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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
A PARADOX.

TO the Editor Of the Alexandria Gazette.
know that you are fond OF little
joke now and then; here is one from
London Punch many years old. An
English clodhopper, meeting the village
wit on a new telegraph line, lOq;
Mr.. Dixon, what be them poles for,
please?' Ans: ITO hold up the wires
Cargo. And wot be the wires for, Mr.
Dixon? TO hold up the poles, GER
tainly. Garge;''-An example of this
paradox may be seen in practice twice
on the West End (near the church,
road whereby threatening overhanging
poles the lives OF passers under are in
peril. Who is responsible, Telegraph
Co., Telephone Co., or road commits
sioner? E. F. A.
Seminary Hill, June %.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
New York stock Market.

New York, June 24.-Although there
was some irregularity in the price
changes at the opening OF the stock
market today the majority Of the lead
ing issues displayed a fair amount Of
strength and made moderate gains over
yesterdays close.
New York, June 24.-After the first
fifteen minutes the market became
heavy and few ISSUES that had shown a
fair degree of strength sustained frac-
tional losses before the end of the first
hour.
The tone in the last half Of the fore
noon became decidedly weak, losses
ranging from one to- more than, two
points being sustained all through the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
aTHE PAssING sHOW.0

Skating Kinks and dancing halls and
music of many brass bands
In this vanity Fair mid din and blare
! issue this command.
Stop a moment and hear me. pause
U3J though pleasure Is rife,
And spare from your frivolous expenses
adollar for year Of Human Life
Any AIexandrian visiting Atlantic
City and calling at Washington Post
Newsstand YOung's Ocean Pier, or at
Booth li3, Exposition Building, Board
walk and Kentucky Avenue, can have
free sample Of this excellent magazine
Any patron Of Cameron Dairy Lunch
dropping J. L. Henshaw postcard can
have copy free mailed to their address.
CAMERON DAIRY LUNCH,
COS King Street. Open all night
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
FROM WASHINGTON.

Correspondence of Alexandra Gazette]
A delegation representing the United
Mine Workers of America called on
the president today to urge the selec-
ton of Dr. John A. Holmes as the head
of the newly created bureau of mines.
The delegation first urged the selection
of David Ross for the post but being
informed that he was disqualified,
through lack OF certain technical train
ing, they urged DR.. Holmes
The Vanderbilt family was today
enriched to the extent Of S265. 40, which
vas made due when the Senate passed
the naval claims bill. The yacht
Caprice, belonging to A. c. Vanderbilt,
collided with IA naval barge in the har-
Dor of Newport A claim for damages
was filed and the amount indicated
allowed,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

ALTHOUGH Halley's comet Is now out
of sight and many hundreds OF mil
lions of miles away from the EARTH
echoes from the wanderer are still
heard. The prevailing hot wave IS
laid at its door by many sweltcrlng
mortals. Superstitious folk in the
neighborhood Of Gettysburg, Pa, be
lieye that the recent visit of the comet
is affecting the growth of vegetables
and grain. One farmer exhibits
radish having a tail 80 inches long.
Pea pods six inches in length are COM
mon, while oats are said to be Of unusual
size. Comet eggs" are so numerous
that they are no longer a curiosity.
The record is one having a tail SIX
inches in length.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
GoBLER HATCHED TURKEYS.

Several weeks ago we published the
fact that a turkey gobler owned by
Mrs. Joseph Dempsey, Of the Wilder
ness, in spotsylvania, was setting on
% eggs and was still sticking to the
nest. The gobIer stuck TO his job and
Matched out Is fine young turkeys. He
is carrying them around and feeding
them during the day and at night shelter
them beneath his wings. -[Fredericks-
burg Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

Following closely on the recent mer'
ger Of four Of Richmond's leading banks
into two institutions Of finance, comes
the announcement that tentative plans
looking to still another consolidation
are atoot. This time it is the Bank Of
Commerce and Trusts and the Capitol
Savings Bank that contemplate uniting
their fortunes.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24


