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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-31
Men of Letters Often Have Described
Best That Which They Never
Have Experienced.

Finally, a man Of genius, when he
writes a book, and 'all the good
comes rushing into his SOUL" is in an
abnormal state, and hence, the lives OF
men of letters have often been in glar-
ing contrast to their writings. Mon
taigne tells us that he always OBJ
served super-celestial opinions to be
accompanied with subterranean NOR
ais; on the other hand, the most latl-
tudinarian professors Of epicureanlsm
have often lived like anchorites or
trappists Some of the best sea songs
have been written by men who never
snuffed a salt water breeze; stirring
war songs have been written by timld
men and women who would have
shrieked at the sight Of mouse; ana
hymns STEPPED in the very spirit OF
devotion have been written by men Oh
doubtful morality, who were never
less at home than in. a Christian
church. Charles Lamb was ready to
wager that Millions morning hymn in
Paradise was penned at midnight; and
we know positively that Thompson,
who sang the praises Of early rising
in the Seasons" used to lie abed till
noon. Sir Richard Steele could dis
course eloquently on temperance
when he was not drunk; Woodwork,
in his "Old Oaken Bucket" sang the
praise of cold water under the inspira-
ton OF brandy. Doctor Johnson, who
wrote so we'll on politeness, interrupt
ed his opponents with "You lie, sir"
"You are a vile Wing, sir!" Burns
was a compound of dirt and deity"
Rousseau, who was always filing peo-
pies eyes with tears, betrayed anu
slandered his benefactors in turn, and
sent his children to the foundlings
hospital. When Moore proposed to
Scott to go and see Melrose Abbey as
Sir Walter had described it, by. moon
light, "Pooh, pooh" said Scott you
don't suppose I ever saw it by moon
light" William Matthews.
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tentative examination, ne gave mo
pan sudden slosh!ng movement,
emptying It OF water. And the whole
bottom showed as II covered with but
ter. Thus the yellow gold hasheo
up as the muddy water was Uttered
away. 1t was gold-gold-dust, coarse
gold, nuggets, large nuggets. he was
all alone. He set the pan down for a
moment and thought long thoughts.
Then he finished the washing, ana
weighed the result in his scales. AT
the rate of sixteen dollars to the ounce
the pan had contained seven hundred
and odd dollars. 1t was beyond any
thing that even he had dreamed. His
fondest anticipations had gone no
farther than twenty or thirty thousand
dollars to claim; but here were
claims worth half a million each at the
least, even if they were spotted.
He did not go back to work in the
shaft that day, nor the next, nor the
next. Instead. capped and mittened, q
light stampeding outfit, including his
rabbit skin robe, strapped on his back,
he was out and away on many-days'
tramp~o over creeks and divides, in
spefting the whole neighboring terri
torya On each creek he was entitled
to locate one claim, but he was
chary in thus surrendering up his
chances. On Hunker Creek only
did he stake a claim. Bonanza
Creek he found staked from mouth 10
source, while every little draw and
pup and gulch that drained into 1t was
likewise staked. Little faith was mad
in these side.streams. They had been
staked by the hundreds of men who
had failed to get in on Bonanza. The
most popular of these creeks was
Adams. The one least fancied was
Eldorado, which flowed into Bonanza,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-31
Smoke or Ride, Which?

In the early days of the London,
Brighton & South Coast Railway the
regulations against smoking were
strictly enforced. The Mechanics
Magazine of September. 1912, records
that "a foreign gentleman was re-
Gently smoking cigar in a train COM
ing from Brighton to London. The
guard warned him the practice was
not allowed. Nevertheless, he contin-
ued to smoke, and finished his cigar.
AT the next station he was asked for
his ticket and ordered out OF the
coupe; and the guard, addressing one
OF, the officers on the platform. warned
him that that person was not TO be
allowed to proceed to London BY any
train that night. So there he was
left. London Chronicle. !
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Found a 12-Page Letter.

