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The Ketchikan miner., 1912-08-09

the south thi smorning with a. bout twenty five tons of mach inery for the Shamrock Marble Company of Moira Sound. The machiney has been loaded up- on scows together with lumber and provisions and gone out un der the tow of the Dawn and the Vigilant. The supply 1n- cludes a donkey engine, pip ing, drills, steel bars, and all the necessary equipment for opening up of a first class quar ry. The work of opening the plant and experimenting the operations will be under the di- rection of H. c. Taylor who Is a marble expert of many years experience. He said to- day that the property looked like a solid thing, but occasion ally when a marble proposition was opened up it was found that certain seams made it un- profitable, but that there was nothing of that nature at the Shamrock as far as they had been able to learn thus far. He asserted that the Shamrock marble was among the best he had had experience with.
 Samples of several colored marbles have been taken out of the Shamrock besides the pure white grade, and the proposit- ion looks like a winner.
 Ten tons of provisions are be ing taken out to the camp, to- gether with material for build Iings and wharfing. The party going out to the camp are Mir. and Mrs. Fred Warren, Miss A. Jennings, George Osborne, Mir. and Mrs. Inman, and H. c. Taylor, besides about twelve laborers. Of these Mr. Warren is the original locator of the Iproperty and promoter of the company. Mir. Osborne is the Superintendent of the comp any's polishing plant in Port land and goes to look over the ground for only a few days.
 The company will begin the shipment of marble just as soon as the necessary prepar- ations can be made.
 M. E. Martin probably the oldest of the old timers in this region came back from the States this morning on the Jeff ferson. He has been in and around Seattle taking in the Potlatch and other intere sting features which are presented in inc states for the past few weeks. He is welcomed back to the old town with open arms
 The entire crew of the light house tender Columbine went on a strike yesterday morning when the word was recelyeG lc prepare to pull out for the west ward for a two months trip. 1t appears that the men have had no pay from the depart ment for about six weeks ow- ing to the fact that the appro- Ipriation bill for that purpose Is held up and the men declare that they do not care to go for two months more without pay. The situation is not really strike, because the men are still with the department, but have signified their unwilling. ness to leave for a long trip. : Inspector 11ankinson has wired the situation to Washington and hopes to have some cash for the boys at an early date.
 A number of counterfeit A. merican silver half-dollar
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-08-09

A number of counterfeit A. merlcan silver half-dOlIar pleces are in circulation In Daw son says the News. Several nave been reported of late. and some have been brought to this office. They are poor articles and so dead they do nol give the slightest ring. They bear the date of 1905, and are easily cetected by their light weight Sreasiness and deadness.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
Early Railroad Filters.

! When the first passenger railroad
ever built was opened in England in
1925 the. train travelled from one end
Of the line to the other. i distance or
twelve miles, in two hours. And Mood.
one Of the best known writers on the
subject of railroads at tina. day, wrote
as follows:
Nothing can do more harm to the
adoption Of railways than the promul-
CATION Of such nonsense as that we
shall see locomotives travelling at the
rate ofsflFelre miles an hour"
Today, with locomotives travelling at
the rate Of seventy-fve miles an hour,
one can look at Woods warning with
a feeling Of amusement. In 1929
locomotive was introduced in this coun-
try, and in the following year Peter
Cooper experimental with a locomotive
on the B. aud o. railroad. The tlues
Of the boiler were made from gun bar
rels. The boiler was about the size OF
-four barrel. Cooper related with
considerable satisfaction how on the
trial trip Of this engine he passed a
gray horse attached to wagon.-New
York World.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
I. .isnsn..c Sleeping Car.

It WIS at niGht VIC had our hrsl eA'
perjcnce in Il japanese sleeping car
The track is uGrrtw gauge. anu the
Standard slan!ting cars have SIX seats
running len.'hwisc. each seating Two
,lasscnge:s. With Il center aisIc. he
uD,.er berth is the regular tuiihah
style. aud section will accommodate
two passengers. The night was during
the extreme hest Of midsummer the
chr was crowded. and in addition t"
the regular curtains each berth was
provided with mosquito bar, which
added to THE general discomfort. Pas
serccrs werh taken Un and LET down ~
all stops; sveihcrr was constant pro
ccssion ilfrnusl tic aisle all night.
Fart Of thezrar VOC reserved for local
arcoInlaodalion. ard il'osn who sat up
smoked iucessan;lr. so tha! long bciorc
mo.nlu. Tho atmnspb"re bccame IN
Observation-Disclosures Arc Gazette.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
QD[HEs and ANSWERS

