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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
WHEN MRS. DUFF IS AT HOME
Subtle Aroma in the Front Hall and
Conversation Over Telephone
Alike Proclaim II.

Mr.. Duff Is the tenant Of the second
floor front. His wife has been away
Nr. Duff himself may be encountered
about In the halls. He Is large man
with a considerable girth and face
hat one knows to be youthful for his
,ge: he cannot be under thirty.
Recently the second floor hall be-
came fragrant with the odor Of per-
fume. Mrs. Duff. presumably. had re-
turned. Yes. Mrs Duff was at the
telephone. She calls. "Hello!" very
sweetly. in two syllables. Mr.. Duff's
first name. It appears. is Walter. pro-
nounced by his doting wife also in
two syllables. walter" Mrs DUFF
bleats. 1t seems. in two syllab!es. Mr.
Ouff's middle name evidently Is
Honey"
Mrs. Duff said over the telephone
;hat she had been ba-ad." She said
Il oh. so sweetly She had. she :aid.
AIKEN a little walk and had stayed
TOO long" and she had been away
when he had called her up But she
had had the best little time" She
vas going to work now, oh. so
hard" She was going to clean out
he bureau drawers and that little
box" and unpack her trunk and put
away her things. No. she would be
,areful not to overwork herself She
would see him. Walter Honey Duff.
when he came home from work Good.
BYE. little boy" she said.
Then she called up creamery. She
wanted the creamery to send her.
please. pint of milk. and the small
est jar il had of cream cheese How
soon could those be sent. please?
Oh-h. not till then? Well. she sup
nosed she would have to wait.
The second floor hall is fragrant
with the odor OF perfume.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
X. II. KNOX, Esq, huctl0ncer
May 9-10d

SALE OF A VALUABLE PROPERTY
IN MT. IDA. ALEXANDRA COUNTY,
VIRGINIA. HOUSE CONTAINING 9
ROOMS AND BATH. HOT WATER
HEAT. CONCRETE CELLAR, AND
ALL MODERN IMPROVEMENTS.
BY virtue Of n deed of trust made by
Martha G.. Hustled and her husband I"
the undersigned trustee. bearing date
On the 18th day OF July. 1911, and duly
of record in the IHnd records OF the
said County Of Alexandria, in Deed
Book no. 1919. Page 2lS, and at the re
quest of the party thereby secured. de-
fault having been made in the pay
mcnt OF the note secured by the said
deed OF trust, the undersigned trustee
will offer for sale. at public auction, IN
front Of the premises. on Tucsd;Ly. the
I4th day Of May, 1912, at 5 o'clock
y. m. the following described proper
~. to wit
Lots Nos. Fifteen G5) and sixteen
1G), in Block No. Four %. in Il certain
,lan OF lots known as Mt. Ida. Il plat
II which IL duly Of record III The SAID
and records. in Deed Book No. l20.
tagc 2D2.
The above property is subject to the
lien Of two deeds Of trust. aGGreSatinE
s2S12.50.
Terms of Salc--Cash. Cost OF con
veyancing at the expense Of the pur-
chaser.
DOUGLAS STUART. Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14

There never is a doubt in my mind
as to the biggest mistake of my base
ball career, and this spring have
thought about it more than / ever did.
This blunder was my failure to take
tip of friend out in Idaho and get
Walter Johnson couple of months
before Washington ever heard of him.
My friends report was too good to be
true, and | came to the conclusion
that he, like the rest Of us, was let
ting his enthusiasm run away with his
judgment. / guess Walter would fit
in bad with Detroit just now!
But suppose the thing you want is
about the worst mistake ever made
on a ball field. / expect the specta-
tors can tell you a lot worse ones on
me, but the worst blunder in my en-
tire career. according to my own way
of thinking, was one I made during
the strenuous days of 1897 and 1898
when Baltimore and Boston were
about equal in strength and always
battling with each other. have for
gotten which year 1t happened in, but
l never have forgotten my mistake
How I came to make 1t / never could
explain, except on the grounds that
after thinking ONT the entire situation
and knowing exactly what to do, l lost
my head at the critical instant.
Baltimore was playing in Boston
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14

