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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
SERVIA'S
A / NJ S

The operations of the Seivian ar
mics of the west from the time that
they crossed the Turkish borders
were directed toward one point, Us
kup. They captured it after hard
fighting and, installing there their
King. pushed on to Salonika. They
owed that much as we'll as the COM
plete conquest Of the Turks to the al
lies. But in the possession of Uskup,
one of the great ambitions of Servia
was attained.
Uskup was the capital Of old Ser
via, an empire that included most Of
/; the Balkan peninsula, and ever since
that fatcful battle Of kossovo it has
been the dream Of every Servian to
wrest this land of his fathers from the
Turks. Back of the sentimental rea-
son Of the conquest of their ancient
capital is another, purely CONNER
cial one. AS key to the district to
the west and the north, its possession
opsned the way to the Adriatic Sea.
The Servian army is now within a
few days march Of Durazzo, on the
Adriatic, and the fleets Of Italy and
Austria are planning a demonstration
in that harbor.
Servia put into the field more thar
100000 men, almost one-tenth OF her
population. She had Stinted karseis
in everything else that goes to make
up the welfare of her people that her
army might grow and become strong.
On it in this war she staked her Tor
tune, her existence as a nation. -Four
wears ago when Austria grabbed w
Bosnia and Herzegovina she almost
: fell prey to this same powerful!
neighbor, and since then she has lear
cd that the line of Austrian advance
to the east may lie over her territory
Moreover. she has been, as one OF
her writer's said, "sutfocatlng. she Is
hemmed in on all sides by other ma
tions: she has no outlet of her own If
any direction. Her neighbors imposed
such duties upon her products a
practically to regulate her cxpor'
trade. Any advancement under sucf
conditions was impossible. The peo'
p,e being unable to sell their pro
ducts to an advantage, incentive tc
labor was removed and industries
were paralyzed.
Servia, no doubt, will claim IN ths
general partition much OF old Servls
she is already in possession OF moS'
of the large towns of the district ant
all of it's stragetic points
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
WOOD.
COKE.

ccSr, COKE. WOOD.
Order your coal before the advance
If lowest summer prices. Best quail
;tv prompt delivery, and bottom
price. Phone 50. De WATCHESON,
107, South Royal Street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
SPEED CRAZE
IS SUBSIDING.

That the people Of this country
have been possessed by speed craze
and have been DESTROYS of getting
over land at higher rate Of speed
than is consistent with safety has
been painfully apparent for genera
ton or so.
Railway managers, impelled H. com
petition and by the demand of sec
tioa of the travelling public. have
put on faster schedules than their
trains could safely make over their
tracks, in the condition of which some
of these are.
The result has been that there has
been large loss of life, the most o.
which was without reason, there new
er having been our belief, very
many travellers who demanded that
excessive speed be made, being at the
same time aware Of the grea: FISK
which they assumed when they made
it.
It seems that the management OF
two of the competing railwayS.which
have been notorious for speeding their
trains, the Pennsylvania and the Ne"
York Central, have given the question
sober thought, with the result that
they have decreased the runnig time
of the fast trains between New OK
and Chicago to 90 hours.
This frightening Of the schedule oy
Two hours is conducive to the safety Of
passengers and trainmen and Ne are
certain will meet the approval OF the
majority of people, who, despite cor.
trary notions. do not want to 1iy II
the fight seems likely to cnd IN
death.
There is a speed craze among auto
mobilists just now which is to be hop
ed may be suppressed, There are
many who drive these machines at a
wholly understandable rate OF speed
who, were they to give the matter
sober thought would come to realize
that to imperil the own life is aoso-
lutte folly and to impcril the me o.
another is criminal.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
sTornEnInEs,s MEETING.

y called or special meeting Of the
Stockholders of Washington Utilities
Company will be held st the principal
Offices. OF IN. COMPANY. Rooms ! aud 2.
Aiexandria National Bank Building. Al
exandria. va. on Monday. November Is.
1912. at i O'Clock = NJ. for the purpose
Of considering; and voting on joint
agreement entered into by the Boards
nj Directors ~ the Washington JTtil!-
ti:.s Company and the Westinghouse
,;iria E;.iiway Company. for the ncr-
ger o. Consolidation of said corpora
.ioi,s.
Is order al tho Board OF Directors
GARDNER L. BOOTHE
Nov. II ID. Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

y called or special meeting OF tho
Stockholders OF the Virgil
mia hallway Company will be- held al
the principal office of the Company
ut Mount Vernon. Virginia. on Monday
November 81. 1912. at o'clock T. NJ.
for the purpose of considering and rnt-
ing OF joint agreement entered into
by the Boards Of Directors OF the
Washington Utilities Company and the
WashingtonE Virginia Railway Com
pany, for the merger or conSOlida-
ton of said corporations.
By order Of the Board of Directors.
JOSEPH B. -HOELLMAN.
nov. II { Secretary.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
FAMINE.
IN CHINA.

