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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-13
.RAPS ELECTRIC L|GH1 PLANT
ALEXANDRIA CITY COUNCIL
HOLDS LIVELY SESSION.



ALEXANDRIA. Va. January Is. 1909.
The Alexandria Electric Light Com
pany. which has the franchise for fur
nishing the city with light was scath-
ingly arraigned by Councilman Frank c.
Spinks at a meeting of the city council
last night. Prior to arraiening the com
pany he offered resolution the purpose
of which was that the company be given
ninety days to comply with its contract
with the city. and that a committee of
five-three from council and two from
the board of aldermen-be appointed TO
investigate the company. and the mayor
serve the company with a copy of the
resolution. 1t was also set forth that
failure on the part of the company 10
comply with the ordinance would make
the company's contract with the city
void
Mr. spinks said he did not believe the
company was living up to its contract
with the city and he was one of the few
who opposed the sale OF the franchise.
He said that he had heard many COM
plants, and believed the company had
violated every portion of its contract Mr.
Spiriks said also that the consumers and
property owners would never get any
thing for this. and that he was satisfied
that the plant cost about $4,000, while
they foated about s1JO,UOD worth VI stock
Defended by Uhler.
Mr.. Chlcr. chairman of the light com
mittee. said the company secured the
franchise February IA. 1907. After thirty
days Irregularities were discovered in the
lights. The city, lie said had taken
twenty per cent, or one-fifth, from the
company's receipts until they finally came
Ia terms. He also added that the city
had employed an expert to look into the
matter.
Mr.. thler went on TO say that tie city
now owes the company sJ3S, but he didn {
think that the company had come here
to rob. He further explained that we
now have two additional lights and save
money and get $500 for current. The
light committee, he said was well
satisfied
City council. said he, got $500 for the
franchise. and, all things taken into con
sideration. the city is $1.JtO better off
than formerly, although the lamps are not
up to the standard candlepower. The
company, he said, had promised to do
better. In conclusion he said the city
was saving money by the proposition ii
It was getting as bright light
Mr.. Spinks emphatically denied that the
transaction made the city better off. and
he read reports showing a decrease in the
net revenue of the city gas works since
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ckson, was dismissed, the prosecutor

Jackson, was dismissed, the prosecutor
saying that conviction was impossible.
This wipes out all the indictments for
murder in Breathitt county cases on the
local docket, they having been brought
here on a change of venue because Cock
rill died in a hospital here after being
shot at Jackson. Judge James Hargis.
Ed G. Callahan and james Smith had a.
ready been dismissed here for the same
cause Britton was once sentenced to life
imprisonment here for the Cockrill muir
der. but the appellate court granted him Q
new trial. John Abner is yet to be tried
at Jackson, and when his case Is disposed
of all the Hargis cases growing out Of
this murder will have been ended.
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HARDIE SAYS WAR IS OUTRAGE
FRATERNITY OF NATIONS WILL
BRING EVERLASTING PEACE.
Labor Leader Outlines Work of New
Party in British Par
lament.

NEW YORK, January. 10. = Before a
large audience in Carnegie Hall last night
j. Keir Hardie, chairman of the labor
party in the house of commons of Great
Britain, made an address on "a Revolu-
ton in British Politics and Its Lessons
for America 1t was the occasion of the
second meeting Of the Civic Forum.
In introducing Mr.. Hardie the Rev. DR..
Charles F. Aked said:
There are no socialists among the
directors of the Civic Forum. therefore.
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Peekskill Academy Burns.

PEEKSK1LL, n. Y, January 13.-Fire
late yesterday practically destroyed the
Peekskill Military Academy here, causing
a loss of $4,000.
The $50 students in the place escaped
in safety and had time to save their books
and those belonging to the faculty, togeth-
err with other movable property Only
the armory escaped the flames.
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Want to Rise in
the World?

