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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-13

A DIyIDEED OF THREE DOLLARS
"a per share will be pad 10 the stocE-
holders OF The Ai"XauI riI Water Com
on and after MONDAY May l.,
1911, Cheeks Will be mailed .!CckhoideT-.
b. order OF the Board OF Directors.
GEORGE LHLEEr
mayl I'd Secretary aud Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-13

TIE Woodrow Wilson campaign
buttons have arrived in Washington.
Has he begun to button hole the voters
81
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-13

SPEAKING OF hats, stlaws show when
the wind is not blowing.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-13
STEAM ERS
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat Co.

Every day in the year for Fort Mon
roe, Norfolk, Newport News And points
south, via superb, powerful! steel palace
steamers.
Leave Washington 6.45 p. m.
Leave Alexandra 100 p. III.
Arrive TT. MonroeS 1.oVa. m.
Arrive Norfolk so a. IL.
Arrive Portsmouth SEQ a. N.
Leave Portsmouth 800 =. III.
Leave EOriOlk 600 p. m
Leave TT. Monroe 100 y. n.
Arrive Alexandria $50 a. III.
Arrive Washington 100 =. III.
Through connections made at Norfolk
with steamers 9: Tie Old Dominica
Steamship Company for New York and
MSrchants aud Miners Steamships for
Boston.
gGeneral Ticket Office 100 l4th St.N.W.
Bond Building, Washington, u. G.
Phone Main 1870.
Seventh street wharf. Phone Main 3I60.
Alexandria wharf foot OF Prince street.
X. II. CALLAHAN.
aprl 1vr Genera! Passenger Agent.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-13

FrsLisnEp pAILY AND rRi-wkEKLi II
Tie Alexandria Gazette Corporation
RosEgr s. JARRETT President ana
General Manager
HOWARD ". SMITH, Secretary ana
Treasurer.
GaZE.TE BrlrriSG. so and IL
IrpI>rrs STREET.

,I,+o,o, ,tthc PostofI;cc Of Alexandra,
Virginia, as sccond-class matter.
rr,>s. Dai,y-l year, $500: 6 months,
q, n. 2 months, 81 p: ! month, is cents
Tri-weekly II year, 500; 6 months IS.
9, IN. z mouths, ii cents; | month -
cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-05-13
DIRECTORS

BENOIT PAER. JR. J.
GARDNER L. BCOTRE '
M. B. HARLOW
GEO. E. WAKEFIELD
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
Scales That Would Weigh a Thought

tiny mirror, upon which a beam of light ia
focused. The result is that shifting point OF
light is thrown upon graduated black scale six
feet away The weight of the tube, with the gas
in 1t, Is then recorded by the movement of this
pn-point of light on the scale.
Then comes the interesting test. The gas Is re.
leased from the tube, which is weighed again. It
is now found to weigh two hundred and fifty.
thousandth Of milligramme, a seven thou
sand mi!lionth of ounce less than 1t did when
the gas was in 1t. Therefore, the weight of this
Whit of gas was seven thousand millionth of an
ounce.
The smallest object that be picked up with
the most delicate forceps is piece of aluminium
wire far thinner than a human hair, twenty
fifth of an inch In length which weighs four
teen hundred thousandth Of ounce 1t can
scarcely be seen and 1t is difficult to detect wheth
1t is resting on the scales or not. section
of aluminium wire weighing an eighty-four hun
dred thousandth Of ounce can be prepared. But
it is only visible in microscope. For this reason
weights of less than fourteen hundred thou
sandth Of an ounce have to be registered IN cases.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
THEY CHEATED At CARDS
Experienced Shopper, Who Was Wise,
Put Hubby Onto Facts
Of the Case.

