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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31

boarding house because his bride had
declared fatty that she would not
marry him unless he set up house
keeping. For long time Officer Daley
debated with himself, matrimony pull.
ing on one side and Miss Murray's
cooking Juggling on the other.
In this battle his heart finally Won.
lie married and left Miss Murray's
boarding house to live in q coy fiat
OF his own A little son. Michael Da-
ley, blessed his union. But in few
years his wife died Right after the
funeral officer Daley took his baby
and went back to Miss Murray. He
has been there ever since, and SO has
his boy.
Then there was Inspector Wheeler.
Several years ago the inspectors
brother built himself new house, and
thought it would be fine to have the
Inspector live there with. him. The in.
5pector liked the idea of living with
bis own kin, bat he put of going as
long as possible
Finally he packed his belongings
and stole away to his new home.
Went Back to Miss Murray.
But he was Ill at ease in his new
quarters His brother and his broth,
er's wife and his gay young nieces
and neDhews wondered to see him sit
in moody silence and to hear him pace
The floor of his room until far into the
night Then one morning his room
in his brothers luxurious home was
found empty. The inspector had
packed his things and gone back to
; Miss Murray's in the night.
AS a model boarding house keeper
Miss Murray was no accident. She
fitted herself by years of study, expert.
ment and hard work In her old age
she is able to formulate certain rules
which, she says. II lived up to rigidly
will enable other boarding house keep
ers to achieve success. Here are
some of the rules:
Give everybody plenty to eat.
Make the food plain and good
Make the table and house homelike
Don't run too much to style. A man
would rather have a thick, juicy beef
steak than cut glass and fancy sill
YER
Put everything on the table at once
and let the boarders help themselves.
Try to Please Them.
Cater to individual appetites. II
one wants his steak we'll done and
another wants it rare, cook their
steaks separately.
Do your own marketing and make
marketing study.
Make good coffee. Bad coffee has
been responsible for more boarding
house failures than any other one
thing
Have specialties in cooking-dishes
that you cook differently from any
body else and that your boarders can
not get anywhere except at your own
table
Do your own cooking.
Have your table linen and dishes
specklessly clean.
| Never serve an! QlSn tnaC is not as
good as you know how to make it. If
slightly burned or faulty in any re-
spect, throw it away.
Have plenty OF hot water In the
house at all times.
Have a certain hour for meals. and
! serve them promptly on the hour
Keep your rooms clean, and have
plenty of bedclothes in cold weather.
Have all men as your boardeTs or
all women. Never try to mix men
and women. As bcarders they won't
mix. Men are preferable.
Mother your men. Darn their socks
and sew their buttons en-, keep their
clothes in repair. and attend TO their
| aundry
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
OFFICE CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
Alexandria, Va. May 81. 1912.

Alexandria, Va, May q, 1912.
Sealed proposals will be received by
the clerk of the City School Board Tor
he Committee on Finance and Accounts
until SATURDAY, JULY 81. at j.
o'clock noon for the furnishing OF
Forty tons or more of White Ash Coal
md One Hundred tons Of Cumberland
,oal or more for the public schools.
Also Ten cords of Sawed and Spit
Pine Wood.
Both coal and wood to be delivered
50 stored and needed. The right To
reject any and all bids is reserved.
PROPOSALS 10 be addressed to the
Clerk Of the City School Board.
Jul 24-1W.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
ST. MARY'S ACADEMY,
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.


Girls select boarding and day
school. Thoroughly modern and cul-
tural in curriculum, methods of instruc-
ton and environment. English, mu-
sic and commercial courses offer every
facility to acquire a complete, practi-
cal and refined education. Positions
secured on completion of either the
one or two year course of the business
department which offers special adj
vantages. Boys under twelve admit
ted to day school.
The Sisters of the Holy Cross.
July 22nd. 2 mos.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
SIMPLE COSTUME OF cLoTf
Classic Lines Give Ample Effect to
Model That Has Approval of
Fashion.

This costume is in cloth; It has q
panel front to skirt, laid On with @
wrapped seam and cut wider at the
foot. where buttons are used as trim.
ming. The bodice is trimmed with a
plastron cut to correspond with skirt
panel; folds are made where the ma.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
CLASSIFIED ADS.
wELh-BUILT AND CONVENIENTLY

situated house of six rooms and bath;
hot water heat; city water; electric
lights; cement cellar; laundry tubs;
chicken house; on same lot good store
doing thriving business; building con-
tains big front salesroom, rear stor-
age room; wagon sheds, etc; house
rented at $50 per month, store at $2I
per month; permanent tenants. IL Ge-,
sired; lot 50x1S4 feet; thtckiy settled
community; close to station; 20 min
ties ride from city; price for both
$4,000. Alexander Suter, 312 Evans
Bldg, phone Main 1922.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
FOR RENT AUGUST 1ST.

