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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
Rlaiion Potter LII.

New YORK, May While his con-
dition is not believed TO be dangerous,
1t Is feared that Bishop Henry O. Potter,
who is suffering from 4 physical break
down, will not be able again to take an
active part Ia the affairs Of the church.
Mentally the bishop is the same as he
always has been, and his breakdown ID
the direct result of overwork. Bishop
POtter's Illness will also prevent him
from attendidg the funeral services over
DR.. Dix, rector Of Trinity parish, who
died Wednesday. For the time being,
at least, the bishop has been forced to
abandon bis work, and DR.. Frederick
Olurtney, rector Of St. James Church,
aud Bishop Oortlsndt Whitehead. Of
Pttsburg, are aiding the cOadjuior
bishop TO perform the duties which,
under ordinary circumstances, were part
of the bishops duty. DIR. JanevyD,
the bishops physician, stated today that
bis patient was a very sick man, but
expressed hope that the bishop would
recover.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

IN a speech delivered in the Senate,
April rs, Senator Aldrich declared that
the appropriations carried in bills a.
ready passed or pending we're 100 mil
lion dollars greater than those OF last
year, not counting the 20 pilliOn car
ried this year in the public bulldogs
bill, which brought the total up to over
I2O millions. He said, too, that there
is now a probable deficit of $50, OOo. 600
for The present fiscal year. How do the
tax payers like the republican fnancisi
programme that plumbers the many for
the benefit of the few?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
Snow Storm h Nsw Work State

JarieslOwD, n. Y, May IA fierce
snow storm is raging throughout Chau.
tauqua county this morning. The fall Is
approximately a foot deep, aud this
whole section Of the country Is covered.
Considerable damage has been done In
the fruit section BY breaking of trees
under the weight Of the wet snoW. Troll
ley service throughout The county has
been badly impaired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

IT Is reported that this country is to
invade Venezuela with an army OF g.
600 or 1000 men. The General
Staff seems to have forgotten Gen.
Bfsddock's experience in similar un-
d,rtaking among the mountains Of west
ern Pennsylvania. and the experience
of the British in the Boer war. A wal
with Venezuela would be a costly enter
prise; bat it might help to elect repub-
lie IN president, and help out the grasp
ing and corrupt asphalt trust.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
TRAIN ROBBERS AT WORK.

After a desperate battle last night
with two robbers, tho messenger 10
charge Of the express car Of the New
Yolk-St. Louis express of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad was bound and gagged,
tossed INFO corner, aud left there while
the inlruders blew safe In the Car,
looted il OF four bags of currency aud
gold. and then signsled the engineer to
stop. When the train slowed down
the men jumped from The car and es-
capped.
Ia trying to ascertain the cause OF Tho
signal to stop, the train crew found The
car door open snd fund the messen-
ger inside. According TO the messen-
gers story, he was busily engaged after
the train left the union station at Pitts
burg, at 1905 p. m. Without warning
he was attacked, and at Carnegie, eight
miles from Pittsbnrg, the stop signal was
given and the men got away.
giving and after telling his story, the
messenger went ives. with train. A
posse is nov securing the hills of Oar
negie for The hold-up men.
II is bel eyed the robbers got into lhs
car at the union station, aud started
for The mttseI ger In the tupr 81, ab, ut u
quarter of mile from the station. That
they were familiar with The train Is be-
believed by officers.
Nathan Rosben, the messenger, re-
fused to tell how much plumber the men
got. The passengers we're not molested.
Pits5urg, May I'M. B. Slater.
Pitlsburg agent of the Adams Express
Company, stated today thst the amount
secured by the robbers is not nearly
$50, 900 or even one half of that sum. He
said there is no way in which be can
tell exactly how much was taken, but he
believed 500, 900 would cover the loss.
He also said there was no truth In thu
reports that the sacks taken by the
thieves contained gold coins from the
sub-,ressury in New York to the one 10
ST. Louis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
Sailed for Colon.

