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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18
WARMING.

The public is cautioned to accept no state
meuts from the Bryant Electric Co. or other
companies that have anything to do in any
manner whatsoever with the Alexandria Elec'
trio Co.
The Alexandria Electric Co. and some OF
its patrons have been put TO much trouble due
to the fact that statements have been made by
the Bryant Electric Co. and represented Is
coming from the Alexandria Elestric Co.
The Alexandria Electric Co. is not, and
never has been, in any way connected with
the Bryant Electric Co. Respectfully.
Alexandria Electric Co,
Al. DARRAH, Supt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18

We are brim full Of spring novelties
for man, woman and child. See our
line OF low shoes. ]. A. Marshall q Bro.
422 King street.
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w. @. T. u,

The regular business meeting OF the
Allison W. @. T. U. will be held to-
morrow, Thurs isy), afternoon at 8
o'clock sc the Children's Home on
Duke street,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18

Get DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Haze
Salve-it is good for piles. Sold BY W. r.
Creighton d Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18

For this section rain tonight, clearing and
glider Thursday; fresh sOutheas. to east WINDS
becoming westerly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18

All want the pest. The Hess, Walk
Over, Red Gross, and Queen Quality
Shoes are to be bad at ]. A. Marshall
4 Bros, 422 King street. novel If
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18
henry STRAUSS, Foreman.

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup acts
gently vet promptly on the bowels and sllaVs
Inflammation at the same time. 1t is pleasant
90 take. sold by W. F. Creighton & Co.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18
Local Matters.
gnn and Tide Table.
ProbablIltIes.

Sun rises tomorrow at sos and sets OIL
High water at s:42 a. ID. and sos p. M
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18
LOCAL BREYITIES.

Money can be saved by buying Your
Shoes at Marshslps, 422 King street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-03-18
csrriage works.

Fried CLANS SOC dozen. Veget bic soup
Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday; clam SOUP
Mondav, Wednesday and Friday. c. ID.
Zimmerman, Market Space. maro u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03

The law department of the municipal
government is making an investigation TO
discover what lawful claim the city has
upon the art gallery and collection OF
pictures left by the late Charles 2. Yerkes
the street car magnate OF Chicago ana
London Very little notice has been
taken of the Yerkes bequest by the Off
Gals or by the public generally, because
of the peculiar terms OF the VIII, but when
advertisements appeared In the news
papers that the pictures and bflc-a-Dfac
would be sold at auction December 10.
under the foreclosure of mortgage, the
authorities began to wake up. and nave
called a halt in the proceedings until the
legal rights Of the city and the pubic
may be examined and determined. Ihe
collection has been cataiogued and num-
bered The catalogue has been printed
by the auctioneer and includes ali the
pictures, statuary. bronzeS and other or
naments, curios, tapestries and hanSlnSS
rugs and other furnishings as well as
the library upon which Mr.. Yerkes ex-
pended so much money and time, and in
which he took much qualification. Its
value has been estimated as high as
$2,CU0.OOU. and it is installed i'll eeauti-
ful brown stone house at the corner o.
9TH avenue and GSth street. Few people
have seen it. Mr.. YerkeS was not a hos
pitabe man. and he did not have many
friends There We're reasons which pre-
vented his business acquaintance from
entering his domestic circle. and the
gallery was never open to the public.
Yerkes' Art Treasures Are Famous.
Mr.. Yerkes' pictures, however, are well
known to dealers and collectors, and in
clude one of the best examples OF Rem
brandt in this country, good example in
oil and several studies by Rubens; eX-
cellent examples of Jan Steen. Franz
f.,Io u Na1,ip a
teau. Boucher. RuySiiael. Gerome Nilet,
Corot, Alma Tadema, Bouguereau. Mcis-
sonier, DetailIe and other famous artists.
There are several exquisite pieces of
marble and bronze, costly rugs and
ancient and modern tapestries Indeed.
the house is museum, crowded with
objects of interest. The gallery is en-
tirely distinct and occupies wing on
9TH avenue with a separate entrance.
Japanese room was decorated and
furnished by the Imperial Arr Institute OF
Japan at cost of S::J,H00 in that coun
try. which means only small portion ~
its value. The work WAS done unGe- the
direction of Mr. Fenoloso of Boston and
Mr. W. b. Van Ingen of New York. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03

cago. Several attempts have been made
by representatives of the Metropolitan
Museum and the law department Of the
city OF New York to find her. but they
have not succeeded and the officials tell
me that the only explanation they can
get from Mr.. Owsley is that he is acting
under her Instructions. Since her sensa-
tional midnight marriage 70 Wilson Miz-
neI, California sport, Mrs. icrkes has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03

not appeared in public here.
The residue of Mr.. Yerkes' estate. ac-
cording To his will, was TO be used for
the endowment of IA great hospital In the
northern part Of the city. but nothing has
ever been done in that direction. and no.
body seems to feel any responsibility I'm
the matter.
1t is very likely. however. that the art
gallery will be taken into court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03