come letter to General Delivery. Kan
sas City, and it will be forwarded
How strange. but it Is merely CO.
incidence" thought Lucille.
Lucille" called her younger sis.
ter, arthur just drove by in a cab,
and did not even look up"
Lucille rushed 10 the Window, and
could only catch glimpse OF the cab,
but the figure seated next to lady
looked strangely like Arthur.
Saw Arthur at the ball game this
afternoon" said Lucille's brother, but
didn't have chance to speak with
him."
Yes, and l caught a glimpse of him
at the restaurant late last night, drink
ing high balls" said her brothers
chum. He's some sport"
It's incomprehensible," confided
Lucille to her sister. Il can't endure
this strain much longer. To think Ar
thur would be in town, and not come
near me-"
a young man wishes to see you"
announced the maid.
"Oh, Arthur" cried Lucille joyfully
as she entered the dimly lighted IL
brary, giving him one long, fervent
kiss. Such tales as they have been
telling about you and nearly be-
lieved them. Have you been in the
City? You didn't take a girl to thea
ter. did you? You didn't drink high
balls? You didn't forget your Lu-
ellie" she finished giving him hug.
Have you lost your voice? Why
don't you answer"
I'm not Arthur" stammered the
young man. I'm his twin brother.
Don't be so embarrassed. ! rather like
your sisterly welcome"
Forget it, please" said Lucille. AR
thur never told me how much you re-
sembled each other
We'll, wish | was Arthur. prom
ised him I would call on you when in
town, but this is the first opportunity
| have had"
ITO think I doubted Arthur" said
Lucille, after her visitor had depart
ed. But l fancy if any one had seen
mo kiss and hug an absolute stranger,
they would have doubted me, TOO
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Mistake
By Adele Mendel

"How's Arthur" asked Marcia.
Finer than ever" answered Lucille,
but he travels so much that / feel
like telephone operator. saying Hello
and Goodby to him so often"
How long will he be in town now?'
Arthur is away at present and
doesn't expect to return for week"
Are you sure?'
What do you infer, Marcia?
"Only that l thought l saw him at
the theater last night"
impossible. l had letter yester-
day"
Maybe he returned SINCE
Not without my knowledge"
We'll, the girl he was with"
Don't be idiotic," interrupted Lu-
ellie Indignantly, Arthur isn't taking
other girls out"
Lucille, l could swear on my bull
dogs life that it was Arthur"
You're too persistent. Didn't l men
ton Arthur was away?"
What are you girls arguing about?'
broke in Janet.
About Lucilles future husband"
commenced Marcia.
ooh, saw Arthur down town this
morning, he deliberately walked by
without even bowling"
1T wasn't Arthur contradicted Lu.
ellie, vehemently. I'm going home to
write to him now
Poor Lucille" said Marcia. Sup
pose Arthur was deceiving her. It's
q great risk TO marry travelling man.
felt duty bound to tell her"
People rarely thank you for telling
them unpleasant truths"
why, she was as cross as two
stick, and never even said goodby.'
Upon reaching home Lucille found a
12-page letter from Arthur in which
he wrote: Don't know my next des'
tination, but address your ever wei
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-10-31
Ruskin IS 4 Grocer.

