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Bread Bags on Doorknobs.

A late home-comer, walking through the uptown residential section of Phil delphia after midnight, would be sur prised to see what appears to be white crape hanging from hundreds of door and bell knobs. This is not an indica- ton of a child's death, however, but merely bread bag that the bakes sup plies his customers. For years house holders had to put up with uncertainty about their bread, not knowing wheth- er some of the numerous cats that make the night less silent had investl- gated and paved yer their morning leaf. But now the bakers, in order
 hat their customers might feel more secure, have provided these white bags, which the housekeeper hangs on the door knob at night and the baker fills early in the morning.
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Not at All Feminine.

An amusing story, illustrative of French ideas of chivalry is told of Prof. A. Guvor Cameron, of Prince ton, who for several years was a professor of French at Yale While in New Haven, Prof. Cameron was very much annoyed one night by the presence of a bat in his room, and appealed to his landlady for assist ance.
 After climbing on several chairs, and chasing the bat about the room for some time, the woman finally sue ceeded in bringing it to the floor with a tennis racket, and killed it.
 Telling some friends of the incl. dent afterward, Prof. Cameron de- scribed the chase, and then added condescendingly: "Of course it was very good of Miss -, and I ap- preciate her kindness, but really it was not at all feminine"
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The LoW-CaIity and High.

MT. Baker, who had recently be- come blessed With an abundance of this worlds goods. established his family in a home commensurate in beauty with his new fortune. Short ly after, an acquaintance met him, and, passing the time of day, asked how the various members of his family were.
 'Fine!" was his reply. You see, it was this way-the doctor says that where we lived the low-cality wasn't good for us, but now that we've moved into a high-cality, we're all right. Judge.
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NOT NECCsSA

By all means let US c,iag to l. ;- spelling. If the present styie @a- good enough for our parents why not good enough for us?
 The "gnat," for instance. Instead of dropping the g why net, if it is good thing, use it more freely?
 Why not raise your ghat to a gcat if she is gfat?
 And k-what harm in a little more of a sensible custom? If you have the knowledge why make q knoise. Knobody is knaughty. A knife is knever knice unless Unnecessary. And why should not knave knail knap- kins to knarcotics? And are knap- kins better than gnapkins?
 Kno; decidedly knot!-Life.
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Fl NOT WANTED.
.-1t <. ton Has Displaced the
 %.rican Material.

ISa B.aChyste2ia tree grows ..Yoashcut Uganda. portions of Ger
 an anI British East Africa, and .'ogtusuese East Africa, usually from }J to 50 feet in height, and when the bark is removed, which can be done once a year, and natives generally se- lect trees of about two feet in diame- ter The natives are not making much of the bark cloth nowadays, as they are buying cotton cloth for use in place of it. It is usually made by pounding the bark with fiat stones and pulling the fiber lengthwise at the same time. The cloth if pulled with the fiber will stand quite strain, but if pulled diagonally, tears very easily. It is usually made in sheets, averag- ing about ten by six feet. Many sheets have holes, and all are patched or made of two or more smaller pieces.
 The bark cloth is looked upon by the merchants in this part of the world as a curio only. A firm in Mom- basa shipped about 2,50O sheets to New York about the end of 1905, but made no money, so far as can be found out, and they discontinued ship ments to that port. The same firm a few months later on, in 1906, ship ped about the same quantity to Lon don. with the same result, and ship ments to that port have stopped. The firm has now on hand 400 sheets, which it would be glad to dispose of.
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Effect of Straw Flowed In.

Where straw is cut up and plowed into the soil, it materially helps the soil, if the soil is deficient in potas- sium. The truth of this has been forced on people that have tried the application of straw on land of this character. The resultant growth of grain, however, will be disappointing, IS the straw will give enough potas- sium to help out the formation of the stalk of the grain but not enough to give the best results in the way of a harvest. The same result will occur if too little of a deficient manurial element be applied.
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Useful Table Heaters.

