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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-06
FINANCIAL.

To know about Bank when you decide to
entrust il with your savings is its record for
conservative management and the protection
offered depositors by its capital stock. You
will find the Virginia safe Deposit Trust
Corporation q safe, sound and conservative
institution, backed by successful business men
and directory composed Of men who devote
care and attention 10 j Ia management. This
institution is in every way progressive as
lie steady increase In deposits will indicate,
It's total resources amount to nearly 5000, coo,
and It's success is attributed largely to the
fsct that it has been liberal with It's deposit
tors. Why not open q savings account With
uss We pay 8 PER CENT. interest compound
ed In our Savings Department aud solicit your
account however small the amount.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-06

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock.
holders Of the COLUMBIA THEATRE
COMPANY will be held at the principal
Office Of said company, No. 1913 south Fsirf.x
street, Alexandris. Virginia, on MONDAY,
April 8, 1907. al 3 o'clock p. m.
j. WHIT HERON,
MARK I'd reCreTarV
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-06
Virginia Safe Deposit and
Trust Corporation,
Capital Paid In, $30s. 900.
Authorized Capital. 81, 900. 600.
MEETINGS.

THE ANNUAL MEETING of the stock
! holders Of the ALEXANDRIA PER.
PFTUAL BUILDING FUND AsSOCIA.
TON will be held TUESDAY, April 9th,
1907, at 7:30 D m, at their Office, 3l3 King
street. JU5TU5 SCHNEIDER,
mi dt Secretary
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-06

Alexandria, Virginia, April 3, 1907.
W. B. SnOot, Esq., President. savings. In.
vestment Company OF Alexandria, Vir'
GINA, Alexandria Virginia.
Dear Sir: The undersigned respectfully r..
auest you 10 call q meeting Of the stockhold-
.ers OF the SAVINGS INVESTMENT COM
PANX OF ALEXANDRIA. VIRGINIA, in
pursuance 70 the bylaw Of the company pro-
siding for special meetings, for the purpose
n filing any Faeancy in the offices OF the
oompsny, and for tie purpose Of determining
the best and most speedy plan Of winding up
che affairs Of the company.
Very truly yours,
J. K. NJ. NORTON,
TH0S. W. ROBINSON,
MRS. G. l.. LEADBEA1ER,
by Z. s. LeadbeateT,
LAURENCE sTABLER,
N. II. HARLOW,
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PORCEiA-The best preparation for el's'
ing procelain, euameled fixtures or poTcelt. ,
ware. as well a. brass, nickel, glass, etc. y
two sisss 100 and 25c. Samples free on y
plication. nnr.-rn so,,o
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Mems
Furnishings

