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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-04
Fine Footwear, all the new styles
Marshalrs, 422 King street. oe2l If
LOCAL BREvITIES.

We have received from Mr. 81. E.
Pickin who is now 10 the Canal Zone,
a copy Of the Canal Record.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Woman's Auxiliary to R. E. Lee Camp
will be held tomorrow, Tuesday, afternoon
at 3 O'Clock in Confederate Veterans
building.
A meeting OF tie Board of Police
Com missioner will be held tonight for
the purpose of elec;ing successor to
Mr.. Stewart Jones, w1O recently re-
signed as a member of the force.
The glass in the window Of the Office
of Mr.. L. D. Lyles, Clerk OF the Market,
was broken lsst night, presumably by
someone bent on robbery. So far IS
as known. nothing was removed from
the place.
II is understood that number OF
Washington capitalist have, through Mr..
f l.. Slaymsker, secured an option on
the Shooters Hill property, west Of this
city, ! and contemplate laying it of Tor
villa sites.
A nesting of the board Of supervisors
of Alexandria county was held at the
county courthouse Saturday. A COM
mission was appointed to view a pro-
posed road connecting Mushpot road
with the Leesburg turnpike.
Mrs. Leroy Beach was knocked down
by a strange man while in her yard,
1913 Prince street, early last Saturday
night. Mrs. Beach had gone to the
woodshed, when she encountered the
trepasser. Mrs. Beach Is unable to tell
whether the man was white or colortd.
DR.. J. Z. Gilbert secretary o. the
American Society Of Religious EducstioD,
o. Wash ngton, delivGre1 lecture at the
Alfred Street Bsptis. Church at 8 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. His subject was
''The Bible" There was large at
tendance and the lecture Was interesting
and practical.
The game OF football that was to have
been played Saturday between the Glib
son Regulars and A. A. Q. for the
championship of Alexandria will be
PLAYED Tuesday evening at 4:SO O'Clock at
Oolro q. Great rivalry exist between
these two teams and a good game Is
promised to all who attend.
Don't miss the show at the Open House
tonight. A Preserving Lore, Old Washers,
and False Coiners, in motion pictures. Illus
trated song, Honey Boy" by Mr.. Rooney
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-04
Weather Probabilities.
ELECTION TOMORROW.

= For this section fair tonight and Tuesday;
yariabls winds.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-04

Don't miss the show at the Open House
tonight. A Presevering Lore, Old Washers,
and False Coiners, in motion pictures. Illus
trated song. Honey Boy" by Mr.. Rooney
and Miss Reaner, Mrs. Clark. pianist. A
sbew that will please everyone. Tu sday
night election returns will be announced from
the stage.
Queen Quality Shoes, Red Cross Shoes.
Emerson Shoes aud Walk Over Shoes at
Marshalps, 422 King street oc2l II
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-11-04

In five handsome coloFiugs. C0pen-
hsgen blue, navy blue, myrtle, sfetn'
and Burgundy red. A very hasasoma
fabric, and one Of the moss popular
show this season. AZ inche' VIII
s2.O the Yard. Regular Price, ~ ~
Second floor C ct.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
A Tabloid TaIe-The Criminal.

From the New Orleans Times Democrat
 Ivan Ovanovich was a housebreaker and for long time success attended on his crimes; but at last he was taken and sent to Siberia. There he remained sev- enteen years.
 He had gone to Siberia hardened and bitter man. He returned home kind and humble; for in those barren wastes God had revealed His truth to him. God had softened his heart.
 And Ivan Ovanovich in order to atone for his many crimes, took the little money he had saved in prison. and set forth on the long pilgrimage to Jeru- salem.
 After many hardships he reached the holy city. He saw the sepulchre, the mount, the garden. And the burden of his sins was frightened, and he wept and, prayed.
 One day a beggar asked him for aims.
 'I have nothing. brother"
 Dog. you lie.'
 And the beggar struck down the aged pilgrim with his iron-shod staff, searched him. and finding that he had indeed no money, made off.
 But Ivan Ovanovich lay by the road side, blood flowing from a great wound in his head. All night he lay there in the cold, and in the morning they found him and took him to a hospital. It was said that he would die.
 As he lay dying. six vagabonds, the beggar among them. were brought into the room and ranged at his bedside
 ''Tell us. Ivan Ovanovich" said the prefect. which of these men struck you down-for one of them it was-and his crime shall be expiated on the gallows"
 The eyes of the dying man closed, and he said in a weak sad voice:
 Let him go, whoever he may be: for I. too, am but a criminal"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

