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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-02-09

VIRG1NlA. In the CLERKS once O
v the Corporation Court OF the City o.
Alexandria. on the sd day of December
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
ELMAN IN DENVER,

DENVER. March 24.-Tkat wonder
full young Russian. Mischa Elman
whose former appearances here had
firmly established him as favorite
with this public, played recital n,
the auditorium last "Wednesday even.
Ing under the management OF Robert
Slack. The big audience room was
comfortably filled and the young vic.
linist was aHplaHded with great en-.
thusiasm. His big, gripping tone. ms
full as emotional color as a beautiful
human voice, and the sincerity ,of his
reGdings-always rliably sympathetic
10 the mood of the composition. and
always vitality in carnest-lift his ef.
forts above the ream of yiriuosliy
into that Of expressive art. lie is Of
the elccl.-J. c. ". in Musical Ameri.
ca,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
HOTEL ARRIVALS
The following West virginians are

The following West virginians arc
registered at the several hotels: 4
MARIETTA = Parke Ashley and
Chas. +. Huff. parkersburg; II. G.
keck anu ]. Fl. 'McCord. Amos; ]. n
Weaver Core; Harvey G. Keck. Amos;
Earl Mackey. Warrington; Seymour
Anderson, sh1nnston: G.. L. Hawker
Huntington: N. N. Bush, Cameron; y
NJ; KERN, Durnin,s,,ut,. al f,y.,tt,,,,,
MANLEY-R. n. Clmmins, Amos;
II. Is Rose Llttleton; D.. .. kogee
II. X Purfel|, Morgantpwp: James j.
McConp. Wbeolnsa FIR. 4lbgtrs land
C:.s1I. tBartihg,' Morgantown;i G. w.
Stoge, Clarksburg.
WHATSOEVER. r.. Rose, Littleton;
MI. Esatafettts hvh4fllRg3E WstE. Rut.
tencutter, Paskersburg; c. o. Michel,
Shinnston: W. Z. Raymond. Sutton;
w. II. Bailey. Grafton; Herbert NJ.
Crawford, Philippi.
--tfotet rooms were at premium
long before midnight Saturday and
many persons we're tnraed away from
the hostelrles between II and early
Sunday morning hours.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
cATARRH CANNOT BE CURED

with local applications, as they can.
not reach the srAt OF the disease
Catarrh is blool or constitutional!
disease, and in oidei TO cure II YOU
must take internd. remedies Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure Is not
u quack medicine. 1t was prescribed
by one of the best physicians in this
country for years and is reguiAr pre-.
scriptlon. 1t is composed of TIE best
tonics known. combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mcons surfaces. The perfect comb;nA.
ton OF the two ingredients Is what
produces such wonderful results In
curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials
free.
+. ]. CHENEY & Co. Props.
Toledo, O.
Sold by druggists, price 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
StinotiOn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
...S:EI.llIiiiie,:le1's
New,
]. Store

tttsl.i H.s Snider. the we'll. known furni.
-sturc man.. Us now moving into his new
'fstere room. His, floor space now. Gov.
ere 2 900 SO. f.. M. snider'wtit inow
HAVEN biggest furniture store ii
Fairnsoht..,sf,,,f,$ q y[tis
The Ground floor will DO used for a
Carpet SOON where he expeots-to carry
iithe LARGEST stock Of ffioort coverings In
: III d. il3zftd s,itsi{ "a
iiSsMrilsniderrhaa satready purchased
slEis fixtures such as rug racks, SIace
Z c3rtai'7graeks and iinoieun,' racks.
III L says that by having propei, fix
5turesihc can save clerk hire. He can
In this way sell furniture and carpets
! Cheaper ard save the customer money
scnIhts goods,
va 5.s9 Mr.. snider Is always looking after
yiWays to cut expenses and by cutting
4 Expenses. he sells furniture cheaper.
n. Mr.. enider by BEING a good judge Of
furniture, Boys 70 an advantage. He
Sae,dcr ever nets had furniture. The
people have found this out and are
5Eottafraid 70 purchase from him.
Me- Snider has ore Of the biggest
trades In Fairmoht. People for miles
come to his store to buy. They arc
3,sureWhen they buy that they are bay
ling the cstRartiee to be had for the
money.
9 Being located out Of the high rent
Sdistr'et and owning his own buildings,
GneS sells for at least Is per cent. less.
81 iir.s and Mrs. snider by being am.
Z; bilious do principally all their own
selling, buying and bookkeeping save
Sin that way a good per cent. which
sthey gladly give to their customers In
dow prices. q
Mr. Snider with his increased floor
80 ace will be able to display a large
stock Of furniture and his trade will
IetoW faster than ever. Xxx.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
NO LEcTuRE.
State Superintendent shawkcy Seized
Is uIcd atAHish School Auditorium.
i5a. Cannot Reach City.