Speaking Of family poker parties
this really happened:
A young married couple attended
such q session at the home Of q
neighbor the other night. And when
this young couple got home. the f.
male end Of the sketch said:
Jim, hate to say anything about
the Halls-they seem to be nice PEG
pie. But I'm afraid they cheat at
cards."
"Nonsense:"
Il knew you'd say that, and It's
dear Of you to be so unsuspecting.
But-well. what was the price of the
chips, tonight Five cents each?
That's what I thought. Jim, I ex-
amined those chips carefully, and
they're the very same thing that
could have bought at Jones' store
for q dollar a hundred in all three
colors. tool"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

pair their definite meaning. There is much
cnorus singing among the Indians and in some
tr1oes there are choirs Of picked singers who are
paid for their services when they appear at
any formal ceremonies. It may surprise many
readers to learn that some of the Indian COM
mun1ties are so keen for music that they even
hold musical contests. A favorite form of CON-
petition seeks to determine which singer or group
OF singers can make the best showing in repro
ducing song with accuracy after having heard
1t but once.
The Indian songs are the property of clans, so.
cieties and individuals and the rights of own.
ership are rigidly enforced. In many instances
the privilege of singing any Acknowledgements
song must be purchased from he composer and
in the case of the songs of clans not only is the
right to sing the melodies restricted to members
of the clan but each clan has special officers to
insure the exact transmission and rendition of
their songs, fine being imposed upon any men,
Der who makes mistake in singing. Indian
women have composed many of the best of the
Indian songs, including lullabies spinning and
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
BABY'S HAIR ALL CAME OUT

when my first baby was six months
old he broke out on his head with little
bumps. They would dry up and leave
q scale. Then it would break out
again and It spread all over his head.
All the hair came out and his head
was scaly all over. Then his face
broke out all over in red bumps and
1t kept spreading until It was on his
hands and arms. bought several
boxes of ointment, gave him blood
medicine, and had two doctors to treat
him, but he got worse all the time.
He had it about six months when a
friend told me about Cuticura. sent
and got bottle Of Cuticura Resolvent,
a cake of Cuticura Soap and a box of
Cuticura Ointment. In three days
after using them he began to i'm
prove. He began to take long maps
and to stop scratching his head. After
taking two bottles of Resolvent, two
boxes Of Ointment and three cakes of
Soap he was sound and well, and never
had any breaking out of any kind. His
hair came out in little curls all over
his head. I don't think anything else
would have cured him except Cuti-
cura.
II have bought Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap several times since
to use for cuts and sores and have
never known them to fail to cure what
I put them on. Cuticura Soap is the
best that l have ever used for toilet
purposes" (signed) Mrs. F. e. Har-
mon, R. F. D. 2, Atoka, Tenn, Sept.
10, 1910. Although Cuticura Soap and
Ointment are sold everywhere, a sam
pie Of each, with 32-page book, will
be mailed free on application to "Cuti-
eura," Dept. 16 L, Boston.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

Sir William Ramsay the distinguished English
scientist has invented pair Of scales delicate
enough literally. to weigh thought. Their rec
ord so far is one seven millionth of ounce,
which is considerably lighter than most thoughts
usually The scales are kept under Sir Will
lians laboratory in small subterranean
chamber.
The room is kept in sem1-darkness. So deli
cate are these wonderful scales that their bal
ance is disturbed by the alteration OF temperature
caused by the turning OF an electric light at
the other end of the room. The operator has to
leave them for hour in darkness-after he has
tiptoed from the roof, that his football should
not set up any vibraton-and then read them
swiftly before any change In the temperature has
had time to affect them.
Hanging by one enc Of the beam of the scales
by a strand of silica fibre SO slender that 1t Is
scarcely possible to see II is a tray Upon this Is
placed minute glass tube. Imprisoned In the
tube is Whit OF xenon, gas discovered by Sir
William Ramsay The movement OF the scales
when the tubs is dropped upon them is so slight
that 1t cannot be detected at all by the eye. But
the mo yement IN made to- ewing from side to side
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
Resting Must Be a Business.

Will M. Ross, a well-known writer
of Stevens Point, Wis, who is himself
a cured consumptive, holds that I'M
less resting becomes business to
the tuberculosis patient, he might as
well give up his fight for health. "The
period of infection with tuberculosis, ("
he says, lis not a vacation. It is a
twenty-four-hour-a-day job. True 1t is
a period of idleness, but one Of intel
ligen+, directed idleness. The days
work should consist of rest; rest
should be the only business on hand.
The light exercise, or hour Ct read
ing. should be considered as the re-
ward Of a good days work, like the
evening Of slippered ease to the tired
business men at the end Of the day.
This recreation, however, should be
considered only as an incidental re-
suit Of the patients work, not the
main object"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