Our Mems Furnishing
Department is a very inn
portant feature of our BUSH
ness, and as we go direct
to the New York markets
frequently, we keep in
close touch with all the
latest styles for men, and
invite your attention to
our very large variety OF
Mems Furnishings for the
spring and summer wear.
Mems New Manhattan. Shirts, white
and fancy, each ............. Sl.bO, 5000
Mems New Monarch Shirts, white
and fancy, each. ....................$ 81. 90
Mems New Garland Shirts, white
and fancy, each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Doc
Mems New Arrow Brand Collars,
each. .................... 15c, 2 for 26c
Earl and Wilson All Linen Collars,
each. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Zoe
Earl and Wilson All Linen Cuffs,
pair ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS <oc
Mems New Silk Neckties, EACH.
25c, SOC, 75c
Mems New Spring Weight Under
,oox oa.h h0c Il 90
Mems New Summer Underwear. All
kinds, each. ........."... 25c, 6Oc.$lOO
Mems Summer Union Suits, per
suit, $l.00, $3.50
Mems New Pioneer Suspenders, pair
26c, SOC $1.O0, $3.50
Mems New Leather Belts, EACH.
25c, SOC, Si.0O, $3.50
Mems New Madras PsjsmaS, per
suit, .................... 81, 81. 80, $500
Mems New Summer Night Rober, sll
sizes, each. ............ Soc, 76c, Sl.00
Mems New Linen Hsudkercbiefs,
each. 1910, Csc, 96c, SOC
Mems New Summer Hosiery, pair.
1910, 25c, S5c, SOC
Mems New Black SILK Hose, pair
also
Mems New Leather Suit Gases, each
$40, IS, sec, g. so, %.
Mems Turkish Bath Robes, each
1928
Mems Silk Carriers, pair ......26c, DOC
Mems Leather Bill Books. Soc, 1891
Mems Leather Pocketbooks...........
25o, SOC, 75c, 81 90
Mems New Leather Carriers, pair. Soc
Mems Link Cuff Buttons, pair 25c, Soc
Mems Dress Gloves, pair. 81, $l.5O
Mems Eoglish Walking Gloves, pair
$1.75
Mems Fancy Vests, each. ......"...
81, $3.50, ~, $3.50, 81. 90
Mems White Pique Vests, EACH.
$l.60, $3.50
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.dn the pursuance of the shove Teqseat q
meeting Of the stookbsldeIs Of the Savings
Investment Company OF AleIsndris, Vir-
giuia, will he held on TUESDAY. the 23rd
day Of Aprii, A. ID. 1907, at $50 p. m, st No.
l& south fairisK street, Alexandria, Vir.
ginis. W. =. shoOT, President.
apY3 I'd
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COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. !
Office OF Secretary of the Commonwealth.
In the city of Richmond, the 9th day Of
March, 1907.
The foregoing amendment TO the charter Of
the United Publishing Company was this
day received and duly recorded in this Office
and is hereby certified 10 the Clerk Of the
Corporation Court Of Alexandra according
10 lay, ID. O. EGGLESTOH,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
mar30 w5w.s
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

tractors have been making a good thing out of the "repaIrs," and all of them have been vehemently opposed to every plan for rebuilding. Two years ago, when French loan of 12O, 900. 1000 francs was negotiated, an order for the new bridge was given to a French firm, and everything seemed to be settled. But German diplomacy intervened on behalf of German in- dustry. A German firm, which had spared neither pains nor expense to secure the order, maintaining an en- gineer in Constantinople for several years, presented bill for expenses amounting to $15O,OOO. In pressing this claim the German ambassador re- minded the Turkish government that he held a promise from the Sultan that the bridge would be ordered in Germany. In consequence of his en- ergetic attitude, the order was with drawn from the French firm (which was compensated with an order for nine small gunboats), and negotiations were entered into with the German company for the construction of the bridge. There was some difficulty about the question of price, as the Germans insisted on figure nearly double that agreed upon by the French firm, and finally managed to have theii own way.
 The contract has now been conclud' ed for nearly two years, but the ques. ton of funds has delayed its execu-
 tion. Now, 1t Is said, all difficulties have been arranged. Of course this doesn't mean in Turkey that the work
 is actually going to be done, but tha 1t looks as if 1t might be.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
4 VESTED BOY.


 South Africa produces diamonds and other wonderful things. Among the other wonderful things is a little Dutch boy, son of Cornelius van der Westhuizen of Roodeport farm. near Kroonstad, Orange River Colony. who has developed remarkable gift of locating water, Whenever the boy stands over water in walking over the lands he stops involuntarily and is seized. with facial contortions and muscular movemnts of the arms and legs.
 That boy is wasting his time in South Africa. He should come to this country and rent himself as tester of the water In stocks. He couldn't make any more facial contortions and muscular movements of the arms and legs than do some of our own folks who discover that the stocks they have thought solid are largely water, but his contortlons and movements would indicate danger rather than re- gret.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
Understanding.