Jus. so. 1t won't do no good togo
Oil and talk. She's got to be brung to
time. and II. going to do it! II; 1t
takes my farm" ~
One day farmer Roberts was legally
deputiZed to call on the widow SKIN.
ner and notify her to- cut down
tree which was menace to- his barn
1t was warm June day. The widow
had two hives OF bees, one OF which
had already swarmed that day ana
been hived. and the other was getting
ready to. The widow sat on her back
steps. empty hive waiting. and a tln
pan to drum on by her side. Inc
widower advanced. paper in hand anu
something like a grin on his race.
He was about to be told to skate
right Off that farm when the bees De-
gan pouring out OF the hive that nao
been waiting. Before the paper couid
be presented or the widow beat her
pan, the insects began aljghting on
the farmers shoulders. He had Kept
bees in his day and he knew that TO
rush at them or run away would bring
about painful calamity. The woman
retreated Few feet, and in ten min
utes the hive was empty aud every
bee clinging to the man. lie stood
not daring to more than wink an eye.
Then the woman set down on the
doorsteps and began:
Wiring my brakes neck, will you!
Steal my gooseberries, will youi Try
10 rob me OF two feet OF land the
whole length OF my farm, would you!
Sue me because you haint man
enough to fight fair! You are In a
nice fix. you are!"
Widow. isn't there any way | can
get these bees Off me?" carefully
asked the man.
You can scrape EN- Off"
Il wish you would run for help.
"l'li do nothing of the sort!"
But can't stand the strain for
long"
Then sit down to it! | didn't ask
you to come over here. What's that
paper about?'
ITS a notice that you must cut
down that tree by my barn."
"Oh. 1t is! Making me more trou-
BILE, are you? Well. TT cut 1t down
after the bees get through with you.
I'm going into the house now to read
the newspaper for SPELL"
She had been gone twenty minutes
when she heard the widower calling.
AS she appeared in the door he said:
81 shall drop dead in five minutes
more!"
II don't think so" she replied. Mr..
Roberts. l hain't mad at you-real
mad"
Nor | at you"
ITS jest that we kinder misunder-
stood"
Il think So"
I'm hard and willing worker. and
you are the same"
Yes"
I'm all alone In the world, and so
arc you"
LEST So"
"And-and-?"
The widower waited long minute
and then said:
"Scrape 'em off and hive EN- up
and We'll be married next week."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
Men Should Live Ninety-Three Years

Or ". J. Howei!s. E1424 Tenth av
snue medical expert and former su,
,erintendent of the insane hospital
az Medica! Lake believes in the the
,rv of the eminent Chinese statesman
nr WI Ting Fang. that men can live
r. 2 greatly increased life Doctor
W, olaces his limit at ninety-three
yesrs, while Doctor Howells believes
that eishty.fve years would be no I'm
reasonable age for men to expect to
attain under proper conditions.
Take most business or profession
al men today and they are old al
sixty" said Doctor Howells 81
talked with farmer seventy-uine
years old. who during the last few
months whitfield $4,000 shingles by
hand with dTawknife He was hale
and hearty and really locked Younger
than many men OF iiity."-Spokane
Spckssman-Rev;cv.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
" c.nhh La Worried.

Ty Cobb Is worrying about the new
ball park in Detroit. Ty says he does
not know. but he is wondering what
difference the new location OF the dia'
mond will make in his batting aver
age. Ty would certainly lead the
wor!d in getting bits: where the dts'
ncnd vas formerly located; but 1t
las been switched and that Is what
.a:ises TvTas 10 gorry.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
kDMIRES PASTOR RuSSELl'S
BOOK.
1.-THE Divine Plan Of tho Ages"

ne SlVtn0 ran " tnS NSvA
Every Ono Should Read 1t.
Atlanta Constitution says-This
wonderful book makes no assertions
that are not well sustained by the
Scriptures. 1t is built up stone by
stone, and upon every stone is the
text, and 1t becomes pyramid OF
Gods love, and mercy, and wisdom.
There is no hing in the Bible that the
Author denies or doubts, but there are
mauy texts that he throws q food OF
kght upon that seems to uncover theh
meaning"
IL Comforts tho Bereaved.
bill Arp" says-"It is impossible to
read this book without loving the
writer and bordering his wonderful
solution Of the great mysteries that
have troubled us all our lives. There
b hardly family to be found that has
not lost some loved one who died out
aide the church-outside the plan OF
salvation, and, IL Calrinism be true,
outside of all hope and inside OF eter-
nal torment and despair"
a55 pages-cloth bound, IS cents,
postpaid. Bible and Tract Society, II
Hicks Street, Brooklyn, y. 7.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF GAS.