A report to the Red Gross OF recent
conditions in China says.
: NO children were seen at play: no
grain, meat, vegetables or foodstutfs
of any kind except the bark trees,
dried grass, wild garlick and rotoS
were seen. We found no signs Of
clithing anywhere, except the rags on
the backs of the people, no bedding.
few farming implements, nothing that
could possibly be turned into money
except an occasional piece Of fGrm-
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25

time Minister To- the court Of Ct.
James, Arthur Pugh German and
William Pinckney Whythe, both dis
t!nguished senators having preceded
him in recent years into the other
world.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-11-25
ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.

ALEXANDRIA GAZETTE.
PUBLISHED DAILY.
The Alexandria Gazette Corporation.
Gazette Building King Street.
ROBERT S. BARRETT, President.
and General Manager.
HOWARD w. SMITH, Secretary and
Treasurer.
TERMS:-Daily, year, $500
Six Months, $3.50. Three Months,
S1.25. One month, % cents. One week
10 cents.
Entered at the Postoffice of Alex
andria, Virginia as second-class mat
ter.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
IMMEDIATE EFFECT OF GREAT KID
NEY REMEDY is SOON REALIZED,

According 10 my experience ] do not
consider there Is anything 20 equal
Dr. Kilmer's swamp.Root for kidney
affection. Twice II relieved me when
was completely helpless.
The last time | was travelling In
Texas, when my kidneys became af-
iected, and for ten days / suffered ex.
CIRCULATING pain. accompanied With So
we're chills. Several years previous.
having been relieved OF a similar at
tack. / naturally sought relief as be-
fore, from Swamp.RoOt.
After using four OF the large size
bottles, / was completely restored and
went on my way rejoicing and pTais-
ing Or. Kilmers swamp.Root This
was three years ago, and ] have had
no indication Of the return OF the at.
Fiction. Yours very truly,
j. G. SMITH, JR,
los Johnson 81. Jackson, Tenn.
State of Tennessee ! o..
County OF Madison '''
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me
this 18th day Of July. 1909.
T.. q. RToYAII,
Notary Public
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
ECZEMA lTCHED so BADLY
ICOULDN'T STAND IT."

IT suffered with eczema on my neck
for about six months, beginning by lit
tie pimples breaking out. kept
scratching till the blood came. 1t kept
getting worse, couldn't sleep nights
any more. 1t kept itching for about
month, then went to a doctor and
got some liquid to take. 1t seemed
as if l was going to get better. The
itching stopped for about three days,
but when 1t started again, was even
worse than before. The eczema itched
so badly couldn't stand it any more.
II went to a doctor and he gave me
some medicine, but didn't do any good.
We have been having Cuticura Rem
edies in the house, SO decided to try
them. l had been using Cuticura
Soap, so I got me box of Cuticura
Ointment, and washed off the affected
part with Cuticura Soap three times a
day, and then put the Cuticura ONT
ment on. The first day put it on, it
relieved me of itching so could sleep
all that night. 1t took about a week,
then could see the scab come off. l
kept the treatment up for three weeks,
and my eczema was cured.
my brother got his face burned
with gun-powder, and he used Cuticura
Soap and Ointment. The people all
thought he would have scars, but you
can't see that he ever had his face
burned. 1t was simply awful to look
at before the Cuticura Remedies
(Soap and OintmenD cured it,"
(Signed) Miss Elizabeth Gehrki, For
rest City, Ark, Oct. 16, 1910. Although
Cuticura Soap and Ointment are sold
by druggists and dealers everywhere,
a sample of each, with 32-page book,
will be mailed free on application to
"Cuticura," Dept. L, Boston.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
TroubIes - b aIn.Law.H

