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MEXICO CITY POLICE.
Street Lanterns That Keep Them Visi'
liant at Night.

liant at Night.
"1vben l visited Mexico" said an
artist 81 found innumerable things OF
intorest hut that which gained my
notice particularly was the police sys
tem. In the City Of Mexico the police
at night are stationed at short inter
walls apart in the street. Each police
man has a lantern, which is placed on
a stand In the center of the street. II
Is his duty to remain In easy striking
distance of this lantern at all times.
so that he will be on hand In case OF
an emergency.
"Any person who Is able to reach
the lamp and lift it from its hook be-
fore the policeman interteres is entitled
TO a reward of $500. Any policeman
who loses his lantern is subject to In
stont and dishonorable dismissal. This
is TO insure constant vigilance on their
part and to require their presence at
a certain point at all times. At first
regarded the thing as joke, and l
tried to get possession of the police
lantern. But then l found that was
greatly mistaken. Not once, although
| exercised extreme caution, was /
quick enough for the policeman on
watch.
The City of Mexico is one Of the
hest policed communities in the world
Policemen are always on hand when
one requires them, and it is virtual,
impossible for desperadoes to operate
in the open."-New York Telegram.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
A SUICIDES HAND.
The Queer Superstition That Used ts
Prevail In England.

The queer SupeTStilioH HdS OScu &c
Prevail In England.
In former times it was a common no
ton that If sick person could only
touch the hand of a suicide he or she
would be cured This superstition was
especially common in the west of Eng
land. In Cornwall touching a suicides
aanl was said to have once cured a
young man who had been afflicted with
many tumors from his birth. A sim
ilar superstition regarding the touch
of executed criminals has been widely
prevalent and has often been recorded
Robert Hunt in his "Romances Of the
West of England" says that he once
saw young woman led on to the
scaffold at Newgate in order to have a
wen touched by the hand of man
who had just been executed.
At Northampton of old the hangman
is said to have had a regular fee for
according a similar privilege" to suf-
ferers from like disorders. Even the
coffin of suicide may have curative
value. There is a Devonshire belief to
the effect that if any one suffering
from disease can manage to throw a
white handkerchief on such a coffin
at the time of its interment the disease
will vanish as the handkerchief decays.
Much superstitious value has also been
attached to the knots of the rope used
either by a suicide or in the execution
of a criminal.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Odd Railroad Test

People along the eastern division Of
the Boston and Maine railroad be-
tween Boston and Portsmouth have
been treated to peculiar sight for the
last few days as they observed a man
riding on the engine of train No. 20.
Standing on a little platform surround
ed by sheet Of canvas to break the
wind, he rode near the smokestack
back and forth to Portsmouth every
day. The company has been making
test of smoke burning apparatus
and trying to find out just how much
water end coal are consumed for each
mile Of the trip and also recording the
speed of the engine made on varying
steam pressure. In the cab have been
two other men, known as inspectors,
taking "a record Of the work done by
the fireman in handling the fire of the
locomotive during round trips.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
The Ore Sided Humor of Spain.

The Spanish peasant is the most pol.
zshed gentleman in the world, but the
provincial dandy is not pleasant per.
son. He does not limit himself to ad.
sgndr1ng one (Which might be endured).
He laughs at one. Since the foreign
city hat is different from the Spanish
town hat, the Spanish town hat laughs
and points it's finger. Even lady hat
Will do this. 1t never occurs to the
Spanish provincial lheadgear that 1t is
FYery funny, too-that is, because a
~Spsniard is under 1t, and therefore 1t
must be right. Yet if the foreign city
hat laughed the resentment would be
edeep.-Louise Closer Hale in Harper's.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
MISTRESS VERSUS. MAID.
Servant Accepts Challenge of Society
Woman For Contest In HouseWork.

Servant Accepts Challenge of Society
Woman For Contest In Housework.
Hanna Olson, servant girl in Boone.
"a, who says domestics cannot afford
to work for less than dollar a day,
declares she will accept the challenge
of Mrs. NJ. j. Foster, society woman,
also of Boone, for weeks contest In
housework. Mrs. Foster alleges that a
dollar a day Is too much for servants,
that most Of them are incompetent and
that she will prove 1t by rolling up her
own sleeves and going to work. Plans
for the remarkable contest are going
forward.
The majority favor setting the two
women at work each in home Of the
same number Of rooms under about
the same conditions. A committee will
be named, and credits will be given
for time consumed and for the condi-
tion Of kitchen, bedroom and living
rooms at noon.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
A BORN SOLDIER.
Major General Stuart, the DasFine
Cavalry Leader.

