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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
From Washington.

(Correspou dence. Of the Alexandria GaSette.l
Washington, Aug. "a.
Secr,t service officials here tra p;qued
a. che srrest in Chicago by private
detective agency of George w. Fitz-
GERALD. at The instance of Assistant
limited States Treasurer BOldenweick,
for alleged robbery of the Chicago sub
treasury, of $l79, 600 in February, 1907.
Thev sre a little fearful thst the private
detective who placed Fl gerald under ar
rest may have acted precipitately and
flushed the cOyey too soon. 81 hope that
the arrest is not prematuro or ill-coDsld'
cred" said Chief Wilkie Of the service
today, "aud that it will not prevent the
conviction ofihe men who gOi the money.
The service has been keeping track OF
Fitzgerald since the shortage occurred,
and was familiar with sll of his very sus-
picious Transactions which we're slso
known to the United etstas attorney.
The fact that the srtest was made with
out the cooperation of the United States
1T orney would suggest thst oihcer was
not consulted. / hope AN wrong, aud
lhst the young detective who represents
Boldenweick has IS good csse IS be
thinks he has"
With his religious faith as his only
solsce, John Early, The leper isolated in
a lonely tent on the banks of the Eastern
Branch Of the Potomac river, guarded
day and night by employees of the Dis
tricl Health Department, calmly awaits
his newt bile fate. Down at Lynn, n
O., his wife ard child face the double
horror of continued separation from him
and of themselves becoming victims Of
the terrible disease. Thousands Of per
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

AS THE result Of the report That tnefe
have been many marriages between
negroes and whites in Manhattan, Al
dernsn John Gurther, Of the l2Ih AS
ssmbly District, Brooklyn, has decided
to star. an agitation in the Board OF AL
d,rmen to prevent the spread OF the
nroetice to mis- home borough. 10 The
Iast eight months, be says, more than .
scors of marriage licenses have been
issued, permitting the inter-racisl ALI
ances ia Manhattan. The alderman
ssys that the movement might eventu-
alIy result in the presentation Of q bill
t, the legislature with the object OF pre-
venting the marriage of blacks and
whites in New YORK. There Gre such
laws in the southern States and the
sooner the north adopts them the better
it will be.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
The RosenbIooms Arrested.

Baltimore, Aug 24.-Mrs. Bunnie
Rosenbloom, aged so, and her daughter,
Eva R9senbloom, aged l6, the widow
and child of Solomon Jacob Rosenbl ON,
the Windbtr, Pa, merchant, whose
dead body was found in a trunk st
Camden, N. J a few days ago, were ar
rested in tais city today By Detective,
Atkinson and Brennan of the Baltimore
headquarters staff, on telegrsphic request
from the sheriff OF Somerset county, Pa.
Mrs. Rosenbloom and her dsught'r were
taken to headquarters and "sweated"
lut what connection they conld have had
With the supposed murder, and just what
wss learned by the police Is as yet IN
known.
Shortly before noon Mrs. Bonnie
Rosenbloom and her daughter, Eva
Rosenbloom, confessed that the body
found in the trunk at Belle Mswr, near
Camden, n. j., on August Is was that
of their husband and father, Samuel J..
Rosenbloom of Windber, Pa, aud that
he was killed by her SOP, Alexander
Rosenbloom, at their home at Windber,
Pa. on or about November IL last. The
woman said the cause of the murder was
that her husband had beaten them.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

sons 10 Washington who either came in
contact with Early or frequented the
same restaurants before he was told last
Fridsp thst be had become leper ore
today more or less panic stricken, net.
outstanding the public statements OF
well-known physicians that the disease is
only NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Robert o tingham, rs years old, an
inmate of the Soldiers Home, attempt
ed to commit suicide today by shooting
himself at Seventh and B streets north
west
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

THE spirit Of secession is abroad. Su-
Dervisor Bennett, Of Brookhayen Town
sbip. Suffolk county, N. Y, 10 g.
wrought up over the proposed invasion
of Suffolk by the city Of New York in al
effort to add to the city's water supply
that he said st q meeting held in the
chambers of Justice Jaycox, OF the Su-
preme Court, in Patchogue, Long Island,
on Thursday night, that the county may
secedo and form q new state. VIII
Governor Hughes call out troops to cup
press the rebellion?
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
HELD UNDER AMUSEMENT.

