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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
CEMETERY OF BOOKS
Lord Roseberry Declares Big COL
lection is Depressing.
Pokes Gentle Fun at Andrew Carnegie
Who Would Provide Libraries In
chlna-Gosse Favors Whole
sale Destruction.

London.-Lord Rosberry started q
discussion on a subject which in ONE
aspect or another has frequently been
debated before, but apparently with
out practical results. With che ever
increasing output Of the bookmaking
mills the topic has continually grown
in Importance.
On opening the new building of the
Mitchell library at Glasgow, which was
founded in 1877 and designed to &C
commodate 100000 books and coo
readers, he said:
Il am filled with a hideous depres
sion at this book emetery-cemetery
because. after all, most Of the books
are dead. There is no man who can
grapple with the libraries of these
days. The late Lord Acton was one
Of the most learned men. He had col
lected library of some $4,000 volumes
"a private library-and he was said
to read, mark, learn and inwardly d.
gest one thick German octave volume
every day of his life.
But even Lord Acton could have
produced no effect by his reading on
the stores of the Mitchell library, and
therefore | cannot help feeling that
so famous collection has rather q
Supplying and paralyzing than en-
couraging effect"
He poked gentle fun at Mr.. Carne-
gle, who, when he learned that the
great empire of China with its AGO.
100000 inhabitants was waking up to
intellectual activity, would, Lord Rose
berry did not doubt, only see in that
a new opportunity for providing IL
braries in addition to the 1900 he has
already given.
The earl's speech has been taken
seriously In some quarters.
Edmund Gosse wrote to the papers,:
II confess, without the least wish
to startle, think the time has come
for regulating the immense public dis
tribution of books. The mixed and
doubtful blessing of the Carnegie IL
brarles scattered all over the country
has made the superiority Of printed
matter nightmare.
Let me have the audacity to say
that l am in favor Of an enormous de.
struction Of printed books. ! believe
in selected and concentrated libraries.
Something must be done in that sense.
We must start a tendency to hard
concentration and selection, or else
the librarians will go mad and the
public, face to face with these gigan-
tic masses, will give up reading.
why should the printed book be
considered sacrosanct object? Why
should 1t not enjoy its hours and days
Of usefulness and then disappear?
II am told the Caliph Omar's burn
Ing Of the library of Alexandria has
been proved to be fable. am sorry
to learn it, for we need just prece-
dent OF that kind"
The London Guildhall librarian,
when consulted on the question, said:
1.-The subject Of wedding out has en-
gagged the attention Of library authori-
ties for many years. The question is
such knotty one that no central body
of experts could be constituted and no
code of rules formulated to deal with
II.
Properly, every library is law I'M
to itself in regard to the selection of
books. The whole matter turns on
the question: What is a useless book?'
Who Is to decide?"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Death OF Mrs. Lee.

Lexington, Dec. l2.-Mrs. Susan
Pendleton Lee, widow OF General Ed
win G. Lee and eldest daughter OF the
late Ger. William Nelson Pendleton
died at her home 10 Lexington SUNDAY
night. She formerly conducted a
school and was author OF Lees History
of Virginia and A Life of Gen. William
n. Pendleton. Two sisters survive,
Miss Mary Nelson Pendleton and Mrs
Hughella Gadson, of Lexington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Woman Fined.

Harrisonburg. Dec. 12-Mrs. Re-
becca Eaton, OF the Blue Ridge section
of Rockingham county east OF Elkton,
pleaded guilty to two charges Of selling
whisky in dry" territory and in the
Circuit Court OF Rockingham WAS fined
SIS and placed under a bond OF $500.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Would Make Bank Officers Pay.

Bristol, Dec. 12.-In behalf OF the
stockholders of the insolyent Citizens
Bank. OF Bristol, ]. Irby Hurt, OF Alb
ingdon. has just filed suit against ).
ID. Bachman, president and other Of
hcers and directors seeking to hold
them personally responsible to he
stockhoi derS for the losses OF the latter.
1t is stated that the losses amount to
about 100000.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Norfolk and Washington
Steamboat CO.