Table heaters are useful in keeping food hot when it must come from considerable distance. Many hotels use them, but they are also a great convenience in private houses that have basement kitchens. Tue heaters are constructed with nickel or iron frame, on top of which sets a nickel tray large enough to hold an ordinary sized meat plate or one or two smaller dishes. Underneath is an alcohol lamp. The heaters are low, of orna- mental designs.
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COOKING WITH SOUR MILK.
Vigorous Beating Necessary to Make
 It Mix Smoothly.

Some cooks decry the use of sour milk cookery, because of the difficulty of mixing it smoothly with other in gredients, and a b't of sour curd is decidedly unpleasant thing to meet in a corn cake CT mu n. This is obviat ed by a few vigorous whirls of the egg beater in the bowl or pitcher which contains the sour milk. The curds and whey are thus smoothly mixed, and he thick milk can be poured from one fish to another as easily es cream.
 The proper proportion of soda is one-half of a level teaspoonful to each cupful of thick sour milk. As gas be- gins to escape as soon as the acid meets tffe soda, the latter should not be dissolved in the milk, but like bak- ing powder should be sifted with the four.
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EASTERN PROVERBS.

Do not unto others that which would offend thee; this is the sum of the law, and every other law alters with occasion.
 Thou thinkest myself alone and reckest not of the ancient wise one sitting in the heart; in hs presence thou sinlest who knoweth the evil deed.
 Let a man speak what is true, and speak what $ pleasing; let him Doi speak wb is !rCe but unpleasing nor w:lol, fs pleasing but untrue. This law changes not.
 No other reaps the fruit of a deed which a man commits in this world Of men; the fruit of every deed which {; nan commits. he shall reap, and nc Iced whatsoever goes without its f"uit
 in the true light seek t1ou the little master of the house Githin, while thou hOldest in check -1le wind blow ing before the door ana the leader of the senses? Why many words Through words a man coneth not to vision. Behold the master within the body! Why wanderest thou further m tie darkness of errors taught by the brCkS?
 After mUch search in many doc trines the WiSe have determined the four ways of giving that lead to wei fare iE this world and the next. To those who fe.r si:aD a man give con idence; to the sick, medicine, to those that desire knowledge, he slau give knowledge; to the hungry, food.
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Greek Meets Greek.

The cautious young man was feel ing his way before declaring himself.
 "Er-what kind of cook are you?" be asked.
 Well. that depends" she replied. What kind of a provider are you?"- Chicago Daily News.
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We Make Sweet Pickles" Also.

American pickles are too salty for the Dutch," writes our consul at Amsterdam. The biggest pickle dealer In the Netherlands told him so. We pass the news along to our readers.
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Stars Visible to the Eye.

In the northern hemisphere there are 6,10O stars plainly visible to the naked eye; in the southern, 1900 stars.
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Press Aqenrs eusIness.

The singer whose press agent says she carries gems worth half a million Is suspected of laying the groundwork for spectacular and convincing theft.
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Merely a Deduction.

'I am the master of my Fate
 And far the poets words have carried. X cinch that he single. No
 Man is master if he's married. Milwaukee Sentinel.
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NEWSPAPER WAITS.

Uncle Frank (Nho hxs been 24 hours in the hoUse)-HEye I toid you the stor: of the rat and the bird. Ouieie?" Dulcic-'Yes; twice. ."--Punrh.
 De man dat thinks he can't make mistakes" said Uncle Eben. '1s mak in one of de mos dangerous dat Is, right ttere. e."-Washingtnn Star.
 Fciend-Is the bride you're working for getting tc he a good housekeeper? Cook-fTo, she hasn't learned to keep oct of tI>e kitchen yet-Detroit Free P-ecs.
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"Erna lets Herr Heine button her jacket, mamma, and doesn't say word!"
 "A girl who is well brought up doesn't notice such a thing, dear!"
 Do you mean me or Erna?" ?"-Sim, Dlicissiums.
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Sad Case.

Mrs. Slybel-The boy grows more like his father every day.
 The CalleI--Poor dear! And have you tried anythiEg3
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Daily Papers in English.

Daily papers to the number of 17,C00 ire published in the English language.
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Observed by Uncle David.

