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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Great Ace Of HalIeY's Comet.

While Halley's comet has been iden-
tilted rs member of our system for
over 1000 years, certain characteris-
tics of its orbit lead lis to believe that
It has been with us ut least ten or
perhaps 100 times rs long as that.
According to all accounts. it was Il
magnificent object at the time OF the
Norman conquest in 1866 Its head
was equal to the full moon in slz :.
and It's tail increased to wonderful
eDgth.-Century.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
A Queer Hiding Place.

During q furious storm in Paris
janitor was struck on the shoulder by
small but heavy tin boz which had
fallen from an upper story of house
in the Rue dc rOuest. The box was
found to contain $4,000 in gold and
notes. 1t was claimed AT the police
station by an elderly woman. who said
that the money constituted her entire
savings, which she had hidden by ty-
ing the box to the drainpipe outside
her window.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Headed Him of.

"Sir. have grown gray in your
service" began the old bookkeeper pre-
!iminary to asking for raise.
~ was intending to speak to you
about that" responded the head of the
firm. Get bottle Of hair dye. 9th
erwlse the junior partner will be want
ing to replace you with younger
."-Kansas City Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Appropriate.

81 want to look at some canes" said
a magnificent young man TO the shop.
keeper. land I'm in a great hurry"
Eyes. sir; yes. sir" responded the
shopkeeper, very much furricd. Here.
James," to shop assistant, "show this
gentleman some hurricanes. "-London
Eun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
WEEK END TICKETS.

Local week end iickclS Washington TO
Somerset Narrcn1on. IlarriSonburg.
Blucmont and intermediate stations sold
on Saturdays and Sundays. valid for re-
turn on Monday IT very low fares. will
be placed on sale by Southern Railway
1T Washington.D. C.. beginning SATUR
DAY, May 18th. and continuing until
October. inclusive.
L. S. BROWN, General Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11

NOTICE-lIaviug qualified rs admin
~ istratriN of the estate of MINOR
j ACkSON. all persons having bills
against said estate are notified 10 present
same promptly 10 me for payment. and
all persons indebted 10 said estate arc
notified TO make settlement Al once
LUCINDA PRIOR, adm'x.
ie2 lot
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Another Theory Demolished.

Mt costs nothing to be polite"
You're wrong. While ! was polite
~ picking up n glove for Il lady yes
terday my new four dollar hat blew
off and rolled In front of 4 passing
trolley "-Chicago Record Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Hs Was In CHARGE

WHAT did you do In the army!"
"Most Of the time ! was In charge
Of q squad Of men,"
ION special duty?"
mo; they were taking me to the
guardhouse "-Cleceland Leader
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Inherited.

knicker-Jones is all the time want
ing more money. Bocker-No wonder;
his father was college president and
his mother was woman.-New York
Sun
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
How He Got Out of IL.

MY dear, before marriage you told
me all your doings."
Yes, but now | have come to think
such talk sarors too much Of egotlsm."
--Lippincott's.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
DoAsn,t Zeal Put Out.

Tess-I broke my engagement with
him because he wouldn't give up to-
bacco. Jess-Then he Is an old fame
of yours? Tess-Yes. and he's still
smoking.-St Louis Star.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11

He only confers favors generously
who appears, when they are once con-
ferred, to remembes them no more
Johnson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
More lmportant.

Policeman-Do you have to take care
Of the dog? Nursegirl = No. The
missus says I'm too young and mex
perIenced. only look after the chill
dren.-Tisp
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
STEA NlERS
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Co.

Every day in the year for Fort Mon
roc. Norfolk. Newport News and POINTS
south. via superb. powerful steel palace
steamers.
Leave Washington. G.tI =. IN.
Leave Alexandria 100 p. III.
Arrive Fl. MOnrocs 1.poa. III.
Arrive Norfolk 500 4. IN.
Arrive Portsmouth 500 4. m.
Leave Portsmouth 30 p. III.
Leave Eorfo!k 600 y. III.
Leave IT. Monroe 100 p. III.
Arrive Alexandria go 4. m.
Arrive Washington 100 i. III.
Through connections made III Norfolk
with steamers OF the old Dominion
Steamship Company for New York and
Merchants and Miners Steamships for
Boston.
General Ticket Office. 20 lith St.N.W.
Bond Building. Washington. u. e..
Phone Main l12o.
Seventh street wharf. Phone Main 1860.
Alexandria wharf foot Of Prince street
w. II. CALLAHAN.
april lyr General Passenger Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-06-11
Maryland Delaware and VIr-
ginia Railway Company.

