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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-27
Thief Capture by Priest.

A burglar alarm connect ed with the
poor box in St. Msry's Catholic Church,
on Polk street, West New FORK, and the
rectory next door, went of yesterday
Just as Rev. Father P. D. ILL had fin
ished his dinner. The priestquietly en-
tered the church, with revolver in his
right hand, and met a stranger coming
out. BE pointed the revolver at the
man and compelled him to bold up bis
hands. A messenger was sent for pc.
licemsn, the priest standing on guard
until the officer came. The prisoner said
he was Philip Gafney, of Jersey City.
Coins that had been marked by Father
Lii and placed in poor box we're found
In the prisoners pockets. T
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-27

PORCELA-The best preparation for cieeI
ing proclaim, enameled fixtures or porcelain
ware. a. well a. bras, nickel. glass, etc. y
Two sizes lOc and CSC. Samples free on ~
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-27

T.HE ANNUAL MEETING ofthe stock:
i holders Of the LOCKE COAL COMPANY
will be held MONDAY, April 18th: at the
Office Of the company in Alexandra, VIZ
ginis, ct twelve o'clock noon, for the pur'
pose Of electing directors for the ensuing year
and transacting such other business as may
come before the board.
apr15 ID GEORGE P. HAMLIN, Clerk,
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Bridal Superstitions.

Perhaps there is no time of her life when woman Is more ruled by super sutton than in the case of her bridal attlre, and nearly every girl makes a point of carrying out the old dictum 10 the letter by including in her dress
 something old, something new, some. ln'ng borrowed and something blue The latter is introduced in form of an ornament and carefully hidden. No bride wno hopes for rosy future would, be- sides, dream of trying on her wedding gown In its completed form before the marriage takes place. while in Ger many her superstitious scruples are carried even further and the dress maker invariably contrives to leave sone unimportant detail of the we'd aihg dress unfinished, in which state It mas to be worn at the ceremony. III iorner years green was sedulously 'aoooed on the part of the brides haids on the score of i'll luck, but this year touches of green have been intro uuced In numbers of cases into the ,oiiets or the maids of honor" either 'he form of embroideries or the trimmings of hats.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Biq Tim Lifted the Lid.

Seven words spoken by Timothy D. (Big Tim) Sullivan in the assembly at Albany killed a bill for the passage of which the ways had been well greased.
 One of Sullivan's colleagues who had opposed the bill at previous ses- sions, but was now supporting it, was explaining his change of attitude. Tn previous years" he declared. 'I was unable to support this measure because the slimy trail of the lobby was on it. These worms of the corri- dor were offering stocks and bonds for votes for the bill. This year, 1 thank God, the bill is in new hands, and no one charges that stocks and bonds are being distributed to effect its passage"
 No, MT. Speaker" Big Tim" in terjected, this year it's cash"
 The bill didn't pass.-Albany Jour nal.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
CHANGE IN MUSIC METHODS.
Enormous Tax on Mental Visor and
 Nerve of Modern Musician.

When we compare the thin-toned deltcately constructed spinets and clavichords with modern grand piano we can only exclaim in aston ishment, What change Is there!' If we could have heard Paderewski give what was considered difficult mu- sic in those times on such an ancient musical box, noting what outlay of strength was requisite. and then hear the great artist in the Sonata Appas- sionate' on his concert grand, we should be even more astonished at the contrast between the physical endur- ance required in those days and the modern standard of power. Not only Is greater strength required of per former. but, as Francis Morton points out in the Musician. as a consequence of the increased range of tone of which a modern piano is capable the expres- sive power of piano music has been vastly augmented. making proportion- ate demands on the mental vigor and nerve force, in addition to the tax on muscular strength.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
KNEW WHEREOF HE SPOKE.
Ministers Answer to ExpostuIatino Bridegroom Not consoinq.

