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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-04
MIR. MARSHALL'S WORK.
(From the Washington Post, March
18th, 1909

(From the Washington Post, March
18th, 1902
Following a suggestion made by
Councilman C. B. Marshall at meet
ing of the city council several weeks
ago, General Manager Duke, Chief
Engineer Dare, and Roadmaster Rice,
of the Washington Southern Railway,
came TO this city yesterday and held
a conference with the members of the
committee on streets of the city
council, City Engineer Dunn and Coun-
Gilman Marshall and Spinks of the
Fourth Ward, with reference to the
condition of Fayette street.
Councilman Marshall predicted that
a conference with the railway officials
would accomplish better results than
legislation designed to force the COM
pany to make needed repairs, and 1t
was stated last night that the result
OF the visit of the officials was en-
inently satisfactory to the representa-
tives of the city. The railway officials
promised, it was stated, to remove the
side track at the intersection Of Duke
and Fayctte streets, leaving but one
track throughout the entire length Of
Fayctte street, and agreed to fur
nish free of cost and place on the
ground high grade of gravel with
which to macadamize the street from
Duke street to Princess street, dis
lance of five squares, provided the
city would pay for the necessary paw
ing and guttering.
The railway officials also offered to
present to the city the necessary ma
tcrial for matchmaking Cameron
street, from Fayette street to Henry
street. The proposition includes put
ting the railway tracks on Fayette in
first class condition. The result of
the conference will be reported to city
council at it's next meeting, March "a.
ADV.
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pROPDSAIS

Proposals will be received at the
Office of the City Engineer until II
o'clock noon, Saturday, April 9th,
1912, for furnishing the City Council
of Alexandria with sand, gravel and
Portland cement for the continuation
of trunk sewer on Oronoco and No.
Alfred Street.
Specifications and particulars can
be had at the City Engineers Office.
The right is reserved to reject any
and all proposals, and to accept such
proposals, or parts thereof, as may
be to the best interests Of the City
Council of Alexandria.
Z. S. LEADBEATER,
Chairman Com. on Streets.
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Memories of crime committed in

Memories Of a crime committed in
North Carolina so haunted the mind
OF Green McAdoo, alias Frank Jones,
that the EXPLANATIONS of horror over
the deed as he pitched and talked in
his sleep led to his arrest in Detroit,
Mich. After he was taken into GUS
tody his photographs were circulated
in the south and this bore fruit, for
late Monday night a telegram was
received from Greensboro, N. c., say
ing that the man was wanted there
for wife murder. When ne saw the
Greensboro telegram he confessed,
and said he was willing to return to
North Carolina. Deputy Sheriffs are
on their way south with him.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-04
TUESDAY NIGHTS GALE

While no material damage resulted
from the high northwest Winds in this
city and vicinity on Tuesday night.
other places were having thrilling cX-
pericnccs. Many houses were unroof-
ed in Camden and other places in New
Jersey, while flying debris WAS ter
rifying people who had rushed into
the streets.
"A four year old son of Charles h,
White, of Cercsvile. Md. was picked
up bodily by the gale and blown into
pond and drowned.
The child and several companions
had been playing about the pond at
his fathers quarry and When the
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D. BENOHE|M and SONS
BIG King Street.
VIRGINIA.


In the Clerks Office Of the Corpora
ton Court Of Alexandria,. on the 4th
day Of April, 1912.
CROOK HORNER SUPPLY Co. Il
corporation. VS.. J. Il. VALLEY. Tres
pass On the case in assumpsit.
Memo The object Of this suit is TO
recover the plaintiff the sum of Three
Hundred ard Twcnty-sevcn Dollars
and Thirtythrcc cents f$"27.3Sl with
interest from June ., 1911 until paid.
and to attach the personal property OF
the defendant in the city of Alexandria.
Virginia. for the payment Of the same.
It appearing by an affidavit iiled in
tiiS cause that the defendant. }. I.
VALLEY. is II nonresident Of this
state: 1t is Ordered. That said defend
ant appear here within fifteen days at
ter due publication Of this order. and
do what is necessary To protect his in
tcrcsts in this; suit. and that Il copy
uf this order br forthwith inserted in
the .lcXandria Gazette. Il newspaper
published in the City Of Alexandria.
o;rcr II wees for four successive weeks.
and posted at the front door Of the
Court Hons" "r this city.
DOUGLASS STUART. I. ..
\ cVpy--Tcstc: NEWELL 5. GREEN
AWAY. Clerk.
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i.,Szs
Married
Man 4
Should
HaveSone
Liberty
BY Ruth Marsh

