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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
snaodraaon Seed Pods.

The antirrhinum. or snapdragon, IL
one of the old fashioned garden flow
ers known by every one. Although II
is a visitor from southern Europe, II
has been here so long that 1t has be-
come naturalhed When we say
l1ion's mouth frogs mouth "calfs
mouth" rabbits mouth we mean
snapdragon, all these names being sug'
gested by its grotesque masklike corol'
Ia. But there Is something still more
grotesque If we win wait till the seed
time and gather the dried, brown
skeleton Of the seed pod. Look at
them sideways, under bright lamp
light If possible and you will find they
have quite a resemblance to rbinoc-
eros. Remove the calyx and the lit
tIe horns on the nose and look at them
from the front, and they have n still
more striking resemblance to human
skulls. and by turning them about you
get all sorts Of queer expressions on
the grinnlng mouth.--St Nicholas.
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AlxnmSrsa @azssse.
WEDNESDAY EVENING. DEC. 4, 1907.
nin. Nc. and Dina Mite.

MFR Cracker, a young colored gentle
man Of our city. had just obtained EN-
pIoyment in one Of our department
stores as an experienced porter, but
after a short time proved To he unft
for the position. Being fired. he there
bv gained the nickname Of Fire Crack
er Fire Cracker was deeply IN love
with young woman Of his own race
nv the name Of Miss Moe ana after Il
short acquaintance found that her sur
name was Dina. He went TO Dina
Moe and said:
''Dina Moe. does you lub mef'
She quickly replied, mo"
Not being disheartened and at the
same time remembering the motto he
learned at school, III at first you don't
succeed try. try again" he went to
Dina Moe again and said:
"Dina Moe, could you learn to lui
me:"
Dina this time rolled the white Of
her eyes and, looking Fire Cracker In
the face, answered:
Observation-Disclosures Library.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
Preposterous.

An aged Jersey farmer visiting cir
Gus for the first time stood before the
dromedary's cage, eyes popping and
mouth agape at the strange beast
within The circus proper began, aud
the crowds left for the main show, but
still the old man stood before the cage
In stunned silence appraising every de
tail of the missbapen legs. the cloven
hoofs, the pendulous upper lip and the
curiously mounded back Of the sleepy
eyed beast. Fifteen minutes passed.
Then the farmer turned away and spat
disgustedly.
"Shucks! They amt no such anil
malw-Everybody's Magazine.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
A Home Made Happy by Chamber
Iain's Cough Remedy.

About two months ago our baby gil
had measles which settled on her lungs
aud at last resulted in a severe attack Of
bronchitis. We had two doctors but no
relief was obtained. Everybody though
she would die. l went to eight different
stores to find certain remedy which
had been recommended to me and failed
to get it, when one Of the storektep rs
Insisted that try Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. did so and our baby is alive
and we'll todsy.-Geo. W. Spence, Holly
Springs, N. O. For sale by w. F.
Creighton & Co. and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
Hurry.

To our own age belongs the credit
OF having raised hurry from the de-
graded position Of disease to that OF
a commercial process. Formerly hur'
ry simply brought people to an early
grave, with nothing to show for II,
whereas now II is become the means
of transforming peace OF mind, which
IS q solecism, to say the best OF II, into
ready money. Hurry has grown to be
great fact In life. Even the fash
ions take account Of It until women
are found doing up their hair In such
a way that they may go the speed lin
It without fear Of its coming down.
And the best Of hurry is that 1t is Its
own sufficient justification. Nobody
expects hurry to have any particular
reason behind It any more.-R. B. In
New York Life.
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RAnROAps
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Trains leave Union Station Alexandria,
IL rgon4 Novan,hey II 1o07

