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ter for Lord Baltimore if he'd been defeated then;
but he wasn't. He just cleaned up all the country
horses without any trouble, an he got a reputation
that brought the colored-vested city people out to
see him. They wanted to buy him. but he wasn't
for sale. An one day the man took him to the big
races When he first came out on the track to warm
up, they couldn't get him interested. He wouldn't
take the bit; he fretfu; an he wouldn't go far
before stopping 1t took him long time to make
the driver understand. But fny he succeeded.
Some rival horseman had arranged it that the sulky
wheels weren't mates,-one was trfe larger than
the other. Baltimore felt it in the pull This
showed that his reputation had gone ahead of him.
Yes he won the race, comm out first in each heat.
An SO it continued. They'd put him in faster
class, an still he'd win. There wasn't any stopping
him. Not once he defeated, not once. Racin',
racn, racn, victry victry. ry was all he knew.
He didn't understand our style o life at all, an he
didn't want to. heavy-pulin horse that got the
SPAWN DRAWN heavy loads o wheat for hungry
mouths didn't get any sympathy from him. All he
understood was trottin an victry!
Il sometimes think that we other horses-heavy
drafts an slow carriage pullers-cant just under
stand, either. the attitude he held toward life. He
was awful one sided. an he come to be glad he
one sided 1t was his business to beat others the
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CORN OBJ Sc S E
By Thomas Crawford Galbreath