THE cause OF more than half the
family scraps that are strapped 70 a
finish says an exchange, rs the IN.
law A man or a woman marries some
one absolutely antagonistic to all the
other members OF the family, and
then. putting this person on a pedes
tai demands that an shall do her or
his will For the sake Of courtesy.
often a whole family will yield many
points, and gradually tho 'in.law' be-
comes more and more inslstent and
so things drift along. always the one
side giving IN, until some straw. some
trlne. will prove the drop too much,
and after that the fracas. With the
air cleared, a beginning can be made
over again ON a basis OF equal rights,
or else all intercourse can cease.
Either way much has been gained
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
BANDIT IS A HERO

ter not inaugurated his revolt against
the Diaz government Zapata would
have soon started one OF his own.
Zapata did not quit fighting when
the peace compact was signed be-
tween Madero and the Diaz govern
ment. He had wrongs still to avenge,
and the petty municipal and district
officers who had carried out the or
ders of the government were the spe-
cial objects OF his vengeance. He and
his men have shown special hatred
and cruelty toward the land owners
who dispossessed them OF their small
farms.
Emiliano Zapata is the hero OF the
common people, not only of the states
that are now In actual revolt, but of
all portions of the country. The seeds
of revolt that have been sown by
Zapata are likely to continue to bear
fruit for years to come, unless the
government is able quickly to grant
the demands Of the lower class for a
division among them of the vast es-
tates which have for the most part
been established by the merging OF
small properties taken either by force
or by semblance of law
Zapata is a man of fine physique
He was married only a few months
ago to a pretty mountain girl, and she
has been his constant companion eyer
since.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Sunshine.

Surround the children with every
possible cheer Smiles and
laughter cost nothing Let the
children have music, let them have
pictures, let them have laughter, let
them have a good time; not an idle
time, but one full of cheerful occupa-
ton Surround them with all the
beautiful things you can. Plants
should be given sun and air and the
blue sky; give them to your boys and
girls. I do not mean for a day oFaa
month, but for all years. We can
not treat a plant tenderly one day
and harshly the next day.; they cannot
stand it-Luther Burbank, in "The
Training of the Human Plant"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17

General Marion Maus has keen
and delicate taste in literature, and
at a recent dinner at Vancouver Bar.
racks, discussing a popular novel Of
little worth. General Maus said:
The pathos of the book is really
bathos. It reminds me OF a priyate's
widow. The good woman was about
to sell her household furniture, her
rugs, plated ware and what not. As
she was going over these articles her
eyes filled with tears. a host of mem
cries rose to her mind, and. laying
aside half-dozen knives, she said:
"'oh, dear! can't let these go!
They've been in poor Georges mouth
too often!'"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Hard as Iron Are the Timbers Of Brit
Ish Frleate Despite
Its Age.

New York.-Oaken timbers from the
old British warship, the Daedalus'
have been brought to New York and
are being converted into paneling for
the interior of the new home of Steph-
en- Carlton Clark at No. AZ East Sew
entieth street.
Though the vessel was built in 1853
and was in commission until two years
ago. the timbers are sound, and hard
as iron" At Eckeworth & Sons yard
at Fifth and Lewis streets, where the
parts of the hull were taken from
the Atlantic transport liner Mesaba,
1t was found necessary to invent a spe-
cial machine to pull the wrought iron
spikes from the wood. In the parts
Of the keelson the bolts were one and
quarter inches in circumference,
The timbers are being turned into
oaneling at Sherwin & Berman's in
east one Hundred and Thirty-seventh
street. The work will require four
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
HIRES HUSBAND FROM IilL
AsheVllls IN. CO. Woman Purchases
Convicted spouse's Services
for $500 a MoHth.

Asheville, NJ C-Placing a much
higher value on his services than any
one else, Mrs. p. H. Trash hired her
husband from the board Of county
commissioners for one month for
$500, strictly cash in advance.
Trash, a man worth $4,000 and
well connected, had been found guilty
of keeping liquor to sell to retailers
in his prohibition section and SEN
fenced by Judge Long in superior
court to pay a fine of $4,000, costs
amounting to $500, and to be impris-
oned in jail thirty days; but upon
the fearful petition of the wife the
Judge stipulated that II the county
commissioners chose to do so they
might hire the defendant for his
torn to the highest bidder, but not
less than $500.
The board decided to take the
money and in default of other bids
the defendant was struck OF to the
wife for $500. which she promptly
paid.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
WeIl-Known Poultry Raiser Catches
chicken-Thlef by Unique
Method.