Ruskin was once a grocer. In 1874
he opened q shop in Paddington street,
Noting Hill. in order, as he an
nounced, ITO supply the poor with
pure tea in packets as small as they
choose to buy, without making prof
it on the subdivision, larger orders be-
ing. Of course, equally acceptable from
anybody who cares to promote honest
dealing" The shop did not attract,
Ruskin complained in "Fors Clavigera'
that "the poor only like to buy their
tea where it is brilliantly lighted and
eloquently ticketed; and as ] resolute-
~ refuse TO compete with my neigh
boring tradesmen. either in gas or
rhetoric, the patient subdivision OF
my parcels passes little recognized as
an advantage by my uncalculating puh-
lic' The shop soon closed down, and
the grocery trade lost the most dis
tinguished representative it is ever
likely to possess.-London Chronicle.
Chinese Glass Industry.
As far as the development of tho
glass industry II China is concerned,
five factories have been erected in re-
cent years II the neighborhood OF
Tientsin. two of which are in Japanese
hands. Their products are mostly SOLD
IN the province Of CHILL
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Just above Carmacks Discovery claim.
Even Daylight disliked the looks OF Ell
dorado; but. still riding his hunch, ne
bought half share in one claim on II
for half sack Of -four. A month
later he paid eight hundred dollars for
the adjoining claim. Three months
later, charging this block Of property,
he paid forty thousand for third
claim, and, though it was concealed
in the future, he was destined, not
long after, to pay one hundred and
fifty thousand for a fourth claim on
the creek that had been the least liked
of all the creeks.
In the meantime, and from the day
he washed seven hundred dollars from
single pan, and squatted over it and
thought q long thought, he never again
touched hand to pick and shovel. As
he said to Joe Ladue the night Of that
wonderful washing:
Joe, I amt never going to work
hard again. Here's where l begin to
use my brains. I'm going to farm gold
Gold will grow gold II you-all have
the savvee and can get hold of some
for seed. When I seen them seven
hundred dollars in the bottom of the
pan. knew I had seed at last
The hero Of the Yukon in the
younger days before the Carmack
strike. Burning Daylight now became
the hero of the strike. The story OF
his bunch and how he rode it was
told up and down the land. Certainly
he had ridden it far and away beyond
the boldest. for no five Of the luckisst
held the value in claims that he held.
And, furthermore, he was still riding
the bunch, and with no diminution OF
daring.
Back in Dawson, though he remained
true to his word and never touched
hand to pick and shovel, he worked as
hard as ever in his life. He had a
thousand irons in the fire, and they
kept him busy. Heavy as were his
expenses, he won more heavily. He
took lays, bought half shares, shared
with the men he grub-staked, and made
personal locations. Day and night his
dogs were ready, and he owned the
fastest teams; so that when STAN
pede to new discovery was on, it was
Burning Daylight to the fore through
the longest, coolest nights till he
blazed his stakes next to Discovery.
In one way or another Ito say nothing
OF the many worthless creeks) he
came into possession Of properties on
the good creeks, such as Sulphur, Do.
minion, Excelsis, Siwash, Cristo, Al:
hambra, and Doolittle. The thousands
he poured out flowed back II tens OF
thousands.
Dawson grew rapidly that winter OF
1896. Money poured In on Daylight
from the sale of town lots. He prompt.
" invested 1t where 1t would gather
moro. In fact, he played the danger
Gus game of pyramiding, and no more
perilous pyramiding than in placer
camp could be imagined. But he
played with his eyes wide open.
Corner lots in desirable locations
sold that winter for from ten to thirty
thousand dollars. Daylight sent word
out over the trails and passes for the
newcomers to bring down log-rafts,
and, as result, the summer Of 1897
saw his saw mills WORKING de- a"6
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The Gazette cannot di-
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Than that which they con-
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Readers OF the Gazette dc
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or an interview, should adj
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and mail or send salnes TO
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given to theta dvcrtiser..OD
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SPECIAL NOTICES

r EARN Shorthand by Mail. We have
IL the Greatest Shorthand system III
the World. You can learn it in less than
half the usual tine and attain a speed
fur greater. You begin writing sent
ences with the first lesson. me cost Is
nnlv Al trillc. Franklin Commercial
Institute. Washington, D. c.
oct:i0 3ta
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ATANTED-MAN with experience for
w general merchandise store. Good
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CALESLADY WANTED-Experi
- not necessary. As our goods arc
marked in plain figures, and we have
onc"pricc to all. What we want is Il
young lady that can be polite and ac-
cornmodating To our customers. Apply
to Roscufcld's, SIS % King st. oct 81
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The Trouble.

Father-You mustn't cry for it; wait
til you are older.
Tommy--Ther III be too cid to cry.
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FOR SALE.
SUBURBAN auvs rDR SALE.

SUBURBAN LOIS EBR SALE.
4 Choice LOTS in GEORGE WASH
INGTON PARK, No. 9. corner Of Over
look and Highland Avenues.
several Groups OF Lots-one group Of
II lots-somc of > or 8 lots, situated near
North BraddocE Station, ut. vernon
Electric Railway
r. F. KNON.
10 North Royal Street.
Oct1i ct
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BLUE BELL,s DANCING ACADEMY.

