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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-15
Your Christmas Dinner

will be 6ne one II you est 1t at this
restaurant. There will be every thing to
eat associated With the Gag r ght through
from soup to plum puddipg. Il will be
cooked to perfection, s rved the lane
way. We know you will enjoy it If you
enjoy eating a. al. Shall we save q
place for 700
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-15
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT
Division OF RAILWAY NAIL SERVICE
OFFICE or CHIEF LEBK
Chicago. H., Dec. 7tn, 1908.
Messrs. l.. Shuman 4 son.

%AsNeeAAAsaf fos
Gentlemep;-
Once more the festsl seeton has almost ar
rived snd your numerous Chicago friends snd
customers send you hearty Chr tmss greet
ing. The memory Of that delicious fruit cake
still fingers with US in the manufacture Of
which you are indeed past master, ard we're
we deprived Of our annual order Of the fruits
Of yonr skin, We would iadeed feel there Wa
somethiug licking 10 our celebration Of that
day Of "PeaCe on Earth, Good Will to Men,
and we therefore again appeal TO you 10 assist
US 10 proper Observance ofthat Pay by ship
ping ct cur early convenience 92lbs. Of that
delectaSle and toothsome dainty, the order
for which is hereby enclosed.
In behslf Of your ~Cbicago friends and Gus.
TONERS wish you and you's q Merry Christ
mas, happy aud preperous New Year and
and many OF them. SiBesreiv Yours,
9. w. CHANDLER.
decl0iW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-15

THE annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
1 the AZ EXANDRIA NATIONAL BANK
viii be held at its ofice IN the City Of Alex
audris, State Of Virginia. on Tuesd4y. the
18th day Of Jsnusry, 1909. for the election o.
directors for the ensuing year, and for trans.
action Of speh other business as may properly
come tefore the mfetiDg.
decf2 I'd 7. c. SMITH. Cashier
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-12-15

KOdol 70 DysIepIa, indigestion, weak
gomarh, soEF stomach, gas on the stomach
etc., is guaranteed 10 give prompt relief fron
tny form of stomsch trouble II will cur
YOUR dyspepsia. Sold by w. F. Creighton
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hEAL ESlAlEs
SALE OF
Del Rays
Cheap for Cash.

| am authorized by
the Wo od-H arm on
Real Estate Company
of New York to offer
the balance of their
holdings in Del Ray
and st. Elmo. compris-
ing 22 building lots in
said S u b.divis o rs.
These lots will be sold
at an exceedingly low
price for cash. Plats
showing location of
lots can be seen at my
office.
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Is quickly absorbed.

NEW RAIsINs, CURRANTs and APRI.
COTS just received BY ,
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
"Whyf" he asked mtldsy.

Joe stopped "Whyf" he asked mildly.
Beach bit. Make little countryside
restaurant Of It, ye'd say, and have
good cookin'. and keep the boys and
girls from raisin' so much hell out
there. Soon ye'd have other people
comm beside the regular crowd. Make
a little garden on the shore, and let
'em eat at tables under trees an grape
arbors' -
"WeIl. why not?' asked Joe.
Haven't been tellin' We I'm think
In of it? It's only yer way of hintin'
that's funny to me. yer way of sayin'
I'd make more money. because ye're
afraid Of preachin' at any of Us. partly
because ye know the little good It'd
be and partly because We have humor.
Well. I'm thinkin' yen git yer way.
I'm willin' to go into the missionary
business with yer
Mixer said Joe angrily. but he
grew very red and failed to meet the
Others eye. I'm not''-
Eyes, ye arer' cried Sheehan. Eyes,
sir! It's thing We prob'ly haven't
had the nerve TO say to yerself since
boy. but that's yer notion inside.
Ye're little better than missionary.
1t took me long while to understand
what was drivin' re. but do now.
And ye've gone the right way about II.
because we know ye'll stand fer us
when we're In trouble and fight fer
us till we git square deal. as ye're
goin' to fight fer Happy now"
Joe looked deeply troubled. Never
mind" be said GROSSLY aud with visible
embarrassment You think you could
not make more at the Beach Il you
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
be elected, wouldn't yer
II couldn't be nominated.