There of getting lift you down and
out cannot help but you down
out Star Want Ad" will you your goes direct
into the hands of the who looking
you lift in busness-f you looking
the boosting Star want shoots
with spread barrett can't miss
If you small merchant Star Want Ads will lay
foundation for advertising campaign future
They reach the people that looking for what you
SELL
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Only Spectators Are Stung.
By WILLIAM f.. CURTIS
Special Correspondence of The Star and the
Chicago Record Herald

Inc money that changes hands in spec
ulation simply passes from one set of
Spectators TO another. Were this con-
fined to professional operators. neither
the public nor legislators would care. It
is only when the outsider. the public is
stung, TO use a current phrase, that
speculation Is severely condemned And
1t is the fault of the public and not of
the brokers that this is true. The mer-
chant, the banker. professional man.
clerk or whoever lie may he. who goes
outside of his regular business to take a
o-called flyer in the market, not to as
sist In marketing commodities or because
the money he puts in will help the de-
Neopment of any enterprise. but merely
to make "A profit by taking ii risk-that
man unquestionably commits an act
against public policy and places i'm ieop-
ardy his own business or professional
standing well his future. He Is
pervertng the legitimate machinery of
the market for purely gambling purposes
There ought to be & law TO prevent him
from doing so. just as there are laws to
prevent gambling with chips and other
dummies used to represent values.
But the great majority of the MEM
bers and patrons of the stock exchange
are not gamblers. They are not bet
ting that this or that event will occur,
or that the price Of a security or COM
modify will go UP or down. They are
investing vast amounts of money in ar
ucleS of value because they are OF the
opinion that certain events which will
affect such values are likely to hap
pen, and they are just as much en-
titled to make such investments as
farmer is to decide what crop he will
attempt to raise or whether he will sell
his grain or potatoes now or later.
Utility Of Stock Exchange.
Similar exchanges throughout the
civilized world supply the same func-
ton in other countries. and all work
ing together-that is, INTERCHANGEABLE
perform a most important part in the
advancement of our financial and indus
trial affairs. Without them there would
he no means of aggregating great CAPT.
tai for enterprises, for no one individual
would take the risk, and from the point
Of public policy it Is not desirable that
single individual should so commit
himself.
Another important point Is that the
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Actress Dies of Heart Disease.

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. January 13.-Mrs
Marie French. well known in theatrical
circles. died here suddenly of heart dis
ease. Mrs. French came to Hot Springs
from New York several weeks ago for
her health.
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the company began operations. Il want
to show that the people have been salts
fled with municipal ownership said he.
In conclusion he stated that the city
sold two million feet ofsgas less this year
than last
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LEXINGTON. Ky. January 13.-In the
circuit court here yesterday. on motion of
the commonwealth, ''Bilr' Britton of
Breathitt county, who was charged with
the assassination of James CockrilI at
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exchanges safeguard those who have
intrusted their funds to the manage
ment Of others, in thousands or great
enterprises. for the various stock mar
kets of the world reflect the intelii-
gence and judgment of thousands OF
persons. many OF whom are experts ana
some of whom may possess information
that could not be learned by the ordinary
buyer. Manipulation may hasten or re-
tard the natural course Of the price of
security or a commodity. but it cannot
permanently affect it's value. for that is
determined by absolute facts.
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Headaches and Neuralgia From Colds.
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine. the world. wide
Cold and Grip remedy, removes cause. Call fog
eull name Look for signature z. W. Grove. -
oeI-w-tf
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

between two poles and carried by ma.
tive bearers.
Miss Mansfield. who was accompa-
MED only by colored bearers, was
treated with the greatest veneration
by the natives. "They called me the
white DONNA" she told an interview
er, "and signaled from village to vii
lage that white donna was on the
road.
"Ihey had never seen hair of my
color before, they said Miss Mans
fields hair is golden), and the wom-
en- We're deeply interested in my
boots. Chanda McKubu, the chief
tainess of one of the villages in north
east Rhodesia, came out to meet me
in person. A cake of soap was her
only request"
In addition to the shooting boots
which so impressed the native wom-
en-, Miss Mansfield wore knickerbock-
ers, a short skirt, Norfolk jacket
and sun helmet, with coat for the
cold nights.
Except for the eerie cry of the n.y.
enas at night, Miss Mansfield was un-
troubled by wild animals. She had a
personal encounter with lion, how
ever. 1t was near Fife, in northeast
Rhodesia. She was walking with her
little dog not far from the camp when
SO yards away she saw lion, but be-
fore she could look around for a tall
tree the lion disappeared.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Can Lengthen Lies Span