Three new houses, 109-111-113
South Patrick street; six rooms, re-
:eption hall and bath; modern in eve
" detail; electric lights and hot wat
ar heat; concrete cellars and yard
Apply T. C. HOWARD, POT South
Washington Street
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
COMMISSIONERS SALE.

By authority of decree of the Cor
poration Court of the city of MeXan-
lria, in the suit of the Robert Port
Ter Brewing Company against Rescn
T Bean ct ais; on the 18th day Of
July, 1912, the undersigned viii Of
fer for sale at public auction. in
front of the Market Building. Royal
street, Alexandria, Va, on SATUR-
DAY, the 18th day of August. 1912.
he following lot or ground with APP
ourtenances, situate on the east side
If st. Asaph street. between Pendlc-
on and Wythe streets. Beginning at
he southeast corner OF a ten foot al
ey ard fronting on st. Asaph street
IS feet and running back the same
width eastward 10 feet inches, and
being the same lot that Harriet
Brent formerly Murphy, deceased,
seized and possessed.
Terms: One-half cash. and the re-
yidue Of the purchase money in six
months. bearing interest, evidenced
by note, and secured by Il retention OF
tile until the whole purchase money
5 paid.
JOHN N. JOHNSON.
Commissioner of Sale.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
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Total cost of session OF nine months,
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The next session opens Wednesday,
September 18th, 1917.
PAUL B. BARRINGER, NJ. D. Ii. ID.
President.
Write for catalogue.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31

FOR SALE-Refrigerator, Porce-
ain lined. Good condition. Capac-
ty forty pounds. No. 5 Cedar st.
Rcsemont. Phone 415.
July 90 st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31

s HICAGo.-Miss Margaret I&.7@'
ray, Chicago's model hoeTsSnG
r. house keeper, has retired eSfs-'
a business after conducting >
boarding house for 81 7sasfS
She is eighty years Old an6 AaS 7.'
much money as she needs to Ss@g :s''
for the rest Of her days.
Fourteen men gathered at the ls..-:i
farewell banquet she gave receaoI' Sf'
her boarding house, at 128 South tiS';-2.'
street. a dingy thoroughfare IN 1.@-'
heart OF q manufacturing dis:Escs
Most Of them were gray.haired 40
old, some were wealthy and ell "e''c
well-to-do. They he'd been her ao@E!.-
ers for terms ranging from le M IS
years.
On that occasion, these bcay3>SL:
toasted their retiring landlady . 90
fee Of her own brew. and calle.d h:S
"the paragon Of boarding house Keep
ers," "the most wonderful boaTd'n@;
house keeper in the world" and IE.s'
best boarding house keeper in al '&s'-
tory"
There are no statistics on boerdiais
house keepers to test the exact .ssT,'h
of these encomiums. But the facts -
the case would seem to prove be;oal
cavil that, even II Mrs. Murray Wes9
not the best boarding house keeper IL
history, she at least Is to be nu1nh2@-
thr> 0hncon
Boarders Seldom Left Her.
One may best judge the hold sho
had upon her boarders by the term o.
years each one has been with her.
Here Is the list Of her boarders ana
the number of years each stayed:
Case Stewart. official OF the Chico
70 & Northwestern railway, who be-
came boarder with Miss Murray be-
fore the Chicago fire. As years.
Inspector John Wheeler Of the Chi
,cago police department, who became
a boarder when he was patrolmap,
"a years.
Neil Mcintyre, architect, 2s years.
Edward Cooney. policeman. 26 years.
John Cassidy of the Central Trust
company of Illinois, % years.
Daniel O'Connor. broker. 20 years.
Timothy Daley. policeman, 1s years.
Michaeh Daley, his son, seventeen
years old, Is years.
Edward Beal, buyer for depart
ment store, Is years.
DR.. w. A. Quinn, is years.
DR.. William H. Mccarthy. 16 years
Frank Hoy, Is years.
Samuel Wilson, IS years.
DR.. Charles W. Imwall. Is years.
One perhaps might wonder why
there was no boarder who had been
with her throughout the full 30 years
she kept boarding house. Miss Muir
ry explained this at the banquet.
Michael O'Flaherty." she remark
ed, feelingly, was my first boarder.
never knew q man who liked gooo
coffee so well or could eat so mucn
boiled harm as O'Flaherty. He sat at
my table three times day for 81
years: 1t was through no fault of his
own that he quit me. He died. poor
man"
The food served at Miss Murray
table seems to have woven a sort OF
hypnotic spell about her boarders.
Some Of them went away-or tried TO
and in every instance they came
futtering; back like fascinated birds
Some OF her boarders used to say
that, once boarder with Miss Muir.
ry. always her boarder.
Officer Daley's Experience.
There was Officer Timothy Daley
for instance. He began boarding with
Miss Murray is years ago He didn't
wan. to leave her, but he fell in love
The big policeman knew that if be
married he would have to Leave ths
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31

