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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01
GCoMMUN1oATED.
rHE TOWN CLOCK,

The old saying "Fools rush In where
angels dare not tread" is ss true today
as it vas whenafrst uttered. The bulk OF
Alexsndria's population know as little
about the condition Of affairs 10 and
around the steeple of the City Hall a.
the humblest citizen knows of the ad-
vance Christianity has made In the
Congo. Critics have given vent to their
views concerning the old timepiece and
every one recognizes the Inconvenience
to which most people have been sub.
jscted by virtue of its silence. Do those
vino pour forth their pestilential rank
ness know anything about the condition
of at least that portion of the City Hall?
Do they really kooW It would be criminal
to tell the condition 1t was iu before the
committee on public property under.
TOOK the task of repairing II? Do they
know thst bonus above the ruling
wages had to be paid mechanics to an.
dertake the task OF improving? 10 other
words, do they know anything abont it
Furthermore you can not hurry clock
maker or repairer or 8 plumber, and al.
ter they have finished their tssk you
know So little abont what they have done
as you did before they began. Ii there
is anyone at the mercy OF q mechanic 1t
Ia the one who does up against q clock
maker or plumber. Speaking OF the
old clock, The committee on public
property have been working bard to get
things In shape and have had TO renew
the entire foundation under the clock
aud the stseple and it has taken long
,ime 10 accomplish what they deem nee.
esssry. II The various critics would ex.
anime closely, they would see that the
people who are charged with the duty
of getting The old clock 10 order are dc.
ing the best they can, and are willing
and anxious for thoee who "know it all"
20 step 10 and reiiess them OF their
srduuus dalies and they will gladly give
all The snlary and honor connected with
the positions they now hold. 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01
EXCITEMENT IN A RESTaU.
RANT.

A miuute or two before midnight last
nigh when they we're gettn, ready to
CT nrstt the coming of the new year at
NJ + ms re.tauran, a Broadway Fifth
avenue aud IWent,-s 1b street, New
Y ,k, Mr.. Onsrlts Ell.s's clolh.s csug ht
up fire ard fore he Fl mes were extiD.
guishI d she sas severy burned.
M..tiu's is always one OF the restsu-
rus most closely packed with New
Y sr's eve ceiebrsnis. Last night the
q urs were crowded with diners getting
ready to drink to The new yesr. 10 the
main dining room on the first faor Mrs.
Ellis was dining with her father, brother,
and sister.
Somebody at nearby table started
to light cigar. He scratched a match
and the head few of, landing In some
h'msy hsnginge. The curtains f.red
up in an instant aud the fire, eating
at the nap of the cloth, ran upward.
Overhead Was paper balloon. The
osllon caught fire aud blazed up.
The striog with which it was hung to
the ceiling burned through and dropped
on the head OF Mrp. Ellis, who was ait
tiug below II. Her gown caught FIRE
aud she started screaming to a window.
Mrs. Ellis was seized and held bsck
from the window ont of which she was
about to jump.
Two policemen saw the flames shoot
past the window 10 the restaurant snd
go climbing to the ceilipg, They got
up the stairs on the jump and ran to
Mrs. Ellis. Her gown, of some suit stuff
thai made good food for the FIRE, was still
e ,ming and she was doing her best to
beat 1t out With her hands.
The two policemen in minute or two
bad the flames extipguished. Most oil
Ms. Elis's outer garments were burned
IF and she herself was badly scared.
The worst burns we're around the neck,
shoulders and srme.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01
A Woman's Back