SPRING SCHEDULE.
Steamers Of this line leave Alexandria
on and after May IL. 1910.
Every MONDAY. WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY III i:io p. IN.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TIE
USUAL RIVER LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments uncNccllcd.
Freight for Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
with care. Through rates and bills of
lading issued.
Single fare To Baltimore. SD: round
trip, $50: statcrOomS. one way. Sl..r)
Meals, 500.
REARDON 4 GRIMES. Agents.
Foot of Cameron street.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26
Cuba's Race. Trouble.

For some time the island Of Cuba has
been more or lees seriously disturbed bv
IA" political antics 81 EvARISTo Fs-
TESoz. a negro whose vanity and de-
sire for no,Oriety exceed his inteIli-
gence and Judgment His case presents
difficulties. Left 10 themselves. he and
his associates disturb the peace and
constitute a menace 20 social order. II
suppressed a. they should he. they
become martyrs Ia a cause in which
prejudice and passion are the strongest
forces.
The color line had no place in Cuba =
Struggle for Independence. and il has no
place in Cuba's Constitution. Il has no
proper place in Cuba = politics. A negro
party organized distinctly ~ such would
be blun,ler for the negroes themselves
and misfortune for the country. The
organization II such party il the am
brtiOn 81 EsTESOZ. and his motives are
more than open to question. He and
hIs associates and dupas demand for
those ~ their ColOr a larger recognition
IN public Affairs. that IL more places
under the Government since the rails
ing II Cubas flag on January I. Is0o,
negroes have shared in the distribution
NJ public offices and public employment.
MoRNA DEUSADo and JUAN GUAI.BERTo
GoNEZ were members Of the constitu-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26

tional convention. DEL6ADo n to-day
a member Of the Cabinet and GOMEz
goes To BuenoS Ayres this summer a.
one of Clba's representatives TO the
Pan American conference. There are
negroes in CIba's Legislature. and thsre
are negro Oliiceholslers. school teachers.
soldiers, rural guards and policemen.
II there has bes.n discrimination in APP
pOintments il has not been becall~e of
color or race.
For the real sOurce Of the trouble Il
h necessary Ia investigate a different
field. and Il IL in tina, field thaS the
weakness of the position 81 the Gomez
Administration - To b.. found. Since
the American occupation Cuba has had
three American and two Cuban admins
traitors. BROOKE. WOOD and MAaOoN,
PALMA aud GoMEz Of the five Es-
TRADA PALMA " the only man who made
any real struggle for economy in adj
ministration. who made any rigorous
fight against the clamoTo,ls swarm Of
seekers for jobs under the Gov eminent
tuba IL and hds been taxed Ia its utmnst
limit To maintain hundreds Of idle and
Shirking public officials and employees.
PALMA essayed admini-t rative economy
with notable success. hut was unable TO
withstand the orgy 81 graft that at
tended the payment ~ the veterans and
alleged veterans of the revolution Of
lSaS. Under the Wood regime receipts
and expenditures were about sI7 Goa. go
a year. Under PALMA the receipts
increased. but the expenditures for
administration were little or not at all
increased, and PALMA accumulated
large surplus which was absorbed by
the army paw affair. The Magoon re-
gime received and spent about twice a.
much n was received and spent by Gen
eral WOoD and left the island with an
enormously increased burden of debt.
President GOMEZ. to the great diAap-
pOintment Of his real friends. has
welded tn pressure and clamor and the
national payrolls carry the names Of
hundreds IL not Thousands Of loafers
and political parasites.
Seeing this horde of feeders at the
public trough. senior EsTKNoz ssea an
opportunity for himself in a campaign
for an increase in the number Of negro
and mulattO feeders. That II the pith
Of the movement just now ripping the
surface Of Cuban Affairs. American
criticism 81 the situation could be- sub
mitted with better grace II in the FIVE
years Of intervention and supposed in
strlIction in political Righteousness the
agents % the United States had set the
Cuban officials better example in the
matter Of jobs under the Government.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26
FOREC .STIN0 THE POPL,TIOv
Estimates by IIRcOlR and Grant mat HaSe
Not lneeu nenllIrsl

