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the consequences. Had a man been
In the machine instead OF its occupant
being Nine de Ia Roche 1 don't be-
lleve there would have been any acct
dent But she lost her head and then
lost control Of the machine also"
Dangers to Filters and Spectators
1t VIII be recalled that the baroness
was very severely injured at the re-
cent aviation meet at Rheims. hes
arms and legs being fractured and her
body sustaining other severe injuries.
She was flying along smoothly when
two other aeroplanes passed over her.
The rush OF air confused her so that
she cut on her ignition and lost con-
troll OF her machine. Instead Of GID
ing safely 70 the earth IN normal fash
ion her biplane turned over and drop
ped 70 the ground with its occupant
The danger to the spectator from
the falling OF al aeroPlane also enters
the minds OF the experts. Without
any intention OF testing with so seri-
Gus a subject II may be asserted that
II VIII hurt Just as much 70 have q
woman aviator drop on one. almost
literally from the clouds. as II viii T.
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injuries due 20 q fall Mme Franck.
also injured just after shs had an
nounoed her intention Of making
fight across the English channel. ana
Nine. Paulhan. wife OF the famoua
Louis. There have been few others.
but their exploits have attracted lit
tie attention. England has two or
three women fliers IN heavier than air
machines Germany has produced no
women fiiers Of note-none. that is, in
aeroplanes. The Zeppelin. Parseval
and Gross dirigible balloons have had
female passengers In some OF their IA
nous flights. In America we have had
Miss Katherine Wright, Mrs. Hart o.
Berg. Mrs. Cortland Field Bishop.
Mrs. Clifford B. Harmon, Mrs. VIII
liam X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. and n few
others as passengers with the man
birds" when they made flights above
the earth Mrs. Bishop was the hrst
woman to fly in America But no
American woman so fhr IA known has
been daring enough 10 50 aloft as an
aviator. That will come in time, no
doubt. and in the meanwhile we may
rest content with the fact that we have
the only genuine. bona fide woman
airship inventor on earth. She Is
worth a separate paragraph.
Only Woman Airship Inventor.
The name OF the lady IS Miss z.
Lillian Todd. and her postoflce address
is New York. She is called probably
the first woman in the world to de-
sign and build an aeroplane" all by
herself. The Todd machine was a COL
lapsible OF folding aeroplane, and the
fact OF its existence was first made
public two years ago Since that time
Miss Todd has kept busy designing
and making improvements to her aero
plane. She Is a member OF the Aero
Club Of America and one OF the found
ers OF the Junior Aero club. which
aims at teaching the young American
idea how 10 fly. Miss Todd has the
added distinction OF being the builder
Of her flying machine as well as its
inventor. Recently she had the good
fortune 70 attract the notice Of Mrs.
Russell Sage. and II was announced
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For the past two years 1 have been
earning pen money to the amount of
between $500 and $500 a season by making
and selling shirtwaists and children's
dresses" said a young woman from
another city who spent a few days last
week in New York. Il make the articles
and send them around from house to
house by an old colored woman.
Each garment is made according TO
standard measurements and 1 furnish
all the materials myself / take simple
orders. but nothing that calls for any
great difference. By that I mean l often
have an order for a shirtwaist In a larg-
er or a smaller size than one shown in
the basket Then again it is for a waist
after the same design in different materi-
ais for the sake of making il either
handsomer or less expensive.
Il got my idea from, hearing about a
country girl who earned quite a snug
amount making and selling old-fashioned
quilts. / had always made my own
shirtwaists and the dresses of my young
er brothers and sisters, and people had
always commented on their being I'M
usually pretty. SO I determined TO make
a trial at selling these special garments
Having only the small allowance
which my father gives me for my clothes.
Of course I couldn't begin in any but
small way Besides I was afraid TO risk
buying material for more shirtwaists'
than I could use myself that summer
should I fail TO sell them. After I had
made the material all up in my own size,
which fortunately is So and the size in
greatest demand in my part Of the coun-
try. l asked mother TO let me add three
dresses OF my younger sisters that had
never been worn. Two were Of white
muslin and the third of colored print.
Estimates on Pricing.
In pricing the first basketful l esti-
mated the work on the print dress, which
was quite simply made at so cents. The
materials. including the thread, had cost
just 80 cents. so I made the price S.
cents. AS the best sewing woman who
so out by the day In our town get 81 90
& day, with two meals, and I was sure
could make four OF these dresses in one
day, 50 cents for the work seemed about
fair,
ION the white muslin dresses l rated
the work as worth 81 and g. This was
added TO the cost of the goods. My
shirtwaists priced at 81. Sl.5O, s.. and 50
on the same basis. My saleswoman read
fly agreed to do the selling at the rate of
10 cents for each dollars worth sold.
With that first basket she was out one
morning. On her return her basket was
empty. and, as she expressed it. she had
her hands full Of money. OF course that
was very encouraging. and when she
Informed me that several persons had
inquired when she would be around
again and had given her oral orders for
several dresses and waists 1 felt that my
fortune was made
The only drawback was that she had
given many of her customers to under
stand that She would come around again
the following day. She was under the
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BY CHARLES N. LURE.

