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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01
q. d. @.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
MlTy GUSTS Lee Oeaptsr will be held 10
tue Confederate Veter'us' Building, to-
morrow, Tuesday, afternoon, at three
O'Clock. Members are requested to be
present.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01
W. Q. 7. U

The Allison W. o. T. u. will meet
next Wednesday at the Children's Home
on Dnke street instead Of Thursday on
account OF the Inauguration being on
Thursday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01

The Red Gross Shoes for tender feet
The ladies' who wear the Red Cross
Shoes always wear q smile. Sold only
by J. A. Marshall & Bro, 422 King
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01

The cheapest is never the best, bat We
have the best Footwear sold 10 Alex
sndri2. John A. Marshall 8 Bro. 422
King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01
FOR RENT

Bright front ROOM and BATH, central ,
located. More suitable for gentleman. Ad
dress *, ths ofkee, tsb1 u
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01
CORPORATION COURT.
Nudge L. @. Barley presiding. !

LJUugV u y DHIIey PItdIuIug'I
Couwsy Kelley vs.. Lena B. Foster ct
ais /; oh lncery; decree confirming report
of II. Noel Garner, specal commission
or, and decree for sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01

The Hess Hopkins FOOT FORM
SHOES makes life a pleasure. Sold
only by ia. Marshall & BrO., 422 King
street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1909-03-01
Local Matters.
Sun and Tide Table.
Weather Probabilities.

Rup rises tomorrow at 6.34 and sets st . 52
Hlgh water st 3 80 q. m. and 3.65 p. m.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
Blanca de Lora

La bella artista gaditana que ha sido
con tanta justicia celebrada en- cuantas
obras ha tornado parte durante la tenn
porada que termina malana, celebra es-
ia noche su function de gracia, con un
prOgrama interesantisimO.
Las simpatias que ha sabido ganar la
encantadora artista andaluza, han de
encontrar OCCASION de manifestarse esta
nOche que celebra su function de gracia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
B| suiciidD del ST. Sierra
INVESTIGATION FISCAL

Ell Attorney General ha recibido un
telegrama del Juez de Paz de Juncos,
en- el cual Sc lie manifesto que entire una
y dos de la tarde de aver el senior I. Sic
rra, secretario del Juzgado de Parse sui
edo con un revolver, muriendo entire E
v 7 de la noche. Ell seiior Jose r. Apon-
te, fiscal del Distrito, investig6 ell suceso
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
La rnuerte de leopoldo
OPOSICION A UNA BATALLA

Nueva York sabado.-Toda la prensa de las grandes
captales de Europa lamenta la del rey Leopoldo
que popuarismo pals Los diaries de Paris
tlan la nOta triste
Informs de orgen avsan de la oposci6n que hace
Washington que celebre la batala de Buefelds
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
EI Dr.. Cook no l1eg6 al Polo
Ell INFORME DE COPENHAGUE

Nueva York, sabado-Ha causado gran estupor el
Inundo cenico la notca de que ell infome que ha de
dar la unversdad de Copenhague dspues de anazr las
pruebas del doctor Cook ha de adverse ese deca
rando que ha llegado al Polo Norte, como afrma.
Ell informe sc publicara en- breve.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
uSr, ,NVboayNanu6 De Vlen1

Actualmente oesempela ell Consulate
general de Espa1a, en- la Habana nues-
tro distinguido amigo don Ramon Ma
boa y Manuel de Villena, que con tanto
acierto sirvi6 tambien interinamente en-
San Juan el importante cargo de repre-
sentante de Espana.
Las numerosas relaciones y amistades
que dei6 en- esta isla ell ilustre funciona-
rio, han de yer con ell agrado que nos
otros, su merecido progreso en- la
carrera consular, en- que destaca con me-
ritos sobresalientes ell senior Naboa, Gu
yos triunfos celebramos tanto.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
La confederation
Centroamerio0na
UN PROYECTO DE PORFIRIO DIAZ

Naeva York, sabado.-El presidente de Mejco Poriro
Diaz procura gran empeno la actualidad hacer
que neguen acuerdo los gobernos de las pequelas
repbcas Centroamercanas para foar La confederation
Ell seor PorGrio Diaz entiende que la aanza ahora
irremediabls.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18
LIBROS DE MISA CARTERAS
En- ell "BOIETIN MERCANTIL"


