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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-03
New York STOCK Market.

New York, Dec. 3.-The stock market ruled
quite srong oil through the frs hour, al
though there were some large selling orders
induced By the high range Of call money,
that caused uneaslness among some OF TIE
smaller operators.
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Our Toy
Department,

Occupying nearly an acre on the fourth floor,
contains a vast assortment of TOYS aad play
things fotchildren that renders this part of our
store unique ia its completeness. The. great
est care was exercised in purchasing for this
department, the buyer visiting only the fore
most fac cries Of Europe and America and &C.
cep.ing only the better grades Of goods.
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Cascasweet is q harmless compound OF
vegetable extracts that is wonderful in IFS
beneficial effects ON the siOmaohs OF babes and
children Recommended and sold by w. F..
Creighton Il Co, 40l King street.
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WANTED.

WA HTED.-A WHITE WOMAN o.
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Usher, box 50, Station Q, New York,
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DeWittis Little Early RiseTs About the
most reliable pill on the market. Sold By W
+. Creighton d Co., s0l King street.
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EOR RENT.--On easy terms near Mt.
Vernon. a ten-acre TRUCK FARM; new
sixroom dwelling and barn.. Apply to j. q
IL. AITCHES0N, Alexandria, Va.
dec3 60 2w
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IF ~. w." will call at HAMILTON & cos.
L cigar store, he can get his derby hat, II he
will kindly return the one he took through
mistake from the dressing room at the Opera
House last night. II
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LOST.

4 OST.-A small COLD HORSESHOE. Re-
L. ward if left at this Office. dec5 81
I OsT.-On Royal street. between King aud
l. Prince streets, geDtl mans GO ID
HUNTING CASE WATCH. Finder plea'e
return TO l2O south Royal street and receive
reward. deeJ 81
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Our Doll
Department.

Is one Of the most attractive corners ofthe Toy
Shop. and its shelves are beautifully stock
ed with every nationality and i'm ginable
variety Of doli-German, eneh, Indian,
japanese, Chinese. Eskimo, CellalOid; Rag,
Topsy-Turvy, Paper, Rubber, Stockinetie,
Jointej Kid Body, and others as delightful to
play with as any child could wish. Every
cone iv3ble doll that cen be fashioned may
be selected from this huge assortment, and
wardrobes, with all the latest styles IN hats,
wraps. ftirs, and dresses. as we'll as toilette
acce series. may be chosen for the dolls. Our
prices for dolls range from 25c TO $500.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

began to ooZe out of his finger tips.
He told me that, looking into that
benevolent countenance and listening
to that gentle voice, he could not be-
lieve that the sultan was not as in
nocent as the child that had just
seen the light. Still, he had come
there on business. He was very reso-
lutte. Again and again he had broach-
ed the subject. and every time the
sultan had given him the assurance
that the account would be settled
presently. He took him over his
grounds and led my friend to recount
the stories Of his rough-riding in Tex
as, his exploits in the civil war. The
sultan showed some knowledge and
great interest in these affairs. A de-
American constitution was next.
Then came dinner. There follow
ed, while they smoked cigars together
like two old cronies, Turkish COM
edy, with Turkish dancing girls. Then
suddenly and with words gracious but
few, the sultan disappeared 1t was
late. My friend returned to the lega-
ton, cheerful and exasperated. beaten
and content. The next morning he
realized that in a diplomatic play with
the sultan it was he who wag as in
nocent as the child that had just seen
the light. He never got those debts
Daid"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
ODD THINGS ABOVT BIRDS

pened. A western red-tailed hawk ap-
peared, and, seeing the flash of white.
imagined it some unwieldy booty
which he might claim for his own.
The war scream rang out and he
hurled himself upon the goshawk.
Instantly his claws sunk deep into the
meshes of the cloth; he became en-
tangled, and with clutching talons,
the two birds fell rapidly to earth.
their frantic wing beats thrashins
vainly one against the other. impo-
tent to support their Unbalanced bod
les. Down fell the fluttering mass of
rufiled feathers square into thorn
bush, where they lay painting and
fiercely glaring at one another"
German farmers are trying to In
duce the smaller birds to return to
their old haunts about the fields, and
for this purpose are setting out boxes
and other artificial devices to serve
the birds for homes. The farmers
need the birds to destroy the insects,
but the birds are disappearing not
only because of their direct slaugh-
ter, but also because the old trees in
the decayed hollows of which they
built their nests, the old copses
which they haunted, and both of
which were prolific in insects, togeth-
er with the stagnant pools which
yielded them food in abundance, are
all disappearing before the closer cul-
tivation of the present time.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
For young girl this new skirt is
shirred into the waist, with a wide
box plat paneling the front.
costumes for Youna LADY,