Superintendent of Schools,
Prof. NJ. P. Shawkey, who was to de.
liver; "a lecture on Uncle Sans
Farms" at the High school audltarlum,
F1I1dsS 1t Impossible TO reach this city
$as previously arranged. There wifi ba
no lecture tonight.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
SERIOUS OPERATION,

Mrs. Lenora McCray. wife Of Mr..
Charles McCray. underwent a very
serious operation at Johns.Hopkins
hospital at Baltimore on Thursday.
The operation was n serious one and
willie her condition is very critical
yet the physicians state that they
link she will probably recover.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24
Police Court,

S:'rhere were five men fined in police
court this morning. Two we're ar-
rested for fighting and the other three
were Dlain DRINKS.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-24

Vote for your faYorlte.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21

Great Eastern hotel, Calcutta, and
having thereby established his reputa-
ton as mild lunatic. sat down to
twirl his thumbs and await the out
come, confidently anticipating there
would be none. "They" had outwit-
ted him and not 500 guineas would
tempt Them" he believed. 1t re-
NAMED only to contrive a triumph In
despite Of this setback.
The Poonah slipped in to her dock
under cover Of darkness. Amber, dis
embarkirg with Doggott, climbed into
an open ghari on the landing stage
and was driven swiftly to his hotel,
AS he alighted and, leaving Doggott
to settle with the ghariwallah. crossed
the sidewalk to the hotel entrance, a
beggar slipped through the throng Of
wayfarers, whining at his elbow.
Give, 0 give, Protector of the
Poor!"
Preoccupied, Amber hardly heard,
and passed on: but the native stuck
leach-like to his side.
Give, hazoor--and the mercy OF
God shall be upon the heaven-born for
ten thousand yearsl"
Now "heaven-born" Is Hattery prop
erly reserved for those who sit In
high places. Amber turned and eyed
the man curiously, at the same time
dropping into the filthy. importunate
nalm q foxv annaa
MAY the shadow Of the heaven
born be long upon the land, when he
shall have passed through the Gate
way Of Swordsl"
And like fash the man was gone
lodging nimbly round the ,ghari
and across Old Court House street,
losing himself almost instantly La the
press Of early evening traf1c.
"The DEVIL" said Amber thought
fully. why should 1t be assumed
that l have any shadow Of an inten-
tion Of entering that damnable Gate
way Of Swords?"
An incident at the desk. while he
was arranging for his room, further
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21
aYMopsLs.
- q 1llke .l1.cE-Q6f ilaAArf


David Amber, starting for . duck-shoot-
lag visit with his friend, Quain, comes up
on young lady equestrian who has been
dismounted by her horse becoming fright
ened at the sudden appearance In the road
Of burly Hindu He declares he is
Behan Lal Chatterji 4.the appointed
mouthpiece OF the Bell" addresses amber
aa q man OF high rank and pressing
mysterious little bronze box, The To-
KEN" into his hand, disappears in the
wood. The girl calls Amber by name.
He in turn addresses her as Miss Sophie
Farrell, daughter OF Col. Farrell of the
British diplomatic service in India and
visiting the Quains Several nights later
the Quain home il burglarized and the
bronze box stolen. Amber and Quain 60
hunting on an island and become lost ana
Amber Is left marooned. He wandors
about, finally reaches cabin and REQ
ognizes as its occupant an old friend
named Rutton, whom he last met In Eng
land. and who appears to be IN hiding.
When Miss Farrell Is mentioned Rutton IL
strangely agitared. Chatterji appears
and summons Rutton to a meeting OF q
mysterious body Rutton seixes revog-
yer and dashes after ChatterJi He re-
turns wildly excited, says he has killed
the Hindu, takes poison. and when dying
aaks Amber to 90 to India on a mySteri-
GUS errand Amber decides to leave at
once for INDIA
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21