grinding songs and the songs of inspiration and
encouragement intended to be sung to the war
riors setting out for battle.
1t is usually difficult for listener of another
to catch Indian song owing to the con.
tiicting noise due, in great part to the beating
of the drums. There is usually difference in
time, the drum beats being designed to govern
bodily movements and mark the steps of the
ceremonial dancers, whereas the song voices the
emotion of the appeal. The drums may be beaten
in "a time and the song be in 34 time or the
beat be in So time against melody in 3-4 time,
or the entire song may be sung to a rapid tremolo
beating of the drum The officials who have been
making study Of Indian music are enthusiastic
over its possibilities. They declare that not only
does the field afford rich opportunities for tho
study Of the growth of musical form, but this
Indian songs themselves offer to the present-day
composer wealth of meodic and rhythmic move.
ments constituting source Of inspr alton equal
to that which has been supplied by the folk songs
of Europe, and vastly more servceable in the
development of distinctive American school"
of music
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
plsTEmPER

In al its forms among all ages Of horses.
~ well a. dogs, cured and others in same
stable prevented from having the disease
with SPOHN'S DISTEMPER CURE.
Bottles soid last Year IS and d 90 o Az
good druggist, or send to manufacturers.
Agents wnnted. Spohn Medical Co., Spec.
Contagious Diseases, Goshen, Ind.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

SASKATOON requires mixed farmers,
market ma. gardeners de-, poult,ymen. dairymen.
more room or greater opportunities for
such. Agricultural laborers in great de.
mand. Wages high. Work abundant.
Why not get into this bigger life and par
ticipate in it's wonderful prosperity? Write
Commissioner, Board of Trade, Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan, Western Canada.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
His crltlclsnn.

An old man stood on the street cor.
ner In Cherryvale when the trolley
stopped and let OF a woman passen.
ger. She had on q linen dress. q Pan.
anna hat, champagne-colored hose and
strapped pumps. "Gosh!" exclaimed
the old men. I'D spend less money
on my bonnet and buy some socks."-
Cherryvale (Kan.) Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

Showed the Effects.
He-1 understand the speakers at
the banquet used a great deal of n.y.
perbole.
She-Well, to Judge from the way
their wives have been telling how they
came home that night, they used
q good deal more than was good for
'em.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

Coles Carbolisalve quickly relieves and
diseases. 1t instantly stops the pain Of
burns. Cures without scars. Csc and 60c
by druggists. For free sample write to
j. w. Cole & Co., Black River Falls, Wis
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
Flown.

Flown.
though luck Jipson had"
what happened?"
In order to keep his cook, he told
her she might have the use Of his
touring car two afternoons a week."
"Well?"
Yesterday she eloped with the
chauffeur"
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
Generous.

Generous.
WAS he generous when q boy at
school?"
YES; he always let his school.
mates take his share of the punish.
ment."-Judge.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

There are but few sure things in
this old world. One of them is the
uncertainty Of woman's age.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

Mrs Wtnslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething, softens the gums, reduces inaamma.
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc q bottle.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

A mans life can be no larger than
the objects to which it is given.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

Chew and smoke untaxed tobacco, cheap and
undoped Meriwether i Edwards, Clarksville, Tenn.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

When the bill collector comes in at
the door the dead beat hikes for the
cellar.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

Dodging bad story tellers Is one way
of avoiding poor relations.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10


seldom been written but have simply been hand
ed down from one generation to another con-
gtitute an invaluable link with the past.
In the case Of our Indians however in great.
er degree perhaps than with any other prim-
Tive people, is there need for quick work if the
old songs and ancient music is to be chroniced
for the benefit of future generations who will
know the Indian only from books and pictures.
The Indian music alike to the folk songs of Euro
pean nations, which have been brought to the
fore in recent years, affords most interesting side
lights on the peoples in whose lives it has so
long played part and what is yet more i'm.
portant many of the old Indian songs have a
historical significance at least expression to
traditions SO interesting and poetic and beauti.
sul that 1t would be nothing short of a caam-
lty they to be lost.
Aside, however, from the fact that the Indians
of North America is vanishing race and that
their music is passing with them there is yet an
,ther incentive to urge energetic work now that
ihis musical research has been undertaken in
earnest. This extra spur lies in the fact that
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

musical lore can de.
termine the class Of
a song by means of
the rhythm of the
music.
From a technical
musical standpoint,
the Indian music is
very similar to the
form of our own mu.
sic. The compass
Of the songs varies
from one to three
octaves and some of
the songs have no
words, although this
does not seem to i'm.
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
SAVED
FROM AN
OPERATION
By lydia e. Plnkhann's
Vegetable Compound