I want to buy old feather beds.
For Prices mail me a postal. l will
call to see you.
S. FORREST, Alexandria.
July 20 st.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31

terra. joins; buttons form trimming.
The sleeves are finished with mate
rial bands; lace Is used for the un-
ler-sleeves, also for the collar.
Hat of Tagel to match, trimmed
with feather mount
Materials required: Four yards
cloth forty-four inches wide, one doz-
en- buttons, tbree-quarters. yard lace.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-07-31
LOAN WANTED

Wanted loan of 100000 on first
lass real estate security. Address re-
plies to REAL ESTATE, care of Ga
:ette.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
LvceuM HEATER, NEW LONDON
Baby Mine."

"Baby Mine Margaret Mayo's up- roariously funny play, which comes to the LyceuIu theater New London, Friday direct from it's eight weeks enormously successful engagement at the Majestic theater. Boston, also had a record of one solid year at Daly's thsater, New York, where it played to the largest average audiences ever assembled in a metropolitan play house. Baby Mine has already reached its second year in London, at the Criterion theater and will shortly be produced in Paris, Berlin. Vienna, St. Petersburg. South America, Australia and Japan. Laughter is said to never leave off ill Baby Mine, 1t is riot almost all the time, 8 tornado of harum- -scarum fun. Baby Mine Is just one uproarious joke. It's fun consists in it's comical situations, its hilarious nonsensities. More uproarious merri- ment than that which nightly greets Baby Mine has never before been heard inside @ theater. The audiences simply rock in their seats with hon est, healthfui, side-aching laughter un- til the curtain falls. only to be raised again and again. in answer to lnslstent calls.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
POETRY.
LIFE's CrTY.

Life's City, doubtless. lies somewhere, Beneath or sun or moon, And morn and eve bring beauty there Ana, doubtless, quiet noon, When roses bloom in gardens falF, And skies above are June. There, over marble basins, white. The fountain waters play, Ana, partly yelled by silver-night, Love walks the beauteous way. while moon, her robe of fairy light, Doth on the grasses lay. But doubtless. too it hides a street Of dismal, dark abodes, And alleys, crossed by children's feet Oft halting under loads; For flies great cords but tremble Between their silent nodes. Such haunts, where soul with ugly
 things
 Must fight to conquer room, Are found on earth where daylight
 brings
 But contrast fair to gloom; Yet Love has courage when she sings To her twin sister, Doom. Bright heaven its voice of music stills; For God. dwells here on earth, Where He. great plantation tills In life's increasing glrth; Yet darkly still Ills spirit alAg
 The sorrow gift of birth. Henceforth. are dark both good anA nf To him who weighs life's woe; Yet while effect from cause doth, still, The trend of nature show. Whose heart is just can wait until What God has sown shall grow. -Hsnford Chase Judson, in Springfield
 Republican.
 New York City, March, 1912.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
VIEWS AND VARIETIES
Clever sayinss.