ing or abnormal mental states. This
is to be done not SO. much by repress-
ing these feelings as by dropping or
ignoring them-that is, by diverting
and controlling the attention. The Sc
cret Of mental hygiene lies in the di.
rection of attention. Ones mental at.
titude, from hygienic standpoint,
ought TO be optimistic and serene and
this attitude should be striven for not
only In order to produce health but
as ali end in itself, for which, in fact.
even health is properly sought.
Occasional physical examination by
a competent medical examiner is adj.
visable..- In case Of illness, competent
medical treatment should be sought
And, FINALLY, the duty Of the individ.
ual does not end with personal, hy-
giene. He should take part in the
movements to secure better public by.
siene in city, state and nation. He
has "a selfish as well as an altruistic
motive to do this. His air, water and
food depend on health legislation and
administration.
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BELLY, THE LADY AND THE
SILK STOCKINGS
By WYNONAH BREAZEALE
(Copyright by Daily Story Pub. co..

Billy turned from the fireplace with
a chuckle as his guest held them up.
Yes, I flatter myself they are
beauts," he acknowledged with a grin,
as though he remembered something
very amusing, they are souvenirs Of
one of the most satisfying adventures
OF my young life"
Did the-er-owner give them to
you?" demanded Red, curiously, for
Billy was noted for the barrenness of
mis- den when it came to the various
little articles connected with chorus
girls, in which college youth are popu-
larry supposed to delight. Not that
Billy was prude-far from it-but
ne had never seemed to care for such
things. Therefore, Reds interest was
entirely unassumed, as he settled him
self back in his chair, ready for the
tale, with the objects in question
spread over his crossed knees. They
were Enthusiastically intended for femi-
mime use, being two long silken hose
OF pretty, odd shade of green.
Billy fixed his eyes on them as he
lishted MS plpe,7 and TOOK one or Two
long draws as he reflected.
1T was on one of my holiday vaca-
lions, and j had just started back
here, when met her,, he began. 81
had just settled myself comfortably
in the sleeper for a 19-hour. trip,
when she got on. Say old sport, .
he broke off. abruptly, what do
look like-if you had never
met me? Do I look fresh, l mean?"
Red surveyed him with judicious care,
then shook his head
You look like the. usual young col
lege ANIMAL" he commented, wide
awake, but certainly not like a
masher."
That's what I thought myself"
said Billy, ingenuously, so you may
picture my amazement, when she
squelched me-squelched me fiat. You
see, the only unoccupied seat in the
car was the one opposite mine She
was an awfully attractive looking
girl-blond, all in green from her
dinky little hat to her pumps-and
when she made a noise like silk
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Laws of Humaniculture Are as Much
to Be Depended Upon as
=. Any Others.

The laws of "humaniculture" can
be'depended upon as much as those
Of agriculture or stock raising.
Exercise should always be limited
by fatigue, which brings with it IA
tigue poisons.. This is natures Sig
nal when to rest. If ones use of diet
and air, are proper, the fatigue point
will be reached much later than other
wise. s
one should learn to relax when cot
in activity. The habit produces rest,
even between exertions very close y.
gether, and enables one to continpss
to repeat those exertions for a MUCK
longer time than otherwise. The habit
of lying down when tired is a good
one. -
The same principles apply to men
tai rest, says a writer on the subject,
Avoid worry, anger, fear. excitement,
hate, jealousy, grief, and all depress,
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months use of them. Mrs. S. a.
WILLIAMS. R. F. D. No. II, Box 50,
Gardiner, Me-.
No woman should submit to a surgi.
cal operation, which may mean death,
until she has given Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made exclusive.
" from roots and herbs, a fair trial.
This famous medicine for women
has for thirty years proved to be the
most valuable tonic aud renewer Of
the female organism. Women resid-
ing in almost every city and town in
the United States bear willing testi-
mony to the wonderful virtue Of Lydia
p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
1t cures female ills, and creates radi-
ant, buoyant female health. If you
are i'll, for your own sake as we'll as
those you love, give it trial.
Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mass,
herfOr advice. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
The highest medical authority
on foods,
Sir James Crichton Browne, IL. DIR. S.
Of London
gives the best reasons for eating more
Quaker Oats
gives the best reasons for eating more