The Swiss, so a Paris paper reports,
invent all kinds of cures to attract vlsi-
tors to their country. Just now 1t Is
the asparagus cure in Valais. Thanks
to alluvium, there is an abundance of
asparagus in the land of the Rhone
Valley, and tons are exported toyarious
countries of Europe. The cures begin
about the end Of May, and the patients
make asparagus their principal diet.
Meat is rigiously banished. 1t is wide
w heralded that this vegetarian diet is a
most effective cleanser of the system,
and moreover the cure has cheapness TO
recommends it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

As was stated yesterday the report
NJ the Senate committee appointed to
investigate the high cost of living was
presented to the Senate that day
by Senator Lodge, chairman, VINO Sa'd
that the ultimate consumer Is myth.
The committee declares that increased
prices are due TO many causes to IN
creased cost Of production, to trusts
combinations of sellers and cold Stor-
age plants, expensive methods OF dis
tr;hution. but in no sense to special
privilege legislation or the intentional
failure of Congress to safeguard the
nublic against exactions and depreda-
tons. An attempt was made toprove that
the Aldrich tariff law has had nothing
whatever to do with any increases III
prices. and also that none Of the adj
vances in the last ten years has been
attributable in any sense to tariff lniqul-
ties. The committee shows a readiness
to blame almost any one or anything
except legislation for the special interests
and the abuses which have been built
upon such legislation. Because OF this
the report, while it will furnish material
for discussion and may produce sug-
gestions by which existing evils can be
fought, is hardly valuable contribu-
ton to the literature of present day
economics, but is a political document
Intended to help the reactionary forces
in the coming campaign.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

The charges of scandal in the admin
istration Of ihe public lands of the
Philippine Islands are to be investigated
by a Congressional committee. The
House committee on insnlar affairs to-
day favorably reported to the House
a resolution providing for it.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
Left sI1.oOn.OOo TO Family.

South Bethlehem, Pa, June "a
Under the will OF the late E, P. Wilbur,
ST., a wealthy financier and one time
president OF the Lehigb Valley Rail
road, his entire estate, amounting to
about $17, 100000, was bequeathed to
bis family.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

Lame shoulder is almost invariably
caused by rheumatism of the muscles
and Yields quickly to the FREE applica-
ton OF Chamberlain Linin,~nt. This
liniment is not only prompt but effec-
tual. but in no way disagreeable to use.
Sold by W. F. Creighton and Richard
Gibson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

Chamberlain Cough Remedy is sold
on a guarantee that if you are not sat
isfed after using two thirds Of bottle
according to directions, your money
will be refunded. 1t is up to you TO
try. Sold by W. F. Creighton and
Richard Gibson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
Thirty-seren Persons KILLED.

Mexico City, June "a. -Thirty-seven
persons we're killed and fifty injured
when a troop train was wrecked on the
National Railway in the State OF Colima,
according to dispatches received here
today. Four cars came uncoupled from
the engine and jumped the track while
rounding a curve on a sharp grade
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24
ALEXANDRIA,, VA.
FRIDAY EVENING, JUNE "a.

That the United States is facing the
most serious crisis in its history was the
declaration of W. c. Brown, president
Of the New York Central system, IN
sensational .address delivered yesterday
at the twenty-first annual convention OF
the Minnesota State Bankers Assocla-
ton at St. Paul. He declared that the
food consumption Of the nation Is rap
idlv exceeding its production, that the
gold supply is increasing, so that It's
purchasing power is being materially
reduced. and that the development OF
the farms of the country IS the most
imperative problem now before the ma
tion IF the conyerging lines OF pro-
duction and consumption in the United
States continue to approach each
other as they have during the last
ten years" he said, before the
middle of the decade upon winch we
have Just entered has been reached
the last vessel loaded with agricultural
products of this country will have left
our shores, the great grain exporting
elevators in our seaboard cities Will
stand empty, and this great nation
ike those of the old world, will be
looking with anxious eyes for place to
buy the necessaries Of life. When the
day comes that this nation fails to pro-
duce sufficient food to supply our own
people, when we no longer Send tne
products of our farms abroad bringing
hack the gold from foreign nations
what will be the cost Of living in tins
country, and where will the money
come from to meet tins cost !
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