Charleston, 8. O., May Although
delayed en- route as the result of
freight wreck, Secretary CT War Will
liam II. Taft arrived here before noon.
He went at once sbosd the cruiser
Prairie and sailed this afternoon for
Colon. He was greeted at the station
by Mayor Rhett and party Of State Of
fcials. He declined, as usual, to talk
politics.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
Suicide of a Stamp Collector

Budapesth, May --Demented By his
craze for stamp collecting, Alexander
Rssb, q circus performer, has killed
himself here. For months Rsab hiss
been saving from his mesgre carr logs to
buy rare swiss stamp offered by the
dealer at $245. When be 6nslly had
this sum he wss told the price had been
advanced. His disappointment led to
his suicide.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
EVELYN In Retreat.

New York, May l.-ConcesliDg her
identity under the name OF "FiIzgersId, "
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is understood TO be
enjoying the life of an obscure person
for the first time since she became the
central figure 10 the most noted murder
trial of a generation. Her retreat Is
to be a three-room apartment In big
apartment house In the very center OF
the upper vest side. Her secret is said
to have been kept so well that even the
other tenants don't know who their
nelghbor Is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
New York Stock Market.

New York, May For good part Of the
first hour q weak tone prevailed. Losses
ranged from fractions TO over one point iu
practically everything traded ia up 10 the
last half hour. II was matter OF comment
though there was no evidence Of liquidation
in any part Of the room The room general
ly held to the idea thst the absence Of infor.
Il stiOn strongly indicated that The per cent.
rate Of dividend on Pennsy lvsnia will not be
maintained. After the frat hour generally
strong tone prevailed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
BODY In Glacier.

Bsrue, Swizsrlaud, May L. A party
OF guides discovered IN sn ice crevasse In
the MobterOsa glacier today a body,
which they cut out snd brought to town.
The body was identified as that 0! g
guide named Naghi, who fell into q
ctevssse IL The sumue. OF 1887. Ii Wss
we'll preserved.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

JUDGE PARKER will head The New
York delegation at Denver This is said
to be the first time defeated candidate
for PRECEDENT hiss been delegate, but
New York democrats are to be coueraiu-
lated en- being 40 ably represented.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

One must pay his poll tex by tenor
row (Ssturdal) night, or be cannot vote
next fall for the presidential or con-
gressionsl nominee, nor will he be en-
titled to vote at the primary election in
June. PAY the tax.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

IT appears, according to the cen :
plant of some Of the stockholders Of The
steel trust, that bonuses are being paid
u the officials over and above their very
large salaries. Another good reason why
the tariff which protects The trusts should
be abolished or diminished.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
Investigating Bomb Explosion.

Cincinnati, o.. May l.-rbe police
today are working On the mystery OF
the bono explosion in the Race street
door OF the Phoenix Club, a Jewish Or
gsnizsilon, at midDigh', 10 which the
left hand OF Fred Bugler, bartender OF
the club, Was blown of.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

THE English government is building
"pOwer kites" as war machines. When
the President hears the news, be will,
no doubt, send Congress special mes
sage demanding big appropriations fol
new "IOwer kites" A world power
without power kites would hereafter be
a sorry spectacle, indeed. A 20 million
dollar power kite would knock the de-
mocrats out of the running, and make
w)rld-power Roosevelt a perpeiuity.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

GEORGE o. HIT, formerly business
manager of the Indianapolis Journal,
was yesterday appointed receiver for the
Indianapolis Star, Muucie Star and
Terra Hau'e Star, known rs the Star
L9sgue of Newspapers Theiuuuing OF
newspapers is difficult and precsrious
undertaking nowadays and much
money; good judgment aud long ex-
perieuce are ne, ded in their conduct.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

SECRETARY CORTELYoU has called
on The national banks TO pay back
$40, 900, 900 more of the government
deposits. At the rate the surplus is
disappearing ii will soon be question
of more bonds, or more taxes, for the
appropriations now being made for the
next fiscal year show this stsndpat re-
publican Congress to be more eAtrava-
CANT than other Congresses before it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