Il couldn't be nominated"
Il amt claImin' ye'd git Martin
Pixies vote" returned Mr.. sheehan
sharply. though / don't say it's ins
possible. Ye'ye got to beat him. that's
all Ye've got to do to him what he's
done to you and what he's tryin' to do
now worse than ever before. Well,
there may be ways to do It, and IL he
tempts me enough ] may fergit my
troth and honor as noble gentleman
and help ye with a word ye'd never
guess yerself."
you've limited at such mysteries be-
fore, Nike" Joe smiled. s'I'd be glad
to know what you mean IL there's any
thing in them"
lit may come to that" said the other,
with some embarrassment 1T may
come to that some day II the old wolf
presses me too hard in the matter o.
tryin' to git the little man across the
street hanged by the neck and yerself
mobbed fer helpin' him. But today I'll
say no more"
VERY well, Mike.'' Joe turned
YEARLY to his desk Il don't want you
to break any promises"
Mr.. Sheehan had gone to the door,
but he paused on the threshold and
wiped his forehead again. And
don't want to break any" he said, abut
IL ever the time should come when I
couldn't help 1.-THE lowered his voice
to hoarse. but piercing, whisper
that will be the devourin' angels day
fer Martin Piker'
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06

front of square building In the court
house square was bright with lights,
and figures were passing in and out Of
the Main street doors. She remember
ed that this was the jail.
"Claudine!'' The voice Of the hus-
band Of Claudine was like the voice
OF one iamenting over Jerusalem.
STEADY, Happy. steady"
"But, Joe. IL they git me. what'll she
dor She can't hold her job no longer
mot after this"
The door opened, and the two men
came out. Joe with his hand on the
others shoulder. The splotches had
gone from Happy's face. leaving it an
even, deathly white. He did not
glance toward Ariel. He gazed far
beyond all that was about him, and
suddenly she was aware of a great
tragedy. The little mans chin trem-
bled, and he swallowed painfully.
Nevertheless he bore himself upright
and dauntlessly as the two walked
slowly to the door. like men taking
part in some fateful ceremony. Joe
stopped upon the landing at the head
of the stairs, but Happy Fear went
on, dumping heavily down the steps.
ITS all right. Happy" said Joe.
ITS better for you to go alone. Don't
you worry. I'll see you through. 1t
will be all right"
'sJust as you say. Joe," breaking
voice came back from the foot of the
steps-"just as you say"
The lawyer turned from the landing
and went rapidly to the window beside
Ariel. Together they watched the
shabby little figure cross the street
below. and she felt an infinite pathos
gathering about it as it paused for a
moment, hesitating. underneath the arc
lamp at the corner. They saw the
white face lifted as Happy Fear gave
one last look about him; then he set
his shoulders sturdily and steadfastly
entered the door of the Jail.
Joe took deep breath. Nov wen
CO." he said. 81 must be quick"
what was ity' she asked tremulous-
ly as they reached the street. "Can
you tell me?
Nothing; just an old story"
He had not offered her his arm, but
walked on hurriedly pace ahead of
her. though she came as rapidly as she
could She put her hand rather timidly
on his sleeve, and without need Of
more words from her he understood
her insistence
aThat was the husband Of the wo-
man who told you her story" he said
Perhaps 1t would shock you less If
told you now than If you heard 1t to-
morrow. as you will. He's just shot the
other man."
KILLED himp' she gasped.
YES" he answered. HE wanted to
run away, but wouldn't let him. He
has my word that I'll clear him, and
made him give himself up"
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06

