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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
AIsxan6ria 6azette.
THURSDAY EVENING. SEPT.
m. Eat Weman,a Rina,

The woman showed q fat finger In
whose folds of flesh was imbedded g.
plain gold ring. -
.'How much will you let me have on
this ringY she said to the pawnbroker.
II can't tell until you take 1t of so
I can weigh it." be said.
She tugged at the ring. It wouldn't
come of.
Cant you get it of for mef" she
asked.
The pawnbroker threaded a needle
with strong linen thread, soaped the
needle and slipped 1t head first under
the ring toward the hand. Then be
wound the long end Of the thread
tightly and evenly around the finger
almost to the nall That done, he
took the needle and unwound the
thread from the base Of the finger out,
and as he unwound the ring slipped
of. de weighed the ring.
1.-Two dollars" he said
THAT won't do me any good" said
the woman. II can get So any place
else"
He returned the ring.
"She didn't really want to pawn It,"
be said. "She just wanted somebody
to take the ring of. A jeweler would
have done 1t the same way, but he
would have charged something."-New
York Sun,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
The StarIing's Tongue.

1t Is extraordinary how many per-
sons arr under the impression that. In
order to enable a bird to talk it is alb
solutely necessary to cut or slit its
tongue. I have heard that this fall
lacy had its origin In the following
story: A man had a number Of star
lings in a large cage marked Zine
Young Starlings - Only Shilling
Each" and as each would be pur.
chaser arrived the mar .woulG say,
"There's n fine bird thei@ sir" point
ing out one Of them. but want hall
a crown for him, because he's the only
one with cut tongue. so he is bound
to be a talker." he would then pro
coed to catch the bird and show the
cut tongue and Invariably succeeded
In effecting a sale. This dodge would
be repeated as each new customer ar
rived and departed rejoicing at his
good bargain. The reader perhaps Is
not aware that all starlings have q
very peculiar formation at the ex'
tremity of the tongue, which gives the
appearance of little piece having
been shipped out Of it.-London Strand
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
: 4IEXANDRIA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER.
SAYING rlms OF lime Tables

To most people, especially when they
are on the road, time is money, but
f,ma tables are not convertible into
cash. In the pages Of Through Saw
age Europe" Harry De Wlndt gives a
curious and amusing experience on a
Russian railway some years ago. The
patience Of the Russians Is In marked
contrast with the impotence of Amer.
lean travellers. All Russians have a
rooted anhpathy to fast railway travel,
II one may Judge from an incident
which occurred some years ago when
I was travelling across the Caucasus
from Batoum to Baku. We had
reached a tunnel. at the entrance Of
which the train waited for at least
twenty minutes.
There Is something wrong" l re-
marked to a fellow passenger.
ooh, no." be replied; I'VE are only
making up the time. This tunnel was
recently made to avoid a long bend
round a range of hills. and as 1t now
cuts of several miles a short delay Is
necessary so as to ct In with the SEIZED
uled time"
"But surely we should save time by
going on" urged.
"Perhaps So" said my friend. But
then, you see. they would have to alter
all the time tables"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Extravaqant Mourning.

Pepys' diary has this on the mourn
ing customs of the time: On Sept. p,
1860, when there was mourning for
King Charles brother, the Duke OF
Gloucester, he bought pair of short
black stockings to wear over pair OF
silk ones for mourning" Next day
came one from my fathers with a
black cloth coat, made OF my short
cloak, to walk up and down In" The
problem of mourning for men must
have been greater than 1t is now In
those days. when ordinary masculine
costume was less somber. On this oc'
casion Pepys records seeing 1.-THE king
In purple mourning for his brother"
There is one mourning extravaganza
of the early eighteenth century which
would scarcely commend itself-the
soles of the shoes used to be BACKED.
st. James Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
sorrx 4. spok.