4 o T-Sanday. April 26, between GA south
IL Washington street and King and colum.
bus streets large CAMEO BREASrPIN
with ladS's head on it. suitsble reward
If returned to GA touth Washington street.
mayi SIS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts
promptly yet gently on the bowels, through
which the cold is forced out Of the 81 stem, aud
at the same time slla,s Inflammation. Sold
by W. F. Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
"PETER,S PENCE"

The "Petel's pence" collection of the
Catholic diocese OF New York this year
will amount to at least $3.50. 900, ar d
may reach the grand total Of $500 900
when the returns from all churches have
beea learned. This amount exceeds
that Of previous years by many 'thous-
snds, aud is probably the largest amount
contributed by my diocese, not only In
the United States, but throughout the
the world. This SUN wac given by the
200 parishes Of the diocese, which en-
braces borougbs OF New York city and
YOnkers, the average for each church
being more than 1900. OF this sum
OF more than a quarter Of million
dollar, the 100 churches in Manhattan
contributed by far the greater part,
especially those parishes controlled by
the religious orders, whose congregations
number many wealthy Communicates.
The unusually large mount OF the col
lection this year is ascribed 10 the fact
OF the centenary celebration.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

There is nothing better than Kodol Tor dys-
pepsis, indigestion, soar stomach. belthing
OF gas ard nervous headache. Il digests what
yoa eat. Gold BY W. +. Creighton 4 Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
HOW THEY STAND.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Yesterdays REsULTs.
Boston, 5; New York, 2.
Chiesgo, 8; ST. Louis, /.
Brooklyn, 2; Philadelphia, O.
PittsbuTg- Cineinnati-rain
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01
LEAGUE BASEBALL GAMES
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays RESULTS.
Washington, 2; Philadelphia, J..
st. Louis, 9; Cleveland, 1.
New York Boston-rain
Chicago Detroit-rain.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-05-01

Extra qua lily Formosa. black TEA; also
extra values in 20 and Zoe @. P. Tess.
J. c. MLBURN,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
Postage Stamp Gum as Article of Diet

from the rollers into long horizontal
flue with hot air. When it energies at
the other end the gum is dry.
The government makes two kids of
postage stamp mucilage. If one could
see the packages of stamps as they
come to the post Office ready to be
sold one would find them labeled, &C
cording to season. Summer Gum" or
Winter Gum" The former is much
the harder of the two and was devised
some years ago to keep the stamps
from getting sticky in warm, moist
weather.
While Uncle Sam tries to make the
lot of the stamp Ticker as innocuous
as possible, he does not advise making
meal off his sweet potato gum. The
whole process of gum making and ap-
plying is made as clean as possible,
but there is yet another item to be
considered.
A sheet Of postage stamps is han
died good many times before it even
leaves the bureau where it is made. If
you must lick any of your stamps pick
out those from the middle of the
sheet. The corner ones have gone
through the fingers of half a dozen or
more counters, not to mention the per-
fOrators and the separators and the
rest
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
Mrs. Meyer Rouses Feminine Tempest

west or the south of the Beacon street
circle If they thought it obligatory for
them to call on one so far removed
geographically. 1t was broadly init
mated she would not be at all offended
if the lesser social lights-wives o.
congressman Observation-Disclosures
her from their visiting lists
Then Mrs. Meyer aroused tempest
in the teapot by her treatment of hGr
associates in the cabinet circle. She
invariably ignored her colleagues
when she was getting up such smart
entertainments as the dinner and re-
ception to the duke of the Abruzzi or
the duchess of Sutherland. She invited
only members of the diplomatic corps,
and selected principally the wives of
millionaires from the resident society,"
Mrs. Meyer was, before marriage
Miss Alice Appleton, daughter of the
well-known head of the great publish
ing company. She inherited a large
fortune.
Mrs. Meyer recently departed for
London. She will spend the season
with her two daughters, Miss Alice
and Miss Julia Meyer. These young
women have already bowed to the
three monarchs, the car, the emperor
of Austria and the king of Italy. They
will soon make their courtesy to the
ruler of Great Britain. ,
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02

