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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-14
r. F. Knox, Auctionccr.
A uction sale OF desirable dwelling Oh


A uction sale OF a desirable dwelling or
IA business properly.
PURSUANT to the terms ola decree
render.d on July 10. 1871. by the Cor
poration Court OF the City OF Alexandra,
Virginia. in the chancery cause tnereil
depending. entitled Robert W. Miller,
who sues etc vs. Gardner l.. Boothe
Administrator of the Estate OF FRANCES
4. Miller. TT al. the Undersigned, VINO
by the terms OF said decree. were al'-
pointed commissioner. Tor the purpose
will Offer for sale at pubic auction ~
L. u'..iGc!, Noon, On
THURSDAY JULY -.
lgl;. al tnc Royal street entrance 10
the Market Building. all that lot OF
ground. with the improvement thereon,
in the City Of Alexandra. Virginia,
bounded and described as follows
BEGINSING n the intersection OF
the north side of Prince Street with thS
east side Of Lee Street. and running
thence cast on Prince Street 2' feet;
thence north and parallel with Lee
Street "A feet Ga inches; thence west
and parallel with Prince Street . feet;
and thence south on Lea Street ~ leci
6b inches to the beginning with all
appurtenances to the said lot OF ground
belonging or in any wise appertalnins.
This property is improved by two
story brick building. which can be used
for store. residence or office purposes.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash. Convey
aucing at the cost Of the purchaser.
HOWA RID W. SMITH
GARDNER L. BOOTHk
Commissioners OF Sale.
|. Newell S. Greenaway. Clerk OF the
Corporation Court the City OF Alex
andria, Virginia. hereby certify that
Gardner l.. Boothc, ono of the above
mentioned Commissioners OF sale mas
entered into bond with approved secur-
accordance with the terms Of the above
mentioned decree,
Given under my hand this 10th day
ofJuly, 1911.
NEWELL s GREEN AWAY. Clerk.
jy 10th, I'd
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-14

Chicken on Toast, soft Grabs. Deriled
Grabs at spinks' Cafe tonight.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-14

ASK FOR RECEIPTS on all pllr
chases. which gives you the opportunity
Of securing Keen Kutter" Sewing
Machine absolutely without cost.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-14

TELEcRAPH|C SERVICE.
The Gazette receives the full tele-
graphic serviceiof the United Press
up TO 3:3Op.m.eyery afternoon. In ad-
dition it has special correspondents in
Washington, Richmond and Norfolk.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31
Tapping the Rubber Tree.

The trees from which rubber ix pro-
duced are Of several varieties, but IN
all cases missions are made in this
trees - secure the milky juice, known
as. 'latex In this the caoutehouc or.
pure rubber ls found IN small
EiobuieS, similar t. those OF butter
fat ia nlilk Tapping consists in
ma king missions into the bnrk sum
C3entty deep 70 reach the latax- bear
ing vessels, Usually q tree Is not
Ia gped before Il Isl six or seven Years
cid. series OF tappings once or
twice year Is not too often If the
tree is In a healthy condition In
the valley OF the Amazon the rubber
tree that grows there is often tap
ped for six months continuously. and
then the tree IN allowed 10 rest for
six months The usual yield at one
tapping is about six ounces Of Iatex.
In Ceylon a row of N-sAaped in-
ctsions is made about six feet from
the ground. in West Africa the natives
cut long perpendicular channels in
the bark with smaller cross-channeix
leading into them.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31


II Is obvious that, AZ the public thor
ough- fares OF Venice are canals instead
OF streets, motor driven or horse
drawn Are apparatus has no place. and
as get the government of that Italian
city has not seen the necessity FOR such
up date apparatus as the American
type Of fi-e- boat Consequently the
Venetian Are department ~ composed
in the main of gondolas, provilc with
hand pumps. The gondolas as driven
through the water by means Or long
oars or sweeps. operated hy the fire
men. when the fire Is rea ched two OF
the crew work the pump. which draws
the water up from under the boat, aud
the third member holds the nozzle and
directs thu stream. The water can be
thrown as high as the second story
OF building
Fires In Venice. however, are few
and far between. owing to the stone
construction OF the buildings Popular
Mechanics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