A lovely little voile for girl of 16,
was made of shade of red, more like
an Indian red than anything else, but
lighter. Broad tucks set the front of
the waist off in sort of square, and
just inside 1t wandered a graceful lit
tie vine, embroidered in silk, which
matched the high red exactly. Above
the embroidery, drawn work, done di
rectly upon the voile, made a yoke;
and the same drawnwork-just mar
row lines of threads, caught together
in the simplest possible patterns-ran
all away around the full flounce of the
skirt. That flounce, by the way, had
two deep tucks in place of its hem,
and was set on to the upper part of
the skirt under another tuck. 1t was
pretty echo of the broad tucks on
the blouse.
The sleeves were draped, and long,
pointed cuffs finished them. Being
made over white silk, every bit of the
work was displayed.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

OF the subtlety and guile of the sui
tan OF Turkey diplomat writes:
"The sultan can lie and cheat with all
the bland simplicity of the heather
Chinee; in fact, his capacity for de-
ception amounts to little short of
geaius. l remember that shrewd
Yankee friend of mine who was min.
is.er at Constantinople, pitted his
brains against those of the sultan.
He had been specially commissioned
by the United States to collect some
outstanding debts which had been
long due. The sultan acknowledged
the debts cheerfully; he was most
anxious to pay them; he would pay
them before those due to any other
power. However, my diplomatic
friend determined to pay a visit to the
sultan and to wake him up. He
had already refused present which
the sultan had sent him of two su-
perb Arab horses, which, had he had
a weak spot. would assuredly have
found 1t. My friend was tenacious
He had often lassoed and thrown and
held a bull in Texas, and he was cute
as all good Yankees are. Besides, he
was angry with the sultan, and things
had reached crisis.
But he had not been two minutes in
the society of the commander of the
faithful before all his resentment
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

Many small birds when migrating
cover immense distances, often, how
ever, not by flying, but rather by be-
ing carried by violent gales. Many
Of them arrive on land in a half-dead
cordition. In fair weather smai!
birds make long journeys success
fully over considerable tracts of
oc' an, but the reason is, according to
an observer, that they are carried on
tho backs of the larger ones. When
passing the autumn in Crete, a writer
asserts that he distinctly heard the
tw'ttering of small birds when flocks
OF sand cranes were passing overhead
on their way TO southern shores. On
another occasion. when firing a gun,
he saw three small birds rise from
thu flock, and disappear again among
the cranes. A native priest assured
him that they came over from Europe
with them. Small birds do not make
their journeys in one flight. They
generally rest during the day. search
ing for food, and thus proceed to their
destination by easy stages.
This incident is taken from William
Beabe's newly published Two Bird
Lovers in Mexico" The travellers had
found a goshawk and bound its feet
together with strong handkerchief.
The bird did not quite reconcile itself
to this treatment, and made bold
bid for liberty by attempting to fly
away: Then curious thing hap
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
PANTHER HUNTING IN INDIA

villager, following the tracks Of the
retreating animal, soon arrives at the
few remains of his goat or calf, or
maybe, his child.
In the following way the natives
get their revenge. A stray dog is
caught in the village and is tied on
the path generally frequented by the
panther family. The bait is carried off
during the night and devoured close
by. Next day machan (platform
is fixed in convenient tree and in
the evening a kid is tied on the spot
occupied by the dog on the previous
night. The sportsman settles himself
in the machan before sunset and be-
gins his watch.
Terrified by his lonely position the
kid begins a frantic bleating, which
soon attracts the panther marauders,
which are skulking about near the
spot where they found their last meal.
A short stalk soon brings them to
the kid and directly under the con-
cealcd sportsman, who shoots the
beasts. 1t is impossible to follow
the panthers into the impenetrable
cover they frequent and they never
show themselves in daylight.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Value of New Years Resolutions.