Few men who have nothing to do succeed at It.
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Rollingstone Nomoss-Can
you


 obiige me with a little help, lady? Mrs. Subbubs-I'm afraid not. All my help left this morning. It's very hard 70 get help in the suburbs.-Philadel- Dhia Record.
 q got a shock from a 'lectric bat tery, today" said the first hobo. Gee! It's a funny kind of a feelin'; feels just like taking bath" Say" ex- claimed the other one, you must have a great memory" y."-Philadelphia Press. Schoolma' am-Now, tell the truth, Johnny Jones. You know what will happen if you tell a lie, don't you" Johnny Jones ma'am. I'll Eo to the bad place. Schoolma' 'am-Yes and that isn't the worst of it. You'll also be expelled from school. Daily News.
 Government Model Farms.
 James J. Hill president of the Great Northern railway, believes that model farms should be established in every agricultural county of the United States, under control of the several state governments, or of the national government, or of the two conjointly Such farms, he argues, would radiate intelligence, activity and reform in tillage, with the possibility of doubling the farm product of the country. Might it not be worth while" he argues, "to eXpend the sum that such 3 system would cost, even though it should be necessary to postpone for another year the building of a battle ship or couple of cruisers?" A sig nificant declaration by MT. Hill is that such a scheme should be kept out ot the clutches of the spells system.
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Do not unto others that which would offend thee; this is the sum of the law, and every other law alters with occasion.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
TUESDAY EVENING. JULY 81. 1908.

GOVERNOR HoKE sMITH sent to the
Georgia legislature yesterday a special
intssage giving his reasons for removing
Joseph NJ. Brown as member OF the
state railroad commission in 1907. MI
Brown Is the present governor elect,
having defeated Gov. Smith in the r.
cent democratic pr.msry. The govern
or in his message reviews the act Of the
railroad commission reducing rates in
Georgia, this sc'iOn having been OPP
posed by Mr.. Brown. "While | con-
cede the right of any commissioner to
disagree to the action OF the msjOrity re-
ducing a freight or passenger rste or
fixing an obligation upon the railroad
companies, deny his right to remain
upon the commission and furnish argu-
meuts and evidence for The railroad com
panIes to at sck the scliOn of the COM
mission in the courts" reads the mes
sage. This Governor Smith charges
MIR. Brown with having done, but the
latter, having appealed to the people,
was sustained TO tho great discomft OF
Gov. Smith. who learned when too late
that his demagogic attacks on railroads
could be carried too far.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
RACE RIOT,

A dispatch from Charlottesville says
four men, three white sud Que colcred,
we're seriously hut ia small race riot
at CrJz:t.
The trouble started when Harry Walk
er, colored, took sest in mtrDg go.
round, beside young daughter of Rich
ard Bowen.
Bowen ordered the colored man away,
but Walker kept his seat, hurliug vile
epithtt, st Bowen. The later made
for the negro, but received clubbing
with black ,ck welded by him.
Bowen then drew his knife, s'abbing
his antagonist in the cheek. The blade
lodged in the jaw OF the negro aud was
broken of st the handle. A dozsn other
negroes rushed upou Bowen, with the
result thst be WAS badly used. Some
brought their pistols into play and pro-
miscuous shooting followed.
Andrew Robinson and Albert Morris,
the only other white men present, came
to the assist suce of Bowen, but being
Outlumbfred, they were wor ted. Rob-
nson is not expected t, live.
Physicians fonnd fOurt zen separate
gashes in Robinson's scalp and face.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
Charged With EntIcIng Girls.

Philadelphia, Jnly 81. Charged with
lurIUg two Baltimore girls from their
homes under promise of marriage, aud,
1t is alleged, sfterwsrd endeaVOring to
force them into a life OF shame, Robert
Riley, 25 years of sge, and Henry
Bradley, % years of age, both of Balti-
mfra, were held in police court here
today in default of bail. The girls,
Agnes Neal, and Annie Krumboliz,
we're committed to the Magdelen Home
10 await word from their relstiVes. 10
the police court the girls stated that they
were enticed from their homes ten days
ago under promise Of marriage and went
to Philadelphia. After being in this
city for three days the men announced
that they had run out Of funds and
tried to force the girls into q life Of
shame. The girls rebelled aud sought
shelter from the police, who after hear
ing their story arrested the men.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
BRYAN Sends D etaIIs Of Case.