Horace Greeley used to say that the
man who worked with his head and his
hands together could do twice as much
work as the man who worked only with
his hands.
You women who wash clothes, think
that over.
Want to make your head save your
hands?
Then study the question of soap. Try
Fels-Naptha in lukewarm water.
Fels-Naptha actually does the work of
cleansing; doesn't leave it for you to do
with hard~rubbing.
Fels-Naptha takes the dirt out without
boiling. Does it better, too.
Fels-N aptha makes your washing twice
as easy and takes only half the time of the
old way. Not only the white clothes but
the woolens, Aannels, colored. things.
Don't take our sayso.. Try. it for
yourself. But be sure to get the genuine
Fels-Naptha, be sure to use only lukewarm
water (never hot), and be sure TO follow
directions on the red and green wrapper.
You won't be using your head if you
don't do these things.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03

tapestries. embrOiderleS and paintings
were exhibited in Japan for nearly d year
before being brought to this country, ana
are said to be the most costly and arts
tic modern decorations ever executed In
Japan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
Can the Collection Be Sold?


There is a serious question whether this
collection can be lawfully sold. There is
great deal OF mystery about the whole
proceeding. The auctioneer is reput".le
man and is acting under instructions from
the courts Mr. OWS,ey of Chicago, eXecu
tor of the estate alone can explain the
necessity of the proceedings The sale is
ordered because of the refusal of VIZ.
OWsiey and Mrs. Ierkes to pay $1,000
interest upon a mortgage of S2l2OOO and
after the judgment is satisfied the pro-
ceeds are subject to the will of the widow
and the executor. The house alone cost
a million and half of dollars, and the
land is worth more than hal. million
dollars. The site of the art gallery Is
worth at least S12G9o a front foot: the
collection has been valued at S2Jl0.J0p
and Yet it is proposed TO sell the entire
property to satisfy a Judgment o $4,000.
The mystery in the proceedings has cauS-
ed an official inquiry u be made and il
is probab BILE that an injunction will be
applied for to prevent or at least postpone
the sale.
What the Will Provides.
Mr.. Serkes is supposed to have been
worth about S1JHO,c0O. when he died
There was a tremendous scandal that
every one will remember at the time of
his death, but. after the other woman was
satisfied. Mrs. Yerkes avs supposed to
be well provided for. and by the will was
given the use o. the 9TH avenue residence
and all its contents. including the picture
gallery. for life or for as long IA period as
she desired. At her death. or at any time
when she may formally apply for a re-
linquiShment of the responsibility the
mayor OF New York is TO assume pos
session OF the property and four trustees
are to be named by the directors of the
metropolitan Museum of Art to act with
INN IN forming Il permanent corporation
under the laws New York to take
charge of the residence, the gallery and
their contents. and fund of 800. sgl1 was
provided by the will for their permanent
maintenance for ths benefit OF tn, public
under the title of The Yerkes Galleries of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
It's Work Is Really Serious

The Colony Club is becoming more and
among women. 1t is becoming more and
more literary and art center rather
than a social center and a great deal of
important work and serious study is being
done there. For example. beginning De-
cember /. there is series of lectures on
that most lively of all subjects, '',ruber.-
culosis and Our Opportunities for CO.
operation for its Prevention and Cure -
DR.. Livingston Fanoeau. president of the
International tuberculosis Congress; Dr.
James \. Miller. president of the Asso-
citation of tuberculosis Clinics; Dr.
Thomas Darlington. president of the New
York board of health, and other au-
thoritieS appear.
economics such Private Effort in Pub
lie Service" are to be discussed during the
winter by President Finley, president of
the College of New York; Constructive
Socialism by DIR. Lyman. Abbott; The
Wage Problem by Charles p. Neill.
United States commissioner of labor;
THE immigration Problems by r. V.
Powderlv and Robert Watchhorn of the
immigration bureau; The Model Village -
by E. J. Burlington. president of the I'M
nois Steel Company; The Womap's In
vasion of Modern Industries" by William
and Uses by John Mitchell. and other
subjects by men of similar relations to
them | notice on the program also even
deeper problems. such as "Organized HUI
manitarianism. 'nAodern Criticism In
Professionalism and in Catholicism. .e
ing of the Passing of Grandioquence in
Poetry and in the Novel; and You will
agree with me that when the women of
fashionable society are willing TO spend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
Widows Whereabouts Unknown.