I met a man to-day who understood And loved the little things 1 love so
 well, Who, charmed by songs of birds in
 fields and wood. Could tune hls ear to what they had to tell:
 Who chose the paths that led through
 vale and dell-- Let others stroll the crowded streets
 who would And walked where lilies struck their Tn greeting, and-I know he under
 stood We walked along a quiet country road And flanked by scenes we both left Past many a little, humble, quaint Where dwelt the simple folks we used
 to know: He greeted honest faces, all aglow, With loving words and kindnesses that
 showed Who staid behind-along the Quiet Road. He knew the paths that led by stream
 and wood
 well, And cherished all, so homely yet so And knew the homely tales they had
 to tell:
 He felt the silent forests mystic
 spell The quiet charm-quite as no other
 could,
 And loved 1t much. and then knew
 full well I'd met man at last I understood! John D Wells in. Buffalo News.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

An Irishman, speaking of friend whom he suspected of living altogeth- CT beyond his means, observed that he believed he would owe several thous- and dollars after all his debts were paid--Philadelphia Inquirer.
 There is a great deal of injustice in literature"
 Yes" answered Miss Cayenne; they still Insist on putting the name of the author on a book instead of that of the man who makes the hand some cover design. Washington Star.
 Rich Uncle (to his physician So you think there is hope for me?
 Not only that, but I can assure you that you are out of danger"
 Very well; wish you would in- form my nephew, but break the news gently to him. Philadelphia h. quirer.
 Miss Minny so1ners--By the by, you are not the boy have always had before?
 Caddie-No'm; you see, we tossed to see who'd caddie for you.
 Miss Minny somers yawfully pleas ed)-oh, tut tut, you bad boys-and you won?
 Caddie-No, lorst!--London Tat tier
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
High Diplomacy, Highly Financed.
(springneld Republican,

MT. Tower, our representative at
 Berlin, admits that 1t cost him $35,O00
 to serve Uncle Sam there. while the
 government paid $175oo Ambassador Tower wants to resign as soon as the
 president can find some man rich
 enough to fill his place. Here Is dis
 tinet admitted and most deplorable
 limitation, which must operate to bar
 many of the most desirable men from
 the diplomatic service. Whitelaw
 Reid, for example, has established l
 standard of luxurious living at the
 court Of St. James that Is calculated
 to bar from that honorable post all
 save the miIlionaires IL is good thing to talk about improving the di- plomatie service of the United States, and to invite young men to find a career therein, but there is limit placed to their advancement. The young man without money who has worked his way along until he com. 1 partment, may be offered the post oi minister to South American country l but when he finds that this means that ! he would have to spend more money ] than the government gives him, the re- l suit must be his declination of the post l He possesses no private fortune along l with his fitness. High diplomacy which l is soberly accepted as merely the play. 1 thing of the rich, is not greatly to be | respected.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

of his aggressive policies. Aside from his voluntary pledge. which we are
 afraid was made at a moment when
 his heart swelled with affection for
 the American people who had so mtg niicently honored him, there is no req son under the sun why he should not
 let things drift. He must know that to
 Is a singularly popular man and that
 nothing has occurred to materially
 affect him. The loud complaints of the 1 lpossessors of a swollen fortune have mot touched the masses. The pitiful
 cries of the baited corporations have mot softened their hearts. The third term issue is only theoretically in- volved. He has been voted on but once. Should he, then, take the bull by the horns when he breaks camp and once and for all state his deter imitation not to run again? We do not
 undertake to answer the question It is his business, not ours. At the same
 time, we may with propriety assert
 that we do not recall more absorb ingly interesting situation or one that
 may have more far-reaching conse-
 quences. It is literally revival of
 Hamlet's soliloQuy: "To be or not to be. That is the question:" Should it be
 decided in the affirmative we shall
 possibly have to begin study of The
 odore Roosevelt from new angle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
PERCEPTK0N IN FRANCE.

