davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
THE annual meeting of the stockholders Q

TIE annual meeting of the stockholders OF
the ATLANTIC BUILDING COM
PANY will be held OF the Office of the COM
pany, 1913 south Royal street, Alexandria, Va,
on THURSDAY, January 20, 1910, at II
O'Clock M, for the election of direct RS and
officers for the ensuing year and for the
transaction Of such other business as may
properly ccme before thu meeting.
NJ. NJ PARKER, Pres dent.
LOUIS BEYER, JR., Secretary.
intS
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

CTOCKHOLDERs' MEETING-Notice is
- hereby given that the annual meeting Of
the stock holi.,s of the w. T. WALKER
BRTCK ~. will he held st II o'clock 3. m..
on WEDNESDAY. January l9, 1910, in the
principal office of the company, Arlington,
Va, for the purpose of eecting president
and directors and trans action of other al
ness. By order of the president.
CHAS. J. WALKER, Secretary.
ian6 131S
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

THE annual meeting ot the stockholders of
the LAS OVAS COMPANY, Ineorpo.
rated. will be held 1t the Offices of said COM
pany, Rooms and 2. Alexandria Nstions
Bank building, Alexandria, Virginia. on
TUESDAY, January Is, 1910, at 1 O'Clock p.
M, for the election of directors and for the
transaction of such other business as may
legally come ke.or' said meeting.
iin3 til GEORGE c. REID, Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

THE ANIMAL MEETING of The stock.
holders of the COLUMBIA GRANITE
AND DREDGING CORPORATION will be
hi at the offices Of said company, Rooms /
and 2, Alexandra National Bank building,
Alexandria, Virginia, on THURSDAY. jan
uary 20, 1910, at u O'Clock noon, for the eiec-
ton of directors and for the transaction Of
sucn other bus ness as may legally come be.
fore said meeting. q. a. BOhNE]f,
j,nl law3w Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
Fifty vears,e,nerience ce of an Old Nurse

Fifty yeafSeAptTlc Va an oIu ~ ui oH
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup IS the
prescription Of one OF the hest female physlc.
ians and nurses in the United States, and
has heen used for fifty Yeas with never-faii'
ing success by mill ons of mothers or th.lr
childr.n 1t relieves the child from pain,
cures diarrhe !, gripping in The bowels, and
wind col:c. By giving heath to the child II
rests the mother. Twenty-Five cents a hottle
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

THE annual meeting of the stockholders of
1 the MERCANTILE RAILWAY BUILD.
ING and LOAN ASSOCIATION Of Alexan-
dria Va, vi be held at III q. m. THURS
DAY, January 20. 1910.
ian4 til LEWIS HOOOF, Secretary,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

RIOTICE.-The annual meeting OF the
~ stockholders of THREE RIVERS
MANUFACTURING COMPANY will be
held Mt room g. Alexandria National Bank
Building. Alexandria, Virgins, on WE'D.
NtSnAY, the 10Th day of January, 1910, at
10 o'clock q. M. J. NJ. MILLER,
jln3 I'd Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13

THE annual meeting OF the storkho1 1ers of
the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PA
PER MANUFAETURIEG COMPANY will
be held ut the principal office of the company,
No. III south Fairfax street Alexandria, Va,
on MONDAY. January II. 1910, at one
o'cl ,ck p. m., for the purpose of electing di-
recrors and to transact any business properly
before the meeting.
ROBERT D.. MARSHALL,
isn3 I'd Seer. tlry and Treasurer
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
JOHN AHERN T. CO.,

WHOLESALE AND RETAIL QsOnERs
Az Dealers in
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS,
Nolutrv Produce received dkny. Our stocA
of PIsin and Fancy Groceries embraces every
shins to Be had in this line.
Wa hold ISrssl7 In United Ststes bondst
I'd c,rry In stock various brandI
Of the best
,AND MALT WHISTLES
lso In Etore superior grades d
,ign and American
ES, BROWN STOUT, DO.
Guaranteed 81 to Price z15
QraE5.GN
.4s 100 s-I Cnnn1aroa Ssrasi1.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
Postponed Stockholders Meeting of
the American Rutile Company
Ct virginia,

