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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03
Ledgers, Journals, Day
Books, Etc.

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We have just received from the factory
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openings OF the latest designs will be
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. William Boothe have
as their guests Mrs. Boothe's sister and
her husband, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Carr Henry. OF Morristowp, n. j.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

Mrs. Alexander Sands and little son,
OF Richmond, are visiting Miss Gault
Norton.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

Mr.. Robert Jones and Miss Collins
Jones have returned from New York,
where they spent the New Years boli-
days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph B. Drew whc
spent New Years in Philadelphia have
returned to their home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

Perhaps you have some beiated gifts
to rpake--or have some birthday pres
ent TO purchase--If SO, allow us to, IN
press upon you the fact that heavy rs our
Xmas trade was, our stocks are splendid
~ complete Tor we have the latest crea-
tious in gold, silver, and other precious
and semi-preclous metals.
Our prices, as you doubtlessly know.
are very reasonable.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-03

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Marshall Jones, OF
Baltimore, spent New Years with Mr..
Jones parents, DR.. and Mrs. L. Mar
shall Jones.
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Office Supplies

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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-28

were spending their spare time
concocfing bombs wherewith
they might send their general to
join his ancestors, being dissat-
isfed because they had received.
no pay for a long time, and be-
sides, believing that the Republi-
cans were going to win.
So Chang Hsun faded away
from Nankin, as has been said, in
the nighttime, and with only
single body servant. And he left
Siao Mas TIE and his other
wives behind.
Thereafter Siao Mas TIE
ceased to exist to her friends and
relatives, and this is the story
that is told.
The Lily of Nankin fell into
the hands of a marauding band of
Republicans, who looked upon
her with great'Joy.
'Lop they cried, "here is wo-
man worth many taelsp' And the
leader of the band promptly an
nounced that Siao Mas TIE be-
longed to him. -
At this, however, his soldiers
took issue with him.
These be not the days of Man
chu tyrants, they told him. "This
is the day of the free Republic,
and this woman belongs equally
to all of us, save only that your
share, as leader, is greater than
our share. Let us sell the woman
and become rich. ri
Then another member of the
hand had . cti11 hri0hter ideo
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-02-28


cheers by his comrades, and the
news that Siao Mas TIE, Lily of
Nankin, was to be ratified off at
the cost of ten taels a ticket, was
spread broadcast throughout the
city.
Then indeed was there great
excitement over all Nankin, for
the fame; of the beauty of Siao
Mas TIE was known throughout
the capital Of the South, and be-
sides, the Republicans put Siao
Mas TIE on public view:
Great was the rush for tickets
for truly there was none, however
mean he might be, who could look
upon the fair face of Siao Mas
TIE, and not desire her greatly,
even at the cost of ten taels.
The rattle was held, and a poor
man, who had bought only one
ticket (some had bought tickets
by the sheaf), won, and carried
off Siae:Mas TIE. 5 -
By the rattle, also, the Repub-
licans realized $4,000 in good
hard money, at a time when
money was indeed scarce in the
Republican ranks.
All this the detectives of Chang
Hsun, who swarm over the coun-
try about Nankin like flies, have
found out. But who it was who
won and made off with the Lily
Nankin is not known, nor can all
Chang Hsun's detectives find out.
Which is why Chang Hsun,
once powerful general. lives in
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20
Copyright by American Press As.o-
clstlon ~.

TT is q matter OF sound business
policy to require that all rpad
taxes bc paid In cash In the
past the collertioo II labor for
road building has been compui-or,
and tn. collection o! money voluntary.
but experience has shown that thi>
system must be reversed 4 tax wbici
1. levied for III. purpose OF developing
resources hitherto uud.veloped. which
development would add TO the people,
wealth cannot b. considered u burden
In any r,spccf. II i an investment.
A. tn the methods OF raising money
Tor road building purposes. there ar.
two systems which have been employ
ed In different parts ~ III. country
both with considerable success. One
plan may b. called the pay ~ you 20
system Under this plan u small an
nunl tax is levied. the prcce-ds of
which may b. used partly for tn. pnr
cha-. Of equipment and partly for &C
funi work on the roads This tax may
be increased slightly at Intervals. but
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20