SEfFNNGG9 Ns 6OhiGs
~AD 1 to my friend the woman
49, hster:
4 We'll. why shouldn't wom-
en- fly II they wish to do sor'
Said my friend the woman heter:
mo reason IN the world, They SO up
in the air often enough"
SO they are going up IN the air. as
the pictures show. but not in the sense
in which the misogynist used the
words Aviation for women has reach
ed the point where the Partisan cos
tuners are designing special costumes
for the sport or pastime or vocation
or avocation. That means that II is
fast becoming an Institution" One
Of the lady aviators Is shown in the
picture garbed for a fight
What Shall We Call the Lady Flier7
Lady aviators' brings up another
point. What shall we call the women
who are ascending IN aeroplanes and
balloons? Shall we refer 10 them as
aviatrices plural OF aviatrix. OF which
the masculine is aviator). or shall we
adopt the suggestion OF an English
magazine and refer to the fair fiiers as
"aeroines2" The latter suggestion has
merit. but the word has one fatal de-
fect-lt is difficult Of pronunciation.
From some mouths II will emerge with
so close a resemblance TO "heroines"
as to be mistaken for that word Per-
haps it is well TO suggest a relation
ship between heroine" and aero
the" since the latter is undoubtedly
worthy Of enrolment IN the lists Of
the former. At this stage Of the flying
game any woman who accomphshes a
fight is surely a heroine.
Up 70 the date OF writing there had
not been many women aviators.
Italy had the Duchess Of Aosta. cousin
by marriage of King Victor Emmanuel.
France, in some respects the leader in
aviation and in many respects the
worlds mentor in "feminism." had only
three prominent lady fiiers-Baroness
dc la Roche, incapacitAted for an in
definite length Of timo by very serious
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we'll as his own. merit, and must re-
ceive due consideration.
The discord and friction so frequently
observed in the small as well as in the
large affairs of life may all be traced
20 one cause. primarily. and that is self
ishness. the lack Of consideration for the
feelings and rights OF others in the com
munity
The world, however. has way OF
treating the selfish one. Il finds him out
eventually. places him where he belongs.
and accords him the treatment he SO
richly deserves.
To my mind, the one great remedy for
this serious fault is the study and prac-
tice Of optimism. Selhshness cannot live
in an atmosphere Of optimism. The cold
blooded, narrow-minded views Of the
former are disslpated like mists by the
morning sun. when optimism floods with
her radiant light the gloomy recesses of
seifshness. ARTHUR LENox.
There are two kinds Of selhshness. One
feeding on optimistic ambition. which
creates and maintains personal pride and
energetic efforts to live an upright life,
free from the influence of sin and evil.
life OF hopefulness and virtue. The
ether, that loathsome spirit OF selfish
greed and personal gain at the price OF
The interest and happiness OF our neigh
Dor It robs the soul Of conscious scru-
pies only to Cypress and crush the weak
and defenseless to advance our personal
interests. This undesirable germ finds
nothing on which 10 feed In the heart
OF the true optimist. There is no soul
in which there does not exist some de-
gree of selfshness. which. when prop
erly applied in the spirit of Christianity.
Is essential to the uplift and maintenance.
protection and sustenance OF human
character. Fellow-optimists. should the
sun Of charity rise golden at home, let
us shed abroad its splendor with some
dOwncast and hopeless neighbor. Let us
not live for ourselves nor to ourselves.
but for the good tHat we can do for the
uplift and betterment OF the world. Let's
cast sweets into the worlds bitter cup
Of woe; of sorrow and adversely. Statues
disappear in rust, temples and castles
erous consideration created in the hearts
OF our fellow-man will live forever
HENSON B. HICKS.
Putting ones own interests, ones own
ambitions. ones own wishes. ones own
happiness. and ones own so-called rights
before the interests, ambitions, wishes.
happiness, and rights of others is
crude summary Of our idea of selhshness.
To make IT personal and practical, let us
substitute the word myself for the
general term used as the subject Of to-
days discussion. and then apply Charles
Kingsleys far-reaching thought when he
says: IF you want to be miserable. think
about yourself. about what you want.
what you like, what respect people ought
TO pay you. and then to you nothing will
seem good-you will make misery for
yourself out OF everything which God
sends you"
All. but there is another and more
excellent way" voiced by George Mac
Donald who said that the granGest
thing about having rights IS that. being
your own rights. you can give them up"
which brings 10 us the climax-"not self,
but Others" the optimists motto, which
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1t Can't BE Done.