The groom entered alone and said confidentially:
 Do you use the word obey in your marriage service, Mir. -"
 No" said the minister, q do not. usually"
 We'll said the expectant benedict. T have come to ask you to marry mo now, and I want it used"
 Certainly" replied the other. Tt shall be done," and presently the couple stood solemnly before him.
 James IT." said the clergyman "do you take this woman to be your welded wife?'
 ''I do.''
 Do you absolutely promise to love, to honor and obey her so long as you both shall live?"
 Horror and rebellion struggled with the sanctities of the occasion on the bridgegroom's face, but he chokingly responded: "I do,' and the meek bride decorously promised in turn.
 After the ceremony was over the bridegroom said excitedly aside to the grave minister:
 You misunderstood me, sir; you misunderstood me! I referred to the woman's promising to obey"
 "Ah, did you, indeed?" serenely an swered his reverence. But l think what is good for one side Is good for the other. don't you? And, my friend 1t is my advice to you to say nothing about it, for as an old married man, can tell you you'll have to obey any. how"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31

Round House, now the Fighting Cocks Inn, which stands close to the River Yer. It is a curious structure, of oc. tagonal shape. of early Saxon origin. having been built as a boathouse to the ancient monastery founded at St. Albans by King Offa about the year 795, and is thus over HOO years old. A subterranean passage, now blocked up, runs from the basement to the ruins of the monastery, a distance of about 200 yards There Is a shed at the back of the house where 1t Is said Oliver Cromwell stabled his horse, himself sleeping under it's roof during the civil war.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Strathcona and the Simple Life.

Are two meals a day conducive to longevity? We should think they are. Judging from the life of Lord Strath coma, who is champion of the simple life and devoted exponent of the two meals day" theory. Breakfast at S:3O usually consists of porridge and milk. toast and marmalade. and tea with hot water added. Not un. til seven o'clock in the evening does the high commissioner eat anything else or drink any stimulant. He then sits down to a simple meal consisting of soup, fish, fowls and table water. Sir Thomas Barlow has described Lord Strathcona as "an ideal diet ist' Nothing will tempt him from his simple, nourishing diet, and in his eightyseventh year he keeps his active body and mind working in har- mony on two meals day.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Parsimony Means Health.

Did you ever notice" said prom inent physical culture teacher of New York, that parsimonious people al most always enjoy good health and long life? Eating has a great deal to do with this. We learn that one wealthy person lunches always on cup of tea and a doughnut; that the great standby of another was apples
 Tt Is not that they eat frugally that accounts for their excellent health, but that there Is so much regularity in their diet. The first thing the eco nomical person does, as a rule. Is to reduce living to system. He studies how he can subsist best for the least money. and then allows himself very little variety from the regular order of things.
 Regularity of diet means a great saving of time and money in his eyes, and, whether he knows 1t or not in adopting rule of eating there Is noth- ing which counts so much in building up a robust constitution."
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
LAD SLIPPED HER MEMORY.
,;,i Circumstance Forgotten by Sweet Summer Girl.

rha man was taking an early morn
 stroll along the beach, when he net a charming young girl, also en- toying stroll ,,u.. .., m, he said. as he approached her ,,,tb the air of one having at least claim of friendship on her.
 The girl lifted her eyebrows and re- u,rdod him with surprised look in -h,ch there was not the slightest hint of recognition.
 The man looked little more than .rrnrised, In fact he looked and was shocked. "Of course you haven't forgotten" " h. said. in a dazed sort of way.
 oForgotten what?" she replied coldly. "Wby. last night-down by the big rock-moon rise-soft murmur of tide don't you know?'
 T don't understand" she said, moving away.
 "Why-er." he stammered. we be came engaged down thepe last night fixed our wedding day-don't>you re member now?"
 A momentary blankness o'erspread the sweet girls face, then the light of memory illumined it.
 "Oh," she exclaimed pleasantly how stupid of me to forget. So we did!'
 And passed on.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Revenue From Playing Cards.