The annual meeing of the stockholders of
the AMERICAN RUTILE COMPANY,
notice Of which was given to be neld on the
18th day f January, 1910 at the office of the
company. No III south Fairfax street, Alex
andrin, Va, for the election of directors, and
for the transaction of such other business as
can he lawfully considered. The transfer
books will be cl sed ten days prior to the
18th day of January.
w. NJ. SLATER, President.
ALBERT HARPER, Sec'y and Treas.
ani IL
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
GROCERIES.
w. A. JOHNSON & CO.,
is quickly absorbed.
nI.I - n

w. A, JOHNSON & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCESs.
ssvEgAL COMMTssIoN MERCHANT
And Dealers il
aLL KINDS OF LIQUORS,
gxrs oa hand Gibson's Xxx, Xxx, 4AG1
and Pare Old Bye, OLD Cabinet End holt
gram Waiskies also Baker, and Thompson
Surs Eye Whiskiss, to which they invite thf
attention OF the trade.
O.ders from the country 70. merchandise
shsu receive prompt attention.
Consig1usnts Of Flour, Grain snd Country
Produce solicited. for which they guarantee
he highest market prices and prompt rsturr'
n. corner Cameron and Royal Strsets.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
n n - n II

n n - " II
The makers Of DR.. Pierces Favorite Pre-
scrtption for the cure Of weak. nervous. rum
down. over-worked. dcbilitated. pain-racked
women, knowing this medicine to be made up
OF ingredients. every one of which has the
strongest possible Endorsement Of the leading
and standard authorities Of the several
9, bools OF practice. are perfectly willing. and
In fact are only too glad to print. as they do.
the formula, or list OF ingredients, Of which
II IS composed. In plain English, on every
bottle-wrapper.
II N n r. II
The formula OF Dr. pierce's Favorite Pre-
zcripsion will bear tho most critical examtna-
t.on of medical experts for 1t contains no
alcohol. narcotics. harmful. Or habit-forning
drugs and no agent enters into it that IS not
highly recommended by tho most advanced
and leading medical teachers and author
aties OF their several schools Of practice
These authorities recommend the incred!ents
q 81 'pffePces favor.ie PrescriptIon for the
cure OF exac,ly the same aI!ments for which
tbs world-iamed medicIne Is advised:
:. :. =. :, :.
No other medicine for woman's Ills has any
such professional endorsement as Dr.. Pierce's
Fayorito Prescription has received. In the un-
Quailteu recommendation Ol eaCH VI ioS
several ingredients by scores ofleCdnS rnedi-
cal men o, oil the schools OF practice. Is
such an endorsement not worthy OF your
confederation?
.:, n Il. x, .k
A booklet OF ingredients. with numerous
authoritative professional endorsements by the
leading medical authorities OF this country.
will be mailed free to any one sending name
and address with request fox same Addross
Dr. L Y. Pierce. Buffalo. N. 2.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-01-13
10 You Think
For Yourself 2

or do you open your mouth like . young
bird and Rulp down Whatever food Or nsds.
zine may be offered your
yh\ n n n ~
lLkNAarAan intelligent thinking woman.
u, need of>selNsf from weakness, nervousness
pain and suSeNng. then it means much 10
Sou that tbera> one tried and true honest
medicine DE E-XaQEN -cQaPOsIIIoN, sold oZ
druggists for the cure OF woman's Ills.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

while in other places IT was Of solid
rock projecting 10 and II inches above
the road"
This energetic woman with her trip
scarcely ended is already preparing to
get into harness again
She is the actual head and manas
ing force of a concern that employs
thousands of men In her anvil works
at Trenton, N. J.. which supplies all
the anvils used In the Panama canal.
and good part of The year is TO be
found in her office daily. For several
years, excepting of course the time
consumed by the vacation just ended,
she has hardly missed a pouring IN
the foundry. The successful making
of anvils Is dependent largely upon the
timing of the molten metal when the
molds are filed. It Is this operation
that Mrs. Fisher watches closely. She
also takes an active part in every
department of the factory, partfcu-
larly in the training OF apprentices.
many of whom come under her per-
sonal observation. She visits the houses
of her employees and administers aid
and comfort in moments of Illness.
Her husband, Lieutenant Clark Fish
er, retired from the navy in 1873 to.
take charge of the large manufactur-
ing business established by his father,
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

that is almost isolation. surrounded BY
only few faithful friends, who have
spent their lives In her service.
Miss Barton has had a most interest
ing career. She was born December
25, 1921, at Oxford. Mass, and is the
daughter of Captain stephen Barton,
who fought under Mad Anthony Wayne
against the Indians in the west.
AS child she was restless in tho
country village where she lived and
yearned to achieve something and be
somebody Apparently there was but
little chance for accomplishing any
thing in life so long as she remained
IN her home town.
There she went to school and later
became teacher. The task OF a coun-
try school teacher did not prove con-
genial and she became a cloth trimmer
in a factory, but later returned to
teaching and saved enough money to
attend the Clinton Liberal institute.
Clinton. N. 7.
When she completed her course she
ventured upon a new undertaking and
founded a free school at Bordentown,
n. J., which, beginning with six pu-
pills, quickly grew until 1t numbered
500. She was not contented at Borden
town, and going to Washington secured
a place in the patent Office. which she
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