| mystifed him. He had given his
name to the clerk, who looked UP,
smiling.
"Mr. David Amber?" he said
why. yes"
I'VE were expecting you, sir. You
came by the Poonah?"
Eyes, but"
There's a note for you" The man
turned to rack, sorting out small
square envelope from others pigeon
holed under "a"
Could it be possible that Sophia
Farrell had been advised of his com
ing? Amber's hand trembled slightly
with eagerness and excitement as he
took the missive.
"An Eurasian boy left It for you
half an hour ago" said the clerk.
THANK you" returned Amber, con-
trolling himself sufficiently to wait
until he should be conducted to his
room before opening the note.
1t was not, he observed later, super
scribed In feminine hand. Could 1t
be from Quain's friend Labertouche?
Who else? Amber lifted his
shoulders resignedly. Il wish Quain
had minded his own business" he
said ungratefully; II can take care Of
myself This Labertouche1l proba-
bly, make life misery for me-"
There was a quality In the note,
however, to make him forget his re-
sentiment Of Quain's well-meant inter
ference.
my Dear Sir" 1t began formally:
"Quain's letter did not reach me I'M
til this afternoon; a circumstance
which I regret Otherwise / should
be better prepared to assist you. l
have, on the other hand, set afoot
enquiries which may shortly result in
some interesting information bearing
upon the matters which engage you.
expect to have news Of the Fs. to-
night, and shall be glad to communi-
cate it to you at once am presum-
ing that you propose losing no time
in attending to the affair of the gold
smith, but I take the liberty Of adj
yising you that to attempt to find him
without proper guidance or prepare
ton would be an undertaking haz-
ardous in the extreme May offer
you my services? II you decide to ac-
cept them, be good enough to come
before ten tonight to the sailors lodg-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21

on the rain. dividing his somewhat
perturbed attention between noisy
lot Of lascar stewards, deckhands. and
native third-class passengers In the
bows below. and the long lines Of
Saugor island, just then slipping past
on the starboard beam.
Up to the day that the Poonah had
sailed from Tilbdry dock, London,
from the time he had left Quain
among the sand dunes Of Long Island,
he had not been conscious of any sort
of espionage upon his movements,
But from the hour that the Poonah
with It's miscellaneous ships COM
pany, white, yellow, brown, and black,
had warped out into the Thames, he
had felt he was being watched had
realized 1t instinctively, having moth
ing definite wherein to base his feel
ing. He was neither timorous nor
given to conjuring up shapes OF ter
ror from the depths Of q nervous Inn
agination; the sensation Of being I'M
der the surveillance Of unseen, prying
81 90 40 uAAhAbIdA0DAOs ACb no ndu bklOu
to reason himself out Of the belief
after taking all sensible precautions,
such as never letting the photograph
Of Sophia Farrell out Of his possession
and keeping the Token next his skin,
In channels bag that nestled beneath
his arm, swinging from a leather cord
round his neck. It was quite con-
ceivable that that jewel, intrinsically
invaluable. was badly wanted by It's
former possessors, whether for the
simple worth Of It or because it play
ed an important part in the intrigue,
or whatever It was, that had resulted
in Rutton's suicide, For his own part,
Amber cared nothing for 1t.
Such, in short, had been his frame
Of mind up to eight o'clock Of the
previous evening. At that hour he had
made a discovery which had diverted
the entire trend Of his thoughts.
Doggott. ever poor sailor, had
been feeling i'll and Amber had excused
him early In the afternoon. About six
o'clock he had gone to his stateroom
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21

