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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
Two Seats In the Aisle.

On Il visit of John W. Gates to New
York shortly before his last trip
abroad he was discussing Wall street
speculation and how dull it was with
q friend who sometimes takes q tieI
In the market himself
"Let me sec" said the friend; "it
was five years ago that Stock Elk
change seat brought $97 900. Now one
can be got for $4,000"
"Seventy-fve thousand dollars!"
shouted Gates. If man went down
to the exchange with $4,000 real mon
ey he could get two seats on the mid
die aisle.'-New York Sun.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
WORKING FOR FREE BOOKS.
Advocates Would Use Increased
State Taxes for This Purpose
Probable Cost of Move.

Figuring that Virginia will have ar
income for the present fiscal year o.
nearly 81, 100000 more than for the
previous year, the advocates of the
proposition to supply free books in the
public schools are advancing the propo'
sition that this money could he used
for launching their plan. 1t would &C
complish this result, they say. without
increasing taxes at all.
1t is certain that there will be strenu,
GUS opposition to the purchase OF free
books by the state on the part OF lead
ing men. 1t is figured that it would
mean buying hundreds OF thousands OF
dollars worth of books for the negro %,
and thus add to the percentage OF cost
of the education OF the colored people
paid by the white citizens OF Virginia.
However, it may be predicted that a
bill giving to cities ano counties local
option in the matter can be easily
passed. This would permit the pas
sage OF such an ordinance as that Of
fered in Richmond by Councilman
Fuller, provided it we're first ratified by
vote of the people OF the city. The
same would apply to the counties.
State Organizer John L Degge says
that he has ascertained from the office
OF the state auditor thnt tho now assess-
ment of real and personal property IN
Virginia, subject to the general ano
school taxes, amounts to SS47, 81, 421.
81, an increase OF nearly $3.50, 900 over
the last assessment. Mr.. Degge pre-
sumably means to take into cousidera'
ton the new realty valuation as com.
pared With FIVE years ago, as compared
with the previous year, since the hgures
for 1911 have not as yet been COM
piled. He adds:
several years ago a committee was
appointed by the Legislature to IN
quire into the high cost OF books 10
Virginia. Speaker Richard E. Byrd,
Aubrey E. Strobe and Edwin ?. Cox
composed The committee. This COM
mittee reported that one publisher had
testified that, owing to the peculiar
method OF adoption established IN
Virginia, the publishers were put to
an extra expense OF 1852, OOO. The
great sum was, of course, added to
the actual cost and usual profit on the
books. The peculiar conditions were
cut out, but the prices of books are the
same today as they were then. /
THE committee further reported
that they could find no intelligent rea-
son for the frequent changes, so
changes were cut out and now the new
books are simply added to those the
children already possessed. The added
book cost the same that the changed
book did, so the publishers get the
same amount"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
AN ANCIENT LEGEND.
Creation Of the Cocoanut, the Wakwak
and the Palm Tree.

Creation of the cocoanut, the Wakwak
and the Palm Tree.
According to the opinion Of the OLD
historians and the commentators OF
the Koran, God created from the re-
mainder of the clay of which Adam
was made the kullseer. or cocoa tree,
which is found In abundance In the
Indian islands. It produces nut
Which Is brought to Anatoia ana
Roomil. The interior and oily part
is nourishing and fortifyins food The
shell is worked into spoons and cups
Of the size of mans head. 1t Is 2
round black nut on which all the
parts of q mans head may be seen
mouth, nose, eyebrows, eyes, hair and
whiskers-before it was formed from
Adams clay. A wonderful sight!
From the same clay God created
also the wakwak, found In India, the
fruit of which resembles mans
head, which, shaken by the wind. emits
the sound OF wakwak.
Finally was created also the palm
tree from the remainder OF Adams
CLAW at Kufa, near the water Tfnnoor.
This Is said to be the reason why the
palm trees of Kufa. Medain and Om-
maun are straight and upright, like
the stature Of man. II you cut its
branches 1t does not only no harm to
it, but grows even more, like the hair
and beard of men, but If you cut of
the head of the palm tree it gives q
reddish juice like blood. and the tree
perishes like q man whose head Is cut
ofr.-Evla EffendI, Travels"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
SJmple and Effective.