then all faith and harmony thing OF the past
know whereof speak Ny husband used be
fond shoudeng gun going hunting occasionally Some
would say me-: And YOU here all alone; Whv would MOI
stand Just as though had hang strings ali
the would them that he could do lot worse l
Young girls and married Labor under just though
q had hts.ef after marrying
Yet sick ought not to think too much OF HIM
his wifes busy when they afford
kep saw they he because people when they marr
equals all things but the ought be The
and until he can make for wife he ought Thu,
nstrlmnny, .1r se... 10
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When MN thinks enough Of woman
to ask her 10 be his wife-he means a COM
panion and hclpmaie for life. for better or
for worse. And when he marrcs his choice
docs he know what is before him. the OBJ
staclcs he has to overcome? ! think iIc
marriage question is looked at too lightly,
especially when people arc too Young and
unable 10 realize what they are going int"
1t is easy enough 10 get married and
easy enough TO stay married. il people do
not form the idea that they are Shaving for
one another. When they once form that
idea they might as well call it off, because
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-04

= Since my arrival in this country just
ope year ago one of the most striking 1ea-
lures OF the daily press has been The large
amount Of space devoted TO the vice prob
lem and of the many causes discussed.
It seems to me that one Of the most
prominent is the dance hall. A great
many of them are practically the recruiting
station for the army Of the unfortunatcs
Comparisons, we are told, are odous,
but the conclusions TO which they some
times lead are anything but odious. In
Dublin (mv native city) there are no such
public dance halls; that is. halls that can
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The Gazette will be glad TO

The Gazette will be glad To
receive and publish commune
cations OF Il general nature
without charge, When signed
by the writer or when accom-
panied by the name Of the
author. Articles of q politi-
Cal nature will only be pub
lished as advertising at our
regular rate of fifty cents per
inch and all such communica-
lions must be paid for in adj
vance.
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ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.

PUBLISHED DAILY.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
Gazette Bldg, king Street.
ROBERT S. BARRETT. President
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Entered at the Postoffice OF Alex
andria, Virginia, as secondclass mat
ter.
TERMS:-Daily, / year. $500.
Six months, $3.50. Three months,
S1.25. One month, 43 cents. One
week, 10 cents.
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GEORGE I. Price & j. F. Cook
DEALERS IN
FRESH & Sailed FISH

A re receiving Fish daily from the shores
of the Potomac and will supply custom
crS in any quantities To suit, either
fresh or suited. by experienced packers.
Country orders sUlic ted and saLisf:ic-
ton guaranteed.
Terms: T.. o. d.. or best references.
Stall No. Royal street entrance: Stall
No. Fairfax street entrance To the city
market, and Fish House front OF Cor
poratiUn FISH Wharf. Bell phone i2l-|.
Fish delivered from the market up to
Up. IN. daily
Price e Cos Barrrled Fish have AL
ways stood No. in u;Lrhct.
MARI I'm
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learning it before they leave the cradle.
Tst is needed to rid the country Of profane Ian
euaqe : 10 start in our schools and colleges an c4l-
caion o clean Speech and respect for reverence, which
is tas; icing driven out by blasphcmous and filthy
tcngnss md 10 assist this the laws of the land s5
e1:q5 !t3yghout the country and which wcrellha'sf
!c r.2te.t against blasphemy and other forms OF
lo=- language should be vigorously enforced.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-04
storm began the others ran home. The
little FELLOW attempted o. follow, Bug

was overtakcn by the wind.
The windstorm, was especially sew
ere in Washington county, Md, and
resulted in serious damage in many
places.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-04-04