Trains leave Union Station Alexandria,
In Eject November IL, 1907.
n. B-Followiag schedule figures published
only as information, and are not guaranteed.
IN A. M.-Daily-Local for WaTrensen,
Denyille and way stations.
S:22 A. M.-Daily-Local for Hsrrisonbure
and way stations.
e17A A. M.-Daily--U. 8. fast Hail. First
class coaches and drswins room slseper for
Columbus, Ga, and New Orleans. Dining
car servIees
u:i7A.M. Daily-Washingto and Florids
limited. Sleeping cars between New York and
Jacksonville. Through ffst-class cosche
between Washington and jacksonville
Dining car service between Washington aud
Columbia.
$3.50 P. M.-Daily-New YORK and Atlantis
Express First class coach TO Atlanta; sleeper
70 Atlsnta, Gu. Mondays, Wednesday, ana
Fridays Sunset Route Tourist sleeper Wash
ington to San francisco
AZ P. A.-Week Dsys-LocaI for Har-
risohburg and way stations on Manassas
branch.
5:l2 P. M.-Daily-Local for Ware ntou
and Charlottesville.
1907 P. NJ, No. s3-Daily-New York snc
Augusta Express. Through coaches sne
eepeis TO Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
5 eeper TO Aiken. DINING car service Ia
carte.
1882 2. M.--Daily-Washingto and Chat.
tanoogs Limited via Lynchbnrg), IA
cl 80 coach and sleeping car 10 Roanoke
Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Sleep
e 20 Birmingham and New Orleans, Wash
ingtOn to Roanoke. Dining car service.
1l:l7 P. M.-Daily--New York and New
Orleans Limited All Pullman train. cIaf
and observation cars TO New Orleans Sleep
ers 70 Ashevilie, Atlanta, Birmingham anc
New Orleans Dining "a service.
Through trains from the South arrive al A
sxandria 7:Is, 1928 and SAB A. Vi and 2:2j,
sos, 1913, 1913 aRd ll:23 2. d. daily. Har.
risonburs 1908 p. NJ. week days and 1908
N. daily. From Charlottesville 7:4S A. NJ.
TRAINS ON BLUEMONT BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria wv. & o. station) s:l7 A
NJ. 1:2e. aud 4:53 P. NJ. week days for
Bluemont; 6:S5 P. NJ. for Leesburg; 9:21 A
NJ. and 6:12 P. N. on Sundays only for Blue
mont.
For detailed schedule figures, tickets, Pull,
elan reservation, etc., apply 10
WILLIAM G. LEHEW, Union Ticket
Agent. Alexandra, Va.
G. II. ACKERT, Vice Pres and Gen. Mgr
8. II. HARDWICK, Pass. Trsf. Mgr.
W. II. TAYL0E, Gen. Passenger Agent,
L. S. BROWN, General Agent.
Washington, ID. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04

No man knows so well where the
shoe pinches as he who wears It
Lincoln.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
Not His Usual Brand.

He was n waif from the slums, hav-
ing his first experience Of the country.
They gave him new laid egg at
breakfast as a great treat. but after
one spoonful he put 1t quietly aside
and devoted himself to the bread and
butter.
"Wby, Pete" exclaimed the matron
in charge, don't you like your eggT
"No, ma'am," he replied deprecating-
". at don't seem to have no smell nor
aste."-Pearson Weekly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
DissoIvinq Mergers.

1.-TWO churches here now, Ell? The
town only boosted one last year"
"That's right"
"You must have had revival"
mo: we had a split" -Washlngton
Herald
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
Commissioner OF Salt

NOTICE.-All persons indebted TO the late
firm of W.. Moore's Sons or R. II. Cox,
receiver therefor, are titled 10 settle their
Indebtedness with the above named commits
sioners at once. NOVEL I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with its rich silver mines,
bonanza farms. wide ranges and strange nat
ural formations, is a vertible wonderland. AT
Mound City. in the home Of Mrs f. d Clapp,
a wonderful case of healing has lately occur
red. Her son seemed near death with Jung
and throat trouble. "ExhaustiDg coughing
spells occurred every FIVE mnutes." writes
Mrs Clapp, when began givil DR.. Kings
New Discovery, the greet Medicine, thst
saved his life and completely cured him y
Guaranteed for coughs and colds. throat and
lung troubles, by all druggists. 0Oc, and si.oO
Trial bottle free.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04
WashingtOn SOUTHERN RY

Schedule IN effect August 5, 1907.
Trains leave Union Station for WASHINGTON
and points north at 03 anG 5Sa. M, II oil
235, 30. 9 So, and II 80 p. M, week days.
Sundays-9 IS q. M, 1901. 92S, 8 81 and
33 p. N.
For Fredericksburg, Richmond and points
south at &c, As, 9 81 and 1871 q. NJ, 400
607 (local), and rs .. M, week DAYS.
Sundays SO, on, 9 Il and IL 81 q. N.
400 o. (local), and 8 IS p. m.
Accommodation for Fredericksburg at 9 81
9. m. week days.
NOTg Time Of arrivals ard departures
and connections not guaranteed.
c. w. CULP, w. p. TAYLOB.
9snl Snpt Trsf. Mgr.
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Washington, Alexandria 4
DIT. Vernon Railway.