Cox In the earlier years of his life Is shown by his quitting the eastern states not long after he had come there from his Canadian home, and striking out for the wilds of California.
 Seeks Wealth in Land of Gold.
 Though many years had gone by since it first became known to the world for its gold California still was spoken of as a land of riches. As it was before the days of the transcontinental rail- road, the young man went to the Golden Gate by way of the Isthmus, his trip being considerably enlivened when a Confederate cruiser sighted the ship on which he sailed and chased it for three days out of it's course In California the fortune seeker went into the railroad business, only to find himself lily adapted to this vocation. The yearnings to de- velop the artistic side of his nature mani fcsted themselves more and more strong ly. and at the same time his dreams of sudden wealth began to vanish.
 The conviction that he was only vast ing his energies in g business career was still further strengthened at this time by his investment of several thousand dol lars in some financial venture at the ad- vice of friend. Every dollar was lost.
 Battles Agains Odds.
 The energy and enthusiasm with which Palmer Cox turned to what has since proved his true vocation should be an inspiration to every youth who has artis- tic aspirations but who believes himself unable to attain to them. Not ..aving money enough tor devote his entire time to the study Of art. he took up news paper work for living and devoted hil spare hours to sketchng. rte made Sar Francisco his home and wrote for the Gold Era the Alta California and the San Francisco Examiner At the same time he became member of that famous sketching club, the Graphic. of which Benonl Irwin. the marine painter, was instructor and critic. Among other mem bers of the club at that time were Mar jot, the French painter; Thomas HILL made famous in later years by his paint jugs of the Yosemite; Bradford, later known for his Arctic scenes, and Will Hams, afterward a teacher in the Boston Art School. From Tennoux Francis. d Belgian artist. MT. Cox also studied char coal and pen and ink drawing.
 As hls knowledge of ar; grew the news paper writer devoted more and more of his time to illustrating his articles. until finally his writing became suboronated to his drawing It was then that he decided that San Francisco did not offer as great financial inducements to the artist as New York, and accordingly, he turned his face toward the east and made his home in the great metropolis. This was in 1878, when he was 8 years old
 Although the Brownies lived in his mind as of old. he had not yet recognized their possibilities. In the various lines of sketch work which he essayed after his coming to New York, much of which
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

LNoR the man who has passed the
 meridian of life without reallz- 4 ing his youthful dreams of fame and fortune the story of Palmer Cox and his Brownies should afford profound encouragement. 1t was not until he was forty years old that MT Cox discovered himself. Not until he had failed in many vacations did he find his true one And not until he had drudged along for many a year in even his rightful possession did he hit on the idea which has since brought him riches and made his name house. hold word.
 It was in his earliest childhood that MT. Cox learned of the Brownies little dreaming then of the all important part they were to play later in his career He was born in 1S4S. in Granby, Quebec, a Scotch settlement lying within sight of the mountains of Vermont. To this little colony had been transplanted much of the folklore of the old coun- try from which the original inhabitants emigrated. The old women of Granby were won't to tell their little ones the same fairy tales as did their ancestors in ancient Caledonia.
 Of all the creatures that figured in these Scottish legends the Brownies had the greatest charm for the future artist. They were aiways described as such jolly. kindly fellows. Though Il bit mischievous, they were in no way spiteful and never were they known to bring evil dreams or sour the milk or twist the yarn into impossible knots as their cousins, the goblns were charged with doing.
 Loved for Their Mischief.
 Instead the Brownies were said to be busy, helpful sprites, who loved to tighten the work of tired housewives. At night they travelled about singly, each choosing some farm house whose mistress was noted either for her beauty or her good temper. And after all with in the house were asleep the Brownie would silently enter and toll there till morning-cnurning. weaving sweeping and scrubbing the floors. The Brownie always was welcome. and the supersu- tious in certain regions of Scotland and Canada are still known to leave bite or sup on a table placed close to window to induce this industrious elf to abide in the house over night.
 As boy Palmer Cox was fond of drawing pictures, and many a scolding did he receive at school for spending the study hour drawing fantastic, fairy like figures on the fly leaves of his books, instead of boring over the printed pages. Deep in his heart he aspired to be an artist. In simple, prac- teal hardworking Granby, however. this ambition remained only latent; and when he struck out from home at the age of seventeen he came to the Unitea States with the determination of suc- ceedlng as man of business.
 That 1t was wealth rather than fame which had the most attraction for MT.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