Mrs YerkeS is not dead. and she has
expressed no desire TO relinquish the use
and possession of the premises On the
contrary she forces under foreclosure the
sale of nearly four millions of property
rather than pay S11.Mo interest
Tn. whereabouts of the widow are uu-
known, but she is supposed To be in CHI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
Looking After the Yerkes Bequest

an afternoon discussing such subjects as
these they cannot be as frivolous as they
sometimes aDDear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03
Description of the Clubs Quarters.


The house has two entrances. one for
members and one for guests. There are
dining rooms. both public and private. a
lecture room. winter garden, committee
rooms and card room. although article
XIII of the constitution says mo betting
or card playing for stakes shall be al
lowed in the club" There are sleeping
rooms for the accommodation of non
resident members who happen to be in
town. and resident members whose houses
happen to be closed There is a perfect
gymnasium and swimming pool said to
be among the best in New York, and
competent instructors for classes in physi-
cal culture Nearly all the servants are
men-the cooks, walters, etc.-but there
are few maids upstairs in the dressing
rooms.
Men folks can be admitted through the
strangers entrance. to the strangers
dining room. the winter garden and the
private dining rooms. but cannot have
access to the remainder of the house
Thew sometimes appear as guests for
lunch or dinner, but no man ever fully
realizes what an insignificant atom he is
until he Is entertained in the strangers
dining room Of the Colony Club. He feels
as humble as violet alone meath the
awful sky.
If a woman should be introduced into
the lunch room of a mems club it would
certainly cause a flutter among the timid
members who happened to be present
but when a man is introduced into the
strangers dining room of the Colony Club
he does all the fiuttering himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-03

Misses Coats, made of fine
broadcloths. cheviots and fancy
mixtures: some empire style: 9TH
ers with broad shoulders trimmed
with wide silk braid: pleated from
hip. brown, navy, garnet, green
and tan.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14

The oils go into lard compounds.
oleomargarines, salad oil and lubricat-
Ing oil the cake and meal into feed
and fertilizers. the hulls into feed and
paper stock. and the linters into bat
tings, yarns and felt. In fact. the
many ultimate ends Of seed product are
but types Of the value Of the whole cot
ton plant, to the many purposes OF Its
fiber there now being added. feed, fiber
paper stock and fertilizer from the
stalk, and the root being used for fuel.
fertilizer or medicinal purposes. A
plant that furnishes material for food.
clothing. medicine. fuel and shelter Is.
perhaps the most unique plant In the
world, and the development Of the cot
ton seed industry In half a century
from an undertaking with a few thou
sand dollars capital to MI representing
IN investment OF 500. 100000. Is one OF
the o unique demonstrations Of the
economic utilization OF wastes.-Manu-
sacturers' Record.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14
NEW YORK

Trade. crop and industrial reports show
little change from last week, but general
tendencies and certainly sentiment are in
the direction Of moderate Improvement.
Preparations for the opening Of fall job
bing trade In the first week Of August are
making at MI cities. buyers are gathering
N large numbers and 4 full represents
ton, with increased buying, h looked for.
In industry there are evidences Of ex-
pansion In some lines and Of contraction
h others. Factories generally are run
aing simply ION orders" In iron and
aeel, orders and production a finished
INES are larger, but pig iron b easier.
Business failures In the United States
tor the week ending July 80 number 275.
against 203' last week, 142 In the lie
week Of 1907, 10 In 1903, 17o IN 1905
and IT'D In 1904. Canadian failures for
the sams period were 81. against "a Last
week and 10 in this week last year.
Bradstrsef's Commercial Report.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14