Il continues 10 be paid a. an annual
tax. the PRO s--i- of which are an
nually expended for road building pur
poses Tli- system has .ctiaiu ad
vsntagc>. for example. In vonu-,-tiop
with this cNi-nd.,urr OF the annual
tax While only limited amoun, II
work cnn b- done each year. there Is
no opportunity fDr wasting large sums
The ucop.c Of ih. county gradually
ndnIt themselves to the changed con
dition-. aud the persons placed In
charge OF the mad work have an op-
portunity of becoming efficient by their
own experience before they come to
handle larger sums of money. and an.
other thing which has considerable
weight with large class Of peopl. Is
that tn. county Is kept out Of debt
Another ndvantng. OF this system I.
that when a 'ou1ty has large taxable
wealth a small annual levy will yicd
as large q sum as can bc wisely e1-
pended
The more enlightened and the mor~
commercial a p,opl. ar. the larger 4.
the application Of the credit system In
their business. la the early ,eiil.
men; Of this country the money for
Development and business enterprises
was borrowed from Europe Grad.
unlly the eastern state. increased In
wealth To such an extent that they
not only paid their European debts.
hut had money To loan for the up.
brlldin. Of their sister states In the
west Al the present time some Of
the western states are Joining with
those In th. east In lending money TO
Europe. During the past 100 years
on the system Of going Into debt for
public improvements this country
has risen from n small dependent ma.
tion 10 the head of the list.
The disadvantages OF the ray A.
you go system arr that the WORK Of
road building proc~csis too slowly. In
4 county which has slO miles Of road.
/ 100 miles of which should tr conaid.
erred Its main thoroughfar~s. II Il
raises . tax sufficI-nt TO build ave
miles of good road each year twenty
vcsrs viii !. required TO Improve the
I 100 miles. and many Of the citizens
- the county would continue 10 pay
taxes for years before they would ~
seiv~ amy bcncdt ther~from.
The system of raising money for
-oad building by issuing bonds Is gen.
srniiy unpopular. because people dread
the Iicn ~ debt.
Tn. great advantage In the system
n torrwInx money for road building
is that by securing the larger sums of
money for immediate expenditure ~
work can hr puah~si mor~ rapidly. and
the rnHds which would otherwise ~.
Iuir~ twenty or thirty ycaru for their
improvement eau. nndsr this system.
'e anish~si In four or nve years The
PEOPLE of the county t'e4in 10 rpceiv~
''rnrhts from the work mofp quickly.
and thu t~n~nta an sufsciently srrat
10 enai,,e them 10 ray the interpst On
the hoervwesi money aud t0 pruvide =
shaking fund to ray bact thst n,ouey
with usor~ eaas thau they roulA pay
M annual ta4ss 10 aavaucp u ~
rW0pletioo Of ~ med.
l'ulss ~ nay ~ vrs ~ riss ~
fssssss osossstlse ba1t1s ~ rusls ~
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20
Las. L.e.ur. win .. s....

What promises 10 be the most In.
tercsting OF all the socialist lectures
Is the last or. OF their lyccum course
70 be given at the Princess The eater
on Monday. April ed. at O'Clock.
The speaker is Geo. II. Goebcl. and
his subject Socialists at Work"
Both socialists and their opponents
will welcome the opportunity TO hear
something about what the socialist
are actually doing. even though 1t be
from not unprcjudiced observer
Naturally. such Wholesale program
OF changes as Is advocated BY their
party leaves the socialists little TO
DO but talk until they shall acquire a
measure OF power. What are the so
elalists doing with their power where
they have acquired a limited amount
Of IT. For In no nation have they
a. yet a majority In the legislative
body, though indications are that they
soon will have. Precisely. what
changes have they effected In a man.
ner Of living and the social relations
Of mankind In what direction do
those changes trend
These are important questions.
the answers to which concern every
human being. for the socialist propa-
ganda Is worldwide Giving due al.
lowancc to the obvious tendency OF
the socialis, speaker to present the
most strikingly favorable phnses OF
socialist activity. We can all well af-
ford to listen TO what he has TO say
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20
DANGER IN DELAY
Kidney Diseases Are Too Dan
gerous for La Junta People
10 Neglect.