Lincoln, Neb., July 2l.-William j..
Bryan today sent to Washington fer
fall particulars OF the court proceedings
there which affeC ted Samuel Gompers,
president OF the American Federation Of
Labor; Secretary Frank Morrison, OF
the same organization and John Mitchell,
OF the executive council and former
head of the United Mine Workers Of
America. The case against these labor
leaders come directly under the applies
ton of the plank in The democratic plat
form referring to munitions in labor dis
pules, aud II viii! be used SIS an illuslra'
ton by the leader OF The democracy in
the campaign.
Especial Y, be believes, the hearing
will show the necessity of the enscIment
Of law suggested by the democracy 10
It's platform granting the defendants the
right OF jury trial. The alleged con-
tempt, Mr.. Bryan holds, was not CON-
miIt within the presence OF the court
and the court should not have the ght
to punish summarilv.
If the dtmotr,ic leadt r, have their
way, the case will go on for disposal on
september 3rd. the date set by justice
Sanderson for the accused to appear n
court. This is two months befor5 cleo
ton, so If the three leaders are adjudged
guilty, it will bring the situstion direct
ly home to organized labor throughout
the United States aud the democratic
leaders here declare 1t will be OF great
benefit TO Them. While Bryan declines
to discuss the subject for publication, ii
IL intimated he will make statement
as sooI IS be can famiisrize himself
with the case.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
Confess to Slaughter.

The Hague, July PA practical
confession Of guilt was received today
from the officers OF the Dutch Campaign
against the Acheen rebels il northern
sumstrs to the charges that women and
children were being slaughtered. The
slaughter is admitted, but the action is
defended on the ground that the women
aud children are as dangerous fight Is
as the regular Acheen soldiers. One
case cited is thst of a hamlet in the
Wsyla district, which the Dutch sur
prised st night, captured without a
fight and deliberately shot nearly two
score women and children along with
many of the men inhabitants.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Political Outlook.

New York, July 2l.-Under the head
ing "Hitchcock,6 finds Brysn's strength
growing in the west" The New York
Herald this morning prints summary
and commentary of the Hitchcock con-
ference in Colorado Springs which it
calls "a political event Of the first mag
nitude."
Commenting on Hitchcock's entry iu-
to national politics, it recalls the fact
that both Mark Hanna aud O0rIelyOn
had to whip the older members Of the
national cemmiitse into line before they
could get even message OF cooperation,
and intimates that 10 bis invasion of the
west for Taft the candidates young
manager may find serious trouble along
the same lines.
The Herald says, at has been dis
closed that the Roosevelt country Of
1904 has experienced enough change of
heart 10 make half dozen stStss that
the democrats did not carry In 1904
doubtful aud fighting ground"
10 q table of probabilities which gives
the democrats only the % votes OF Texas
aud OF Oklahoma as sure and the Tepnb-
licans the 33 votes OF Idaho, Kansas,
North Dakota, Oregon. SonIh Dakota,
Washington and Wyoming, the other
states of the west, California, Montana,
Colorado, Nebraska and Utah ire class
ed ss debatabIe ground. They total 20
votes aud il lie limited that there is dan
ger that Bryan may sweep them all. To
Victor Rosewater, national cOmmtt9t-
man from Nebraska, is laid the report
OF Hitchcock that the republican out
look In that state is practically blue.
Representative Ollie James, OF Ken
lucky, and other democrats OF promin-
ence were interested spectators OF the
war council, says the Herald. James Is
quoted as saying:
"The reason Hitchcock is holding his
conference out here Is because we have
got him scared"
To this Hitchcock Is quoted as reply
ing:
"Perhaps Mr.. James Is not scared
now, but am sure he will be when the
result OF our plans becones apparent to
him later on. would sooner be scared
now than in November"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
The Olympic Games.