1.-THE weight of the car became too
much for the waterman and, instead
of landing us directly across from
where we started we landed some dis
tance down the stream and were caught
on the rocks 35 feet from shore. Coo
lies secured long pine tree poles and
planks from a nearby village and built
an incline from the boat to the shore
On this improvsed runway we were
able to get the automobile ashore.
I'VE passed over several mountains,
but the worst of all was the Karnzara
pass, over the Hakoni mountains from
Mishima to Atima The road was not
much more than a trail for pack
horses and pedestrians, and is about 10
started to make the ascent after lunch
on Tuesday, May II, and before we had
gone half way to the summit came to
half constructed bridge over chasn1,
too narrow for the car to pass. We
tried to put planks down to get across.
but were unable to succeed with the
material at hand.
I'VE were forced to sleep in the
mountains all night. The next day we
arranged with several coolies to finish
the bridge. At last the work was COM
pleted and we started down. There
was turn after. turn of the sharpest
angles. with 95 and 40 per cent grades
and the surface of the road for the
most part was muddy. slippery clay,
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

RyETTH the death n England of
M Florence Nightingale, the famous
nurse whose tender devotion to
British soldiers on the battlefield dur
ing the bloody Crimean war will for
ever endear her memory to the subjects
Of King George, Americans are re-
minded that in an obscure Maryland
village. Glen Echo. they have a woman
whose work on the field OF battle has
been even greater. This woman, who
is quietly and peacefully passing from
ner eighty-ninth to her ninetieth year
Ia retiremeDt. is Miss Clara Barton.
Like Florence Nightingale, Miss
carton needs no monument OF stone
or bronze to commemorate her deeds.
since the death OF England's famous
nurse the thoughts OF the American
people have naturally turned to this
gentle little woman and the organiza-
tion TO which her life has been dedi-
Gated, the Red Cross society.
Thirty years ago and even later the
name and the fame of Clara Barton
were spread through two continents.
She ranks today with the greatest
heroines the world has even known,
and history half a century from now
will glow with accounts OF her noble
work. Yet abe liyes in g. retirement
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

who for 80 years was the only anvil
maker IN America Lieutenant Fisher
was killed IN railroad wreck at Men
10 Park. N. j., In 1902. Mrs. Fisher
being also seriously injured at the
time. AS soon as she: recovered SUN :
cientIy TO leave the hospital she took,
charge of. the industry that had 80
In the Fisher family for. two genera
tions She went in for the business
thoroughly and mastered every detail.
II am not advocating that every
woman go In for business: :: she says
"husband. children. and home first Of
all. but when the occasion. arrives
either when she must: economfze or In
terest herself actively tn her husbands
work, L think 1t cowardlY for a wife
to decline the burden. even II II re-.
quires her. to make anviIs and yfses.s
Mrs. Fisher has a villa. at Lake Como.
Italy, and her hospitality Is lavish and
distinguished by the presence oof no..
table guests, She possesses p a high
speed motor boat and belongs to the
italian Royal yacht club. what she
has accomplished In the. business world
and what she has accomplished IN the
world Of sport and travel is. eloquent:
testimony. OF what a. woman of today
can do If she has the opportunity and
the courage of her convictions :.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

held until the outbreak OF the civil war.
Some Of Miss Barton's friends say
that her decision to undertake the re-
lief of nursing of soldiers was due
entirely to an accident and that she
chose this as ore way Of bringing
about the release of her brother, who
owned a turpentine .distillery on the
James river, and had been captured by
federal troops. Upon hearing of his
capture she instantly thought OF going
to the headquarters of General Butler
at the front and asking him to release
her brother. She later reached the
conclusion that she would be better re-
ceived and more surely meet success If
she went to the front as nurse.
With Miss Barton it has nearly. AL
ways been the rule to act impulsively.
She Immediately gave up her place in
the patent Office and advertised in the
papers of Worcester, Mass, that she
would receive stores and money for
wounded soldiers at the front. which
she would personally distribute.
Her appeal was so literally answered
that is became necessary to use a large
warehouse In Washington In which to
store the donations sent to her. She
went direct to the headquarters of
General Butler in Virginia, and first OF
all accomplished the release Of her
brother from Imprisonment. Then she
undertook with all the energy and will
at her command the work OF relief to
the troops.
She continued with the soldiers In
Virginia during nearly the entire period
of the war and In 1854 General Butler
appointed her head nurse of the hos
pitals of the army of the James. This
as the beginning of her long service
in relief work.
At the close of the civil conflict in
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