was no rope TO De naQ In the town. ana
Joe Louden, returning to his Office
from the little restaurant where be
sometimes ate his breakfast, heard
misses following him along Main street.
A clerk. a fat shouldered, blue apron
ed. pimple checked youth, stood in the
open doors Of grocery and as he
passed stared him In the face and said
"Yah!' with supreme disgust.
Joe stopped. "Whyf" he asked
mildly.
The clerk put two fingers in his
mouth and whistled shrilly in derision.
You'd ort to be run out o. town. he
exclaimed.
Il believe said Joe, that we have
never met before"
go on. you shyster!"
Joe looked at him gravely. "My
dear SIR" he returned, you speak to
me with the familiarity of an old
friend"
The clerk did not recover so far as
to be capable Of repartee until Joe had
entered his own stairway. Then. with
bitter sneer. he seized bad potato
from an open barrel and threw it at the
mongrel, who had paused to examine
the landscape The missile failed and
Responsibility, after bestowing slight
ly injured look upon the clerk. followed
his master.
In the office the red bearded man sat
waiting. Not so red bearded as of
yore. however. was Mr.. Sheehan, but
grizzled and gray and. this morning,
gray of face, too, as he sat. perspiring
and anxious. wiping a troubled brow
with a black silk handkerchief.
Here's the devil and all to pay at
last Joe," he said uneasily on the 9TH
er's entrance. "This is the worst I
ever knew, and hate to say. 1t. but
doubt yer pullin' it of"
ssI've got to, Mike
II hope on my soul there's a chanst
of it! like the little man, joe
$50 do l."
II know We do. my boy. But here's
this Tocsin kichin' up the public senti-
ment. and If there ever was a follerin'
sheep on earth it's that same public
sentiment
IF it weren't for that"-Joe flung
himself heavily in a chair-"there'd
not be so much trouble. It's a clear
enough case"
"But, don't We see" interrupted Shee-
han. ''the Tocsin's tried it and convict
ed him aforehand? And that If things
keep goin' the way they've started to-
day the gran jury's bound to indict
him and the trial jury to convict him7
They wouldn't dare not to. What's
more, they'll want to. And they'll
rush the trial, summer or no summer,
and
81 know: know"
9TH tell We one thing" said the 9TH
er, wiping his forehead with the black
handkerchief, land that's this, my boy:
Last nights business has just about
put the cap on the Beach fer me. I'm
sick of 1T, and I'm tired of 1t. I'm
ready to quit. sir"
Joe looked at him sharply. Don't
you think my old notion of what might
be done could be made to payY'
Sheehan laughed. "Whoo! You and
yer hints. Joe! How long past have ye
come around me with EN-? 4 b'lieve
ye cd make more money. Mike'-that's
the way ye'd put tiff We altered the
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06

n Pixies gate she fingered there,
J" her elbows upon the upper
most erossbar, like a village
girl at twilight. watching his thin fig
ure vanish into the heavy shadow OF
the naples. then emerge momentarily
ghost gray and rapid at the lighted
crossing down the street, to disappear
again under the trees beyond, followed
second later by brownish streak as
the mongrel heeled after him. When
they had passed the second corner she
could no longer be certain of them, al
though the street was straight, with
fat, draftsmanlike western directness,
both figures and Joe's quick footsteps
merging with the night Still she did
not turn to go, did not alter her posi-
ton nor cease to gaze down the dim
street. Few lights shone. almost all
the windows of the houses were dark
ened, and save for the summer MUIR
murs, the faint creak of upper branch
es and the inf1nitesimal voices of In
sects in the grass there was silence
the pleasant and somnolent hush,
swathed In which that part Of Canaan
crosses to the far side of the eleventh
hour
But Ariel, not soothed by this balm,
sought beyond 1t to see that unquiet
Canaan whittier her old friend bent his
steps and found his labor and his
dwelling-that other Canaan where
peace did not fall comfortably with
the coming Of night: a place as allen
in habit. in thought and almost In
speech as If it had been upon another
continent And yet-so strange is the
duality Of towns-it lay but a few
blocks distant.
Here about Ariel as she stood at the
gate of the Pike mansion the houses
of the good Secure of salvation and
daily bread) were closed and quiet, as
safely shut and sound asleep as the
churches. But deeper In the town
there was light and life and merry,
evil industry. screened. but strong to
last until morning. There were haunts
Of haggard merriment In plenty; sur
reptitious chambers where roulette
wheels SWAMI beneath dizzied eyes: Ill
favored bars. reached by devious ways.
where quayering voices offered song
and were harshly checked. And through
the burdened air of this Canaan wan
dered heavy smells of musk like that
upon Happy Fears wife. who must
now be SO pale beneath her rouge. And
above all this and for all this and be-
cause of all this was that one resort to
which Joe now made his way-that
haven whose lights burn all night long,
whose doors are never closed. but are
open from dawn until dawn-the Jail.
There IN that desolate refuge lay
Happy Fear. surrendered sturdily by
himself at Joe's word. The picture Of
the little man was clear and fresh In
Ariel's eyes, and. though she had seen
him when he was newly come from a
thing so terrible that she could not re-
alize It as fact. she felt only an over
whelming pity for him. She was not
even horror stricken. though she had
shuddered. The pathos OF the shabby
little figure crossing the street toward
the lighted doors had touched her.
Something about him had appealed to
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
He meant for the best. but r.