duces a big-boned, well-d evel-
oped, mentally energetic race.
His experiments prove that
good oatmeal such as Quaker
Oats not only furnishes
the best food for the human be-
ing, but eating it strengthens
and enlarges the thyroid gland
this gland is intimately con-
nected with the nourishing pro-
cesses of the body.
In conclusion he says
It seems probable therefore;
that the bulk and brawniness Of
the Northerners (meaning the
Scotch) has been in1some measure
due to the stimulation Of the
thyroid gland by oatmeal por-
ridge in childhood. = =
The Scotch eat Quaker Oats
because it is the best Of all
oatmealS.
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'petticoat, why, why, l said politely:
Have this seat, madam and hoped
up
Billy paused so long that Red asked
curiously: We'll, did she have it?"
Billy shook his head mournfully. NO
my poor friend, she did not have it.
But | had look-such disdainful
icy look that l shivered for a week
after. AS you say, do not look like
masher, and I ifelt dreadfully
hurt at the way the Green Lady
took my well-meant offer. So I
busted myself with my book. But
the Green Lady fdgested something
wonderful, as my old nurse used to
say Having heard that some ladies'
really dislike to ride backwards, l de-
cided to show my viv-a-vis thatI was
a gentleman if she were not, SO col
lected my books and went to the
smoker, where l stayed fully two
hours, to enable her to take by seat.
Which she didn't Billy paused
again. He shook his head with re-
Elective sadness, as though the Green
Lady was more to be pitied than cen
sured, and then continued his tale.
my friend, the Green Lady squelch-
ed me exactly three separate and dis
tinct times. Once when1 leaned forward
to pick np her purse; once when l
glanced over my book at her and saw
her struggling with the windows, and
once when, as she looked nearly dead
of ennui, silently placed my book
on her seat Now, l fiatter myself
f did every one of those inevitable acts
Of common courtesy with most i'm
personal, detached manner" said Billy
mournfully "and not with the least
desire to butt in. But the Green Lady
eyerlastingly squelched me. An icy
stare, a supercilious shrug, and nose
at about two inches higher elevation
that, is usually thought polite in a
nose. 1t was a. pretty nose, too" Billy
paused regretf.,lly.
well, the usual hour the. porter
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
LEWIS "sINGLE BINDERS"

A handmade cigar fresh from the
table, wrapped in foil, thus keeping
fresh until smoked. A fresh cigar
made of good tobacco is the ideal
smoke. The old, well cured tobaccos
used are SO rich in quality that many
who formerly smoked 10c cigars now
smoke Lewis Single Binder Straight
&c. Lewis Single Binder costs the
dealer some more than other &c cigars.
but the higher price enables this fac
tory to use extra quality tobacco.
There are many limitations; don't be
fooled. There is no substitute! Tell
the dealer you want Lewis Single
Binder"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Joke Medicine.

He is a very practical, serious
minded man Of business. The other
day he met friend, and related to
him an alleged joke, and at its con-
clusion laughed long and heartily.
The friend looked awkward for a
moment, and then said:
You'll have to excuse me, old man,
but don't see the point"
why, to tell you the truth, don't
inst see the point myself. But I've
made it rule to laugh at all jokes;
I think it's good for the health"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

In an article published in the
Youths Companion of Septem-
Der 23rd, 1909, DR.. Browne, the
great medical authority on
foods, says, about brain and
muscle building
There is one kind of food
that seems to me of marked
value as. a food to the brain and
to the whole body throughout
childhood and adolescence
YOUTH, and that is oatmeal.
Goats are the most nutritious
of all the cereals, being richer
in fats, organic phosphorus and
lecithins.''
He says oatmeal is gaining
ground with the well-to-do of
Great Britain. He speaks Of it
as the mainstay of the Scottish
laborer's diet and says it pro-
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Working Women in Germany.