There is a certain West Philadelphia
bachelor who Is very fond Of children.
Recently when be was riding on a
Chestnut street trolley car a woman
sat opposite him with baby In her
arms. Suddenly the baby began to
CRY. Every one In the car seemed to
be annoyed and a general scowl went
around-that IS, every one except the
bachelor. He tried to show by the
benign expression of his face that the
CRYING of the baby was sweet music to
him. He smiled at the youngster. but
the noise only grew louder Finally
he leaned across the car.
perhaps there's pin sticking him."
he said in a stage whisper and after
the manner of one who understands
all the complexities and troubles Of
baby life. There was profound 81
lence in the car until the mother an
swered:
mo, there's no pin sticking him."
she said at last in a tone OF scorn and
with much emphasis on the last word.
Then she continued. He's scared be-
cause you're making faces at him."
After that the bachelor iapsed into
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Mythical Creatures of Japan.

The japanese believe In more myth
zeal creatures than any other people on
the globe, civilized or savage. Among
them are mythical animals without
any remarkable peculiarides Of con-
formation, but gifted With superDat-
ural attributes, such as tiger which
is said to live to be thousand years
old and to turn as white as a polar
bear. They also believe in a multitude
of animals distinguished mainly by
their size or by the multiplication OF
their members. Among these are SER
penis 800 feet long and large enough
to swallow an elephant, foxes with
eight legs, monkeys with four ears,
fishes with ten heads attached to one
body, the flesh of which Is cure for
bolls. They also believe In the exist
ence Of crane which, after It has
reached the age of 600 years, has no
need of any sustenance except water.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
The DANCING Mania.

The dancing mania" Of the middle
ages came on the heels Of the great
plague known as the BLACK death"
IL was some sort of nervous disease
and is now supposed to have been
what ia known as "St. Vitus' dance"
1t began in the year 1874 at Aix-la-
Chapelle and spread all over Germany,
the Netherlands and Italy. The dan
GERS formed circles hand in hand and
appearing to have lost all reason, con-
tinued dancing. regardless Of the by
ISLANDERS, for hours together until In
their wild delirIum they fell to the
ground in sheer exhaustion. Painting
and foamIng at the mouth, they would
suddenly spring up and begin the
dance again, to be again exhausted,
and so on until they died. The mania
involved millions of people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
A Grewsome Charm"

One of the most grewsome charms"
Is that which was at one time extern
sively used as a cure for wens. The
hand Of a dead criminal still hanging
had to be rubbed three times over
the wen. A correspondent In London
Notes and Queries some few years
since wrote that many persons were
then living who In their younger days
had undergone the ceremony. always,
they maintained. with complete sue
cess. ION execution days at North
ampton," he adds, numbers OF suffer
ers used to congregate around the
gallows In order to receive the dead
stroke as it was termed. At the last
execution which took place In that
town a very few only were operated
upon, not so much in consequence OF
decrease Of faith as from the higher
fee demanded by the hangman."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Blamed the Last One.

A man who from all appearances
had dined well. but not wisely, bought
a ticket at the box Office of theater
where a farce was being produced In
German. The man settled comfortably
back In his seat, smiling at the pretty
stage setting and evidently prepared
to enjoy an evening of pleasant diver
sion. After a time he began to look
worried and leaned forward in his
seat.
"Strangest thing ever sperienced." he
muttered.
A few minutes later he left the thea
ter. At the door the ticket taker Of
fered him q return.
'Nope; don't want It," he said as he
brushed 1t aside. "Guess that last
drink went to my head Can't under
stand a blamed thing them people
a-sayin'. Pm goin' home to bed
Philadelphia Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Tho Crested Screamer.

81 was surprised to run across an old
acquaintance up at the zoo the other
day. The last time | saw him was In
the lower part Of Brazil when / was
trying to push Yankee notions" said
a commercial traveller. This acquaint-
ance Is known as crested screamer.
He is one of the best fighters ever
bet my money on. He is about as
large as a turkey and as spry as they
make 'em when his fighting blood Is
up. He has four sharp spurs instead
of two, and the odd thing is the spurs
are on the wings instead Of the legs.
The birds ran wild, but the natives
tanned them and taught them to fight
hawks and other enemies Of poultry
They are fine poultry protectors. a
fight between two Of them Is the most
exciting thing in the way of sport
down there and is more popular than
a cockflght."-New York Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
EIoral EtvmoIouy.