WASHINGTON.-Every man on the
w streets here on June Is wore a
tag by string from his buttonhole. 1t
was plain cardboard tag such as the
express companies use, and it did not
add to the appearance of ones dress,
out 1t saved money and a holdup to
wear 1t. June Is was tag day in
Washington. Tag day was device
to squeeze dimes and quarters out Of
every pedestrian for the benefit of a
CASTOR children's playground. 1t was
pretty mean man who would not
hand out a dime at least once for a
tag. 1t was an excessively heightened
or reckless one who would not wear it.
No dime, no tag. No tag, no peace.
The holdup of wearers of untagged
coats occurred every 25 feet. Some
thing like $1,000 was realized as a re-
suit of the "holdups" for the play
ground.
Children peddled the tags in all
parts of the city, and no man escaped
There were store tags, house tags,
automobile tags, cab tags and personal
tags and a five-dollar tag that made
the owner immune from attack in all
quarters. The store tag cost a dollar,
likewise the house tag. Every woman
was held up in every store, and it cost
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
ROUND THE CAPITAL
Information and Gossip Picked Up Here
and There I'm Washington.
Many Holdups on Tag Day in Capital

her dollar to continue her round oil
shopping without further solicitation
President Roosevelt came across
for five-dollar tag that allowed him
to take his customary drive on horse
back without being held up at the
bridge. Attorney General Bonaparte
was tagged twice. A beautiful young
woman held him boldly in front of the
White House Friday, which was day
In advance of official time for the free
booting. He dug up a round dollar
cheerfully and said 1t was worth it.
But he forgot the tag when he saun-
tered out Saturday, and he had to shell
out again.
Young Quentin Roosevelt made a
street record. He stood in front of his
schoolhouse and took 1920 in an hour
peddling ten-cent tags. Then he moved
down to the Mall before the White
House, where he suspected money
would come in bigger pieces, but he
was dashed to the mast there in no
time after two automobiles drove up
filled with daintily clad girls, who
piled out and worked the thoroughfare
and White House grounds to finish.
The girls then ventured into the sa-
cred precincts of the White House and
sought Mr.. Loeb, but could not find
him. Learning that he, like the pres,
ident, was exempt, under the rules of
the game, they left, by virtue of the
five-dollar tag. complimentary tags for
both just for luck.
Next the bevy of young beauty as
sailed the Riggs National bank and
held up every one from the president
down
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
Rlald system In Denmark.

IN Denmark few housewives have
trouble with their servants. A system
has been perfected which guarantees
q housewife honest and good serv-
ants, as well as independence and fair
treatment to those employed. When
a young woman obtains employment
she goes to police station and gets
a book which testifies to her good
character, and in which is entered the
name of the woman into whose serv-
ice she enters. Without this book OF
character a servant cannot secure
employment. This book she gives to
her new mistress; in return she gets
a key to the front door Of the house.
The servant enjoys absolute independ-
ence. Should she desire to leave the
service, she is required to give her
mistress two weeks notice. When she
leaves she receives her book, and re-
ports off at the police station. Should
several weeks or months elapse be-
fore she again secures employment,
she is required to give an account OF
herself, and tell where she has been,
at the police station.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02

THE American consul at Dunferm.
i line has furnished a guide to
suckers" in a report warning the
American tourist what not to buy in
the way of antique and art objects.
Prefacing his remarks with the
statement that even a man with much
money cannot take 80 day CORE
spondence course in art and antiquity
and then tell what he is buying, he
points out these familiar receptions
that are now being hung up abroad for
rich Americans who are thirsting for
artistic environment:
Robert Burns Chairs-Bobbie did
not keep an installment furniture
house, and what the constable did not
AXE, buyers long ago have.
Mary Queen of Scots Tables-The
queen was rather migratory, owing to
circumstances, and did not carry many
tables around with her.
Sheffield Plate-It is mostly mod
ern, aged with processes that are new.
"Engravings and Prints-Ancient
copies are turned off the press every
day for the fish from America.
Crystal and China-The servants
broke most of the old stuff centuries
ago, and the old shapes are entirely
new.
Rare Old Furniture-This is made
with pumice stone and oil. which will
age any old chair or table in week"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
SYNOPSIS.