cavalry Leader.
Major General j. Z. B. Stuart of the
Confederate cavalry was soldier by
aature. Dashing and daring, cool in
the face Of danger, he was one of tlt
brave and picturesque figures of the
civil war. II. B. Mcclellan quotes in
Life and Campaigns of Major Genera
Stuart from General Fitz-Hugh Lees
impression of the future cavalry lead
er while he was still at West Point:
Il recall his distinguishing charac
teristics, which We're strict attention tc
military duty; erect, soldierly bearing
immediate and almost thankful accept
ance of challenge to fight from any
cadet who might feel himself in am
way aggrieved and a clear. ringing
voice"
That Clear voice of his was oftei
used in singing his favorite war song
If you want to have a good time,
Jine the cavalry.
His courageous attitude was hels
until the very end. He was wounded
by pistol on the battlefield. AS he
was being carried away he noticed the
disorganized ranks of his retreatins
men. ;s
go backw he called out. go back
Do your duty as I have done mine,
Go back! I'd rather die than be whip
pedv' ,s
Those were his last words on the
field of battle. Later he said, with the
same courage:
"I'm going fast now. Gods will be
DONE"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Tho White Evening Waistcoat.

Anything that breaks through the
gloomy, funereal, waitereal aspect of
male evening dress is to be commend
ed. But practically, as general rule,
the white evening waistcoat cannot be
effectively worn much after the age of
twenty-one. Black, 1t is we'll known.
diminishes the proportions, but white
undoubtedly increases them. see men
whom I have hitherto considered to be
Slim appear in white evening waist
coats and look absolutely corpulent.-
London Graphic
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
superiative Beauty.

A Swedish newspaper recently in
vited its readers to state in few
words what they considered the most
beautiful thing in the world. The first
prize was carried of by an anonymous
answer, 1.-THE eyes Of my mother"
More imaginative was the reader who
won the next prize by suggesting,
"The dream Of that which we know to
be impossible"
The most amusing answer was that
which read, "The most beautiful thing
in the world is to see man carrying
his mother-in-law across dangerous
river without making any attempt to
drop her in"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
RunqIe,s Bad Break.

Mr.. Bungle always takes a deep ahd
sympathetic interest in the welfare Of
his fellow man. While out for a stroll
one day he met friend, who seemed
in great hurry.
Hold on, JONES'" said Bungle, grab
bing his friends arm. why this rush 2
"Bungle," said Jones, removing his
hat and wiping his brow, "I'm hot foot
ing it to specialist. believe my
brain is affected
Mr.. Bungle, to allay the fears of his
friend and show the customary com
miseration, said jovially:
"Pshaw, Jones, you shouldn't worry
about such little thing as that"
"Wh-hat?"
81 mean you shouldn't let such lit
tie thing as your brain-that is. Mr.
Jones, you shouldn't get so excited over
nothing-of course-ah, good day, Mr.
Jones!'-Bohemian.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Ieaehina the Drummer.

1t was the custom in the days Of oul
old navy for the men to bring to the
mast all the wornout articles which
were to be inspected, handed in and ex-
changed for new. The drummer had
applied for 80 many drum heads that
the commodore felt sure he was being
imposed upon and one day set himself
to watch while the band was playing.
As one rafting martial air followed an
other his anger increased perceptibly
until he burst forth In uncomfortable
rage:
'There, now, confound you! 1 see
why you use SO many drum heads.
Don't drum in the middle Of it all the
time. Drum all over that drum, tell
your
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
BASEBALL TRAINING,
Players Must Work Hard Before
the Season Begins.
PRACTICE MANY HOURS DAILY

51ow the Teams Get In Shape For Race
For the Pennant-Cost Large Sum,
but Is Neeessary-Joe Kelley, Fa.
ynous Ball Player.
Those who imagine that the profess
sional baseball player Is busy few
months during the year and the rest
of the time goes fishing and skating
shoul.is see the teams at practice long
before the season opens. They go to
work in the morning, like the average
business man, and the way they are
put through their PAGES sends them
home at night footsore and weary and
ready for bed soon after supper. The
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
II Was Plain Enough.

