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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-28

Ladies! Combine style with solid
comfort. Wear the RED CROSS
SHOE, to be had only at our store.
]. A. Marshall Il Bro. 422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-28

RUBBER SHOES FOR EVERYBODY.
Lowest prices. j. A. Marshall & Bro,
422 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-28
.OCAL MATTERS.
Sun and Tide Table

Sun rises tomorrow at 7:l9a m. and sc ts
a. i:47p. ~. High water ut 624 q. m. and
CT p. IN.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-28
SWAN BROS.
= old y
q GODS
Ag 20 $ T.

AS is our custom every
year after Christmas we
place all holiday goods on
sale at actual cost and some
below cost in order to et-
feet a rapid clearance,as we
never carry over holiday
goods if price concessions
will sell them. Hence you
will find here all this week
in every department big
on hundreds OF
good and useful articles.
We shall include in this
sale Japanese China, Ladies
Suits and Coats, Mems
Smoking Jackets, Mems
Warm Bath Robes,Ladie
Fancy Collars. Rag Doll
Babies, BiHikens and small
toys, besides many other
good and useful holiday
goods ct cost and less.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-12-28

PURSUANT to the requirements OF
1 the bylaws, notice Is hereby given
that the annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the NEW WASHINGTON
BRICK COMPANY for the election OF
nine directors to serve for the ensuing
year and for the transaction OF such
other business az may be brought before
the meeting, W II be held at the COM
pany's office, No. III south Fairfax
street, in the city of Alexandria; State OF
Virginia, on the twelfth day Of January,
1911, at noon. Polls will be open from
Il M to o'clock p. m.
T. L. HOLBROOK. President.
VIM. F. MATTINGLY, Secretary.
dec2S I'd
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
The "TeddvD Bird.

The English sparrow is commonly called
the Teddy bird. Why it is so named
is because it IS busy; so busy, in fact.
that it takes no time TO build a nest. II
the nests OF other birds can be stolen or
appropriated, well and good; but If none
are TO be had. or are built too high
in the tree. any old thing VIII do. The
simplest Of makeshifts is good enough
for the sparrow.
He is the most prolific breeder. and at
this season Of the year circles by the
thousand on the farms near by or an
propriates the trees and sidewalks Of the
town and city. He does not sing The
song Of the lark. the robin. the oriole. or
catbird, begun in the spring. have given
way to the chatter and quarreling of the
Teddy bird. His notes. If notes they
can be called, are nl-favored criticism Of
every other bird and delivered in such
volume Of sound that the pure, sweet
songs Of bright-feathered, silver-throated
warblers are soon silenced.
lie was imported as great gift TO this
country, but beyond furnishing material
for the dinner OF immigrants his use
fulness is not apparent. He feeds on
grain In the field. stack. or NOW. Flies.
gnats. and other insects are given free
field by him as long as tidblts Of val
liable crops are to be obtained. Then why
not XIII the Teddy bird? Why not
leave room for our songsters? Give the
sweet-throated singer a chance to be
heard.
The only thing that can be said for
him is that he is not guilty Of race
suicide. He can produce a family that
will fight and quarrel, and put the gam
ms of the street TO blush
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
DEMORALIzING THE CADDIES.
Advanced Price of Rubber Opens Up
New Field OF Speculation.

A prominent golfer declares that the
advanced price OF golf balls IS running
the morals OF the caddies and discour-
aging the golfers who are not wealthy.
says the New York Tribune. AZ 3 cents
apiece for a BAN the game becomes costly
II balls are lost, and with balls at this
high figure the men win buy from the
boys, not necessarily caddies. at 10 or is
cents each balls that have been found
and which are new IN each instance.
Often these boys are the caddies' young
CT brothers. At an events, the lads have
a pool and divide thu prohts. Boys not
related 90 caddies who find and sell balls
are charged By the caddies for the privi-
lege Of coming on the links for this pur-
pose The golfer further states that in
his own experience he never had a caddy
lose an old golf ball. but that only the
newest and best would disappear. and
these often on the fair green, II ne turned
his head away after the ball had struck
the ground He has watched the cad
dies approach the head caddy and tell
the number Of balls they have found and
name a price, the head caddy shaking
his head. 'too high" To meet the bows
and get the balls the head caddy goes
out quite late to play a few holes. and
then does his bargaining. From him and
even from their own caddies golfers viii
buy these balls, thus putting a premium
on dishonesty The only remedy Is to
revert to a rule. at one time common 20
many links, which is that any ball found
by caddy on a round becomes the prop
erty OF the golfer he is caddying for.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
THE PLow.