AL p1blico en- general Y la numero-
sa y distinguida clientele del Hotel "'Co-
l6n', en- particular:
Por resultar va defciente 81 local que
ocupa este establecimiento en- la plaza
de Colon, Sc trasladara. en- los dias cue
restan del presente mes, la ampliay
c6moda casa num- de la calle de San
Jose, muy pr6xima 4. la marina, y q la
plaza de Baldorioty de Castro, de esta'
Capital.
San Juan, P. r. Dicbre. de 1909.
Su propietario, :
Antonio NGU01.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18

PARA CUaAR uN RESERlAOO
EN- UN DlA tome LAXATIVE BROMO-
QUININA. Ell boticariO devOlverA el dine
70 81 no le cura. La firma de Z. w. GRO
We se halla en- cada caiita.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-12-18

Nueva York, sabado-E presidente Zelaya ha enyiado
despacho caegraco al presdente Taft dicendoe que
sadra de Nicaragua, haciendose responsible de
to para que pals suf las consecuencas de aquelo
ncadas e ataque de los buques que nen fuerzas de
desembarque.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
LOT OF THE FAITHLESS.
In Some States Engagements May Be
Broken with Impunity as Often
as They're Made.

Opinions differ radically the world
over as to what constitutes a breach of
promise. In some parts of the United
States the law refuses to recognize any
breach OF promise case, and a man may
with IMMUNITY become engaged and dis
engaged as often as he likes, says the
Detroit Free Press.
In some states, again, enormous dam
ages may be awarded on the barest evil
dence. The attitude of the law toward
the man who changes his mind after
tries also differs widely, although as a
general rule the faithless man is likely
to have rather the better of it.
There are fewer breach of promise
cases in France than in any other coun-
try. The French law requires the plain
tiff to prove in court that she has suf-
fered pecuniary loss by her fance's
change of mind. Throughout France a
bride almost invariably has a dot"
weaken her case. The same law has
been adopted in Austria and Holland,
where the number of such cases is pro
pOrtionately small. A simpler and more
direct method is. of course, for the rel
atives of the plaintiff to take the law
into their own hands.
In Germany an elaborate method of
announcing the betrothal practically
puts an end to all breach of promise
cases. As soon as a couple become en-
gagged the pair visit the public town hall
and declare their willingness to marry,
and sign, with witnesses, a series of
documents which render a change of
mind on the mans part practically out
of the question. When either party
wishes to withdraw from this agreement
the pair again visit the town hall and
another series of documents are formally
signed, witnessed and sealed. The au-
thorities then determine the question of
compensation for injured feelings, if
there be any. 1t is not uncommon for
the man to claim damages, which COM
monty amount to one-ffth of the mar
riage dowry.
Still another method is followed in
Italy. to the CONSERVATION of any DOS
sible plaintiff. The law requires the per-
son suing for breach of promise, of which
ever sex, to produce a written promise
to marry from the defendant, otherwise
the case is instantly thrown out of court.
The difficulty of producing such evidence
is. of course, practically insurmountable.
and such cases are rarely tried. AS
may be imagined, the stiletto is a more
common way Of deciding such disputes.
The best of all countries, from the
plaintiffs point of view, is England.
The laws greatly favor the abused party
and verdict is often reached and dam
ages paid on evidence which would be
laughed out of court in almost any other
country. A curious light on the strict
ness of the law is afforded in two recent
decisions where damages We're granted
for $4,000 against the editor of a mat
rimonial paper in a misunderstanding
between a well-known actress and the
eldest son of an earl.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
United States in China.