Primrose" is one Of those words
that have shown popular association
to be stronger than etymology. 1t has
no real connection with the rose. but
Is the old French 'primerole" and
anyhow, means only the prime or
FIRST flower (more or less, OF the year.
Our language has insisted upon max
Ing "roses" of all sorts Of flowers.
We have the tuberose, which Is only
''tuberosa," tuberous, and Che rose
mary, which Is "rosmarinus," dew OF
the sea. On the other hand the rose
has been dropped readily enough In
cases where popular fancy could not
see the flower. The alchemists called
green vitriol "rose Of copper" "cupri-
rosa" In French this became coupe
rose," but English wore 1t down to the
polntless "copperas. Chron'
icle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Eorm Of Divorce In Old Rome.

In the earlier period Of the Roman
republic divorces were quite unknown
and were rare right up to the time or
the Sultan wars. In the old days the
husband and wife who wished to sepa-
rate appeared for the last time before
the common hearth. a priest ana
priestess being present AS on the day
of marriage, q cake Of wheaton hour
was presented to the husband and
wife, but instead Of sharing 1t be-
tween them they rejected 1t. Then, In
stead of prayers. they pronounced
formulas of a strange, severe, spite1ui
character, by which the wife renounc-
ed the worship and gods Of the bus
band. From that moment the religious
bond was broken, and, the community
of worship having ceased to exist. the
marriage without further ado was for
ever dissolved.-New York American.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
The Two Occasions.

At Scotch temperance meeting an
old man, scarcely celebrated for his SO
briefly, arose and after addressing the
audience upon the desirability OF mod
Grafton in all things. remarked:
my friends, there's just twa occa-
sions when | TAX whisky"
There was chorus Of "Ahsp In the
audience, when he continued. Il only
TAX whisky when | haze haggis for
dinner, and the only other occasion
when TAX whisky Is when haze no
haggis for dinner"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Be neither ignorant nor careless With
respect to the future.-Vergil.

Be sure and take n bottle OF Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarroeha
Remedy with you when starting on your
trip this summer. l. cannot be OBJ
tanned on board the trains or steamers.
Changes OF water and climate often
cause sudden attacks of diarrhoea, and
it is bsst to be prepared. Sold by w.
2. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Paternal Eortitude.

I was calling, when the little daugh'
ter Of my hostess came into the room.
Knowing that her mothers mother
had that morning returned home after
a somewhat lengthy visit said:
Weren't you sorry TO have grandma
60 away, Pearl%
Eyes, | was" she answered prompt
ly, "and so was mamma-yery sorry
But" and she paused thoughtfuIly for
a moment, II couldn't see at breakfast
but that papa was just as cheerful as
evarU
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Made Her Mad.

II thought overheard you and your
wife quarreling little while ago
What was the troubleT
"She brought home new hat, and
after putting 1t on she turned to me
and said she didn't believe 1t was be
coming"
"WellT'
Il agreed with her."-Chlcago Rec
ord-Herald.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Tha TwAlve JurYmen.

A prisoner is tried by twelve OF his
fellow countrymen. This custom Is a
thousand years old, and we get 1t from
the vikings. The vikings divided their
country up into. cantons, which were
subdivided into twelve portions. each
under a chieftain. When a malefactor
was brought to justice 1t was usual
for each chieftain to select man from
the district over which he ruled and
compel him to try the prisoner. the
verdict of these twelve men being de-
clared by the Judge to be final
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
EanaciallY the Police.

Female Mendicant-Pm a poor Wild
ow woman with eight small children.
Can't you give us some clothes? Lady
The only clothing have to give
away is one Of my husbands coats.
Female Mendicant-Give 1t to me. good
lady. | might marry again. There are
several gentlemen as have their eye on
me.-NeW York Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Tha ons Condition.