Glasses every Wednesday evening in
McBurney's Hall
Advanced Class, $50 to 11.S0 p. NJ.
Scholars Class, to $50 j. NJ.
NJ. MOORE and W. +. ROCK,
Instructors.
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CHAPTER v.
fNSsSszWSa

Copyright, 1910 by the New York Herald 60,
(Copyright. 1910, by The Macmillan Company
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NOTICE.,

hTOTICE.-rhe annual meeting of the
IN stockholders Of the ALEX ANpRlA
WATER COMPANY will be held at 10
o'clock 4. M, OIL MONDAY, November
I, 1911.
octlO til GEORGE UHLER. Sec'y.
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CLASSIFIED ADS.|

Advertisements published under
this heading must be in the Gazette
Office not later than . p. N. to insure
publication the same day. AL ads are
subject to proper classification. Ads
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double charge.
Rates
Fiveslines or llessS1 time,is25c; ?
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PAYMENT sTRIcTLYlIN ADVANCE
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FOR RENT

DOR REET--On Cameron, opposite
L Christ Church. . room brick, sum
ner kitchenand large dry cellar. House
in perfect order. heating excellent.
Apply. Owner, jOj Cameron ST. oct 81
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EOR RENT--DESIRABLE THREE
II STORY BRICK DWELLING i2lS
KING STREET, containing S rooms and
bath: hot and cold watcl: dry cellar:
large yard. Inspection invited. Keys
at my office. John D. Normoylc, cor.
King anti Royal SITS. oct3l 1t
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But This Is Different,

Fan" said George you know how
feel toward you. Do you recipro,
cate?"
George" Fan said. with a shy
glance, does this mean annexation"
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w AN TED.

yGTANTED-BOOkKEEPER. Apply
w to VIM. II. Peek, Payne and
Queen SITS. oct 81 1T
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LIVES AND WRITINGS UNLIKE

ITO BE CcSTINUED.)
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-15
IMPORTANCE OF ATTENTION
TO MEMBERS OF SHEEP FLOCK
Extra Care Must be Constantly Exercised During the Hot
Summer Months II Good Condition Of Lambs
Is to be Maintained-ShouId be
Given Separate Pasture.

circles-a poor, dwarfed and runted
lamb.
Right here is where the sheep
farmer shows whether he is capable
and efficient. If he is, he will attend
to them at once. In fact, the best of
them anticipate nature a little by
weaving earlier.
If 1t has not been done before, the
really capable and efficient farmer at
tends to it now. He may be, and often
is, right where his fields need him the
most. but he knows that here is ONE
thing that will pay him immensely.
He knows that a little brains and
forethought exercised now will take
the place Of a lot of work and feed
later on.
The best thing to do is to separate
the ewes and lambs entirely. If pos.
sible give the lambs a fresh pasture
on which no sheep have been grazed
for a year. This is to avoid the
dreaded stomach worm.
One way that has been found good
is to turn the lambs into a patch of
rape and allow them to Craze it down.
Some like to let the rape get six or
eight inches high before turning in on
it, but for my part l think it is too
tough by that time. l much prefer
the three or five-inch plant to the
larger and woodier growth.
Often after the rape is eaten, the
meadows have started up afresh so
that the lambs can be turned into
them and allowed to eat the fresh,
tender heritage that springs up with
the first shower.
Sometimes when nothing better is
offered, l have turned the lambs into
the uncut hay. They tramp down
some of it, but they more than pay
for what they destroy. Then, after
the hay is cut, there is always a lot Of
good feed on the ground that is just
what will do them good.
1t may be that the ruinous crop OF
weeds is just starting up. The lambs
will eat these, and with what new
grass starts up will do we'll, to say
nothing Of the great good they do as
scavengers in keeping the fence
corners all clean.
II carefully handled during summer
there is no reason why the lamb
should not come on in great shape
and make a great big lusty eve or
wether by Christmas.
l say or wether, I wonder if
all come under this classification or
whether, despite all that can be said
and done, there are not a lot Of I'm.
trimmed rams in the sheep pens OF
the corr belt today; but that is an
other story.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-15
HEAD
A MASS OF HUM0R