To rHE EDIroR oF Tar SuN Sir u l.
Interesting a. this time 10 rerall the views
Of Presidents Lincoln and Grant on the sub
iect Of our growth ia population The fore
ca-t of he former ! quote from hi- second
annual message tot ongres- December Isa2
General Grants estimate was made IN the
course 81 talk with me IN the spring 81
ISsI notes of whirh were taken al the time
Mr. Lincoln having before him the figures
~ the various censu-~- from i7ao to Isso.
called attention n The fact that they showed
an average de-snniai increase of ~ ~ per
cent IN populatio through . he seventy yea ~
from our irSt to our last census and assumed
that ~ would thus continue. with the result
of = population IN Ia1O 81 los .Os OOO. in 1910
ippp OF Isl ca OsD lie went further and
catculated that our country might be as
popuiou- a. EuTOp~ AZ some point hot " cen
1850 and 1879. ~av ahoL' 1875 Ne also
called attention 10 Tho fact that Europe had
n 81 .noo square miles. with a populat ion
p~r-ons tOrhe square mile and asked Why
NAV not our country ~ ~orne time average
many
GENERAL Grants forecast made 10 me
nearly a quarter ~ century later than
Pres tsien' Lincoln was in the-e words
I think that the population will increase
right along. and ~ the ratio of Increase
for The last nfiesn years he country a. the
end of the present century, that 80 sixteen
veAr- hence. ought "a and probably will
" thus appears that President I.incoIn's
long range forecast for i'sD made forty
wears IN advance, was p IN nn0 in ~ cess
of The actual. while General Grants short
r ran iSrecA-' Of -'''":" lssrs "a: :.So an
Vo,x Anil "A "~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26

Feeling in hIs homes that the Demo
Gratis will have a working ma iority in the
sixty-~ecord Congress and that he will
be called 10 the Speakers chair he Hon
TRAMP CLARK il promising the people
kconomy IN lavish scale
Anything more unself-h and noble
thar Mr.. CIARK's conSecrat ION. nav his
passion. for thIift has not been seen on
the hoors NJ Congress for y long tune \
calculating man "ocksure thai his parry
would snon take possession 81 the Gov
wernmen' and knowing that he IL 10 pre-
w. . over tho House IT Representatives
A wI'h what Ta,wer and influence 'he com
bina'iNn ~ Insurgents and Democrats
will allow ne speaker 10 retain might be-
1eNT~cted - preserve silence about tho
riii"~~ and p~rqui~iie- that were - az
crris to his party. Not - Mr. CLARK
All useless Offices will N. abolished
There will NJ no chair warmers. Every
y Department worker must H. cpnten,
with a modest salary and toll like the
fcviL The working force j. To- work and
not be ~ its own way There will he
no p'rking~ for the new tenants l. all
This huncnmbe on the part ~ the gen
''cmSn from Pike county Surely no,
"" has ALWAYS had a passion for econ-
':ur. II dates from his first experience
with a claimant n he told the House a
d1v Or rwo ago:
me nan wrote ne Wken frst rArre hsy. ,o
ts." Investigated and 70 md out sow rnush ne
hr-s ~ BIsEn~rhasseU acre enuued 'o for the
i">tru~rion 81 shubbey on BI-nnerhaSs.u Isl
ara ohsn AssoN BUHE wss opera ting down there
H"nt o. ~"TE snd dug tho mattrr up and found
'atioaT Or nve years after RuHNs expedition
ao"n me ohin snd NisSissippi rivers riairr uas
',rf N th- Senaic ny somebody. ihai n went IN
ne romrri'tea Ciains or whatever commit
tee had 'un-die'ion ~ that matter. mat th.y r.
ra~'s1. ara IN rspsrt srrg 'en ~ twriy.
pages % enc print declared mat there sas 10 sor'
Of naais what-r-r for . ciaim for damages that
vtrs aoos dOvn here. and yet one hundred ysars
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26

OF rubbish and receptaclss In which mos
quitOes might breed h constantly going
on. while there are freQusnt inspections
by health oflcera. and Mosquito de~truc-
ton ordinances are universal. Streams
and lakes are stocked with millions.
the little fish that consume the larvR
In fact. there IN a fury Of sanitation
where formerly there was neglect and
resignation tO tho havoc Of miasInal
poisoning. Evsn nOW enc doctors in the
West Indies are not all convinced that
stegOmyia and anopheles are alone re
SpOnsibls for yellow fever and malaria.
They still have faith in the exhalatiOns.
There - M more alluring travel lit
erature' than tho illustrated folders
describing the West Indies that the
steamship companies distribute. Every
winter ard spring ahiploads Of rOmanCe
loving AID health seeking people are
carried to tho Greater and Lesser An
titles. Cleaning up the islands aud put
ting the health officer in charge IL there
fore duty that appeals to self interest
Hitherto the West Indies have been n
paradise only to the imagination: the
spectre 81 fever banishs-d. they will be
come paradise in reality.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26