Lady Pertly- What did father say
when you asked him II you could
marry me? The Honorable Gussie-
He didn't absolutely refuse. but he
made very severe condition. Lady
P.-What YVES it? The Hon. Gle
said he would see me hanged frstl-
London Mail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22

When the digestion is all right, the
action OF the bowels regular, there is a
a natural craving and relish for food.
When this is lacking you may know
that you need dose OF Chamberlain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They
strengthen the digestive organs, i'm
prove the appetite and regulate the
bowels. Sold by w. F. Creighton and
Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Nat bv Exclusion.

Hell had a hard time getting a
good wife.
She-Goodness! Have you been mar
ried several times?
"Oh, no. But courted my present
one six years."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
ausnicious.

1t was down In the market district
'Wbat this country needs is plenty
of bone and sinew." said the tall one.
Eyes, and plenty OF grit and sand,"
echoed the short one. by the way,
what business are you in:"
"Oh. Pm a butcher. And your
"Wh-er-I distribute strawberries
when they arrive from the southern
markets" Chicago News.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
FIFTY YEARS EXPERIENCE OF
AN OLD NURSE

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one Of the best female
physicians and nurses in the United
States, and has been used for fifty years
with never-failing success by millions oil
mothers for their children. 1t relieves
the child from pain, cures diarrhoea,
gripping in the bowels, and wind collie.
By giving health to the child it rests the
mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
The Human Mind,

Slow in forming. swift In acting;
slow in the making. swift In the work
ing; slow In the summit, swift down
the other slope. 1t is the way OF ma
ture and the way of the human mind.
Anthony Hope.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Not Enthusias site.

my boys back from college"
How does he take holt on the
farm
81 hain't seen him make no cane
rush for the wood pile."-Kansas City
Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Prncocious In Spots.

Bobby-Do have to go to school,
mother? Mother-Of course. Bobby.
Bobby-Why. mother, heard you tell
father last night that knew entirely
too much.-Detroit Free Press.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
A One Sided Rule.

Once when P. II. Barnum was TAX
ing tickets at the entrance of his cir
Gus a man asked him II he could go
In without paying.
you can pay without going in" said
Barnum, but you can't go in without
paying. The rule doesn't work both
WAYS"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Usually the Way

sfamie-She Is trying to keep her
marriage a secret.
Maud-How do you know?
"She told me So"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
The Unknown Great.

'My tooth hurts like Sam HillP
"Who the Dickens is Sam HIP
"Well, who in Sam Hill Is Dickensr
Toledo Blade.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22

Ladies, you will always wear smile
IL YOU wear the Red Gross Shoe. For
sale only by j. A. Marshall & Bro,
400 King street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
Dreadful!

Stella--A dreadful experience, you
say? Bella-Yes; say great bargain
IN shoes when ] had hole In my
gtocking!-Ladies' Guest
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22

To forgive fault in another Is more
sublime than to be faultless oneself
George Sand.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-22
DIRECTORS
SEPTEMBER !, 1910.

Rixey p Robinson. Thomas Fannon. G. G. Leadbeae
Field. Henry Baader George s. French j. X M Norton
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29


Civil Engine Is o
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1.-The Cost of Living 81 % Sfs NEE
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29

In this school students have the
benefit of tuition from an expert court
stenographer, who has been teacher
of shorthand for over quarter OF a
century Following years OF court re-
porting Mr.. Daniel perfected his own
system of shorthand built upon the
solid knowledge secured from his long
experience In rapidly transcribing the
most difficult kind of work required OF
a shorthand writer. There are great
number of reasons why the Daniel
System of Shorthand Is superior to all
others. Some of them you would not
understand unless you had studied
shorthand yourself, and knew Of the
many shortcomings, crudities and in
constituencies of other systems. But
there is one reason for the superiority
of Daniel Shorthand that overshadows
all others, and that Is the fact that Its
author Is a shorthand reporter OF
greater skill and larger experience
than any author who ever compiled q
system of sh )rthaDd.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29


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The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
VALPARAISO UNIVERSE
(AccREDiTED)
IN DIANA.
VALPARAISO,

One of the Institutions of Learning the United States
Will Open Its Thry-Eighth Year September 20, 1910
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
Miss Minnie DlederIch.

