire, and conquer every foe
Save death; but those who doubt or
hesitate,
Condemned to failure, penury and
woe,
Seek me in vain and uselessly implore.
/ answer not and | return no more
John James Ingalls,.
Churchill standard. (Fallon, Nev) 1903-1908, 1906-06-30
Breaking the News.

Passerby-Is that your pork down
there on the road, guv'nor?
Farmer-Pork. What dye mean?
There's a pig o. mine out there.
Passerby-Ab, but a motor a has
just passed.
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outward appea
coup" quality.

Grocers as a rule are honest, trust
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