Life 44iog stations have bAan IN
stated Al intervals OF two blocks
All aIouE the teach Al Venice. Cal.
~hjno is the seaside resort for Los
Angeles Eaeh station is equipped
ei'H fe-beay and e-hne. the
latter icing uvHua on reel and pro-
tseted sfpm tae elements, while The
tep VI eaeh pol. $ surmuuated by ga
alarm gong. 3he ringing Of this bell
Is tue signal thai some bather Is IN
distress IN the surf and aid IL rem
dereG by the FIRST swimmer to appear
1U1r The sceu. - no feels competent
to carry the bua. and life line through
the nrca kers. These stations have
been erected by popular subscription
ana municipal assistance and al
though established uuty short time
they have already been Responsible
for the saving ~ many lives. The
sounding of the alarm gives notice
10 The volunteer Iife-savlng corps that
there is trouble and the lifeboats are
quickly launched These stations ea-
tend for distances of two miles -.
from Santa Monica TO Nenice-pro~
'eetlng every foot OF the bathing
heach.~-P Popular Mechanics
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

a ,ery interesting trick which de-
pends upon simple la" of physics
consists in removing a com from a
plate Of water without WettIng The
fingers or splitting the water, The
Techaical World Magazine tells how
10 do il.
Cut a cork in two parts. and IN
each stick Il match. SO that il VIII
float upright. Light the two matches
and place IA glass tumbler over them
as quickly as possible The burr Z
matches use up the air inside th,
glass, causing 8 partial Vacuum la IT.
The water IN the plate is thus drawn
up into the glass. leaving the coin
high ana dry.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

The War Department Is Just now
adopting Il new emergency ration for
the army. II is intended OF course for
use under conditions IN which the sol
der, is temporarily separated from his
command. This might happen, for ex-
ample when IL squad vas Obliged TO
hold some outlying position for awhile.
or when a soldier is sent out to recon
nciter or to carry a message 10 dis
tant post
For such contingencies, II is neces-
gar that the soldier shall be pro-
vided with food in condensed form,
which VIII weigh as little as possible
and occupy the least possible space
in his knapsack. The new ration for
emergency use weighs only twelve
ounces FOR three meals--that is to say,
for one days food supply. This In
"ludes the tin receptacle in which the
thre. meals are contained
The three meals are represented by
three cakes of what looks like chloe
olate. each one wrapped appetizingly
in tinfoil 1t Ia IN truth a mixture OF
chocolate. sugar. egg, and matted
milk. -Technical World Magazine
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

A gentleman advertised for n boy,
and nearly fifty came to see him, OUT
OF the whole number he chose ons
and dismissed the rest
II should ike TO know" said a
friend, why you picked out that boy,
who had got a single recomme nda-
ton 2" es-, -
Won ar. ,,feisTaken." said the gem
tleman he had great many. He
wiped his feet when ne came in. and
closed the door after him, showing
that he was careful
'lIe gave his seat instantly to that
lame old man, showing that he was
thoughtful and kind. He took off his
cap, and answered my questions
promptly showing that he was gem
lie picked up a book l had pur-
posely laid on the floor. and replaced
X upon the table, and he waited
e quietly FOR his turn instead OF pushing
and crowding. sho&ing that he was
honorable and orderly.
when ] talked 10 him j noticed
that his clothes were brushed and
his hair in order: when he wrote
his name, ] noticed that his finger
nails were clean.
Don't you call those little things
NNoiiiA4Shudt'ohS 40, anu would
give more for what | can tell about a
boy by using my eyes than for all the
letters he can bring. Apples of Gold.
Wedncsday-~Take heed, and keep
s from all covetousness; for
a mans life consistent not In the
abundance of the things which ne pos
sesseth. Luke IL. is.
On. may these thoughts possess my
breast,
! rove, wher'er i rest;
Nor let my weaker passions dare II
Consent to sin. for God In there 1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31
Mcssuring Dcnth OF Water by sunni !.

An electrical device whereby
SOUND wave is sent To the sea bottom
IN relatively shallow water. and upon
being detected hack - the vessel rs
receN ed by another part of tbs same
apparatus, has been designed III NOT
way for measuring the depth ~ the
sea. An automatic record is made Of
the time elapsed between the depart
IRE and this return and As the yc-
locity of sound in water js known.
tina depth Is at ones asccrtaiued-
TIL" apparatus makes a continuous
record. and is so constructed il, to
give an alarm when the water sinai
lows IL a certain depth. Several tests
of The apparatus are said to prov
the absolute accuracy Of the device.
Popular Mechanics.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