found it's way into leading periodicals and became popular, still there was no inti- nation of the existence of that fairy tribe which finally was to monopoize his thoughts and energies for the rest of his life.
 Animals First Made Hit.
 In telling of this period in the life of MT. Cox, Malcolm Douglas, who later wrote the songs for the theatrical rep. lesentation of the Brownies, once said:
 During this peirod of his life his ani- maj drawings especially won the fancy of the critics and found an eager audi -ence among the readers of Little Folks. Wide Awake Harper's Young People and St. Nicholas. Yet in depicting the humoristie side of the animal world he found that his work lacked that indi- vidudlity which he knew it must pos sess to attain true success. He saw that he must hit on something distinctive. that would make his creations stand out from those of other artists-something that bore the stamp of originality, that was all his own. For years he searched his mind for a new theme to which he might devote all his energies, and at last he bethought himself of the Brown ies' of his childhood.
 'The idea came to him as an inspira- ton. All at once it occurred to him that these jolly little elves, who had endeared themselves to the children of his native village, although they existed only as formless creatures of the imagination, might be aptly portrayed in tangible face and figure and be made the heroes of exploits which, through the pages of periodicals would win the affections or the little ones of the whole country His belief proved true The Brownies, which he first began to draw in 1883. when he was forty years old, became popular from the start.
 Although the Brownie itself was an old idea, its development in the brain of MT. Cox made 1t a new being For merly a shapeless thought, it became an actual parsonage, and with it's pop eyes. smiling face, pot stomach and wiry legs it at orce assumed an Individuality alto gether its own. In Scottish legend the Brownies worked separately, and limited their activities almost entirely to domestic toll In the mind of Cox they became gregarlous, travelled about in bands. and achieved all kinds of wonderful deeds
 Versatility is Saving Grace.
 Of course, the mere discovery of the artistic adaptability of the Brownie was only the gateway to the success of MT. Cox. Had he been possessed of only ordinary talent he would soon have ex- hausted his theme. The Brownie would have become only quickly passing fad. Mir Cox, however. had that versatility of imagination which enabled him to keep this subject ever novel. He is always finding new things for his Brownies to do He keeps them up to date. When the bicycle came out. they rode bicycles. and with the invention of the automo-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
The Difference.

From the Literary Digest.
 But you know, madam, that in Tur- key a bride never sees her husband be- fore the wedding"
 Lady (wife of an inveterate clubman) ::
 How odd. We never see our husbands after''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12
AMERICAN WOMEN
 LEAD THE WORLD
Uncle Sam'S Daughters Are the
 Most Advanced
SHE CAN DO ANYTHING
She Is Represented in All Trades Ex- cept Army and Navy, Street Car Drivers and Telegraph Llne-
 men.
From the New York Sun.