One result of the Austrian's love of gambling is the nice little sum of $l50, 900 which the ministry of finance derived last year from the tax on playing cards. Ten manufacturers. em- ploying 236 hands, turned out 1.57S, 900 packs of cards in 1906. an average of a pack for every two families in the country. These cards were of differ ent varieties-152,0 900 for tarock. 765,- 900 for German games, 39,000 for picquet. 10T 900 whist, and 900 for other games, including the Italian ''tressetti" Of the total 2SS, ,0OO packs, about 15 per cent. were glazed so that they could be washed. An i'm. mense number of cards were exported chiefly to Turkey, Africa and India
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
! of the 7th Congressional District T

Each of these coupons clipped from this paper and filled out with a lady's name will count one vote for her in the State Fair Voting Contest.
 In addition to the coupons clipp- ed from this paper, votes may be se- cured by'sending or bringing to this office paid-in-advance subscriptions. During the period of this voting contest which is from July 1st to September 7th every person bring ing or sending to this office a paid in nadvance subscription will have the privilege ot casting a vote for the candidate of their selection for each , cents in the amount paid
 This State Fair voting Contest is being taken up by several papers in each Congressional District and one State Fair Queen will be elect ed from each of the seven Congress sional Districts in the State of Ar | kansas.
 The total number of votes from this paper and all other papers in Seventh Congressional District will be sent to the standing committee of the Arkansas Federation of Wo- mans Clubs directly after Septefn Der the seventh and at a special meeting of this committee these votes will be audited and the suc- cessful candidate will be announced at once.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
TOO MUCH FOR NEWsRIoE.
Henry's Mental Powers Collapsed
 When Put to the Test.

Henry, dear" said Mrs. Newbride to her husband the other morning. 'I wish if 1t won't be too much trouble. dear, that you'd bring me home yard of orange ribbon this evening
 T don't want it so very wide or so very narrow something between an inch and an inch and a half, or at most an inch and three-quarters, will be about right
 Be sure and get pretty shade of orange dear; and I'd prefer it with one side satin and the other gros. grain, although all satin or all gros- grain will do; but I think you can easily get the other if you look about little, and be sure, dear, not to get picQuet edged ribbon, but one with just a plain corded edge; and don't get a remnant: and don't get any shade but orange; not a real vivid orange, either, but piece that will look well with pale green; and don't pay too much for 1t; and don't get red, or blue or green, or pink by mistake. You won't forget. will you, dear' I must have the ribbon tonight"
 Was 1t any wonder that when the dazed Henry came home he brought three yards of sky blue watered rib bon, or that. when his wife saw it. she sank into chair and gasped out:
 "Why-Henry-Ne Tit Bits
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
WALKED BACK HOME.
Admiral sohIey Uses Incident to Poi"'
 Moral.

Admiral Schley was talking about war and peace at Port Deposit, Md.
 War must still go on" he said, mankind Is not yet highly enough developed to be peaceful Yet l am in favor of peace societies and peace congresses, for these things help the cause of peace along. They bring the day of universal peace little near er"
 The admiral unused little. Then he resumed:
 Yes. we will have universal peace some day, for We all love 1t in our hearts. The bravest fighters in their hearts love peace with incredible de- votion.--with devotion as incredible as that which the pigeons of Newark had for their home.
 There was Newark man who kept pigeons. One day he sold haif dozen birds to a Philadelphian. But the pigeons loved their former home. and the first time they were let out they flew straight back to it. cover ing the 50 miles in no time.
 The Philadephian got them again, and this time he clipped their wings, so that they could not fly. But he left their hutch open. and they disap- peared. Nothing was seen of them for some days. Then thin and dusty
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Sunny ShefneId.

The protest made the other day in s.' columns against the practice auopted aa in some London journals of aoe,ihs Sheffield on account of it's aoAe ,.-v might have gone considerably a'ner' .sr' Not only do the returns S. o.oa that Sheffield Is the Sunny Su'n ~ . to speak, compared with nH metropolis, but eminent men who s," M ih London are in despair over the c,." .0 oI the atmosphere in the latter su.,Sheffield sr (England) Daily Tele-
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Safety In Numbers.

,.s u uncle Abner. an ex-slave, was m.. s H. and the daughter of his for. a.M. master had called to bring him bons b'cles and to offer consolation. "I ths.,', uhcle Abner." she said sympa- ac0seiy' that you are thoroughly Isua,nted oss with the goodness of the ola of course, I is. chile" the bsan sro replied. Why. honey, rss hin. .onverted bout 14 times" Lip.
 "usotts Magazine.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
A Serial Story.