From Egypt behind my oxen With their stately step
and slow
Northwgrd and east and west I went 10 the desert
sand and the snow;
Down through the CENTURIES one by one turning the
clod 70 the shower.
I'll there's never a land beneath the sun bot has
blossomed behind my power.
slid through the sodden rice fields with ny Vrunt-
ing. humpbac6ed steers;
tuned the turf Of the Tiber plain in Rome's I'm
pcrial years.
was left in the half-drawn furrow when Coriolanus
came
Giving his farm for the forums stir to save his
nations name
Over the seas to the north went, white cliffs and
a seaboard blue;
And my path was glad in the English grass as nv
stout red DeTOns drew.
Ny Path was glad in the English grass, for behind
me rpDled and clrled
The corn that was life TO the sailor men that sailed
the ships Of the world.
And later went to the north again. and day by
day drew down
A little more of the purple hills to join to my king
dom brown
And the whaups wheeled out 20 the moorland. but
the gray gulls stayed with mo
Where the Clydesdales drimmed a marching song
With their fcathered feet on the lea.
Then the new lands called me westward; found on
the prairies vide
A toll TO my stoutest daring ard foe to test my
pride;
But STOPPED my strength to the stiff black loan.
and found my labor sweet,
As loosened the soil that was trampled firm hT
million buffalos' feet
Then further away to the uOrthWurd. outward and
outward st
CBut idle crossed the Rockies. for there no rlow
may INN
Til won to the plains unending and there on the
edge Of the Snow
ribbed them the fcnocloGs wheat fields and taught
them to reap and SOW.
The sun Of the southland called me; I turned hei
the rich brown lines
Where her Pauamatta peach trees grow and her
green Aildura vines;
1 drove her cattle before me- her dust. and her
dying sheep,
painted her rich plaIns golden and taught her to
and reap
From Esypt behind my oxen With stately step and
slow
have carried Jour weightiest burden, ye toilers
that reap and sovi
fee;
Sword upon sword may ring. but the triumph shall
viii ogilTe. in Spectator.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
n DAILY -
BOOK REVIEW
@THE GLORY OF THE ABYSS

This novel is an unusual characterize
ton Of an English peasant in an atmos-
phere Of sordid and wholesale misery. The
hedges are green and the hawthorne
blooms. but existence has in it little
enough poetry. Peter Bonoor, a silent,
piodding undergardner on a great estate.
may be called the hero in the fairest
sense Of the word. II is he who bears
with the sins and fonies OF his brothers
and sisters and patiently helps those who
are capable Of getting out of the mire.
The author is not so fatuous as 20 make
him into village Solomon or a poet IN
disguise, nor in any way 70 risk the effect
by outraging the probable. Peter is a
simple. silent man, a laborer descended
from labOrers. He has not even. as ar
obvious novel writer's device. d heart tina,
Graves expression. IL Is hard To analyze
the effect OF his personality. 1t is 50
quietly established. But In his large ST.
lence and tranquility IN the face OF
stormy sorrows we feel an elemental calm
and a connection with the universal
forces. He may be said 10 be the one
character In the book The others. al
though they are talked about and often
appear palely on the horizon, are, whether
Intentionally or not. merely background
wise and kindly Old professor most
nearly among them approaches reality,
but only because he talks Of Peter and
helps to develop or understanding Of
him.
The plot Of the story IS rather crude.
with one detail Of vice end misery piled
almost incredibly on top Of another. But
one is reconciled 10 it by Peter He is q
peasant bowed down by an Inheritance
and an experience Of servitude. and has
no thought OF rebellion. But he IS never
sordid. and he has the individuality Of
righteousness. With his love OF nature
and his gaze at the wide sky, with his
gentleness and calm acceptance. he seems
TO be playing into the hands of destiny.
SO subtle. yet sure, IS the analysis OF his
character that when he Is killed by q
blow from the young squire. who IS the
betrayer Of his sisters. we feel no TRACE
dy but merely the fuldllment Of great
and justly working powers. Although
1t is at variance with all worldly stand
ards, this end must seem the only one
that could preserve the depth and sig
nihcance of the story. CNew York. G. P.
Dutton Company
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
TAPS I!