Every day in the year Tor Fort Mon
roe, Norfolk, Newport News and points
south, win superb, powerful steel palace
steamers.
Leave Washington 6. 4j p. ~.
Leave Alexandria 100 p. III.
Arrive TT. MOnroes I.OOa. IN.
Arrive Norfolk 500 4. III.
Arrive Portsmouth 500 =. IL.
Leave Portsmouth $40 p. IL.
Leave Norfolk 600 p. III.
Leave F.. Monroe 100 p. m.
Arrive Alexandria $50 a. IN.
Arrive Washington 100 4. III
Through connections made at Norfolk
with steamers Of the Old Dominion
Steamship Company Tor New York and
MSrchants' and Miners Steamships for
Boston.
General Ticket Office. 10 nth St.N.W.
GonG building, Washington, ID. q.
Phone Main ij20.
Seventh street wharf. Phone Main 3,yJ
Alexandria wharf foot o! Prince street.
W. IL. CALLAHAN
aprl " General Passenger Agent
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
RAILROADS.
Southern Railway.
Iiains leave Union Station. Alexandra.
IN effect Oct -, 1911.

rains leave Union Station. Alexandra.
III effect Oct. -. 1911.
n. B.-FolIowing schedule igur es pub
shed only rs information, and are not
guaranteed.
?A7 4. M.-Daily local between Wash
ington and DanviIle
SAT A. M.-Daily--Local for Harrison
burg and way stations.
9l7 A. M.--Daily-,I. S. Fast Mail.
Stops only for passengers Tor points south
n which scheduled TO stop. First class
coaches; sleeping ears TO Birmingham
and drawing room slecplnS cars 10 Now
Orleans Dining car service.
lIl7 4. M.-Dailv--MaIlL Train. Coaches
for Manassas, Charlottesville, Lynchburg,
DanvlIc and Greensboro. Sleeping cars
| Greensboro to Atlanta.
i:47 E. M.-Weck d=ys--l.imitcd 10
| Warrcnton, Charlottesville ana uarrl
sonburg.
s.32 p. M.-Daily--nIrtiIIngl IAN spec
| ial. Sleeping ears between New York,
| s1tlanta, Admission ~ birmingham.
! Through tirst-cl:.Ss .oncaes between
| Washing ton, Atlantl ana birmingham
| Dining car service. AuuIIaL 10 California
| five times weekly.
3:52 p M.--Week davs-ihmlLeu Tor liar
risonburg and way sJnuonS on Manassas
branch. Pullman buffet parlor car.
5:l2 P. M.-Daily--Locai for Warren"
6:37 p. M.-The Southern's Southeast
ern Limited for Greensboro. Column
bia, Charleston, Aiken. Augusta, Say
annah aud Jacksonville. Through Pul!-
man drawing room, sleeping cars.
Coaches. Dining c:lrs:
I0z7 P. MISUNDERSTANDING ma
Chattanooga Limited Via :-.-"annrr&,
First-class coach and sleepiH- ears 70
Roanoke, Knoxville and Chattanooga
Sleeper to New Orleans, Washington TO
Roanoke. Dining car service.
llO2 =. .-Eaily-New York, atlanta
[ aud New Orleans Limited. All Pullman
train, club and observation cars 10 New
! Orleans. Sleeping ears to Ashcyille,
Atlanta, Macon and New Orleans. sleep
ing cars to Charlotte. Dining ear service
427 \. acknowledgements special.
Sleeping cars and coaches for Roanoke.
Knoxville, Nashville, Chattanooga and
Memphis. Dining car service. VAST
ington sleeping cars open lo:oo +. VI.
Through trans sroni the south arrive
at Alexandria 6:I3 and G:22s, S:36 and ~ y
n. m, 2.l3, lbs. 1913 and lbs 7. NJ.
daily. iIarrisonburg ll.3S \. NJ. week
DAYS and S.5s Z. NJ. Daily. From Char.
louisville ut 4.3J \. NJ.
TRAINS ON BLUEMON1' BRANCH.
Leave Alexandria CIV. IL .. Stationl
week days ut SD a. NJ, 3. % and ri ~
=. NJ. for BlIemont: G:;5 J.. NJ. week
| DAYS for Lersbrrg; i:i5 L. NJ. daily lot
| Bluemont: g:23 ~. NJ. local, on Sun
days only Tor Hiucmont.
For detailed schedule figures. tickets
! Pullman reservation, etc, apply 10
WILLIAM G.. LEliEW,
Union Ticket Agent. Alexandria. Va
| T.. H. EOAPMAN. Wee Pres &ticu. Mgr
| =. II. IIARDWlCk Pass Trrl. Mgr.
! If. Il. CARY. General Passenger Agent.
| l.. =. BROWN, General Agent,
Washington, ID. {.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Washin gton- Virgins
Railway.
IN effect November !, 1910. /.
LEAVE ALEXANDRIA.