gracously responded Magothy, after which there
embarrassing silence
1t was soon broken by the chatterbox. Please
then 60 on!" she begged I'm sorry, an I'll keep
the flies off if you'll talk
It's bargain them agreed the older one where
upon they sealed the contract by rubbing noses
THERE have been dozen ice pullings since Lord
Baltimore first to the farm, three year
old, Magothy began directly. He was high strung
an we'll bred member of of the aristocratic
families He wouldn't have anything to do with the
rest of us: but the silence became embarrassing after
awhile, an he halfway made up with me. But he
didn't give anybody his confidence till after the-the
thing I'm coming to. Then he told me all about his
life; an he thought he would like me to tell you some
time. This morning the Vet come. an later
the stable boy carried in long neck bottle. They
won't his trouble an he won't mind now if tell
Its common barnyard gossip about his first try
out down the road past Wilkins horse He was in
the breakcart an his trainer out to get him just
harness broke Squire Wilkins drove up with his
Nellie mare. You may have heard of her; she
always passed everything the roads Sundays an
meetn days Wilkins got out an inspected Balti-
more. Hoof don't set right. he says. Too narrow
between the eyes; too short coupled he criticized.
When he drove off, the trainer followed Baltimore
turned out to go past. when the Squire touched up
his Nellie. Plenty o room to get by, he says in
patronizn way. Come on! Well, the trainer
didn't have to do thing but hold the lines. an in
a little while Squire Wilkins had all the road to
himself-a hundred feet behind.
That was the beginning. 1t would been bet
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17HIS isn't an automobile story; it's about a
horse and an automobile. The horse takes
= first place. because-well because he was
first and because he will be first. He'll survive long
after the auto has turned into air machine; and
after that there may be horse heaven. Certainly
there won't be any future for the automobile
there isn't anything about it to deserve hereafter
unless it be the chauffeur-and we know there ism
any chauffeur heaven!
Magothy, the old family mare, was thinking
thoughts somewhat similar to these she browsed
in the south pasture field under unusually hot
autumn SUM- Lifting her head for the nth time to
brush persistent fly from the saddle portion of her
back where her tail could not reach she noticed that
the other horses had gathered the shade of the old
walnut tree. Her we'll developed social instinct
guided her steps in that direction. Drawing
near she heard the chatterbox Maryde complaining
Its me she's coming after! Now the harvest
over you all rest. But it's go all the time for
me. / thought I'd rebel against being wagon pull
ler so they trained me to carry them on my back.
1t looked easier But there's special rest time an
it's 60 60 whenever any of them takes the notonl
Then she vicousy kicked her off hind foot into the
soft turf wishing that in its place the young girl
who gaily approaching. Yes, it's me. That's
my bride.
.'Corncob sense" said Magothy, who had taken
her place beside old Hartford the most trustworthy
check horse that guided team on the FARM
"corncob sense is what you need my dear.
Perhaps it is don't know, retorted Maryde
indifferently cropping some grass. Only | don't
like this eternal go, goi
ltd be much easier if you didn't go to SO much
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ing abstractedly she replied Il didn't have to go
at all. My little mistress is having party.-birth-
day, maybe,-an' she wanted to try present of a
pretty new winter blanket on me. An she gave me
sugar an candy"
An, having borrowed trouble, you're ashamed
of yourself It's bad enough be sad because you're
sorry; but to be sorry because you're happy, that
the worst misfortune worsen influenza CHAMBERS
Don't scold!" pleaded Marydel, rubbing her nose
into the TANKS of the older mare. The next time
I'll try to remember. And-Lord Baltimore? You
promised to tell about him.
An it's pretty nearly bad having ones
spirit broken Magothy went on, paying atten-
ton to the interruption Il don't believe it's quite
bad. Nothing can be quite SO bad as that, think "
Now you're talking through your foretop,"
drawled Darlington who was standing with his head
thrust across Harfords neck You don't know
what broken spirit IS AT your age light heels and
broken spirit don't travel together"
She cast an admiring glance at him. Il might
take oense at your reference to my age; but you've
all counted my teeth. 50 you know I'm still long
way this side o Bickford's bonemill-"
And of the story of Lord Baltimore, !" impudenty
interrupted Marybel. How far you this side
of that"
Just within hailing distance of Polteness,'
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nearing his belly band, was approaching his Shout
ders! Oh how he making the presumptuous
blow! he thought He must soon break under
the stran But noon he came! And Balti-
felt that they were nose and nose! Every
muscle in his body tense. every sense directed
to increasing be it SO little the marvellous speed
he conscious of making One last effort he
must make and draw away from this antagonist of
unprecedented gait:
With glaring eye and foaming mouth. he plunged
into final squirt but. losing control of himself for
the barest instant. he failed in his stride and did
what he had never before been known to do, he
broke into run! Oh. the humiliation of it! And,
before he could get himself together his competitor
whom he had not been able to glance at in the
excitement and modification of that awful moment.
was far ahead, still putting laboriously but never
diminishing his speed"
Magothy paused long enough to glance at some
standing in the run just where big maple
threw its kindly shade
:. But you don't mean" Marydel began.
THAT'S just what l do mean. interrupted the
narrator. "Batimore's spirit right then
completely broke In that moment of his first
defeat he lost his hold life; clean skinned o all
his grit, an he hasn't been worth his oats since. When
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turf an he never failed to do it, never knew what
was to have another from behind pull up alongside O.
him an make him smell the other fellows dust.
Now if you Hartford had never failed to guide your
an had never found the load that was too heavy
for you, an if you'd come to have good deal o
pride in yourself an if you'd been put in COM
petition with all the other best horses your class
an you'd never failed to win out, you'd piled up
pyramid o spirit that would tumbled hard ever it
had been shaken at all. So must be charitable
with Lord Baltimore.
HIS stumbling block like this. You know
- that mile stretch o fine road that begins at
Blaneys Crossin shell bottom, stones, nearly
level, three buggies wide, an good shade in the
mornin'! 1t was there it happened. The shocked
gently rustlin' faint breeze murmured
through it; the shaded side o the big punkins was
still shown white from the last nights frost; an
Baltimore was countin' his breaths by sight he
into view O. this long white stretch before him
He pricked up his ears, drew up his fore feet for
longer stride stretched himself where the harness
touched that he might feel safe to its fit, caught
the bit in his teeth, an-longed for racel He could
get off to the side o the road settle down into brisk
trot an pretend he was showing his heels to oppo-
nent; but his spirit called for the real conflict He
had never felt confident of himself. He knew he
could beat his own record even if it was light run
about an not racn' sulky he was DRAWN.
Suddenly he heard something behind him. Only
huckster wagon he feared Or it might be Squire
Wilkins with his new mare. III let her down easy.
he thought But as it came nearer he realized that
it was rubber tired buggy an his spirit eaped with
the thought of genuine He was always driven
with blind bride, SO he couldn't catch glimpse o
his rival an he couldn't detect the sound o the hoof
beats that he might measure the stride. Paper
Shoes he thought, paper shoes an rubber tires
It's shame to make them eat my dust!
:" His wish had come true! Right ready he was to
forge straight down the stretch but he would be
magnanimous an wait-no, there was the signal from
the master the shortening of the reins! He dashed
into the open stretch like an released from the
frightened bow. He set himself low in the shafts
he reached for yard after yard of the shadow crossed
morning air fresh into his distended nostrils expell
ing it with a blast that meant challenge to the in
conner.
For little while he could detect no sound an
hethought he had completely distanced his opponent
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Its not strange, he reflected; tor
I'm invincible! There's nothing can
pass me to-day!' Then he heard
again the approaching carriage. He
noticed an unusual putting, an he felt
sorry for the animal whose breathing
came so hard. He had slackened
his speed little; but, realizing that
the distance between them was de-
creasing, he struck out fresh as in the
beginning But-no, it could not be!
the rival seemed to be keepin' pace
with him Another moment. an he
felt the other one slowly creepin' up,
past the rear end of his buggy, past
the hind wheels, overlapping the
front oneSi
He was doing his best; yet he
must do better! Taking firmer grip
on the bit. he managed to increase
a little the length of his stride;
pulling himself together for one more
effort, he even quickened his
heightened step by the merest frac-
tion of second. But-could it be
true9 Was it possible THE pursuer
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trouble to make yourself
dislike it, philosophical the
older one. But there's
YOUR bride. Look sweet
now: and when you come
back I'll tell you about an
automobile an'-Lord Balti-
more.
Not only Marydel, but all
the others, looked interested
at this; even Darlington, the
sleepy off wheeler, lifting his
drowsy eyelids and thrusting
his ears. For there had al
ways been a mystery about
this aristocratic member of
their family, and it was sup
posed that Magothy could
clear it up if she chose. Now
that she had promised, they
waited quietly, though inn
patiently, for the return of
the chatterbox.
HER return was earlier
u than any of them had
expected. 1t was only a
short half-hour till the bars
were let down and Marydel,
very slowly and sheepishly.
made her way to the walnut
tree.
You're happy about
something, an you're sorry
you're happy" spoke up
Magothy. What is it,"
Marydel looked to the
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-01
A WARNING.