A college professor who recently ie
turned with his wife from their money!
moon greatly amused company y.
people in his home town, accordlns "
the Lewiston Journal, by assurins
them, on being questioned concernins
their trip, that nobody where tne! .
spent their honeymoon suspected 'na'
they were bride and groom. =. .,
"What kind Of place was II w.
were in?" the president Of the cones. !.
asked. ''An institution for the Dlihu
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
A PIECE OF STRING
1t Plays a Prominent Part l.,
of Japan. LII

&c ART In the Lie.
Writing from Japan, an a.
says; You must come here tDnerlcan -
c1ate some of the quaint cnsto " appre'
usages which contact with ls ~, and
pies has not yet driven ont '"er T peO
about them gives you only nooO w. read
For instance, did you ever knoS, iuea
sn important thing piece Of st. what
here? The children, workmen eDlIs ,a1s Is
servants, all carry pieces of str,p Daiers'
use In case of emergency. with ~ lor
emergency would arise onlv ~ 10 'ne
parcel had to be done up hut tl 1nen a
uses his piece of string as frs+ le 80, Jap
the injured, to repair rent ,n aiu 70
clothing, to fix broken down IL tI.Ia aiS
isha, to mend tools, to take n,oalll s'liiiA'
ment, and, in fact, the strino sufe' rs
universal tool chest. The oueerost I'M
to which it is put. ACCORDING =" use
way of thinking, is when a no,,oo iG ay
Ger arrests man, ties bit NJ s4s,l
about the arrested mans wrist aus lug
then leads him by the loose end ~ la ~
thin hempen fetter to the locknn vu sus
ask, Why doesn't the Jap crook bra0, aOu
the string and find gatewayY a Ha
could, but he would not. That's vho.s
his respect for the law comes IN ons
the bit of string holds the man os au -.
eurely as though he were manac,od w w
our own humane chilled steel ncks,
plated and snap locked method Nav
York Tribune. '"
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
A JOURNALISTIC HOAX.
Trick the Harvard Lampoon Played
on the Crimson.

on the Crimson.
Speaking of the Crimson, Harvard 8
daily newspaper, reminds every Har-
ward man of the Lampoon's master
stroke-or joke-played on that digni-
fed and unsuspecting sheet on Me-
mortal day, 1901. The Crimson had
announced that it would not appear on
that holiday, but inconspicuously, so
few were surprised to find their Grim
son at their door that morning as usu
al. Their surprise began, however,
when they scanned its contents. This
always serious sheet seemed to have
become most frivolous and irresponsi
BILE during the night, for in its columns
all sorts of weird and fantastic state
ments appeared.
The news, though clothed in the usu-
al heavy, dignifed Crimson style, was
wildly revolutionary in character.
Among the items that appeared We're
"a Plot to Blow Up Memorial Hail.
"Strong Men to Get the Varsity H."
"Wellesley Crew to Be Guests of the
University and most important of all
a notice, "Lampoon Celebration at z
Tonight" Then the joke came out.
The Lampoon had published the IA
nous flake Crimson" the joke was
known throughout the country, and
that night Lampy's sanctum was the
scene of bacchanalian revelry. When
the following year the Crimson editors
sat up all night with injunctions
against a repetition of the fake the
Joke was again on them, for Lampy
differs from history in that he never
repeats hi1nself.-K. B. Townsend in
Bohemian.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
WONDERFUL SUBMARINE.
Navy's New Boat to Have Clever Life
Saving Device.

A contract with a company that
builds torpedo boats for the construc-
ton Of a submarine boat was signed
by Secretary Metcalf the other day.
The vessel will be built at Bath, Me-
The inventors claim that the boat
will be the largest and swiftest of sub
marines and will have steaming ra-
dius of 5000 miles and a speed capac'
1Iy Of 1B Knots, two In excess Of the
contract requirements.
An important feature of construction
will be the compartment forward.
where by an equalization Of air and
water 1t is claimed a man may walk
out of the open door into the water,
permitting life saving when other
means Of exit from the vessel are cut
off.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
WHITE COAL IN KENTUCKY.
Deposit Found In Mountains of Nc
Lean County,

Mclean county, Ky, is the scene of
the latest discovery of natural freaks
In the finding of vein of white coai.
1t was discovered on the farm Of {,
man who lives near Wrightsburg and
who proposes to form company and
open a slope mine A minister OF
Madisonville has returned from con-
ducting revival services in the noun
tains with several specimens of the
mineral.
1t is of white color and very light,
leaving neither SCOT nor cinders after
burning, and makes red ashes resem-
bling those of a wood fire.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Economical Woman.