Chicaeo-Cattle, common 10 prime.
400 to $7.x; hogs, prime heavy, $4O0
to $7.O7; sheep, fair to choica, $500
to $4-75; wheat. No. 2. 9Oc to 92c:
corn. No. 2, TIC to TIC; oats, standard,
DC to SIC: rye, No. 2. tic 10 Toe: hay,
timothy, $500 to $500; prairie. $500
to 5000: butter, choice crea merry. l8c
to 2c; eggs. fresh. tic to 2Oc; potatoes,
new, per bushel, TIC I o Sc.
Indianapoiis-Cattie, shipping, S3.OO
to 1925: hogs, good to choice hea w,
$3.50 to SGD: sheep. common to prime.
$50 to $3.50: wheat, No. 2. SIC 10
soc; corn, No. ? white. 79c to SOC; cats,
No. 2 white. Zoe to t0c.
st. Louis-Cattle. $3.50 to $3.50; hcga,
$500 to $40: sheep. $3.0O to $3.50;
wheat. No. 2. Ole to 92c: corn, No. 2,
TIC 10 Tic: oats. No. ?, Soc to Sic:
rye, No. 2, 75c to Tie.
Cincinnafi-Cattie. S4.m to 1925:
hogs. $500 to 1925: sheep. $3.0o to
$3.S5: wheat, No. 2. 9Nc to Ole: corn.
No. 2 mixed. Tic to &c: oats. No. 2
mixed, 54c TO SIC: rye. No. 2. 1sc to eOc.
Detroit-Cattie. s4.r to s5.o5. hogs,
$4.0O to 1915: sheep. 81 80 to &IlO:
wheat. No. 2. noe to ore: corn. No. 3
yellow, TIC to Sic: oats. No. 3 white.
63c TO 64c; rye. No. 2, 75c to TIC.
Milwaukee-Wheat. No. 2 northern.
41.m to &i.l2: corn. No. z. Tic to 7Sc;
oats. standard. 5Ac TO M rye. No. 1.
7Sc to 79c: harley. No. 2. 6Ac to Toe;
pork. mea~, $f5.15.
Bnfalo-Cattle. choice shipping steers.
500 to 500: hoss. fair to choice. $500
to 500: sheep. common 70 good MIXED,
500 to $50: lambs. fair to choice.
$500 ID $40.
New Y~ork-Cnttle. $500 70 800:
hogs. 1910 to S7.15; sheep. $3!0n to
$40: wheat. No. 2 red. 9Sc to soc /:
corn, 30. 2. SEC 70 SIC: oats. natural
white. &c TO &c: butter. crea merry, 3Oc
TO BE: eggs. western. lSc to 21c.
Tolrdo-Wheat. No. 2 mivcd. IN. TO
Of: corn. No. 2 RIVED. T7c - To:
oats. No. 2 miyed. i5c to :-sic rye. No,
2. 7I' . 70c: clover seed. October, $50
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14


On the boundary line Of two farms
In nm Austrian village there 10 a large
gooseberry bush. from which the two
farmers have for years gathered the
product. What grows on my side II
mine, and you may have the rest" was
tho agreement.
Three years ago the neighbors had .
Misunderstanding. and this came to .
climax when the ~sooseberrtes became
ripe. 4 lawsuit followed, and appeals
were made to higher judicial bodies.
The anal decision has just been record
ed In an Austrian paper.
Each party 10 to have the right 70
pick the berries which grow Of his side
OF the liAe. just a It was originally,
but nalthsr may destroy the bush. The
costs ars charged half to each litigant
Each farmer had to pay two hundred
and twentv-ave krone. The yearly
yield Of ths bush II worth about o7e
haAf krone. and the judge told the Is 3.
inG farmers:
with geod duck, II win take yo9
oalE eight Aundred years to make ths
bui1 pay. Take good care Of "
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14

CHICAGO.
0ssiness activity gives further evidences
- fscupenttoo. The moutAly total Of
paSmsnts through the banks again ex-
$500 The billion dollar mark and com
narcal defaults this wed have fallen ~
- tnoss reported . year ago. both h
oanbess and liabiltt10
production In leading Industries stead
~ rises and peeparations for Increasing
nAcAineFy and labor employed testify u
0s encouragement which m~anufacturers
nav from the improving outlook.
~ conditions generally mAintain .
MA position. Harvesting extends north
Wafo earlier than was anticipated. ~
softs ompare favorably with former
yeass. and. together with the high prices
current the prospects arr more dsaded-
y favorable b Investment Of capital and
tsodAL
New demands ar notably ssronger In
~ iron. steel. lumber and ether iinea,
although no contracts stand sut csnspic
U0unly large.
Factory work reflects recovery m cut
puts Of electric goods, wirs, furniture and
navy machinery, and easier costs stiur
nIAts construction and nav buildinx&
Permits during July for business struc-
enres and improvements very closely ap
peoach the high total value Of July, 1907.
Mercantile collections throughout the
central West have become dssirabiy
prompt. High Temperatures here and at
interior points stimulated absorption In
~ principal retail lines, and the July
0les were successful In reducing mer-
chandise stocks to = comfortable average.
Wholesale operations begin their rsac-
ton from the midsummer quiet. and the
advance arrivals OF August buyers a.
ready Is large.
The markets for grain. live stock an~
prcvisions remain fairly active. bat the
ccurse OF prices tended lower. The total
movement Of grain At this port, 6,972.
h57 bushels. compares with 5.7&S,S84
bushels a year ago. Compared with 1907
there Ii Increase in receipts Of 34.7 per
rent and decrease in shipments Of 81 per
cent. Live stock receipts were only
229.647 head. against 265. 152 head last
week and 249,51S head In 1907.
Bank clearings. SOC. 23J. Do. are ia
per cent Under those Of the corresponding
week In 1907. which included two days OF
heavy August settlements. Money h quot
ID At 3A to AZ per cent for choice CON-
mercial paper. Discounts have increased
moderately in the aggregate, but currency
shipments 10 move crops have become
heavier.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %. against IS last week and
2 = year ago. Those with liabilities over
1900 number 8, against s last wesk and
: In l9O7.-Dun's Review Of Tnds.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14