Father Isadore, whose travels IS g
missionary hsve taken him into many
countries OF the world, discussed ''rsce
suicide" With q bluntness that at timea
startled the large audience at the mission
OF the Peullst Fathers in Holy Name
Cathedral In Chicago recently.
Aside from his warnings to individuals
both men and women, he predicted
and even now saw coming to pass-the
destruction OF the race that first possess.
ed this country, driven ont OF power and
displaced Ia its possession by the more
vigorous child-bearing immigrants from
foreign lands.
"As Rome fell 80 will the United
States fall before the inrushing vandals, "
he said.
"Aud what heathens are those women
who, instead of children, lavish their
sffections upon dogs and other pets. To
the unmarried youth | say: Either de-
olde In advance to bear your burdens or
psrepthood or remain single. 10 the
pharisees ! say: Your prstiug against
poker-playiug, grog.Balling or baseball
will not cover the iniquity OF your dec
grated hoEes."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-01
RIFLE RANGE.

Several important steps affecting the
military service of the commonwealth
were taken Wednesday at 4 hour mee''
Ing OF the atate military board In the gov
ernor's Office, Richmond the mos! not.
able being the acceptance OF site for 8
permanent camp and rife range near
Virpinis Besch. Provision for the In.
struction of the various arms of the state
service and coming mauoeuvres WAS alsc
mRde.
Looking 10 the establishment OF a
second range, the board appointed Col
]. Lane S;ern and Sscr tary Of the Com.
monwealth Jones to select suitable 10.
cation in the mountain section of the
state.
Revision OF the regulations for the
Virginia volunteers was decided upon.
They will be changed 30 ss to conform
to the present needs Of the service.
All infantry officers will be put in a
camp of instruction, according to the
decision OF the board.
Just what troops will be designated
for the Gettysburg encampmeft has not
been decided, but 1t is expected that two
regiments and field artillery will be sent
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Making Good.