Has many aches and pains caused By
weaknesses and falling, or other displsee-
ment, Of the pelvic organs. Other symp.
toms Of female weakness are frequent
headache, dizziness, imaginary specks or
dark spots floating before the eyes, gnaw-
ing sensation IN stomach, dragging Or
bearing down in lower abdominal or pelvic
region, disagreeable drains from pelvic
organs, faint spells with general weakness.
II any considerable number Of the above
symptoms are present there Is no remedy
thet WIN give quicker relief or more per.
naSent ebSe than DR.. Pierce's Favorise
PrescStpsops Ut has record Of over forty
years Of cufesA L Is the mos! potent
-"''"" tonic and st5snSsh9a!ag e e :; asS. J !:
dici.
- con-
:ul, or
Its are
and at.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01

tested uIIurl 49,
Every ingredient entering INTO 'Far.
yorite Prescription has the written en-.
dorsement of the most eminent medical
writer's of all the several schools Of prac-
tice--moro valuable than any amount OF
Eon-professional stimonials-though the
latter arc not lacking, having been con-
trlbuted voluntarily by grateful patients
In numbers to exceed the endorsements
given to any other medicine extant fol
the euro of woman's ills.
You cannot afford to accept any medicine
of unknown composition as substitute
for this well proven remedy OF KNOWN
COMPOSITION. even though the dealer may
make little moro profit thereby. Your
interest in regainlng health is paramount
to any selfish interest OF hts and it Is an
sasult to your intelligence for him to try
70 palm OF upon you substitute. You
know what you want and 1t is his susi-
mass to supply the article called for.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the
original rLittle Liver Pills" first put up
By old DR.. Pierce over forty years ego,
much Initiated but never ccualed. Little
sugar-coated aranules.-essy &c take ~
csn6y.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01

Ale,aas.1ria 6azefte.

pUBLIGHRD DAILY AND TRI.WEEKL1 AZ
GAZETTE BUILDING. $40 d SE fHlnOE
STREET.
Entared at the Postofnoo Of AsxandFta, Viz
RinIa, ss second -clnss mattek.l
TRRhB. Oaily-l year, $500 . months
$3.50; 8 months, s1:25; month, - cents;
/ week, 10 cents.
Tri.weekly-1 year, $500; 8 months, Sl.6o
months, rs cents: month. rs cents.
Contract advertisers viii not be allowed 70 eI.
cesd theirspace unless the excess Ia paid for
stances will they be allowed to advertise
other than their legitimate business In the
space contracted for
Marriage and death notices must be paid tor
IN advance.
Resolutions in memoram, Of thanks. tributes
Of respect, resolutions adopted by soneoes
or persons, unless Of public concern, Will
ally be printed in the paper as advertise
m6TtN
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01
ASHOWER OF GEMS.

Fearing that flames, which we're
sweeping through the Dyer block In
Providence, 3. l., yesterday afternoon,
would reach them, tso men, Harlem
Witcombe and Herman Robinson,
umpsd from third.story windows and
received probably fatal injuries.
A third man, DR.. TAFT, an sged den.
tist, vas overcome by smoke and re-
moved to hospital In serious condi-
tior. Forty jswelry workers and Jerks
crowdipg the windows 10 panic when
.hay saw the flames in possession Of the
stairway, were taken down ladders BY the
6reuep, all escaping seriuus injury.
At the height OF the fire, gems and
jssels were blown by the hot air 10 the
street, and strorg police guard was
called to prevent looting. The damage
to the block Is estimated at $25, 900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01
Fifty years'expertenoe Of an Old Nurse

Fifty years'expertenoe of an Old Nurse
: Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one of the best female physic-
Ians and nurses in the United States, and
has been used for fifty years with never.fail.
ing success by millions of mothers for their
children. It relieves the child from pain,
cures dlarrh@a, gripping in the bowels, and
wind collie. By giving health to the child it
rests the mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
deo 13t25s
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-01

Lsadbeater's guaranteed Chsfry Coug
Remedy to cure coughs. We don't say-or
yonr nsney bsek, because thsrs's no need. It
oR1es. 25a bo.tis.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
A MOTHERS SCARE.