Ny little boy, three years old, tTou.
bled me considerably BY going to the
homes of neighbors without permis-
sion, so I followed this plan, writes a
mother. Whenever I give him per-
mission to go pin on him a little
card on which Is written the word
permission" When the neighbors
see the badge they allow him to stay
and play with-the children. II he ap.
pears without 1t, they send him home.
The card can be used many times, and
the boy enjoys wearing 1t.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
MANAGER TRANSFERRED.

Johnson S. Eaton. Alexandria mana.
ger OF the Great Atlantic and Pacific
Tea Company, has been transferred to
the Augusta, Ga, store OF the company
and left Alexandria last night to a.
sumo his duties as manager at the
larger establishment. He is succeeded
by E. w. Juneau, who now has charge
OF the store in this city, having been
here since last Monday. Mr.. Juneau
comes from the Washington store and
is we'll qualified to fill Mr.. Eaton 9
position, he having been connected
with the company for over ten years
and being OF disposition that readily
wins friends.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
TYPEWRITERs IN CHINA.
Tasy Are Used There, but Not For ths
Native Language.

Ttsy Are Used There, but Not For this
Native Language.
Typewriters are now made for use In
nearly q hundred different languages,
and they are sold all over the world,
but there Is still one great nation
which, for very simple reason, has
no typewriters that write its tongue.
That nation Is China
The English alphabet has twenty-siI
letters, the Russian thirty-six. The
typewriter produced for the Russian
market Is the largest made. but no
typewriter could be made that would
begin to be big enough fols be Chinese
language, which has no alphabet. but
IS represented by sign characters, Of
which there are about $4,000. OF the
great number of words found In the
English language only small proper
ton are used for the ordinary purposes
Of speech, and the same would be true
as to the characters used In the Chi
nese language, but the number Of Chi
nese characters commonly employed Is
still far greater than could be put on
any typewriter. So this nation Of 400,-
100000 people has no typewriter In It's
.vusuv.-
But that doesn't mean that no type.
writers are sold In China. More and
more Chinese are learning other lam
guages besides their own. and Chinese
merchants and resident foreign mer-
chants use typewriters, and they are
used in legations and in consular Of
fees and in banks and shipping offices
and colleges and by missionaries, by
various people. Altogether there are
sold in China n good many typeWrit-
ers.-Washlngtou Post.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
FUNERAL OF W. B. DOBIE.

The funeral OF the late William b.
Dobie, who died late Monday night,
took place from the residence, 5l5
south Fairfax street, at 10 O'Clock this
morning, Rev. ?. P. Phillips, rector
OF St. Paul's Church, and Rev. J. H..
Allison. pastor OF the Second Presby-
terrain Church, officiated. The pail
bearers we're Messrs. Hubert Snowden,
Geo. A. Rowland, G. w. Dearborn, ?.
i. (iorman, Oscar W. Phillips and l..
II. Thompson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
PERSONAL.

Since the close Of the State Conven.
ton recently held in Danville, Mrs.
Amy c. Weech has been speaking in
behalf Of the w. C. T. U. at the fol-
lowing points, Concord, Mill Crock,
Montvale. Tazewell, Pounding Mill,
Richards, Raven, St. Paul, Dante and
Roanoke. Mrs. Weech returned to
Alexandria this morning.
Representative c. G. Carlin, OF the
Eighth Virginia District, was IN this
city yesterday. He said he didn't
know any politics, but that Richmond
had great fair.-[Times Dispatch.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
ThA .IennY Lind Rock

The Ohio river claims among it,
treasures the Jenny Lind rock. The
singer was passenger on q steamer
which struck on sand bar near the
rock, and while waiting for the boat
to be foated Miss Lind bad boatmen
row her out to the rock. where she
stood alone and sang a song.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
ZONES MAY MOVE.

In Richmond yesterday Representa-
tive William A. Jones who asked re-
garding the proposition to legislate HIM
out OF the First district when the state
is redistricted by the next legislature,
Mr.. Jones said that he had offers from
friends TO have him cross the Kappa
hammock river in such an event, so that
he would still be in the First district,
even if the Northern Neck counties are
placed in the Eighth.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
4 0ueer Customer.