little villages. In the country be-
.erred to camp out When we got to
China we had our troubles. Little
Honk Honk used to stand guard at
night while we slept, keeping the
curious Chinese from getting too
close to U.S. While Honk Honk had
his good qualities, he also displayed
some that were not so nice. He was
forever chasing chickens and raising
rumpuses in the Indian and Chinese
villages in this way.
Our most exciting experiences were
in Japan. We started from Kobe ana
went from there to Osaka. and thence
to Kyoto, Nagoka, Skidgonka. Atmi,
Odawara and Yokoha ma bound for
Tokyo We found the streets so mar
row in many instances our automobile
barely grazed through them. We were
forced to run our car over bridges
that were old and unreliable, and many
times we feared we would plunge
through them.
I'VE were also obliged to cross on
small ferries, and one of these trips,
across Hamana bay, was three miles in
length. To get across here. we had to
lash two fishing boats together and
build temporary platform on which
to run the car Another exciting ex-
perience was that of crossing the Full
rapids. In order to do this. we had 10
put the car on two fat bottomed sam
pans fastened together. This crossing
was the most dangerous of any we had
to make, as the river was full of rocks
and the current swift.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
FOR LEISURE READING

HE Ten Commandments: These clas-
] sical 'epigranSs. published in Sinai
before the enactmcnt of the copyright
law and forming the principal mental
sustenance OF our forefathers. have lat
terly been neglected in the tremendous
rush for Thomas w. Lawson and Mrs
Glyn. A booklet which should have the
widest and most thoughtful reading in
such centers as New York, Pittsburg,
Albany. San Francisco. Reno and New
port
The Constitution: Another old time
favorite fallen into disregard Still
among the most called for in Oklahoma.
however. where a revised edition, con-
tanning an enormous and miscellaneous
amount of wholly new matter, with
nti-administration glossary, and tabls
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

erich, to be given only for deeds of
great personal bravery. 1t is the high
est honor Germany can bestow. A rare
jewel which Miss Barton wears always
upon her person is a pansy cut from q
single amethyst presented to her by
the grand duchess of Baden IN memory
of their life long friendship. No matter
how simple Miss Bartons attire, this
beautiful gem. which is hung at her
throat, gives her always an air of dis
tinction.
The Clara Barton of yesterday was
woman who lived upon battlefelds
and In hospitals, at scenes of horror
and bloodshed, sleeping often upon the
ground and suffering privations and
hardships which few women have ever
undergone. The Clara Barton of today
is a gentle, bent woman, living out her
life in the peace which she always
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

of dimensions For. hotel dinner cloths
and. bed sheets: has been published
The PocketooOk: a little manual
practically indispensable to every
nousehold- a closer and more intimate
study OF this de luxe booklet would
tend to boost the race suicide and SEE
America-first' movements ana to teAo
down the emigration OF our Ieadfn9
bank cashiers to Ontario
Mother Goose's Rhymes: This colIec-
tion of the elementary gems OF F,, r7isa
poeSy Is especially commended for -
rusal and study by poet laureates. who
VIII find the simplifed forms here pre-
senteo conducive to a truer rhythm.
deeper meaning and an all aroun5 het-,
ter verse Mr.. Kipling also might well
dip into these pages before exploding
another Burial Oda
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

this country, Miss Barton turned her
attention abroad and did relief work
throughout the Franco -Prussian war.
She became associated with the Inter
national Red Cross association and
broadened its scope so as to provide
for relief in great calamities.
Clara Barton has probably one of
the most remarkable collections of
medals, emblems and insignia in ex-
fstence- They have been presented to
her by nearly every country on the
gIobe-Germany, Baden, Austria, Ser
via, Turkey, Armenia, Switzerland.
Spain, Russia and America. They are
thickly set with rare Jewels. and many
of them bear inscriptions which are
memorable In the honor they bestow
upon her Among these insignia is the
iron cross of Germany, an emblem
originated by the old Emperor Fred
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