Ascum-"Do you remember the night l had to take you home from the club in a cab and"
 Naggett-"Yes, indeed
 Ascum-"I don't suppose you've heard the last of it yet?'
 Nagget-"No my wifes still liv- ing"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31

and footsore, they limped slowly into the old home in Newark
 They had walked the whole way back"
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31

Houss Eleven Hundred Years Old.
 St. Albans possesses the oldest in- habited house in England. This dis tipction Is said to belong to the old
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
Protected by Flowers.

You have filled your fire escape up so with your flowers that you'd never get out in case of fire, would your" asked they.
 No, she replied, but they are a great protection from burglars, you see. Any burglar that tried to come up that fire escape and get in at that window would have to knock them down first"
 In time of sickness the soul collects itself anew.-Pliny.
 The tardy son reaps not with his fa- ther-Modern Greek.
 Advantage is a better soldier than rashness.- ss.-Shakespeare.
 A cup must be bitter that smile will not sweeten.-French.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31
BY THE WAY.

The more talk 1t takes to run business the less it moves.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-08-31

Those who are excessively aggres. sive generally end by becoming nor. bidly repentant
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-04
A DUTY TO THE PEOPLE.

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liable the affairs of state for
commission will school books to be used by
and the prices
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-04
THE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO PETITION.

contains the organic law that
taking the referendum bill
which emergency clause
PEOPLE HAVE EXERCISED THEIR CONSTITUTIONAL
three bills enacted by the legislature February 2s
4 within
adurns, bill shall become
law BUT SUSPENDED FROM BECOMING A LAW until it
majority at the general
the ega
pass annal
$4,000 for the State University.
of REFUSED THESE PErL
DEFECT in the of the
petitions required by the law relating to the
referendum
forth correctly ATTACHED To THE PET
prominent hold that S.
duty OF Secretary and allow the
decide questions of legality Of form.
General
sides question TECHNICALLY ABOUT THE WORDING OF
Mr Timan Ford Council In
the matter of the petition University
bill,
This brief is of Importance the liberty TO
TIoN or THE RIGHT PEOPLE PETITION II they keep
spirit the provide Mr.
masterpiece unansweabe fol-
The only question whether 1t
the whole title OF the act into the petition In order
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In order to determine question properly
Sne The initiative and referendumlaw.
provides 401 OF the 1907 Session Laws
Sha THE FORMS HEREIN MANDATORY. AND II
SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWED IN ANY PETITION 1T SHALL BE suF-
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-04
NOT FOR HER.

She is so sweet in her spring gown,
AS dainty as a lilac tree
Whose blossoms drip perfumes that drown
The drunken senses of the bee.
All, all the whole round world is fair
The nodding blossoms now appear,
And velvet meads are glad to wear
The rustling grass they wore last year.
The orhard trees shake out their blooms
Just as they did in other springs,
Each clinglng vine again resumes
It's joyous garb of leafy things.
The rose bush clothes itself anew
And stands no longer brown and sere,
It crowns itself with buds whose hue
Is just the same as blowed last year.
The modest violet looks up
And catches honey drlps OF dew
Within its perfect purple cup
The sweetness of the vernal brew.
The chalice of the primrose holds
And all the flowers far and near
Wear reds and blues and whites and Colds
The same tints that they wore last year.
And she comes forth--a blossom, too,
In flow red tints that charm the eye;
In gay apparel bright and new,
She peases as she passes by.
But she is not bush or tree,
Nor yet vine; I'll state It here
That what she wears will never be
The same old things she Wore last year.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-04
PLENTY OF ROOM YET.