London, July 81. --Gamemess OF the
athletes from the United States in the
Olympic games, their proves and man-
Iy conduct in the face Of adverse rulings
aud conditions, have st last won the
slow yielding admiration of the British,
aud today the American athletes were
chetrsd by the English whenever they
entered or left the stadium. The attl-
iude of the British shows q complete
"reversal of itrm." Heretofore when
an American beat sn Englishmau, one
might have thought the king had died
from the gloom that setlled over the
British section; bui )day when W. w.
May, the University of Illinois athlete,
lost his heat in the 200 meters race to
Kerr, the Canadian, after magnificent
struggle, the Briiishers got right up
and gave the vanquished lad a mighty
cheer. II was the same, too, when
Americans won. 1t looks as though
England tired of the rldlcule of other
nations and we're making tremendous
effort to show the world that she can ac-
cept q defeat
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
BURNED BY EXPLOSION.

By the explosion OF a gasoline tank in
his automobile Sunday night near Win
chester Joseph Fl. Savage, a weslthy
dist,ller and proprietor Of the Kerr slown
Distillery, Frederick COUNT, was badly
hurt His face aud neck were terribly
burned and the flesh was burned from
his arms AMI hands. The machine
caught fire, and Mr. Savage's wife,
mother and four children, who were 10
the csr, we're in great pfrll. With blood
dripping from his burns and his flesh
scOrched aud blisersd, MI Savage res
cued every member Of his family, al
though be suffered great pain. His
wife's clothing caught FIRE and she Was
ablaze from head TO foot. He seized
her and rolled her about on the ground
Until the flames we're exiiuguished. He
then lifted his mother aud children from
the blazing automobile and afierssrd
sank to the ground exhausted. Mr..
Savage's mother was badly burned on
the arms. The children escaped injury.
The injured man was taken to the
hospital in Winchester and Is in pre-
catiOus condition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
Trolley Cars Collide.

Aurora, Ill, July 2l.-About th'r y
persons we're injured, several fatally,
it is fesrsd, In hesd-on collision be-
tween two cars on the Aurors, Elgin
and Chicago trolley line at an early hour
today. The wreck occurred four miles
north Of this city and 1t Is believed to
have been caused by q misunders' snding
OF orders. The cars carried shout $50
passengers when they collided.
Passengers declare the car leaving
Elgin this morning failed t. st p st a
switch four miles from this city aud col
lided with sn Aurora-Elgin car on q
curve. Both trsins were running at high
speed and we're tslescoped.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21
Admiral Rogestvensky Not DeadP

Berlin, July 2l.-Like Mark Twain,
Admiral RojestVensky has risen to state
that "the report of his death has been
greately exaggerated"
A special dispatch received here this
afternoon from Bad Nauheim denies
that the Russian admiral is dead. 1t
states that another man of the same
name passed away there couple Of
days ago, aud the report was sent t.
Ct Petersburg that the dead man was
the former commando.
The situation has result ed in consid-
cradle humorous comment in the press
here owing to the facts that Russians,
who have heretofore treated the defeated
commander with scora have, since the
report of his death. rushed into print
with glowing testimonials as to his
yalor and worth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-07-21

appropriate penalty, suitable regulation 5
fer their prevention and abatement
In bulletin issued by the bureau of
chemistry, is announced the results of
DIR. Fl. w. Wiley's experiments with
the "poison squad" 10 benzioic acid
aud ben 1iate of soda. FThera is only
one conclusion t, be DR. .wn from the
data which have been presented" says
the report, sand that i', that 10 the To-
teresls of health, both bepzoic scid and
tenz1a Of soda should be excluded from
food products. Further, 1t asserts, ire
suits OF these Investigations have shown
that there is net single sr;icle Of food
preserved by means of benzoic acid or
benzoiate OF soda, which cannot be pre-
served and offered to the consumer in
perfect condition without the aid of any
chemical preserVative.
The Police Court today imposed foes
upon several propret rs of lunch rooms,
cafes, and for failing to provide the
propir screening at their places.