A dispatch from Pekin says that in the,
new American minister to China the:
Eastern world expects to find new An.
son Burlingame.
Charles r. Crane is unknown to diplo--
matte circles, but is equipped in many
ways to give American interests effective,
representation in the Orient He is
man who has for years conducted bust
ness on large scale, and who has trav-.
eled in most parts of the world. He is,
well verSed in the Russian language, an
unusual accomplishment in an American.
He has studied the Orient for many
years. His experience in public life has;
been that of the citizen, not the Official
but how many Americans who have per-.
formed important service for the state
have been reared in the counting room or
the factory or even on the farm His,
reputation in Chicago, his home. is that
of man of strict integrity, and he has;
been active in contests for good gov
eminent which have been not without
results.
The arrival of such a man in China to,
represent American interests at a time,
when China is likely to form an import
ant center in the scheme of American
foreign policy well may be awaited with
interest. 1t is of concern to the Chinese.
as well as the Americans and is not a
matter of Indifference to those European
countries which have been acting at
times apparently OH the assumption that
China was territory in which they could
set up zones of influence without so
much as a by your leave" to the rest
of the world, and in which they might
even claim territory at will if claiming
territory fitted better with their schemes
of exploitation.
The United States stands merely for
the policy of the open doOr-for a fair
chance for all-for fair play in
the interest of China as well as
in the interest of the sisterhood of ma
tons. She is prepared tooinsist as a mat
ter of course upon her rights and those.
of all who stand upon this broad and
liberal platform. 1t is a platform which
must command respect.
China is, next to North America. the
richest region in the world in undevel-.
oped natural resources. The time is
dawning when the ore will be taken out
of her hills and the petroleum. will flow
from borings in the ground, and when
railways will facilitate transportation
and when her people will fall into mod.
ern Industrial organization, employing
machinery to assist their labors. The.
United States and China can and will be-
helpful to each other in the future.
There is a tempting field of usefulness
for Minister Crane.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
HOW to Decorate Walls.

So many mistakes are made in the
treatment of walls that perhaps few
hints will not be out of place at this
season of the year, when repairs are be-
ing made everywhere.
Never paper the walls of a small room
with large figures. No matter how pretty
they are, the whole effect is likely to be-
crowded and very homely. If the room
faces north use a warm tone, never
blue or a gray or a green. Yellow IS;
admirable in a dark room, and bright
rose makes even a plain, dreary room
look rich and inviting.
The fashion in dining rooms at pres
ent dispenses entirely with pictures. The
walls are either covered with tapestry
paper or done in paneled effects. Wains-
cOting is very much the fashion for those
that can afford it.
If the chair covers and portieres are
of figured material they require plain
paper, and vice versa. A plain paper is,
much better than a figured one for show
ing off paintings and engravings.
If the room is very high it is a good
plan to do away with the frieze and to
bring the ceiling tint down on the side
walls at least eighteen inches, when the
molding can be placed at the top of the.
paper proper.
The servants rooms and the kitchen
should be painted with durable color,
so that they can be scrubbed thoroughly
with soap and water.
Blue and white is the favorite tone for
a dining room just now, and this har-
monies beautifully with mahogany fur
nitIre and with the blue and white.
plates which are so decorative and which,
one can buy so cheaply.
1t is dangerous to trust the eye in
matters of color; therefore the samples
of upholstery materials should always
be taken along when choosing the paper.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
EARLY LETTER ON THE UNION.
DIR. Rush Feared a Too Quick Peace
with England Would he Harmful.

DIR. Rush Feared a Too Quick Peace
with England Would Be Harmful.
One of the finest specimens OF let
tiers in a recent sale of autographs by
Stan V. Henkels in Philadelphia, was
written on April Is, 1882, by DR.. Ben
jamin Rush, a signer of the declara-
ton of independence, to Maj.-Gen.
Nathaniel Greene, says the New York
Times.
DR.. Rush was physician-general Of
the revolutionary army also. He prac-
ticed his profession in Philadelphia
and during the yellow fever epidemic
there in 1888 he treated it success
fully and it has been estimated that
he saved from death no less than
5000 persons.
He was firm supporter Of the fed
eral constitution and his letter Is
chiefly about that subject He says:
cit is true France has done wonders
for us. But may not even this have
a beneficial effect on our country here
after 1t seems intended by heaven to
teach us the necessity of a perpetual
union and confederation. If the COM
bined force of all the States was un-
equal to the power of Britain, what
can be expected from the spirit or re-
sources of any one Of them? / am so
perfectly satisfied that the future
peace, safety, freedom Of America
depend upon our union that l
view the debt of our country
with pleasure, especially that part
of it we owe to ourselves.
Our danger at present arises
principally from two causes. First,
too speedy peace with Britain, and,
second, from Britain's acknowledging
our independence. l wish the first
may be deferred till a naval war has
given us as many fleets and admirals
as land war has given us armies and
generals. The last event would IN
nerve the resentments of America and
introduce among us all the conse-
quence of English habits and manners
with English manufactures To pre-
vent this and enable us to transmit
our feeling to posterity, l wish Brit
ain for fifty years to come may con-
tinue in all her acts of government to
call us rebels and deluded subjects
We stand in need of all the follies
and vices of our enemies to give us a
national character"
On Sept. %, 1888, the deinitive
treaty of peace was signed, by which
the independence of the thirteen
United States was acknowledged by
Great Britain. 1t was not. however,
until after jays treaty In 1894 that
this original treaty of peace was fully
executed by Great Britain.
DR.. Rush's letter sold for $50.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