Il had an experience with baby on
morning that nearly turned my hair
white with fright" said the mother of
an infant-and others.
Swallow a pin?" asked the father,
indifferently, for the child was Sleep
ing like top.
mo. 1 was so busy doing up
Christmas packages that simply
couldn't get out to give him his daily
sunny in the dining room windows l
decided to put him out on the fire
escape in the clothes basket to take
his nap. I bundled him up we'll and
left only his face uncovered and then
sat down to do up bundles and tie
looked out to see what baby was
doing, and, if you'll believe me, the
little soul was wide awake and trying
his best to lick up the drops of milk
that were leaking down from the
fire escape above. Our neighbors on
the top floor have gone away for the
holidays, and before they left yester-
day they forgot to take in bottle of
milk that stood on the fire escape.
1t froze in the night and this morn
ing must have burst in the sunshine
and had been dripping down on baby's
face for some time. How nnch he
had been able to consume, l don's
know, but he was soaked and cold,
but apparently perfectly happy with
the novelty-if not the leanliness-
of his meal. l cried over him for half
an hour, but he's as well as ever
now. New York Sun.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
THRILLS OF BIG HUNTING.

In a personally conducted hunting
tour in, British East Africa one ex
poets adventures which do not run
to comedy. Quite out of the looked
for line is this incident, related by
Col. j. H, Patterson, D. S. O.:
At about 40 in the afternoon |
was riding little ahead of my
friends, and seeing large leafy tree
a short distance to the left of the
track l called out and suggested that
we should have tea under it. My pro-
prosal was eagerly accepted and we
turned off to reach its cool shade. l
had not gone a dozen yards when, as
| was passing through some thick
bush, was startled by hearing a vio-
lent snort come from the midst of it,
and next instant | saw the vicious
mead of a huge rhino dashing at me
at full speed.
Aladdin needed neither whip nor
spur to get out of the way-in fact,
he gave such a great bound that he
almost unseated me, and simply flew
for about thigty or forty yards be-
fore l could get the least control over
him. Glancing over my shoulder to
find out what was happening, [ was
Mortified to see gun bearers dasnicg
wildly for the trees. mules careering
off riderless through the bush, S.
standing weaponless, shouting for his
rife, and-horror or horrors,-the
infuriated rhino rushing headlong on.
to Mrs. S, who was seated on the.
ground. with nothing in her hand
save az open umbrella >~---- p
! gave her up for lost, as 1 knev
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
CHAPTER TX.

Next day the brother and sister
went out riding by themselves. The
game had been but poorly preserved
during Lady Cars sway, and had not
been of great Importance at any time;
so that Toms time was by no means
absorbed by the shooting to be had,
and Janet had begged for one long
ride with him before he went back
to school. 1t was bright September
Afternoon, the air crisp with an au-
tumnal chill, enough to make the
somewhat sluggish blood thrill in the
veins of the boy and girl. who were so
like each other and had certain
attachment to each other-more
strong. as was natural. on Janets side
than on Tom s. Lady Car had come
out to the door to see them ride away.
Take care of Janet" she had said.
Beauforts s warning look, and her own
sense, very different from that of
Beaufort, that what she said would
not bear the least weight, prevented
her from saying more. But perhaps
she looked more as she followed them
with anxious eyes. Don't, Carry"
her husband said, as he drew her into
the house, don't show any distrust
of the boy"
"Distrust!" she said. Il don't think
he cares what T show "
My love! don't think so badly of
the children"
"Oh, no; 1 don't think badly of
them. They are so young they don't
know; but it is true, all the same.
They don't mind how 1 look, Edward,
which must be my blame and not
theirs" she added with a faint smile;
"how should it be theirs? 1t is only
part of the failure. Some people
make no impression on-any one.
They are ineffective, like what you
say of wall paper or piece of fur
niture."
These are strange things to say"
said Beaufort, gravely.
SILLY things" said Lady Car. "If
you are not busy, let us take stroll
about the gardens. 1 have not been
out to-day"
She knew he was not busy, and she
had given over even wishing him to
be so. Desire grows faint with long
deception and disappointment; but he
was always kind-ready to stroll in
the gardens, or anything she pleased.
To be Continued.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
ON MOUNT BEACON.