4 comprohensiVe idea OF the power
of steam is given In the following
paraSeaph taken from the Power
Magazine.
It Is estimated that cubic fo2t
of water under seventy pounds press
ure and heated to temperature cor
responding TO steam ct that pressure
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

inKs ana equipment 70 the value OF
$4,000 and it's friends sre Just now
completing g sum Of 500 GOO TO be
ued in further buildings ard equipment
While Or Ramsay has been al his
life long an active and sltccessful
pastor, his friends have recognized
In him tust those qualities which a~e
needed for the successful conduct OF "a
great educational enterprise. Time and
again during past eyars. ha Eas E@nu
invited to take positi ms Of this kind.
He will enter upon his work iU South
Carolina in most favorable conditions
and those who know him best feel con
tite1t that he VIII lead tire great
school committed 10 him into large
things.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31
A Wonderful Clock.

the most astonishing thing ever
heard IL In the way of "a timepiece
~ ii clock descfb bed by "a Htndoo FRjah
AZ belonging 10 a native prince of
upper India, and jealousy guarded
as the rarest treasure or This luxurious
palace He found the clocks disk
vas gong, SWING upon poles. and
near IL was a plle vi human limbs.
The pile WAS made up OF the full
number OF parts Of twelve perfect
bodies hut all lay heeped together
in seeming confusion. Whenever the
hands OF the clock indicated the hour
II one, out from the pile crawled
just tho number OF parts TO form the
frame of ono man, part joining IT.
self to part with quick metallic click.
and when com pleted the figure sprang
up. seized maliet, and, walking up
10 the gong, struck one blow that Sent
The sound pealiug through every room
and corridor IN the stately palace. This
done, he returned 10 the pile and fen
70 pieces again. When two o'clock
"a ms, two men arose ana did like
wise, and go through all the hours, the
number of figures being the same as
the number of the hour, till at noon
and midnight the entire heap sprang
ny and, marching to the gong, struck
one <'ter another each his blow and
Ftii TO pieces
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31


Nl'".' AN" "~" r'" '.~-' "''" ''''
+ What was pA' 1's'N''., '""H 80 D.
40 E'ai Naf"@ hf".r't't N''o"
th}St' "aS ah 7Gaae "i lte ~"N'ei'
HFe"'>. ana jntt @asn 20 A"'1 en-
ltFtal"td IL sed- pteaatus concert lIa'
such d't-suh 'e"t '""f3 be per-
formed l' has trtn ~+G~r7tf1 10y
clever poet j4*t ID we '"u" see our
serves as ''"''~ See "s D. ""'l' a"'
/ greatly J." 1at E"o"."'+' t'at IL
( Is p"Ssl"i' tthi our %t'" "o"t4 ~"
T quite superficial e-L jur the depths
[ ot tn soul or" hidden t1 mortal Saze
+ judas Thought he knew himself anu
the d'scip'os Thought tines Kuew MIN,
hut IN reality they vero -osuzant ol
only 81 Unli portion If that dark
spirit. ut last he surprised himself
( and also the other apostles.
a eutemu history this of Judas, We
seem q tread orr way over loose
stones sad hui roIten lava as II
. Ginning to the sdg. EFF a crater and
shudgarjugIg looking down into It's
fiery daYtts W near this plagH.
: stood -teG IN the night ef mis- he
travail and near this .qnla moral
uregirige mans ~ us have stood
Inc Z utg..rfau of gpyaen.a
TX. -. f.,r,sflt.r - - tt,ydc.,
an,r4,t. az -a', -~,, ,,h4~t T.. stsr s,,.....
+ ing lack from iha shore tnrn .ha
! #.ftL- ~ f-,. ..,9r ,rta~. I, , .,,,-
mar .-,.s,,r f..r..... -..r-,,..,, .,.,r ..bsr.
..srr..s sI- rl,...f g..d n,.. ~
ma pgEtss r,.st.., ..ir,..,..., ~ ,,,,4r,.
ana a1le-b .- .t,. =a.,+ and mn
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-31

you seem reckless with your mon
oy." II can AFFORD 10 be Just made
a lot by not betting on the election
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
Helped to Remember.
From the Kalamazoo Gazette.

From the Kalamazoo Gazette.
A colored preacher was vehemently
denouncing the sins of his congrega-
ton.
'Breddern and sistern, All warns
yo' against de heinous sin O. shootin'
crapsI All charges yo' against de
black rascality O liftin' pullets! But
above all else, breddern and sistern,
All demonishes yo' at disher season
against de crime O. melon stealin'!"
A brother in a back seat made an
odd sound with his lips, rose and
snapped his fingers. Then he sat
down with an abashed look.
"Whuffo, nah frien'," said the
preacher sternly, does yo' r'ar up an
snap yo' fingahs when All speak .
melon stealing"
'Yo' jes' reminds me, pahson," the
man in the back seat answered meek
ly, "whar All lef' nah knife"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
Recognized Him.