The browning desire in the life of old
Baumgartner, Pennsylvania German, is
20 obtain possession of the beautiful
meadow which lies just between Baum
ton. The property in question was in
herited by Sarah Pressed, very pretty
and athletic young girl, and belonged
solely TO her. At length Baumgartner
came to realize that his only hope of
obtaining the property would be through
the marriage of his son Sephenijah to
Sarah Pressed. In mock auction 'Seffy,'
as Sephenijah =. Baumgartner, Jr., is
popularity known, is ratified off by his
father to Sarah for 81. He appears utter
~ incapicitated TO win in any contest OF
love or life Sarah Pressed is quite the
opposite of Seffy. She is all life and ami
nation. Her one fault is very high
temper Baumgartner gives Seffy some
caused himself to be appointed guardian
of Sally. Seffy is unable to resist the
fascinating witcherieS of Sally and he
kisses her. She promises him, however,
him. Sam Fritz. a drunken grocery
clerk-old Baumgartner calls him a mo
lasses tapper"-Calls on Sally and inter-
rupts the kissing. They go into the par
lor and begin sitting up" contest. In
accordance with the customs of the place
and the time. the one who is defeated
in such contest is unworthy the hand
of the girl. Seffy goes to sleep and be-
gins snoring. Sally leaves the room in a
huff, saying: Good night, gentlemen"
of how Sam Fritz had pinned to his
bosom while he slept pasteboard tomb
stone bearing the inscription: "Sepheni-
tah P. Baumgartner, Jr., went 10 his
rest, June 10. 1871. in the twentieth year
of his age. Gone but not forgot Read
Poison spring. She urges him to do some
thing to redeem himself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02
Priced the Nav Dew.

In Pepys' time May dew-that is,
dew gathered from the grass on a May
day-was highly priced for bleaching
linen and improving the complexion.
eepys wrote in 1867: my wife away
down with Jane and w. Hewer to
Woolwich, in order to little air and
to lie there tonight, and so to gather
May dew tomorrow morning, which
Mrs. Turner hath taught her is the
only thing in the world to wash her
face with; and l am contented with
it, Two years later he made this
entry in his diary: Troubled, about
three in the morning, with my wife's
calling her maid up, and rising herself,
to go with her coach abroad, to gath
er May dew, which she did, and I
troubled her for it for fear of any hurt
going abroad so betimes happening
to her; but to sleep again, she came
home about six"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-07-02

such sire sing Lad e take my
chances wiss you nanny! And it
was three other fellers wiss their
arms out-Aand the right side yet! But
your daddy was close up against the
church door, And when she come out
he didn't waste no time a-saying polite,
Miss Hengler, ken | haf the pleasure
to see you home this EVENING" I'd
"a lost the game If had waited to git
For right opposite me was Bill Eisen-
krout-Sam's uncle-and knowed his
arm'd shoot out like patent corn
husker the minute you nanny come.
He was mighty quick, but mighty
polite! | knowed he'd say that fool
ishness about being pleased to see her
home. Well. she come out and l chust
grabbed, And while / was marching
on like conquering hero, informing
her that 1t was nice efening, could
hear Bill on the off side, Citing out
that stuff bout pleasure and seeing
her home. Nancy says, says she:
Sank you, Mr.. Eisenkrout, I'm suited
iduShSu llh6 neil. Anu, D6SOSu-
ems, Nancy laughed too! And that
settled Bill for efer more! Oh, it's
Messing like laugh at the right time
to kill man off! Bill left town the
next day. He had too And he didn't
show up tell the next fall! Sef you
got sure sing. And, begoshens, you
might just as we'll finish Sam up in
the same job-put him out of town.
Next Sunday you watch Sam. Keep
right opposite him. Then git your
arm in action about a second sooner.
Left side, you know, her right! Sally
III be on the lookout. Don't stop to
say any fool sings about the pleasure
of seeing her home. Do it. And,
when Sam gifts his work in, laugh.
Laugh like a bull And git Sally to
laugh. l. bet you two dollars and ten
cents that Sam won't be in town the
day."
Like campaign speech was the
effect of thisi
Seffy objected no longer. He said
he would do it all! Perhaps this, too