Ihis sign = per1nonenkly attachel
10 the frout on tn mnfn budding 81
The Lydia r. HnkhnD naiGfno
Company, LINN, Maes-
what Does This 1lgn lLoom3
il means that publbC ingpoCGfou q
tho Laboratory ard methods ~ dcfno
business b honestly desfxed- Unnsnm
that there = nothing about - -
mess which = not sCpsn and ehoye-
boaxd.S
II means that : permanent fnvita-
ton b extended 10 anyone 10 come
and verify any and I'll etatcInents
made IN tie advertisements u LYDIA
= P1nkhame Vegetable Compound.
So purely vegetable c0unp0uno
mAde from roots ard herbs - WIKI
out druuf
Co0o a1A 0ee.
Dothe women q America coat1pu.
ally ~ - much a & = ~ ~ tod !
Gene anA See.
Vs. there ever gucA = poIonn -
Ivdia : Pinkham, 81 = tAe1o my
Mn. rinkhnm nav 70 Whom aex
woman aro ashed q WRIST
CoUe anA -.
y ~ ~ pxivate correspondence
with ot0k women conducted ~
women only, and aEe tn toEteln kept
strictly confdcnfinlf
Gene M 0oe.
Have they really Got letters from
over one million, Onc hundred
thousand women coETcspcndente1
Come and 6e0.
Have they prOof that Lydia s.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound ~
cured thousands Of theae women!
Gene ara 0ee.
This advertisements n only 11l
doubters- The gxeot or1ny Of wun,ex
who know from their own pcr1c11a.
experience th&t 10 medicine b ~
world equals Lydin j. Hnkham1
Vegetable Compound 1or 1emale IA
viii still 80 On using and heing ben.
Gifted By Il; hut the poor doubtfae
suffering woman must, Tor her 0wE
sahe,he taught confldence,fnrehea1n
might inst - we'll regain her h1alth
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-08-14

Professor F. B. Linfield, director q
the Montana Experiment Station. has
recently discussed entertainingly ths
size Of irrigated farms He says, In
part:
What area OF land under irrigation
vii! support a man and his family In
comfort and also provide means for
using educational opportunities for his
family? The first part Of this question
can be answered only by asking
another. What is the average yearly
income OF the average workingmanf
While wages are good In Montana.
probably $500 to 5000 per year will b
an outside wage obtained by an aver
age laborer In the country towns From
this house rent and all living expenses
have to be paid. Now. what will forty
acres OF irrigated land return under
careful, thorough and intelligent man.
acement? To be equal to the wage
proposition 1t should provide equal or
better wages, interest on the invest
ment. and keep or maintenance Of farm
Eachinery and horses. Something on
interest and wages viii be returned by
the homt being provided on the farm,
and besides much OF the fruit, all the
vegetables and the wheat for -four may
be grown on the farm and obtained
without any cash outlay. The same IL
true Of the poultry and the eggs. and
or the milk. cream and butter needed.
II alfalfa hay Ia fed to stock, par
ticnlarly to dairy lows. the returns
could be nearly doubled
The writer has pastured two mich
cows or IL acre OF ground and OBJ
tanned 200 pounds OF butter fat. At
~ eeiits per pound. this returns $40
per acre. or $1,000 from forty acres.
I lie above crops can be produced for q
mirimum outlay of labor. A man and
a team could do practically all the
work. In the Adore illustration the
returns from but one crop were consid-
cred. bnt a combination OF many OF the
crops mentioned would be the ideal
farm practice. II live stock were han
died. this would spread the work over
the ard the returns en- these VA.
riety crops Will liz In proportion to the
acreage return OF from $500 to 81 600
per year from the fertJ acres, In add.
ton to providing a iioIie and many u!
the living expenses.