Henry Winter Davis-where was
he bern Id Alexandria? l.. P.
The house in which Henry Winter
Davis is said to have been born was
situated OH the southwest corner OF
Wolf and Henry streets. Over TWEEN
ty years ago, the Southern Railway
Company having acquired the build
ing, converted it into house for the
entertainment of trainmen of that
road. There was reading room,
bath room and other conveniences
Religious services were also conduct
ed in the building. 1t did not, how
ever provetas successful as had been
and later ceased TO be
utilized except by few. Many fires
subsequently (supposed to have been
broke out in the building,
and it was eventually RACED. An
other structure intended for the con-
venience OF railway trainmcn, now
stands on the site.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
CARDUI WORKED
like A CHARM
After Operation Failed to Help,
Cardui Worked Like a Charm.

Jonesvillc, S. CT suffered with
Homanly trouble" writes Mrs. J. S.
Kendrick, in letter from this place,
land at times, could not bear to stand
On my feet. The doctor said would
never be any better, and that would
have to have an operation, or. woulo
have a cancer.
went to the hospital, and they opcr
ated on me, but got no better. They
said medicines would do nc no good,
and thought l would have to die.
At last I tried Cardui, and began to
Improve, so I continued using it. Now
I am we'll, and can do my own work
I don't feel any pains.
Cardui worked like CHARM
There must be merit in this purely
vegetable, tonic remedy, for women
Cardui-for it has been in successful
use for more than 80 years, for the
treatment OF womanly weakness and
disease.
Please try it, for your troubles.
B-Writ.to: Ladies' Advisory Dept. Cha';aj,
noopa Medicine Co. Chattanooga. Tenn. for Sprc11!
distractions, and 6l-page book. Home Treatment
Tor Women" sent in plain wrapper on request.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
Bio Poker Stakes.

Many stories Of big poker games
among the western cattlemen in the
early days have been told, but this
story Of tie game with probably the
greatest stakes is really true. Two
well known cattlemen Of southwestern
Kansas, one Of whom is now promi-
nent business man in Kansas City,
started to move their herds to the
pastures Of Wyoming. Each herd con-
tanned more than 4 thousand head OF
cattle. When they came to the cross
ing Of the Arkansas river near Coo
lidgc they found flood on. They
were unable to cross for two or three
days. To while away the time the
two men engaged in poker game.
When the Hood finally subsidized so
that the cattle could proceed one Of
the cattlcmen said to his son, who
was helping to drive, Just turn my
herd over to our neighbor and we will
60 back home" He had bet and lost
not only all The money he bad, but all
Of the herd Of catue.-Kansas City
Journal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
'mesmer,a1.

Frederick .u:;,uny i"SR!cr. the
founder Uc n:cS:nrriSn' WA, Gcruai
physician OF Mcr<cuerG. His Thesis
settiu. forth III" s,'irUrr uf meSmcr
ism WAS published in lIGG. McS:ac:
contemdctl thai tn" heavenly bodies iii
fused through The universe n Subtt
eiuid, wllirh acts on tii" nervous Sys
ten OF all aninntcd beings and eSpe
clally UPON that Of rian. ilr GaiiIt'i !
great nuniljrr nf folowrr, ANA rcalizet
splendid fortune. \ rnmallitcr
physiciuus and "phi!osorh"T'" invcs
tisateh Bis nrnt"nsions, which wcr'
finally exposed in 1854. Nn;wiih*'HnG
Ing this. however. Mrsner continue
to have many friends and follcVrr:
SO great R-us the persona! '';naInc'
ism" OF the man.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
Submarines At Sea.

Ecuiy;nrilfnr is al,nnS; rs diifirilli t"
.tuinia;;, fur II submarine vessel rs fol
An oeron!apc. With modern lar:c sub
u,arin.s the, art Of diving is l~rfornc''
when lhc yrsSrl; :.avc hcadway. Thr
bow is depressed by horizontal rud
drrs. and Hi" vessel moves ob!iquHl!
downward. The desired dc!l, hayin;
been a'iaiucd. the stccrsman mus' 81
manage ;i;r horizontal ruddcrs tha'
the vrs>clS shall practically mainiall
It's level: l,nt. in fact. It's course br
comes ready an unlnlatlng one
There muSl br TO movement Of lncn o
weights in The vessel without, immcd'
ate compensation TO restore anu main
tain the balance. else the submarine
may dive to II disastrous d"psh. Man
nal c0airol .rCs Ucca fouuu better iGal
automatic cuIsro.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
SLAUGHTER. OF ROBINS.