From the New York Sun.
 Uncle Sans daughters nave shown themselves to be the most advanced, cap- able and courageous of all womanknd. There seems to be nothing under the sun that the American woman can't do if she but makes up her mind to 1t.
 When the last census was taken 130 diff ferent occupants were gwen, and women were represented in all of them except in the army and navy and as street. car drivers and telegraph llnemen. There are several hundred women blacksmiths and plumbers, quite a number of woman undertakers, and thousands of lawyers preachers, dentists, architects, commer- cial travellers and physicians who are women.
 Twenty years ago if a woman had to make her own living about the only chance she had was to become a school teacher Then she began going into of fees and stores, and now she has tried almost all the jobs that formerly be- longed to men, except soldering and climbing telegraph poles.
 Cynthia Westover Alden, president and founder of the International Sunshine society, has probably earned money in more different ways than any other American woman She once cooked for sixteen farmhands on a ranch in the west Then she taught a borderland school sang in a church choir, appeared in con- certs, was forewoman of a tent fac- tory was superintendent in a candy fac tory, inspector of a street cleaning de- partment reporter with notebook and camera, and finally editor of a daily newspaper.
 It is said that the only woman bank president in the United States is Mrs Alice s. Halderman of Girard. Kans. who succeeded her husband after his death. It was first a private concern. but it is now incorporated as a state in- stitution. Mrs. Halderman Is the sister of Miss Jane Addams of Hull House Chi cago.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

There is a woman cashier in a bank at Joplin, Mo, who handles on an average $25.000 every Saturday, that being the miners pay day There are four other women holding posts of responsibility in this same bank, and the institution is often referred to the 'womans bank"
 At recent amateur championship shooting contest at Travers Island. N. r., Mrs. William K. Park finished fifth in a big field. She outclassed most of the men, as she has frequently done in other tournaments.
 Miss Marion S. Parker a Detroit girl and a graduate of Ann Arbor. is by pro- fession a civil engineer She is responsi- ble for the architects work on several New York skyscrapers doing nearly all the designing alone and planning the steelwor1 and everything from sub basement to roof
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-05-12

Mrs. D. c. Johnson of Maxwell Iowa. has won for herself the name of the Chicken Queen by raising more domestic fowls than any other woman in the state Several years ago her husband died and left her large farm with a $14,OO0 mort gage on it. She decided to raise chickens. and succeeded so well that the mortgage was long ago paid. She now ships her poultry to market by the carload
 Miss Lou C. Clore of the blue grass region of Kentucky. manages her own farm. buys and sells real estate. bosses her own workmen. and finds time to write for papers and magazines.
 The only woman f1ock-keeper or owner of sheen among the members of the Ma tional Wool Growers association which met at Salt Lake City not long ago, was Mrs. F.. Bonnenlort
 Mrs E. NJ. Holland or Chicago Is teaching the police of America to identify criminals by finger prints. For fifteen years she studied this science under Fer nier the inger-print expert of Scotland Yard. and she is said to know more about this subject than any other man or woman in the United States
 Miss Grace N. Wishaar of San Jose Cal, is the only woman theatrical scene painter in the United States She was educated in Paris and painted the seen cry for three New York thea atres-the Fifth Avenue, Manhattan and Herald Square.
 The first woman to be appointed an ex- aminer in the United States patent office is Miss Mary A. Sanders of Oklahoma a lawyer who made good in her home state before coming east Miss Mae Kennedy was the first woman to go before a board of inspectors and successfully pass the examination for steamboat pilot on the Mississippi river.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09

includes a small stand with handles
the whole weighing thirty pounds.
In tropical countries, like Mexico
and India, the belief is common that
timber is more durable if cut when
the moon is on the wane. and in ex-
PLANTATION it has been alleged that the
sap Uses and falls as the moon wakes
and wanes. Durability tests in India
have been lnconclusive. AS the
matter is of much practical import
ance and the difference III durability
is so widely accepted as fact, it is
urged that systematic and carefully
planned series of experiments be
made to settle the question.
The unequal rotation of different
parts of the atmospheres of celestial
bodies, like Jupiter and Saturn, is
by an Italian astronomer
by assuming the tidal action of small
unknown satellites. These near bod
les would give retrograde motion at
the equator, the larger and more dis
tant satellites would give deeper
and slower motion at distance from
the equator, and the poles would
have the normal rotation.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
Land and Mineral Decisions.