OF small economies the foiowine
will be difficult to beat for smaiines,, s,s
A laboring man who hands oEei na IA
weekly wages to his wife is alio"SI or
by her an ounce Of tobacco Il w., ta
She buys it herself in two sepai'tr ~
half ounces in order, she declares, :, -
get the advantage of the two tufn' v
the scale.-London Chronicle,
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
A Good Reason,

Pearl-They thought at first they
would be married in Holland Ruby
And what changed their minds? Pearl
Why, they heard that old shoes in
Holland weighed from two to six
pounds each. Exchange.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
The Iudue,s AdNantane

There is one advantage which q
judge always has in his profession"
"What is that?"
whether he succeeds in a given case
or not he can always try it"-Kansas
City Independent.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Plants That Hate One Another

Fancy two plants being so unfriend-
iy that the mere neighhorhood Of one
Is death to the other. Yet this is the
case with two well known English
plants. These are the thistle and the
rape. If field is infested with this
ties which come up year after year
and ruin the crops, all you have to do
is to SOW it with rape. The thistle viii
be absolutely annihilated.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Proved Useless.

"When you was little, was you
spanked like am to make you good,
papa"
II was, my son, and spanked hard
too"
'Ven you can't fool me no more,
cause if it didn't make you good 1t
won't make me good. Francisco
Call.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
Reassurina.

Old Bullion-It gals me to think that
my money goes into your spendthrift
hands when I die. Young Bullion
s-ever mind, governor. 1t won't stoy
there long.-London Tit-Bits.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
An Escape.

Mafd-No, mum; Mrs. Dodge is out,
,Visitor-How fortunate! When I saw
her peeping through the curtain as !
came up the path was SO afraid she
would be 1n.--London Opinion.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04

Many man too late remembers that
the unspoken word never starts quar-
res.-Washington Star.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04
A Brutal Definition.

Knicker-What is a philantnrop' ~
Bocker-A man who gives VIVA. -
doesn't need in way nobody "an'''
New York Sun.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04

Nobility does not lie in the hall fniI
OF family portraits dimmed by the
hand Of time.-Seneca.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04

Every one ought to measure himself
by his own proper font and Standard
Horace.
Bridgeton pioneer., 1908-06-04

There Is nothing so powerful Us ,Tah. MY.
land often nothing so strange
ster. ~ :
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
CRABS SWEPT SEAWARD.

Captain Olsen, of the Norwegian
steamship Captain Bennett, which
arrived at Philadelphia Wednesday
from Jamaica, found big area of oil
of the North Carolina coast, evidently
the cargo of some petroleum carrier or
whaler which may have foundsred In
the recent storm. He says that when
north of Cape Hatteras his vessel passed
through oil floating on the surface OF
the water covering an area Of more than
100 miles, extending In all directions.
Within the petroleum srea the oil
had stilled the sea, and 1t was as calm
as the Delaware river on q summer day.
Another unusual thing reported by Gap
tain Olsen was the number of crabs
seen in the water south of Cape Henry.
Thousands of them we're in view-evi-
IDENTIFY having been carried out to sea
from the Chesapeake Bay by the recent
storms and were unable to get back to
the inland waters again.
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KILLED A THIEF.

1t developed yesterday that series Of
robberies which have been systematlcah
ly conducted at the railroad wharves at
Port Norfolk and Primers Point culmi-
mated lsst night In tragedy. The fact
was disclosed when the bullet.riddled
body of Daniel Bullock, OF Mount Her
man, was found floating in the water.
Watchmsn Ironmonger Wednesday
night discovered two men stealing gro
ceries from the wharf OF the New York
Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad a
Port Norfolk. The wstchman pursued
them, and as they were about to jumI
from the wharf TO small sklff which
they had brought along for the purpos'
of carrying of their booty be fred sew
eral shots at them. In their haste Il
leave they turned the boat over, and II
wss not known at that time by thu
watchmsn that any Of his shots hst
taken effect. He was under the impres
sion that both men had made their wsI
ashore, although neither made nois'
after the boat tnrned turtle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
HEAT CAUSES INSANITY.

His mind unbalanced by work and
heat, Norman @. Bassett, sged so, man
ager of department of the Allis-Ohal'
mers' plant, at Milwaukee, Wis wan
dered for several hours about town Tues
day night, until patrOlmsn took hin
TO the police station.
He carried sstchel, which was fonnd
to contain s5C, 900 In money, bonds and
other paper.
When taken into custody Bssssti
talked incoherently, was unable to tell
anything about himself, even his name,
and imagined he was In foreign city
pursued by thieves. He Is being kept al
Emergency Hospital until relatives in
New Eogland are heard from. Bassett
is unmarried, and has no relatives in
Milwaukee. He is = man OF means.
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KILLED IN PISTOL FIGHT.