Mandy" said the village tailor to
his wife, I'm going to give Sam Bill.
lings a suit of clothes for pig"
"My goodness. papa" exclaimed h!s
little daughter "Wha. does nis
want with suit Of clothes|-New
York Times.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Paul Darlington Cabell, one OF the
oldest and for some years one OF the
foremost residents OF Amherst county,
died this morning at 3 O'Clock at the
home OF his niece, Miss Davis, in
Lynchburg, after brief illness. Death
was due to carbuncle.
After brief session yesterday morn,
ing, Virginia postmasters completed
their fifth annual convention in Rich
mond and adjourned, following a lun'
cheon at the Richmond Hotel, to visit
the Virginia State Fair.
In an attempt to raise the screen in
the window OF his room, S. H. billiard
a travelling salesman, OF Lynchburg
fell from the third -story in Che Lexiug'
ion Hotel Richmond at $40 O'Clock
last night and was instantly killed.
John Clarke, OF Lancaster, P, while
working at the State Fair Ground, in
Richmond yesterday, undertook tc
tease leopord in ono OF the animal
shows. The leopold resented the treat
ment, and made a dive for Clarke,
clawing his right hand, tearing the
flesh from several fingers.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
LOCAL BREYITIES.

In the Alexandria Corporation
Court yesterday, judgement for the
defendant was rendered in the suit
OF Swift & Company, against the NJ.
Schiller Beef Company. The suit OF
S. B. Moore against j. E. Trollinger
was dismissed at the cost Of the PLAIN
k;ff
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
OF Course.

In the bankruptcy court / once
heard a witness asked the amount Of
his gross income. ME gross income,
is.it? Sure an I'd have ye know that
I have no gross income. I'm fisher
man, an me income Is all net" was
the astonishing reply.-Greep Bag.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.

The following examinations will be
held in Alexandria on the dates mem
toned by the Civil Service Commission:
Printer, Government Printing office,
October 1919; fireman Nov. II, Cadet
engineer Lighthouse service) Oct. is.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
$500 to $500 each.
T~z..orrow, Friday, is Remnant Day.

Friday of each selling
should have low price The object
Weekly all remnants remaindc broken
the like while they fresh and desirable and in
quick distribution they marked prices that
or less than half OF their real worth.
The beautiful fall merchandise coming in very rapidly hence
occupying space should be Everything
marked to sell quickly be displayed buying easily
readily accomplished as possible
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12

Lame back is one Of the mcst COM
mon forms OF muscular rheumatism.
A few applications OF Chamberlaiu's
Linimcnt will give relief. For sale by
w. F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
advt
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12

Don't trihe with q cold is good ad-
vice for prudent men ADD women. II
may be vital in case OF child. There
is nothing better than Chamberlain S
Cough Remedy for cough and cold in
children. 1t III safe aud sure. For
sale by w. F. Creighton and Richard
Gibson. advt,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12

The schooner L. c. Worrell, loaded
with lumber by Henry X. Field l. Co.,
has sailed for the lower river.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-12
Woodward & LothrOp
10th, 18th, F and Streets,
WASHINGTON. 10. c.
French Hand-embroidered
Baby Dress Patterns.


exquisite that have shown. oe
embroidered
hens with floral ofyaou designs all
In all sizes and'party made
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

The telegraph this morning des-
cribes a phenomenon on the coast
The Los Angeles base ball team won a
game
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
THE AMERICAN FLAG.