City Hall, NprI -. IJIS.
SEALED PROPOSALS addressed to
John T. Harrison. Chairman OF the
Committee on Light. will be received
1t this Office until D. m.,. WEDN ES:
DAY, MAY 18th, 1912. Tor the ENTIRE
OUTPUT OF COAL GAS TAR Of the
:ity Gas Works during the next fiscal
ear. commencing June !, 1912 and end
ng May 81, 1913. Bidders must agree
o keep the tar in the well at all times
,elow the outlet or overflow pipe.
Terms: Settlement must be made on
he 18th of the month following dcliv-
Fry Of tar.
The successful bidder must cater into
contract with the Committee on Light
or faithful compliance with tho above
PROVISIONS. The committee reserves
he right to reject any and all bids.
By order Of the Committee on Light.
j. B. WALLER. Clerk.
April 29td
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WANTED.

WA NTED:-A HUSTLING AGENT
~ EACH LOCALITY. TO write i1ra Tn
md Accident Insurance. Also furnish
$50. Natural Death Benefit In COM
inatiun policy II waited. We insure
women as well as men. The right man
AN earn good Immediate money. S5D
o $500 a month. Previous insurance
Xprricncc not necessary for TINS
propositions Write to DIR. r. ~ CAM
LIE, Petersburg. Virginia. NEW
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT For TI4i;
COUNTY OF FAIRFAX, VA.

THE NORTH Mt. VERNON LAND
:OMrANY;. nc, VS.. EGBEkT A.
TO The North Nit. Vernon Land Com
pany. Inc, Ecbcrt \. Thompson and
Frederick T. Russell. Trustees. Daniel
Il. Thompson, james r. Hunter. George
Emmons and j. NJ. Saunders. Trustees
George ". Turnburlie and Brainard H.
TAKE NOTICE: That | will on the
3lst day Of May, y. D.. l?l2. at my
office. No. l07 No: Fairfax street. IN the
o'clock ii. M. proceed to execute the de-
cree rendered in this cause on the Sth
lay of April. y. -. 1912. Wherein | was
directed. as Special commissioilcr IN
Chanccry. to report as follows:
"Whethcr or not the Complainant
Is entitled To the relief prayed for in
the Sill Of Complaint whether or not
the purchase price. referred |" IN inc
releasing clauses in the two deeds OF
trust. one from the Comp lainant |"
secure james Il. Hunter. and the other
% secure Daniel -. Thompson, certain
monies. and which trusts arc made u
part Of the Sill in this cause. had ref
"rcncc to the entire purch;ts" rrlc".
both cash and deferred: and whether
or not tn" words purchase prize" re-
lated solely to the deferred purchase
price"
In asccrtaining the facts above. tn"
said Commissioner shall tax" the de-
positions Of any and all witnesses pre-
scntcd before him. either by Com
plainant or Defendant, or upon his own
vOlition. I'LL Of which shall be made II
mart of his report Said Commissioner
shall also report with his findings here
ln the law of this case. and any such
other matter or thing AS any party in
interest may demand or that he may
deem pertinent.
Given under my hand. this 9Th day
Of May, y. D., 1912
HOWARD W. SMITH,
Special Commissioner.
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CLASSIFIED ADS.
SPECIAL NOTICE.

a dividend OF Three Dollars per share
sill be paid to the stockholders of the
Alexandria Water Company on and af-
err Wednesday, May 18th, 1912. Checks
will be mailed Stockholders.
BY order Of the Board OF Directors.
GEORGE UHLER.
M7T-td Secretary and Treasurer.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
FOR MALE

FOR SALE:-Modern launch,
Venus" IS feet longs feet beam,
equipped with two-cylindcr Detroit
:ngine, speed to 10 miles per hour.
Jne of the most comfortable boats
IN the river. Must be seen to be ap-
,reciated. Apply corner King and
Vest street. FRANK Z. PARKER.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
OFFICE or THE CLERK OF GAS.