Peoria, Ill.-'I wish to let every one
know what Lydia E. Pinkham's reme-
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

O10S nave 0O0o TOT
me. For two years
! suffered. The doc
tors said I had tu-
mors, and tho only
remedy was the sur
geon's knife. Ny
mother bought me
Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound, and today I
am q healthy Wo-
man. For months
I suffered from in
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

hammat1on, and your anatlve Wash re-
ieved me. Your Liver Pills have no
equal as q cathartic. Any ono wishing
proof Of what your medicines have
done for mo can get It from any drug
gist or by writing to me. You can use
my testimonial IN any way you wish,
and Twill be glad to answer letters. -
Mrs. CHRISTINA REED. log Mound st.,
Peoria. Ill, =,
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10

HE United States government
has recently undertaken to do
something that a great many peo-
pie have been declaring for years
past ought to be done. This Is to
record and perpetuate the tribal
music of the American Indians
All over the world people of ev.
cry nationality have of late years
been striving to perpetuate the
folk songs of the different races
that inhabit the globe, because 1t
has come to be recognized that
these primitive songs which have
The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1911-08-10
Another Operation Avoided.

m. New Orleans, La:-.For years ! sut-
fs5 na1 IRON cnnnd ds@ a a and
s staBe mzsaa triai pst v .nS
was saved from an operation. Mrs.
LILY PEYRoUx, I'LL Kerlereo st., New
Orleans, La.
The great volume Of unsolicited tes.
timony constantly pouring in proves
conclusiv ely that Lydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound is remarkable
remedy for those distressing feminine
ills from which 80 many women suffeIs
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
Miss Emmeline Holmes.

New York, Aug 21.-Miss Emme-
line Holmes, popular in New York
society, who acted as bridal attend
ant OF the marriage Of Miss Vivien
Gould to Lord Decies, is to wed Gus
tave F. Touchard, Jr., formerly Of
San Francisco, but now of New York.
Mr.. Touchard is son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gustave F. Touchard, who came
to New York from California about
four years ago. He is widely known
as tennis player. Last year he won
the national indoor championship and
is holder of the Long Island tennis
championship, and last month he be-
came permanent over Of the tourna-
ment challenge cup.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
Commercial Club Meets.

At a meeting of the Butler Com
mercial Club held at the office of A.
H. Culver Tuesday evening the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
Report of managing committee Of
the Chautauqua presented and ap-
proved.
The following committee was ap-
pointed to confer with the Butler
School Board regarding the dedica-
ton of the new High School building
September 4th: O. A. Heinlein, A.
H. Culver, DR.. H. M. Cannon.
The sales day committee was in
structed to complete arrangements
for holding the first monthly sale day,
which will be held in September.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
Fire in Omaha Cudahy Plant.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 20.-Fire orig
mating in the Car, building and repair
shops of the Cudahy Packing Com
pany's plant at South Omaha recently
caused loss of $780, 200 to the prop
erty and less than $1,000 to the Un-
ion Stock Yards. The loss is fully
covered by insurance.
In the Cudahy plant the car shops
are total loss, as are the lumber
and supply yards. Two storage
rooms and the car icing shed were
partially destroyed. The damage to
the machine shop is uncertain.
In the Union Stock Yards the flames
were confined to small area, includ-
ing four hog sheds.
The fire is believed to have result
ed from spontaneous combustion
from waste paper.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
Clark Gets a Few Bouquets.

Washington, D. c., Aug. o.
Champ Clark, on the record he al
ready has made for fairness, coupled
with his extensive knowledge of men
and measures, is bound to 60 down
in history as one Of the greatest if not
the greatest Speaker the House has
ever had," declared Representative
James T. Lloyd Of Missouri, following
the adjournment of Congress today.
TT is gratifying to the friends of
Mr.: Clark" continued Mr.. Lloyd, Ito
know that in the first session of Con-
gress of which he was Speaker, his
administration has been so successful.
Not for many years has any presid-
ing officer given such general salts
faction. He is universally recognized
as honest, able and impartial.
"No man has grown in public favor
in the last few months more than
Clark. He is we'll versed in political
history and general literature, which
especially fits him for the place he so
admirably fills"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
COngressmen On Way Home.