The senior partner of the dry goods
establishment was freeing his mind
concerning the styles of head gear that
had come under his observation. "The
fashions in hats this season." he said,
ARE absolutely the worst and most I'M
becoming 1 have ever seen in an ex-
perience of more than forty years."
"Oh, l don't know" said the junior
partner, who was more tolerant. "They
have the charm of novelty, at any
rate"
"The charm Of novelty" exclaimed
the other. tom, have you seen any
thing new in this springs styles that
you can honestly say you admire?"
"Ye-es, l think I have" hesitatingly
answered the junior partner.
I'D like to know what"
why, the girls"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
PROGRESS OF THE NAPKIN.
Ocean Steamships, Once Loath to Adopt
Them, Now Use Thousands.

An interesting study in the progress.
OF civilization might be made ont Of the
history of the table napkin. saws the
Boston Globe. That article was I'm nse.
III Rome IN the First century, when by
a curious custom each guest hrouCht bis,
own napkin. Martial tells in detail the
story of a certain wicked Hermocenes
who had reputation for stealing nan
kins. On one occasion. when none r.
the guests brought one, he found him
self driven to the theft of a tabIecloth.
In 1916 an English play praised The
increasing fashion of forks. ''tO the spar
ing O. Napkins Yet nearly fifty years
that at lord mayors dinner there were
napkins for only few of the most JIM,
pOrtant guests.
The napkins progress was but slow.
Martial died at the end of the First CEN
fury, yet at the opening of the Twenti-
eth there are many housewives who re-
call the hemming of their first dozen of
napkins as an event of household impor-
lance. Thirty-five years ago boarding
school of good educational standing, in
one of the middle states, did not pre-
scribe table napkins Tor the two hundred
students gathered in its dining room
The great ocean steamers were reluc
tant to adopt the napkin for their long
voyages. But now the officers shoW
with pride the vast linen closets, heaped
with twenty thousand fresh napkins.
which must all be Numbered when the,
reaches port.
The one essential of the napkin is
freshness. Better coarse and small ana
clean, than large and fine and wrnkIea
or soiled. The paper napkin makes spot
lessness possible even FOR the picnic or,
the cheap restaurant. The busy house
wife need not scorn the dainty invention
of the Japanese-so much to be preferred
to the old-fashioned squares of red or.
yellow, warranted not to show the dirt.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
In the Kitchen

The kitchen cabinet comes first among
modern kitchen cOnveniences, but many
smaller substitutes may be used which
will save steps," A few feet of plate
rail, set between stove and sink, about
feet from the floor, will hold many
of the platters, kettle covers and trays
which are needed frequently, and hooks
placed at equal intervals along the edge
are good to hold forks, spoons and cups.
good sized medicine chest, such as
is supplied for bathrooms, may be hung
over the kitchen table, to- hold small
cooking supplies, such as baking powder
and soda spices, cocoa and favoring ex-
tracts. And two or three corner shelves,
kept neatly papered, may hold the can
lister for tea and coffee, or jugs and tea
pots, as well as the necessary kitchen
clock which is so often kept on the kitch-
en- table, much in the way of rapid
worker.
A good way to cook rice is to blanch
lit in unsalted water, and then put it on
in boiling sailed water.
A housewife who fries fish deliciously
before rolling it in -four or meal.
Now that the refrigerator is in use,
wash it every week with soda water and
keep a saucer of charcoal in it.
After scrubbing potatoes to bake.
grease them with lard, and the other
skin will come off like burnt paper when
the potatoes are served.
Two tablespoonfuls of grated Gruyere
cheese sprinkled over the omelet before
it is turned is liked by persons who know
fine cooking.
Do not throw away the cracked fruit
jars, since they make neat receptacles
for holding dry food in the pantry.
The Objectionable scattering of the
hot fat when eggs, hominy, apples and
similar things are dropped into it to fry
may be prevented if a little -four is
sifted into the fat just before they are
added.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
The Lure of the Desert Land.