5fuure profanity declines 1t declines not so
ue men become peculiarly sensitive its vousess but they
to its necvnes the growth Of refinement both in the nd-
vidual and in the community.
Much must always allowed the particular for
the influence Of early training ard association Exceptions are there
fore too numerous to positive STILL it safe to
general that development largely determined
by the Of his indulgence in profanity
fully indGass yasssos remarks as to profanity being brain
test and weakness amongst those who allow
themselves fail into beg differ with him to the
possibility its diminishing with modern culture and education which
demonstrated in the past there is no time in history
the opportunities greater for education and culture and where
gsa@ass BE- q the height of perfection in this respect
this should Of the decrease of profanity it should
present age but the other hand there no
efSa our advanced civilization could there be- in the dark
of pone and bad language has existed TO any
the present time As to its being checked among
in their early training this seems impossible under the
conditions when has pemeaed among the parents even III
LAMA Lrhnr thnc hild rnnca nnnta
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Advance of
Culture Causes
Its Decline
6 i fHss k:Pa EVAN. JONES

use.of profane and basphemous lam
Ef1 guage hayifg seemingly people in
have been trying to solve the problem
ST Xx this shoub advanced stage Of civilization Some
Hre agpA noticed anexplahaton coming from Prof Thomas
|44lkSS1 sR. taunsburg. shch is as follows
|SEY Profanity is brain The habit consequence
eT1 subject the general laws governing nensivness 10
great extent the practice Of swearing specially chac
dnnnrfe izatinn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
HISTORIC BLACKGUARDS
by Albert PaysOn TerlIune.
Copyright by tie Press Publishing World

creIng 2,7OU helpless Saracen prisoners
whom he had captured
While certain deeds of ferocious
courage in Palestine won for him the
title of Lion Heart" yet he did far
more harm than good 10 the cause OF
the Crusade. 1t was largely through
him that the leaders quarreled among
themselves and failed to conquer Jeru-
salem. There were two rival canai-
dates for the title Of King Of Jerusa-
lem" (They conferred the title be-
fore taking the trouble to capture the
Holy City) These candidates were
Conrad of Montferrat and Guy de Lu-
signan. Richard favored Guys claims.
But he was forced to consent to Con
RAIDS election. Conrad was at once
murdered, and Richard was charged
whether rightly or not-with the
crime
After twice advancing to within
sight OF Jerusalem, Richard gave up
the Crusade in disgust and started
home. He was shipwrecked on the
way and was imprisoned by Archduke
Leopold Of Austria, whom he had once
iusulted and struck in Palestine. Leo
pold turned him over 10 the German
emperor and Richard lay for months
In prison. Finally, by taxing his peo-
pie again and by swearing 10 hold the
English throne as a mere servant of
the emperor. he won his freedom.
He hurried back 10 England, where
he found his younger brother John and
the king Of France had stirred up a
rebellion against him. He put down
the revolt forgave John, and made
war on France. Again be only stayed
two months in England-just long
enough TO raise more money. He vent
10 France, where, in 1889, after a five
years war. he was killed while attack
ing the castle OF a nobleman who had
found some buried treasure Richard
was greedy 10 seize.
During his ten years reign Richard
had spent just four months in Eng.
land. He had impoverished his coun.
try and had done nothing for it in re.
turn. So died Richard Lion Heart:
bad son, bad husband. bad king, and
worse man.
England has had three kings nam I'd
Richard AL three we're more or
less o.ackguards and all died violent
deaths
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
THE FIRST GRAY
HAIR SIGN Of ACE.
Easy Way TO Preserve Natural
Color of the Hair and
Make It Grow.

A harmless remedy, made from COM
mon garden sage, quickly restores gray
hair to natural color. The care of the
hair, to prevent it from losing its color
and lustre, is just as important as to
care for teeth to keep them from dis
coloring. Why spend money for cos
metics and creams to improve the COM
plexion, and yet neglect your hair, when
gray hair IS even more conspicuous and
suggestive Of age than wrinkles or a
poor complexion? Of the two, it is
easier to preserve the natural color and
beauty of the hair than it is to have
2 good complexion.
All that is necessary Is the occasional
use Of Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair
Remedy, { preparation Of common gar
den Sage and SUlDhEr, combined with
other valuable remedies for dry, harsh,
faded hair, dandruff, itching scalp and
falling har. After q few applications
Of this simple, harmless remedy, your
hair will gradually be restored to its
natural color, il q short time the dan
d-uf will be removed, and your hair
viii no longer come out but will start 10
grow as Nature intended it should.
Don't neglect your hair, for It goes
further than anything else 70 make or
mar your good looks. You can buy
this remedy at any drug store for
fifty cents bottle, and your drug
gist will give your money back if you
are not satisfied after using. Pur-
chase bottle today. You viii never
regret it when you realize the differ
e1ce it VII! make in yo1r appearance.
Special agents, Harper House phar-
macy, 18th ST. and End Ave
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01