q. LREADY designated by no less
"a a parsonage than WI Ting Fang.
the astute Chinese diplomat, as
.the. most remarkable woman in
America Mrs. Clark Fisher. million
sire society woman and anvil manufac-
turer of Trenton. n. j.. has just earned,
In the opinion Of every one acquainted
with the details Of her recent globe
circling trip via automobile. the addi-
tional honor OF being the most re-
markable woman in the world.
Mrs. Fishers trip, which is of course
the one subject of=conv versation in the
busy automobile world Just now, took
up a whole year of the life of this Wig
orous woman and was. accomplished
: only after repeated exhibitions of pluck
and energy and hazardous undertabin
In the opinion of many: Mrs. Fisher
IS the feminine counterpart of Colonel
Roosevelt. In her entire life she never
started project that she did not bring
10 a creditable= finish. The same in
douitable Will dogged perseverance
and fearless manner that are so char
scteristic Of the former president are
traits in her makeup that have spelled
success In every undertaking OF the
past and that brought her latest idar-
ing venture to completion. ..e@ ::
Mrs Fisher made up her mind a lit.
tie more than a year ago. journey
around the world in an automobile.
She owns a great. anvil = works. in
Trenton. N and <prior.@to this jour
ney, in fact, since the death OF her hus-
band, whose place as active manager
she actively fills, she had never been
away from her duties for more than a
few months. Friends: tried to dissuade
. her from the;1ong trip, but the mind Of
the "anvil queen as she has been
called many times. was made up. and on
: July .1e. 1909. with her secretary. Har-
old. Brooks; a pet dog called -Honk
Honks and a pair OF servants she set
forth: ~ =. =.
-..,@ s. Mrs. Fishers trip makes new history
ein@tte realm of women: She is the frst
of her sex TO accomplish such a feat
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

they visited Vienna, Rome. Naples and
Port Said, taking ship from there to
India.
The story: Of the remarkable journey
is told in an interesting fashion by Mrs.
Fisher in her characteristic manner,
: "of course, it was all very exciting"
she said. I'VE had to live like gipsies
most of the time.
I'VE found hotels few and far be
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

longed for when war reigned supreme
and resting after her long years OF
arduous work.
In appearance Miss Barton is inter
is very heavy, is as glossy dark as IT
must have been so years ago. With
the exception Of very few whsrS
threads just above her ears, she shows
no sign Of the silvered hair OF age.
Her face is heavily creased. though IL
shows few of the smaller wrinkles
common to 80 year old cheeks. Her
eyes ara very deep and kindly. but
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

tween and when we did find one 1t was
far from being a Waldorf Astoria. Mr..
Brooks saved the day on many occa-
sions when the roads seemed absolute
ly impossible When the roads were
good I took the wheel (Which wasn't
often).
You never saw more surprised
set of people than were the natives
when we would roll into one of their
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02

they are blurred a little, and her shoul-
derS are quite bent. Her voics Is ex-
ceedingly low and is not always quite
clear, but she expresses herself with
such keennesS and quiet, humorous in
sight that one realizes at once that
her mind and heart are not old Sps
dresses with a kind OF careless grace
and individuality. the gowns which
evidently date back for many a year.
being worn with an air OF refinement
which some way makes them seem to
belong not only TO her, but 20 are
present time as we'll.
The San Francisco call., 1910-10-02
MRS. FISHERS PRIZE
W1HhIhd P1OTOR BOAT RACER,si
CAR LOTTA

No real adventures were experiences
until the party began the trip through
India They landed in France, toured
leisurely through it. thence through
Germany and Switzerland; crossed to
Italy, where a brief stay was made at
Mrs. Fishers villa at Como. Thence
The daily sentinel., 1910-04-22
SOCIALIST IN JAIL.
Especial to The Sentinel. ]

Grafton, ILL.,, Apr. 21.-Because J.
J. Keon, a socialist leader in the dis
trict. refuses to pay poll tax of
$1.50, he began yesterday a sentence
of six months imprisonment.
The City hall has been converted
into a Jail by screening the windows
with chicken wire, and Keon declares
he will serve his full time rather
than pay the tax or work it out at
rs cents day. He holds that such
tax is unconstitutional.
Keon's meals will. be brought from
the city's leading hotel, and spe-
cial deputy has been sworn in to look
after him, making the cost of his
keep to the city 1925 a day.
Keon recently was defeated for cir
cult Judge.