Coal.-A claimant who appears on
the last day OF the life of his filing
at the local Office and within bust
ness hours designated by o&cial re-
gulations and is prevented from sub.
hitting his final proof and making
payment at such time by the re-
ceiver's office being closed contrary
to said regulations, should not be re-
garded as in default, when such proof
and payment are rendered on the next
business day.
Final proof and payment for coal
land must be offered within one year
after the expiration of the time allow
ed for filing declaratory statement
therefor.
Contest NO rights secured under
a hearing ordered by the local office
without authority.
The receiver acting alone has no
authority to dismiss contest.
Initiation of contest, waiver of
pending appeal.
Final Proof ALLOWANCE of final
proof by the local office does not
preclude subsequent inquiry into the
good faith of the transaction ~ the
Land Department.
Must be clear and explicit and show
compliance with the law in all
essential requirements.
Good faith an essential in all cases,
but no fixed rule can be formulated
as to what constitutes good faith.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09

ing those whom they wanted. distri.
buted the remainder among their
followers.
Under the Bates treaty, but slight
improvement in the conduct of the
Moros was observed. While slavery
as an institution was prohibited on
paper, no interference W lth it was
undertaken until the formation of
civil government in the Moro Pro-
vince under the governorship of Major
General Leonard Wood. The policy
of non-interference in the domestic
affairs OF the Moros by former
military commanders, and Governor
Woods policy of enforcing the laws
be found here, caused many fights
with the war-like Moros, eliminating
in the famous battle of Mount Dajo
where some one thousand Moham-
medan fanatics met their death at the
hands of the American soldIery.
While this fight has by no means
blutfed the Moro, the outcry from
America has blutfed the government.
with the result that conditions are
fast settling back into their former
lawless state.
The Incorporate criticism of the
American press created some alarm
here lest 1t might result in holding
back all enforcement of law calculated
to bring about further trouble with
the Moros. The local paper here,
voicing this dread, in its issue of
April %. 1906, had the following to
say:
"Wesdo not believe that the AmerI-
can people are so wrought up over
the Mount Dalo affair as appears on
the surface. Way down deep in the
hearts of an overwhelming majority
of our people there is an abiding
faith that our soldiers are incapable
of atrocious acts. The worst feature
of the criticism INDUCED in is that
it may result in checking the spon-
taneous performance of duty by our
soldiers, thereby creating an intoIer-
able state of affairs in this Province.
They can hardly be blamed for
hesitating at the performance of a
duty which earns them abuse. We
trust, however, that spirit which has
ever guided our people in their march
to higher aud better things will pre-
vent them from halting at the per-
Torrance of plain duty even though
the whole world INDUCED in morbid
criticism.
Without the restraining influence
of American troops today the Moros
of Mindanao would enslave the Fill
Pine people residing in the towns,
and then would begin a movement
against the northern Islands, as of
old. No force the Filipinos, with
their limited means, could oppose
to the Moros would long keep them
in check.
The Moro is Unique.
AS lighting machine, the Moro Is
unique in human species. In tour
fights in this Province, some two
thousand Moros have been engageds
all dying practically to man. OPP
posed to such fighters the naturally
timid Fiiipinos could not hold their
own to exceed a year.
II, however. the American people
are determined to try the experiment
of an Oriental republic, and are will
ing to risk the humiliation of failure,
l will point out IN my next letter
how the Moro country can be turned
to advantage in assisting the Fill
pinos on their way to independence
and t-goveInment.
Amador ledger., 1907-08-09
ANDREW PICCARDO
Freighter and Teamster
Jackson Gate Roa:.

Freight hauled from Martell depot
and other points at lowest rates.
ALI parties wanting freight from
Martell delivered promptly should
have the same addressed in care OF
A. Piccardo, and send bills of lading
care Peter Piccardo Water st.