When Freedom from her mountain
height
Unfurled her standard in the air.
She tore the azure robe of night
And set the stars Of glory there;
She mingled with its glorious dyes
The milky baldric OF the skies
And striped its pure celestial white
With streaksings of the morning light:
Then called her eagle bearer down,
And gave into his mighty hand
The symbol Of her chosen land.
Majestic monarch Of the cloud.
Who rear't aloft thy regal form.
To hear the tempest trumpings loud,
And see the lightning lanes driven.
When strive the warriors of the
storm.
And rolls the thunder drum of heaven
Child of the sun, To- thee It's given
To guard the banner OF she free.
To hover in the sulphur smoke,
To ward away the battle stroke,
And bid its blendings shine afar.
Like rainboWs ON the cloud or war,
The harhingcrs Of victor'
Flag If the brave, thy ipidS shall IlN.
The sign Of hope and triumph hi2n,
When speaks the signal rrJmpet tone.
And the long line comes SieanLins on.
Ere Vet the lifcblOod warm AID wet.
Has dimmed the glistening bayoneI.
Each soldier eye shall brightly turn.
To where thy skyborn glories burn,
And a. his sprnging steps adva nee
Catch war and vengeance from the
glance,
And. when the cannon mouthingS loun.
Heave in wild Wreaths thu hattie
shroud.
And CORY sabres rise ana fall.
Like shoots Of flame on midnignts
pail.
Then shall thy meteor glances glow
And covering foes shall sink beneath
That lovely messenger Of death.
Flag Of the seas, on ocean wave
Thy stars shall glitter DER the brave;
When death careering on the gale,
Sweeps darkly round the bellied sail.
And frighted waves rush wildly back
Before the broadside's reeling rack.
Each dying Wanderer OF the sea
Shall look at once to heaven and thee,
And smile TO see thy splendors fly
In triumph DER his closing eye.
Flag of the free hearts hope and
home,
BY angle hands TO valor given;
Thy stars have lit the welkin dome,
And all thy hues were born in
heaven,
Forever float that standard sheet,
Where breathes the foe but falls be
fore u.s.
With Freedoms soil beneath our feet
And Freedoms banner streaming
DER u.s.
-IOSpuh ROdTnau Drake
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
SANE FOURTH LEGISLATION.
State Law is Pennsylvania Against
Noisy and Dangerous Explosives.

The sane Fourth idea has received
legal sanction in this State by the
passage of bills just signed by the
Governor imposing penalties on those
who manufacture and sell dangerous
explosives. TO treat dynamite or
other highly explosive material as a
component part of a toy and sell it to
children to have "A good time with is
essentially criminal and should long
ago have been made penal offense.
The awful list of hospital cases
following each independence Day has
deeply impressed the country and
created "A demand for "A safer and
saner Fourth from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The mortality and suffering
from Fourth of July casualties has
reached portentous proportions only
since the advent of the very loud
and sharp cracking explosives IN
which dynamite. picric acid and kind
red substances have been utilized
in the manufacture Of crackers and
torpedoes. They have done infinite
harm, but now that the harm is rec
ogniZed and the sale of these dang
erous explosives brought seriously un-
der the ban of the law we may look
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
should have formed the subject of a
separate editorial

Mr.. Bryan is hacking up" He
now finds that the Underwood wool
tariff whose supporters some time
ago, he advised to get out of the
democratic party is not unreasonable
bad--its an Improvement on schedule
Il Q. the Payne Aldrich law. If
the sage Of Lincoln had withheld his
earlier Incorporate view he would
have saved himself some humiliation
and there would have been no Occas-
ion 10 repudiate his claim to the
leadership of his party.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

for an ameliOration of Fourth Of July
conditions even where the sane Fourth
idea is not yet carried out in its fun
significance.
For the sane Fourth means not
merely a Fourth free from lockjaw
and too violent and unnecessary noise.
but Fourth which will celebrate
the birthSof Independence appropriate
ly and by pageants. music and or
ganized effort to give both joy and
instruction 10 the children and Undue
them with patriotic ardor and furnish
a real celebration without AN after
math of hospital cases. A number
of cities have reached this develop
ment and Philadelphia will in turn re-
alize it, 1t is something gained to-
ward it that the law now sternly
prohibits the noisy and dangerous
explosives that have played such
prominent part Of the insane Fourth
Of the past.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