The great danger Of kidney troubles
is thst they &c, firm hold before the
sufferer recognizes them. Health Is
gradually undermined. Baekaehe
headache. nervousness. lameneSs.
survncsS, iumbaso. urinary troubles,
dropsy. aud Br,ght's disease, follow
a. the kidney, get worse. Don't
neeire, your kidneys. Help the Md
news with the reliable and safe rem
rdy. Doan's Kidney Pills. which has
cured people righ, here in la Junta.
". 4. Cruise. 526 T.. Third ST., la
Junta. Colo. says; Il was subject to
attacks Of kidney tro BILE and ! was
often in misery. fherc was dun
pain aud soreness dlWeily over my
kidneys aud the trouble was ~ severe
that / could hardly turn in bed. The
kidney >errvtions passed too frequent
~ and plainly showed that my Kid
news were at fault. None Of the RENE
dies | tried helped me as much as
Inan's Kidney Pills. procured at the Ia
Jprta Drug 60. took less than the
contents of one box. and the results
" ~-sr vrry satisfactory. For about s,>
x-ars my kidrrys and baek had both
.rrd me. ha, sine. taking Deans Kid
ny Pills. have hsd rr~ctirails ~"
sause for complaint"
For sale by all dealers. Price >"
,ents. Fos,rr-Milburn Co.. Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the Unit
States.
Remember the namc-Doan'>-and
take no other.
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20
For Trade

No. l0i--T.n room residence In Fort
Worth, Texas. first floor
rented for $50 per month.
second floor occupied by
owner. Can trade for irri.
gated land. Come and see
about this.
No. io?-ss0 Acres In Trego coun-
", Kansas. to trade for ir.
risatod land. Land 10 pric-
ed n $50 per acre.
No. i03-Five room house In Psiry.
Okla. to trade for sail
irrigated tract.
No. iO<-Two houses Ard ak ."ts To
trade for Irrigated land.
town property. ,r stock.
No. i0s-Hotel building Ia Thomas.
Okla. to trade for irrigat.
ed land. town property. or
stock.
No. ins-seven room house In Raid.
win. Kan. 10 trade for lr.
rtgstcd Land. Value Of
house. $500.
No. i07-Onc hundred and sixty acres
Of land In Andsrson coun.
". Kansas. 70 trade for
irrigated land. This -
good. better look after Il.
10. ios-One hundred and sixty acres
Of land Ia Tsxas county.
Oklahoma 70 trade Sor town
psspssty q seeck. Price.
o1,eoA .
These tfadss are al o1sa now ~
subject to change. 70 you have any.
thins 70 trade and none Of the above
suit you. list your propeety With -
and tell ~ What yos have 70 trade
and where you want Il and sxaetly
what you want and ~ VIA = our
tes< b match you.
necasIeyl nahoney
ousus ! aab I, eun1l1 - 4
q Juuya. eolA
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20

puiI DrSo noAps CxpER CASE sysgu0
o. rAxATIos.
extract IL taken frvm letter wv1ttoo
by Hon. John l.. Young. county Judge
~ Dallas county. Tex. on Jups 81.
1911:
Ther- II ons very important NsM N
connection viii ti,is county that vUuh
call your attention TO. and th-t /. VAo ~
duetson oe ssa~s for the PAST as- yssso.
or. rather. since the building u eoo1
roads In this county. The vaiu. of peop-
srty hss Increased to ,uch an c,tsNa ehAa
the rate has been reduced from \. ceoso u
lsrs TO q cents In 1910. OF a r.ducttso n
eaxso of .. prv cent. alto - Anvo
tesue4 oonds b ths sum OF 81 ~, - r ~
meantime
There h one thinx c~rtnn. nu1 that
u that We must have none, Tor ~
buiidins and thst this money muae -
taisetl BY taxation Whether We a1ept
the nay ~ you ~" policy aud taD1
The roads 'aly ~ fast ns the 0ooG9
can he raised By taxation ~ lsauo
bonds snd thus tUsrow mouey n loW
quantities and build the reads eoW =
qoeettoa fos sarh state. couoe1 -
township to dscide for Itself o nj.
~ thlb 1erisios that method o1Do11
- a1spesd WHIT wtit Rive the -.
- e11 ~ sssuIts With the Il ~.
- ueso ~ oo6ost1uaD taspayea
La Junta tribune., 1912-04-20
PROGRESSIVE RepUsli.
CAN PLATFORM.