Every country finds fault with its navy and perhaps there will never be a time when any country will have perfect navy--one that can whip all the navies that could come against 1t. But the countries, including our own, keep aspiring. Just now France is dis turbed by the feeling that her naval officers are not properly trained. In his report to the Senate upon the Jena catastrophe, M. Monis deplored the antagonism which he found in the French navy, which he said was high ly detrimental to the fleet and It's dis cipline. Naval opinion, he said de- manded the establishment of new or der of things, in which executive off, cers in their specialties, engineers, con- structors, and ordnance officers should work together with a common object
 Until now they had had an independ- ent existence; their promotion was not upon the same lines; they lived apart, and their particuIarist tenden- cles were detrimental to the public service. Recently the minister of marine addressed memorandum to the naval prefect at Drest, directing his attention to the increasing neces- sity of familiarizing naval cadets with the use of mechanical tools and the l construction, maintenance, and work Ing of steam and other machinery He said that the necessity of competence in this matter was daily growing greater, owing to the multiplicity of mechanical appliances on board ships of war. He wished to examine the possibility of creating at Brest a school analogous to the United States Naval College at Annapolis.
 The United States Naval College at Annapolis Is all right, or as right as it can be. The Frenchmen pay us a just and discriminating compliment
 when they want one like 1t.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
EASY MONEY.

Life is a gamble, says the gambler and those who are not wholly devoted to gambling often feel that there is much of what Is called chance in life, It Is this feeling, combined with other feelings, which leads beautiful maid ems to write their names on eggs in the hope that they may marry actors, or something equally splendid. Beauti- full maidens who have got tired of writing their names on more or less fresh eggs will be pleased to know what may be done with photograph. A Milwauke girl did it. When one of her friends went to Mexico some time ago she gave him her photo graph. A rich Mexican bachelor saw the picture in the mans room and fell in love with the woman's face, He promptly wrote her letter, but as 1t was in Spanish she was unable to read 1t and never tried to answer it. Re- gently she received letter from Mex leo saying that the man was dead and that he had left her his entire fortune of about $4OO, 900.
 This is certainly easy money. She didn't even have to marry the man.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
THE WOE OF FIJI CHI HAO.

The woe of Flu Chi Hao, Chinese student who knows how to complain, is interesting. He has succeeded in getting a degree from a United States college. He doesn't complain of that, but he does complain that he was pre- vented from getting 1t as soon as he might have done if he hadn't been prevented Partly because his original passports were defective and partly because of the unsettled conditions in China at that time, which delayed the issuance of new passports, he was de- tained at the port of San Francisco for about a year, on his way to Ober- | lin, and then unwisely chose the Can adian Pacific route, which took him into Canada, and was the means of compelling him to begin over again in his efforts to obtain the certificates necessary. Altogether sixteen months time was consumed in getting from his lnative land to Oberlin. He thought this
 treatment not at all In keeping with
 the ideas of Christianity which he had received from the missionaries.
 We'll, 1t wasn't But MT. Hao should know that while we are thoroughly
 Christian we have lot of red tape
 and things which are not yet thor
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
THE PARCELS POST.

Though it is not probable that the tariff will be revised this winter, it
 bids fair to be lively in congress. It is now expected that one of the causes
 of liveliness will be the efforts to es- tablish 8 parcels post. The Postmaster
 General is going in strongly for it. It will meet with opposition from the ex- press companies, and If Senator Platt continues to be as healthy as he now seems to be his opposition will be
 powerful, as it has hitherto been. There will be other powerful opposi- ton from the rural storekeepers, who feel, and with reason, that a parcels post would sweep much of their trade Into the cities. It is argued that the country storekeeper cannot carry a large stock and a parcels post system that would enable him to get any and all sorts of commodities in day would be to his advantage. His pat Irons would telephone the store and the
 storekeeper would telephone his ac- cumulated orders to the larger estab- lishment. But the country storekeeper
 can hardly be expected to feel the
 force of this somewhat attenuated ar- eunnent. What he wants is his own
 trade for himself, and more of it,
 | Opposition to the parcels post has
 hitherto been successful. What will happen this time remains to be seen
 The express companies and the coun-
 try storekeepers are pretty influential
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
NEW HAVEN MORNING JOURNAL AND COURIER FRIDAY OCTOBER 8 eo7

oughly Christianized and perhaps nev- CT will be. Then too we have to be very particular about the countrymen of MT. Hao, and he was perhaps look ed on as more yellowly perilous than he should have been. But he may yet come here as ambassador, or some thing, and then he will be as much pleased by our politeness as he has been displeased by what he thinks is our impoliteness. Good luck to him and better feeling.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
E1PANSIVE.