PURSUANT TO \ DECREE Rem
L dered by the Corporation Court Of the
city of Alexandria, Virginia, on the LIST
day Of June. 1910. IN the chancery cause
therein pending. entitled llOpewell III.
Darneille. who sues, etc. vs.. Williams
Watchman's Clock Company, lncorpo-
rated. a corporation incorporated and do
ing business under the laws of the state
of Virginia, the undersigned. VINO, by
said decree, was app0intedcommissioner
for the PURPOSE, will offer for sale ~
public auction ut the Royal street en-
trance TO the Market Building. in the
city of Alexandria, Virginia. on
TUESDAY, JULY ), 1910,
at - O'Clock noon, the assets of the Will
liams' Watchman's Clock Company. In
corporated. consisting Of certain letters
patent of the United States of America,
numbered and dated rs follows:
Patent No. 63s.4Os. dated December },
1899. and Patent No. $4,000, dated
September 24sl9Ol,
which letters patent now stand in the
name of the Williams Watchman's
Clock Company, incorporated. on the
records Of the Patent Office of the Unit
ed States of America. in the city OF
Washington, ID. C.. said patents being
for watchman's clocks, fire alarm regis
tiers. letter box locks. and burglar alarm
locks: also a patent now pending i'm the
Patent Office of the United States of
America, which patent is pending IN the
name of Frederick Williams. which Is
the property of said company under an
agreement dated January 8, 1906. by and
between Frederick Williams, Hopeweil
II. Darneile, and Edward ). Norton; also
two switch boards, six clocks, twenty
watchman's clocks and fire alarm boxes,
two registers, four letter box locks, and
one burglar alarm lock, ana an books
and papers belonging 10 the defendant
company.
Terms Of sale-Cash. COnveyancing at
the cost of the purchaser or purchasers.
GARDNER J.. BOOTHE,
Commissioner of sale
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets will brace up the nerves, Danish
sick headache, prevent dependency and
invigorate the whole system. Sold by
W. F. Creighton and Richard Gibson,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

Hoke Smith, OF Alabama, announced
yesterday that he would enter the race
against Governor Joseph Brown who
has announced his candidacy for re-
election.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

/. Newell ;. Greenaway. Clerk of the
CORPORATION Court Of the city Of AleXan-
dria. Virginia, do hereby certify that
Gardner l.. Boothe. commissioner ofsale
i'm the above entitled cause, has entered
into bond, with approved security, in
accordance with the requirements Of the
above mentioned decree.
NEWELL 5. GREENAWAY. Clerk.
BY LOUIS y. DUFFEY, ID. G.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

T OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in POI
IL tomac river; dark green; cabin about
10 feet: reward for information of present
location. J. HARRIS, I24l Girard St n,
w. Washington, D. Gaze ie2s 81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-24

The House adopted the conference
report on the public buildings bill.
As accepted the bill is increased over
the original House appropriation by
s., 265, 900, authorizations for the
erection and completion Of buildings
being increased sS,S15,OO and con-
tinuing contracts 81 400, 600.
Debate was begun on the anti-option
bill.
Representative Moore, chairman Of
the subcommittee OF the District Of
Columbia committee, for the investiga-
ton of food storage in Washington,
introduced bill to regulate cold storage.
The committee on insular affairs, re-
ported the resolution Of Representative
Martin, Of Colorado, calling for a
thorough investigation Of the sale OF
the Friar lands in the Philippines. .
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
A PROGRESSIVE INSTITUTION.

1t is with a feeling of pride that
The News calls attention to the
Southern Life Insurance Co., of Daw-
son, an advertisement of which az
pears in this issue. This institution
was organized by a few far-sighted
persons about four years ago, and
aside from death and accident
claims, running into a hundred
thousand dollars or more, the COM
pany has paid in actual dividends
to its policy holders more than $685.
600. Its field of operations broadens,
and now the company is offering a
policy as good as the best, with much
less expense than many companies
on account of it's mutual plan and
economic administration.
The News commends this company
to the public, and feels that every
citizen of Dawson and Terrell coun-
ty should take local pride in seeing
that it reaches far into other states,
and brings to our own city a large
part of the great insurance fund
which for many years has gone to
the north and east.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
THAT LIAR" EPISODE.
m the Savannah Press.