When ]. Adam Bede, congressman
from Duluth, was asked to speak on
New Years resolutions the other day,
he answered by repeating story
which Speaker Cannon tells of a
young man in the days when the ad-
hesive postage stamp first came in.
After gazing at the envelope and
stamp for sohe time the enterprising
youth decided to test the strange de-
vice. After he had written the note
lie sealed the envelope and looked
hard at the stamp. He was afraid It
would not stick. Finally, moistening
it, he placed it on the corner of the
envelope and although it seemed to
stick then he feared that 1t might dry
off before the journey was ended, so
he pinned it to the envelope and wrote
beneath this informing notice: Post.
age paid if this thing sticks" This
seemed to Mr. Bede illustrative OF
New Years resolutions. Their value
depends wholly on their sticking.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
THE RISING LEGAL STAR

en- Joe Harris a black eye and wants
lawyer to prove that Joe ran ag'in
the door casing and blacked it HIM
self. I'll app'int you as his counsel"
But I'm no lawyer"
But you've got common sense, as
you've just proved. and that's better
yet. Go right ahead
Jim went ahead, and in ten minutes
he had the other side so tangled up
that his honor laid his spectacles
aside and said:
NO use to go any further There
may have been a row, and probably
there was row. but Jim is getting
ready to prove that the landlord was
out in the barn and the drummer
across the street, and there's no use
taking up the time of this court, Ill
divide the costs and the parties had
better shake hands, while as for Jim
Peters, he's rising star that will
continue to shine until 1t won't be
considered no crime around here to
jump another mans claim and steal
his wife along with lt."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

Here is true story of an octopus,
not the kind that has its headquarters
in New Jersey. 1.-TWO fishermen were
plying their vocation off Great Belle
Island, Conception Bay, off the New
foundland coast. Suddenly they dis
covered at a short distance from them
dark, shapeless mass floating on the
surface of the water. Concluding that
it was probably part of the cargo OF
some wrecked vessel, they approached
it, anticipating valuable prize. and
one of them struck the object with his
boa !hook. Upon receiving the shock
the dark heap became suddenly ami
mated, and, spreading out, discovered
head, with pair of large, promf-
nen:, staring eyes, which seemed to
CLEAN with intense ferocity, the Great
ure at the same time exposing to view
anG opening its parrot-like beak with
an apparently hostile and malignant
purpose. The men were petrified with
ter, nr and for a moment SO fascinated
by The horrible sight that they were
po.serless to make move to defend
tbenselves.
before they had time to recover
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Bio Muffs and Fur Collars.

The prevalence OF elbow sleeves,
which has brought so much grist to
the mills of the glovers, has also
benefited the fnrriers extensively ard
has changed the fashion in muffs.
Large muffs were In vogue last
winter, but they are small when com
pared with the gigantic models that
are being sold this season The aim
of the smart furrier is to enable his
customer to thrust not only her hands
but the whole forepart OF her arms
into the luxurious depths of the muff
1t Is not smart" TO ask fer boa
or stole now when something warm
and ornamental is required for the
throat, the new title of the fur tippet
Is cravat. which is made In several
forms. One Of them is that Of dog
collar that clasps the neck snugly and
terminates In front in cravat ends.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

In certain parts of India the pan
ther is named "bipat," which means
calamity, for he is an ever-present
scourge among the people. His prop
er name is tendwa. 1t is the habit
of these panthers for family of them
to quarter themselves on a circle of
villages within convenient distance of
their nightly prowlings. AS soon as
the sun is below the horizon they
sally forth from the cover of the sur
rounding forests and watch the paths
by which the village herds and flocks
return to their resting places. If a
meal cannot be secured then, later on
they enter village and patrol the
dark lanes in the boldest manner.
Nothing comes amiss to them that is
not too large and heavy for their
strength.
Children, dogs, goats and the young
cattle are their favorite quarry. They
are bold enough to dash into hut
even with light burning in it, seize
their prey, then rush away with lgiht-
ming speed and, with a noiselessness
that is marvellous, retreat with their
prize to the nearest cover and there
devour 1t. In the morning the poor
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