Detroit harbors few teachers Of finer
equipment and ability than Miss Min
ME Diederich, whose studios at No.
105 High-st. east. for many years have
been known as the home of the best
In musical art. Miss Diederich devel-
oped her natural talent for music In
the centers Of Europe, and for many
years resided in Leipsic, Dresden and
Berlin, perfecting herself as a concert
pianist and for her life work OF teach
ing. That her earnest and conscien-
tious application has had its reward
has been proven many times over In
the class OF work done by her pupils
the most recent opportunity for be-
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
Samuel 1. SIade.

One OF the best known singers and
teachers, In the city, is Samuel |.
Slade, No. 70 Valpey-bldg.. whose long
residence In Detroit, has made him
one of the pillars of the musical
colony. Me. Slade was favorite
he decided to give up the footlights to
accept desirable opening in the
teaching field in this city. Taking up
his residence here, Mr.. Slade immedi-
ately became one Of the prominent
church and concert singers also.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29

coming acquainted with this fact Of
tered the local public being in the
June Classical Concert" given by Miss
Diederich and her pupils, Ia the Cen
fury building. This concert proved a
public demonstration OF Miss Dieder-
ich's claims To being one OF the best
Instructors in the art of piano playing
and Interpretation Detroit possesses.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
The strasbura School Of Dancing

But Few dancing schools IN THIS
country can boast of record covering
So years, yet for that length of time
Strasburg's has been in continuous
service, receiving the patronage of
Detroit's dancing population. Last
year Mr.. Strasburg erected the new
building at No. 1888 Sproat-st. Com
bined with the dancing, instruction Is
given In correct standing, walking,
manners.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
Valparaiso University.

Valparaiso university Is unique
Institution In many ways. IL has grown
up upon Its merits only. The ,institu-
ton started with but one aim, that Of
giving TO ali classes of people. whether
rich or poor. equal chances for obtain
ing practical education. To do this
II realized that two factors are neces-
sary: first. that the instruction must
be OF the highest order; second, that
the expenses must be the lowest. The
reduction in the expenses has been
made by applying business principles
TO the cost of living" and not by re-
ducing the salaries OF instructors, be-
cause II Is only just to say that the
salaries paid at Valparaiso university
equal those Of the best universities.
There are rs departments in Val
paraiso university, and a student may
obtain there instruction in almost
every branch OF knowledge that deals
with the practical duties and voca-
tons OF life. Apart from the regular
college and academic work. particular
attention is paid to law, music. m>si-
cine and surgery. dentistry, civil en-
cheering, pedagogy. ETC., each depart
ment being equipped with the latest
and most approved appliances, so that
those who may not desire to take the
regular teachers' academic or collegi-
ate course have there the best oppor-
tunities for doing this special work at
the very lowest rate of expenditure.
The Detroit times., 1910-08-29
Mrs. N. j. Corey.

Mrs. N. J. Corey is one of the few
teachers in the middle west who com
bines to marked degree the ability
to develop in her pupils the talent
to make names for themselves In the
widely different fields OF grand opera,
light opera, vaudeville, concert and
church. In teaching voice culture,
Mrs. Corey makes an especial effort
tn dwell upon the necessity OF dra-
matte training and her work en-
braces this very difficult art. For
some years past II has been Mrs.
Corey's custom to give performances
In one Of the large halls or theaters
OF the city. presenting her pupils in
opera with proper scenic and costume
setting. In this way the public has
come to know Mrs. Corey's work in
all its phases and to realize its high
standing and excellent results.