men and his remarks are received
with loud applause Furthermore
| they are read with interest the neNl
dav an over the land II a strong
public sentiment in favor of the
measure did not already exist il
would be created by such tactics
But the president does not face hostile
audiences ON the contrary h. Is
bur the vehicle Of a sentiment nine
men out of every ten feel He has
the nation behind him. and he does
well To- defy the angry senator's H
has nothing to lose by sticking Il
MS; guns. they have nothing 20 gain
bv refusal To surrender That j.
why il is hard To believe that the
agreement viii not eventually b,
passed by the upper house. Neither
the republicans nor the democrats
In that body can afford To- take tho
risk Of rejecting IT,
What will the position of the re-
publican party be IL it is rejected
The bill has come To the senate from
the house with the approval of prac-
tically every democrat and OF nearly
half the republicans. Its passage
promptly and without amendments,
particularly without the addition To
il OF the free list bill to endanger
further its course in the senate. has
increased enormously democratic
prestige The party which has been
so long in the minority. which has
been 50 widely distrusted as iucap-
j.
by this step the respect even Of its
opponents Nor does the fact that 50
many republicans in the house voted
for the agreement relieve the party
as whole from the odium Of trying
To defeat il Now here is a chance
for the senate. stiIl under republican
control. To- regain for that party some
Of the public confidence which IL has
lost Even if all but a few irr"con-
cilable democratic senators voted al
So for the agreement. the credit would
go mainly 10 the majority. At the
same time any considerable demo-
cratic detection would seriously i'm
pair the good impression already
made by the democratic house Sen
ator Bailey would h. bad counsellor
for his colleagues to follow.
When it comes 10 apportioning
credit however. it is obvious that
the main share is the presidents and
no ones else. II was he who began
the negotiations with the Canadian
government: il is he who has done
most 10 make vocal dissatisfaction
which has been widely felt Al
ready il is being said that If his
party can be saved at the next cleo
ton. he will save il. His new policy
is its best political asset. And vet
presumably shrewd republican politi-
clans threaten to defeat that policy,
Even those senators who would call
themselves progressive republicans
seem To be Indifferent or hostile to
the passage Of the agreement Was
there ever a stranger situation. or
one less worthy Of a party which
has so long prided itself upon its
ability for harmonious cooperation in
constructive statesmanship?- Provi-
dence Journal
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

The statement Of Judge Gary before
the house steel investigation commit
tee that the government should fix the
price of steel products was hailed rs
surrender Of special privilege.
on second thought it is doubted
whether Judge Gary meant that. II
the government were 10 fix the price
OF products il would. OF course, be
expected TO guaranty dividends. Fix
ing the price OF products would lead
to fixing the price Of wages and the
government would quickly find itself
involved in all the embarrassment of
ownership without any Of the emolu-
mentS.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
FOR SALE.

Coco CASTLE Soap Special soap fol-
bathing and washing. Large cakes 1Oc,
three for 25c. A. L. BOehmer. Busy
Drug Store, northeast corner Central
avenue and Washington street. I.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

The great body Of Arizona citizen
ship is less concerned about the in
strument with which statehood is Sc
cured than with the securing of it.
our democratic evening contemporaries
TO the contrary notwithstanding 1t
would generally De understood that
congress and the president were IN
strumental
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
Current Comment
STICKING TO HIS GUNS.

There is something refreshing in
the zeal which the president shows
in behalf of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement. Faced by sullen indif-
ference or bitter antagOnism in the
senate, he appeals directly 20 the
people He addresses large bodies of
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19

The thermometer yesterday put a
quiteus on this foolish talk we've
heard about the changing climate Of
the salt river valley
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
WEATHER RECORD.

Record of temperature rainfall ana
state Of weather as made by the L.
:. Weather Bureau, at a. m. noun
tain time Yesterday
Stations Temperature. Rain Weather
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
EXPLAINED.

a Savannah exchange says there
are more crooks in Washington than
i'm any other city in America. Well,
there's a bigger Legislature there
Buffalo News.
Arizona republican., 1911-06-19
THEY ALL Do-coNSTANTLY.

II is incomprehensible that Gov.
Woodrow Wilson has not thought
about the presidency" Even Mr.. Bry-
an thinks of il occasionally.-Ch
Tribune
The Red Cloud chief., 1911-10-12
WOULD PAWN HIS OWN BABY
Father In Distress Offers His Two.
Ysar-old Son a. Security for Loan
Of Two Hundred Dollars.

Chicago.-As a compromise betw cen
selling his two-year-old.son outright to
relieve his financial distress and fac.
ing actual hunger with his family.
Henry ID, Belmont. 64l6 Ellis avenue,
offered the boy as security for a loan
Of 5000 to Charles J. Jones. 1906 East
Seventy-second street. the man who
has been contemplating adopting the
boy. Negotiations are still pending
between Belmont and Jones. The IA
ther visited Mr.. Jones with his son
Henry. and when he returned to his
home the other night he said that It
was possible that Jones would advance
him enough money to take him and
his wife to New York. where Bel.
mont hopes to get employment as
chef. and let Jones keep the little boy
until the money should be repaid.