From the Pittsburg Leader
You can't run newspaper that viii
please everybody" said the editor.
NO." replied the old subscriber; "a
mans opinion of the fashion page is
usually much the same as his wlfe's
opinion Of the sporting section"
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BY THE OPTIMIST

Continued from Page Four.
sire for that true happiness which duty
fulfilled alone can give
But far. far different is that selfish
greed that causes the powerful 10 rob
and Cypress the weak; that prompte the
miser 20 hoard his gold while his brother.
man Is in want.
Could we but realize that our own
happiness and well-being Of others; could
our every act be guided by the thought
ITO be happy myself I must make others
happy" then selhshness would be a vir-
tue, and no higher praise could be given
than, He is supremely selfish"
GEORGE A. COLLIE.
Selhshness is not the black sin that
ingratitude is. but at the same time It
carries with 1t an admission Of jndiffer-
ence toward ones fellow-man that is a
violation Of one of the cardinal princi-
Piles of optimism.
The doctrine Of optimism teaches un-
selhshness. You and 1 cannot hope to
have broad outlook on life. or a sunny
happy and hopeful disposition. II we
withdraw into the grabbed confines Of a
selfish life
Selfishness is characteristic that
grows and expands by what it feeds on.
and by so doing narrows and cramps the
better instincts OF the individual. Once
it gets Roadway it is hard to curb.
SeIhshness destroys friendship, forbids
companionship. shuts out humanity from
our hearts, and is death to love itself
BELLE c. SAUNDERS.
Few OF US are willing to overlook self
ishness in others. No one however. is
entirely free from f. Those who permit
themselves to become thoroughly selfish
are only sordidly contented. sacrificing
the nobler for the meaner ends.
A. B. FITZGERALD.
We call that man selfish who places
consideration OF self before all other
things.
His outlook on life is narrow and re-
wolves about one central being-himself.
He forgets that in the complex con-
dition Of modern life, other interests as
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binds us so 20 live that not only shall
we do no actual harm TO any living soul
but by every available means one shall
add to the sum OF the worlds happI. .ess
by contributing to the happiness Of those
with whom we come into touch in our
daily living. To live by the law Of self
IS TO live 70 ones own undoing. but 10
live by the law Of love, which includes
unselfshness, is to live life at its very
best EDITH Y RRoDr
Selhshness is the great law OF our de-
generated nature When the love OF
God was dethroned from the soul. self
vaulted into the vacant seat. and there
in some one OF its proteus shapes con
tinues TO reign. Our supreme optimist
Jesus stands out for our imitation
grand solitary exception in the midst Of
a world OF selhshness. His entire life
was one abnegation OF self: a living en-
bodiment OF that love which ',seeketh not
her own" As optimists we seek to live
constantly and habitually under the con-
straining influence Of the love Of Jesus
Selfshness withers and dies beneath, cal
vary. Optimism teaches us to have as
the high end and aim OF our existence
TO lay out our time our talents. and
opportunities for Gods glory and the
good of our fellow-men. not seeking our
own interests, but rather cedIng these.
II by so doing another viii be made hap
pier and our Saviour honored. We can
evince His holy influence and sway by
innumerable little offices OF kindness ans
good will. taking a generous interest in
the welfare and pursuits Of others, and
engaging and cooperating in schemes
for the mitigation OF human misery.
Love took up the harp Of life and smote
on all the chords with might
smote the chord of self. that tremblingly
passed in music out Of sight,
S. E. ADKINS
There is a question as to thte existence
Of some degree of selhshness in all our
lives. but the beautiful thing about op-
timism is buoyant hopefulness DESPITE ad-
versity. And when we come to think
about It what could be more beautiful
and satisfying IN the sight OF an all
wise. all-seeing. and all-loving God than
the cheerful, useful, and hopeful struggle
OF human soul, In the face Of sinful
heredity. sinful environment. and the
many temptations of life for mastery
over that old demon Selfshness-the root
Of all evil Victory over selhshness un-
der existing conditions is divine. Can
any one believe that Gods help and love
viii be diminished because of partial fail
ure7 VIII any one believe that a partial
victory honestly wrought out will 90 un-
rewarded? We have better belief
more cheerful hope. a more loving prom
Use. II We get busy and do all the good
we can our purposes viii be made posi-
bic, and finally right and justice will OBJ
tain the mastery in our lives and finally
our lives. Notwithstanding thte imperfec-
tons, will be recSoned perfect From our
experience and observation Of Gods
Transforming power and influence in the
lives around Us we get substantial profit
and pleasure from the life that now is
and hope for the life that is to come.
HARRY BRIGHT.
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Continued from Page Four.
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We call that man selfish who places
consideration Of self before all other
4Lt.o-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
PERSONAL.