and dressed for dinner, unattended.
Absorbed in anticipations of the NOR
row, when first he should set foot IN
Calcutta and take the first step in
pursuit of Sophia Farrell he had
absent-mindedly neglected to empty
the pockets Of his discarded clothing.
At seven he had gone to dinner, leav-
ing his stateroom door open, as was
his habit-a not unusual one with
first-cabin passengers on long voyages
and his t1annels swinging from
hooks in the wall About eight, dis
covering his oversight through the
absence OF his cigarette case, ne had
hurried back to the stateroom to dis
cover that he had been curiously
robbed.
His watch, his keys, his small
change and his sovereign purse, his
silver cigarette case-all the articles,
in fact, that he was accustomed to
stun into his pockets-with one ex-
ception, were where he had left them.
But the leather envelope containing
the portrait of Sophia Farrell was
missing from the breaStpocket OF his
coat
From the hour In which he had OBJ
tanned it he had never but this once
let 1t out Of his personal possession.
The envelope he had caused to be con-
structed for its safe-keeping during
his enforced inaction in London. He
had never once looked at 1t save IN
strict privacy, secure even from the
eyes Of Doggott; and the latter did
not know what the leather case con-
tanned.
Thus his preconceived and self-con-
structed theory as to the extent Of
The Enemy's knowledge, was in an in
slant overthrow. They" had seized
the very first relaxation Of his yigi-
lance to rob him Of that which he
valued most And in his heart he
feared and believed that the incident
indicated their" intimacy not alone
with his secret but with that which he
shared with Colonel Farrell.
Since then his every move toward
regaining the photograph had been
fruitless.
In the end. and In despair, Amber
posted notice on the ships bulle-
tin board, offering 30 guineas reward
for the return Of the photograph to
him either before landing or at the
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21
Turtle Explored the Room.

make the bed, and SO slipped under
the sheets and lay on blanket, Then
had a long tussle to compose my
overweight muscles and nerves..
Finally, | felt that sleep was coming.
and rolled over to get into Just the
right position. AS stretched my feet
full out they touched something at the
foot Of the bed. I kicked, and there
was a wild scramble and knocking
along the footboard and wall.
There was nothing to do but get up
and remove the visitor. When
caught 1t / thought of putting It out
into the hall and letting it wander
around and put the joke on some one
else, for the curtained doors were all
open. But there were some inofen-
sive old ladies there. and couldn't
commit the crime Of soaring them to
death. SO put the visitor on the
floor to sleep while slept. All, no!
] got up, found the turtle under the
dresser, forced out the window screen
and dropped 1t on to the piazza.
what | didn't know then was that
that piazza had a tin roof and that
there were drains on 1t about every
ten feet that would stop any turtle.
The sound Of the shell on the metal
was enough to make any scary wom-
an think d whole regiment OF burg
lars was coming up. waited for a
while for the turtle to go to sleep,
but he didn't want to sleep that way.
So, finally, got out, hunted him down,
and dropped him on to the lawn. 1
thought that the shock might be fatal,
but next morning be was gone"
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21
cro De coNTINuEpl
Film Drama for los, 100000 Russians

Cinematograph theaters are ire
mendously popular in Russia. Almost
every village has one. Moscow and
ST. Petersburg have about 80 each.
For the empire the number is esti-
mated at 1900, with an aggregate at
tendance last year Of 10s,O00,OOO. At
the average admission OF 20 cents,
$21, 100000 was taken in. Admission
charges range from 5 to 81 cents.
Many houses entertain 1000 a night.
On Sundays and holidays the crowds
are enormous. The pictures shown
are largely educational and do much
good, especially as SO large a propor
ton OF the Russian population Is u
literate.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21
NEW YORKER FOUND Al
TURTLE IN his BED
FRIENDS GAVE HIM Al JOLLY GOOD
TIME WHILE ONA VAcA-
TON TRIP.

New York. "Good time? Certain
ly: always do" said Times square
frequenter who had returned from
vacation trip to a resort on the
south shore Of Long island. Every
body conspired to see that was kept
entertained; they always do with
bachelor
"One Of the pleasant little attentions
they paid me was to deposit one even
ing turtle in my bed.
There had been some hints that
something was going to happen TO-
me. and SO when l slipped between
the sheets and felt some sand knew
It had come was too tired to re-
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21

mindedly leaned over the dashboard
and proceeded to crank" Dobbin's
tail just as he would an automobile
when 1t had gone dead"
Dobbin never having been an auto
mobile, and disliking anything that
savored Of this enemy Of the horse.
hauled off and planted both feet on
the cranker's person so hard that
he landed in the rear end Of the
vehicle. His injuries are not SO seri-
GUS but what he will recover, but it
is certain be will never mistake 9
horse for an automobile again.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21
AUToIsT "cRANKs' HORSE
Then Animal Hauls OF and Plants
Both Feet on the cranker's
Person.