For Washington, from corner Prime
and Royal streets, week days, 1t
6 o., 6 -, 81" Is 40, Is -. o.. IL. ! -. 10
81, %, 5 Ii, -. 5 -, 30, y 10. = -, 30
10 10. 10 80, 10 30. II 10. II -. %, II - I.
M, II 10, T. ., l. 80, l. 30, TO- -, -
80. 10, -, ~, 10, ) ~, -, ~, -
4 10, -, ~, 4 40, 80, 5 -, ) -, . -, So
%, 20, 6 80, IL, 70. I IL, %, ; ~. %
90G, 931, &c o. 10 30. II 10 and II ~ u. m
SundA vs. 90, -, S 10, 3 20, : 40, %.
9 20. 8 &C. 10 co. 10 20, 10 40, II 90, |. 2Or
u 40 a. ID, II 90 NJ. y 20 y 10, NJ, Il
40, 10, = %, 10, 3 vi, , 20. , 10, 4 %, u
40 ) %, ) ~, ) 80, 6 ~, 6 ~ & 40, I Vi. ! y
10, %, $50 900, $50, 100 10 20 and
10p. m.
FOR MOUNT VERNON.
8Leave Alexandria for Mount Venom
week days, At j 10, 56, : ~, s ii, 70
IL Is a. m, Il p, %, = u, 3 %, 4 ~, )
6 80, 80, S 80, 9 TO- 10 80 and II 80 p. III.
Sundays-7 90, & 30, 9 10, TO- 30, 50
M, L Sc, 80, 80, 3 30, 4 80, ) 80: g 10. {
e46 and 10 l6 pm.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
W. A. Johnson & Co.,
n. e. Cor. Cameron and Royal Streets
WHOLESALE GhOCERS
General Commission Merchants
and Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF LIQUORS.

Have on hand Gihson's Nf, XXX
xxx and Pure Old Rye, Old Cabinet
and Monogram Whistles; also Bakers
and Thompsons Pure Rye WHISTLES TO
which they invite the attention oil tho
trade.
Orders from the country for Elerchan.
disc shall receive prompt attention.
Consignments OF Flour, Gram anu
Country Produce solicited, for which
tb ey guarantee the highest market prices
and prompt returns
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12

The best plaster. A piece Of flannel
dampened with Chamberlain 5 Linni-
lnent aud bound on over the affected
parts is superior to plaster and costs
only one tenth as much. For sale by
". F. Creighton and Richard Gibson.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Culneper Goes Dry.

Culpeper, Dec. ia local option
election was held here yesterday which
resulted in favor of the drys by a ma
jority Of 81. The election passed off
without any disturbance.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
maryland Delaware and Yir-
giaia Railway Company:

Steamers CT this line leave Alexandria
on and after May ID, 1910,
Every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and
SATURDAY ut $50 p. IN.
FOR BALTIMORE AND ALL TUE
USUAL IilNE'R LANDINGS.
Cuisine and appointments uncGcellcd
Freight for Baltimore, Philadelphia
and New York solicited and handled
win care, Through rates and bills OF
fading issued.
Single fare TO Baltimore, $3.50; round
rip, $50; stateroomS, one way. Sl.51.
Meals, 5Uc.
EEAADON & GRIMES, Agents
Foot OF Cameron street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
Washington Southern Ry

Schcdu lie in effect November u, 1911.
Trains leave Union Station for Wash
ington aud points north daily al I Ii ; %.
5 81, ) % and 10 20 Il. m. ~ Ol. ~, = W.
6 Is and | | 33 p. m: week day. 1T Il l"p. IN.
For Fredericksburg, iiichmond ana
points south IL 81, I - tlocalI and 10 -
a. m, y 10, Ar, . u Il ,2aD Il %. : -
957 p. III. daily: and - p. III. week
days.
accommodation fol Fredericksburg al
II Is 4. m. daily. On week days this
train RUS through to Milford.
NorE.-TinG OfarrivalS and departures
and connections not guaranteed.
w. 2. TAYLOR, Traffic Manager,
Richmond, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12

What present would be better for
father, brother or college chum than n
pair OF these excelling Brocton-Co-O OPP
erative Shoes sold by Marshall.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-12
John Ahern < &c.