Their golden wedding anniversary
was celebrated Tuesday night by Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas B. Humphrey, at
their residence 73S Tenth street south
east, Washington. Mr.. Humphrey
has been resident of Washington all
his life. Mrs, Humphrey is native OF
Alexandria.
Mrs. Walter S. Nicklin and children,
of Alexandria, who have been visiting
relatives at Strasburg, reached this city
TODAY on short visit to friends. Win
chester Star.
Mrs. N. R. Davis and children have
gone to Strasburg to spend two weeks.
Mr.. Fred p Russell has returned tro m
a visit to Maine.
Mr.. e. l.. Daingerlield and family have
returned from delightful trip toEurope.
Miss Bessie Marks, of Alexandra, Is
visiting Miss Jennie Hantzmon. Mr.. ana
Mrs lanes X. Pickins, Of Alexandria,
have returned home after a visit to Mrs.
Fl. M. Hantzmon, on Park street. Mrs.
Robert Elliott and children left today
for their home in Alexandra, after
DELIGHTFUL visit to Mrs. H. NJ. Hantzmon,
on Park eet.-[Charlottesville Frog
reSs. .u
Mrs. William Walker. of Berryville, IS
the guest of Miss Marye, ON Cameron
street. Miss Rebccca c. Powell IS also
guest OF Miss Marye.
Mrs. Julia Davis, who has been the
guest OF Mrs. Julia Garner, in F'rede-
rick burg, for the past week, has return
ed to her home in this city.
Mrs. C. G. Lcadbeater has returned
to her home after spending the summer
at Lancaster, Pa, and Woodbury. Forest.
Miss Alice i. Colquhoun is at Wind
sor-Castle. New Windsor, Md, for the re-
mainder Of the summer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
SPAIN AND THE VATICAN.

Count Romanones, president OF the
Spanish chamber Of deputies, is quoted
in an interview yesterday as declaring
that the policies OF Premier Canalejas
are daily gaining adherents among the
adyersaries OF the government, as the
country is convinced that he is working
for thu last interests of the nation. The
court thinks that Spain will be eman-
cipatel irom fanatical clericalism, "
which he .ays has for centuries weighed
heavily upon it. The struggle is not
against Catholicism, but against cleri-
calism, Which is impeding the indus
trial and commercial development of
Spain and mingling III politics. At the
opening Of the Cortcs Canalcjas. ac-
cording to the president, will announce
an unmodilied continuation Of his re-
lgious programme. The Paddock
BILL" prohibiting the creation OF fur
Their religious establishments until the
revision OF the conccrdat has been COM
pleted or definite law on the subject
has been passed, which measure is OPP
posed by the vatican, will not be with
drawn, but on the contrary, the Senate
will resume its discussion of the legis-
lation.
The monastery OF the Spanish Jesrits
at Aldeia-Ponte has been closed by q
decree of the Portuguese government,
and the Jesuits expelled from the coun
try. They are warned that if they re-
turn to Portugal they will be arrested.
The monarchists OF the opposition yes
terdaY protested the election OF 26
members OF the government party.
Parliament will not be convened until
these contests are decided.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
RUNAWAY.