their presence Of mind the monster
now but few feet from the boat, sud.
denly shot out from around it's head
several long, feshy arms, graphing
with them for the boat, and seeking
to envelop it in their folds. Only the
two longest of these arms reached the
craft, and, owing to their great length,
went completely over and beyond it.
Selling his hatchet, with desperate
effort one of the men succeeded in
severing these limbs with a single
well-delivered blow, and the creature,
finding itself worsted, Immediately dis
appeared beneath the waters, leaving
in the boat its amputated members as
trophy of the encounter.
'One of the arms was, unfci tunate.
ly, destroyed before its value was
known, but the other, when brought
to St. Johns and examined by the
Rev. NJ. Harvey, was found t. meas
ure no less than nineteen feet. The
fisherman who acted as surgeon de-
clares there must have been at least
six feet more left attached to the mon
ster's body. The story is preserved
in the proceedings of the British 70.
illogical Society"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
New MuHs.

The fad for half-length jacket
sleeves has given rise to a decidedly
novel shape in muffs intended to keep
not only the hands warm, but the
lower part Of the arms as well. These
are distinctly novelty, and practical,
for they really fit the shape of the
arms when hands are clasped.
Life other muffs Of the season these
are fiat, but they are cut with seam
in the middle and so Joined that the
two parts meet at an angle. This per.
mits Of the hands being thrust deep
into them without bending the muffs
and the length of the fur is such that
1t reaches to the elbows or to the be.
ginning of the sleeves. This, of course,
keeps the arms quite warm.
Without exception these are trimmed
with fringe Of tails or pendants, for
the shape is thin in order not to make
the arms look large and fringe is
needed to make the proportion good.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Fussinq over What to Eat.

II giieves us to see people in such
stew about their diet. What's the
matter with the civilized stomach? ?
The old way was to eat what was set
before you and think no more about
it. Nature did the rest and converted
the beef and turnips to thought, 10
industry, to heroism, to politics, to
poetry, to art, to emotion. The new
way is to hurry from the table and
take pills, powders, potions, and you
haven't eaten enough nor what you
want at that. What's the use of be.
ing Millionaire if you have to live on
bran bread and skinned milk?
What's the use of owning a villa In
the country if you have to sell every
thing you raise on the place or give it
to charities. being unable to eat a
morsel of it?-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

The Chicago drummer who was ar
rested for assaulting the landlord of
a South Dakota hotel found that
there was only one lawyer in the vii
lagc and that he had already been
retained by the plaintiff. In this
emergency he has demurred to being
tried, as he was not lawyer enough
to plead his own case, but the justices
Of the peace calmly replied:
This court will see that you have
all your rights. Anybody seen Jim
Peters around here?"
Hes out DOORS" answered some
one.
Then call him in"
Jim turned out to be long and
lathy farmers hired man, and not at
all bright looking, and as he entered
the room his honor queried:
Jim, which end of the COW gets
up first?"
1.-THE hinder end, sir"
"And horse?"
'1'he frontier end"
"All right. Tais drummer has CIV
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Admiral Dewey Aces SLOWLY.

Admiral Dewey, dapper, sprightly
and smiling, is familiar figure on
Washington's streets. He walks with
the jaunty spring of boy and takes
a keen interest in the street sights.
But one thing upsets the serenity of
the hero and Christmas time is the
most trying in the year. People will
send him as gifts lounging robes. pill
lows, footstools and other emblems Of
IL; health and feebleness. The admir-
al hates the sight of walking cane
a. pious Christian is supposed to
hate the evil one. and he bundles all
such presents off to home for the
old. He will barely acknowledge such
a gift politely.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
The Correct SIope.

The Directoire robes need to be
cunningly fashioned with tight
foundation, to have the loose folds
shape in TO the figure and at the
waistline and reveal the swell of the
hip. There is very little difference
between the Directoire and Empire
robes, save in the detail. The Direct
DIRE has the swathing bands that
come below the bust and draw the
robe in to the figure, and the sleeves
are of elbow length, whereas the so.
called Empire has shorter sleeves,
and the bands of the bodice come
above or across the top of the bust,
and do not draw the folds beneath
into the form.
The princess robe, as distinguish
ed from these, is tight-fitting, but in
all there is the unbroken lire from
the bust to the floor. The terms EN-
pire princess and princess are sufi-
cient for practical purposes to differ.
entiate them.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Velvet Touches Popular.