alter the invasion % Blsnnsrhssssst Island Jhsy
came In here with apropo.issa Io.invssussIs Tho
claim assin-
Nothing has impressed Mr.. CLARK
more unfavOrably than the congestion
Of Republican employees in and about
the Capitol. They swarm ~ that IL is
very difficult for senator ar Repre-
sentative to get into his COMMITTEES room
or force his WAY into the chamber when
there ~ M quorum. Mr.. CLARK remem-
hers the Hon. THOMAS r. REEDS indig-
nant protest that the senate had 80
manv employees that the floors Of the
Maltbv Building we're Sagging under
their weight There must he an end Ia
thus cruwdinR. this strain .on the floors
Of the Senate and HOUSE Mr.. CLARK
pledges himself speaking for his parry
also. Pei r~trenchmcnt toll he bone. the ut
most economy that the'iTafiic Of politics
will hear This il his IHogramme:
would divert even rrai of = department
Nhen Narsnry OrcuTred ,y- death or rrs,Ena tion.
~ In any other Way. not ,osiu that yacancy uauI
IN" numbrr 81 o6cials in,te department was
reduced hl n peT cent that l. the feasible
aay - reduce ere number ~ Employees without
v"FkinE any Injury either tho living or the
dead
Only two placrholCiers will he found
where three drew salaries before. II
will he AN "ra ~ Intense thrift and un-
intermittent industry. Mr.. CLARK will
expect every Democrat every day To do
his duty that is IL there are any vacan-
cie- {" I'LL IL IL Obvious'that for long
time there will he none. IL there not a
ray IL hope in the encircling gloom?
Yea, just ono mild beam. for the Hon.
CHAMP CLARK adds. with an apologetic
cough 81 course: Il arm in favor 81 every
officer that il necessary. and I ann in
favor IT paying him a salary that in
commensurate with the service which
he performs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26
Indirect Dts..wIrse.

Il is very rarely that Nhe citizens ri
this State obtain ~ intimate and aCcur-
ate study of IN" pSycholC wv NJ the Hon
CHARLES Evans HUGHEsa rs is offered
by the Albany correspond mi II the Tr'b-
Urs in a recent despatch. From this adj
Mutually inspired sources We take the
following striking description nf the
emotion 81 the GoveEncr after having
per1laed the memorial addressed Ia the
Legielafurc.in the natter " dir'-cU pri-
MARES by a number ole distinguished
Republicans:
-rnis ttne Governor 81 srauncNt on arises FROM
two causes Tho Arrt = 5hat these men, real
leader. IN Republican thouGbt. have agreed that
the aire~t primary prisriple,is right and should
BE- uied out
This original Interpretation will. Ne
venture to suggest. surprIss- and charm
no one more than the gentlssnen whose
names are attached To the memorial
But the matter in hand Al the' moment
urges Va 20 pas NJ once To Ihs'SecOnd
interesting assertion:
WHITE ne the Governori stands nov. ,Ss 81
wsys. for the aholIshunent.ot conv-nuons' from
,he state convention down. he isn't going IN Try
TO cram ina, do-trins do~n the throat az the
Legislature Or me people Of tho state ny mAin
strength Or the sSerclss Of sNe-uti,c ROVER
Doubtless the signers of the modest
petition will be- quite ~ gratified a. their
fellow citizens NJ this authoritative an
nouncement of the change in executive
policy and purpose that their efforts
have produced But ran il he possible
that prinr ~ the drafting and despatch
Of that excellent document such cour@e
was considered nv Governor HUGHEs,
PATIENTLY IL must have been. else we must
doIIb, his spokesman.
LASTLY. Ne take the following words
from the text II this authoritative utter
ance ON behalf IT a man who has. oddly
enough hitherto practisei with uni
form succe-s the policy II talking for
himself:
Therefore direr' primary men following
the Governor are Wiling tn rive the glad hand
~ fellowship n Me~srS Low. Bru.ER T,yT
suv.rs and me others and invite them to come
along further
Generosity and cqnde~cension alike
are present here The Hon. JOSEPH n
CHoATE. the Hon. NICHOLAS MURRAY
BUTLER. tho Hon JACOB GoULD SCHUR-
MAN and the Hon HENRY W. TAFT
herewith receive full and free per-
mission IN follow the leadership Of the
Hon. HARVEY D. HINMAN, the Hon
JOSIAH r. NEwCOMB. the Hon DEMOS
THEMES DAVENPORT and the Hon WAD-
HAMS of Wadhams. 4 better example
Of the actual result Of the application ~
the principle IT direct primaries We do
not remember ever 10 have met
We shall not he greatly surprised il
AZ no late date the Hon. CHARLES EVANS
HUoHEs resumes his former practice ~
direct discourse a. contraSted with the
indirect method
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26
AmrrIcan sInGrrr In Euronr.