peopIe II the worId, nave a Roman
sense Of luxury in everything that ap-
pertains TO washing and care Of the
body: and their lavatories and barber
shops are like temples raised TO some
goddess Of health and cleanliness. And,
finally, It was America that invented
that triumph in the achievement Of
two opposite things at once-the rock
Ing chair. So restless is the Ameri-
can that even when he is resting he
wants to be moving, and consequently
he has achieved this Internal engine,
the rocking chair, in which (when he
is obliged TO remain in one place for a
time) he can indulge in q continuous
movement which yet does not advance
him an inch. He can thus be busy
even while he is at rest-Filson Young
In English Review.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
RAPID AMERICANS.
An English Critic on Our Barber Shops
and Rocking Chairs.

An English Critic on Our Barber Shops
and Rocking Chairs.
! cannot find that quicknesS is an
American characteristic. What is mis-
taken for quickness is q kind Of nerv-
Gus 6dgets, for the American is in
tinitely restless and nervous. 1t is
shown in his passion for doing many
things at once. The barber shop, a
thing enthusiastically American, az
fOrdS Il wonderful example of this sub
stitutlOn Of restessneSs and circum-
stance for real rapidity and economy
of time. The business man, still in
his dramatic character of locomotive
pressed for time, hurTies into the bar
Der shop and extends himself in a
chair, feet and hands Outspread, q
bootblack engaged on each boot,
maniCurist on each hand and the bar
Der himself operating on his head.
But such are the seductions Of the
barber shop that he probably spends
twenty minutes or half an hour there,
as against the EngIishman four or
Eve minutes.
II IS time simply wasted, from a
business point Of view; that is to say,
It IS spent in sheer luxury. For the
Americans, being among the cleanest
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
FLAX WEAVING is ANCIENT.
And the Process Has improved but Lit
tie In Forty Centuries.

And the Process Has improved but Lit
tie In Forty Centuries.
Flax weaving. according to q recent
authority. is 1000 years old as an in
dustry Egypt was the first country
to raise fax. All fine table linen is
made from water spun fax. as water
is essential to its manufacture. VapOr
has been tried, but unsuccessfully.
The process of manufacture has i'm
proved but little III 1000 years, the
linen made by the Egyptians being
often found in an excellent state of
preservation, wrapped about the bodies
of mummies.
There is no grass bleached linen to-
day, as grass bleaching is too slow a
process. Chemicals are used to short
en- the work.
Very little fax is raised in the Unit
ed States because the air contains too
little moisture. The finest lawns ana
handkerchiefs are made in Ireland,
and the Scotch linens wear perhaps
better than any. Straight line patterns
do not wear as well as figures with
rounded edges.
In single thread damask the same
number Of threads run each way. In
double thread damask there is double
the number of threads in the weft
which doubles the wear.-New York
Post
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01

Almost all apes have boards Oar
win says that gorillas. chimpanzees
and orang outangs have also stiff and
bristly hairs upon their upper lips, re
sembling cats whiskers. The boards
Of apes possess a remarkable resem-
blance to those Of men in being al
most invariably lighter in color than
tie hair Of the head. In apes the chin
growth is most frequently yellow OF
red, becoming white in age. 1t is
common 10 both sexes. although more
strongly developed in the male Apes
and monkeys also have eyebrows as
well. which do not grow thickly to
Gerher as in human beings. but are
scattered through the hair. covering
tie part Of the face which would be
called the forehead in man.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
The Wed dina Cake.

The custom of having a special cake
at weddings was introduced into Eng
land by the Romans. This cake, or,
rather, biscuit. signifed fruitfulness
hospitality and prosperity. The rice
that was showered upon bride had a
similar meaning. For many centuries
after the Romans left the custom was
to break the biscuit over the brides
head. and then the fragments were
picked up and piled before her for dis
tribution to her friends At the resto-
ration Charles IL returned with
small army Of French cooks, who
speedily converted the ancient biscuit
into a delicious piece of confectionery,
iced it with sugar and gradually adorn-
eG it with emblematical devices till II
lowered into the amazing structure
which the luxury of later times has de-
veloped.-London Chronicle.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01

pr1soned IN the Fleet for de5ts *
tracted during a period Of youthful ex-
travagance. While in jail he applied
himself to the study Of law and came
to be regarded as a kind Of legal oracle
by his fellow prisoners, who hickman
ed him counselor" With the fees they
gave him for legal advice he bought
books to continue his studies. He then
prevailed upon his creditors TO grant
his release from prison that he might
the sooner earn money TO pay of his
debts. Called TO the bar in 1854, after
a brilliant career in the palace court AT
Westminster and subsequently in the
house Of lords, he became Il puisne
Judge. He was knighted in 1919 and
ultimately. on the dismissal Of Scroggs,
was made lord chic: justice in 16sl--
London Standard.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
ANIMALS WITH HANDS.
Kanssroos Are Fond of Using Their
Fore Feet In Feeding.