 Before I was married life was one continued round of pleasure" And isn't 1t now7'' NO; it's one continual round of economy now. ."-Detroft Free Press
 That wes the spirit of your uncle that made that table stand, turn over and do such queer stunts" T am not surprised; he never did have good ts- ble manDers.'-New Orleans Times Democrat
 Pa-Embrace me. Thora. Reginald has asked your hand ain marriage. Thora-But I don't want to leave mother, pa Ps-O! Never mind that. Take her along with you-Stray Sto- ries.
 Visitor-You say you have the only general store in the town. What do you call Eph Hoskins and Si Winters places2 Southern Storekeeper-Them Huhh Eph runs a colonel and Si 8 captain stOre!-Puck.
 Mrs. Newlywed-I think you are too mean for anything. Mir. Newlywed- What's up now? Mrs. NewlyWed-You used to say you would die for me, and I've just found out that you haven't any nsurance-Phiiadelph Record.
 Mir Smith-Tou women don't use any judgment in making a dress. Mrs. Snith-3Why not? MT. Smith-If you hadn't used so much material in mak- ing the train you might have had enough material to finish the waist Philadelphia Telegraph Gaddie-He's in business for himself, and his prospects seem very good. Wise-Oh, he won't make big for tune in 8 hurry. Gaddie-Think not Wise-No, His manners are quite re- fined and he uses good grammar Catholic Standard and Times
 French Chauffeur (to deaf farmer on a Maine road)-Can you tell me, sare, we're l get some of ze gaszoline4 Farmer (with his hand to his ear)- Hey7 French Chauffeur-Non, non. non! Not Sc hay-1e gazzoiine. Zis eez a motor car, not horSe.-Hsr- peTs Weekly.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
BREED THEATER.
Double Feature Today Introducing Tho Broken Spur (Westsrn) and Niagara Falls in Winter.

A splendid bill with double feature iS on at the Breed today and is sure to please the patrons oi this popular the ater. The west sru drama is entitled A Broken Spur. and relates a story that is filled with exciting moments and breezy, strenuous action. Jim Keith, ranchmAn, attempts to make love to one Nellie Pitts, and being repulsed, rides away swearing revenge. MT Pitts sells q herd O& horses and Jim, being in hiding. sees the transaction and also sees Pitts bury the box with the money in it. to prevent its being stolen. Jim of course promptly steals il and then goes to Pitts house, telling him he will destroy the mortgage 1T he can marry Nellie. This Mir Pitts re- fuses to consent to and Jim threatens to. foreclose the mortgage as soon as it is due, and leaves in a rage. Nell1es accepted lover ScCompS nies her to her nome and she proudly shows her en- gagemant ring About this time MT. Pitts discovers his loss and returns to his home heartbrolcen Jim comes in and MT. Pitts tells him, and Nellie agrees to sacrifice herself Nellie's lover and Q chum Of his agree upon plan and when Jim leaves his cabin they enter and. searching the rooms, come upon the gold. Gathering the cowboys together, they get the sheriff and return with him to Pitts home, where Jim is promptly arrested and all ends happily
 Appearing on this same programme IS the most magnificent American scenic film that has appeared on the Breeds screen in years. It is entitled Niagara Falls in Winter, and being taken when the thermometer was 28 degrees below zero, the ice formations on the falls, in the rapids and on the trees close to the falls, where the mist turns every tWie into white lacework, the picture becomes a veritable fairy and. There is small need for 8 lengthy description of this wonderful sight, which is the delight and pride of American citizens as nearly every one is familiar with photos of this beautiful natural wonder.
 The comedy for today is of the fun nieet sort imaginable being entitled Umbrellas to Mend, featuring Mr. John Bunny. His various experiences in at tempting 10 carry five umbrellas (that his wife has been saving for a rainy day) to the repairer's is excruciatingly funny and there is laugh in every move and every move is a funny pie ture Bunny is at his best in this iuiUitsble Vitagraph comedy and the theater is bound to reverberate with the hearty laughs produced by the funny situations through which he scars with only his own personality as a stock in trade. accentuated by his Hilarious cOuntenance
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
WHAT IS GOING ON TONIGHT

Vaudeville and Motion Pictures at Auditorium.
 Motiop Pictures and Songs at Breed Theatere
 Motion Pictures and Illustrated Songs at Clancy's Poii Thester
 Drill of Third Company, C. A. C., C. \. G. at Armory.
 Ionic Camp, No. 1894, M. W. A.. meets in Pythian Hall
 Norwich Lodge, No. 450, 5. P. Q. F. meets in Elks' Home.
 Canton Oneco, No. ], L o. o. F., meets in Odd Fellows Hall.
 Mouiders' Union. No. 126. meets in Carpenters Hall.
 Court sachem, No s4, F. of A. meets in ForesteTs' Hall.
 Cfermania Lodge, No. II, O. D. H. S., meets in Gsrmania Hall.
 TrolIsymeus Union meets in Union Hall.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
KrNEMAco' OR MOTION PICTURES OF CORONATION FESTIVITIES.
A Recent Scientific Triumph Shown
 for the First Time in Norwich.