The injunction suit fled by James E..
Clements, superintendent of the Alex
andris county schools, against the school
board OF Arlington district and John F.
Morris and Fl. Securing, contractors, to
restrain them from building the prOpos-
ed schoolhouse on Fort Myer Heights,
Alexandra county, was heard today be-
fore Judge j. B. I. Thornton, OF The Or
cult Court of Alexandra county, at the
county courthouse. The school bUs I'D
was represented by Messr'. s. G. Brent
aud w. U. Vsrney and Mr.. Clements
by himself and Mr.. r O. L. Moncure.
After hearing arguments Judge Thorn
ton took the case under advisement.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

DIR. TOULOUSE, the Well'knoWn
French medlcsl writer, has just pub
lished a book entitled "How to Form :
Mipd." The holiday as an institution
is unspsriugly condemned, and above
all the author objects to the idea that
sft is necessary to rest the mind by ex-
ercising the body" This axiom he
ssys, is proved by physiology to be ab-
surd. Certain it is the "summer vaca-
lion" hes grown into habit and Dr.
Toulouse is not the only one who ques-
lions is beue6cent effects
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
New YORK Stock Market .

New York, Aug 24.-The stock
market at the opening was irregulsrly
lower. The dealings today vera only
about a quarter of Saturdays volume
and by IL O'Clock the more active is
snes declined from Saturdays closing
fully two points.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

Scores Of begging letters are arriving
Al Hot Springs, Va. for W. II. TAFT and
10 every one OF them is q touch Of d'it
aattery. Touching letters" they may
we'll be called and Of the dozens which
ssk contributions to church debts is in
variably appended the legend 'sny con-
t'ibutiOns, however small, will be CRATE
fully accepted"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

Annual Convention and Tournament
virginia State FIremen's AssOcIs ton,
HarrisOnburg, Va, August 26th,
2Sth, 1908.
On account Of the above occasion Southern
Railway has authorized extremely low rates
from alexandria, Washington and all Vir-
GINA points to Harrison burg and return
dates OF sale August "a, %, 20, final limit re-
turning leave Harrisonburg not later than
August 81, 1908. The individual fare from
Alexandria will be "a 80 for the round trip,
and for iremen and brass hands in uniform,
10 or more on one ticket, $S.45 per capita.
Sufficient extra equipment will be provided
on regular trains passing Alexandria s.07 a.
m. and 4.32 p. m. to take care of those desir-
ing TO attend.
For further information apply to W. g..
LEHEW, n. T. A., Alexandria.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24
Letter TO J A DleneIt

Alexandria, Va.
Dear Sir: Here's the whole science of paint
crystslized into one sentence.
The paint that takes least gallons wears
longest; Always.
Deyoe is the least gallons paint.
II not, no pay.
Yours truly,
W DEvoR 4 Co.
P. Sc. 8. Leadbeater & Sons sell our
pant 102
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

Update republican political leaders 10
New York, are today insisting on being
shown the "big stock" before they Jump
over it in the matter OF the gnbernatorial
m nation. 10 Other words If President
Roosevelt's will is to be obeyed they are
going TO insist on hearing their masters
voice
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-08-24

Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup is es
pacially recommended for children. II tastes
relrly as good rs maple sugar. Sold by W..
F. Creighton 4 Co.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07

Tor charity, or do you adver-
tise for direct results?
Did you ever stop to think
how your advertising can be
made a source of profit to
you, and how it's value can be
mea sured in dollars and
cents. If you have not, you
are throwing money away.
Advertising i. a modern
business necessity, but must
be conducted on business
principles. If you are not
satisfied with your advertising
you should set aside A certain
amount of money to be spent
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07

James A. SncelIRs a sass s.s sS
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
Worth TrNinn-

WHY in The world" asked the the
atrtcal managers assistant, have you
engaged that woman? She has no rep
utation at all"
Never mind She frankly told me
that she couldn't act but she said she
vas anxious to learn" chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
The Kind She Saw.

odd" echoed the lady. with much
hautenr. why, | would have you
know that have only seen eighteen
springs"
"Eighteen springs" laughed the nw
comedian. Where, sister-in a parinr
sofa = Detroit Tribune
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
Must Marry.