Winsted, Comic catch an ami
NAL which had been killing his hens,
B. E. Moore, a well-known poultry
raiser, who has a pen of hens taking
part in the International egg laying
contest at the State Agricultural col
lege at Sterrs, had a telephone In
stalled in his henhouse.
The wire ran to his bedroom, where
the receiver was fastened to a bed
post close to his pillow. The receiver
on the other end was also on the
hook, thus permitting any sound in
the hennery to travel to Moore's
sleeping chamber.
About daybreak Moore was awak-
ened by the shrill cackling Of his
hens coming over the wire. Half
dressed, he grabbed gun and start
ed for the henhouse, where ne shot
and killed the thief, a mink.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Quail Shut Out the Sun.

Los Angeles. from the
Coachella Valley who were in Los An
geles recently reported that quail
were so thick in the valley that crops
of all kinds were being destroyed, de-
spite the efforts Of the state game
wardens, who are now trapping the
birds by thousands and sending them
to other sections Of the state. One
rancher said he saw one covey Of
quail that must have contained five
thousand birds.
They were so thick the sunlight
was shut out when they few past" he
said. The quail are very WISE" he
continued, and hunters find trouble
in shooting thine. while trapping is
still more difficult"
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Reasons Why Mexican Is at War
With Madero.
Was Victim Of the DIaz tyranny
Became Agltator When His Prop
erty Was confiseatsd and He
Had to Labor az Peon.

Cuernarvaca, Mex.-"Zapata, the
bandit" 'Zapata, the liberator"-
these are the two public estimates
placed upon the man who for more
than a year has been carrying on a
continuous warfare against the con
stituted government In this part OF
southern Mexico.
1t is distinctly a war OF the classes.
The Tiger of Ayala," as Zapata is
called by his hundreds OF admiring
Followers, claims to be fighting for
the freedom Of the peon element and
the small property holders, who he
declares have long suffered from the
tyrannical acts and policies of the
government He also has personal
grievances and wrongs which he
wants to avenge
Zapata is a product of the Dtaz
rule. He was one of the victims of
the system that oppressed many OF
the lower class all over the country
during the Diaz regime. 1t happened
In his case that there existed In him
an element Of fighting power and re-
lentless cruelty which marked him for
the leadership OF the people who had
suffered similar wrongs. He is now
paying the government back for the
injuries 1t did him.
In the days of Dlaz men who did
not agree with Che government were
quickly put where they could do no
harm. Zapata was arrested and SEN
fenced to a long term Of exile in the
hot lands of Quintana Roo 1t was to
that remote region that most of the
political prisoners were sent. Few of
them survived their terms of exile.
But Zapata had constitution of iron.
Even in the distressing circumstances
under which he then labored he
planned the vengeance that he has
been inflicting on his oppressors foF
the last twelve months. He lived
through his term OF exile and returned
to his home in Ayala. The years
went by slowly and Zapata quietly
fomented a spirit of retaliation
against the government among the
people of his class. This was before
Madero started his revolution, and II
is now known that even had the lat
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Government Sends SLIT to Mime
sotan Due Him Since Days Of
the Civil War.

st. Paul, Minm--Another proof that
Uncle Sam is honest and will pay his
debts as soon as he can is on exhibit
ton at the office of julius Schmahl,
secretary of state, at the capitol. 1t
is a check for $177, which was re-
ceived by Charles A. Rose, document
clerk. Uncle Sam has been owing
Mr.. Rose this money since 1863 and
at last has got enough ahead to pay
the debt. In 1863 Mr.. Rose was
transferred from one company of vol
unteers to another and at the time Of
this transfer there was due him
SLIT. The amount was never paid
and Mr.. Rose had even forgotten that
he had It coming until the check ar
rived yesterday.
Warren, Pa.-Hiram Towsley, Of
Garfield, near here, has received a
check from the United States govern
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Panels House With Warship

months. The old oak panels will be
stained dark brown and will be given,
a dull finish. They will be put in the
halls, stairs, library and dining room
of the Clark residence, under the d.
rection Of Architect Sterner. There
is to be a "gunboat ROOM" decorated,
it is said, with some of the bolts and
nails Of the Daedalus.
Stephen Carlton Clark is a son of
Alfred Corning Clark, whose widow
became the second wife of Bishop
Henry c. Potter. He is a grandson Of
Edward Clark, partner of Isaac Sing
er in the sewing machine business.
Young Clark in 1909 married Miss Su-
san V. Hun, daughter of Marcus Hun
of Albany, and he has large fortune.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17