Eine frocks out of ten, whether in
teLded for morning, afternoon or even
ins wear, show at least a touch of vel
vet. and the result is usually happy
ona. AS for whole gowns and cos
tuaaes of velvet, and coats of velvet
they are. it seems. TO be legion.
.-he manufacturers have certainly
pN:vided the wherewithal, for, though
last winters velvets were lovely, those
Of this season surpass them in quail
ity and in variety. The cottonback
chiffon velvets are shown in beautiful
colorings, but it is. OF course, in the
alisilk velvets that triumphs have
been attained.
One may have them in plain color
and SO soft, light, and supple that
they make the oid-time velvet seem a
clumsy stuff
Ribbed silk velvet or silk corduroy
Is also offered in all the new colorings
and is considered very chic for street
costumes.
pompadour velvets, floral panne and
short-haired plush, upon which a de-
sign appears to be printed or painted,
are among the novelties. as are beauti
fully striped velvet and satin mate
rails.
Even newer are exquisite mousse.
line silks. embossed with velvet
flowers in the same tone or a lighter
or darker shade OF the same tone.
giving what is called cameo effect.
and similar materials show velvet
flowers in natural hues upon contrast
Ing grounds.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
COMMENT ON THINGS MILITARY.
Changes Contemplated in German
ard French Armies.

ard French Armies.
In the arsenals of France accord
Ing to a French paper. there are
SS,OOO,0O0 worth of antiquated and
lseless artillery The French navy
ises fifty or sixty different models of
Euns, which makes the question OF
furnishing prOjectiles very difficult.
and the powder used in the navy is
so unstable that one-quarter OF 1t has
20 be chang every year. 1t lasts
on board ship only five years and in
hot climates only two years.
According to Il leading German pa
per. the kaiser has ordered the in
PRODUCTION If new uniform in the
army. 1t will be between gray and
green in color. The uniform is to be
SUPPLIED to all artillery and infantry
remiments, but no. TO the cavalry. as
it has not yet been decided what tint
is most suitable for this branch.
Russian soldiers still believe them
selves superior TO the Japanese and
ascrihe their ill luck in Manchuria
to the fact that their army was SO
largely composed of reservists, whose
officers were incompetent and insult
ficient in number.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Knife Pleatino.

With the revival of the soft, lus.
trous silks. pompadour crepes de
chine. old laces and old jewelry Of
other days come the picot edge rib
bons and the Richelieu pleatings, these
in all the staple colors and the shades
bons of every variety, plain and print
ed, narrow and wide, are used on
dressy costumes for winter wear.
Chiffons, soft messaline taffetas and
like weaves lend themselves beautiful
ly to ribbon decorations in the way Of
skirt landings, girdles, bouillones and
especially these new old pleatings.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Prominent Men on Committee.

To canvass for s150OOO for the
erection of two buildings, one for the
use of the Army and Navy Young
Mems Christian Association and the
other for the General Young Mems
Christian Association of Newport, a
notable committee has been appoint
ed. 1t is composed of Senator George
Peabody Wetmore, Col. Louis V. Ca.
zare, Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce.
Rear Admiral French f. Chadwick,
Rear Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas.
Thomas p. Peckham, Peter King, Col
William p. Sheffield, Jr., Angus Nc
Leod, Edward A. Sherman, George H.
Bryant, Col. Jeremiah w. Horton,
7. p. Pitman, William B. Franklin
and Robert S. Burlingame.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
hiah coiHures Popular.

The prophecy of last season IL al
the low coiffure was to carry all be-
fore 1t is unfulfilled and the high
coiffure is quite as modish as the low
coiffure-rather more so, indeed. The
extreme pompadour. however. roll ed
over a huge rat and falling heavily
over the forehead almost to the
eyebrows, has entirely gone out and
the more modest arrangement with a
slight suggestion of part is popular
The hair ornaments are varied and
of tiny pink roses which encircle the
fiat roll of hair on top of head and a
long pink aigrette fastened to left side.