Kanssroos Are Fond of Using Their
Fore Feet In Feeding.
Kangaroos use their hands very read
lily to hold food in and to put it into
their mouths. AS their fore legs are so
short that they have TO browse in a
STOPPING position, they seem pleased
when able to secure large bunch of
cabbage or other vegetable prOvender
and TO hold it in their hands to eat
Sometimes the young kangaroo, look
ing out OF its mothers pouch, catches
one or two of the leaves which the old
one drops, and the pair may be seen
each nibbling at the salad held in their
hands, one, so to speak, 'One floor"
above the other.
The slow. deliberate clasping and
unclasping of q chameleon's feet look
like the movements which the hands Of
a sleep walker might make were he
trying to creep downstairs. The cha
meleou'S are almost defOTmed hands,
yet they have a superficial resemblance
to the feet of parrots, which more than
other birds use their feet for many of
the purposes of n hand when feeding
To see many of the smaller rodents
ground squirrels, prairie dogs and mar
mots-hold food, usually in both paws,
is to learn lesson in the deXtrouS use
of hands without thumbs.
Nothing more readily suggests the
momentary impression that a pretty
little monkey is "a man and a brother
than when he stretches out his neat lit
tie palm. fingers and thumb and. with
all the movements proper TO the civil
Lied mode of greeting. insists on shak-
ing hands.-London Graphic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01

Dy poets ana nov y < - y X . ].
elists for virtues he never dreamed OF
possessing. He was King Richard I.
OF England, nicknamed Occur de Lion
C'IAon HEARTH.
When Richard was only 10 Gin 1879
he Joined a rebellion against his own
father. King Henry II. The rebellion
was c.dshed and Henry freely forgave
ES unnatural son. But ten years later.
Richard was once more up in arms
against his father; joining Henry
bitter enemy, the king OF France, and
doing all in his power to iujure not
only Henry, but also the country he
expected one day TO rule.
Richard and the French king at last
conquered Henry and forced him to
sign peace treaty. The shame Of be-
ing Inundated by his son was too
much for the Old monarch. he died
broken hearted two days after the
treaty was signed Richard was now
king OF England. He had spent most
OF his life In France. He had not
taken the trouble 10 learn tie English
language. He had, apparently, no in
tereSt at all either in England nor In
It's people. save az lie could wiring from
them huge sums OF money with which
70 Indulge his fayorite pasyme Of war
fare.
Yet. for the moment, he was re-
morsgful over his treatment OF his
dead father and he won much sympa-
thy BY weeping in maudlin fashion at
ihe dead kings tomb. Then. less than
two months after be was crowned, he
left England and Joined q crusade
which was aimed 90 win back the Holy
Land from tie S1raceus.
Richard wanted money for this ven
turc. So lie not only oyertaxed his PEG
pie, but sold back EEg.arG's rulershIp
OF Scotland. which his father lad won
by hard fighting Having done Is much
harm 20 his kingdom in two brief
months as he comfortably could. Rich.
ard set out on the Crusade.
or all the many crusader chiefs in
al the various crusades. none. Der.
haps. has won as much fame a. Rich.
arc-aut on so little justification. Be
yond the capture OF one S1racen CITY
Acres surrender were not fulfilled
~ as AklaE- hs <elSIsIei ~ massa,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-07-01
Yuma

a quiet wedding took place at the
United Brethren parsonage, Joslin,
Thursday, June 81, at p. N. The
contracting parties were Frank
Scarf, son of Ambrose Scarf, and
Miss Mable Noah, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. r. Noah. The ceremony
as performed by Rev. Mr.. Keer.
The attendants were Miss Leona Keer
and George Whiteside, cousin of the
groom. The couple will go to house
keeping on the farm of the groom S
father.