From the Savannah Press.
An humble painter shook his fin
ger in the face of the Mighty Hunter
and asked a question. The Exag-
gerated Ego replied in spirit by stat
ing the answer was none of the paint
er's business, but as he was in a
talkative mood he might have given
out the secret. The secret having
been divulged in the presence of a
great crowd and not meeting with
the thorough appreciation of the
painter that gentleman proceeded alb
ruptly to call names which sounded
singularly familiar to the orator. By
the use of the difficult trick of hold
ing another mans arm and turning
him around-a thing few of us ever
accOmplished-the Exaggerated Ego
held the painter and thrust him away
with a solemnity which paralyzed the
assembled multitude The painter
then became lost. Later found, he
is charged with disorderly conduct
because he called the Colonel a liar.
So the Outlook is paying the ex-
pense! Scribners paid same expense
while the Great One was in Africa.
After leaving Africa the Outlook
took up the burden and sent him
hurry-scurry westward to harangue
the people. Afterwards he will write
his experience and continue to con-
tribute editorials to the magazine.
No personal expense for the Colo
mel! He is making money galore.
The junior is in San Francisco max
ing carpets. Some of the others are
! being primed for various occupa-
tions, but the Big Noise is the only
one on parade Exhibited by a mag
| azine! What a pathetic outlook.
Won't some one write an earnest let
ter to the real editor of the monthly
and get them to call him in?
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
CHEER TP=IT,S EASY.

One of the easiest things in the
world is to form the habit of gIumb-
ling. The occasional discomfort at
ones lot soon develops into chronic
pessimism, a state of mind that sheds
gloom around and completely over
shadows the natural brightness of
every normal, healthy being.
There is an old saying that puts
the matter in a nutshell: IF you
can't have what you like, like what
you have" Try to see the good that
may lie far beneath the surface of
your lot. In the effort to unearth
it there will be developed a greater
strength to withstand the harder
knocks of the world.
The grumbler is a very unwelcome
person. He is in a constant state of
displeasure with everything in gen
eral and himself in particular 1t is
a reputation that few of us envy or
covet. and one that if care be not
used in the daily attitude toward life
will grow upon US until we are the
slaves of a disagreeable habit.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
Pomp and Display at Funerals.
BY Ruth Cameron.

by Ruth
Mr.. L. lived there" pointed out
the lady with whom l was driving.
You didn't know him. Why, he
was real prominent man. When
he died he had the greatest funeral
l ever saw. The flowers were some
thing magnificent. There must have
been three or four hundred dollars
worth. 1t was a grand funeral. 1
wouldn't have missed it for any
thing"
With difficulty repressed a smile.
And then a sigh.
Even into the valley of the shadow
we carry the ceremony, the ostenta-
ton and the money attitude of the
world.
think our fashionable weddings,
to which we bid, not the few whom
we really love and who love us, and
to whom such an occasion really be-
longs, but all the curious, gaping
crowd of our acquaintance, who
come as they would go to play or
any other spectacle, are bad enough,
but to have funerals on the same
plan is even worse.
les, harry mad a terrible time
to get away from his business-you
know it's the very busiest season
but told him we simply had to GO
to Mr.. LIS funeral What would
Mrs. L. think if we didn't" a woman
asked me the other day.
What an insult to the dead man to
carry formality and punctiliousness
and ceremony even to the edge of
his grave
have written before of the cruel
ty and uselessness of the average
funeral service, narrowing feelings
already narrowed almost past endur-
ance and doing no one any possible
good.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
NORTH GEORGIA "HOGGING"
EVERYTHING,