City Hail. March J, 1912.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be re-
civcd at this Office addressed TO John
: Harrison, Chairman Committee on
light. until p. m. WEDNESDAY,
Jay 15th, 1912. for furnishing the Gas
Works with four thousand tons, more
II less, OF gas coal (2240 pounds to the
on) to be delivered in the sheds at the
las Works trimmed and benched up
uring the fiscal year commencing
unc i, 1912 and ending May 81, 1913,
riders to be accepted by the success
vi bidders any date after awarding the
'ontract. so that coal will arrive al
works on or before July J, 1872.
Also, SEALED PROPOSALS will be
rcciycd at the same time and place
or delivery of the same coal on track
II front OF Gas Works. The coal must
20 MonOnGah, Tyconncl, iouEhio-
hcny, Montana, Fairmont, Lincoln OF
thcr gas coal Of equal or superior
icld and candle power. bidders can
i've their figures on all OF the mines,
nd are requested To give candle pow
= yield and analysis per ton coal.
The Committee reserves the right to
,.jcct any and all bids.
Terms: Cash on 18th day of each
month. following the delivery. of coal.
By order Of Committee on Light.
}. Il. WALLER. Clerk Of Gas.
April 29td
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14

LOST:-On Columbus OF King Street
:rry silk belt with uXidiZcd silver belt
lin set with thr"" aln"thyStS. Reward
+ returned TO Gazette Office.
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Mh.~
,RAMuN
ANI,olU|)S!'DoNfHEA6
oNMAJ0RliAdUf DIAMONDS
61oamca5ylaa0zdy
AayehaHR5yer5 67
HWnH 81 /WZE270W
BY HUGH JENNINGS,

Manager Detroit Tigers, Who Is Re.
qarded as Perhaps the Best Short.
stop of All Time, and Ono Of the q
Greatest of Baseball Leaders.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14

FOR SNLE:-f'Our choice lots. IL
George Washington Park. corner High
aud Place and Overlook street =
~ gain To II quick customer. u. L
TNON, lis s. Royal st. MS-6t'
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-14
CONNELL & PIERSON
Architects and Builders
Plans and Estimates Furnished. All
Estimates Guaranteed.

Thirty years practical experience, in 80
different States, enables US to give you
up date results, In designing and
constructing various buildings. such as
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
FIVE KILLED BY BLAST
Explosion of Gas in a Furnace
at Cleveland, O.

At Cleveland, Ohio, five workmen
were killed, eight fatally and four less
seriouly injured in an explosion at the
Central blast furnace of the American
Steel and Wire company on Broadway,
near the CuyahOga river.
The dead are John leila, William
Champlin, Andrew Husek, John Pol
lock and an unidentified man.
The fatally hurt are Thomas Car
ney, Hugh Reilly, William Kirsh, Stan
islaus Kami, Steve Morzdzyn, Andrew
Vranic and two others.
The men were inside one of The fur
naces removing a blowpipe prepare
tory to shutting down the furnace
when the explosion occurred. The ex-
plosion is believed to have resulted
from an accumulation of gas which
was ignited by a workman's torch.
The explosion was heard for two miles
and shook all buildings near the plant
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
OF SEVEN in
LAUNCH ARE DROWNED
Launch Capsized on Fox Lake,
illinois, During Storm.
People on Shore Hear Screams and
When They Reach the Scene
There Is No Trace of the
Launch or People.

A boat party of seven persons, IN
Guiding one woman, were drowned by
the capsizing of a launch at Fox Lake,
Ill. They had attempted to cross at
it's widest point during heavy storm.
the work of dragging for the bodies
has begun.
The party left the Lippincott Hotel
at $3.50 D. M and boarded the launch
to be taken across the lake to the Bay
Viey hotel The lake had been rough
all day and the storm was increasing
at the time they embarked.
After the hotel launch overturned all
available launches from hotels and
resorts on both sides of the lake put
out for the rescue but the launch and
it's occupants had disappeared from
view by the time the first of the boats
reached the point where the calls were
last heard The victims are:
Miss Mable Hanson, of Chicago;
Jacob Hofert, Desplaines, I'll; Louis
Truscke, proprietor of saloon in
Chicago; j. Hume, of Ingleside, Ill,
owner of the launch; George Russell,
owner of the buss line at Ingleside,
which conveys resorters from that sta
ton to the Fox Lake hotels; Michael
Klunder of Chicago, professional sing
er; Unidentified man, supposed to be
from Chicago, who was member of
the party.
The launch in which the party went
to death was a fifteen-footer, with a
gasoline engine. 1t was fitted with
air-tight compartments and was sup
posed to be practically unsuitable. The
capacity, however, was limited to five
persons, according to resorters, and it
was therefore loaded beyond safety
when it put out from the pier to cross
the lake.
Thirteen other Chicagoans narrowly
escaped a similar fate while in sail
boat which sprung a leak on the lake.
Miss Mary Holabird 424 South Irving
avenue. is i'll at her home as result
of this experience. All were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Cass at their
summer home.
They were rescued by party in a
passing launch
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
FOUR MORE BODIES FOUND
Steamship Montmagne Reports Re-
covery of Titanic Victims.