Disbanded! The National Association
Of Mexican War Veterans has passed
away. Fer the last time, a few davs
ago. they met in indianapolis. They had
a short and sad meeting. Not n man
there but was over eighty; Of these octo-
genarians there were Just thirty-five left.
No longer able to respond 10 the physical
demands Of an annual reunion; weak in
body, but sim undaunted in spirft thew
brave1y resolved that this must be their
last meeting. The sentiments that in
spired them when they enlisted for the
Mexican war inspire them still. The sec
rotary addressed them, and in q trenou-
Ious voice said:
TT now becomes my sacred duty to ad-
journ the order, to meet again on that
beautiful shore. Please rise and declare
the association adjourned forever
Who that has heart; who that knows
the meaning Of that true patriotism and
love Of country that leads men 10 die for
her If need be. cannot picture that scene ?
out OF that glorious company that
fought in 1876, only thirty-hve survive.
They link us of to-day with the past
that knew President Polk and Zachary
Taylor and Winfield Scott. Once more
we seem TO hear of Santa Anna and OF
Lew Wallace. and in fancy can see these
old fellows. gallant soldiers then. and
full Of life and vigor, cheering each other
on as they bravely stormed Chapultepec
1t is not for US. now, TO reckon whether
the war Of 1916 was righteous or neces-
sary; not necessary 70 recall how. in that
war, America trained her soldier voutb
little knowing then how sorelv the conn
try would need their services in that
other war, so soon to come. Nor do Wa
think OF these veterans. disbanded now
in their aspect as helpers in the cause
that won the West for US and made o,r
prosperity possible. The years have moved
slowly by; the panorama has shown rs
the civil conflict, the Spanish war; has
shown the country stridlng forward TO
n dominant position among the nations
OF the earth. And these remain-this
thirty-hve-to give us pause. while in our
minds and hearts we review the history
of our country which these old gallants
helped to make.
The association is dtsbanded, Never
more on this earth shall these veterans
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
TO-DAY IN HISTORY.
The Battle Of acknowledgements r.

On September y, 400 years before Christ,
occurred the famous battle OF Marathon.
The Greeian city which gives its name
TO the battle was situated near a bay
on the east coast, twenty-five miles from
Athens by one road and twenty-six miles
by another. The city is said 10 have de-
rived its name from the hero Marathon.
This hero, according to one account, was
the son OF Epopeus. King Of Sicyon, who
having been expelled from Peloponnesus
by the violence Of his father settled in
Attica, while according to another &C
count, he was an Arcadian who took
part in the expedition Of the Tyndaridae
against Attica and devoted himself TO
death before the battle.
Marathon is surrounded or three sides
by rocky hills and rugged mountains. On
the center Of the plain near the city was
fought the battle between the Persians
and Athenians. the former numbering
more than 10000 men and the latter less
than 10000. The Athenians were COM
manded by Miltiades. The Atheniars
lost 1872 men and the Persians $500 The
Tumulus, or mound. raised over the
Athenians who fell in the battle Is stu
to be seen.
The expedition which was sent by Da-
RUS was commanded by Mede and Ar
taphcrnes. The plain on which the bat
tie was fought is about six miles long by
less than mile and a half in breadth.
The Athenians waited for no nearer an
prCssN OF the enemy to their city than
their landing place. where they met them
They had sent 10 sparta for aid. but a
superstition delayed the march Of the
Spartans and they arrived the day after
tho battle. OF all the nearer Greeks none
came 20 the help of Athens in that hour
Of extreme need; and so much the greater
70 her was the glory Of Marathon. The
small body OF Athenians confronted the
great host OF Persia. Mntiades ordered
his army TO draw itself up according to
the ten tribes.
The troops had advanced with perfect
steadiness across the trenches and pal
isadings OF their camp. but as soon as
they had approached the enemy within
a distance of 500 feet they changed
their march to a double-Quick pace.
which gradually rose to the rapldity Of
a charge, while at the same time they
raised the war cry with a loud voice.
When the Persians saw these men rush
ing down from the heights they thought
they beheld madmenS they quickly placed
themselves In the order OF battle, but
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12