Washington Correspondence in New
York World.
when Representative Alexander, of
Mississippi was Speaker of the House
in the Missouri Legislature he said
the funniest thing that has geen said
in a hundred years" said Speaker
Clark recently.
about fifty members We're in front
of the speakers rOstrum clamOring for
recognition. A man named Moore,
who possessed a might pair of lungs,
yelled into Speaker AleXander's face:
Does the Speaker recognize me" The
hubbub ceased.
1t seems to me- said Speaker AL
eXander slowly, as if searching the
recesses of his mind, that at some
or other l have seen that ugly mug Of
yours.
They still call Mr.. Moore Ugly
Mug down in Missouri"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
18th DISTRICT

August 8, 1911.
Protracted services were concluded
at Rylander Sunday night, after being
held for two weeks by Rev J. NJ Rus
tin, of Plains, assisted by Rev. Bealer.
Several additions were made to the
church and the community was great
ly benefited spiritually.
Miss Willie McGill, of Sardis, was
the charming weekend visitor of
Miss Annie Jones.
Misses Nettie and jamie Mccartney,
of Triton. are the attractive guests OF
Misses Emma and Ellie Virgins.
Mr.. Purse Jones returned from St
Simon's Sunday, where he had been
with the Americas Light Infantry.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. C. Teddar are en-
PERTAINING a handsome son, John Mi
riam, at the home of Mrs. j. G. Is
rael
Miss Eunice Rustin, of Plains, was
a visitor here several days last week.
Misses Mamie Spilers, Leila Mae
Marthy and Mrs. Charlie Muse, of Al
bany, were Weekend guests of Misses
Virgins last week
Mrs. E. T. Thompson, of Hawkins
Vile, and mother Mrs. Dawson, Of
Crimson, are guests Of relatives here.
Messrs. w. H. Williams, Thomas
Williams and Henry Ward, of Iron
City. spent a few days last week with
relatives here.
Misses Virgins are entertaining their
guests with a house party at Myrtle
Springs this week
Miss Matte Luggs, of Albany, is Wis
iting relatives here this week.
Mr. H. J. Israel of Newman. has re-
turned home from a two weeks visit
to his mother.
Mrs. S. NJ Ethridge, of Ellayille, has
been the guest of friends and relatives
here for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Slappey, Misses
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
STORIES
, WORTH READING.
Lost Their Darling.


From the Celeveland Plain Dealer.
"Oh, our darling is lost again!" she
cried, as soon as he got into the
house.
What little darling?"
You unfeeling monster, Our lit
tie darling"
oh, the scroot?"
Yes, if you must talk like a brute,
the scroot-the mutt-anything you
wish. And l want you to advertise
for him."
Hhe promised to do it, and this is
the ad, as it appeared:
"Lost-A sausage-shaped dog, al
swering, when hungry, to the name OF
Baby A reward will be paid for his
return to SO Dash avenue, dead "
alive"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
CROP PROSPECTS MAKE ALL
a SMILE,
- e

Nature is fairly outd9ing itself this
season in its 'endeavor to make Sum
ter county and its neigAbors prosper
GUS Never before, and the statement
is accepted as not exaggerated, have
the prospects been finer up to this
time TOR a phenomenal cotton crop
hereabouts. Better cultivation and
favorable weather conditions have
united to bring the plant to a point Of
J ERECTION where the heaviest average
WELD ever known seems practically as
sured. One observer declares that
there are now enough cotton bolls.
ready to open to insure crop equal
to last seasons full outturn in this
district. and that nothing short of 4
calamity can prevent Americas from
having credited to it the banner re-
ceipts of it's history thus far.
This is highly gratifying. And yet
it is simply what should be expected
in view of the rapid progress that
agriculture is making in the Americas
territory. The more extensive use oil
fertilizers, the more careful prepare
ton of the soil. the care observed in
the selection Of the seed, the diligence
and science used in the making of the
{ CD from seed time to harvest, all
tend to very materially increase the
yield to the acre Fields that a few
years ago were fortunate in turning
out half bale to the acre, this seas
on, it is confidently claimed, will make
two or three times that quantity of
the staple. If common reports are
true. there are some fields the output
of which will run from a bale and a
half to two bales to the acre, some
thing undreamt of a few years back
And it can confidently be asserted that
the time is not far distant when the
farmer of Sumter county who does
not average a bale to the acre will
stand condemned of shiftlessness an1I
ignorance in his work.
That the season should have been so
propitious up to this time is pecul-
iarly gratifying to the commercial in
terests of Americas and its sister
towns of the county. Business is al
ready responding briskly and brightly
to the promises of a magnificent seas
on just ahead. The interests of Amer
icus, of Plains, De SOTO, Andersonvilla,
Leslie and other trading points are
inseparably interviewer with those of
the planter. AS the latter TejOices as
he looks upon the broad fields white
unto the harvest, so the banker, and
the warehouseman, and the supply
man, and the jobber and the retailer,
in every line of trade, smiles and re-
joices with him, for great is cotton
and upon it, as of old, is the solid
prosperity of the South still built.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
Cut This Out and Paste 1t Under the
Thermometer.