The production Of an American opera
-Poia, composed by ARTHUR NEvIS
son at ErREIBKKr NEvIN. also a COM
poser. appears 10 have disturbed Berlin
tn an unusual degree. The critical fra
ter7ity has briskly and pointeclly con-
, demned the work. and this has called
forth the assertion that their anger was
aroused by the -Americanizing- Of the
Berlin Opera House. II h indeed true
that half q dozen American sinRers are
in the company Of this Government in
stitution and that they have been the
objects Of lively opposition on the part
of German singers.
Hut u il a fact that American singers
are invading not only Berlin but other
German cities. II in also true thar they
figure prominently at the Wagner fe-ti-
walls In BayTeCth. where they are in
greater favor with Mime. CosIMA WAC
NER than with the audiences. Some
are members Of the important company
Of the Imperial Opera at Vienna, and
others have had success even in Italy.
Several Of thess American singers
who have won the applause Of fOreign
cities have returned to thia country and
have hero met with approval, kindly
but by no means enthusiastic. This,
however. can hardly mean that the Ger
man opposition To them IL based on
their own want 81 merit. for their sue
cess has been at least n large a. that
gained by some % the Teutonic de-
Chalmers Recently imported for American
deiectafion.
The truth seems To he that the inva-
sion 81 Europe by American singers is
a. vet unpopular chiefly because " -
a novelty. Italian singers have pre-
dominated in Italy, French in Frame
and German in Germany, excep, in
the CsaseA 81 some Distinguished stars
who have made passing visits To find
American singers engaged a. perma-
Dent membera Of their companies il
sonnet hing to which Europeans have not
vet become accustomed But they will
surely become used 20 IL for the simple
reason that Europe Is crowded with
Americans whose gifts are rapidly de-
veloping in the favorable surroundings
Of musical communities. In the course
Of time we may be hasiening to our own
opera houses to hear whole companies
u homebred stars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26
the River and Isarbsr MAJ.

To- THE EDIToR ~ TVS STN ST Prssi-
dent Tar - anxious 60 have the confidence
of the people An opportunity - to ~
offered that he should not fab To miIiye
Let him strike root and branch 81 the
river and harbor iniauity and h. will earn
confidence aud gratitude a. we'll
Better that some worthy objects should
temporarily suffer than this iniuuHous
horror h. allowed 90 continue To flourish.
Oppo.itiOn from Interested parti-ans
will not h. wanting bur the people will
~. With him. lie will also 10 adVRncinR
the cause Of economy, that has bs~n sadly
negiest~si and should deem himself for
this particular moment. y. W
Nav NOHE April %
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-04-26
Concerning wicked Persons.

In the South the peool. ara my.,ifisb
bv what they undera and "a an eSTor, ON
the uari If the Government, ,o s,,pprcu.
the cotton bulls and incidentally axal,
the cotton -bears.- II may be- gam
bling. a. Mr.. BURI,EsON If Texas aver.
For that matter. everything connec,ed
With commerce generally ia -gamhlin, :
Shrewd men foreaaa A situation and
proceed TO prof, by H. Foolish ueruon.
think they aee a situation and straight
way love their money. Human na,ura
~ NJ the bottom Of IL all. and unleas
il breaks out in cotton il will exDress
its.lf IN some other direction.
In this particular case. however the
people are told thar certain -bulls Z.
New Orleans men for the most mart
though they are Ioo~ely assigned 10 New
York. are about Ia he prosecuted by the
Government, for conspiracy in restrain,
of trade the conspiracy consisting in
the purchase Of two or three hundred
thousand bales % cotton and the holding
Of them at their discretion. They haven't
bought all the cotton in sight. for
the COmbined wealth 81 dozen multi
milhonaire-. including RoCKEPEIIRR.
CARNEGIE and others, couldn't achieve
that contamination: hut they are doing
their hest To raise the price Of cotton
ar to take advantage oF what they be-
lieve Ia be its inevitable rise. which in
much more probable: and on this ac-
count. 81 far a. the country at large
can 500. they are denounced a. conspir-
ators and are in "A fair way To criminal
prosecution.
4 few wears ago some II the gentle
men. perhaps we ought 20 call them c,,I-
prits, who are now under fire came ON
from New Orleans To TIM. CITY. bo,,ah,
ND all the cotton they could find mr. haar
II and paid for IL by the way-and
waited. When the time for delivery came
they ruled the sit,Iatiou. and th.. story
goes that they went back TO New Or
leans with - 90 40 or A. OnO On in thar
pockets. As we hear. thew bo,,yh, the
cotton outright. owned II and handled
!, A. they pleased. Secre,arv Wuaox
Of the Department If Agriculture do
nounCed them as common Vamblsr.