Corner Prince and Commerce Street.
~ HULESAi.E ~ RETala GROCERs
aud dealers in
PURE WINES AND LIQUORS
Country produce received daily. Our
stock Of Plain aud Fancy Groceries en-
braces everything To be bad IN this line
We hold largely IN United States bond
ed warehouse and carry in stock various
brands OF the best
PURE RYE AM MALT WHISTLES
made. Have also IN store superior grades
Of Foreign and American
WINES, ALEs, BROWN, STOUT. &c
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-01

them b. some eyewitnesses. friend,
OF the doctor who was killed. Two
Of them stated positively that thes
saw the license tag ~ the machine
and could swear that the license
number contained the figures 3 and
Z. although they were not sure
which relative positions the figures
occupied As a matter Of fact the
license number Of the machine was
1856, containing neither . MOI
a z.
New York City is seriously threat.
ened with water famine and the
authorities arc considering the expe.
diency 81 reducing the pressure 70
diminish. ~ much a. possible, the
wasting of water. The citizens have
been requested TO be economical In
the use OF water and TO reduce the
number Of their baths. There are
some sections Ia the city where such
"a request would be entirely super
flous and where, on the other hand,
40 order for bathing al any time
would cause riot II Is not in
those sections. however, where any
considerable amount Of water ID
wasted.
The police authorities ~ New
York are confronted with = trunk
mystery" which has some rather
peculiar features The other night
a good-sized trunk was found on the
street at Fifteenth street and
Fourth avenue. When II was Open
ed II was found 10 contain four
coats, ? yesrs, III outing shirts. 4
nightshirts, towels. 70 ties, 4
pairs Of shoe laces, 10 pairs Of
socks, suits Of underwear, 3 hand.
kerchiefs, pair OF white gloves, IS
collars, II pairs Of cuffs and but
one solitary pair Of trousers The
clothing was Of good material and
bore the tags Of Paris tailors. Many
Of the articles we're embroidered
with the name -. Kosras,' which
name also appeared upon the tag Of
the trunk How the trunk happen
ed 10 be abandoned on the public
streets and what has become OF tie
owner Of the trunk who II supposed
10 have arrived here on one OF the
late steamers. the police have been
unable, SO far. 10 ASCERTAIN,
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-01
Keeping Tab on the Miners.

A new law in New Hampshire for
bldg the posting Of baseball scores in
saloons.
Dick Cooley has his Salt Lake City
team well up in the Union association
race.
Bugs" Raymond Is back in Chicago
and spending his time pitching for
the boys on the lots.
The heavy cloutInug OF Tim J0r-
dan and Al Shaw has put the Toron-
to fans all 10 the joy.
Sharon. Pa. has taken over the de-
funct Newcastle team in the Ohio and
Pennsylvania league.
The Cotton States league teams
don't seem to be able 20 stop yicks-
burg. The Hill Billies look like sure
winners.
Cincinnati has sent Infielder GriYes
70 the Huntington Mountain State lea
que team for the remainder Of the sea-
son.
In Curtis Coleman. Of the Tacoma
team. the New York Americans get the
class among third basemen In the
Northwestern league.
crayath. Grimshaw. and Denny Sui
liyan. three EXPLOSION American lea
que players. are leading the American
association In stick work.
The American association Of minor
leagues will meet in San Antonio.
Texas. in November The meeting will
bring together nearly 1000 baseball
men.
Ping Bodic. 81 the white SOY. haa
three brothers playing ball in Cali
fornia The Bodie family may be-
come a. famous on the ball field az
the Delehantyg
Pitcher Douglas. who has been pnr-
thased by the Chicago white sox
from the Macon. Ca, club. has 4 rec.
ord u ~ victories out 81 ri games
In the South Atlantic League.
Manager Steve Flanagan Of the
Brockton New England league team
has purchased First Baseman Barry
Of the Brantford. Ont. club. Barry
leads the Canadian league III batting
San francisco has semi-profes-
sional team composed Of Irish boys.
playing under the auspices Of a Chi.
nsse merchant and managed b. a
Js~. Mary. put away the scissors. /
hear thunder.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-01