Mount Rainier is 1880 feet high
and is covered with snow the year
round.
The North Pole is covered with ice
Or at least 50 Peary avs.
Ice skates We're invented in Russia
about 1860.
Thermometers have been made 70
re ord 200 degrees below zero.
At the bottom of the ocean in some
spots the water is below the freezing
point all the year.
A human being would freeze to
death $4,000 feet above the earth.
Six months ago today the tempera-
ture here was u degrees above ger e.
A Missouri Judge rules it is lawful
for man to spank his wife. And
mules heels, either.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
Modern Pharmacy.
From Life.

From Life.
1--WE have a very fine course in
pharmacy" said the president of the
college to the father of the student
who is entering.
I'm glad to hear of that. My boy
expects to become druggist"
We'll, we give special lecturse on
soap, stamps, cigars, perfuemry, soda
water, candy, city directories, tele-
phone books and stationery"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

The Macon Telegraph insists that
the Cobb county incident makes the
candidacy of EX.-Gov. Brown a neces-
sity" 1t certainly was contemplate
piece of business, calculated ia awaken
somewhat of the same feeling of re-
sentiment that swept Little Joe" into
Office two years ago.
fee two years ago.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
Every Morning Except Monday

All Subscriptions Payable in Adj
vance.
Advertising Rates promptly furnish
ed upon application.
All advertising copy requiring two
columns of space or less should be in
the business office not later than noon
of day prior to date of issue in order
to insure it's prompt insertion Ali
copy for space Of more than two col
umns should be submitted not later
than O'Clock of the day, two days
prior to date Of issue.
Memorial Resolutions, Resolutions
of Respect, Obituary Notices, etc.
other than those which the paper may
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ter, will be charged for at the rate OF
3 cents per line.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

A movement has been inaugurated
in New Jersey to show the farmer boys
the opportunities that lie all around
them But the farmer boys of Jersey
haven't tenth Of the opportunities
that lie at the doors of the farmer
boys of Georgia More the reason,
then, that the Georgia boys should
avail themselves of them.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

With reciprocity achieved and tariff
reform and revision carried forward
triumphantly to the door of the White
House the Democratic party would go
into the Presidential contest of 1912
almost assured Of victory. That is
the view the Philadelphia Record
takes of it,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

The committee seems loath to begin
that Hudson investigation. Are the
hackers afraid it may prove a boom
eTang.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

An exchange says that ''the pangs
of a broken heart do not seem to Wis
IDLY affect the, average girls summer
capacity for ice cream and soda wa
ter" Broken hearts are a thing of
the past. They died with the Laura
Jean Libbey era in literature.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

The question of the present in Geor-
gia is this: Is judge beyond criti-
cism or not? The power to punish
for contempt was not intended to
shield judge from legitimate crit
icism Of his official or public acts.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

Anybody who contemplates going
back to the farm" in Sumter county
had better hurry up or he will have
to be content with a farm the size Of
a city lot.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03
When They Found il Ont.

Pat and Mike were riding in a bug
gy at the end Of procession of car
riages, the hearse in front carrying
the remains OF a late comrade of
theirs. Out OF respect of his memory
they agreed to hang their heads. FL
nally both scented a very unpleasant
odor and Mike remarked that they
had kept poor Jerry's remains too
long before burial" After while it
grew SO bad that Pat ventured to look
up ahead, and turning to Mike, he
said:
Mike, look up, we've lost the fun
eral entirely and were following a
garbage cart
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-08-03

The Savannah Press holds that
while the Georgia Department of Ag-
riculture may need better methods it
does not need a better man at the
head.