Il think the Cuticura remedies are
the best remedies for eczema l have
ever heard of. My mother had q child
who had a rash on its head when 1t
was real young. Doctor called it baby
rash. He gave us medicine, but it did
no good. In a few days the head was
a solid mass, a running sore. 1t was
awful; the child cried continually. We
had to hold him and watch him to
keep him from scratching the sore.
His suffering was dreadful. At last
we remembered Cuticura Remedies.
We got a dollar bottle of Cuticura Re-
solvent, a box of Cuticura Ointment,
and a bar of Cuticura Soap. We gave
the Resolvent as directed, washed the
head with the Cuticura Soap, and ap-
piled the Cuticura Ointment. We had
not used half before the child's head
was clear and free from eczema, and
it has never come back again. His
head was healthy and he had a beau
tiful head of hair. I think the Cuti-
cura Ointment very good for the hair.
1t makes the hair grow and prevents
falling hair" (Signed) Mrs. Francis
Lund, Plain City, Utah, Sept. 10, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint-
ment are sold everywhere, a sample
of each, with 32-page book, will be
mailed free on application to "Cutt
cura," Dept. II l., Boston.
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-15
IMPORTANCE OF
FARM HORSES
Animals, In Combination With
Modern Machinery, Have to
Great Extent Replaced
Human Labor.
(By THOMAS P. "COPPER"

10Y L. \ooI I.IN.j
At present the horse is practically
the entire motive power of the farm.
In combination with improved farm
machinery, the horse has, to a great
extent, replaced human labor. And
the modern farm depends as much
upOn the efficiency Of the horse that
is kept to perform the labor as it does
upon the use of the human labor upon
the farm. In fact, the efficiency of
many instances the proper operation
of the farm, depends entirely upon
the farm horse. We may readily un-
derstand. therefore, that the farm
horse is often the greatest single fac
tor in the success of the farming oper-
atoms. 1t is essential, then, that the
farm horse be so cared for, and the
return on the horses labor can be
secured annually.
1t is true that horse owners gener-
ally are not accustomed to look upon
the horses of the farm, or their labor,
as costing anything. The horse has
been considered so much of a neces-
sity, and so much a part Of the farm.
that the question of the cost of the
horse labor to the farm, or of the
methods by which such cost may be
decreased, has been very largely neg
lected. The question Of economy of
power on the farm is only brought up
at those times when consideration is
being given to some other form of
motive power than the horse. 1t is a
question, though. that-with increas-
ing cost of feed, of care. and larger
investment In horses-will constantly
become of greater and greater i'm
p~ortance.
The cost of horse labor depends
upon many conditions that vary on
each farm. so that costs are not SINH
lar on different farms. However, the
items that make up cost are similar
on all farms, and only vary in amount.
1t is essential. then. that the farm
operator have an accurate knowledge
of what comprises cost. and what ave-
rage costs are, that he may institute
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-15

become intolerable by the whiting
glare Of the midsummer sun and
nothing feels the effect of this more
tina the sheep. Their wool makes
them feel effects Of heat more than
any of our other animals. 1t makes
them uncomfortable. One has but to
look at a flock lying painting in the
shade on a hot day to be convinced
of this.
The wool Of the lambs being longer
than that of the W makes them suf-
fer more than does the eve. This
alone would check the growth of the
lamb, but the worst of all is the fact
that with the coming of the summers
heat the ewes flow of milk drops off.
The usual shortage of pasture at this
time is also conducive to this.
With the falling off of the mothers
milk the lamb too often receives a
serious backset. What can the poor
little thing do? It's chief support is
gone. 1t turns to the pastures, but
they, too often, are bare of any save
the sparsest vegetation.
Live it must and does, but between
the heat Of the MONDAY sun and the
s~cantinessv of pasture, it too often ends
In what we too often see in market
The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-09-15
SPOILED JOKE FOR WILLIE
And Now the Youngster Is Convinced
That Women Have No Sense
Of Humor.

Willie is convinced that women
have no sense of humor. Willie is
seven, and he judges all women by
his mother. What he considered a
splendid joke occurred to him. and
he resolved to make his father its
mute and admiring witness or audi
tor.
Mamma" said Willie, when papa
m home I'll climb up on the STEP
ladder and pretend to be doing some
thing to the picture. Then you say:
willie. what are you up to?' Then
III say: up to date Won't papa be
surprised"
Papa came homo in due time and
was hardly seated before Willie drag
ged in the s%tepladder and climbed up
to a picture. This was mammals cue
to ask the question that would give
Willie the opening for the joke. So
mamma hurriedly asked:
willie, what are you doing up
there?"
Willie turned a look Of disgust, cha
grin and disappointment upon his
mother, climbed down the ladder and
left the room without a word.