Mayor Gaynor Is man OF many
accomplishments and of an out
spokenness that is quite startling at
times. The other day he gave the
most convincing proof that he has
the making of good literary critic
in him, gift hitherto unsuspect-
ed by the general public. Some
time ago the committee on book Sc
lection Of the public library, decided
to exclude from the shelves OF the
library a new novel of stage life by
an Amrican author. Mildred Hol-
land, President sof the Actors
Church Alliance wrote letter to-
Mayor Gaynor, protesting against
this decision of the library board
and contending that the novel was
by no means immoral. Mayor
Cavnor obtained copy of the book
|has ag read it, sent letter to Miss
Holland, answering her protest.
With the utmost candor he Informed
Miss Holland that he had read the
book and had found 1t quite harm
less but very stupid and that he
felt sure the book had been ex-
cluded for no other reason that its
stupidity.
Some of the magistrates and JUS
tees of New York are not particu-
|larly famous for their knowledge of
legal phraseology. The other day a
fruit peddler was being tried in spe-
cial session for selling decayed
fruit. The lawyer for the defense
announced to the court that his
client pleaded .'nolo contendere, !"
but the presiding justice had never
heard Of such thing and wanted to
know what it meant. The lawyer
explained, but the justice informed
him that he would not permit any
|quibbling and would accept only a
direct plea of guilty or not guilty.
The defendant pleaded guilty and
was promptly sentenced to fine OF
500 or two months in the work
house.
When the trained dogs, which
form part Of the police force of
Greater New York and assist in pro-
tecting the sparsely settled districts
on the outskirts of the citys were
sent to Parkville about year ago,
the residents were overjoyed. Choice
titbits we're left on the front steps
on which the dogs might regale
themselves on their midnight patrol.
for the residents were certain that
the presence Of the watchfnl dogs
would keep all burglars and other
|evil doors out of their district. The
dogs made a fine record, helped to
make many arrests and kept burg
lars at a minimum, yet there is
growing dissatisfaction among the
residents. who have complained to
the board of health that the police
dogs disturb their slumber with
their raucous barking. AS the resi-
dents of Parkville seem TO prefer
burglars to barking dogs, the police
dogs will be transferred TO Staten
Island, where the people do not
mind the barking Of dogs half so
much as the safety OF their homes.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-01
Nothing Like Them |!

One Of these Elegant Pictures, reproduced
from world famous Art Treasures-ln the
Corcoran Gallery at Washington, in the Art
Museum at New York and in the Louvre at
Parsley celebrated masters, given on every
Soc cash subscription paid in at the Sun or
Recorder Office, whether by new sub
scriber or an old one. Upon payment of
fifty cents you get one of these Beautiful
Works Of Art, the originals costing, some
of them, hundreds of thousands Of dollars.
Take your choice of these: Readings
from Homer" Alva Tamcda; marrow Is
cape" Harrington Bird; "Christ at H. Hoff-
man; Forum" at Rome; Castle St Angelo"
at Rome; "Thc Cleaners" ]. +. MilIci;
madonna of the Streets" Roberto Ferruzi;
"OId MILL" Jacob Van Ruysdael; "Thc Doc
tor" Luke Fildes; "Boyhood OF Handel"
NJ. |. Dickscc.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-01
Stray Topics From
Little Old New York

New York, Asg. 2s.--Meat prices
have gone up and are still eontinu-
ING their upsard. movements as II
they Intended 70 establish an aIti-
fude record. The poor consumers
OF Nes York, with the emphasis on
The poor will have the choice be-
ssscn baBkrspting themselves 70
bu5 meat and pulling their belts
tighter after having stricken mea,
ff1m their bill Of fare. II ID alleged
that the higher prices Of corn.
''oomptlled" the meat trust 10 raise
the prices Of neal, ~ II the meat
trust ever bothered about 30 trivial
. thing A. q sufficient reason for ifs
noings Whatever the primary
cause may be or may have been.
fhe fact remains that the trust has
given the jaek-serev forcing up the
prices another turn and the retail
nfs. Dot be outdone. gave the same
fersS not one but two or three
aurna ~ the packers raise the
price one cent pound. the retail
ara promptly charge 10 the CON
EumsrB from txo to five oents more
pef pound Many people are Of the
opinion that Il is about time 70 re-
open the cDld-storage investigation.
Three New York detectives, at
sacbed 70 some 81 the Brooklyn po-
sis stations. distinguished them
selves the other day BY . clever
piece OF work. for which they de-
serve considerable credit. A physlc-
san, returning from confinement
Ease Al night, vas run down on his
way home BY . speeding auto and
Killed. The auto, which carried I've
men II the time. sped on after hay-
ms run down The physician and
vas quickly Lost In the darkness.
with practically no clue for a work.
ins basis the three detectives began
their Investigation and search for
fhe machine and before twenty four
hours had passed they had not only
found the machine but arrested
Every one Of the five men who had
been IN the machine that fatefui
hight What made the achievement
cf the detectives even more note
surthy was the fact that they found
lie machine and arrested the men !
e spite Of the assistance given 70 /