cipal wall had been torn to such a
thinness that It threatened to burst
at each beat of the heart 1t was
necessary to perform the operation to
pierce the wall of this artery Had
the worn walls ripped or cracked un.
der the pulsations of the heart while
the operation was in progress, the pa
TENTS death would have been a raat-
ter of moments. Under the condi-
tons it was necessary to use only To-
cal anesthetics, and the patient wss
conscious throughout. Henry e. Grir-
fin, the patient, is SO years old.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Don pnta Out Eirn

Louisville, Ky.-After extinguishing
a fire caused by hot Goals falling
from a CRATE, the prize-winning collie
of W. ]. Atkinson awoke its master
to have look at its blistered paws.
The dog sleeps On a rug in front
of the crate and during the night live
Goals fell on the rug. Mr.. Atkinson
was awakened by the dog whining
and scratching at his bedroom door.
He arose and followed the dog to
where 1t indicated the burned places
in the rug with its nose Then the
dog exhibited ito paws, which had
been blistered in beating out the
blaze.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
SINGS HIMSELF TO FREEDOM
k.ntuckian Liberated After Render
ina ION Jordan's Stormy Banks"
for Benefit Of Jurors.

Richmond. Ky.--Isaac Lakes sung
,,mself out of Jail here when he rem
,ored "On Jordans Stormy Banks l
Sand" before a jury in the circuit
,urt room. He was indicted for dis
,rbing public worship by singing too
@udly. several continuances had been
yr,bfad on account of the absence of
Stnass 90, so the Judge suggested that
lI of testimony the jury be al
Gwen to pass Judgment on the prison
FRS voice.
Lakes acquiesced, and standing in
be witness stand, he sang with all his
night The jury retired and immediate
acquitted the defendant
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
CORN GROWS IN APPENDIX
Strange Conditions Found In Human
Body by Doctors Operating
on a Farmer.

Lawrence, Ind.-Three grains OF
corn that had begun to sprout we're
found in the appendix of James B.
Powell, a wealthy farmer, when he
was operated upon for acute append
citis. The appendix was II inches
long. Powell had habit, he said,
of eating a few grains of corn every
time he fed his stock.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17

Il hear your husband has lost HIS
public job"
What does he expect to do now?'
We'll, he told me this morning
that unless he could get reinstated
pretty soon he would have TO go to
work somewhere. "-Chicago Record
Herald
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
u. S. Pays Off an Old Debt

ment for sos, which was the balance
due him in prize money for services
rendered In the Civil war. Mr..
Towsley was one of the crew OF the
gunboat Connecticut. For valuable
cargo captured his share amounted to
$2,400, Of which $1O5 had not been
paid, owing to an oversight.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17

AS A REMEDY FOR MALARIA
In any form Elixir Babek has no equal.
1t cures the most obstinate and long
standing cases.
1T gives pleasure TO certify that the
elixir Bnbek' cured me of chills and
malarial fever, with which l have suf-
fered for a long time. August Epps,
Nance's Shops. Va.
1t contains no quinine and is equally
beneficial to young and old.
Elixir Babek, so cents, all druggists
or Eloczewski & Co.. Washington, d. c.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
When Your Ewes Need Care

Try Murine Eye Remedy. No smarting--Feels
Fine-Acts Quickly. Try il for Red, Weak,
Watery Eyes and Granulated Eyelids. Illus.
trated Book in each Package. Murine is
compounded by our Oculists-nO a "Patent Med
icine"-but used in successful Physicians Prac-
tice for many years. Now dedicated to the Pub
lie and sold by Druggists at 25c and Soc per Bottle
Murine Eye salve In Aseptic Tubes, 25o and 600.
Murine Eye Remedy Co.. Chicago
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
Sets Gold Wall In Artery.

New York.-An assemblage OF
physicians and surgeons, many OF
them from other cities, was held
spellbound by an operation perform
ed by DR.. William c. Lusk A new
interior wall of gold wire was sup
piled for a distended aorta, the prin.
Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1912-04-17
A Frequent rYne.

"spoonlolgh is a connoisseur OF hap.
pincss"
How do you define connolsseur
OF happiness?"
"a person who knows how to be
happy but can't"