~hsra is no way Of making tSsseSS
s,i.nda IKE Making Geod;" and Doetcs
Pierce's medicines we'll exemplify this,
Ard their friends, after more than two
decades Of popularity, are are numosreS Ths oy
smade good" and tney nave nos MADE
drunkards. !.
A good, honest, sQuare-deal medicine OF
known composition is Dr.. Plerce's Golden
Eedical Discovery. II still enjoys an i'm
mense sale, while most Of the prepar@-
tlons that have come into prominence In
the earlier period Of It's popularity have
sgone by the board and are never more
heard OF. There must be some reason for
this long g-time popularity and that ts to
be found In its superior merits. When
once given fair trial for weak stomach,
or for liver and blood affections, its supe-
rior curative qualities are soon manifest;
hence it has survived and grown in pop
ular favor, while scores Of less meritorlous
articles have suddenly flashed into favor
for brief period andt then been as soon
forgotten.
For o torpid liver with Its attendant
Indigestion, dyspepsia, headache, per-
haps dizziness, foul breath, nasty coated
tongue, with bitter taste. loss of appetite,
with distress after eating, nervousness
and debility, nothing Is so good US DR..
Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. It's
an honest, square-deal medicine with all
its ingredients printed on bottls-wrapper
no secret, no hocus-pocus humbug,
therefore don't ACCEPT substitute that
.he dealer may possibly make o little big
ser profit. Insist on your right to have
what you call for.
Don't buy DR.. Plerce's Favorits prescrip-
tlon expecting 1t to prove ncure-all." It
Is only advised for woman's special all
ments. 1t makes weak women strong and
sick women well. Less advertised than
Bome preparations sold for like purposes,
its sterling curative virtues still maintain
It's position in the front ranks, where It
stood over two decades ago. As an In
vigora ting tonic and Strengthening nerv-
ine 1t Is unequaled. It won't satisfy those
who want "booze," for there is not drop
Of alcohol In 1t.
Or. Plerce's Pleasant Pellets, the ortgt-
nal Little Liver Pills although the Hrst
Dill Of their kind in the market, still lead,
and when once tried are ever afterwards
In favor. Easy to take a. candy-one to
three o dose. Much initiated but rlsVss
sq1LdIed
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, We are selling many bottles Of Cherry
! Cough Syrup daily as the best remedy for
| coughs known. a good, prompt cure. 25c.
F.. S LeadheatAr & Sons
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Spiced Castor Oil. Mothers especially
praise it as the greatest preparation Of it
kind. Your children will like il, too. lg
Der bottle. E. s. Leadbeater 4 Sons
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THE NAVY.

Mr.. Padgett, of Tennessee, and Mr..
Gregg, of Texas, minority members of
the House naval committee, each de-
lI9ered speech yesterday in favor of q
e-bsttlesh ip.a-year policy.
"You can divide the American feet
by two, and either half OF 1t will be larger
and more efficient In fighting capacity
than the Japanese navy" declared Mr..
Padge.t. "Is 1t risht?" he asked, "thst
ne should use such Japanese hystsria as
we have seen exhibited In tbis country to
stimulate our naval streegth?"
Comparing the relative naval strength
of the United States and Germany, MIR.
Padgett declared the United States vas
stronger on the high seas.
Referring to the sloRness With which
Japan had completed her latest battle
ship, Mr.. Psdgett insisted thst the
course of Jspau wss sufficient to dis-
prove the suggestion that that nation
was inclined to war with the United
States. In a series OF years, he said,
81, SIT, 900, 900 had been spent on the
United States navy, and 81, ,535, 600, 900
on the army, while only s1l5, 600, 900
had been spent for the development OF
agriculture.
One bsttleship, if provided annually,
he said, would maintain the relstive Da-
val strength of the United States on the
ocean compared with other nations.
Excessive preparations for war lead
to war;" he declared. "If ne Sow In
righteoD sness We shall reap manhood.
If we SOW the seeds of war we shall reap
bloodshsd aud disaster"
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TIE aunua, meeting of the stool holt ers OF
L the ARLINGTON SANITARY I'M
PROVEMENT COMPANY will be held rt
the principal Office of the company, Ill south
Fairfax street, Alexandria, Virginia, on
Tuesday, April 5lh, 1910, at 2 D. m.
GEORGE II. kOBER, Secretary.
mar2l ID
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AIexasn1ria.6azstt