A local in todays Gazette states
that Miss Katherine II. Stuart DIAL
cxandria, who has been doing q noble
work in preserving the birds of, Vir-
ginia, is in Richmond in the inter
ests of the robin bill, now pending be-
fore the legislature. In this connec-
ton, a correspondent FROM Suffolk
says:
There have been some heavy rob
in slaughtcrs during the present cold
snap. The biggest bag is reported
from Franklin, where Il. Ii. Skinner
and Philip Hayes got away with ia
in one day. Most OF the birds were
killed in the lumber yard at Camps
And men think that these arc feats
to boast Of H. is Il shame to Slaugh-
ter these beautiful birds and the pray
or of the school children of The State
for Il law to prohibit the shooting OF
them in any season ought TO be an
Swcrcd.
The Richmond firgniati Is advO-
eating such law, but thinks that
the robin is enormously classcd as
Il song bird.
IF he sings at all in this section,
says our contemporary. lit is but
rarely and spasmodically.
The robin utters two distinct notes
lond and often. These notes could
not be fairly called a song. They
are trnmptt-likc and shrill. but MOT
at all disagrecable TO the ear. They
have martial ring and are uttered
as an. alarm or call or signal to It's
mate.
But that is moi all. In the warm
spriug when the robin is nesting,
il sings n mrlodious little song. sweet
and low. which is suggestive of q
lullaby.
AT any rate. it is too much OF
songstcr and altogether too beautiful
a bird TO be slaughtered to make IL
ul6rstl Of food.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
To The Public.

I wish to announce that Alexandria
has n first class Dying aud Cleaning
Establish mhut opened at S1S King
street. Best OF work. Guaranteed
Cleaning. Dyeiug. Securing. Altering,
RepairluS. Latlfes' work specially.
Moderate Prices.
Bell Phone 50. sOS klny street.
JOHN MARSHALL, Prop.
Alrxan dria, Va.
jnr. mn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
Brides In Iceland.

4 quaint.:pld superstition III Iceland
is tbut every bride :rust invite all hcl
friends to n dinner in her own home
and every, Article Of food must he pre-
pared by the bride herself. IT she is
successful IN pleasing her guests she
not only receives praise for her own
skill, but helps along her younge:' sis
ters, who are then assumed TO bc
equally. good at cooking aud cOnse..
auently have much better chance OF
getting married.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24

Loudoun Co. Roll Butter, pound. SOC
Three Large Cans Tomatoes 30c
Three Cans Corn 25c
Three Cans Peas 25c
Four Cans String Beans 22c
Three Cans Sour kraut 23c
Two Cans Table Peaches 2oc
Fancy Seeded ltaisins, pound, loc
Sweet Cider, gallon 2uc
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
CONSUMERS LEAGUE.

The idea OF organizing cohsuln-
ers' leagues to fight the combinations
that corner food and force up prices
is rapidly taking hold in the cities OF
The country. Accounts FROM score
OF cities tell OF active work. The
interest felt by the people is shown
in the large daily mail of the pres
ideui OF the Housewives League in
New York from women who want TO
be enrolled in the league and do
what they can to promote the cause
that appeals SO powerfully to their
holucS and means Of subsistence. ID
early colonial times tho housewife
was often compelled to take hand
in fighting wolves from their doors,
but the wolves of those primitive days
were not more rarenouS anu MOI
mere formidable than tho banded
wolves that today prey on the house
hold at every opportunity. And the
women Of tpday must aid in the de-
tense ot their homes against the
wolves aud defeat them by starving
them out. 4 falling off of ten pei
cent in the demand Tor any necesStt!
is enough to break the back of
conlbinat ie9e that has cornered III
10 spef cent of tile CONSUMERS stoi
buying it. it will be ruinods for TIT
combination to hold the supplies
anu they must be thrown on the mar
kst.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
Suoerstition That Is Ancient.

In many parts pf Great Britain ID
superstition tStill survives that II
folly To save drnwnin" nan. rs II
will sooncr'0r later do IN Injury TO III
reScucr. Tile superstition coiicS DOW
from our ancestors. yci traces %? !
exist among the Sioux and other IN
dians, who seem TO have Inherited i
from aboriginal sources. The heller /
NEST prevalent in Cornwall anG yari
Gus parts af Scotland.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
1854 ssas> Answer.

The wife Of a NAN who came home
late insisted upon a reason.
: (Which so out without yuu." he
said. 81 do not enjoy myself half as
:rnuehh. ard i taxes n,s twice - leas."
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
PUBLISHED DAILY.