= Elimination Of corporation 4
, influence from counseis Of 4
= republican party.
= A public utilities Ew.
A headiess ballot Law.
= Presidential primary prefer. I
= ence law.
= A direct primary election
, law. eliminating convention
= features.
: An eight hour law for 4
= women. 4
: A ~orkman's compensatory 4
+ law. I
= An amendment permitting 4
: recall Of public officials. i.
= The nomination OF Rooxe. 4
y ,clt, La Toilette. or some 4
: other se1uine progressive for
: the presidency. 4
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

took a generous supply OF funds to
aid the negro bank II the run as
sumed serious pr oportions. Mr.. Park
er explained that while the bank could
not become a member of the clearing
house association 1t operates under
its rules, clearing through the Ameri-
can National bank, in which 1t has
securities at all times sufficient to
cover all possible transactions. In
other words, the big national tnstitu-
ton is virtually the sponsor of the
Mechanics bank. and this fact is am
pie assurance of it's soundness.
AT noon yesterday all signs OF the
run were over. Nervous depositors
were met by Messrs. Barksdale and
Parker and assured that their money
was safe and could be paid With In
terest at any time With few excep-
tons. the only checks drawn yester-
day We're used for business purposes
and not caused by panic.
Mr.. Barksdale declared yesterday
afternoon that the bank is entirely
solvent and In fine shape. There is
$4,000 available in ready cash in
its vaults, everything is In perfect or
der. and the story which caused the
run, which seems to have been
foundation. He tooK occasion to
compliment the officers and directors
of the bank on their handsome build
ing and vault and the safe and con-
sentative banking methods, which, he
declared, would put to shame some
of the larger banks of the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01
NERVOUS NEGROES
!. HEED WILD RUM0R
MALICIOUS REPORT CAUSES
SMALL RUN ON THE MECH.AN-
les SAVINGS BANK.

An ignorant negro either nettled
by the refusal of the cashier to cash
a check for him after banking hours.
or mistaking the announcement of
the official to mean that the bank had
closed for good. started run on the
Mechanics Savings bank Wednesday
by circulating the rumor that the in
stitution had failed. Panic stricken
negroes rushed TO the bank one by
one and drew out their savings. the
sum Of $1,000 having been with
drawn during the day and $4,000 be-
ing deposited by the cooler headed or
the race in the course of the days
business.
" state Bank Examiner G. &. Barks-
dale, hearing the rumor, went to the
ne t day morning and made
an examination of its books, Later
he declared the institution to be safe
and sound and authorized President
John Mitchell to refer any doubters
to him. With Examiner BarksdaIe
NJ the bank yesterday to quiet tha ru~
mors and restore confidence was Au-
ditor Stafford II. Parker, OF the Amer
lean National bank, and with him he
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE

CHICAGO. oct. 31.--The next play
TO be made by the combination now
in control Of the wheat market at
Chicago will doubtless be the level
ing of their guns at the big shorts in
an attempt TO drive them to cover at
losses. Conditions surrounding the
wheat market are more bearish than
they We're when values ruled much
higher than at the moment, but the
bears are mainly professionals, and
they are in no position TO withstand
any great amount OF punishment They
have been scalped and rescalped, and
bank accounts among the smaller Dit
traders are not cumbersome--accord-
ing TO reports made by some OF the
pit traders themselves
The cash trade in wheat here today
was small--only $4,000 bushels chang
ing hands. Export bids We're out OF
line, and there was no business in
consequence
Corn bulls were somewhat encour-
aged by the taking 1900. 900 bushels
Of that cereal for export for January
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01
ENCLOSE STALLS
|. At SECOND MARKET

As a. committee of one Aldermen
Mitchell, member of the council COM
mittee on markets, last night report
ed to tho general committee that ne
had taken trip through the mar
kets and found them in poor shape,
The condition OF First market was
not as bad as that at Second market
said Mr.. Mitchell. Il attribute this to
the fact that the stalls at First mar
ket are boxed in, and whatever trash
o. refuse there may be around the
stalls Is kept out of sight by the en-
closures"
On a motion by Mr. Mitchell the
clerk of the Second market was d.
rected to advertaise for bids for box
ing the stalls at that place.
~ Clerk Garrison, Of the First mar
ket, was directed to notify the stall
holders that after the first of the year
they would be given monthly rights
to the stalls. pending the construction
of a new building.
The committeeman present were
Messrs. Rogers, Mitchell and Won
deIehr.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

and February shipment. Cash sales
for domestic use were also larger at
2s5. 600 bushels. 1nfaSorable wealth
er conditions are reported in many
sections of the corn belt, with cold
dry weather. the movement of corn
will be enormous and unless the De
mand for cash increases materially
still lower prices are likely 10 be seen,
Good buying on the weak spots heia
the oats market rather strong.
Following nervous market prices
closed is cent better for DecemoeF
and May, while July wheat was q
trine lower. october corn was up '-e
cent. but the more deferred futures
were only is To Ia cent higher. oats
showed losses of 1-S to IL cent.
] Oh Ir.r. I'lnae
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01
NEW YORK COTTON.