Perhaps you would like to hear
about my trip to Mount Beacon. Four
of us-my sister, a couple of friends
and myself-set out to climb the
mountain on foot From NeWburg
we ferried over to Fishkill, and then
took trolley to the base of the
mountain. We found ourselves at
the foot of the incline railway, the
cars of which are not running now
and as we didn't know where to find
the trail we started to climb up be-
side the track. This incline is said
to be the steepest in the world, and
you can imagine the difficulty we had
in crawling over the rocks and OBJ
structions of that formidable slope.
I couldn't say how long it took us
to reach the top, but we rested about
every five minutes, and travelled very
slowly besides. The hotel and cot
tages were all closed and we had the
place to ourselves. After admiring
the view and walking around a lit
tie we discovered a rustic summer
house, where we ate the luncheon we
had brought.
Wandering around afterward we
came across an old man who lives
there as caretaker during the winter
His only companions are a dog and a
cat. He seemed glad to see US, and
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
thing to me?" Tom asked with some

thing to me?" Tom asked with some
anxiety.
q don't know; but if she does
"Oh, l say," Tom replied. Beau
would make fuss if | said anything
to mother. He has way of speaking
that makes you feel small, somehow.
Small? You, When you are the
master, Why, mother said so, though
she was Sc cross"
"Oh, yes, of course I'm the master,
said Tom. But you should hear
Beau when he gets on about a gentle
man, don't you know. What's gem
tleman? A man that has a place of
his own and lots Of money, and no
need to do anything unless he likes
if that's not a gentleman, I don't
know what is"
And does Beau say-somethfng
different?" Janet asked, with little
awe.
"Oh, all kinds of nonsense; that it's
not what you have, but what you do,
and all that. Never take good glass
well, that's what Blackmore, faith
er's friend, calls it--a good glass
nor say a rude word-and all that
sort of thing. By Jove! Jan, if it's all
true they say, father was a jolly fell
low an no mistake"
do you mean that he did
that?'
Tom gave vent to a large laugh,
"Did-what? Oh, can't tell you all
he did He rode like anything; flew
over every fence and every ditch that
nobody else would take, and enjoyed
himself. That he did-till he mar
ried. which spoils all mans fun"
ooh, Toni"
"Well, it does-you have to give up
ever so many things, and live like
an old woman. l shan't marry, I can
tell you, Jan, not for years"
Then 1 shall stop with you. Tom.
and keep the house"
Don't you be too sure of that"
said Tom. Il shall have too many
fellows coming and going to do with
girl about the place"
but you muSC nave some one 10
keep house. Mother said So She is
not going to have me at Easton-that
1 am sure of; and if am not to keep
house for you, Tom, what shall do?"
said Janet, with symptoms of coming
tears.
Then Tom did what the men of a
family generally do when a foolish
sister relies upon them. He promptly
thew her over. You should not have
checked mother" he said.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
SERENA.

Softly, silently, snow surrounded
Shakertown.
Sabrina Sedley's sabots seeming
shabby, she sent Sister Serena shop
ping.
Saucepans, spoons, soap, sheeting,
shoes secured, Serena shyly sought
some soft, silken surah.
Samuel Seaton, salesman, sensibly
suggested salmon shades, sincerely
solicitous silks should suit Serena, so
sweet seemed she.
She saw Samuel's suggestion
sound, salmon suiting seasonably
Shakertown socials, so she selected
several shades.
Sabrina Sedley spoke scornfully,
severely, sensoriously. She said Sc
rena's silks, sealskin sack, sleek,
shining satins seemed such selfish
stiffness.
Sensibly, silent, Serena sought Sal
ly Sanborn, seamstress.
Shakertown socialists sending sum-
mons soon, some scores sought Ste
phen sedley's, serenas sire's sitting
room.
Sister Sabrina served supper, Sally
shyly serving salads, seed cakes salt
ed
Seraphic sounded Serena's sera-
phine, soothing sad souls. Sweetly
she sang sentimental songs, Samuel
Seaton softly singing some sentences.
So Samuel secured Serena, sincerely
Youths Companion.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
LABOR WORLD.