before they had time for an orderly dis
charge OF arrows the Athenians were
upon them, ready, In their excitement TO
begin closer contest, man against man
IN hand to-hand fight. which is decided
by personal courage and Eymnsstic abll-
ity' by the momentum Of heavy-armed
warriors and by the use Of lance and
sword.
mus the well-managed and bold attack
OF the AthenianS had succeeded in bring.
ing into play the whole capability OF vic
tory which belonged TO them. Yet the
result was not generally successful The
eneny's center stood firm. But meantime
both wings had thrown themselves upon
the enemy, and after they had effected
a victorious advance, the one on the
way 70 Rhamnus. the other toward the
coast MltiadeS issued orders AT the
right moment for the wings TO return
from the pursuit and to make a com
oined attack upon the Persian center in
Its rear. Hereuoon the rout speedily be-
came general and in their flight they
were driven into the morasses and there
slain in large numbers.
1t was this battle that brought TO
prominence Phidippides and the future
Marathon races. Phidippides was a cour-
Ter sent by the AtheEians 10 Sparta 70
ask for aid against the Persians. and
ne ran the entire twenty-four miles.
When he reached Athens his strength
was Just enough to carry him into the
presence Of the archons, or elder States
men, 10 deliver his message. and he
died with the words on his lips Robe.
Browning beautifully treats the legend In
his dramatic idyl "Phidippides."
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
a Clean Party.

Amid the chaos of much talk and SER
monlzing. doubt as to the future, dis
satisfaction with the present, it is plain
that If we are not TO have a new party
organized on the basis of the old ones
we are, by virtue Of the direct primary.
going to have a clean party. whatever
be its name.
There has been no political change In
all our history so vital, so pregnant with
possibilities as that that has already
been brought about by the direct primary.
which. for the first time, rescues our
politics from the hands Of selfish lead
ers and political bosses and allows the
voice Of the people to be heard.
Take what has happened in Kansas, for
example. That State has passed through
one of the most bitterly contested prl-
mary campaigns it has ever known. But
now that the smoke Of battle has cleared
away, It is seen that the Republican party
can 90 before the people with much
greater assurances Of success, because. in
the primary. clean politics won-as II
always will win when left to the people
and the progresslves have nominated
men. not because they are politicians, but
simply because they are deemed 1T for
the high responsibility of Office.
In New Hampshire we hear from Win
ston Churchill that the direct primary has
made for clean party. party which
the young men Of the country are has
tening to join. That is the great value
Of the direct primary-that it permits
every citizen to count in the fight; no
unit candidate can be forced down tho
Threats Of the people by any political
machine
The old hard and fast lines that
marked the separation Of the Republican
party from the Democratic party are be-
ing swept away by the direct primary.
It is no longer a question Of Republican
or Democrat 1t is solely and simply a
question Of men-fitness for office Bad
men in either party will be beaten and
repudiated. not by the opposite party
necessarily, but by the citizens Of all
parties, who at The direct primaries can
always vote, and will, If they are good
citizens. for purity rather than party
shibboleth.
And so the new party is bound In
evitably to come into existence. It may be
a regenerated Republican or a reborn
Democratic party. but it viii be new. II
will be a party made by the peoples
votes. responsible to no machine, die
tated to by no bosses, needless Of every
thing save the voice OF It's creator-the
people
And It viii be a clean, honest, and CT
ficient party. for that is the sort Of gov
eminent the American people demand:
and having shorn the professional poIiti-
cal boss Of his power. the people can
get what they want.
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
RACING AND WALL STREET.
The Latter Is Accessible for Gam
bling the Year Around.