NEW YORK, Oct 3t.-A very de-
ciled outburst of strength took place
in the cotton market today New
high levels for the upward move
ment carried prices over twenty
points above the previous close iii
some options during the early trad
ing, and later on. after very
moderate reaction, the market made
another Advance which at once time
gave the impression Of a bear panic
Reports of freezing weather for the
northern part of the Western belt.
and heavy rains over North Texas.
Oklahoma and Arkansas. promising a
wet freeze. were confirmed. This
will of course, cause a curtailment
of both yield and quality for that
section. Spinners. have been recently
large BUYERS through their brokers,
or agents: the advance in the mar
ket IL due almost entirely to this
cause. Enormous port receipts have
simply been the result of an equally
heavy foreign export demand, and
there Is no question but that Ameri-
man spinners are engaged up to their
capacity for some time. into the
future.
The opening ~ the market repre-
scented an advance OF about s. n BIZ Ie
over the lowest quotations for the
crop being marketed. Just few days
before the last ginners' report was
issued. January contracts sold at
1914, and for the highest level today
these commitments were quoted at
1l43.
Liverpool futures closed firm, with
an advance of 10 1-2 to 20 points
over the previous close of that mar
ket. This is equivalent to about So
a bale. Manchester quoted yarns
firm, cloths more doing. Sales Of eight
thousand bales Of cotton were made
in Liverpool today at fourteen Eng
fish points advance 10 $50 pence for
middling.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

y NEW YORK. Oct. 31.-vCaii money
6panea Esd per cent; high. 8; }oSe.
III; renewals. 6 IA per cent; closed,
l-2 per cent: ruling rate, ga per
INT.
81 Call me ney went to 8 per cent on
LecOuns OF preparations OF the banks
ri the November LIST disbursements
his ixsthe highest quotation for call
4Oney since January 8. 1910.
81 Time money market was excep-
onaliy dull. very little money being
Tered, and the Inquiries being light.
ates remain unchanged al "a q 8
- cent for sixty days; 6 per cent
~ ninety days; IA per cent for
psar and fse months. and s l-7G5 a.
r cent for six months.
paper 10 dull and firm
5-$QS per cent for the best
mNs- London discounts, per
tmHk: unchanged. Paris Discourse
Az per cent; unchanged. Berlin
Mounts. 4 IL per cent; on is.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01
Funeral of Mr.. Hyde.

The funeral of Thomas ingalls,
Hyde. the engineer who was killed
Wednesday in wreck on the Ches-
apeake and Ohio railway near AL
bert, about nine miles from Lynch
burg. was conducted yesterday after
noon in the late home. $40 Lamb
avenue. Barton Heights.
Mr.. HYDE was born In Rockhridge
county November II, 1858. He en-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

tered the employ OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio railway company. He en-
tered the service of the company
twenty-three years ago. and two
years after was promoted to the posi-
ton Of engineer.
Engineer Hyde has only been Nv
ing in Barton Heights short while,
having moved there short while axo
from Clifton Forge.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

NEW ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS. oct. Sl.--Cotton
market closed today as follows:
January, l1.i7n4s: February, 1i4s
M5l: March, l1.65d6e: April. 1857
d7s: May. 11.76@77: June, 11.7s@7s:
July. 1l.ssas7;e November, l1.44I46;
December ll.46m4T
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

81 Patrons Day Will be observed today
II the Highland Park school The
MDors OF the school will be thrown
&pen to the patrons OF the school and
Professor Gillian, the principal. Will
- glad TO receive them at any hour
III the day. Public exercises will be
SaId at 1890 O'Clock In the assembly
ali and good program has been
&FrangHd for the occasion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-01

E3gEw YORK. Oct. sl.--The trad
TX N the outside securities market
~ eAs. Again ,centerads In LATED
~ Atores and Tobacco productA
oerea The latter was the fea-
m nAd allowed the greatest anirna-
a1s0 advancing to new high
& Iavel. There Is. however. con-
ah1e manipulation going on.
1M Cigar Stores was again quite
I'M and this stock also reached a
aGh prjcs level. The balance Of
NJ was quiet and with mixed