For Washington, FROM corner Prince AID
Royal streets. week days at 5 As. 6 TO- $40
8 IS, 6 As, 700, no, 10, 7S5, 100, 100,
Is, 8 20, $50, $50, $40, $50, $50,
10 10, 10 80, 10 80, II 10, II %, Il 80, II 80 q
50, 10, 2 %, 2 80, 2 50, 8 10. %, 40, 90,
400, 4 80, ABS, 4 50, 10, 5 20, $50, 5 As.
s 90, 6 Is, 6 80, . 30 40, 80, 90, 30.
90, 9 80. 10 90, 10 80, II 10 and IL sep. N.
Sundays--7O0, $40. g 10, 900, $50, 10 10
10 As, II 10 and Il A. Il. ~, II 10, Y 30, los,
/ 20, / 40, o, 220. 40, 800, 3 20, 8 40, 400.
4 20, 4 40, 90, 8 %, 3 ~. 90. 20, 40, 7 90,
40, 7 40, s00, $50. 900, $50 1000, 1898
400 II 10 o. n.
-r0R MOUNT VERNON
Leave Alexandria for Mount vernon, wee
days, 5 40, 652, 8 2, 1925, i25 q. ~, II So,
1z5, 225, S52, 45s, IS, 7o5 an S46
D, n.
'undays-7oO, q, 70 a, II 40 s. M. t2 40
fa on a. I ~ a. g q 1n' % fsu o.
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not found wanting in thousands Of homes all
over the country. 1t has won place in tne
family medicine closet among the reliable
household remedies. where it is kept at hand
for use in treating cold in the head Just IS
SION as some member Of the household begins
the preliminary sneezing or snnftiing. IL
gives Immediate relief and day or two's
treatment will put a stop TO a cold which
might, if not checked, become chronic and
run into bad case Of cstarrh.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-12-04

Herald.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
Oriqin of Words.

Shocking tales Of famine in remote
parts of Siberia a few weeks ago re-
called the word "cannibalism," says
the Chicago News. 1t is really the
name Of a people. 1t Is identical with
"carib," many of the caribs, who for-
merly flourished in the West Indies,
having been consumers Of human
flesh. The letters a." IN" and "r' are
interchangeable in certain aboriginal
American languages, so that Columbus
found one West Indian island saying
"Caniga," where another said "Carib,
while Shakespeare's Caliban is another
variety of the same. Columbus's own
conjecture was that the name was
connected with the Great Khan, ana
later philologists Of the old slapdash
type associated it with "canis." a dog.
Apparently, however, the meaning or
"carib" was brave and daring.
BLACK Maria" is q familiar term
with an origin more or less mysterl-
Gus. 1t has been suggested that Ma
ria" really represents the old word
"marinated," which meant transported
or married" a slang expression for
merly applied to persons chained or
handcuffed together on the way TO
Jail. But more attractive Is the story
that in the old Colonial days a gigan-
tic and brawny negress kept a sail
ors' boarding house at Boston, ana
frequently lent her strength to the
cause of law and order. Once she took
three sailors to the lookup unassisted
Send for Black Maria" 1T is said, be-
came q regular way Of limiting that
man ought to be jailed
For some time after the word pa
pa" in the seventeenth century 1t was
restricted to courtesy and polite speech
and was common even among adults
Long after it had become childish IL
was still accounted genteel. HOOD
wrote of one who was "genteelly
taught by his mamma to say, not IA
ther, but papa" Papa" may be COM
paratively a newcomer into the Eng
lish language, but 1t Is as old as Ho-
mer. Nausicaa. in the odyssey, calls
her father "pappa phile"-"dead pa
pa"
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
An lmpossible Task.

Alexander Graham Bell, the famous
inventor of the telephone, was dis
cussing flying machines, says the
Chicago Chronicle. Prof. Bell speaks
with authority on this subject, tor
II is his tetrahedral kite that has CIV
en- the unit upon which flying ma
chimes must be proportioned, and San
tos Dumont's success has been due to
his observance Of the principle first
enunciated by the great American
scientist.
I'VE go very awkwardly about fly
ing" said Prof. Bell. I'm all inven-
tions the first steps are taken with
an awkwardness that to later genera
tions seem ludicrously incredible. In
deed, at the start we are like the two
men with the plank.
zone man asked another to help him
carry a long and heavy plank nome
Accordingly they stopped down back
to back, took it up and, Of course
they couldn't make any progress with
it.
mo CO., said the owner after a while
os baking. Turn round
They both turned round and were
face to face. With the plank on theil
heads they stood in this posture. re-
rarding one another stolidly for some
time. Then the first man said dis
gustedly:
leave the beggar down, Jack. Nc
two men can carry one plank. II
take her home myself.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