Fricnd-One Of Your clerks tells me
You raised his salary and told him to
get married under penalty of dis
charge.
Business Man-lrS; | do that to all
my clerks when they get old enough
10 marry. | don't want any of your
independent, conceited men about my
place-Tit- Bits.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
Business,

Il note that you are always advising
people To ecOnOmZr"
Yes. answered Mr. Dustin Stax:
they can't possibly afford 10 buy tue
articles controlled 10y my trust unless
they do Washington Star
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
Enlarging Your Business

annually, and then carefully
note the effect it has in in
creasing your volume of bust
ness; whether a 10, 40 or 40
per cent increase. If you
watch this gain from year to
you will become intensely in
terested in your advertising,
and how you can make it en-
large your business.
II you try this method we
believe you will not want TO
let a single issue of this paper
60 to press without something
from your store.
We will be pleased to have
you call on us, and we will
take pleasure in explaining
our annual tract for SO
many inches, and how il can be
used in whatever amount that
seems necessary to you.
If you can sell goods over
the counter we can also show
you why this paper will best
serve your interests when you
want to reach the people of
this community.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
REAL ESTATE BARGAINS
| offer for sale

FARM OF AZ ACRES, 5 miles from Oakland; good
about of grass; Orchards, bearing over =
COTTAGE OF ROOMS for sale at Mt Lake Park
HOUSE AND LOT Oak Street Oakland for sale or
rent. House of rooms Lot 5oxI5o feet with
Stable and all necessary Outbudings.
FOUR VERY DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS situated
on Liberty Street, in Oakland. Also DWELLING
HOUSES on Liberty Street with good water and all
necessary outbuildings.
HOUSE LOT on Wilson Street House of 10 rooms;
good water Lot $50 feet front. Best Outbuldings
in Oakland
VERY GOOD FARM mile from Oakland-all under
fence; containing 80 acres; about Is under cultiva-
ton fine Orchards and about IN acres in small
Fruit; Houses, very good Well and never failing
Spring. very desirable place for Truck and Poultry
Farming. Can be bought a a low price Just now,
have for sale OF the very best Building Lots in the
which will sell Tor cash-or S. down and S.
per month.
$50 ACRES OF VALUABLE COAL LAND situated less
than two miles of Oakland which be bought a
great bargain. The surface would make fine farming
land This land is we'll watered with stream and
several good springs.
IL MORE CHOICE BUILDING LOTS at S. down and
S. per month.
II you cash for your Real Estate Real Estate
for your cash, let me hear from you.
nos- For further particulars call address
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
A Gentle Gibe.

Il wonder why this gun kicks So
complained the amateur sportsman
after missing another. easy shot.
Maybe suggested the guide Sarcas-
ideally, its kicking ut your hard lack"
Philadelphia Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07
AS He Would Put II.

ANY woman she said. "can make
II fool Of Il man"
NO he replied you are mistaken.
Any man can he made fool of by
some woman New York Press.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07

If you are in
business and YOU
want to m a k e
more money you
will read every
word we have TO
say. Are you
spending your
money for ad-
vertising in hap
hazard ia 5 hion
as if intended
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-05-07

The Pickerel is said To be eX-
tremeiy rich.
The ass-Yes; he is believed to he
the poSSeSSor of Il million bones -Kan-
Sas City Times.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29
The MIRAGE Of watered s4ook

False capitalization is one Of rhe
great causes that has brought shock
to the faith of the people. Watered
stock is the mirage in the desert Of
our commercial life. The billion.dol.
lar steel-trust, quoted at Use on a dol
lar today and at eight cents to-mor.
row, typifies the class. Watered stock
mas become a common phase of legal.
lzed larceny. If the mad race is to
stop before the runner falls, corporate
business must be recognized on a
rational basis. No corporation should
be permitted by law to issue a share
OF stock that does not stand for paid.
In cash and certified to by state ex.
animation. Every dollar invested in
commercial enterprise should earn
Q fair profit and every investor ID
entitled to a fair rate of interest ON
his investment. But it Is not entitled
to rate Of interest and profit on
stock which has no capital basis
From a Speech by Gov. Johnson.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29