John Johns, colored, proprietor OF O
clothes establishment, in Petersburg,
was shot and instantly killed by William
L. Ellis, colored liverymsn, yesterday.
Johus, who rented from Ellis. had a
quarrel with Ellis regarding the roof OF
his store, which had been leaking. The
quarrel was followed by a fight. 10 which
Johns was worsted, and Ellis took q
pistol away from him.
After the fight Johns went to bis store,
and procuring another pistol, started in
the direction OF Ellis's stable. William
Armistead, q friend, attempted to re-
moustrsts with him, but he tnrned and
fred on Armistead, the ball striking
Armistead in the mouth, tearing hole
in the roof OF his mouth and lodging at
the base of his skull. Armistesd was
taken tU the hospital.
Ellis wss standing 10 room IN the
front of bis stable in BollingbroOke
street, when Johns turned the corner OF
the street and opened fire on him. Ellis
picked up the pistol that be had taken
from Johns about Is minutes before
and fred ct Johns. The two meu ex-
changed several shots, when Johns was
seen to stsgger and fall. An examine
ton showed that Johns had been struck
by one Of Elis's shots in the right breast,
the bullet penetrating the lung and
causing instant death. Ellis went a.
once to police headquarters and surrsnd-
cred. Ellis claims self-defense.
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A Faithful Friend.

"I have used Ohsmberlsin's Collie,
Cholera and Disrrhoea Remedy siuce 1t
was first introduced to the public In
1872, and have never found one instance
where cure was not speedily effected
by its use. | have been q commercial
traveller for eighteen years, and never
Start out on q trip without this, my
faithful friend" says q. s. Nichols oil
Oakland, Ind. Ter. When 3 man has
used a remedy for thirty-6ve years hs
ktpw its value and Is competent TO speaE
Of it. For sale by w. F. Creighton O
Co. sad Richard Gibson.
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AIEXANDRIA VA FRIDAYEvENING AUGUST . 1908.
AIexam6ria Gazette.

puRIIsHKD DAILY AND TRI.wKKKLY AT
GAZETTE BUILDING. $40 d Sl2 PRINCE
STREET.
TERMS: Daily-I year, $500 8 months
s2:6O; 8 months, $1:26; / month, AZ cenu
week, 10 cents.
Td.weekly-1 year, $500; 6 months, S1.60
4 months. rs cents: month. 25 cents.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed 70 en-
ceed their space unless the excess Is paid for
at transient rates, and under no eircum'
stances will they be allowed to advertise
other than their Legitimate business In the
space contracted for.
Marriage and death notices must be paid foi
IN advance.
Resolutions in memouam, Of thanks, tributes
Of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
or persons, unless Of public concern, vii
My be prin ted in the paper az advertise
ments.
Entered at the Postofice Of Alexandria, yir
ginia, as second-class natteP.l
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Girls Summer
DRESSES.

They are the practical kinds, made Of sub
siaUtial lrdia linons and percales, in PLAIN
white nd dot ed and figured effects, and are
the seashre or mountains
Chlldren's White and Colored Dresses,
trimmed Nth valenciennes insertion and em-
broidery; short sic yes; full plated sklts.
Sl.O0 esch. Regularly $l.50.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07

DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills will
promptly relieve all Kidney and Bladder
disorders. Sold and recommended by w.
h. Creighton d Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-07
Lot No D.

Comy rises Women's Fine Lisle Com
binalion Suit, low neck, knee length,
lsce.trimmed or plain; also plain gsnze;
knee lenets, with short sleeves; Wom-
ems Fine Lisle Thread Pants. lsce-Irim-
med; Fine LisIe Tkrsfd Vests; lace
yok, fine Isle thread; high neck; short
sleeves; goods ranging in price Doc
from 50s to $1.00 Each. NV
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FOR SALE.

Beautiful CABIN LAUNCH, belonging to
a Western gentleman, practically new, up
to-date IN every respect; 80 feet long, finished
in hardwood; latest construction, steel frame;
hull cost more than 5000. Price $500.
Also lot Of fine YACHT ENGINES at
half price, Apply to
EMERSON STEAM PUMP co.
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