reliable. So the knife had to be used
when one wanted really trusty wea-
pom.
James Bowie set to work and with
a pocket knife and shingle he made
model Of the kind Of knife that he be-
lieved was about the proper thing for
the business he had on hand. The first
bowie" was made by the local black
smith at Shreveport, La, after the
model furnished by James Bowie and
It was used by him for several years.
About 1880, however, Bowie heard OF
a New Orleans cutler, Spaniard
named Pedro, who was making knives
of a wonderful kind and temper. They
could be driven through a silver dollar
without damage to point or edge.
This artist made Bowie knife which
was a marvel Of beauty ana temper.
The blade was nine inches long, and,
with the handle, measured fifteen
inches. This weapon was used with
telling effect by Bowie in nineteen diff
ferent encounters and 1t was the one
in his stiffened hand when, with six
dead Mexicans about him showing the
evidence Of his fatal skill, he was found
dead at the Alamo.
Bowie's method Of using the knife
was one peculiar to himself. He did
not hold II in his hand with the point
downward, but grasped the handle as
a swordsman would grasp the hilt Of
his sword. He always struck at the
neck of his man and aimed for the
jugular, and seldom missed his coup.
In the most famous Of his battles, the
one fought on the sand bar on Natchez
Island, Mississippi river, he cut two
mems heads almost of, giving each
only one sweeping blow. In this fear
full fight there were twelve men en-
gagged. One Of them was James Mad
ison Wells, known throughout the
country as president of the Louisiana
returning board Of 1S76-77. Bowie was
very dangerously wounded, but man
aged to recover. While down on the
ground with an antagonist on top Of
him who weighed thirty pounds more
than did Bowie, the indomitable fighter
managed to get his left arm around
his enemy's neck and then with a sud-
den right hand cut he severed the 9TH
er mans jugular with an awful slash
and was almost smothered by the ter
rible outgush Of blood that poured from
the wound.
James Bywie only weighed 140
pounds when at his prime. He was
a quiet, soft voiced man, who never
drank nor dissipated in any way. He
possessed enormous physical strength
for his size, and was as quick and
1.-the as a wildcat and as game. Bowie
was the terror Of all the hard cases
from Louisville to New Orleans
A great author said: "The nation
which shortens its weapons lengthens
Its boundaries" The derringer and the
education and civilization have rele-
bowie are short weapons and our
boundaries have been heightened, but
Washington Post
gated the two deadly short weapons
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
THE LAST LoNGHoRN.
Slain BY Hereford Bull on Texas Stalk
ed Plains.

Slain BY Hereford Bull on Texas Stak-
ed Plains.
The last longhorn Of the Texas
range has been killed, says the San
Antonio correspondent Of the New
York Herald. 1t was thought several
years ago that no more of the long
horn cattle common twenty years ago
were left in America. The grading
up of the range stock first affected
the length Of the horns, and calves of
the new generation, while they might
retain all the attenuation Of their
dams, would not have the sweeping
horns that oftentimes were longer
than the animal from tip Of nose to
end Of tail.
1t was in Lubbock county, on the
extreme headwaters Of the Brazos
river, that the last longhorn was
brought low. James Winters Of the
Lazy S. ranch, 200 miles to the south
west Of Lubbock, was travelling with
a small herd of cattle along the deep
arroyos of the staked plains, and made
camp one night in a lonely canyon
where the tiny stream that hundreds
Of miles further south became the
great Brazos river was the only wa
ter for many miles.
His herd Of cattle was restless. and
the constant attention Of three cow
boys was required to keep them quiet.
Just at daylight from the upper por-
ton Of the canyon there came below
ing and paving up the earth a giant
longhorn. such as the younger Of the
cowboys had never seen. The AMI
NAL was snow white and stood much
taller than any Of the whlte-faced
Hereford grades in the herd.
He was thin in flesh and his horns
curved in a magnificent circumfiex
line six feet each way from his head.
The rings aroused them showed him
to be about fifteen years old. The
bravest young bull of the herd was
a three-year-o Hereford. He ac-
cepted the challenge of the white
stranger, while all of the others of the
herd beloved in apparent terror OF
the strange animal that seemed OF
their kind and yet different
The battle was fierce, and for time
II seemed to the watching cowboys
that they would have to interfere to
save the life Of the aristocrat OF their
herd, but the superior strength of the
beef strain told in the end, and the
warlike stranger Of another genera
ton of cattle was vanquished, but not
beaten. The end Of the battle was
little less than slaughter, but 1t was
due to the aggressive attitude OF the
longhorn, who forced the Hereford
to fight to the end.
In their struggles the two bulls had
approached a slight precipice. and the
weakened longhorn was pushed over
in a sudden feeble rush Of the Here
ford. The fall was only about six
feet, but the point Of one of his long
horns was caught in the earth as the
longhorn fell, and his weight falling
on his head broke his neck.
The animal was clearly a maverick
and his being alone in the wild and
deserted section where found indi-
Gates to cowmen that he was a rogue
that is. a bull that has been repeat
edly whipped and run out Of herds
until he becomes a sort Of hermit, an
animal Ishmaelite that Is against all
others of his kind.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09
REGISTRATION REVISION.
Attorney General Gives An Important
Opinion.