A woman who Was the teacher 81
Secretary William H. Taft when the
latter was a lad, and who has been
tor forty years employed il the Cincin-
natl public schools, now firmly believes
that her prediction made long ago
that Willie Taft would some day Be
president Of the United States il COM
ing true. Nnis political prophet IS
Miss Louisa D. HorsIey, a modest IT.
tie woman who has just passed her
sixtieth milestone in life. and VET IS
still teaching il the same room where
almost thirty-eight years ago, she told
the l2-year-old boy that he would Be-
come the head Of the nation some day
# he would only try. She meant this
As an incentive 10 study and good Be-
havior. and apparently It mads d deep
impression On the mind Of Her pupil.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29

An old lady of Mines, France
has sued and been awarded a24(
damages because her nerves were sc
upset at seeing a boarhound chew III
her favorite poodle. The old ladv,s
health was delicate and she was TAX.
an airing, with the poodle on the end
OF string, when along came Mr..
Boarhound and made snap at
Tootsy. The poodle snapped back
and the hound seized him and gave
him more to think about in a minnie
than he had found all his life at the
old lady's home. She tainted ana
afterward sued the hounds owners for
damages-not to the poodle, but ID
herself for the shock to her nerves
And the French court decided that the
shock was worth 1t, whether Tootsy,s
hide was Or not, and has soothed her
damaged state with liberal award
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29
JOHNSON on ISSUES
MINNESOTA GOVERNOR OPPOSED
TO ExPEDirNcY IN POLITICS.
SPEECH Ar LOUISVILLE
Is Given Wonderful Ovation at the
jefferson Day Dinner in the
Kentucky city--A Promise
of Victory.

Gov. Johnson of Minnesota who
was specially invited guest at the
Louisville Jefferson day dinner, and
who really made the principal address.
was given applause commensurate
with man of his ability and his high
| station. lie was cheered when he en-
tered the banquet hall, the big gather.
ms stood on its feet, cheered and
/ waved napkins as he was introduced
! cheered his dramatically delivered
speech and gave him what must have
been most gratifying ovation as he
concluded his prayer that the times
might bring forth another jefferson to
teach the faith of him who has gone
before and prevent the leaders of to.
day from going off into the desert Of
unknown situations. He declared that
he sometimes viewed with alarm the
conditions of the present generation.
but he believed in time to come all
would be right and the principles of
equality and justice and the Demo
cratic party would triumph.
The latter part of the governors
speech was as follows:
i realize, my friends. that on the
grounds of expediency executives are
sometimes prone to temptation to do
things which are not justified by the
written law of the country. | believe
mat the written law of the country
mas majesty which compels the ale
glance OF every man who lives under
the government, and | should like to
see the time come in this country
again when we were willing to abide
by the constitutional forms of govern
ment and not be ruled by those exrodf-
ents which change with the tides.
remember in the history Of Henry of
Nayarre, that plumed knight who led
me hosts from one camp to another
lghtlng for a sacred cause. When he
became king of France, on the ground :
a expediency, he renounced the old
alth and took up new which he had
'een fighting, and what became of tha
eople by whom and with whom he q
ad been fighting all the years of that II
turmoil and trouble? They dis > tt
cared as the dew before the morning OF
I'm and the Huguenot had to come to V,
lmerica to live l.,
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29
"Improvlna II. areed Of .Hor.es.