Edgar is a splendid talker, isn't he?"
 "One of the finest I ever escaped from" m."-Life.
 How long has your mother kept boarders. my little man?"
 Ever since she stopped being a lady."-Harper's Weekly.
 A nice thing about being philoso- pher is that instead of scolding the family because you cut yourself shay ing you are satisfied only to cuss.-- New York Press.
 With $1OO,OO0," said the man of expansive ideas, T could make for tune in Wall Street"
 ''Yes," rejoined the piker, "but whose fortune would you make ?"-- Washington Star.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
How IT IS NOT DONE IN TURKEY.

New Haven has had some bridge
 problems during the last few years, and it has got safely and expensively out of them So we are in a position to congratulate Constantinople on the prospect that it Is at last to get out of it's Golden Hour bridge problem. Those who have seen and traversed the famous old bridge will appreciate the situation. For years Turkish con
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

They have things in Missouri as we'll as in Kansas. A man in that State asserts that he has an old hen which has been more or less wild and has spent most of the time in the woods, refusing to come near the oth- CT hens. She got lost some time ago, but the other day he went on hunt
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
SAYINGS AND DOTNGS.

A diamond burning in the electric arc was lately exhibited on a screen by Sir William Brookes. The stone could be seen to sprout and swell and blacken under the intense heat until nothing remained but swollen lump of graphite.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

Speaking of breaking 1t gently, the editor of the La Grange (Texas) Jour nal says: The editor of this paper would like to buy about twenty bush els of corn from one of his sub scribers."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

Dr. Emil Koenig says that the de- cay of the entire human race is im- minent There do seem to be a good many "dead ones."
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

Lemuel Ely Quigg has shown him self to be a great acce1erator. Can 1t be he who has been accelerating the prices of securities" in the New York stock market?
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18


 M. Forrer, the Swiss War Minister, had an unpleasant experience near soleure. He was motoring into the town just at the time the local firemen were at practice. The fremen had barred portion of the roads tempor- arily, but M. Forrer's chauffeur paid no attention to their signals to stop. The officer in charge of the firemen promptly ordered his men to turn their hose on the offending motorists This was done and M. Forrer and his companions, two staff officers, were soaked to the skin before the cal stopped and their identity was dis | closed
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

Already this season thirty large ves- sels have been launched at shipbuild- ing plants on the Great Lakes, and if all goes we'll there will be several more. During the season of 1906 forty-four new boats were put into commission for the Lake Superior trade. Of these, thirty-two are five hundred feet or more in length and carry from 4,000 to 5000 net tons of freight in single cargoes. Last year was record year, and 1t is hardly expected that the present one will be greater. Four of the vessels this veal measured over six hundred feet ir length.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18
for her and found her taking care of a brood of quail.

That concrete can be made abso- lutely waterproof by aGding ten per cent of finely powdered colloidal clay to the cement used, is the interesting statement made by Richard T. Gaines, chemist of the New York city board of water supply, which will use an i'm mense quantity of this material in constructing the new waterworks sys- tenn which that city has undertaken. This discovery has it's value not only in laying concrete conduits and dams, but in the general use of concrete for building purposes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

The government of the Philippine
 Islands has found 1t necessary to is- sue special instructions to discourage the habit of borrowing and lending money mostly at exorbltant rates of interest. This traffic seems to be car ried on to a great extent by persons in the government employ, and Gov ernor General Smith has reported to the Secretary of War that he has is- sued an executive order quoting the regulations on the subject and en1- phasizing the fact that all persons er1- ployed in the public service at present engaged In lending money at exorbit- ant rates must immediately discon- tinue that business. Further, the borrowing of money by superior off, cers from suhordinates Is prohibited.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-10-18

"A man who carries a baby is a good fellow" says MT. Roosevelt. On ward, Christian soldier.