The population of the United States can double and
out crowdng.
There are only twenty-eght persons to the suua, ua
ent time.
In 1900 there were twenty-five and in 1850 only eight
The population of the German Empire is now esos n
density of population of 200 to the square mile
THIS is TEN TIMES GREATER THAN THE AVERAGE n,,r.
THE UNITED STATES.
Saxony is very densey populated there being rs pru
square me and In the CHEAiNITZ DIVISION OF slIOu m
ARE t,O64 PERSONS TO THE sou ARE NILE.
The population of the United States is about oO a.
that of the German empire.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-04
HoLusTE1's
Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets

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A sp-rinc ror Constipation, lndls So Imnure
and Klaney Troubles. Plmples, kctchiaaii Ssrhs
RlooT BAd Breath sluggish Bowels, nesa, \. 49,
ana Backache. It's Rocky Mountain 10 by
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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-06-04
Record Breaking
Bargains ia
Lace Curtains

We do not healali
that the value FspisnA
are the greatest Us n'H
trade.
When you see iSs -
design, the sire ind u
you cannot help seeing =
OF our claim.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
DIPLOMATIC PROBLEM.
German Endeavorlng to Convert Afrf-
 can Trade to Their Country

German Endeavor9ng to Convert Afrf-
 can Trade to Their Country.
 London. Oct. ,1S.-Winston Churchill, under-Secretary of State for the col- onies, who has started on a tour which will take him into the interior oN A. rica will. when he reacbes Naircol on Lake Victoria Nyanza. have presented to him a problem that has been caus- tng very serious misgivings to those Britishers who have established them selves upon the shores of the lake and have in many cases built up large bus mess trading with the natives of the adjacent territory.
 These pioneers of Africa fear that a scheme which the German government is carrying out to divert the trade of the country from British to German ports on the east coast, which is now carried over the Uganda Railway, a line subsidized by Great Britain. win not only ruin. their business, but will seriously. affect the navigation of the lake by lowering its waters.
 The Germans have already built a railway from Pangani on the coast to the base of Mount Kilimandjaro on the border. of British East Africa. Sw amps on the eone side and mountain ranges on the other. prevent this line from being continued to Lake Victoria the Germans are digging canal through the swamps from deepN in- let of the lake to the railroad. The canal will be sixty miles loag and the overflow from 1t will be carried to the sea by the River Riuux
 Ordinarily such a work mignt not be considered a menace but in the case of Lake Victoria Nyanza, experts believe 1t will do great damage to Birtisn in-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-14
ARM OF COURT.
3F TO FAR AWAY ALAs- , sAAN RAILROAD.
New Jersey Tribunal Lends Hand To Save Property of ~Sunamerr Trnns- pert ntion Line in the Far
 North.

Newark, N. J., Oct, l5.-fne ions arm of the New Jersey Court of Chan cery stretched out to the nofthernmost part of Alaska yesterday to preserve a railroad there from legal spoliation by impatient creditors, one of whom has already reduced q claim of ss,0oV to judgment.
 To prevent the sale of the physical assets of the road, Vice Chancellor Howell appointed Jerome D. Gedney, of sane time made an order directing par ties in interest to show cause why s3O.O00 receivers certificates should not be Issued, that with the proceeds press ing claims might be paid and the road. which has a government mail contract. be continued in operation.
 Application for the appointment of receiver was made by Philip V. R. Van wyck, of Morristown.s
 2 The company has expended, accord ing to the bill, S1,2o0.0oo, and owes &20.00o, for the payment Of which no funds are available. Of that amount Sf2.0oe Is alleged to be due to employees. The bill tells further that at meet ing held in New York. September 26 last. the Board of Directors adopted 4 resolution declaring the corporation. to be insolvent and instructing the sec retary to take action looking to the appointment of receiver.
 The bill tells of the judgment TOT sS.o00 recovered by an Alaskan cred ftor and says that under the CIVIL cooe in force there the creditor will be able to sell under attachment within thirty days after making his levy. Then the bill goes on to say that the real road is SO far north that 1t can be operatea only from June 1 to October 10, the road being tied up and in charge Of .winter mana ger the rest of the year Its location. according to the oi.. makes 1t impossible flor a person 10 leave the State of New Jersey ana reach the District of Alaska. where the property of the defendant company Is located other than by travel ing many hundreds of miles by dog sIedges. which mode of travel is most dangerous, slow and uncertain, ana ,,,atf,od which could not be safely eni- rioysed by any. person not hardened or accjstonaed to endure the rigors or the climate"