Among the vast number of letters
received by Gov. Hughes on the sub.
1ect of racetrack gambling the fol.
lowing is charged with pathos:
TO the Governor.-My husband
CANDLES at the racetrack. We had II
children once, but there are only four
left The others died because | could
not give them care. Ny husbands
gambling forced me to leave them and
so out to work"
Evidently this misguided woman
does not appreciate her husbands
services in the cause of improving
horseflesh.- Rochester Post-Express.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29

i know 1t may be a long road to the
victory which we all want to see come
If we have the patience to endure il.
If we have the faith that ought to be
In us, and If we have the intrepidity
which ought to be characteristic of a
Democrat we will get there. | remem-
Der few years ago that | stood with
my wife overlooking Puget Sound. I
heard much of the place and wanted
to see 1t, first from the Mount Rainier
side and then from the Mount Tacoma
side. We went over there one of those
misty days when the bay -7as overcast.
We hadn't anything to do downturn
and we went and stood and hooked
from Mount Rainier. A half hour an
hour, perhaps, had passed. We were
about ready to give up and 20 back
to town, when suddenly the clouds be.
gan to separate. My wife said to me:
There is the mountain / said. No.
II Is not in that direction; 1t is over
here.'i She said: You are mistaken: il
is there. ! said: Tt is not it Is there
and ! said to the driver: Where II
Mount Ranier? He said: over
there. felt indorsed
Suddenly the clouds began to break |
away, the gloom disappeared and the
sun broke through and sent its slant
Ing light down on the snow-capped
peaks Of the Olympic mountains, 15o
| mics away we saw the glory Or
heaven rejected upon the mountains
of Olympus, and they were greater ana l
better and brighter than these over
1cnder II we shall stand long enough
md look for the sunlight to shine
through the clouds Of gloom ana "a
'ur share to lift the clouds We viii ~
Ne mountain Of Olympus. and We viii
y ape % ges up there on the summit
"a look down into the caves Of gioom
there we once had lived ana W. vii
~ bright and glorious che heavenly
riumph Of the Democracy OF 4 united
alton"
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29
SocialsvaI,,a.

:; The value Of an individual 70 -
sciety depends on his contribution to
ward human advancement SAYS M
Westminster Review. This advance.
ment may be intellectual, moral scien.
tile, esthetic, social or in any denart.
ment Of human activity that tends al.
reCtiy Or indirectly to heighten H.
man happiness He who gives NOR
than he receives Il 4 social benefactor
He who takes more than he Gives I,
not only burden, but tends AZ w
press the race " \ lower level " ~
tolopmenk
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29
HE GOT WHAT HE NEEDED.

Nine years ago it looked as il my
time had come, says Mr.. c. Farthinq,
of Mill Greek, Ind. Ter. Il was 50
run down that my life hung on very
slender thread. Ii was then my drug
gist recommended Electric Bitters. |
bought bottle and | got what need
ed strength. | had one foot in the
grave, but Electric Bitters put II back
onthe turf again, and I've been we'll
ever since" Sold under guarantee at
all drug stores. SOC.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1908-04-29

This sign il permanently attached
20 the front Of the main building 81
the Lydia 4. Pinkham Medicine
Company, Lynn, Mass.
What Does This Sign Mean +?
IL means that public inspection Oh
the Laboratory and methods ofdoina
business is honestlyd desired. IT means
that there is nothing about the bus
mess which is not "open and above
board"
1t means that permanent invita-
tlon IS extended to anyone to come
and verify any and all statements
made IN the advertisements of Lydia
r.. Plnkham's Vegetable Compound.
Is it a purely vegetable compound
made from roots and herbs - with
out drugs 4?
Come and See.
do the women Of America continu-
ally use as much of it as we are told F.?
Come and See.
Was there ever such a person as
Lydia Z. Pinllham, and is there anv
Mrs. Pinkham now to whom sick
woman are asked to write?
Come and See.
Is the vast private CORRESPONDENCE
With sick women conducted by |
women only, and are the letters kept
strictly confidential
Come and See.
Have they really got letters from
over one million, one hundred
thousand women correspondents?
Come and See.
Have they proof that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
cured thousands of these women?
Come and See.
This advertisement is only for
doubters. The great army of women
who know from their own personal
experience that no medicine in the
world equals Lydia E. Pinkham's
Compound for female ills
will still go on using and being ben
Fitted by it; but the poor doubling.
suffering woman must, for her own
iake, be taught confidence, forshealso !
night just as well regain her health.