The agent of the marine depart
ment at Halifax, n S., received four
messages from Captain Johnson on
the government steamship Montmag-
ME, announcing that the bodies of
four Titanic victims had been found
One of the recovered is that of Harold
Reynolds, steerage passenger.
1t appears that the Montmagnie is
working under great difficulties of fog,
but that she is keeping at the search.
All the bodies landed at Halifax have
now been buried with the exception Of
one, which will be held for a day more
pending instructions from friends.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
GOATS QUEER RESTING PLACE
Missouri Animal "Roosts" in Tree,
Having Heard Something of Jour-
ney to Stock Yards.

A farmer near Fulton, Mo-, has a
goat that takes it's nightly sleep in a
tree preferring this bed to any stall.
A short time ago the goat was
ticketed to go to the cleaners" at the
National Stock Yards, and when ship
ping time came was not to be found,
and the trip had TO be postponed.
Shortly afterward neighboring
farmer had to pass the tree singled
out by the goat for a peculiar forma-
tion of limb and there was his Goat
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
WOULD GUST WOMAN MAYOR
Suit Brought by Aldermen of Hume
well, Kan., in High Court.

At Topeka, Kan, Monday the Hume
we'll custer suit was argued in the SUI
preme court. 1t is expected the court
will decide the case early in June.
The troubles of the woman mayor
of Hunnewell and her councilmen are
well known The council would not
work. She tried to get the men to
indorse her appointments.
Finally she appealed to the attorney
general. The latter tried to get the
councilmen to work with the mayor,
but they refused. The custer suit was
the result.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17

NEW YORK-The reports that the
condition of Mrs. William K. Wander
bi1t, Jr, who had been operated on
for appendicitis, was alarming, were
denied by DR.. James l. Russell, who
with other surgeons performed the
operation.
He said Mrs. Vanderbilt steadily i'm
proved after the operation, until Satur
day, when she had a relapse. Hell
condition later improved and accord
ing to DR.. Russell, she is now making
favorable progress toward recovery.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
italians Capture island of Rhodes.

The war office at Rome was
officially notified that the governor of
the Turkish island of Rhodes, recent
ly occupied by the Italian forces, his
two secretaries and four additional
Turkish officers, have been captured
and are now held prisoners of war.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17

ley. This, however, is not the reason;
1t is put there to counterbalance the
weight of slack chain behind the pull
ley, which, when no load is being
hoisted, would sag down without run
ming over the pulley and paying out
the hook. With the weight, however,
it comes down with a run.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17

III the l0USIu OI C1c1A
finger-nails, which, as
is shown in our illus
tration, often attain
an enormous length. In
Siam, AMMAN, and Co
chin China this extra
ordinary custom is
practiced sometimes to
indicate that the wear
er leads a religious life.
The mobiles of AMMAN
permit their nails to
grow to such a length
that the hands are alb
solutely useless for any
practical purpose. The
-o;Iz IN tho cnannd
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17

is always dICdcnoO
just above the hook
of a crane-chain,
such as may be
seen working at
any wharf or large
warehouse. kppar-
emily it is to pre-
vent the chain
from slipping back
over the lib" pull
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-05-17
SPORTING AFFAIRS.

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-Pugilist Packey
Mcfarland toyed through ten rounds
with Red Robinson of Pittsburgh be,
fore the Olympic A. c.. outclassing the
Pittsburgh SO far that he looked like
a novice.
BOSTON Johnny Kilbane, is
matched to meet Jimmy Walsh Of
Boston, before the Pilgrim Athletic as
sociation of Boston on May 81.