Have you slept in tent alone-a tent
Out under the desert sky
Where thousand thousand desert miles
All silent round you lie?
The dust of the aeOnS of ages dead,
And the peoples that trampled by.
Have you looked in the deserts painted cup,
Have you smelled at dawn the wild sage
musk,
Have you seen the lightning flashing up
From the ground, in the desert dusk?
Have you heard the song in the desert rain
(L1ke the undertone of a wordless rhyme),
Have you watched the glory of colors flame
In its marvel of blossom time?
Have you. lain with your face in your hands,
Face downfall down on your face-and
prayed,
While the terrible sand-storm whirled and
SWirled
In it's soundess fury, and hid the world
And quenched the sun in it's yellow glare
Just you, and your soul, and nothing, there
If you have. then you knew, for you've felt
it's spell,
The lure of the desert land.
And if you have not, then could not tell,-
For you could not understand.
-Madge Morris, in Lippincotts
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26
The Recent Rothschild Tragedy.

There are lessons in the story of the
suicide Of Baron Oscar de Rothschild
which is telegraphed to the New York
World from Vienna.
The young man, it seems, served his
year in the army at Brunn, the fortified
capital of Moravia, and while there fell
in love with very beautiful but very
desire to marry the young woman,
against whom there was no whisper OF
reproach. the Baron Albert put his veto
ON the match. Not only that, but he
sent the young man on voyage around
the world. and while her lover was alb
sent arranged for her a marriage with
another. giving her handsome doWry.
Oscar meanwhile had no thought OF any
thing but his sweetheart and came home
as much infatuated as he had gone
away. When he learned of her marriage
and of the fact that his father had
brought it about. he became emblttered
with life, plunged into desperation and
melancholy, and finally shot. himself
through the head. One of the lessons OF
the said affair points to the inadvisa-
bility of arbitrary interference by par
children unless the reasons for Directing
are extreme.
The Worlds dispatch goes on to say
that notwithstanding his enormous
wealth the domestic history of Baron
Albert de Rothschild has been ill-starred.
His wife was his double first cousin.
Bettina. daughter of his uncle, Baron
Alphonse de Rothschild of Paris. A
woman of great charm and high abilities,
she died of cancer four years after Os-
cars birth. Their eldest son, Baron
George, lost his reason their only daugh-
ter, Naomi, is a deaf-mute. Two older
brothers of Oscar-Baron Alphonse and
Baron Louis-visited this country five
years ago, travelling extensively and
making themselves familiar with bust
ness conditions in the United States and
Mexico. Thus of five children only two
give promise of normal lives. There
are. those who would find in this sad
recital powerful warning against the
marriage of first cousins.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-08-26

sights are impressive beyond the pow
er of any words adequately to de-
scribe. From below, as we approach
In the boat, we gaze upward with
awe at the circling swarm of the
birds, note the rows and companies
upon the lodges, listen to the screams
Of the birds and the din of the surf,
which pounds away ceaselessly at the
cliff. Our boat is plunging, in every
thing there is motion, the height of
the rocky wall is appalling, and the
very universe seems to reel and stag
ger And when, either by climbing
the ladder or being hoisted up by the
steam winch, we gain the summit
and look down, the scene is equally
Impressive. From some promontory
of the cliff we gaze down upon hosts
OF birds upon their eggs. Some of
the eggs we can see as the owners
launch forth and scale swiftly down
ward and circle out over the ocean to
join the ever-circling throng.