PUBLISHED DAILY.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President anu
General Manager.
coward W. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer
GAZETTE BUILDING, KING STREET.
Entered at the foatofioe OF Alexandria,
Virginia, as second-class matter.
TERMS: Daily-l year, 800; months,
$50; 3 months, 31.25: month, 43 cents
1 week 10 cents.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
WnnlnatherInd.

:"For ouc's wits 10 20 woolSathcr-
ing is an allusion to pitiful indus.
try sometimes seen in older countries.
In parts Of France. Germany and
Spain very old people are sometimes
employed in gathering wool from
bushes in sheep pastures, where 1t has
been plucked from the fleece as the
animals pass too close to the branches.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
Kind liftie Boy.

"Has my boy been a little defender
and been kind 10 dumb animals t..
day.
Yves. grandma. ! let your canary
out OF the cage. and when my cat
caught il I set ToWser Oh her"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-01-24
A cb,noe Of Opinion,

II suppose. old fellow. your wife still
thinks she married treasure! re-
marked 4 bachelor IL a marrird friend.
,"So," Said the belleuict: Il have
distinct impression that she regards
me as treasury
The state herald., 1912-02-09
PLAY TO The GALLERY
DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL
PROGRAM is REVEALED.
Iron and Steel Schedules Are to Be
Taken Up First Because Lead
ers Fear to Deal With
Wool and Cotton.

The leaders among the Democratic
congressman have finally thrown aside
all pretenses and decided to relegate
the wool and cotton schedules to the
background and take up iron and steel
first. Revision of the tariff has been
delayed on one preteIt and another,
but now the mask is of and the Dem
ocratic program revealed.
As was expected. the game OF poll
tics is to be played with the tariff
Bryan's attack on Underwood was due
to the fact taat the steel schedule was
not taken up during the last session.
Underwood. presidential candidate
wishes to "vindicate" himself More
over, greater political effect can be got
out OF an attempted revision OF the
iron and steel schedules. at this time
than out of wool and cotton.
The steel investigation is now oc'
cupying the attention OF the public
Wool and cotton have become an old
story and. therefore. are OF less value
than they were for use In playing TO
hkhius hhN
congressman win not recognize the
tariff board unless they are convinced
that not to do so will lose votes for
their party They hope. by postponing
consideration OF the cotton and wool
schedules. which are the only ones the
board has reported upon. that the pub
lie will lose interest in II
The Democratic congressman are de
liberately taking to thin ice Every
tariff law the country has had was
framed by the method they seem de
termined to follow. Not one OF those
laws was satisfactory. In the enlight-
ened Judgment OF the nation today. DO
they believe they can get better re'
suits than the statesmen and lawmak'
ers OF the past? They know that an
other ineauithble tarifr law will mean
the condemnation OF the party rc'
sponsible for It.
The country is awake ms TO this sub
ject, They are taking long chances
The state herald., 1912-02-09
The masy.slded Wilson.

Why did iiarpers love Wilson SOY
Thst Is a publication avowedly de-
voted to the old.tlme theories OF
government. And Woodrow Wilson
wai It's presidential choice. Yet he
Is making a campaign for the prcsi'
dcney on the progressive platform,
including tho initiative. referendum
and all the nrings How can the
afinity Of Harpcr's for such man
b. explained
The suspicion could not be remote
that Editor Harvey felt that Mr. VIII
son would become conservative II
elected president That has often
happened before TO men suddenly
charged with authority, Tho outs"
arc proycrbially radical. and tho
-ins." from Jefferson down, strange
iy cautious iarpcrs devotion has
looked like dlseountinE such u reyer
sion OF Wilson's attitude 10 his ORIG
inai position
Du, does the Democratic party, IN
IN. now ascendant radiealism pur'
pose 10 elect man whose relapse
from liberalism could be thus clearly
antiolpatedT These questions tho
trenk between the governor and dis
ooverer Harvey naturally suggests
Their answer viii AFFORD the most In
terosting developments Of the coming
months
The state herald., 1912-02-09
renny on the earn.