FROM the Americas Times-Recorder
South Georgia has been patient
and long suffering. 1t has borne the
brunt of battle. it has never wa
vered in its allegiance to democracy,
and it has year after year permitted
itself to be despoiled of a reasonable
share of the honors that go with po-
litical control of the state. When
the populist movement was sweep
ing over north and middle Georgia
the Macedonian cry went out from
Atlanta to South Georgia to save the
day South Georgia rolled up it's
old time democratic majorities-and
kept the north GeorSians in office.
1t is not right that South Geor-
gia should fold it's hands, humbly
sink into the rear pew, and thank
God that north Georgia condescends
to give to it few minor clerkships
or a secretaryship in an executive
office, while north Georgia takes the
senatOrships, the governorship, the
presidency of the senate and the
speakership of the house, with sew
enty-five per cent. of the other pat
rOnage. Self-respect demands that
South Georgia assert its rights and
demand, in no uncertain tones, that
it be accorded full recognition and
full need of the honorS Of the party
to which it contributes half of the
votes and to which, in the hour of
greatest need, it proved a veritable
Gibraltar of strength
Refuse South Georgia proper rec
ognitiOn, rob it of the hOnors that
should come to it, and the day will
come, and that not far distant, when
there will be a reversal of conditions
that have been continued for so
many years, when South Georgia will
rise in it's might, take control of
the state and give to north Georgia
a dose Of the treatment that has
been accorded to South Georgia for
nigh on to a half a century.
The newspapers of South Georgia
should sound the slogan and arouse
a sufficient intensity Of spirit in their
respective localities to insure the
recognition of the claims Of this sec
ton. If the newspapers are indif-
ferent and the people supine we need
expect nothing for this section ex-
cept the continuance of the old sys-
tenn of north Georgia "hogging"
everything in sight
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
GROWTH OF RELIGIONS.

Statistics recently issued by the
census bureau indicate the growth
of religious bodies between 1890 and
1906 to be greater than the increase
in population. Large cities made
greater gains than the country towns.
There was gain of 80 members to
each 1000 in the principal cities,
ana of 81 in other places. 1t is
stated that the larger number in tho
larger cities is because of the greater
strength of the Roman Catholic
church there than in the country dis
tricts It's method of counting all
baptized persons, even babes, as
members must be taken into consid-
GRAFTON in estimating the relative
strength of that church. Boston
stands first among the largest five
cities. with 62.6 per cent. of church
members to population. The others,
in order, are st. Louis, New York.
Chicago and Philadelphia.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14

Cameron.
Today what l protest against espe-
cially is formality and ceremony
the habit of regarding it as func-
ton which must be attended by all
the acquaintance of the dead man
and his family.
l do not believe in the old idea
that we honor the dead in that way.
II we really want to do him honor
think we can do it far better by
trying to be bit kinder, a bit more
forbearing, bit less unselfish to our
fellowmen whenever we think of
them.
I should like to see funeral ser
vices completely abolished and a
simple commitment service left as
the only burial ceremony, but if
there are to be funerals let them
be attended only by a mans close
friends who come spontaneously and
not by obligation.
An unknown poet has expressed
Just my feelings on this subject. /
wonder if they are yours?
When l am dead
would not have the rude and gaping
crowd
Around me gather, and mid lamenta-
tions loud
Tell of my virtue and with vain re-
greet
Bemoan my loss, and leaving me for
got
But would have the few of kindly
heart,
Who when misfortune came so nobly
did their part.
And oft by thoughtful deeds their
love expressed;
These would have, no more, no less
when I am dead.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
The Modest Little Commoner.

The Modest Little COmmOner.
From the Griffin News and Sun.
Governor Brown has taken
his defeat like the true man
that he is, and not word of
complaint has fallen from the
lips of the quiet, sturdy little
commOner. The votes of 3d.
600 Georgians is something of
which any man may we'll be
proud.-Dawson News.
Little Joe is level-headed, all
right.-COlumbu Ledger.
He is not only level-headed, but
he is a true-hearted gentleman who
appreciates the fact that the wall OF
the defeated falls on deaf ears
Georgia is not willing to have Gov
ernor Brown retire permanently
from public life. His sane advice
will be needed by his friends, who
know him to be one of the cleanest
fairest and ablest men in our state
that so quiet and modest a
character should have made enemies
who have stopped to such violent
abuse as has followed Governor
Brown in his public life.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-09-14
Loves Sunset.

60 down thou Sun of Love, go down,
Sink low behind misty sea;
Light up the wrecks of other hearts.
And shed thy rays no more on me.
Shine on some others careless heart.
And spread thy net of tempting
lies;
Weave thou the binding web of love
Before his ever eager eyes.
20 down, oh! Sun of Love, go down,
And do not rise on me again;
Thou robbed my heart of Joy and
peace,
And filled it with eternal pain.
Dawson, Ga. w. T. FAIRFIELD.