In death benefits the carpenters
paid out 1921. 1926 last year.
Canadian labor disputes of 1909
involved 1873 work people. and the
work days lost totaled G42,275.
Of the 100000 coal miners i'll
North America, only 100000 are
within the United Mine Workers.
There are 27,7OO cotton mill opera
tives in New Bedford, Mass. and
about the same number in Fall River.
The first efforts of national coop
Grafton in connection with the labor
movement originated in Boston in
1874
There were about twenty national
or international unions in The United
States in 1891; in 1907 there were
upward of 1875.
Six countries have agreed to send
representatives to the international
congress on child welfare at Washing
ton. D. c.. in May.
There was a notable decrease in the
number of violations of New York S
child labor law last year, and fewer
children were employed.
The linotype machinists of Man
haitian have established for them
selves an official organ under the title
Typesetting Machine Engineers Jour
nal.
The Great Northern Railroad, of
Ireland, has issued notice that en-
ployes reaching the age of siXty-five
years must resign their positions. No
pensions will be granted.
The executive body of the BARRIERS
International Union has given notice
that hereafter no delegate to the in
ternational body will be seated if he
does not wear clothing bearing the
union label.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
SIX THINGS BEHIND.

"Rufus," said his mother, did
you mail the letter l gave you last
EVENING""
''Oh, mother, forgot it. 1 meant
to. but just then l had to go and get
some new shoe strings, so it vert
out of my mind
Didn't 1 speak of those strings
yesterday"
"Yes; but just then father called
me to ask if had weeded the pansy
bed the night before"
And had you?"
mo, mother, 1 was just writing
the letter you said must go to grand
ma"
Il thought you were to write that
on Saturday."
Il meant to, but 1 had to do some
examples that l didn't do on Friday,
so I hadn't time"
Rufus" called his brother, did
MT you nail the broken slat on the
rabbit pen yesterday"
"Oh!" Rufus sprang up in dismay.
81 was just going to, but I hadn't
watered the house plants, and | went
to do that, and that
THE rabbits are all out"
Rufus hastened to join in the hunt
for the pets In the course of his
search he came upon two tennis rack
cts which he had meant to- bring
in the night before, and they were
in bad condition.
There now, II will cost ever so
much to get these strung up. Why
didn't 1 take them in, anywhere? l
remember | hadn't locked the stable
door when father called me, and then
I hurried to do it before he asked
me again"
Later in the day Rufus, with pen
itent face, brought to his mother the
letter which should have been mailed.
During the rabbit hunt it had slipped
ont of his pocket, one of his broth
ers having found it in the damp Glow
er. and it was now a sorry looking
missive.-Sunday School Messenger.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
90 O O o O o O O
{as95@For the Children {hssa~c q u, ~

talked about his life up there. He
showed us his provisions for the WIN
ter, neatly packed away in a cup
board, remarking that he wasn't go
ing to be caught unprepared for
storm. We were all thirsty and he
gave us some water to drink. AL
though it was very old and stale we
appreciated his kindness and pretend
ed we liked it. He showed us where
20 take the easiest path down the
mountain, and as it was getting late
we prepared to leave. We did not
go, however, till we had taken last
look at the setting sun, which cast
a long red stream of light over the
Hudson below The dusk was gath
ering as we began to descend the
path, and when we were half way
down one of the boys, who had
brought his cornet, played a farewell
song, the sound reverberating far up
along the purple hills.-Mary Can
non Andrews, in the New York Trl-
bune.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1910-02-25
CHERRY AND PEEP.

l think I must tell you about my
two canaries, Cherry and Peep. Cher
ry has brown spots on his tail, and
Peep is all yellow and has very bad
temper. When Cherry begins to sing
Peep flies and pecks at him.
One morning l went in the sitting
room to get book and I saw Cherry
lying half dead on the bottom of the
cage, while Peep was pulling his tail
feathers out as hard as she could.
took Cherry out of the cage and put
him on a bed of cotton in box. In
a week he was well again and his
tail feathers grew very fast. Peep
and Cherry have not quarreled since,
but have lived together like good
friends Katharine Goodridge, in
the New York Tribune.