He meant Tor the best. but r.
Don't think that. You weren't
wrong" Ariel put her arm round the
others waist. Il went to talk over
some things with Mr.. Louden"
Il think" whispered Mamie. trem-
bling. that you are the bravest girl |
ever knew-and-and-- could almost
believe there's some good in him since
You like him so. know there is. And
III think he's had hard time. I
want you to know won't even tell
Eugene
You can tell everybody in the
world" said Ariel and kissed her.
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06

How Grandma Viewed Them.
I'm glad Billy had the sense to mar
~ a settled old maid said Grandma
Winkum at the wedding.
why, grandmay asked the son.
'sWell. gals Is hity-tity. and widders
Is kinder oyerrulin and upsettin' But
old maids is thankful and willin' to
please. Ladies' Home journal
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
CHAPTER XVII.

Y EVER" said the Tocsin on the
morrow. has this community
NJ been stirred to deeper indig-
nation than NV fha eold blood
Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1908-02-06
CHAPTER XVI

q YHEN Joe left Ariel at Judge
Pixies gate she fingered there,
NN her elbows upon the upper
most erossbar like village
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
AUDIENCE APPLAUDED,
riot Knowing Woman's Fingers Had
Eeen Shot Off.

Cmcinnati.-The audience at Robin
sons theater witnessed an act not
down on the bills. Coleman and MeXls,
man and wife, who do sharpshootiIg
turn, were on the stage. One feature
is a shot he takes at a target held in
her hands while he Stoops over with
the rifle between his knees, looking
into a mirror. Just as he got into
position he stumbled and the rifle was
discharged. The bullet clipped off the
ends of two Of her fingers on the right
hand. The audience applauded the
shot, not aware of the fact that a
tragedy had almost been enacted on
the stage. The woman smiled and
acknowledged the applause and con-
tinued the act. A physician was sum-
moned and dressed the wound, She
declared that she will continue the en-
gagement.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

it. In 1890 there were 1852 hOspital1 while N
1908 there were 1928, and many of the older ones
had been enlarged. In other words the country
is taking care of the insane and taking them out
of their homes, and incidentally the idea grew
that because the institutions were increasing in
number and size the number of cases was like
wise growing abnormally
1t is not generally supposed that there is a
brighter side to insanity. The 100000 people of
this country who have relatives in asylums prob
ably do not see this bright side and few of the
other millions realize it. Bur nevertheless it is
fact that the darkest days of the affliction are
over.
Nearly every patient in AL institution is normal
in all but two subjects. The dangerous
insane are, Of course, another NATTER to them
it is always night, and will be until some genius
discovers 4 new method of treating the brain
more satisfactorily than is known at the present
day. But these others are normal human beings,
with normal wants and ideas on all subjects but
one or two.
In the old days this normal part of their nature
never had its outlet; their lives were never given
the leeway necessary for even moments happi-
ness. But to-day it would not be an eXaggeration
to say that the insane in institutions are reason
ably happy lot
In many institutions entertainments are given
regularly by the inmates. The man who has the
idea that he is King Edward is allowed to sit
in his royal box in all his majesty and, his other
faculties are unimpaired he enjoys the show to
its utmost. The woman who believes she has in
herited million from her uncle sits in the front
row, happy in the belief that in few days she
will leave the institution and buy silk dress for
every woman she leaves behind.
The indulging principle in the treatment of the
insane to-day is simply to humor them whenever
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
'N9W R472EW76S WATCHING THE ATHLETIC GAhES

his face continually and if he had ever had a
chance to rule anywhere, no one would ever have
accused him of cruelty. He was modelled after
the lines Of old King Cole. But one day pa
tient was admitted whose weak point happened
to be the idea that King Edward had sent ennis
sares over to kill him. The doctors hesitated
about putting the man in the same room
with the king, but both were perfectly harmless,
so the experiment was tried. All went we'll until
the new patient learned that King Edward was
about. Then he fed in terror and hid under bed,
and all the coaxing the nurses could do could
not drag him out again. They were in a dilemma
that taxed the resources of the institution Final
ly they decided to put the case before the king
and depend upon his we'll known good nature
to help them out. He was alive to the situation.
His grief was touching, for more harmless king
certainly never breathed. Profuse with regrets at
the strange mistake, the monarch approached the
man under the bed and commenced to parley
with him. With all his negative gracousness the
king assured the benighted one that he was delud-
ed Strange to say, the man gradually began
to believe it. Something in the kings face in
spred confidence and at last he came out. The
two soon became fast friends and the monarch
raised his new found friend to the peerage This
man is now out of the asylum, cured of his de-
luson. But the king still rules his little king
dom as happily as the man who rules his home.
According to the best known aliensts in
America, the natural condition of the insane per-
sons mind may be restored to normal by first Civ
ing health to the body, which ultimately, 1t is
claimed, will carry itself to the BRAIN the blood
being purified and eventually carrying away the
diseased portions of the brain. This, Of course,
cannot be made to apply to the ca which are
violent unless unusual conditions pl evail but at
least athletics may be pronounced great aid
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
Ohio State News
Latest Happenings of Interest
Prepared for Our Readers.
AUTHORITY OVER SENATE
Will Be WieIdei BY Him, Declares
Acting Lieut.. Gov. Williams.