Washington, D. c., Aug. 22.-In
two special cars on the Chesapeake &:
Ohio about forty Middle West and
Southwest Congressman, with MEM
bers Of their families, left Washington
this afternoon, an hour after adjourn
ment, for St. Louis.
From St. Louis they will dispense
to their various homes.
The Missouri members in the party
were Representatives Russell, Bor-
land, Booher, Hamlin and Rubey.
Senator Stone went to New York
this afternoon to consult a specialist
as to his physical condition. Senator
Reed will depart for Kansas City Sat-
urday.
Among the departing statesmen to-
day also was Speaker Clark, who
started for Fort Dodge, Ia, to pick
up there the fag end of a series of
Chautauqua lecture engagements.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
jury Would Free Haines.

New York, Aug. 21.-The move
ment to secure pardon for Captain
Peter C. Hams, now serving SEN
tence in Sing Sing for the murder Of
w. E. Annis, was launched today by
Aaron Berrman, an attorney.
Berrman will present to Governor
Dix a petition signed by the jury
which convicted the Captain. The
jurymen say in this paper that at the
time of the conviction they made a
recommendation for mercy, but it was
ignored. They now renew it and
hope the Captain will be pardoned,
feeling he has been punished suf-
ficiently.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
Thirty Years Together.

Thirty years of association-think
of it. How the merit of a good thing
stands out in that time-or the worth
lessness of a bad one. So there's no
guesswork in this evidence of Thos.
Ariss, Concord, Mich, who writes:
Il have used DR.. King New Discov-
cry for 80 years, and it's the best
cough and cold cure l ever used. y
Once it finds entrance in home you
can't pry it out. Many families have
used it forty years. It's the most in
fallible throat and lung medicine on
earth. Unequaled for lagrippe, as
thma, hay-fever, Group, quinsy or
sore lungs Price Soc and $1.OO.
Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by F.
T. Clay.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
several days on his farm.
Mr.. Bachelor is able to be up and
around again. LIBERTY.
Here's a Fishy Story
from a Fisherman.

Joe Anderson and wife, who have
been sojourning at nearby club
house the past few days, have just ar
rived home, and Joe is telling some
stories that lay John White and DR..
Shafer completely in the shade.
Joe claims that while fishing in the
Marais des Cygnes day or two ago
he landed a gar, which measured ex-
actly four feet and four inches in
length and looked more like a shark
than anything he knew of. Then, to
cap the climax, he killed 10 squirrels
in a single tree just before starting
home this morning. Mrs. Anderson
has not been interviewed, but Joe
claims she will coroborate his state
ments exactly.-Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24

Uncle John Cumpton's condition
remains about the same.
Fred Rich returned home Saturday
from the Rural Mail Carriers Associa-
ton in Kansas City. Mrs. Rich car
ried the mail on Spruce route 2 while
he was absent.
Dewitt Mcdaniel has his new
dwelling completed.
Chief Wireman Chas. Schmidt of
Butler, made a business trip to
Spruce one day last week.
Rev. Gather filled his regular ap-
pointment at Walnut Grove Sunday
and at night at Spruce.
Dora Beard, Ethel Baker and Roy
Baker attended the meeting at Double
Branch church Sunday night. They
report good meeting in progress.
A good rain fell here Monday. It
is hoped the hot dry days are over
and beautiful autumn days will follow.
Frank Allen of Butler, is spending
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1911-08-24
Cisterns to Hold Cider.

Peoria, ILL.,, Aug. 2O.-Peoria c0un-
ty farmers are preparing to convert
their water cisterns into cider tanks
to care for the bumper apple crop.
Apples are covering the ground, there
is no sale for them now and old bar
rels are not obtainable. Cider mills
dismantled many years ago are being
put in shape for the rush. It is said
the apple crop in this territory is the
best in twenty years. "Cider is
more valuable than water in this rain
belt, said an orchardist "and we
will use the cisterns.