Tho German carp Is creature
shaped so as to resemble a FISH. 1t
can swim in any kind OF water. and
has one eye on each side OF It's head
Its food consists OF small black bass
and three cornered pieces OF boiled
potato. You catch carp by throwing
stone in the water to attract itS
attention and then letting down hooh
baited with nice piece OF garbage
There are people in 81. Joe who will
pay ten or fifteen cents for Ng. fat
carp, but as for me would rather
have n Welsh rabbit or pound Of
-ngel cake.-"Benny." In the Chicago
Tribune.
The state herald., 1912-02-09
THE CARELESS GROCER
elundered, and Great Good Came Of II

A careless grocer left the wrong
package at Michigan home one day
and thereby brought great blessing
TO the household.
Two years ago | was n sufferer from
stomach troubles. so acute that the
EFFORT TO digest ordinary food gave me
great pain. and brought on "A condition
OF such extreme nervousness that
could not be left alone. ! thought
should certainly become insane. was
no reduced In flesh that was little bet
ter than living skeleton. The doc
tors failed 10 give me relief and do
SPARED OF recovery.
"One day our grOcerymnn left
package OF Grape Nuts food by mis-
take, so / tried some for dinner. / was
surprised 20 md that It satisfied my
Appetlt. and gave me no distress what.
ever The next meal ! ate Of II again.
and 10 be brief | have lived for tho
past year almost exclusively ON Grape
Nuts. II has proved 10 be most
hcalthfui and appotlElng food. per.
feotly adapted TO the requirements Of
my system.
"GrapeN Nuts In not only easily di.
gcated and asalmilated. but I ind that
since have been using Il ! am able
TO eat anything else my appetite fan.
eica. without trouble from lndlgcs.
tion. The stomach trouble and nor.
youuneHs have left me. have regain.
I'd my plumpnoas and my viowA of
life arc no longer dcapondent and
gloomy.
"othor mombora Of my family, esp..
oialiy my husband. (whosc old enemy.
tho heartburn, has been yanquishsd)
have also derived great boncnt from
tho use OF Grape Nuts food and we
think no morning meal complete with.
out H." Name given by Postum ca,
Battle Greek. Mich,
There's reason" and II Ia oI,
pialned IN the little book. Tho Road
10 wollvllie." In ptgs.
Ever f.sd The above istterr 4 new
one appears from time 90 tims, Thsr
sfs H"s"ins, true, ssd fuii af hsm~s
tatsrssts
The state herald., 1912-02-09
MIsturs Of Family Namna.

This is good example OF what Is
4 common phenomena In the polyglot
Balkans: a man named Payol-that
Is. Paul-had Ave sons: one settled In
Athens. called himself PRyopoulo, tho
Greek form Of Paulaon; the second
went 10 Belgrade and called himself
payloyleh: the third In Sofa called
himself Payloff; tho fourth made hih
homo In Bucharest under the name
payieseu. while the youngest set up
In business In Constantinoplc, assum
Ing tho Turkish form OF PAyloglu.
The state herald., 1912-02-09
Breaking II Gently.

Mammal" cried the little daughter,
joyfully. "oh. mamma. do you know
what I'm going to give you for a
present"
why. no, darling" answered the
fond mother. But II you can't wait,
tell me now. IN be Just as surprised" I"
well. mamma. I'm going to get you
n cut glass salad dish
THAT would be beautiful. dearie.
but mamma has n cut glass salad dish
already"
mo. you haven't mamma, You did
have one, hut Just knocked II off
the s'deboard and busted It,"
Now that's our idea OF breaking II
gently.
The state herald., 1912-02-09
DECISION IS A WISE ONE
Open Debate In the Senate on Arbl-
tration Treaties VIII Be Approved
by the Country.

All parties seem to be pleased by
the decision of the senate to debate
the arbitration treaties In open ses-
sion. The supporters of arbitration
desire to have the principle debated
on Its merits In public SO that the
people can Judge OF the measure In
stead OF Its being decided by the Sc.
cret manipulation that too often set
ties questions. especially those that
are treated in executive session. The
opposition seems anxious to improve
the opportunity for oratory, bringing
out their objections to II. Possibly
some OF them may entertain covert
notions OF talking the treaties to
death.
Whether there is ground for such a
suspicion or not. the method is the
right one for this. as for most legisla.
tive propositions where an important
principle is involved. In this case the
proposition is momentous. holding out
hope for the future OF relieving the
world OF one Of Its greatest burdens.
The obvious way ia to have fair
and frank statement OF the objections
to it-if there are objections that will
bear statement-a full consideration
OF the gains and an honest and public
showing on which side the advantages
finally rest. With that done. there is
little doubt as to the judgment OF pub
lie opinion.
The state herald., 1912-02-09
No, Altogether Appropriate.

Al church convention In Georgia
eemc years aso tho preacher who do.
nvercd tho convention sermon read
alom manuscript Ito used nmall
eees OF paper, and as he read one
I laid II aside on tho pulpit A. tho
ermon was long land many l.aves)
. minister. In concluding. said
We will close tho service by tho
eboir selecting sPfns appropriate
Rmn." And that choir. by hssocis.
s on OF Ideas perhaps, uneonHeiousiy
ons. Leaves, Nothing Hut Lesves"