That women are numerously enter
ing industries and business and are
forsaking domestic occupations and
are doing SO at an increasing ratio is
made evident by recent official statis-
tics.
In 1882 there were in the empire
1,S34,924 persons employed as domes.
tic servants, the vast majority Of
them, Of course, being women. In
1907 there were only 1,264,755 thus
employed, although the population Of
the empire had in the mean time in
creased by more than SO per cent
These figures prove that women in
Germany, just as in America, are in
increasing numbers turning away
from household occupations. That
they are in increasing numbers en-
tering other occupations is proved by
the fact that the number thus en-
gagged was 4,259,1o3 in 1882, 1894 1893
in 1895 and no less than S,243,498 in
1907.
In the former period of 10 years
the increase Of males thus engaged
was 1896 per cent. and of females
1850 per cent, and in the latter pc.
Rod of IL years the increase Of males
was 1885 per cent. and of females
$3.50 per cent.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
In olden DAYS.

When Hendrix Hudson landed on
the beach Of Manhattan island he
gave one of the Indians an uppercut
for stealing his snuffbox.
"Ah. captain, that would make a fine
picture" laughed one of his gallant
crew.
"Methinks So" agreed the great
voyager. II suppose the future artists
will call that picture: Hendrix Hud-
son Landing on Indian Territory"
And the great and conscientious ex-
plorer traded combination whisk-
broom and toothbrush to the inno-
cent red men for thousand acres of
land.
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
PLAY cRoQUET BAREFooTED
English Women, Who Enjoy
the Game.

Londonderry persons now find
pleasure, and possibly profit, in play
ing croquet with the feet bare, not, as
might be imagined, in more or less
primitive fashion on the sands of the
seashore. but on the we'll kept lawn
OF the country house, to say nothing
Of that Of the suburban villa.
All those who have played the game
with bare feet praise the method, high
ly, saying that the naked foot has a
far better grip on the turf than the
foot that rests on >a-sole of leather
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Good to Her Husband.

George, DEAR" said Mrs. Dovekins,
who had come downstairs in time to
pour the coffee, I'm going to walk to
the car with you this morning. Aren't
you glad?"
Very glad, indeed, lovey It's &C
nice Of you to think of me and to
get up early for the purpose of making
it unnecessary to walk those dismal
three blocks alone. How much do you
want?"
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
WOMAN ON A LONG TRIP
Miss Charlotte Mansfield Makes 49,.
72a-MiIe Voyage Through Africa
Without Companion.

London-The first white woman t.
travel Africa from the Cape of Coco
Hope to Cairo is Miss Charlotte
Mansfield, novelist. Miss Mansfield
arrived in London after journey
which lasted seven months, during
which she travelled 1928 miles. Her
diary Classics her travels as fol-
lows:
l1.72s miles by steamer.
3,465 miles by railway.
525 miles by gunboat.
$50 miles by "meshillah' and walk
ing.
The meshillah is a hammock slung
The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

py local applications. they cannot reach the dis
eased portion OF the car. There is only way to
deafness. and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness Is caused by iiifaIned condition Of the
mucous lining OF the E,istachian Tube. When this
tube is inlamed you have rumbling sound or i'm
perfect hearing and when 1T Is entirely closed. Deaf
ness Is the result. and unless the Inflammation be
taken out and this tube restored to ts normal cond
ton. hearing Will be destroyed forever: nine cases
out Of ten are caused by Catarrh which Is nothing
but an in1amed condition OF the mucous surfnccs
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case Of
Deafness Caused by catarrf) tint cannot be cured
by Halls Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars free.
FL. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consultation.
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AmbYuuouS,

Harold-What did she say when
you turned out the gas and kissed her?
Rupert Said. she felt as If she never
wanted to see my face again.-Phila-
delphia Record.