Decatur, When Old Dobbin
baked while being driven near this
city and emitted several grunts, re-
sembling the exhaust Of an engine.
Frank Bogner. living here. absent
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1911-09-21
CHAPTER WI.
FIrst stepa.

Forward on the promenade dack
of the Poonah. in the shadow Of the
bridge, Amber stood with both elbows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

might bring the bilge water up level
with the floor II not attended to at regular
intervals. One of the most ingenious ar
rangements for giving warning of an ex-
cess of leakage was installed on the
Wanderer, Horace c. Chandlee, owner,
last season. and it proved to be a remark
able success. Mr.. Chandlee explained
that his reason for adopting the device
was a narrow escape from sinking which
his first gasoline yacht during the sum-
, mer of 1909. They were anchored just
below Alexandria one fine night in July,
and happening to get out OF his bunk
during the night he was rather surprised
to step in water about six inches deep. That
meant that the actual depth of the water
in the boat from the bottom to the sur
face on which his shoes. socks and a
| cuspidor were serenely floating, was about
one foot. an alarming amount for craft
that only required about four inches more
mud Arousng his companion, they both
| worked on the pumps until the welcome
suck was heard, but sleep was out of
the question the rest of that night
That is an experience which is apt to
be entered on the log of any motor boat
but the matter Of preventing 1t is as SIM
| pie as descending the proverbial log.
Provide yourself with float such as is
| used in a closet tank and fasten it to
bulb will rise and fall with the ebb and
| flow of the bilge water.
An ordinary electric bell outfit is the
next requisite, and the method Of wiring
up is merely to connect one strand with
| the handle Of the float and place the other
above the copper bulb, so that four
| inch rise Of water will make the connec-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12

boat and working aft would necessitate
mentioning the stemband, windlass, gaso-
line tap in the forward deck and SO on
back to the letters on the transom, in
order to fully describe the vessel. so a
bob-tailed resume of the Interior will
have to suffice
The forward cabin, which is partitioned
off from the engine room Immediately aft
of 1T, will be used as pilot house in bad
weather and as loung!ng room for
guests. Steering will ordinarily be done
from bridge deck located over the en-
CINE room. the gangway to same leading
from the aforesaid saloon.
In the power compartments Messrs. Joe
and Brownie" have contrived to lash
down some forty horses to a block, and
when they are started kicking 1t is ex-
counters. Walking back Cor, pardon me,
aft should say. the sight that delights
the eye is that of a commodious. comfort
able combination compartment contain
ing galley, toilet, dining room and sleep
ing berths. The idea will In all probability
be entertained upon your first glimpse OF
the craft that an emblem of the Gridiron
Club is hanging from the truck OF the
little military mast, but In reality the
two short yards will form the smallest
wireless aerial ever used at sea, and the
local craft is the first one on the river to
take UP this form Of communication with
the dear ones at home.
A power boat with dry bilge Is about
as rare as a winter thunder sQuall. and
when bound down stream with every
thing working nicely and prospects of a
fine cruise ahead Of you 1t Is very easy
matter to overlook trihing leak that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
DIRECTING SPECIALIST CLEARWATER
who makes this generous offer.

What 10 my offer? you ask. Listen! In ny
thirty years experience in medicine I have
learned many strange things. For one thing I'vs
learned that Heart Disease kills. moro people
every day than anything else on earth. I've
also learned that Heart Disease hardly eveF
exists alous-by ;tself-that other organs, Sten-
ach. Bowels, Kidneys. Liver. Lungs. Sexual
orrans, etc., are almost always affected,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-12
PHARMACISTS MEET.
Local Members of Drug Trade Dis.
cusS New Pharmacopoeia.

Members of the City OF Washing ton
Branch Of the American Pharmaceutical
Association listened to papers and dis
cussed the new German pharma copoeia
last night at meeting of the association
in the hall of the National College of
Pharmacy. sos l street northwest.
1t was explained that the introduction
OF the new German pharmacopoeia VIII
bring about possible revision of the
pharfnacopoeia of the United States II
is expected that number of possible
changes will also be suggested in the re-
vision by foreign pharmacopoeias.
The papers delivered last night were
The Botanical Descriptions, by Rod
ney H. True; 1.-THE Nomenclature" by
II. III. Bartlett; THE General Require
ments,' by George A. Menge. and 1.-THE
Standards for Chemical Substances" by
Anterior SeidelL