Opinion.
Attorney General Lyon has written
Gov. Ansel an opinion on the right
OF a community to compel a county
board Of registration to revise the
books containing the names Of the
qualified voters. -.-
The case came up from Barnwell
county, where a petition is being cir
culated to permit vote on the dis
pensary question and 1t was claimed
by those who circulated the petition
that the necessary one-fourth Of the
names had been secured, but the fact
that the books have not been revised
in eleven years gave total Of over
5000 names. OF these, about one
third were really voters, the rest hav-
ing died or moved away.
Mr.. Lyon states that the acts Of
1902 provided that the registration
books shall be revised ten days be-
fore each election and the fact that
this had not been done in eleven years
would make an action of mandamus
proceedings lie.
One Of the interesting letters re-
ceived from Barnwell county was the
following from Rev. w. c. Garner,
pastor Of the Baptist church in Barn.
well, and a mover Of the petition:
I'm accordance with the Carey
Cothran act we filed with the supervi-
sor of Barnwell county petitions con-
tanning SIT names for an election on
the dispensary question.
1.-The supervisor has declined up to
date to call the election, owing to
the condition Of the registration books.
Having looked into the condition Of
the books we find that there has been
no revision for the past eleven years.
The names of all voters who have
died or moved away still appear and
other names and a great many OF
them appear from two to five times
"In addition to these facts the pres
ent registration board have been reg
istering negroes, who, to our certain
knowledge, are disqualified, have been
issuing certificates out of. office hours
and have also delegated men to issue
certificates for them and much Of the
time with only one member Of the
board present. AS the books now
stand, with all of the foregoing irreg-
ularities, they contain nearly 5000
names.
1--WE feel we'll assured that our pc
tition contains a sufficient number OF
the qualified voters to call the cleo
ton and furthermore II it ever comes
to a vote we are sure that our efforts
will be crowned with success. The
county supervisor and the majority OF
the board Of registration have thrown
their personal influence and the weight
of their office against the election.
The State.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-07-09

1t Is the rise in the price Of tin
which has caused the search for a
satisfactory substitute for that article
In the manufactures. 1t Is predicted
that IL tin keeps up in price for sew
eral years longer the percentage of
tin in white metal ornaments will d.
minish considerably. and where white
metals are used as bases for electro
plating with gold and silver it has al
ready been found possible to use alu-
minum. Scientists predict that the
use Of aluminium will become more
and more common.
The principal uses to which tin is
now put are: G) The manufacture Of
tin plate; (2)the manufacture Of ma
chine bronzes and brasses, which pro-
badly accounts for the greater pro-
CD the manufacture of various white
alloys, the more important Of which
are solder, type metal, pewter, britain
MIA metal and white bearing metals;
(4) ornamental bronzes and gold and
silver plated white metals; and 60
tin crystals, tin oxide, ETC., a consid-
cradle amount of the former being
used in various branches Of the textile
industry, while tin oxide Is the prin-
cipal constituent of many polishing
powders.
Cornwall has produced tin for more
than 1000 years, but practically the
whole output is used in Great Britain.
Owing to the high prices Of tin 1t has
recently been proposed to open some
of the abandoned tin mines at that
place. In recent years the output Of
tin from Cornwall has averaged about
5000 short tons annually. The rapid
ity with which many Of the tin pla-
GERS are being depleted continues to
cause energetic efforts to be made to
locate new placer fields, and large
numbers Of English, American and
other prospectors and engineers have
been employed at this work during
the last year.-Boston Transcript.