puRLIgHED DAILY AND TRI.wBRKLY At
GAZETTE BUILDING. 80 d BIB PRINCE
STREET.
TEntared at the Postot6ce OF Alexnndra, VIZ
ginia, as Decond-class matter.
TYRMg: Daily-I year, $500 moIltns
s26O: 8 months, s1:25; month, G cents;
TH.weekly-1 year, $500; s months. $3.50
3 months, rs cents: month. rs cents.
Contract advertisers will not be allowed TO ex'
ceed theirspace unless the excess Is pala iot
stanees will they be allowed to advertise
other than their legitimate business in he
space contracted for.
Revolutions in memoriam, Of thanks, tributes
of respect, resolutions adopted by societies
on persons, unless Of public concern, will
nlybe printed in the paper as advertise
ments.
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ALEXANDRIA. VA. FRIDAY EVENING. APRIL l, l9lO.

10 the dark doorway, threatening them
With q revolver. Mrs. Dow retsi1ed
her oomposure and replied: eve have
no money"
Miss Blackstone, in fright, jumped
to ber feet and ran screaming i1to re-
ception room to the right of the living
room. The burglar said: 'Ifycu want
to be killed, keep on screaming"
He fred as he spoke, the bullet en-
tering Miss Blackstoue's left brea't'
Death followed instantly.
The murderer hardly paused to see
his victim fall before he turned the
revolver on the group, shooting Mas
Harries Dow 10 the head. Hs then ran
to the froat door, leaped over the piazza
railing, and disappeared.
The police have no clew to hls iden.
tily.
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KILLED BY A BURGLAR.
Miss Martha B. Blackstone, daug

MISS makIba d. o'acRstoue, uauSu'
tsr of O. ]. Blackstone, was murdered
By = masked burglar in tae homs OF
Mrs. Ssrsh J. Dos, Bound Hill, near
Springfield, Mass, esrly last night.
Miss Harriet Dow, daughter of MrP.
Dow, was shot in the head and was
removed to Springfield Hospital in 8
dying condition. The murderer escaped.
The murder was q mos. wanton one,
Mrs. Dow, her two daughters, and Miss
Blackstone, who vas guest at night,
we're sssted in the living room of the
hume shout q email table solving a
picture puzzle. The frst iutimstion OF
hn Intruder was q demand for money
from tae dining room jlss in the reas.
They looked up to STE a masked man
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a Reliable
Remedy
EIy's Cream Balm
is quickly absorbed.

IS quickly absorbed.
Gives Relief at Once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Catarrn and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
Taste and Smell. Flu
gists or by mail. In
ElyBrothers. Sc Wa,
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MANY Requests from Catsrrh sufferers
who use atomlzers lave caused us to put up
LIQUID Cream Balm, new and convenient
form of EIy's Cream Balm, the only remedy
for Catsrrh which can always be depended
on. In power to allsy Inflammation, to
cleanse the clogged air passages, to promote
free, natural breating, the two forms of Cream
Balm are alike. Liquid Cream Balm is sold
by all druggists for rs cents, including spray
ing tube. Mailed by Ely Bros, 56 Warren
street, New York.
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GEORGE. PRICE & co
DEALERS IN
Fresh and Sailed Fish

Are receiving Fish daily from the shores OF
the Potomac and will supply customers IN
any quansitiesto,su suit, either fresh or salted,
by experienced psckers. Country orders So
icitsd and satisfaction guaranteed.
Terms: G. o. D., or best references. GU
Stall No. 2, Royal street entrance; StaIi
No. l, Fairfax street entrance to the CITY
Market. and Fish House front of Corporation
Fish Wharf. Bell phone 321-J.
rnSrT om
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Fifty yyears'experience of an Old Nurse
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup is the
prescription of one of the hest female physic,
ians and nurses in the United States, and
has been used for fifty years with never-fail.
ing success by millions of mothers for their
children. 1t relieves the child from pain,
cures diarrllea, gripping in the bowels, and
wind collie. By giving health to the child It
rasts the mother. Twenty-Five cents bottle
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Your tongue is coated.
Your brea tn is foul.

Headaches come and 90.
These symptoms show that your s!om.
ach is the trouble. To remove the csuae
is the frat thing, and Obambeslain's
Stomach and Liver Tablets will do that.
Easy to take aud most effective. Sold
by ". F. Creighton & o., and Richard
Gibson.