From the New York World
Professional horse racing ends in New
York on the last day Of August Bet
ting Of every description is unlawful
Attempts have been made, IL appears, TO
carry on the sport without gambling. but
the attendance has been small and the
losses great It IS admitted on all sides
that the diversions Of the track as such
appeal 10 few.
Ihis was the argument advanced by
those who were most active IN their op-
position TO pool selling. A similar con-
tention is maintained By those who would
Ike 10 extend the movement against
gambling In such a way as 10 cover
many OF the operations in Wall street.
great racing park. well appointed in
every way and presenting frst-cIass
horses as attractions, becomes uuproft-
able as soon as betting IS prohibited
The attendance is small Interest Is Ian
guild Under such conditions Belmont
Park itself is 10 be turned into a field
for aviation.
What would be the effect upon the
Wall street district IL all transactions
in that quarter were legitimate? Would
there be fewer monumental banks and
luxurious Offices? Would the stock ex-
change itself be found too elaborate?
Yet in Wall street there are conven-
iences for gambling which no race track
ever had. 1t is accessible. No admis-
sion fee is charged It has agents and
runners everywhere.
Horse racing was a summer sport.
Wall street has all seasons for its own.
The turf did not appeal especially 10
the young. Wall street addresses itself
to all ages and 10 all purses. A ten
dollar bin VIII 20 as far on a wager
in palatial Wall street as II ever did
at a race track
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
BmIineseate Ha. Reformed.

From the Chicago Tribune
A place. as well as a dog. suffers when
given q bad name. Bnlingsgate for a
generation or more has passed into the
English language as a synonym for
coarse. abusive words or scurrilous vitu-
peration. The presence Of fish wives in
the ancient market place OF London, and
their free use Of expletive gave Billings
gate its ba6 name and got it unenviable
notoriety in the dictionaries. It was there
that Dr. JohnsOn-some say it was Dan
lei O'Connell-after engaging a fish wife
into unthought-of depths Of profanity ST.
fenced her by calling her a ''parallelo-
pipedon.''
But now there is printed in a London
newspaper the description Of a visit
made to the same Billingsgate. during
which nothing was heard that might
shock the ears Of the most fastidious
But the fish wives were not present
Their places are taken by men A rude
masculine opinion might suggest that the
women whose language put the market
into the dictionary are now to be found
in the ranks of the suffragists, but we
hope the suggestion will never be made
The Washington herald., 1910-09-12
Welcome, Home-comers!
coming week is at hand.

Homecoming week is at hand.
Its premonltory signs began TO appear
days ago. Now It is here in reality, and
its advent means a transformation that
all Washington will welcome cordially
and watch with delight
II is not the homecoming week that
other cities exploit at intervals. tempo
rarily 70 attract TO their native heath
people permanently domiciled elsewhere
thing that this fair Capital might adj
vantageously do some time-but It is the
week that witnesses the return in num-
bers Of full-hedged Washingtonians who.
at mountain and seashore or across the
waters, have passed the vacation period
away.
II they were happy 10 go. If happiness
was theirs while gone. they. are infinitely
happier coming back, for with all the
lures Of the outside world. and wherever
they lead, the true Washingtonian is
never quite so happy as when at home.
The supremest happiness. after all, is in
our daily life in our own environment.
when our lots happen to be ideally cast.
as they are in this City Beautiful-the
city Of all cities.
And now for work and business! It is
here TO do and be done. 1t is a bright.
promising season. There is optimism in
the air. See how the city has improved
during the summer months. Observe the
better streets and the many new build
ings that have been erected or are now
under way. There are cheering signs on
every side-everything speaks Of growth
and prosperity. only the politicians in
dulgo in pessimism, and Washington Is
undisturbed by their long-range walls.
What do politicians count, anyway?
Welcome to the home-comersI We
have missed you. but no more than YOU
have missed Washington. You have all
had a good time, We hope, but we
know, down in our hearts. and you know.
too. that you have not had a better time
than the many thousand more contented.
happy folks who remained at home.
But now things are going to hum all
around, beginning with this homecoming
week. Business will hum as il never
hummed before Just seel