The Kinemacolor pictures are at traetive not only as an entertainment feature, but also for their value as scientific triumph in color photography in motion.
 The first public exposition of Kline n7acolor was made at the Palace the ater, London. when a most influential audience filled the building from floor % ceiling. The exhibition was enthus- lastically endorsed by every import ant journal of Great Britain.
 Following this came a display in Paris, but the audience refused to be convinced that the pictures were oth- CT than hand colored. AS the hand coloring of, an ordinary bioscope film is d matter of weeks, the management determined to convince Paris against Its will. Accordingly, a full staff of operators attended the Grand Prix motor races st Dieppe on the Tues day, photographed pictures eu route on the circuit returned to Paris by motor, securing pictures en route, and further events In that capital on the morning of Wednesday, developed them, and presented the whole series 10 a critical audience of 800 press rep reseRtativeE. photographic experts and artists at the Institute of Civil EnSi-
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
AUDITORIUM.
U. 6. Government Pictures of Raising
 Ire Maine" at the Auditorium.

Today is the last chance to witness he wonder motion pictures at the Auditorium showing the Mystery of he Maine. The pictures consist of 1000 feet of film and many slides completely covering the official inves- riEstlon ordered by congress to dis cover, if possible, the cause of the sinking of this famous batteship How was the Maine sunk" this question caused our country to spend millions of dollars, and thousands of lives were lost in the war with Spain which was started by the destruc- ton of the Maine. The films were taken by permission and under super vision of the war department, and show the entire engineering operations necessary to raise this famous cluis- CT. A lesson in American history that is interesting, instructive and timely.
 The new vaudeville bill for the last half of the week is equally as good ga the first part, and that is saying something The Mysterious VaIdos will set you guessing iu the wonder tul cabinet of mystery, and then dem OHstrattcns of the spiritualistic occult phenOmena are positively marvellous. Their mysteries have never yet been penetrated and how they do their va rious experiments is beyond expla- nation.
 ROyalty's most charming artiste. Countess Leontine, will offer 8 most dainty and refined singing speciality. The Countess Leontine is the legiti- mate holder of the title she bears and it is not a name selected for stage purposes. as she is closely re- lated to one of the most distinguished royal families of Europe
 A real high class act, and one that IS not very often seen outside of the nigh class concert programmes, is. D'Orva and De Leon, presenting Gems from Grand Opera. They feature the great coloratura soprano in the waltz song from Romeo and Juliet (Gounod) in French. Mile. Claire D'Orva sings E above high C, feat Hitherto only accomplished by Madame Tettrazinni. Incidentally they play nine string in struments.
 The Gaumont Weekly No is on the programme today. This is liter ally moving picture newspaper, and it shows Is up to date neVs items ir. pictures
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.
A cautionary Word from Mir. Miller.

Mr. Editor: The New London Globe of March 18th. of the town, where ru- nor has it, that a case was tried be- fore a jury of ten just men-by the way, all the writers reladves-be- cause that was all that was said to be found, and when convicted the court took the matter under advise meEt and concluded not to send the culprit to Wethersield, so long as he was willing to serve out his term in New London--has the following
 Will somebody start recall that will bring Roosevelt to silence ?'
 At the same time to diverge would it not be a good plan to start a re- call that will bring some of our Con necticut newspapers that have gone out of religion-about it, to discontln- tinue their abuse of ex-President Roosevelt, in order that they may be able to give a satisfactory explana- ton of their performances after Mir. Roosevelt is elected in November?
 J. W. MILLER.
 Jewett City, Conn.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21

neers on the afternoon of the same day.
 The enthusiasm of London was re- peated in Paris, the whole press was unanimous in praise of the innovation and the new era in motion picture photography was proclaimed in that city.
 The pictures will be shown for the first time in Norwich on the coming Ssturdav afternoon and evening. Tick cts are on sale at Y. M. c. A. and c. A. Davis store.
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21

Charcoal is used to 6 considerable e extent in Sheffield, ono wholesale firm dealing in it estimating the aggregate amount handled at S1S0,6c0 yearly with a considerable quantity puEchRss . ed by large firms direct from 2ocsi burners
Norwich bulletin., 1912-03-21

The San Jose scale, which. 1t iH ess timated, has cost the fruit growers os the United States s20O. .0O0, poo, is S small thing. not as big as 8 plnheAds but each female among these insecta hes offspring numbering from zoo tc 1n.O0Q year