Reporters are often called upon to
record runaway accidents, but they were
surprised today to learn that an equine
which for long time, like a wound
ed snake, has drawn its slow length
along in front Of heavy iron garbage
tank, had taken it into its head to
run away. This actually happened
on DIXIE street, near Henry. The
animal, which was in charge OF Peter
Newman, succeeded in breaking some
of the harness before it was brought
to stop. Heretofore the horse at
tached to such vehicle has moved
slowly as though attached to a jugger-
naut car. and, judging from COM
plants OF housckeepers whose siop
pals are often up to the brim, it would
be necessary to build fire under the
animal drawing the garbage wagon IN
order to get move on it. Overseer
Sherwood is credited with bringing
up" the poor house lands. He seems
10 be adding spirit to the horses also.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
BABY Buried Alive.

Greedy, Colo, Sept. ia baby
buried alive and found to be living
after having been under ground for 40
hours, has created a sensation here, and
Coroner Macy announced today that he
would institute an investigation. The
mother is Mary George, of Pierce. The
child was born Monday afternoon and
the mother, understanding it was dead
asked that it be buried near her home.
This was done. Coroner Macy was
later notified of the burial without a
permit. an ordinary peach box being
used for Il coffin. He ordered it ex-
humed. Before the last shovelful OF
earth had been taken up, faint cry
was heard from the little box and the
infant was found to be living. Physi-
clans were unable, however, to save its
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
Roosevelt Opens His Campaign.

Riverhead, L. l., Sept. 15.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt opened his campaign
for control OF the New York State
Republican machine at the Suffolk
county fair here this afternoon. A
crowd of fifteen thousand people gath
cred to greet him, many carrying flags
with the inscription Teddy for 1912, "
thereon. There were also q number oil
big yellow banners bearing the in
scription, and nnumerable pictures OF
Roosevelt about the grounds. The
feature of the day was Roosevelt's
speech in which he discussed political
developementS in New York.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
Confined i'm Russian Jail.

St, Petersburg, Sept. 15.-Thrown
among the commonest prisoners of the
St. Petersburg jail and deprived even OF
their tooth brushes, Eugene Marolin,
an American, and Miss Froehlich, a
Berlin music hall singer, are confined
in this city awaiting extradition to
Germany where they are accused OF a
$50, 900 swindle operation. Margolin
haze 500 roubles when arrested Tuesday
and had the appearance Of we'll.
bred, and despite the fact that
his guilt has not been established, the
Russian officials threw him idto COM
mon cell and even denied him the
privilege of appealing to the United
States embassy
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
Demand Repeal OF Law.

Sheffield, Eng, Sept. 15.-The voices
OF nearly 100000 English laborers
were raised today in demand for the
repeal OF the Osborn decision, by which
labor unions are forbidden to levy taxes
for the support OF their representatives
in parliament.
The question was raised in the labor
congress today, and hy vote Of l.
III, 900 10 1900, which included
proxies, the decision was denounced
and all unionists throughout Great
Britain were urged to bring every pres
sure to bear upon the government for
the repeal OF the law.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
REED-CHAUNcEY WEDDING.

Miss Mary Frances Chauncey, daugh,
ter OF Councilman Thomas Chauncey,
was married last night at the residence
OF her parents. S0S Duke street, to Mr..
John Roland Reed Of Washington.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
W.T.. Watson, pastor Of the First Baptist
Church, and was witnessed by large
number OF relatives and friends. The
house was beautifully decorated. Fol
lowing the wedding, reception was
rendered the couple. Later Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed left for an extended northern
bridal trip. Upon their return they
will reside in Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-09-15
No Case Against Crippen.

London, Sept. 15.-"So far the
prosecution has failed utterly to make
out a case against DR.. H. II. Crippen.
Right now | can't see on what the
prosecution is depending even to have
Crippen bound over to the grand jury. "
This statement was made to the United
Press today by Solicitor Arthur Newton,
who is conducting the defence OF the
alleged wife-murdercr and his typist,
Miss Ethel Clare Leneve. Newton said
he had not settled upon defense get
for the reason that the prosecution has
as yet brought out nothing to that he
will have to defend. Crippen shares
Newton's hopefulness.