Columbus, O-Acting Lieut.. Gov.
James NJ. Williams, of Cleveland, an
nounced that when the new general
assembly met ON January A he would
appear in the senate chamber ready TO
assume the gayeI of authority over the
upper branch of the legislature. Mr..
Williams came here on other business,
and paid a visit of courtesy to Gov.
Andrew L. Harris, who was Lieuten-
ant governor when he was chosen as
president pro TEN in 1906. This mat
ter was, however, not discussed be-
tween them.
1t was announced from the eXecu-
tive department that Gov. Harris
would issue his proclamation for an
extraordinary session of the general
assembly as soon as the official can
vass of the vote for members Of that
body was completed. This will be
about December 10 or Is. The ses-
sion will begin on Monday, January 4.
The republican caucus will, therefore,
be held on Saturday, January 2.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
OHIO coNvIcTs SEE PLAY.
Murderer Allowed to Leave Death
Chamber to Attend Performance.

Columbus, O.--The feature event in
the Thanksgiving day celebration at
the Ohio penitentiary was the bur
lesque performance in the chapel by a
company playing weeks engagement
at a local theater.
Only one man in the big institution
asked to be excused and two others
were ill in the hospital.
One of the most interested specta
tors was NIilovan Dodig, Servlan
murderer, who stepped out of the
death cage in the gloomy prison an
mex for the first time since he entered
it last May.
Warden Gould personally extended
the invitation to DOdig through an in
terpreter and the big fellow heartily
enjoyed the performance.
Turkey dinner, requiring 2,SOC
pounds Of turkey alone, was served
after the show.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03

vizier, and | spent some time in his
company, talking to him about the
Jews and their troubles in Russia and
elsewhere. He was very sympathet-
ic. He told me that the sultan was
entirely willing TO have the Jews mi
CRATE to Palestine, for they made good
subjects. 1t was undesirable for
many to come at one time, because
the country was not in condition to
absorb considerable numbers rapidly,
He suggested that Syria and Meso.
potamia, being less settled than Pal
estine and better able to absorb large
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
f7N7cVy 0FTHE IS NqR0 04dNF0Q W0NEW R47EW7eC

it is possible. This was very strongly brought out
not long ago in an asylum near Chicago There
was a patient there who had the idea that he
was King Edward The king was all right in
every other way, but his idea on this point was
so strong within him that it gave his normal
part very little room to move about. From
morning until night he would talk various
matters of state with his cabinet ministers, who
were anyone who happened to be near him, and
in greeting the women with a eiaciousness that
the real king would find difficult to initiate But
the king was jolly monarch. smile was on
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
KIAMIL PASHA AND THE JEWS

bassador at St. Petersburg and also as
grand vizier. He is a great traveller
and a wonderful linguist, speaking
English, Hebrew, Greek, German.
French, and, of course, Arabic and
Turkish. He is the most accom-
plished statesman in Turkey to-day.
He has always been favorable to jew
ish migrations into the Ottoman EN-.
pire. In 1890 and 1891, when visit.
ed Turkey, he was then the grand
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1908-12-03
FREE FROM CATTLE DISEASE.
Ohio State Board Ready To Act, But
No Need Exists as Yet.

Columbus, O.-At meeting OF the
state board of agriculture the subject
Of the foot and mouth" disease that
has broken out among cattle of New
York, Pennsylvania and Michigan was
considered and the board concluded
that there is nothing that it can 10
with respect to the protection of Ohio
cattle until an actual outbreak occurs
within the state The board arranged
for quick quarantine against any coun'
ty in which the disease may break
out.
Up to date not a case of the disease
has been found in Ohio